Drunken Shenanigans — Tag Meaning
The tag for chaos lubricated by alcohol: karaoke disasters, ill-advised bets, 3 a.m. texts, and decisions that seemed brilliant four drinks in. It promises comedic rather than serious treatment of drinking — the hangover, not the addiction storyline.
What to Expect From "Drunken Shenanigans" Fics
Characters making gloriously bad choices while intoxicated, played for laughs and occasionally for accidental honesty.
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In Vino Veritas
by AutumnFoxed
Save a Horse, Ride a Captain
by galwednesday
Hey, Romeo. I want a divorce.
by impravidus
with the taste of (you)
by vividlyy
you're the sun, you've never seen the night
by snowblum
Crash Landing
by kienava
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Drunken Confessions
Alcohol as truth serum: a character confesses feelings they'd never voice sober. The trope's drama lives in the morning after — does the confessor remember, did the listener believe it, and does anyone have the courage to mention it again? Authors love the plausible deniability it creates.
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Shenanigans
A cheerful catch-all for mischief, capers, and lighthearted chaos — heists that go sideways, group schemes, escalating pranks. The tag signals ensemble energy and a story where the fun is in watching characters cause and survive nonsense together.
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Humor
The umbrella tag for fic that wants to make you laugh, spanning witty banter, situational comedy, farce, and gentle absurdity. Unlike Crack, Humor implies the story still operates within recognizable canon logic — it's funny, not unhinged.
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Crack
Fic powered by an absurd premise embraced without apology — characters turned into cats, gods forced to share an apartment, a sentient toaster's perspective on the plot. The name comes from the old joke that the author must have been on something. Logic is optional; commitment to the bit is mandatory.
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