Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism — Tag Meaning
The canonical off-page variant for alcohol problems that are mentioned, historical, or background rather than depicted. A character's past drinking years, or a parent's alcoholism shaping a backstory, are typical uses.
What to Expect From "Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism" Fics
The subject is present in reference only. Suitable for readers who avoid active-addiction depiction but can read about its aftermath.
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Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
The canonical tag for alcohol dependence and destructive drinking, as opposed to casual social use. Stories range from active addiction spirals to sobriety journeys, and fandoms with canonically hard-drinking characters use it constantly.
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Addiction
A canonical umbrella tag covering dependence of any kind, including substances, gambling, or fantasy-specific compulsions like magical addiction. Authors reach for it when the specific substance matters less than the pattern of compulsion and loss of control.
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Past Abuse
A canonical tag for abuse located in a character's history rather than the story's present, leaving the form unspecified. It is the general-purpose backstory-abuse tag, refined by more specific companions when authors want precision.
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Recovery
Tags stories about the long road back — from trauma, addiction, injury, grief, or canon events that left a character shattered. Recovery fic tends to be patient and realistic about setbacks, and many writers use it to give characters the healing their source material skipped over.
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