Implied/Referenced Suicide — Tag Meaning
A canonical tag for works where suicide is discussed, remembered, or part of the backstory but not depicted. A character grieving a loss to suicide, or a past attempt mentioned in conversation, are typical uses.
What to Expect From "Implied/Referenced Suicide" Fics
The subject is present in dialogue or memory rather than in scene. This tag is the appropriate filter level for readers who can handle discussion but not depiction.
How to find Implied/Referenced Suicide fics on AO3
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Browse "Implied/Referenced Suicide" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "Implied/Referenced Suicide"
Real examples from AO3's most-kudosed works:
As Fate Would Have It
by ScientificallySinful (VampireGaaraCheesepuffs)
Gatorade Galas & Moscow Mules
by toraten
every line you crossed (every place i could never return from)
by artofflorescence
Demon Slayer Characters react to the future
by Lem0nShr00m
Everchanging
by MultiGoddess
Farewell Blitzo
by TalosLives
Related Tags
Suicidal Thoughts
A canonical tag disclosing that a character experiences suicidal ideation, whether passive weariness with living or active planning. It warns for the interior experience specifically, distinct from tags covering attempts or completed suicide.
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Suicide Attempt
A canonical warning tag indicating a character attempts suicide within the work or its immediate backstory. Many fics carrying it are aftermath stories about hospitalization, the reactions of loved ones, and the slow work of getting better.
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Grief/Mourning
The canonical tag for fic centered on loss and its processing — funerals, anniversaries of deaths, the long ache of absence. Some of fanfiction's most acclaimed character studies live under this tag, as writers give characters the space to mourn that serialized canon rarely allows.
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Suicide
The canonical tag for works in which a character dies by suicide. It usually appears alongside the Major Character Death archive warning and is applied so the cause of death is never a surprise to the reader.
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