Loss of Virginity — Tag Meaning
A canonical tag specifying that a character's first sexual experience occurs in the work, narrower than First Time's first-together meaning. Stories under it typically dwell on inexperience and the care taken by a partner.
What to Expect From "Loss of Virginity" Fics
A character's first time depicted, generally explicitly and gently. Nervous-but-safe is the prevailing emotional register.
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Don't Look Back
by Onyx_and_Elm
Lap Magnet
by Prairie_Grass
The Well of Living Waters
by kalpurna
heads or tails
by liknow
no attachments
by ockleibi
Had We But World Enough
by Smuttysmutwriter
Related Tags
First Time
Tags a couple's first sexual experience together — and sometimes a character's first ever. The emphasis falls on significance: nervousness, trust, tenderness, and the relationship crossing a threshold. It is among the oldest tags in fandom vocabulary, predating AO3 itself.
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Explicit Sexual Content
A plain-language warning that the fic depicts sex explicitly, often used alongside or instead of Smut by authors who prefer descriptive tagging over fandom slang. It frequently appears on fics where the explicit material is one element of a larger story.
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Sexual Content
A canonical tag for works containing sex at unspecified explicitness, commonly paired with Mature ratings where the content is present but not graphically rendered. It is the middle band between implied and explicit.
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