Open Relationships — Tag Meaning
Consensually non-monogamous arrangements where partners agree the relationship is not sexually or romantically exclusive. Thoughtful fics explore the negotiation, boundaries, and jealousy management involved, distinguishing the setup sharply from cheating.
What to Expect From "Open Relationships" Fics
Expect ethical non-monogamy with explicit agreements, communication-heavy storytelling, and configurations beyond the couple norm.
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Browse "Open Relationships" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "Open Relationships"
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save your tears
by starless_skies
how about that
by esama
Children of Pegasus
by canis_lupus
The Plot
by Castiel_Left_His_Mark_On_Me
discreet
by losergender
Room 505
by Odanny
Related Tags
Polyamory
Tags relationships among more than two people, written as ethical and consensual rather than as infidelity or a phase. Fanfic is one of the richest archives of polyamorous storytelling anywhere, using the tag for everything from established triads to careful negotiations of opening a relationship.
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OT3
Short for 'One True Threesome' — fandom's riff on OTP for fans whose ideal ship has three people in it. The tag marks fics where a specific trio is the romantic unit, often resolving canon love triangles by the simple expedient of everyone dating everyone.
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Communication
A quietly radical tag promising that the characters actually talk to each other. Born partly as a reaction against miscommunication plots, it marks fics where conflicts are addressed with honest conversation — and where the drama comes from life, not from withheld information.
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