Rape/Non-Con — Tag Meaning
An official Archive Warning disclosing that a work depicts non-consensual sexual activity. AO3's policy allows such content to exist on the archive provided it is warned for, which is why this label exists: it gives readers the information needed to make an informed choice before opening a work.
What to Expect From "Rape/Non-Con" Fics
The work contains or directly depicts sexual assault. Readers who want to avoid this material entirely should exclude both this warning and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings when filtering.
How to find Rape/Non-Con fics on AO3
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Browse "Rape/Non-Con" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "Rape/Non-Con"
Real examples from AO3's most-kudosed works:
The Third Option
by orphan_account
you belong to me (i belong to you)
by Child_OTKW
Sooner or Later You're Gonna be Mine
by Staringback
Can We Keep Him
by Starlight Sakura (PastelGlitterPen)
Little Acts of Kindness
by TheDeadGirlRisen
The Necromancer
by Maeglin_Yedi
Related Tags
Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
The canonical tag for sexual assault that is referenced, implied, or disclosed without being depicted. It allows authors to write about survival and aftermath while assuring readers the assault itself stays off the page.
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Past Rape/Non-con
A canonical tag indicating sexual assault occurred before the story's events and informs the character's present. Works carrying it are typically aftermath narratives; whether the past assault appears in flashback varies by author.
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Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
One of AO3's warning options, often abbreviated CNTW or 'chose not to warn.' It means the author is declining to confirm or deny whether any of the four major warnings apply, sometimes to avoid spoilers and sometimes because the content is hard to classify.
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Sexual Abuse
A canonical warning tag for sexual abuse, applied alongside or instead of the Rape/Non-Con archive warning, often when the abuse is part of a pattern within a relationship or family. Authors use it to be explicit about content many readers need to avoid.
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