Reunions — Tag Meaning
Tags the moment of coming back together after long separation — war, estrangement, presumed death, or simply years and distance. The reunion scene is one of fiction's most reliable emotional detonators, and fanfic writes it for every pairing canon ever split apart.
What to Expect From "Reunions" Fics
Buildup of separation and the charged collision of reunion: shock, tears, anger, relief, often all four in one scene.
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Browse "Reunions" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "Reunions"
Real examples from AO3's most-kudosed works:
Déjà vu
by NotEvenCloseToStraight
we were warnings
by mia_ugly
Aftercare
by perkynurples
this loving could save me (this love isn't crazy)
by riverdanceeee
Sleepover x At x Wing's
by DecemberCamie
Light your way home.
by MarinaCipher
Related Tags
Presumed Dead
A trope tag for the gap between believed death and revealed survival: one character mourns while the audience (or the story) knows better. Fandom adores the return scene — the shock, the anger at being deceived, the overwhelming relief — and this tag promises that arc.
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Getting Back Together
Tags reunion romance: a separated or broken-up couple finds their way to each other again. The fic's work is repairing what split them — misunderstanding, circumstance, or genuine fault — and arguing convincingly that this time will be different.
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Long-Distance Relationship
The canonical tag for love conducted across distance — time zones, deployments, tours, or galaxies, depending on the fandom. The genre's materials are calls, letters, and countdowns, and its central tension is whether connection can outlast absence.
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Family Reunions
Covers the gathering of the scattered clan — annual reunions endured or enjoyed, estranged members returning, or long-separated relatives finding each other. The reunion compresses an entire family's dynamics into one location and weekend, which is exactly why authors love it.
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