Spells & Enchantments — Tag Meaning
Focuses on cast magic specifically: incantations, wards, charms on objects, and enchantments laid on people deliberately or otherwise. Where the curses tag implies malice, this one is neutral infrastructure — protective wards as acts of love, enchanted gifts, and the intimacy of letting someone else's magic touch you are all recurring uses.
What to Expect From "Spells & Enchantments" Fics
Magic with intention behind it; watch for spellwork doubling as emotional subtext, because it always does.
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