Strangulation — Tag Meaning
A warning for choking and strangulation depicted as violence — fight scenes, assassination attempts, and the particular horror of breath taken by another's hands. It is tagged distinctly because many readers filter it specifically.
What to Expect From "Strangulation" Fics
Expect on-page choking violence with trauma aftermath; this tag concerns assault, not consensual kink content.
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A general-purpose flag for violent content that exceeds the incidental but may not warrant the archive's Graphic Depictions warning. Authors use it to cover fights, assaults, and brutality, trusting readers to combine it with the fic's rating to judge intensity.
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Torture
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Near Death Experiences
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