Shared Obsession

Sexual Content & Relationship Dynamics

• Detailed, explicit sexual scenes, including penetrative sex, oral sex, group sex (including threesomes), and polyamorous relationships.
• Consensual rough sex, degradation, dominance/submission, and intense power imbalances within sexual encounters.
• Dubious consent and sexual coercion: scenes and situations where consent is blurred, pressured, manipulated, or given under duress.
• Sex work, sexual exploitation, and non-consensual pornography: includes depictions of stripping, cam work, and the recording/distribution of sex acts without consent.
• Forced pregnancy (forced breeding), fertility control, and non-consensual reproductive decisions.
• Incest: sexual abuse by a family member, occurring in both childhood and adulthood; referenced, discussed, and impactful to character arcs.
• Child sexual abuse: references and discussions of abuse perpetrated against children, both on- and off-page, with lasting psychological effects.
• References to non-consensual sexual activity involving minors, including exploitation through pornography and trafficking.
• Multiple instances of sexual violence, rape, and attempted rape, including both on-page and referenced events.
• Sex between trauma survivors, including scenes where past abuse influences consent, intimacy, and trust.

Violence, Abuse & Crime

• Graphic physical violence, including beatings, gun violence, knife violence, and scenes of torture.
• Murder, revenge killings, and vigilantism (characters taking justice into their own hands).
• Domestic violence: physical, emotional, and psychological abuse within romantic and familial relationships.
• Stalking, harassment, and obsessive behaviors.
• Human trafficking, forced confinement, kidnapping, and psychological imprisonment.
• Illegal surveillance, blackmail, and digital exploitation (including hacking, tracking, and non-consensual monitoring).
• Arson, burning, and destruction of property as acts of violence or cover-up.
• Imprisonment, physical restraint, and loss of bodily autonomy.
• Threats of violence against children and vulnerable adults.

Psychological & Medical Themes

• PTSD, complex trauma, flashbacks, panic attacks, and chronic nightmares.
• Suicidal ideation and references to self-harm, including characters expressing a desire to die or escape suffering.
• Depression, anxiety, and struggles with mental health, including use of medication and therapy.
• Medical trauma: hospitalization, surgery, emergency medical care, and complications during pregnancy.
• Substance use, abuse, and references to addiction (alcohol, prescription medication, and illegal drugs).
• Parental loss (death and abandonment), including both on- and off-page events, and their impact on characters.
• Manipulation, gaslighting, and emotional abuse from authority figures, romantic partners, and family members.
• Power imbalances in relationships (romantic, sexual, and familial).
• Grief, bereavement, and the long-term process of trauma recovery.

Family, Community & Social Trauma

• Difficult and abusive family dynamics, including parental abuse, neglect, and betrayal.
• Community and institutional failure: police and court system inaction, corruption, or inability to deliver justice.
• Social isolation, abandonment by caregivers or partners, and the struggle to find chosen family.
• Group manipulation and organized exploitation.

General Content

• References to criminal underworlds, organized crime, and underground trafficking networks.
• Use of weapons (firearms, knives, tasers, etc.).
• Blackmail, threats, and ongoing danger from antagonists.
• Scenes of fire/arson and their aftermath.
• Ongoing fear for personal and loved ones’ safety.