Submissive Protagonist — Works with this tag have a protagonist that takes a sexually submissive role in sexual encounters, leaving the leading role to their partner. Submissive protagonists often do not initiate sexual encounters themselves and may even be coerced, but they are not necessarily masochistic nor willingly submissive. This tag does not imply BDSM content.
Succession/Inheritance Conflict — The characters in this visual novel are a part of a conflict involving a position or material wealth that is or will be left up for grabs due to the transfer of power, usually involving the passing of the current or past holder. The desired position or material gain should be coveted by multiple individuals, usually belonging to the same family or organization.
Suction on Nipples — This game has scenes with monster or machinery applying suction on nipples.
Suction on Penis — This game has scenes with monster or machinery applying suction on penis (not blowjob).
Sudden Love Interest Appearance — This story involves a sudden change in the main character's life where (s)he suddenly gets confronted with an individual (s)he's sexually attracted to, which results in the two of them inevitably becoming a couple. Use this tag when this situation happens all of a sudden, without any build up, where the love of the main character's life appears out of nowhere.
Sugar Dating — The VN portrays the practice of sugar dating, which is a transactional dating practice typically characterized by an older wealthier person (Sugar Daddy/Mommy) paying for the attention, company and sexual services of a younger person (Sugar Baby) in need of financial assistance. Payment can be received by way of money, gifts, support or other material benefits. The activity differs from.
suicidal — Character personality or condition: suicidal.
Suicide — This story features the theme of suicide. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, the cause of which can attributed to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Stress factors such as financial difficulties or troubles with interpersonal relationships.
Suicide Pact — This story features a suicide pact. A suicide pact is an agreed plan between two or more individuals to commit suicide. The plan may be to die together, or separately and closely timed.
Summoning — One or more of the game's characters have the ability to magically (or with a sci-fi explanation) summon people or creatures to fight for them or do their bidding. Non-serious example includes Pokemon. Serious examples include the Childs of Mai-HiME and the Shinjuu of Seinarukana.