#random crap

Slow burn or love at first sight?

I rather like curiosity at first sight, instead of love. Being kind of intrigued by a person instead of full on smitten with them. That combined with slow burn is some good stuff

Fake dating or secret dating?

Fake dating if done well can be kind of hilarious and even wholesome in some cases (like two people who have to fake date become friends or allies or smth)

Enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers?

Neither really? That may be an unpopular opinion but 9 out of 10 times I'll prefer a good f(r)iendship to a full on romantic or sexual relationship.

Best friends to strangers with a past/enemies however is something I'm a sucker for, as well as enemies that remain enemies with increasingly flirtatious tendencies.

Hurt/comfort or amnesia?

I used to like the amnesia trope when I was younger, now I think it's kinda overdone sadly.

Hurt/comfort is something I've always been a sucker for xD

Fantasy AU or modern AU?

Don't really have a preference

Mutual pining or domestic bliss?

Mutual pining can get a bit tiring at some point if not done right, but so can domestic bliss if that's all you get, so I'd say both in moderation.

Smut or fluff?

Reincarnation or character death?

Reincarnation is a trope I don't use myself but like in other stuff (ATLA is one example.) Character death is something I like sparingly or within reason. I feel like it's rather difficult to make a character death hit hard and feel justified so I avoid using it when I can ^^;

One-shot or multi-chapter?

Multiple chapters that drag on for 8+ years and never actually get anywhere in my case

Kid fic or road trip fic?

Really depends on the characters involved for me, but I don't mind either.

Arranged marriage or accidental marriage?

Neither. I mean, they're fine but that's it for me. Not really big on marriage in my stories, simply because I never really saw the point of it.

High school romance or middle-age romance?

Definitely prefer middle-age romance.

High school romance is something I like to write about when it comes to my own characters, mainly because I like writing about their childhoods, but it's not really something I'm dying to read about in other stories at my age

Time travel or isolated together?

I ain't touching time travel with a ten foot pole, I enjoy the trope in other stories though, and I respect anyone who does it well ^^;

Isolated together has so much potential. I have at least one chapter with that trope lined up for Volatile xD

Neighbours or roommates?

Again no preference really, depends on the characters scenario etc.

Sci-fi AU or magic AU?

I like both, but chances are I go for the magic AUs first

Body swap or genderbent?

Mmmmh...Can't really say either of them is totally my thing. I don't mind when other people write about it, but personally I can rarely suspend my disbelief enough for those tropes to work for me.

Angst or crack?

Both, however when it comes to my own stuff definitely angst xD

I don't think Volatile would have any substance without it.

Apocalyptic or mundane?

I live for the mundane in stories, I think it's something that adds a lot of heart and soul to it, that is easily dismissed as unnecessary or filler.

That's one reason why I absolutely hate the writing tip "only write about the things that move the plot forward"

Maybe my character going to the store to buy cigarettes doesn't move the plot forward but it might set the atmosphere for something, or help establish the character a bit more.

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