#If you guessed Reki you are correct I love queer ya romance novels or just really shitty romance novels in general

[reki-of-the-valley]

Let's be honest, it was only a matter of time before I did this:

the Sk8 fam + what they read (novel wise)

Although Reki is a lot more attracted by manga (he loves the art), he also likes romance novels, Queer YA romance novels to be exact, but he'll read all kinds. Often it's just because they're extremely predictable so he can laugh at them, but he also finds comfort in them (especially in the Queer YA ones, especially before he's out or even realizes he's aro and bi). Also, when he and Koyomi were younger, she would get romance novels and he would get fantasy hero novels and when no one was looking, they would switch their books. It was their little secret for years.

Langa is a binge reader. He'll go years without reading and then just have this burst of energy and tear through 6 novels in 3 weeks. Once he's absorbed in a book, there's no getting him out of it. He's very much a YA fantasy type of person and chivalric tales like the tales of King Arthur and mythology in general. If he's going to read, he doesn't want to be in the real world. That's how he gets so absorbed in them; he gets lost in these new worlds.

Miya is an avid reader, especially of English novels. It starts with a school assignment, their first assigned novel, which he gets a really good grade on. Reading in English was, at first, just a flex on the other kids who were struggling, but then he really got into it. He found really good books and it was so much easier to find good recommendations in an international language. When he learns that Langa has a pretty good collection of books, he just borrows those and in exchange, he "accidentally" bumps into Reki so he stumbles and falls on Langa (Langa never agreed to this)

Cherry reads classics, but his favorite period is the European Renaissance. There are so many new ideas going around and the way it affected literature is very interesting to him. It's a history/literature lesson which he finds very important. It's so much more educational than those picture books Joe reads, that illiterate gorilla

Joe is the ultimate "I never learned how to read" type of person. Yes, it's not true, he can read just fine, but he just doesn't have the time or energy to dedicate to reading. While Cherry could curl up in his reading chair for hours to read, Joe would much rather be anywhere else. However, he does read the books Cherry gives him. He pretends he doesn't, but he does and he does enjoy them (Cherry makes sure to not give him anything too heavy), so he has a small collection of books Cherry's given him.

Shadow reads heavily symbolic novels. Those books that make absolutely no sense? Yeah, he loves those. There are no wrong answers to their interpretation, so he has fun coming up with something. Usually it's actually pretty smart readings, but sometimes it's also completely ridiculous because there's just... nothing. He can't make anything of the words he's just read. It always surprises Miya when he sees Shadow reading because "The clown knows how to read??? I thought you were literally illiterate" which gets Shadow yelling at him (Miya finds it hilarious)