#basically the librarian is a nerdy adults that wants to escape reality by reading about other happy adults

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Hello Librarian, I hope you are well. I was wondering what tropes/genres you like to read that you haven't gotten to recommend, I remember a while ago you had reblogged another somebody's post where they put together a list of what they liked to read so that they wouldn't have to field as many requests for things they weren't particularly interested in and could focus on recommending fic that was to their personal taste. & Thank you always for all your hard work in the library

Oh friend, you are so sweet to ask this! The Librarian's preferred reading choices do vary over time, and of course there's always the chance a well-written fic can make any reader forget their previous preferences, but in general, the Librarian prefers fics where they treat each other like equals (or even better, learn how to treat each other well), and fics that help their mental health vs fics that hurt it.

And like in all things, everyone had preferences for their own reasons, and this post is not a blanket statement on good vs bad fics, but is just what this reader finds comfort in. (Hopefully we can all understand that different folks like different things.)

Types of fics/tropes/elements the Librarian loves to read:

Mutual pining

Meet-cutes and get-togethers

Modern, universes outside of hogwarts

Action and adventure

Slow realization of feelings

Adult main characters (anything from 20s and up)

Comedy, crack, and general silliness

Unique AUs

Monsters, creatures

Mystery

Positive diversity rep, disability rep

Holiday fics

Shop/cafe/store fics

New magic

Cooking/food

Fix-its fics

Types of fics/tropes the Librarian doesn't usually care for:

Jealousy/possessiveness/toxic relationships (The Librarian made 2 lists for jealousy fics in the Card Catalogue and will probably never expand on those lists no matter how many asks they get.)

"Just vibes" fics that don't have a plot

Kid fics/pregnancy/parenting struggles

Original characters for significant others or kids

Self-insert or /reader fics

Major character death

Suicide

Eating disorders

Major angst and anything with an unhappy ending

Nicknames like Siri, Si, Rem, Re, etc. (Stole this bit and post idea from @wolfstarwarehouse with whom I share this frustration.)

Betting on R/S getting together

Room of Requirement smut

"Dramatic" characters that whine and act like babies the entire fic

Magical characters preferring to do things the "muggle way"

R/S "settling" for each other

Underage BDSM at Hogwarts

Evil/dark Remus or Sirius

And will not read/rec list:

Beastiality

Ageplay

A/B/O or Mpreg

Non-con/Rape

Pedophilia

Fetishization

Bashing of any kind

Extreme PWP

gender-bend/swap (nb folks, and guys who are trans or cis are all 👌)

These lists are probably too long and also not long enough at the same time, but hopefully, they give you a better idea of what this fan loves to read. 😅

Oh! And yes, there probably ARE some lists the Librarian could make that they haven’t gotten the chance to yet, but there are so many types of fics they love it’s impossible to pick just one!