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Reverse Uno - favourite characters to write? favourite fandoms to write? favourite relationships?? what are your favourite kinds of aus? what kinds of fics do you look for?

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Favourite characters to write: so far I've had the most fun writing tomura I think, tho that was also hard. I also like writing all might and izuku, though i think I write from izuku's pov more often. I've also enjoyed writing the shounen tantei-dan a lot. There was just something very relaxing about it. I remember REALLY enjoying writing five from umbrella academy and delving into everyone's relationships in the one fic I wrote for it. I think I would enjoy writing from eri's pov one day. And lately I've had a want to write tsubasa fanfic, tho I don't have any ideas for what to write. Haibara was fun to write for too the one time I wrote her. Nejire as well - delving into her character and relationships was fun even if that wip hasn't seen the light of day in months.

Favourite fandoms to write: it really changes depending on my current hyperfixation. Right now it's bnha, but sometimes it's dcmk, and I also get cravings for various CLAMP mangas. Digimon and umbrella academy were fun the times I wrote for them. I enjoy writing for avatar as well, but I think that really depends on my mood

Favourite relationships: mostly platonic. I struggle with romance. I love dadmight, and aodeku, and rodydeku. I like the friendship between izuku and ochako and iida a lot, especially throwing shouto in the mix. Natsuo and shouto bonding is a favourite of mine, tho that's more something I've read than written. I also like platonic izuku and shigaraki A LOT. And the fact that spinner cares for tomura so much makes my heart melt. I think erasermight is one of the only ships I really like, but even then its in a really specific slow burn way that could make me just as happy platonically. Mirio and izuku and eri friendship is good too. Very much like big brother mirio. There's also a trend in my fics/wips of yoichi having parental feelings for toshinori??? But I feel like that's a very specific au thing that I wouldn't really care for outside of that kind of scenario.

With dcmk it's platonic coai, platonic kaishin, the friendship between conan, haibara, and the detective boys. I'm also a sucker for conan and amuro friendship, as well as hattori's undying loyalty as shinichi's friend.

Avatar is platonic aang and zuko.

With tsubasa you could literally pair up any of the characters platonically and I'd be like !! That sure works. I think I have a certain fondness for syaoran and fai interaction.

Pretty much the thing that drew me and keeps me obsessed with digimon is literally Ken and daisuke's friendship.

What are your favourite kinds of aus?: canon divergent. It has to be something that works somehow in the universe we've been given, otherwise I'm not interested. Time travel is a favourite, and also little small changes. Even big changes. Just the way something changes and how the story's affected. I would kill for more fic set during all might and izuku's ten months training period where there's some tiny little change. I feel like that's a favourite period of time of mine in bnha, its where I always start writing from.

The kinds of fics I look for: they're usually canon divergent. I generally don't read fluff fic or short coda fics. What I look for seems to be little changes from what I see while I watch. I'll see something and go, oh but what of something happened during this time and they were forced to sort that out. I especially like time travel. I also,, have a habit of breaking my fluff rule for dadmight simply because there's not a lot of good dadmight out there. I generally don't read romantic stuff cause I'm fussy about it. I'm a big fan of hurt/comfort tho. I'll read shorter stories just for hurt/comfort. And I also generally dip out of longer stories because of my attention span.

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further Pandon't archive filing - what are your favourite kinds of aus? what kinds of fics do you look for?

Ooh okay so. I usually only read crackfics and angst, but heavy angst and dark fics are definitely my favorites.

In the bnha fandom specifically my favorite tags/tropes are dfo, villain izuku, traitor [insert anyone in class 1a], dadmight, roleswap, and bad end.

Anything with family or relationship drama is VERY good, especially if said family or relationship drama occurs across the dividing line of protagonist and antagonist. Friends to enemies and lovers to enemies are also great, especially if there's lingering feelings of affection between the two that they feel they need to overcome/come to terms with.

Stories that are fatalistic or existential really pique my interest, especially if the protagonist has to grapple with either or both concepts. The realization that nothing is okay and never will be okay as well as the immidiate fallout of said realization are always very fun in literature.

Corruption arcs are my absolute bread and butter, I'd live and die for them. Hero to villain, loss of faith, and grapling with urges/instincts beyond one's control are very good. Bonus points if there's psychological horror involved.

Transition from one state of being to another is another favorite, especially if said transformation is an ascension to godhood or sudden acquisition of power. It's very fun to see characters forced to wield responsibility they aren't qualified for, especially when they didn’t ask for it. Bonus points if the person who gave them the power wants them to use it in a way they don't personally approve of.

Body horror is also really good, especially if it's got some psychological elements for flavor. Existential horror is also pretty fun because of the dread that usually comes along with it. All three together and I'm never putting the fic down.

Obsession is a very fun theme to play around with, as are control and order vs chaos. Any narrative that strips control from a character and forces them to live with it until they snap and turn the tables is a lot of fun! Free will is basically the same thing, but fics that play around with it absolutely own me.

The child soldier trope is also a personal favorite of mine, especially when it makes a protagonist jaded or causes them to lose faith in a system they previously revered and trusted. Blind faith is also nice in the case that it results in a divide between those who approve and disapprove. Fics that actually explore these aspects of the trope are top notch in my book.

Deception is great, especially if the person being deceived forms a strong connection to the deceiver. I want big, dramatic fallout! Guilt or a disturbing lack thereof! Regret!

Gray morality is also amazing, I don't think any story should ever have a clear, unquestionable right and wrong side. I love it when the lesser of two evils still does very evil things but under the guise of the greater good. The protagonist can either recognize these faults and fight to change them, or resign themselves in support at the expense of their moral fiber. Both are good.

My favorite kind of romantic fics have like. Really fucked up romances. Lots of conflict, be it via subtle manipulation and power imbalances, unhealthy codependency, mutual hatred that is only slightly overpowered by love, one-sided interest that is used by the uniterested party, or star-crossed lovers who meet a tragic end in some form. Fluffy romances are the only way to go irl, but I'm reading to be entertained. It's gotta have drama.

Speaking of which, manipulation in general is very fun! Love me some mind games and strategic ploys! Self destructive characters are also really good, love it when fics give someone a problem and have them destroy themselves over it, whether intentionally or subconsciously.

Anyways that was a lot, and don't get me wrong, there's even more, but I'm gonna stop now to spare you the extra word count.

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further Pandon't archive filing - what are your favourite kinds of aus? what kinds of fics do you look for?

Favourite kinds of AUs: time travel hands down, fix-it fics as well. I also really enjoy an outsider POV on a time travel situation. Besides that, I don't always look for specific AUs, though I like the canon divergence where it's like, that one event went differently/went wrong and here are the consequences.

Oh! I do enjoy Vigilantes Izuku AUs, though not as much lately because the All Might Bashing/Erasermic agenda got to me.

Kinds of fics: Besides time travel, it'd depend on what I want to read at the time tbh. I guess I mostly looks for fics that sounds interesting, like a different take on a popular trope, or any summary/tags that catch my eyes.

I tend to circle around funny/comedy fics, but I also really enjoy a good angst? Especially with a promise of satisfying ending. Not necessarily good, but hopeful/that fits with the way the story was told.

Lenghtwise I tend to crave long fics, but also lately I've been putting them for later because I don't always have to time, short fics (2k and less) I try not to put them for later and read directly whenever I clean my tabs but it also depends on the day. (A lot comes back to I've lost a lot of reading-time lately and am sad about it, though I think I'm entering a low period of interest fic wise? It depends)

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further Pandon't archive filing - what are your favourite kinds of aus? what kinds of fics do you look for?

ooooh. i went scrolling through my bookmarks for this be prepared (its actually not that long lol)

- alright so. i will kill a man for fantasy aus, involving dragons and/or witches especially. and fae/eldritch. and magic! or supernatural creatures in general i will never ever ever have enough. by fantasy aus i also mean like ghosts/soul animals (?),, demons,,, mythical beings,,,like. supernatural too

- also platonic soulmate aus that stuff slaps

- animal transformation! cats!

- TIME TRAVEL, DIMENSION TRAVEL, TIME LOOPS. TIME SHENANIGANS ALL THE WAY (this includes being able to see the future)

- r e i n c a r n a t i o n / i s e k a i

- also, giving people powers? not necessarily applicable to bnha only but like, just shoving idk random powers into a character. might be that character is the only powerless one in a group, or its a universe where everyone is powerless and this character has powers and is now like,, hiding them or smth

- SPACE AUS I ALMOST FORGOT. I WILL KILL EVEN MORE MEN FOR SPACE AUS. ESPECIALLY WITH PROPER ALIEN SPECIES

- wings! love wings.

- de aging

- ehehe m i n d c o n t r o l (though, thats more of a trope. eh)

- character that is surprisingly competent. like,,, that one secretary au where izuku beats up some massive villain or smth while being a qualified secretary idk. again thats more of a trope oops

- crack aus. who woulda guessed

- that includes like,, rebellions, villain aus. most of those i prefer in a crack setting

- idk if ill ever be able to write them decently, but whump fics

- normal aus! those are so fun!! not high school and not only like coffeeshop (though im not that much of a fan of flowershop aus tbh) chef, ice skating, streamers,, oh this also includes aus where x event didnt happen so the entire world is living a normal life idk

- going on from that, canon divergence, preferably with an event that happens before the fic takes place? eg. villainous dad comes home, before main character is born and that screws up entire timeline,, i hope that makes sense?

- super durable au! not necessarily immortals. just long living

- social media aus are also fun sometimes djdjf

- assigned family at au

- hanahaki

- d,, death powers (i feel twisted for saying this but holy cow i love angsty death powers) (this sorta feeds into time shnanigans too, depending on how u take it)

- i know i have more but those are the ones i can think of so far

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further Pandon't archive filing - what are your favourite kinds of aus? what kinds of fics do you look for?

I'll do just about any AU lol

Fantasy, Apocalyptic, Villain/Vigilante, Dystopia, and Crack are my bread and butter though