my irl acct is not so lucky, i'm about to get myself permalocked lmao

YOU ARE A SAINT FOR BEING THIS PERSON

fixed or vers ships:

i liken this to looking at optical illusions or magic eye pictures... i tend to see one dynamic clearly right away, but usually i can also kinda squint and refocus to see the other, it just takes a bit of recalibration of expectations... usually... lol

polyam vs mono: IT DEPENDS

i think there can be character + plot reasons for exclusivity but in general i like when characters stay open to fooling around with their friends even once they have a Partner(s), bc i think there's such a lovely queer intimacy to that. tldr relationship anarchy 4 all

rarepairs vs mainstream: both!

i'm not personally big on smooshing characters together that don't already have some solid canon interaction, but could be a lack of imagination on my part 😂

i gotta see at least a TRACE of chemistry in the source material to care, but i am v easy to win over

otp vs multiship: multiship all the time!

if i love a character, i like seeing all the different ways they can fit together with their people. there's usually a few pairings i hold closest to my heart for each character i like, but there's not much i can't get on board with!

physical thing that gets me: close proximity, erotically charged platonic touch... when a character loves when their clingy person touches them but is afraid it doesn't actually mean anything!!!!

emotional thing that gets me: when a lil power dynamic emerges organically in nonsexy circumstances, or characters trying to read each other's minds and guess what the other wants/needs, even if they get it wrong 🥹

it's literally only like 1 more tap so probably nbd to most but it's just enough to make my brain go UGH every time haha

tropes i do not love:
established relationships proceeding straightforwardly up the monogamous relationship escalator

good healthy therapy speak communication / kink negotiation

any kind of baby making 🙃

tropes i love:
weird crush energy, obliviousness/denial/gay awakening

anything that puts physical intimacy first and feelings later (fwb to lovers, fake dating, some flavors of childhood friends to lovers, sibcest~)

Not Talking About It

man i really appreciate how all of your answers are so smart and correct, you're amazing 💜

between that and the weird letterspacing... i wanna love it and i am going to keep trying but it peeves me!!!

my kingdom for this book though 😭