flare-grunt-kaiju asked:
1. What was your first OTP?
Man, that is tough to say. If we’re talking way, WAY back maybe Sarah/Jareth from Labyrinth.
4. What is/are your favorite trope(s)?
De-aging is usually good for a lark. Fantasy/historic AU, kidfic, trapped/isolation of some kind, HEAT FIC (which I just found out has a name).
5. What is/are your least favorite trope(s)?
Soulmate - blech!
17. Are there any popular ships that you just don’t like? What are they?
I’m sure there are some that I truly dislike, but the first thing that comes to mind is Garak/Bashir… And it’s NOT that I really dislike the ship. In fact, I used to write it - but it was never a OTP for me. It was more about using the ship as a vehicle to explore Garak, whom I find infinitely more interesting than Bashir. Truth be told, I actually don’t really like Julian that much. That being said, I think they’re a good couple with a lot of chemistry, but I DO see their romantic relationship ending in the series finale. I think they had a good seven year run, but I just can’t picture them being together forever and ever amen and living happily ever after on Cardassia and adopting 20 war orphans. Which is also not to say that I don’t enjoy the occasional Post-Canon Cardassia (talk about a FAVORITE trope) G/B fic, because I do… I think the main issue with this pairing is the oversaturation of it within the DS9 fandom. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a G/B fic, fanart, gifset, shitpost… You get the idea. I’m just burned out on it.
19. Do you prefer fluff, angst, or smut for your ships?
I pretty much don’t read a fic unless it’s rated explicit, so you can draw your own conclusions. ;)
But my goodness, having some build-up makes the pay off all the more satisfying.
