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ranalore: We're all familiar with those infamous "things I never want to see in a fanfic story again" lists. Sure, we all have mental lists of things that drive us crazy: bits of fanon that don't jive with our ideas about canon, overused words, improbably scenarios, bad characterizations, etc. But what about the opposite? What are the things you want to see more of? (Even if other people think it's overdone!)

1. Storms. Big, dramatic thunderstorms, where the noise rocks the walls of the building and the light flashes electric-bright into every darkened corner. Or blizzards, snow so thick you can't see more than a foot away, and the wind howls like a scream. Mmmmmm.

2. Rough sex. Not noncon, but needy, desperate, hungry, up-against-the-wall sex. I weep that my OTP makes this nearly impossible.

3. AUs. Yes, yes, yes. I never get tired of these. Also, stories far, far outside of the canon time-line, when the characters are just children or very elderly. Why is there no YnM fic set in 2500AD, for instance? They could still be around!

4. Stories where the characters have to fight like hell against the universe and fate and luck to have just one good thing, but they don't give up. Especially if there's that one moment when s/he realizes that s/he has no chance, and will most likely lose and end up even worse off, but s/he tries anyway, because... because when you want something, that's what you do. *swoons*

5. Curtains!fic. I know these are supposed to be boring and are often bad writing, but I have a deep and abiding love for seeing heroes/vampires/shingami having to deal with laundry and grocery shopping.

6. Saying things without ever actually saying them. When "Wanna have dinner?" really means I love you or Thank you or I'm sorry, and everyone knows it, but never expresses it out loud. Also, little moments that symbolize so much more. The brush of fingertips over the back of the hand that's more of a climax than sex could ever be.

7. Elegant writing. I may be shallow, but I'll forgive nearly anything for some pretty words or images. Form over content, baby.

8. Hips. Oh my god. Hips. Hands on hips, and hands holding hips, and curling a finger into a beltloop to pull them close, and hips barely peeking out of pants...

9. Stories that break the characters into shatters, till s/he's as low as they can go, rock-bottom. But s/he refuses to accept defeat, and gets up and keeps going, no matter how much it hurts, and is stronger at the broken places. That moment when the character faces the universe and says "There's nothing you can do to me that I can't take" always makes my heart soar.

10. Established!relationship fics. The vast majority of fics are first times, and that makes sense, given that most ships aren't canon. You've got to find a way to get them together first. But, oh, how I love those few stories where the characters already know each other so well, all of each other's little quirks and habits and preferences, and they fit together like puzzle pieces without any of the angst of does he/doesn't he feel the same? Especially if there's a conflict from outside, and the couple goes from being relaxed and bickering and comfortable to standing together against the rest of the world, back to back and dangerous with loyalty and competence and absolute trust, fiercely defensive of one another. Oh, yes. Why are there not more fics like this? Why?