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So I guess I'll talk about my favorite tropes or themes to write (since I will read almost any type of story).
Right now, songfics are a favorite to write. Not a fan of just posting lyrics or having the characters sing them (not a fan of musicals)/play on the radio, apparently (after looking this up) I like "lyrics as narrative," with the plot of the story following the lyrics. Its just fun to get it to fit.
I also like constrained writing, where you put specific rules or limits on the story. I've done two of these - one was following several characters across one night doing thier life and interacting and talking with each other with a Rashomon effect but the limitation was no spoken dialogue, and the other story was how one character thought of another and the story was an acrostic one with the letter of each paragraph spelling out the character's name. Also still trying to do the 100 word drabble, but haven't gotten there yet.
Enemies to lovers trope come up a lot in my main fandom since, cannon-wise, the two characters are enemies when we first see them.
I also really like patching up canon gaps, inconsistencies, plot holes, that sort of thing, whatever that is called. I don't fix it with like a dream sequence or ammesia, or hand-waving like that, but logical and canon-compliant fixes. Those can be harder to do but that's what makes it more fun.
snowflake_challengeSo I guess I'll talk about my favorite tropes or themes to write (since I will read almost any type of story).
Right now, songfics are a favorite to write. Not a fan of just posting lyrics or having the characters sing them (not a fan of musicals)/play on the radio, apparently (after looking this up) I like "lyrics as narrative," with the plot of the story following the lyrics. Its just fun to get it to fit.
I also like constrained writing, where you put specific rules or limits on the story. I've done two of these - one was following several characters across one night doing thier life and interacting and talking with each other with a Rashomon effect but the limitation was no spoken dialogue, and the other story was how one character thought of another and the story was an acrostic one with the letter of each paragraph spelling out the character's name. Also still trying to do the 100 word drabble, but haven't gotten there yet.
Enemies to lovers trope come up a lot in my main fandom since, cannon-wise, the two characters are enemies when we first see them.
I also really like patching up canon gaps, inconsistencies, plot holes, that sort of thing, whatever that is called. I don't fix it with like a dream sequence or ammesia, or hand-waving like that, but logical and canon-compliant fixes. Those can be harder to do but that's what makes it more fun.
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Date: January 25th, 2026 07:04 am (UTC)It's one type of worldbuilding, I think. I love it too!
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Date: January 25th, 2026 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: January 25th, 2026 09:34 am (UTC)In FK there are so many inconsistencies, plot holes and canon gaps... Makes it perfect for fix-it fics of any kind. I also really enjoy them.
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Date: January 25th, 2026 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: January 26th, 2026 06:05 am (UTC)I love that too! And boy is FK full of them!
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Date: January 26th, 2026 01:30 pm (UTC)