things i like

• "we don't like each other but we have to pretend we do bc of Reasons and oh no wait i think i might like you after all but these feelings are confusing" trope
• very affectionate platonic friendships
• when characters speak more than one language
• stories about writers
• or about art, in general
• cute and smol characters who are actually deadly
• drunk characters having heart to heart conversations
• very slow-burn romance

things i don't like

• overly aggressive/extremely unjustified angry characters
• dub/non con
• characters built exclusively out of stereotypes
• women whose whole character arcs revolve around men
• insta-love
• love triangles lol