hand holding, hand kissing, neck touches, chaste kisses, displays of fealty
hierarchies, power dynamics and subversions of them, abuse of power
stifling environments, coded language, uniforms
obscene, grotesque, disgusting things
violence, gore
sadism, masochism, fetishism
noncon, dubcon, fail sex, unpleasant sex
horror, suspense, mystery
glorifying my faves through their suffering
established relationships
enemies with benefits
sexless love and loveless sex
that relationship where you're not sure whether to tag it / or &
loyalty, codependency
hurt/comfort, hurt/no comfort
(unresolved) sexual tension, (edge me - believe me, I won't be disappointed if there's no payoff)
transgression, transformation, becoming
insects, flowers, birds
slice of life, people just doing mundane things from baking bread to going for a swim
observations of nature from the tinniest bugs to the tallest trees
focus on the historical context (from the music, clothing, objects to greater societal themes)
pouring all your niche knowledge, intellect, trivia and so on into fic
in medias res
pastiche, archaic language, unusual form
unreliable narrators, outsider POV
1st person (especially for literary and historical fandoms)
2nd person in the style of choose your own adventure and horror stories (where applicable), 2nd person where you are a concrete OC rather than some self insert blob
letters, diary entries, events relayed in conversation
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