I am rather new here, yet I am not. I have been reading fanfictions for about ten years now. Some from this very site, and others such as Fanfiction.com, and AO3. Let's be honest. My favorite reads are probably romance with a hint of drama/action, slight hint of humor and a good story that flows smoothly. I honestly don't care who the shipping consist of, so long as A. It's from a good anime, (yes I like crossovers as well). B. It focuses on that pair. As I said before I am not picky. C. There is a good smooth flowing story behind it. D. It doesn't feel out of place or going too slow but also like it take it too fast either. I like surprises in stories as well. The thing I hate the most? I hate wasting my time reading a story that has A. Been abandoned and will never return, or discontinued. B. A story that will not be finished and leaves in a giant cliffhanger. C. Takes a sudden dark turn where things suddenly spiral out of control and everything becomes dark. D. Stories that have really really bad literature. Bad spelling, bad use of tense verbs, for instance people that think just because you put 'ed' at the end of the verb makes it past tense. I can overlook a few misspelled words cause my mind works in a way that can correct it. But it's a pain if I constantly have to try to understand and visualize where the story is heading because of bad literature.
Anyways, enough about that. I'm looking forward to starting my stories here and having people read them!