Thank you so much!!! and OMG!!! I could go on forever fdskjhfk bare with me because it's a long list of like, media I deeply enjoy!! I'll try my best to narrow it down to just, the ones that have had the most impact on me <3

For Soap Operas/telenovas/Movies & shows my favorites are:
1. Jane the Virgin
2. Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraiso
3. Dark Desire (On Netflix)
4. Corazón Salvaje (Really old but REALLYYY good)
5. The Penthouse (Kdrama)
6. Crash (2004)
7. Portrait of A Lady On Fire (movie)
8. Pretty little liars & Gossip Girl* I will say as an adult I find both of these extremely hard to re-watch without cringing at like, every other episode. But baby-kyuuka ate this shit up and they affected my brain chemistry for sure

For Books:
My all time favorite book series is The Poppy War Triology by Rebecca F. Kuang. I am a big fan of all her books really. Babel by her was one of my favorites as well and Yellowface was well done as a satire.
2. The Jade War Triology
3. The Book Thief
4. Six of Crows
5. Cruel Prince Trilogy
6. Legend born Trilogy (Third book isn't out yet)
7. These Violent Delights
8. Cemetery Boys
9. Song of Achilles
10. A Little Life
11. The Hunger Games Triology + The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
13. Pretty much any Stephen King & John Green books

AND special shoutout to video games!! Some of the best stories and compelling narratives I have encountered have been through video games.
1. Final Fantasy 10
2. Final Fantasy 7
3. Kingdom Hearts Series
4. Bioshock Infinite :')
5. The Last of Us