this is mostly a theoretical answer, bc my toxic trait is that when it comes to reading fic i will read almost anything if i trust the author, and almost nothing if i don't, regardless of what the tags/summary say. also, what i read overwhelmingly tends towards canon or modern setting AU >< i also like AUs that work as a metaphor for idolverse wrt high-stakes group dynamics, but that's kind of cheating.

outside of ^, i would enjoy urban/low fantasy and magical realism, also certain sci-fi settings like space exploration, dystopia... lately i've been interested in ghost stories, esp in a brönte "haunt me then," what is grief but love persevering, etc. kind of way. i like a lot of the typical idolverse tropes, like found family, reckoning with shared history (childhood friends to x), codependency... heh. also ambiguous relationships... and break-ups, or aftermaths - of loss, triumph, change, etc. ofc, i'm always down to read a nice mutual pining/getting together story. if only i read or wrote fic to feel "happy".... x)