A reposta óbvia é Shadow of the Colossus, que mudou a minha vida de tantas formas que é impossível descrever tudo em um texto, mas pra variar, dois jogos que foram muito especiais pra mim recentemente, e que também me salvaram, de certo modo, foram Persona 5 Royal e Persona 1.

Quando eu os joguei, estava indo por uma fase muito difícil da minha vida, uma das piores. Esses dois jogos foram um dos meus principais suportes naquele ano. A história da Sumi e da Maki, especificamente, mudaram a minha perspectiva sobre muitas coisas e me deram forças dando o melhor de mim.

Por isso elas são algumas das minhas personagens favoritas de todos os tempos e, até hoje, quando estou passando por uma situação ruim, pensar nelas sempre me ajuda e me sentir melhor.

My life has been pretty simple, so I don't have many things to worry about, which feels great after years and years of being constantly anxious and exhausted from university. There are times when I will worry about my future, and especially about finding a good job, because I really need one, but aside from that, things are going okay. I think the near future will be very difficult for me, but I'm not afraid of it so far.

I think I'm a very blessed person. I have a family that loves me a lot, and the same is true for my friends, for my church and for the place I used to work. I've been able to meet some great people both here on the internet and in real life, and everyone treats me nicely. Because of that, even when I'm sad and worried, I try to not complain much, because I truly am blessed for having a mostly peaceful life and knowing people who love me.

There's a lot to talk about this question, so I'll give both a short and a very, very long answer.

Short answer: My favorite genres are slice of life, horror, drama, iyashikei, mystery and romance. Usually, there's overlap between what I like to create and what I like to consume, for the lack of a better word.

Very, very long answer:

When it comes to writing, most of my stories are dramas. They also tend to have many fantastical elements, which come as an influence from Fumito Ueda's work.

I have many projects in progress. I've been writing a lot of horror and fictional folklore, which are all short stories.

For my longer narratives, I like their foundation to be akin to a slice of life, because it's important for me to know how characters live so I can create a stronger connection to them. I've been trying to write more mysteries, and currently, most of my projects are inspired by folklore and paranormal phenomena.

I also write fanfiction, although I haven't published any of my fics. So far they're all romance and iyashikei, but I've been thinking of writing a few platonic dynamics too.

About the stories I like to read and watch, it's usually the genres I mentioned in my short answer. When it comes to books, I don't think I have any strong preferences. I mostly read classic literature, but currently, I'm reading a mystery book that has been pretty fun. For fanfiction, I almost exclusively read yuri, but I'm open to other ship dynamics and platonic stories too. I just haven't found anything that caught my attention yet.

For games, movies, manga, television and so on, I don't think I have anything too specific to say. Most of the TV shows I've watched recently are themed around paranormal phenomena, conspiracy theories and folklore, like X-Files, Twin Peaks and Gravity Falls. I also love stories set in the late 90s/early 2000s, stories that have a "Y2K" vibe.

Now, for drawing, my preferences are mostly the same for what I like to see and what I like to create. I like drawings that place characters in actual scenes, in other words, drawings that have some kind of narrative context. Unfortunately, my skills aren't good enough for me to create that kind of art yet, so I'm trying to practice more.

It's been hard to concentrate on my thoughts now, but I think this will give you a good idea about my preferences. If there's anything more you'd like to know, feel free to ask.