I suppose the most barebones, straightforward answer for me is… I don’t really have a preference? If a ship has a chemistry I like, then I’m all for it regardless of the gender. BUT I will say this was a little hard to answer because I have different answers for what I write vs what I prefer to read, oddly enough. 😅

I’ve noticed that when it comes to writing, i really like writing m/f and f/f. I guess… because it’s fun to write women in my shipping content? XD But on a more serious note, I believe the correlation here is that there isn’t a lot of canonical m/f and f/f ships that cater to my tastes, nor is there a whole lot of female characters compared to men in media that I dig. I suppose that’s where a lot of the love for genderbending comes from since I can make ships that I like. But ofc, taking a canonical m/f or f/f ship that I believe has untapped potential, and writing it in a way that is spicy enough for me is great too!

However, when it comes to reading, 80% it’s m/m. Fujoshi moment lol. A lot of good m/m ships to choose from, and the sheer amount of great m/m content on ao3 proves that. On the other hand, I’m picky when it comes to reading m/f nowadays. If the straight vibes are too strong, I have to nope out of there so fast, I’m afraid. :,> Mentally ill and/or queer m/f is where it’s at for me. 👌 On other hand there’s not a lot of f/f (focused) fic out there in general, so I naturally never run into it as much. And I’m only now realizing… just how rarely I ran into f/f fic in all my years. Wow. I’d like to read more f/f though! :)

So while I don’t have a preference, generally, I’d say the chance of a m/m ship having chemistry that I like from the get-go is higher than that of m/f and f/f.