I just read your analysis and it’s smth I found myself really resonating with it. I have noticed myself like you and the original op that I lose interest in certain characterisations that are the most common. I came to the conclusion that the reason for that is that they are too simple for me. Too flat. Sh chooses to embrace his femininity, and that’s all people create his character around, giving him traits that are not the way we can observe him as (not claiming that we know all sides of them bc we don’t, I mean the character that is presented to us), hj is reduced on being a leader and two other members I see this stereotypical writing happening a lot is wsn (Sn being reduced to the muscle dom guy, while wy is the bbg and that’s his whole stick)(does it surprise me that these stereotypes mostly appear in the most popular ships? Nope) . The more I read the more characterisations like these feel one dimensional to me. People forget Sh‘s nerdish silliness and his sternness, people forget that Hj is very emotional and quite vocal about his emotions too. Whenever I find a story that manages to combine these I feel like I found a gemstone bc that’s when they feel complex and fleshed out and relatable in a way. Of course people have the right to write and read what they want. But I find myself craving for the three dimensional characters instead of the one dimensionals.