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* Username: crookedspoon

* Preferred Genres: I'm good with anything that isn't straight-up rom-com/comedy. I used to love horror as a kid, like Nightmare on Elm Street or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but I haven't consumed anything since the Saw movies. The last thing I watched was Cabin in the Woods a few years ago. I'd love to get some recs on that front, for example!

* DNW Genres: Romance/rom-com (romance in mixed into other genres is fine!), straight-up comedy

* Preferred Media Types: Any

* DNW Media Types: None

* General Likes: Complex characters, strong narrative, LGBTQI+ characters, slow pacing, poly potential, bamf women, friendship, loyalty, morally grey characters. I generally tend to gravitate toward more realistic things, but I've enjoyed crazy premises, too, I'm just not as likely to pick them out for myself.

* General DNWs: villain of the week type things, relationship drama for the sake of drama, Christian guilt, lack of character development, disappointing endings (i.e. shows that don't make good on what they've set up before, like Dexter or GoT)

Fandom Preferences: femslash potential, doesn't need to be *super* popular in exchanges but if people are interested in requested/offering that would be a bonus. Mostly, I'm looking for new fandoms to request/offer in all the upcoming exchanges that also allow the Locked Tomb Trilogy, which is my current fandom obsession.

Requests for Content Warnings: Racism/homophobia/misogyny. Anything that "didn't age well."

Examples of Media Enjoyed: 
Books
The Locked Tomb Trilogy - Tamsyn Muir
Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
some Discworld (Hogfather, Carpe Jugulum, Maskerade, etc)

Games
Final Fantasy VII
Resident Evil
Batman: Arkhamverse
Final Fantasy XII
The Witcher 3

Anime/Manga
Gintama
D.Gray-man
early Bleach
Miyazaki films like Spirited Away or My Neighbour Totoro

Cartoons
ATLA
Young Justice

Shows
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fleabag
Six Feet Under
Pushing Daisies
Halt and Catch Fire
Mr. Robot
first two seasons of Sherlock
first four(?) seasons of Dexter
Misfits
The Wire

Other
Cabin Pressure
Wooden Overcoats (podcast)
Richard II - Shakespeare

Examples of Media to Avoid: Arrowverse/The CW dramas, Marvel, shows where relationships are just used for drama, later seasons of Supernatural, The Walking Dead post-s9,

Streaming Services I Can Access: I'm not based in the US, so the streaming libraries differ, but: Netflix, Disney+, Spotify, hoopla, Prime

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English and anything that offers English subtitles (do not want English dub only). Additionally for reading, German and middle grade French/Japanese