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[bluedreaming]

<b>Username:</b> <user name=bluedreaming> <b>Preferred Genres:</b> science fiction, ergodic literature, urban fantasy (i.e. not high/historical fantasy), slice-of-life/coming-of-age, mystery, philosophical, intrigue, crime/autopsy, magical realism, comedy, poetry, horror themes (provided happy ending). I really like J-dramas (one season) that are focused on plot if you have a source, or really obscure-ish little animes. <b>DNW Genres:</b> romantic comedy (romance in other genres is fine), angst, melodrama, historical fiction, period fiction, non-fiction/documentary, apocalypse/post-apocalypse <b>Preferred Media Types:</b> text-based (third-person pov preferred) or video-based, short if visual (i.e. one season) <b>DNW Media Types:</b> audio-only media (i.e. podcast), graphic novel (manga/manhwa/manhua are okay), video games that don't have at least one playthrough on YouTube (since I don't play, only watch) <b>General Likes:</b> clever dialogue/banter, visually appealing (colour/composition) or textually appealing (prose style), intricate plot, 2LGBTQIA+ representation (especially aspec), ethnic diversity, friendship, happy ending, three-dimensional female characters, established relationships, queerplatonic relationships, philosophical musings <b>General DNWs:</b> major character death, angst, explicit sexual content, unhappy ending, grim reality, systemic injustice, prison/justice system, racism, graphic gore, USA-centric view of the world, abuse/corporal punishment/dub-non-con, focus on politics/religion <b>Fandom Preferences:</b> slash/femslash potential, genfic potential, completely optional but appreciated: prevalence of Blanket Statements (i.e. Transformative Works Policy), openness to podfic in fandom events (if the fandom is big enough to have events. Tiny fandoms/be-the-first fandoms are cool too!) <b>Requests for Content Warnings:</b> anything that would fit even a bit in an Ao3 Archive Warning (following their definitions). I do not mind spoilers at all (I appreciated all the "tags".) <b>Examples of Media Enjoyed:</b> <b>Dennou Coil (anime)</b>, <b>Check Please!</b>, Studio Ghibli, <b>ACCA-13 (anime)</b>, <b>Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak</b>, <b>Hyouka (anime)</b>, <b>GOTH (light novel, manga, film)</b>, Good Omens, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book), Red, White, and Royal Blue, CLAMP (especially <b>xxxHoLiC</b>), Mars (manga), Diary of June (film), Ergo Proxy (anime), Chihayafuru (anime), the first season of Bakemonogatari, Steins;Gate, KADO: The Right Answer (anime), K (anime), <b>Hozuki's Coolheadedness (anime)</b>, Midnight Occult Civil Servants (watched anime partway), The Perfect Insider (anime), Occultic;Nine, Eden of the East (anime), Natsume Yuujinchou (anime but haven't watched all), Mushishi (anime), Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (anime), Control (videogame playthrough), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (videogame playthrough), Wagnaria!! (anime), Durarara (watched anime partway), Another (anime and film), Tatami Galaxy (anime), Inception, Lemony Snicket (books), Blood+/Blood-C (anime), Hunter X Hunter (only watched first seasons), Carry On/Wayward Son, The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, I Want to go Home by Gordon Korman, Cloud Atlas, Lisey's Story/Insomnia by Steven King (only these two), Mind Transfer by Janet Asimov, The Replacement/The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff, <b>Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell</b>, Pushing Daisies, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Ouran High School Host Club (anime), <b>Mr. Brain (J-drama)</b>, <b>Monsters (J-drama)</b>, Bloody Monday (J-drama), I can hear your voice (K-drama), God's Quiz (K-drama), The House of Leaves, The Funeral Procession of K (manga) <b>Examples of Media to Avoid:</b> Watership Down, Say "I love you" (anime), Shin Sekai Yori (anime), Puella Magi Madoka Magica (anime), Kimi ni Todoke (anime), Madeleine L'Engle, Anne Rice, SAW, The Office, Arrested Development, Anne of Green Gables, 50 Shades of Grey, Boys over Flowers (K-drama) <b>Examples of Fandoms with Fanworks I like (but I won't/will no longer consume the canon):</b> Harry Potter, Hannibal, Schitt's Creek, MZDS/CQL, The Hobbit/LotR/Tolkien, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Daiya no Ace, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Merlin (TV), Sherlock (TV), My Hero Academia, Bungo Stray Dogs, Star Wars, Death Stranding, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, The Raven Cycle, Shameless, Stargate Atlantis, X-men, Pern, Hamilton (production), Anita Blake books, Captive Prince, Suits, Dr. Who/Torchwood, The Magicians, The Witcher (video games only, not the show), Kingsman, Rivers of London, The Magnus Archives, Bond, Guardian, Jim Butcher books, Artemis Fowl (books), The Social Network, A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Pacific Rim, DC/Smallville/etc., Marvel, All for the Game, Narnia, Stranger Things, IT, Elementary, The Mentalist, Lucifer, Damien, Silicon Valley, Sense8, Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood, The Vorkosigan Saga, Ursula K. Le Guin, Dexter (books and TV) <b>Streaming Services I Can Access:</b> Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Funimation, Viki, Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Premium, Spotify, Apple TV (whatever it's called). I'm happy to straight-out buy stuff too. <b>Languages I'm Comfortable With:</b> For canon: anything with English subtitles (as a second choice, French, Spanish or German. Dutch/Italian/Portuguese in a very tight pinch.) For fanworks: English <b>Note:</b> I have a really narrow corridor of canon-likes right now (sorry! it's a strange time!) so I'm totally okay with not receiving any canon-recs BUT I love getting into fanworks while not being familiar with the canon. So please take this as a request for <b>either</b> canons that fit my likes, <b>or</b> fandoms with fanworks (primarily fanfic) that fit my likes. I'm also cool with RPF fandoms.