I'm most definately *not* an OTP-er. Sure there are a few pairings I *love* rather than just like (sometimes in line with either canon or popular fandom pairings, but sometimes not) but basically I'll read anything as long as it has a good plot, no character bashing and no characters I hate in main roles! I'll read het, slash or femslash (and gen). I love variety. I'm constantly trying new fandoms, new types of stories, and yes new pairings. Otherwise I get bored ;)
I'll read pairings I don't particularly understand liking. I've *never* understood why Jack/Daniel is the most popular SG-1 pairing, but it is and thus there's loads of great fanfic out there written for it. I'd lose out on all those great fics if I chose not to read them because of the pairing *shrug*.
Aside from reading what's available, I also often have cravings for particular pairings, whether popular or rare - and it's not only possible for my favourite pairings to incoporate the same people, it's likely - after all, I love those characters. So in Firefly, I like to read River/Mal and River/Jayne (and occasionally femslash) because River is my favourite character. In Angel, Cordelia's my favourite, so most of the pairings I read are about her (with the exception of the odd Angel slash pairing).
When it comes to canon, of course, there are certain pairings I definately want to be together. The vast majority of them are either actual canon pairings or the "will they won't they" UST type, though not always (Logan/Rogue isn't canon but I really wish it was). That's not the same as fandom preferences, though. Certain pairings I may love in canon but find a bit boring in fanfiction. Others make wonderful fanfics but would be completely out of place in canon (e.g. Giles/Cordelia, or any slash pairings of straight guys).
I think a lot of the time what I read is determined by the plotline. I crave, say, a time travel fic, and so I go looking for one, regardless of pairing.
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I'm most definately *not* an OTP-er. Sure there are a few pairings I *love* rather than just like (sometimes in line with either canon or popular fandom pairings, but sometimes not) but basically I'll read anything as long as it has a good plot, no character bashing and no characters I hate in main roles! I'll read het, slash or femslash (and gen). I love variety. I'm constantly trying new fandoms, new types of stories, and yes new pairings. Otherwise I get bored ;)
I'll read pairings I don't particularly understand liking. I've *never* understood why Jack/Daniel is the most popular SG-1 pairing, but it is and thus there's loads of great fanfic out there written for it. I'd lose out on all those great fics if I chose not to read them because of the pairing *shrug*.
Aside from reading what's available, I also often have cravings for particular pairings, whether popular or rare - and it's not only possible for my favourite pairings to incoporate the same people, it's likely - after all, I love those characters. So in Firefly, I like to read River/Mal and River/Jayne (and occasionally femslash) because River is my favourite character. In Angel, Cordelia's my favourite, so most of the pairings I read are about her (with the exception of the odd Angel slash pairing).
When it comes to canon, of course, there are certain pairings I definately want to be together. The vast majority of them are either actual canon pairings or the "will they won't they" UST type, though not always (Logan/Rogue isn't canon but I really wish it was). That's not the same as fandom preferences, though. Certain pairings I may love in canon but find a bit boring in fanfiction. Others make wonderful fanfics but would be completely out of place in canon (e.g. Giles/Cordelia, or any slash pairings of straight guys).
I think a lot of the time what I read is determined by the plotline. I crave, say, a time travel fic, and so I go looking for one, regardless of pairing.