12 - a trope you're really into right now

i honestly really struggle to answer this sort of question because i dont really look for tropes when i read fanfiction... like would we consider specific kink tags as tropes LOL really i log onto ao3 and go to a fandom tag and look for humiliation or dom/sub or orgasm denial and just look for whatever sounds good. occasionally to cast a wider net ill go and look for fics under "Chose to Not Use Archive Warnings" because im looking for something just. crazy haha. im really into anything that has to do with power dynamics ultimately

19 - the most interesting topic youve ever researched for a fic

ive "researched" a lot of random things... idk what would be the most interesting. research in quotations cuz honestly, yes ill look for official articles on specific things but i honestly use reddit a lot because im looking for the everyday person's experience/knowledge on things i want to know lol. theres a fic i never finished and probably won't where i was heavily researching oxytocin and i was just lurking the fuck out of reddit to learn more about people's experience of oxytocin high. then just generally i do read a lot about people's personal experience in dom/sub dynamics and especially extreme kinks. its fascinating to me outside of fanfiction tbh. i like knowing how people navigate consent and body autonomy and pleasure and what draws people to certain types of play. and i have used this research to write stuff before!! specifically one of my haobin fics with an extreme body mod/denial related kink lol i really dug deep into reddit to learn about people who had the procedure, why people did it, the kind of dynamics theyre in, how long form kink play can look and feel etc. fun stuff!