Yeah and I’m weird because I rarely do more than glance at tags, if that. When I’m reading on AO3 it’s usually sorted by pairing if it’s a big enough fandom, and then I go by whether summaries sound competent (the premise doesn’t even have to particularly grab me, it just needs to sound like something by a good writer). Obviously if the summary makes me go “wait is this a modern coffee shop AU” I’ll check the tags but otherwise I’m just looking for the stories that look like they’re by an author who knows what they’re doing.
Re: Losing Yuletide
Yeah and I’m weird because I rarely do more than glance at tags, if that. When I’m reading on AO3 it’s usually sorted by pairing if it’s a big enough fandom, and then I go by whether summaries sound competent (the premise doesn’t even have to particularly grab me, it just needs to sound like something by a good writer). Obviously if the summary makes me go “wait is this a modern coffee shop AU” I’ll check the tags but otherwise I’m just looking for the stories that look like they’re by an author who knows what they’re doing.