[b][u]More[/u]:[/b]
[list][*][i]Deconstruction and Mind-Screws[/i]
Can be world, genre, tropes/lores, the psychology of the characters...anything. let's break the cliche wall and challenge normality, people![/list]
[list][*][i]Describing Character Appearance with Words[/i]
Using images (be it face claim or animanga art) is convenient, but nothing beats the good ol'-fashioned way to present your character to me. Personally I don't think any face claim or illustration can ever properly portray the characters I have in mind unless I actually draw them out myself...which I won't, because otherwise I wouldn't be on this site but on the art forums instead.[/list]
[list][*][i]Dark Harem[/i]
Not the anime-ecchi kind, but something deeper and intriguing like those in ancient Chinese history.[/list]

[b][u]Less[/u]:[/b]
[list][*][i]Mainstreams and Stereotypical Lores[/i]
Especially high medieval fantasy, zombie apocalypse, supernatural featuring vampires/werewolves or angels/demons, and DC/Marvel-inspired superheroes. I've lost count the number of such genres I came across drifting around on this site...[/list]
[list][*][i]Pairings[/i]
Or should I say, jumping the romance bandwagon in general. The worst kind would be "love at first sight" or "dramatic love-triangle soap opera" - no offense to those who are romantics, but I prefer to let our characters develop and get comfortable with each other first before we even talk about taking things further. I'm perfectly happy even if our characters' relationship stay as friends/comrades with a common goal till the end. Sure, romance can help to spice things up, [b]but it's not a necessity[/b].[/list]