Thread:FateAlbane/@comment-27123758-20170821015524/@comment-28644276-20170822021505

I certainly enjoy stories with a futuristic setting or those that have to do with themes such as time (be it alternate timelines or time travelling) or the ones that take place in outer space since I've had a fascination with this "exploring the universe" and kind of a "fight" with managing time since I was a kid.

Since this covers the settings, I can agree with you that I also love the themes of trying hard and personal growth that you just mentioned - hence the reason why so many works of fiction have been disappointing me lately, as the idea of making a super perfect "self-insert" kind of character, or simply histories with fanservice as the main theme became increasingly more common.

I feel like those never teach me anything, so I tend to stay away from them.

As for the conflicts of characters, I love when the villains are given depth as well and, more than that, I like when characters are made to question their own motivations in comparison to those of their opponents. And how sometimes they are made to rethink their worldview, not just in regards to the world, but also their enemies, their comrades and even themselves as they go on.

Speaking of which, did you have anything like, a more broad thought/idea when you decided to write Starcross? Some kind of message you want to give?