Fictional Fans

Haha for my response I just went through my bookmarks and picked out summaries that I remember had convinced me to read the fic (as opposed to the tags or ship+trope combos).

If I were to point out the intrigue of the summaries you listed (apologies for length?):

1. I'm definitely curious about whose wedding is about to take place and Arthur & Merlin's roles in it. And I'd def want to see like... idk. The past 10 years comment definitely makes me want to see some of that past relationship explored and referenced in more than just passing. It definitely makes me want to see smth tho so I would check it out.
   
   
2. I might skip over that one since it feels more... one-shot fluff without plot, which isn't generally my vibe unless I'm like... really feeling it for my ship
   
   
3. This one also doesn't rly lay out any kind of plot so much as a setting. Which, if one's rly interested in the kinda AU setup they're laying out, they'll definitely give it a try!
   
   
4. "right up until an exploding pen explodes" something v interesting has happened and I'm definitely asking myself: why?! O:
   
   
5. Another summary geared at ppl who are more interested in the setup than finding out what the plot is. Personally, I skip over fics like this,,, All it's told me is that Arthur is (wants to be?) a writer... maybe it's just a quiet coffee shop AU? idk not my vibe
   
   
6. ooOOOH stuff is HAPPENING here we've got a canon divergence and a big conflict and it's like woAH how did this go down??? What's going to happen???? How is Merlin alive???? (how did Merlin die in the first place???) Also "it's their destiny to put things right." I'm a hella sucker for seeing how characters fix something. Break anything & I wanna see the process they go through to set it right
   
   
7. "Modern AU with magic" tfw modern magic aus are ur favs so ur already willing to give it a chance sdfghj. It does leave me v curious about why they're out in the wilderness in modern times and how a baby dragon got mixed into it.
   
   
8. A Toy Story crossover? o: Dunno if I'd go for it, but it's definitely an intriguing summary
   
   
9. Mmm... I'd like this one better with like.... an added "or, the one where Merlin and Arthur blah blah blah" like a overview of what's going to happen. That scene rly doesn't tell me a whole lot besides "they're on the verge of getting together and merlin wants to" which... could apply to a loooooooooot of fics. If this is a rly (rly) short fic only encompassing the scene in which that dialogue takes place, then it's not bad actually, but if anything else happens in the fic like,,, idk there's nothing telling me about it
   
   
10. I think that one has good stuff in it? But a lot of unnecessary stuff. It's like those wordy math problems that throw a bunch of information at you when all u need are a couple of numbers hidden within.