Okay, posting a looooong list of all the stuff I love reading/watching, so next time I don't have to go 'Yeah. *waves to posts* You read all this, and you can get tiny little snippets about the stuff I like.' =/
Warning: this is long. XDD And it will probably get longer because I'm sure I've forgotten stuff.
Put into alphabetical order, because it would be an utter mess if I didn't, and then I'd put it into alphabetical order anyway.
a
Acceptance
Adorable characters
Adorkable characters
Alternative world/universe travel
Amnesia/Memory problems
Animalistic behaviours/thought processes
Antiquated speech
Assumed concepts being turned on their head/found to be wrong
b
Badass characters
Belonging
Being an outsider
Bladed weapons
c
Casual displays of strength/agility
Character development
Characters not being who/what they originally seem to be
Characters that give off dangerous vibes without being violent
Characters working a situation to their advantage with just their wits
Cheerfully dark characters
Childlike/Innocent characters
Claws
Collars
Comfortable with physical/emotional touch/closeness
Competent characters
Compromising/Talking things through
Constructed beings
Crazy prepared characters
Crossovers
d
Deadpan characters
Defensive characters
Developing friendship/trust
Dragons
Dramatic irony
Dual-wielding weapons
e
Experiencing the world differently from other people
[Human/Non-human] Experiments
Exploring what it means to be human/not-human/different
Expressive ears
f
Flying
Friendship
Friendly/Easy bickering/teasing/chatting
g
Genre savvy characters
h
Heightened senses
l
Learning about the [human/'normal'] world
Loyalty
m
Magic/Powers
Magical master and slave
Melee fighting
Mind control
Misinformed about the human/'normal' world
n
Non-biological family/Creating own family/close bonds
p
Physical transformations
Protective natures
Possession
Possessive traits
Psychic bonds
Psychology stuff/Exploring the mind
r
Rash tempers
Realisation(s) about self/situation
s
Scars
Seeing how differently the narrative character thinks
Sixth sense
Slightly broken characters
Slitted eyes
Snarking dialogue
Socially inept/awkward characters
Stubborness
Superpowered evil side
t
Tattoos
Time travel
Trust
u
Understanding/Knowing another person so well, words aren't needed for explanations/they talk in shorthand
w
Werewolves
Wings
x
Xeno
z
Zombies