As a beta-reader, I have to say that I could be what is considered as either a patron or a reading masochist. I just happen to enjoy helping people out with things that could be said as needing work. I take pride in knowing that I've helped someone; given at least some small bit of helpful advice.

Now, this does not mean that I enjoy helping work that someone didn't even attempt to fix before passing off to me. I want you to at least care enough about your writing to make it as best as you can on your own, and then give it to me for a second opinion. If you write fanfiction, I hope that you don't just slop something down that equals a random jumble of thoughts and then are going to have me sort through that.

I also do not want a writer to give me a half-written work and then either suggest or expect me to finish the rest. That is incredibly rude and disrespectful, and since it's not my own work I don't see why I should be either inclined or expected to do as such.

If I give you constructive criticism, that doesn't mean you have to take or even consider it but I don't want you to flame me over it. You want me to beta-read your story; that doesn't mean I'll be nice and say that it's 'Really awesome, I can't find a thing wrong with it!'. Everyone has errors in their work; I routinely read through my own work and hunt for the normal grammatical errors and word choice. When I find errors in yours, then I will surely let you know of them and offer some alternatives or advice.

I. Love. Slash. I adore it; the new takes on familiar characters is something I very much enjoy. I'm not even averse to two characters nobody would ever expect together; I've done it before, as anyone who's read my oneshots can see. Now, I would like the two characters you describe as in 'passionate, transcendent love' to be explained as how they came to be in such a state, if they're either archenemies or haven't spoken more than a sentence to each other. I mean, I enjoy Kenpachi/Gin but they might have been shown together outside of a Captain's meeting once. You need to be damn good to explain that transcendent, passionate love.

In any matter, I will be ecstatic to know that anyone would ever want me to beta-read their stories, but I have certain requirements. They're not outside of normal etiquette between betas and the writers that acquire their services. Please, for my sanity and the safety of my wall.

I'm usually able to keep the various versions of there/their/they're and your/you're apart. I don't mix up words that often, thankfully, but like everyone else: it does happen on occasion.

I also have a varied dictionary; I enjoy using words that are not common, but words that can be understood. And I use a thesaurus and dictionary. Often.

Random failure to use contractions. It's not that often, as you can see, but on occasion I seem to slip into some odd writing accent that fails to use contractions.
I also, on occasion, have to read through my work and change certain portions of it from my repeated usage of one certain word or group of words.

I very much enjoy angst, horror, tragedies and other stories of that sort. I write that type, I read that type, and although it's not a requirement, I would be slightly more inclined to beta that type. Not saying that I won't beta comedies or fluff; they're all practically the same in my eyes, a work of fiction to read over, but the aforementioned types are just what can be considered icing on the cake.

I don't like overly sweet sappy love stories. Sweetness is fine, but please; don't give me diabetes. And if you're going to give me some sort of sexual fiction, I would like a warning that there is indeed sexual content and a quick note of what kind of sexual content is in it: Are there any...kinks...that I may or may not enjoy or appreciate? I am very open to kinks and fetishes, but there are a small few that I'm just...bwuh.

Anime Big O Anime Bleach

Anime Blood+ Anime Cowboy Bebop

Anime Death Note Anime Eureka Seven

Anime Kuroshitsuji Anime Uzumaki

Romance Drama

Horror Parody

Angst Suspense

Tragedy Hurt/Comfort