Ok so recently I have been really bugged by these these fanfic ideas and I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO LIKE-

There's one with a dark, mafia sorta thing which I plan to make M-rated but I don't like cursing and i can't write so imma have to figure my way round that while still maintaining the feel idk man idk

Anyway, there are a few questions I would like to ask, what perks ppl’s interest and what is just a absolute turnoff. This is for the mafia thingmading ff

1. Would you prefer the story if the OC/ main character lives or would you rather it stay realistic where OC might potentially die?

2. Do you think cliche openings such as oc bumping into a top secret meeting and therefore has to either be recruited into mafia or killed off / parents are secretly involved in black market business are turnoffs for you? If yes, what do you wish to see in a mafia story that you really want to see but can’t find in other fanfics?

That's all the questions I have for now. I would really love to get advice and opinions on this aspect, because the people I can ask around me physically are pretty limited, so I thought this platform is a really good place to ask questions and such.

Oh yeah, also, do you guys post your fanfics/stories on others platforms like AO3, Wattpad, Quotev etc? Do you prefer them to AFF or vice versa? I have been thinking of posting my ff on other platforms, but I don’t know which is better, so I would like your opinion on that as well.

AThanks in advance!