What is a good story?

Hi everyone!
I've been a member of AFF for a couple of years now and am an author to a couple of stories. I've just started a new fic and was wondering - what attracts you guys to a story? Is it the plot? The writing style? The characters being written about?
I'm quite curious. Especially when some stories get a lot of votes, subscriptions and views in a short amount of time compared to other stories - how is that so? I'd like to hear your opinions so please don't hesitate!
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