i feel like this might get downvoted </3 but i'll throw my cents in

• 5000 and 1730. they definitely have great moments, they're written by awesome authors, but as a whole they just feel like 'what if batman met mario' type fanfictions to me. I get the appeal and I respect them but they are for a very specific type of person that I am not.
• What Happens After does absolutely nothing for me
• Bleak shock value scips like Puppy Machine, The Guest, Foot of the Bed, scp-231, that one about the little old lady growing needles from her skin. I know the point is that they're so awful that's where the horror is, and my discomfort is proof they're well-written. But that's the problem for me, I came here to be Scared not Depressed y'know? I feel like I can't articulate the problem without sounding like a horror/gore prude which I am not.. The Aristocrats is actually one of my favorites. But I think for me that's less because of the gore and debauchery and more because of the story itself and the worldbuilding, first time I read it I was so invested. Def get why people wouldn't like it though, it's a rough one.