What makes you read?

[Corporal Light]

I like to read other works for the story they have, and for how they effect the characters inside it. It's especially a plus to me if it tugs on my heartstrings for one reason or another sometime in the post, or really just makes me feel some type of an emotion whilst reading the thread, since I take it as a sign that I've grown to care about what happens to the characters in the story, and that the story and overall plot has gone from good to great.

(I also have a bit of an inclination towards darker works that deal with more mature themes as well, though that doesn't mean I don't like "lighter" works either.)