I am and will be forever- a lurker. I am that silent reader who watches as the fandom explodes with works and then wanders off in chase of some new shiny fandom.

My favorite kind of fanfic to read are Crossovers. Generally, I find one fandom I know, get introduced to a completely new one, read all I can of it, determine the 'best' authors in the fandom, then get introduced to another new fandom based on the wonderful authors' other works and bookmarks. I find my experience with wikipedia and AO3 very similar in how I wander from topic to topic.