I barely read gen fic and mostly relationship fic and mostly it's because I see enough of the gen stuff on TV shows. Shippy fic is a way to see relationships that I don't get enough of on TV because yeah, I love romance. The gen stuff I like the most is in vids as they can explore all the gen stuff in interesting ways. I'm more interested in looking at the material that's provided to me, I'm passionate about that rather than new fic about it. Whereas I'm most passionate about my ships and want to read about my favorite characters together.