Sentence:  6 fans (11%) did not like to specify a genre but offered an alternative view of “common tropes” in fan fiction, such as: “The tropier, the better! Werewolves or A/B/O or <WSD>soulbonds</WSD> or time travel or coffeeshop AUs. ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A deep, lasting emotional or spiritual connection between two characters, typically of a physic or magical nature.