The bad boy with a heart of gold as a love interest. Jesus Christ I hate it. Hated it when I still read mainly YA and even more so when I’m dealing with supposedly mature characters. And I’m not talking reserved, cold, sarcastic. I mean the one’s that are just unnecessarily rude and demeaning. It’s a turn off. I don’t care if it’s supposed to be “his way of protecting his vulnerable side”. Well find another way, or better a therapist instead of a relationship.
I go for the original language of the writer/book. If not available I’ll go for the language that has the most reliable translations.