What is your process in choosing a story to read?

I am curious, how readers decide to read a story. Do you see the title and go 'hey this looks good' and dive in right away? or is there more of a process of Oooh, this title seems intriguing, followed by an ah yes the cover art looks even more interesting ( and if there is no cover art do you navigate away?) and then finally, having the first line draw you in and you just have to see where it goes? or some variant of that?

Do you only read erotica stories when you are looking to get off and if you go soft then you don't finish the story? Do you read the stories for the art of eroticism depicted within it? Just curious how people go about picking a story and reading it to the end, probably cos I am struggling with reading things myself lately and am trying to understand why that is.

Does the format of the story vs poem come into play at all? For anyone with reading disabilities, are there certain things you take into consideration to help you read when you really want to? I'm curious to everyone's thoughts on this.

The primary reason I choose to read a particular story is the subject matter. I know that sounds obvious, but allow me to elaborate. While I do like erotic and sexy photos and videos, I especially enjoy stories. Why? Because I find it easier to mentally create the images that go with the written word then trying to formulate a story behind a visual medium. As for the stories themselves, to me there's nothing more arousing than a story about a lone woman who challenges herself with a nude self dare in a public place, indoors or outdoors, i.e., a location one normally wouldn't be completely naked in. Maybe she's working late, a teacher after school, going on a late night stroll in a local park. Whatever and wherever, just so long as she's alone and in a public setting. After removing every (as in EVERY) single stitch of her clothes, she goes off on her erotic adventure. She doesn't get caught or meet anyone else, but the possibility she might keeps her extremely aroused and on edge (which helps increase her arousal) during her entire dare. In the end, the story climaxes (pun intended) when she gets herself off to a extremely satisfying orgasm. So if any of the talented writers out there would like to tickle my fancy so I can tickle my fancy, I would look forward to your stories.

I look for what I'm in the mood for and go by the summary. It's what its there for.