[ SECRET POST #3210 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3210 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Haha, me too! Unless I'm just really in the mood for it, I don't like fanfics that end outright sadly (I can deal with bittersweet). With other media, I don't really mind sad endings. I think it bothers me in fic more because I usually rely on fic to fix canon, not make it even sadder

[dreemyweird]

I do this, as well. In fact, from what I've seen, the majority of fandom people do.

[(Anonymous)]

I do the same.

One of the reasons is that it is easier to get emotionally invested in a fanfic, because you're reading about characters you already care about. And at least in a fanfic I want them to be happy, especially if it's an already dark fandom.

[elaminator]

That isn't always an option for me because sometimes I follow WIP's, but if I'm looking to read a finished long-fic I typically do.

I haven't always done it, but I've been 'burned' in the past.

Bittersweet or depressing media itself I can usually deal with (and sometimes love), but if I'm reading shipping fic I probably want a happy ending. (Whatever 'happy' means for that particular pairing.) I have my moments where I'm fine with deathfic and the like, but it isn't often something I crave and I tend to avoid it.

[(Anonymous)]

I do this occasionally, but only when the tags/author's notes are ambiguous and give me a "this may well end badly" vibe. Usually the tags and authors notes give me a pretty clear sense of what I'm walking into, though, so I rarely need to skip to the end. Plus, I don't know about other people's fandoms, but in mine, probably 97% of fics end happily or at least not miserably.

[(Anonymous)]

I've never done this or heard of anyone who does, this is so odd to me.

[(Anonymous)]

Me either, but it looks like we're the anomaly here.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't do it either, but then lack of a happy ending doesn't bother me so long as the story is good.

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe I should start doing that too.
Lately in my fandom there are so many fics ending in angst or infidelity and that always puts a damper on my mood.

I have no idea why this is happening because the source material and the ships are fluffy and cute, so why is there so much angst?

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I think fluffy-cute fandoms may get a lot of angst because the canon doesn't have it and people want to write against type?

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

i sometimes do that, not all the time, but I guess when I get really invested in the outcome of the main pairing.

[(Anonymous)]

the only time i read ahead is when an author tags two pairings with the same character and i want to see which one the fic is actually about.

I can see why you might want to.

[(Anonymous)]

I've been burned a few times myself. I should maybe do this if I think a story is headed in a bad (for me) direction.

[popkin16]

I do that too :)

[(Anonymous)]

i do it too, anon

[(Anonymous)]

I do this. For me fanfic is an escape, I like angst but I need a happy ending for my pairing, so if it ends with them splitting up or one dying etc, I just have no interest. I read regular books all the time so can get my fill of deaths and unhappy endings there, I just don't want it from fanfic. I've been burnt by WIPs a few times, one of my pet hates is when a Mary Sue type of OC comes in and the author has their fave character end up with their OC. Where I've been reading assuming they are just a vehicle for a bit of angst. .
In fact I almost wish there was a way writers could warn for it.

[(Anonymous)]

I really need to do this myself. I tend to avoid WIP's just because I've gotten burned on the direction that the story goes, but yeah, if a story ends horribly for my OTP then it kind of depresses me. Thanks for the advice, OP!

[(Anonymous)]

Loll, totally do the same myself! I did not use to, but after stumbling into one tragic ending too many I felt it was better to do early damage control. Well, at least witi characters who are already sad in canon.