Don't feel bad about dropping it. I read the whole thing through and regretted it. Not only because of the reasons you mentioned but also because after a while it became obvious that the author was using the fic for their own therapy-type thing for some real emotional and mental, um, I don't know what to call it, difficulties? They eventually admitted it but only after I read all of it...

I don't have a problem with authors using fic for therapeutic reasons but I would have preferred a warning about it so I could avoid it. I'm not really into going through other people's trauma.

That, and it felt like it came out of nowhere for the fic, pacing-wise. Also, the constant angst got very tiring. Once one angsty thing ends another one crops up. You never get a breather. While that works for some people, it didn't for me.

Overall, what started out as something I kinda enjoyed crashed and burned into something I trudged through, because damn it, I'm not a quitter. I shit you not; I read the whole thing because I was just stubborn about finishing something I started. I don't know why I chose then to be stubborn about that kind of thing.

Sorry about this long, rambly response. I just want you to know you missed nothing.