you jumped to a conclusion about what I said, and your knee-jerk response was to accuse me of trolling, then be hurt because I could not read your mind that you were going to delete that part.

yes. of course.

regardless, you admit to purchasing fanart, and say that - caveat notwithstanding - you have no problem with it. Then how, exactly, does fanfic differ from fanart, really? one assumes that the writer understands that they do not own the original property, and that they have not been asked by the franchise holder to stop writing, or even stop charging for their work. so why is it acceptable for an artist to charge, but not a writer? they are both artisans using their skills on behalf of someone willing to pay for that benefit.