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Seems to be an unpopular opinion, but I loved (even as I cried a bit) the OFMD finale. Could more have been told in the story of a character? Sure, absolutely. Could I see this ending coming 6 episodes ago? Yes, absolutely. Was it a bad ending? No.

This ep wasn't bury your gays, wasn't queerbaiting. It was a story that hits us hard, because it was meant to. But if there was going to be an ending for this character, I would rather this, than an off screen fridging of a character, or whatever bullshit supernatural tried to pull. We've been on an emotional character arc over two seasons, and while arcs can absolutely continue on in further rounds, they can also end, and sometimes should, so that we and they don't continue on an endless cycle of problem and re-growth, problem and re-growth (I'm looking at you, OUAT).

I think the hardest thing about this ending has more to do with HBO shortchanging the series by 2 eps this season. The season itself suffered in the second half by having to fit so much plot into a condensed period, that we didn't get quite the same series "downtown" that we had last season. Had we had that extra time, maybe some of the things people hating on this ep/this ending hoped for could have happened, in some fashion, that would have tempered some of the anger.

That isn't the fault of the actors or djenks. If you want to be pissed at someone, be pissed at HBO.

But as a story, this was a satisfying ending, to me. If there had to be one, I liked this one, even though it makes me sad. I will be avoiding the fuck out of the fandom though, because from what i've seen so far, so many are just so fucking toxic when the story in their head isn't what appeared on screen.

Seriously people. Fanfic. That is what it is there for.

And side note - don't get me fucking wrong. I am going to miss the fuck out of this character, if we get a 3rd season. I love the actor, I loved-to-hate/loved the character throughout the entire series thus far. But maybe it is because I've been around fandoms where there have been less satisfying character arcs with similar endings, I am, and will remain, perfectly happy with this ending we've been given.

#our flag means death #ofmd spoilers #lmao fandom

I wrote a long fic during NaNoWriMo 2010 that I ended up posting in 2013 (edits, man... and also life and a master’s thesis). I remember one of the comments I got on it was essentially, “this is ok, I appreciate the detail you put in, but you should have done xyz differently and I would have liked it better.”

Imagine my surprise waking up this morning to a comment on the same fic, from the same writer, 6 years later, saying she was enjoying re-reading it.

I’m pleased, of course, I like hearing that people are reading my fic and enjoying it, but I’m still also kind of amused by it too.

#lmao fandom #fan fic thoughts

Sometimes I feel like the most patient person in the world that is a lie, and then there are the days where it is 3+ days after an author said they would post the next part of the WIP (only 2 parts left!) and I keep re-freshing my email and the AO3 page a hundred or more times a day looking for the update notice and it isn’t there.

This post isn’t me trying to pressure people into posting, or shaming authors, or whatever. It’s more me calling myself out for doing this and grumbling about it even though I of all fucking people know how lives and obligations and reality can get in the way of other things.

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