The moment you realize that in nearly all your favorite ships one or both lovers are dead... just doesn't make for a happy time. No matter what ya do, no matter how intricate and alive of a world you build for them to live and interact in, they are dead in the one story that universally matters- the canon story.
Let's all take a moment to appreciate those writers and artists that hold that candle for love that never was but should have been, or love lost.















