I mean, it was excellently written--she's good. But she has a longfic pattern of ripping your heart out, making it seem like there's no way it can go back in, and then voila! Happy ending, A/B endgame.

This one--of course I want them happy, BUT I ONLY CLICKED ON IT FOR THE SHIP. DON'T PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW WE DO THAT. Even if they didn't end up together, I did want them together at some point--that was the fix I was jonesing for.

We are not all readers, but we are many.

A/B tag without the "no A/B endgame"

I've seen unrequited used in the Star Trek fandom; I don't know if it's used elsewhere, though.

What I hate the most is when the author lists two ships, say A/B and A/C, but you don't know what the ultimate endpair is. I've bumped into more than my fair share of fics where the end pair is one I hate with a burning passion.

What I hate the most is when the author lists two ships, say A/B and A/C, but you don't know what the ultimate endpair is

Oh, yeah. And the most explicit/sweet/fulfilling-to-you scenes are the other pairing?

::gnargh::

BTW, Lee, do you want my third VVC DVD? I can even give it to you in person!

OOH! YES PLEASE!

I forgot it was that time again.

I did too. I don't know what the hell happened to the rest of August, but I think someone stole it.

They did. You can tell by the fact that it's September outside.

I don't know what the hell happened to the rest of August, but I think someone stole it.

Seriously

They did. You can tell by the fact that it's September outside.

Stop that now. Good god.

Well, let me shake the thief's hand, because even with the lack of pool weather this has been the best summer Arkansas has had in ages.