23 March 2012 @ 02:37 am
real life: death fics...  
I just finished reading a death fic. The 'funny' thing is that I started crying at the beginning when I thought that it was the sort of story where the author starts at the end, but then Uther's death was mentioned, so I thought that would be it. But then Merlin was suddenly dead, and it's been fifteen minutes now and I'm still crying and it physically hurts.

It's not the sort of crying that brings relief. No, I feel empty and betrayed.

Please, dear friends and whoever is reading this, if you ever write a death fic, use a specific 'main character death' tag instead of the usual 'character death'.

Think of us, poor sensitive souls, that are overly invested in our boys happiness.

'Cause as much as I could enjoy the author's writing style, it simply isn't worth the pain for me.

Thank you.
 
 
Current Location: EliLair
Current Mood: crying
 
 
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[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com on March 23rd, 2012 03:46 am (UTC)
I can't read death fics...I just can't. Minor characters I can handle to a point but major character death and it triggers my depression so badly it can take me weeks to recover. That author was very careless. Character deaths are not to be taken lightly.

(Yay, I'm awake for a little while tonight!)
[identity profile] elirwen.livejournal.com on March 23rd, 2012 09:55 pm (UTC)
For me, every death fic leaves a scar behind. And you know how it is with scars. They can hurt or itch at times... :(

(and yay for you being awake for a while!)