And they lived happily ever after...
So, this post is a result of a recent discussion with citron_presse and spending way too much time on metafandom (also from talks with shiparker a while ago on a subject related to this topic).
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WORD. I've never had anyone harass me to continue anything, but even if they had, I probably wouldn't for exactly the reason you stated. I mean, there's a reason to why the fic ends where it does (with mine, anyway) and continuing that after it has finished just...destroys the purpose, I feel.
I think the problem is everyone has a different idea for 'resolved.' And at the extreme, you have people who have little or no tolerance for endings besides a Certain One. You'll find a lot of people who just *need* their OTP to end up together by the end of the fic, and if that doesn't happen then that fic is deemed 'unworthy' or 'unrealistic', and definitely 'unlikable.' And no author wants to be unlikeable, which is where the pressure to write That Ending comes in. ALTHOUGH. I *will* say that this type of reaction seems to be *most* common (but absolutely not limited to) to people who don't write. Generally I find that other writers are more accepting towards a less-than-happy ending (not always, there is the odd author here and there that is hell bent on ZOMGHAPPYMARRIAGESQUEEONLY!), and that's probably because they know that sometimes it just needs to end This Way and not That Way.
Er, I'm all over the place with reply. Sorry about that, heh.
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