So. I actually wrote this several weeks ago and didn't post it at the time; today I mentioned it to
1st_eggokage on Tumblr, and she urged me to post it (and then was extraordinarily nice about it.) I swore I wouldn't start moving any significant writing to Tumblr, so I am crossposting it promptly here.
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Alt title: ALL THE FICTIONAL WOMEN YOU DISMISS. )