Talk:Re: Chapter 122/@comment-187.10.105.131-20170424155855/@comment-27247962-20170425165554

^ I'll find solace in that you can't deny the arguments against them already being a couple.

But besides that i'll have to accept that romance in fictional stories can grow from pretty much everywhere & nowhere. It does have a set of rules though, which closely resemble that of real-life, so you can't blame people for being realistic about the odds either. In the off chance that this ship doesn't sail, the effect on fans will be more catastrophic then when this ship does sail. That's why this complaining might actually prevent one of those very emotional fans from doing something stupid. The negativity based on realism balances out the blinding positivity based on fantasy, it's an efficient coexistence on a wiki. It's on the wiki & it will unconciously fuck with the mind of a fan that has blind faith in this ship & might prevent blind rage when it doesn't happen.

Just imagine the backlash when everyone is extatic about them getting together & it doesn't happen or becomes impossible. Can you imagine people giving a fuck about it being the authors decision, when he blew their expectations so blatantly? Do you think people will except the choice of the writer above their own? In theory it all sounds well and good that we have nothing to decide about a pairing being good or not, but how realistic does that sound to you? The author can pack his bags & move to the nearest bunker & hope he makes it there in time.

It's not because someone's expectations so happen to not align with the author's right now that they won't align in a later stage.

The benefit we have from people who share my stance, is that we have nothing to lose here. They don't get together, perfect, that makes sense. They get together, fair enough, it's the author's choice. But what I can't swallow is fans confirming stuff that isn't nearly confirmed & celebrating something that might soon turn into their worst nightmare. And then we have to see these extatic/superhappy fans do a 180 from loving the author to turning into beasts that start harassing the author about something that fills up say 2% of the story. And for the dissapointed fan there is always the option of fanfic to channel all that anger towards.

& that's why you shouldn't underestimate the purpose of complaining. It might actually save someone's life, if i'm allowed to be slightly fictional here. :)