FASCINATING

[chocolatepot]

I basically never get negative/shit-stirry comments on AO3 because ??? I'm an adult and I stay out of contentious topics, I guess. But today I did get one on my Stringer/Charlotte (Sanditon) fic, which is actually quite funny. Very few people must write the ship, unsurprisingly, because this fic regularly gets kudos ... okay, wow, only 37 fics on the whole of AO3.

Anyway, this person is a self-professed Charlotte/Sidney shipper and they chose to read a Charlotte/Stringer fic for some reason, and then they saw right in the top note that a) I made Sidney Charlotte's babydaddy to create the situation that b) was specifically prompted by the recip, Stringer and Charlotte getting married to protect her reputation. And then they read it anyway and commented to say that they didn't think it made sense because it's too mean to Sidney and wouldn't the Parkers realize what had happened? (Telepathically, I assume?) Girl, what are you thinking?

(In case it's not clear, I'm laughing - this makes me feel like I'm 15 again, only now I can respond reasonably and maturely rather than like a teenager.)

Comments

[danabren]

"I am on the internet and you have to listen to my opinion!"

[chocolatepot]

The worst aspect of the internet ...

[krait]

Sometimes the comments people leave are truly baffling in the degree to which they lack self-awareness. "I don't ship this, but I read this shipfic and am furious that it was exactly what I expected" is one variety; surely people would pause and consider, before broadcasting their poor decision-making skills quite so loudly? :D

[chocolatepot]

It's so bizarre! I don't even open a fic if it has the ship I don't like, let alone start reading it and get to a point where I'm unhappy with it.

[danabren]

Excuse me, EXCUSE ME, I am here to be offended and now I am and it's your fault and I expect you to apologize.