Don't Stop Coal Now!

[coalcube]

Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real coal time
I feel alive
And the exchange I'll turn it inside out, yeah
I'm floating around in agony
So, (don't stop me now)
(Don't stop me)
'Cause I'm having a coal time, having a coal time~


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Re: Who Got Coal

[(Anonymous)]

Recip asked for A/B ship fic, case fic, and happy endings.

Fic 1: A and B interact like in canon, in a casefic, but the only shipping is a somewhat unsatisfactory "hey, want to go out for coffee later?" at the end.

Fic 2: Character B is hit by a bus, and character A and canon het love interest solve the case of B's gruesome death while wearing no homo shirts.

You really telling me you need mind-reading powers to tell the difference between good faith and spite fic?

Re: Who Got Coal

[(Anonymous)]

dc

I also received A&B fic when I asked for A/B fic and I would have been thrilled with scenario #1.

Re: Who Got Coal

[(Anonymous)]

dc

Be fair, coalie. Some exchange participants genuinely are that dim.

Re: Who Got Coal

[(Anonymous)]

Ayrt

But not all fics in the wild will be that obvious.

Fic 3: A case fic where A & B interact, and at the end A tells B "you're my best friend, you're like a brother to me".

Fic 4: A/B shipfic where they solve a case and hook up, but at the end decide they shouldn't date because work and relationships don't mix.

I'd either of those spitefic? Maybe they're both given in good faith and author 3 tried to give them as much of their likes as they could, or maybe they saw the request and said "they ship A/B? Gross! I'll show them!" Maybe author 4 thinks solving the case and remaining partners is a happy ending, or maybe they know that the "they won't date" is as far from a happy ending for the recip as possible. I maintain that in practice, you often can't tell failed good faith attempts apart from authors who don't care about pleasing their recips.

Re: Who Got Coal

[(Anonymous)]

If 3 stopped at "you're my best friend" that would be good faith. Adding the line about being a brother instantly makes it purposefully stomping on their ship.

4 would depend on the tone for more context.