I love dark, angsty stories, including death stories, but I detest wallows. I'm actually rather fond of stories where everyone ends up dead as it tends to prevent the wallowing. *g* I'm also very fond of stories where someone dies and the survivor(s) picks up and, while still in deep and recognizable pain, goes on and does what needs to be done to deal with whatever situation remains.
Also, I have to say that death fic doesn't always lose you readership. The two stories I've gotten the most feedback on over the years are both deathfic. This may have to do with the fandoms (Mulder/Krycek, Jack/Daniel) as much as the stories but I'm not really sure.
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I love dark, angsty stories, including death stories, but I detest wallows. I'm actually rather fond of stories where everyone ends up dead as it tends to prevent the wallowing. *g* I'm also very fond of stories where someone dies and the survivor(s) picks up and, while still in deep and recognizable pain, goes on and does what needs to be done to deal with whatever situation remains.
Also, I have to say that death fic doesn't always lose you readership. The two stories I've gotten the most feedback on over the years are both deathfic. This may have to do with the fandoms (Mulder/Krycek, Jack/Daniel) as much as the stories but I'm not really sure.