maybe this is an unpopular opinion but even when i'm absolutely obsessed with characters, i don't care at all about the actors who play them. they're just people, why are y'all putting them on a pedestal.
"People mostly write and read very character driven, specific ship focused fic, because what most people want out of fanfiction is to focus on the romance between characters they're not getting in canon so they can soak in the vibes."
Yes, absolutely. And thank hell for all the authors who write character-driven, ship focused fic for us to soak in the vibes to.
But also…
thank hell for all the authors who write angst, whump, and hurt no comfort, for us to luxuriate in blorbo's hurt and pain and cry or cackle.
thank hell for all the authors who write cheating, love triangles and affairs for us to consume large quantities of popcorn to and yell 'oh no, they didn't'.
thank hell for all the authors who write case fic, mission fic, and intricate, plot-driven stories to replicate the feel of canon, when canon has stopped or gone wrong.
thank hell for all the authors who write 'fix it' fics when canon has betrayed us with bad vibes, plot holes and deaths.
thank hell for all the authors who write poly ships when what we need is just for everyone to get along and screw instead of screw up.
thank hell for all the authors who write gen fic when we're not interested in romance.
thank hell for all the authors in fandom, and all the wonderful, different kinds of fanfiction they write for us.
I love the idea of Billy constantly trying to leave the second he and Eddie are done having sex and Eddie getting increasingly frustrated about it. So one day he just wraps his gangly limbs around Billy and is like nope, I know your curfew isn't for two more hours, Wayne isn't coming back until after midnight, you're staying right here.
And Billy looks back at him and says with a completely straight face that he doesn't cuddle because that's gay.
Eddie just stares at him for like a solid minute before saying, also with a straight face. "Babe, my dick was in your ass like 5 minutes ago. You're literally still covered in cum. And you think cuddling is gay?"