I do 100% think it is always correct to accept the queer reading with tranquil certainty and conviction, secure in that, even if the person writing the story didn't exactly know what they were doing, it felt right to them. Not second guessing it or insecurely ironizing over it. But sometimes the takeaway is just- and this is not exclusive to (more mainstream) stories with queer themes, but it feels common there: This choice was either over-thought or cowardly. I don't feel "mislead" per se but there's a level of: What was this leading to? What was your red thread? What were you trying to say? The story got too big and this was your way out? There is no conviction. It feels like a compromise that panders to a group I am not part of. It feels like an overcorrection. Things can be unsatisfying and bittersweet in a way that works, AND in a way that feels like a cop-out. Stream one last kiss.