How to End a Fanfiction

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I was busily engaged in writing more of my Fanfiction instead of doing housework, as was often the case. I had just completed the climax of my story and was eagerly anticipating the final chapter and its completion. There was just one problem: I had no idea how to end it!

Normally I would have gone for a walk and thought things over, but this time I decided I would consult an external source. So I opened my email, scrolled through my contacts, and picked the one I wanted. Then I started typing thus:

"To Hiccup,

Hi, this is Threni, one of your many Fanfiction writers. I am sending this because I am currently stuck on how to end a Fanfiction about one of your adventures. I was wondering do you had any suggestions?

Yours Truly,

Threni"

Then I sent the email and leaned back in my chair to think. My mind kept coming up blank. To my pleasant surprise, however, Hiccup was evidently on his own email account at that moment, for within a few minutes of my sending my message he replied with:

"To Threni,

I've been reading your story with great interest (I'm one of the anonymous guest reviewers you get every chapter). I think the best ending would be a happy one. Maybe you should have me fly off on Toothless. That one always pleases the fans.

H3"

I quickly sent a reply.

"Your idea is a decent one, but I feel like everybody ends with that kind of thing. Certainly most of the movies and TV shows do. What if I ended with someone pulling a prank on Snotlout?

Threni"

Of course, I had no idea what kind of prank anyone would pull on Snotlout. If someone like Hiccup or Astrid pulled it, it would have to be well thought on. The Twins could get away with something juvenile, but such pranks did not appeal much to me. So before he could respond to my previous message I sent a new one.

"Or I could always end with something romantic. That's another one that always pleases the fans. It could be a dinner between you and Astrid—or how about a proposal scene? The fans always squeal with joy when those ones come up.

Threni"

His response was delayed by my new email, to the point where I wondered if he was still online. But eventually he replied with:

"I think the romantic ending idea is a bit clichéd. But if you decide to go with it, please don't make it too suggestive or explicit. My girlfriend hates those kinds of stories. She feels they're a violation of her privacy and, as Snotlout can testify, she's often violent to those who violate her privacy.

H3"

So Hiccup did not like the romantic ending, I did not like the flying away ending, and I had no idea what to write for a humorous ending. So I typed a new email:

"How about a death scene? Something that will have the readers in tears long before they finish it. If I killed you or Toothless off, I'll bet I'd get loads of reviews."

He replied almost at once.

"I find Fanfictions that include my death very depressing, you know

H3"

So he did not like idea of a death scene, and he probably would be just as upset to read about the death of anyone else close to him. I decided it would be a good idea to respect his wishes. After all, if it had not been for him I probably would never have written any Fanfiction.

But now I felt very frustrated. This was getting ridiculous!

So I typed:

"So the humorous, romantic, tragic, and happy endings are all out, and I don't want to do a cliffhanger because I don't have any plans for a sequel. What else is there to do?"

There was another wait before his response came.

"How about you just say it's finished and stop writing?

H3"

I wrote back:

"What, you mean like this?"