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This is cute.
I'd have more to say, but that's pretty much it. […] It's also all very heteronormative, but I'm sure that's just a fluke probably. Maybe.
I'm just saying the well resolved relationships here are all het-positive, and anything outside that range ends in fire and flames.
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I'm gonna put this out here in case anyone misinterprets this fic. It's like you didn't even read this fic, to be honest. 'Only the hets have well resolved relationships'?
Chase is still very much Asexual and Darling is still very much Bisexual. They're the second happiest couple in the room (the first is Dexter and Raven on the account that they've just gotten married). Please don't erase Chase and Darling's sexual identities just because they look like a 'basic hetero couple'. You don't stop being ace or bi just because you're with a partner that makes your relationship look 'straight'. Doubting someone's sexuality isn't okay. That's like saying, "You can't be a lesbian because you don't have a girlfriend", or "I don't believe you're gay because I've never seen you in a relationship with a guy", or "How do you know you're pansexual if you've never been with X person".
Also, please acknowledge that, though Apple is still a single lesbian woman and isn't with a lovely gal, she is a successful businesswoman; who managed to not only admit her past mistakes, but also be forgiven and reconnect with another strong lady (that's a positive relationship. Even if it's just friendship).
And just because Alistair and Bunny are married, and Daring is going to marry Rosabella doesn't mean it's all het-positive. Alistair acted pretty childish when he found out about Chase. Being a man-child isn't a good thing in any relationship.
A to-be-Mrs Charming Rosabella isn't some constellation prize for Daring either. Rosabella could have easily been the hero in their love story but instead, Daring confided in Briar, creating a beautiful friendship where most stories say men and women cannot be just friends. Yes, Daring and Briar are both straight but their whole dynamic is to show that you don't have to be in a romantic relationship to be happy.
So, again, it's not all 'het-positive'. Look at Humphrey who is still single and scarred by high school bullying. And Lizzie who is also still single and cried her eyes out.
I love ships, but not everything is about shipping. This fic is about identity, sexuality, friendship and growth. You should learn how to look outside your shipping world, it sounds like you only care about lesbian ships and no other LGBTQ ships. You don't get to pick and choose which members of the LGBTQ+ community you support, you either support us or you don't. It also sounds like you hate straight couples or straight people in general. Don't do this to the community or yourself. And I say 'yourself' because the person you're hurting the most with this mentality is you.
