The two flavours of fanfic author:
Has a chapter end with some mild angst, like the two main characters having an argument; author's notes say, "I'm so sorry!! Rest assured, things look really bad right now but this fic DOES have a happy ending and next chapter I'll get them to actually talk about their feelings, I promise!"
Has a chapter end with a shocking betrayal, a complete relationship implosion, and then the main character's house is set on fire and they're lying in the street, unconscious and very possibly dead; author's notes just say " :) ".



















