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It could be someone who gets together with a love interest, but there’s no firm commitment like a marriage or mating contract. It could be that whatever the Big Problem was has been resolved, and for the time being, at least, the MCs aren’t in any danger or at risk, and can canoodle happily until life rears its head and something nasty appears again. For most publishers, they would say it means the characters are happy at the end of the novel without any assurance that the happiness is going to last forever.

Curious what your policy is on happy endings or more tragic endings? How many happy endings have you written versus more tragic endings? I’ve seen a few of both of them on the platform but curious what you tend to go for.

When I got into potter fanfic (between books 4 & 5), one issue that was cropping up was the “One-Big-Happy-Weasley-Family” syndrome. A family of nine fighting against a supposedly fearsome and formidable army of death eaters? There should be casualties, and more than one IMO. I’ll simply say my first potter fanfic did not suffer from that syndrome!

Ah, I think some of my stuff can be classified as “happy for now”. I feel like it’s more emotionally satisfying to just let things be open or uncertain because it’s more real.

So… show the “I do” but hide the drunk in-laws making a scene. Got it

What would you consider a happy for now ending? As in, they could be happy at some point in the future but aren’t right now?

For me, it depends on what I’m writing. Publishers tend to want happy-ever-after endings or at least happy-for-now endings. So, if I’m going to submit what I’m writing to a publisher, I try for at least the HFN ending. When I write for myself, I’m much less inclined to write happy endings. I’m never quite sure life has a happy ending in most cases, although I’m firmly in the camp of life having happy bits throughout. But I think how people cope with adversity that doesn’t resolve neatly is far too interesting not to write it.

I get that. For me I tend to go with either tragic endings or ambiguous endings. The first story I wrote ended with an open ending where you could decide for yourself what the future is, that I’ve since extended. My next piece was a tragic ending. Some of my stuff on this archive have happier endings, though usually the figurative kind. Two of them were something of a tragic ending.

More seriously… on that rare occasion I do finish (more often with Halloween/Holiday one shots, I do give them an ending. (Though I did have a Halloween tale that turned into a two-parter). Halloween stories are more often tragic, holiday stories more often happy/festive, but that’s not always a rule, I’ve had the reverse too. Guess overall, it’s a balanced, satisfying ending I go with; a drop of tragedy, a drop of happiness; exact ratio depends on the particular story.

Aw… the mighty super hero, with a cape and wand, the Fairy Plot Bunny, will summon in a new series, and the current tale is merely a prologue to!

Well sometimes it just happens whether you wanted to or not.

“Endings?” What are these “endings” you speak of?

The latest chapter of “Out of Hand” is posted! Chapter 7: Lame-O No Mo

This was a good writing week. My Helluva Boss story “Upon Reflection” is now posted, and I expect to post chapter 2 of “House Petracor” in the next few days. Upon Reflection Loona goes to a shop to get some upgrades to her human disguise—and is surprised when the disguise takes on a life of its own. Located : +G through L > Helluva Boss Content Tags : Anthro Bi COMPLETE FF Oneshot Oral