And if a story doesn’t include queer characters, I will chose which characters to make queer. Because while it is true many of these stories aren’t realistic, denying the reality of gay people who aren’t dead or villains is not a fantasy I want a part of.
fic readers are so entitled sometimes they expect writers to share their work for free and act like writers wanting people to comment in fics is some kind of moral failing and not the bare minimum you can do to thank someone for sharing a story that you love