What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

multifandom-void asked: Hi!! I just read your post about shipping wincest or destiel and why it doesn't change anything and holy wow. Love it. Love the way you articulated it, thank you.

Thank you! I’m honestly confused by the number of people who, all shipping preferences aside, seem to think that liking Castiel is tantamount to dissing the Winchesters. Dean having a relationship with Sam doesn’t mean he can’t also have a relationship with Cas, and vice versa, because caring about one person doesn’t invalidate your ability to care about someone else, you know? Which also goes for the actors; Jensen being friends with Jared doesn’t mean he can’t also have a relationship with Misha, and whatever other permutations you’d care to name. But there’s so much fanwank that ultimately boils down to exactly that, and I end up just sitting here watching it like:

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