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AegisP Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#1: Jan 2nd 2015 at 6:20:22 PM

I know it sounds weird but hear me out.

While I do like happy endings and do not think Depressing stuff is DA BOMB, I really do like fics with Downer Endings, IF they are fitting to the plot and tone of the fic.

I especially loved 2 Regular Show Fics in particular, Asleep In A Blizzard and Rock Bottom.

Also, Im kind of Experiencing a backlash of supposedly "Earn Your Happy Ending" like Memoirs Of A Master And Diamonds that are bad In ways I cant elaborate at the moment.

I DO love Earn Your Happy Ending, A Different Lesson pulled it off amazingly and its not a bad trope by any means, though.

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#2: Jan 4th 2015 at 4:55:44 PM

Adam Kadmon's Evangelion Dark Fics are, IMO, very well-written (at least, the ones I've read) and for the most part aren't just Downer Endings, they're "reach through the monitor and belt you out of the chair" endings.

Shadsie Staring At My Own Grave from Across From the Cemetery Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: My elf kissing days are over
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#3: Jan 5th 2015 at 1:55:41 PM

Hmmm... I can't think of any definitively Downer Ending fics by others I've read and liked, but this made me think about my own fan fictions. I write a lot of Dark Fic , but, strangely enough, I don't recall doing a lot in the ways of ending on the downnote.

The only fic of my own that I can think of that DEFINITELY had a Downer Ending is this one: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7702539/1/Defeat - "Defeat" - a Legend of Zelda fanfic set in Skyward Sword, centering on Groose and a possible ending to one of the tedious Imprisoned-fights.

There also, now that I think of it this one: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7779131/1/Behold-Thy-Hero - "Behold Thy Hero" - A Legend of Zelda / Ocarina of Time fic that deals with the "Hero is Defeated" timeline of the series and just... I don't think that fic is one of my best. I seriously went overboard on the darkness and made it obnoxiously grim-dark.

There's also "Road Trip" - my Super Smash Bros. Zombie Fic that has a Downer Ending as ONE of its Multiple Endings - but it probably doesn't count because it's a part of an ending-set and isn't the "canon" ending for the story, which I've decided is the happy ending / final ending.

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