Lacking an explicit statement of creator intent, it really is not possible to tell "I made this because I felt I had to" from "I made this but am just not very good at my chosen medium." People think they can tell, but no, they mostly really can't. Even when it feels like issuefic! There are plenty of people out there writing issuefic very awkwardly but sincerely!
I just hate this assumption in general that you can guess and then immediately judge a person's motivations for shipping or creating something. No. Fuck off.
Re: wank containment area
Lacking an explicit statement of creator intent, it really is not possible to tell "I made this because I felt I had to" from "I made this but am just not very good at my chosen medium." People think they can tell, but no, they mostly really can't. Even when it feels like issuefic! There are plenty of people out there writing issuefic very awkwardly but sincerely!
I just hate this assumption in general that you can guess and then immediately judge a person's motivations for shipping or creating something. No. Fuck off.