#it's disheartening how often i see someone raving about the best fanfic they ever read

[seserakh]

>looking for a new fic to read

>ask someone if their rec is good or if it's a rationalist retelling

>they don't understand

>pull out a diagram explaining the difference between a good fic and a fic and a rationalist retelling

>they laugh and say "it's a good fic, sir"

>I read the fic

>it's a rationalist retelling