Hiya,
Sorry about this. Friendships are kind of hard sometimes when people don't except every ones point of views. Though no one should be excepted to do just that. For a friendship to work, people have to be open minded that no matter what you like, your friends are not going to always agree with you.
I personally have never been into the romance part of the things I like, though I see that they're an important part of the character growth. So adding them to stories and stuff, helps makes the characters more rounded. So I can see why you'd want to put it in a fanfic. It's wrong for anyone to accuse you of being a huge fan of romance, because it's put into a story.
One of the things I don't like in friendships is those types where you have to like what they like, who they like, and what they like, or they're not your friend. I feel that the minute those type of words come out of their mouths, that they're not really my friend in the first place. A friend likes who for who you are. They don't control you. They don't attack you over silly things like fandoms. They don't leave you over little things like that. If there's a problem friends should be able to bring it up and discuss it with each other, privately to work it out. Not make a public display about it.
Another thing that is important which you did very well here, is not to bring up the friend's name at all when venting. It helps you be able to vent, those of us who try to talk can help, but you're not dissing your friend in any way. Thanks for showing respect to her, even though she has caused pain.
Once again, I'm really sorry that your friendship has gone through a hard time there. Though maybe instead of doing your writing to each other through livejournal where other friends can see it, if you're looking to repair this friendship do a private email. No attacks, just explaining how you feel and what you were trying to express in your letter. It was never meant to hurt her or her friends, just something that you wanted to vent about.
Wow! Thank you so much for understanding. That was exactly what I had been trying to do in the first place. I wanted to tell a story. Not from a fangirl's perspective, but from a writer's perspective. Romance is a part of a character's growth and I wanted to show that in my stories. Even though I'm no longer interested in romance, maybe I can try again.
Well, it wasn't public. The rude comment she left was locked privately on livejournal and so was the message. I feel that she was a bit extreme with her choice but I respected it, nontheless. Although the Raph in me wanted to fight but the Leo in me backed down. If I had chosen to fight, then I would be no better then she is and I'm far more honorable then that.
As for the person's name remaining anonymous, that was just common sense. I don't want to have problems with this girl any more then I have to. It'll just make matters worse. When I get angry, my mouth has no sense of control and I wind up biting more then I can chew. But lately I've been doing a good job controlling my temper by biting my tongue.
