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You're right about that, they kind of edge as close as they can to the really dark stuff, and every once in a while you get a moment that's a lot darker than the rest, it works, though.

No, that makes perfect sense. Some stories you start reading and end up wondering what the point is with all the angst. (My personal theory is that there are a lot of depressed fic writers projecting on the characters or something..)