It bothers me when you say that you "don't know what's okay to think anymore" and "you'd better just keep your mouth shut, then". GAH! Please don't do this! Each person presents a different, unique side of Severus, and it's neither right nor wrong -- just different. Your version is just as relevant as anyone else's, and damn it, I'M interested in reading YOUR version, and fuck those who think that everyone MUST think like them! Why don't you finish these stories anyway, and just post them to a minimized list instead of at large, if you are worried about these particular people? Though, quite frankly, I think it's more to your benefit to BE YOU and write what you like, and let the chips fall where they may. At least you know that when people like you, they like YOU... not someone who's been sanitized to fit into their view of things. For what it's worth, I've always enjoyed your prickly snarkasm.