( Trigger warnings for mentions of emotional abuse. )

My apologies for the rant. But the snark communities are getting dogmas as rigid as those of the badfics they mock, and I cannot stand that. (And yes, that would be why this isn't crossposted to LJ...)

"Aren't you a bit high-strung?"

"ME? High-strung? Don't be absurd!" he ranted. "High-strung, my goodness! High-strung - why, I'll have you know, I'm not appreciated, everyone says I'm not appreciated, if I could just tell everyone who's ever mocked me -"

"Yes, you are high-strung."

"How DARE you?!"