Unjapanologist

Thanks! And sorry, by that line I just meant, if your collection happens to consist mainly of non-kichiku!James stories, it's understandable why that kichiku-ish scene wouldn't be depicted in them. True, in English-speaking fanfic waters the challenge tends to lie exactly in explaining those pivotal canon scenes away... but then, not necessarily so, when you think of certain circles of ficcers. (There are specific shippers, for instance, who prefer to ignore certain canon pairings rather than explain them away every time they start a new story.)