When you're writing fanfic, using "..." makes me think you're a.) too dumb or b.) too lazy to tell us how the character reacted. Are they blinking in shock, is their mouth open, are they staring blank-faced ahead, what?

Good point. I'll admit I've been guilty of that once or twice in a Animorphs fic I once wrote that was completely based on dialog and nothing else. But still, at time I chalked it up to the fact that the whole '...' is pretty funny to look at, either at manga or at text.


'Sasuke arrives home in time to see Kakashi pounding himself into Sakura as they fuck against the wall; Kakashi's fingers digging into her hips and face contorting as he comes.'

Oh god, as much as I am not a fan of Sasuke, I really wouldn't want him to run into a situation that involves his old sensei having sex. (With anybody for that matter.) I don't think Sasuke doesn't want to think Kakashi like that. When he does, I bet his immediate reaction would be, "Okay, I'm leaving now I have to bleach my brain that after seening Kakashi having sex."

Then he'll do a double-take and say, "With SAKURA?!"

Oh Sasuke. So slow on the upbringing.