User blog comment:RisingFusion/Getting tired of this/@comment-5643552-20150828064236/@comment-26935990-20150828112707

I couldn't disagree more. For sure, that seems to be the orthodox approach, especially on 90% of the stories I read on here. I don't necessarily think it would have to be a "happy" ending, but not necessarily one where the protagonist gets put in the ground.