I was never surprised that TJ was the endgame. To me, that was always where the story was heading.
What surprises me more is that Doyak had to publicly clarify that Ian never went to Chicago. For months, a fan theory was repeated so often that many people started treating it as canon, despite it never being confirmed in the story. Then, when the ending didn't match those expectations, some even accused Doyak of being misleading.
Honestly, I think that hurt Wet Sand more than the ending itself. A lot of new readers ended up inheriting fandom narratives instead of experiencing the story as it was actually written.
I was never surprised that TJ was the endgame. To me, that was always where the story was heading.
What surprises me more is that Doyak had to publicly clarify that Ian never went to Chicago.
For months, a fan theory was repeated so often that many people started treating it as canon, despite it never being confirmed in the story. Then, when the ending didn't match those expectations, some even accused Doyak of being misleading.
Honestly, I think that hurt Wet Sand more than the ending itself. A lot of new readers ended up inheriting fandom narratives instead of experiencing the story as it was actually written.