Career or financial struggles that eventually resolve into stability.
There is a project titled Happy Ending that released an official pilot in 2024 featuring actors Jeff Satur and Barcode. It has gained a significant following in the "Boys' Love" (BL) community.
Atwood uses these scenarios to argue that the only authentic "ending" for any story is death, and that "happy endings" are simply a choice of where the writer decides to stop the narrative. " Happy Ending " (The TV Series)
These introduce variations involving infidelity, illness, and tragedy.
The "perfect" life where they marry, have children, and die of old age.