ship-wrecked

Definition

The soul-crushing moment when your carefully constructed romantic predictions about fictional characters crash against the rocky shores of canon reality. Common among fans who invested emotionally in relationships that the actual creators had zero intention of making happen.

Example Usage

I was completely ship-wrecked when the finale revealed they were actually cousins the whole time.

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