Someone at work once asked me why I was so damn obsessed with One Piece (I used to sit at my desk and read it all day), and I told them it was because everybody in it failed all the damn time, and they failed so gloriously hard. I don't think they understood why this was a good thing, I don't think anyone would understand until they've actually gotten involved in the show and the fandom, but I always try and sneak that failure into my OP fics. So, yay, always happy when I hear it's worked.

...There's something weird about being happy to be told your writing is full of failure. XD