A passionate and impulsive woman.

[Louise]

When it comes to writing Bernadette I've always had problems because she's the drop-in candidate. No back story. No strength to her character beyond being Howard's girlfriend. That's why I always slapped her together with Howard as she really never 'animates' until they become a unit.

In my writing, I have no problem simply pretending she never existed I don't try to address canon events in my fic, except in an oblique way. I just proceed as if this show ended after S2, or I rewind and start fresh from S1 or earlier, and that way I don't have to deal with canon at all. I see no reason to acknowledge the later seasons or any recent canon events, in my fic. If other people are able to wrangle the current canon into something more manageable, more power to them; I'd rather wipe the slate clean and start again.

I'm not labeling my fic "AU", either. I resent the idea that something which could've been perfectly canonical for the first three or four years of the show, is now "AU."