Why Bother? was written, like many of my one-shots, completely spontaneously. I've found that I can only write good stories about emotional developments when I myself am feeling that emotion. Why Bother? is ultimately my most personal story. The story was written on April 12, 2011 and was written in one sitting. While writing it, I was listening to Why Bother by Weezer, quite fittingly. This was the only instance where I have let a song fully transfix itself into a story. That said, aside from the chorus, there's very little relationship between the song and the story.