I don't think I'd be too interested to read a synopsis-sort of ending if I won't get to read it with all the flesh, blood and bone. Whether the characters come together has never been too relevant to me when I follow a story; even the how I am not too keen on... it's almost always the details, the little things that I am after.

YES! i couldn't figure out how to say something like this, but this is a bit how i feel as well. the reason why i love a story is how the words work almost as much as what they are telling. i do have attachment to the what and the how, but the biggest part of the experience is the actual combination of words and details that are used to express those things. to me, good writing is about the writing.