So I'm translating this song (<https://www5.atwiki.jp/hmiku/pages/31606.html>)
and the particle usage in a line confused me:

チョコレート中毒さ それはもう大変な (this is just for context)

Chocolate poisoning, it's already so much

甘い甘い結末は望んでなんかいないよ

But I don't wish for a sweet, sweet end (?)

The usage of は really confused me; it would make sense, especially with the
チョコレート中毒, if the _person_ didn't wish for the sweet, sweet end, but the way
it's written with は, the sweet sweet is the subject.

Is this just as written, that the sweet, sweet end is the subject, or is は
just a stylistic choice in some way, and can be translated as if it was を, as
would make sense?

Thank you!
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meaning particles particle-は object
Particle は seems like it should be を in this sentence
First, チョコレート中毒さ それはもう大変な is inversion of それはもう大変なチョコレート中毒さ, which means
"really really serious chocolate-addiction". Both それは and もう are an adverb
that emphasizes degree of something. (さ is a sentence-ender that conveys
irresponsible/optimistic feel.)

As for your question, は does not necessarily denote the subject of a sentence
because the object marker を turns into は as well as the subject marker が once
it's topicalized. This kind of topicalization almost conventionally occurs in
order to limit scope to negate, when the predicate of the sentence is
negative.

Incidentally, the example phrase wouldn't be that unnatural either even if it
was 甘い結末 **を** 望んでなんかいない because being inserted with なんか can also function
like the topic part limits scope of negation. However, it may be important for
you to remember that は is actually the first choice.
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