You know I thought about this and realized how much has to change to conform to Bonnie. Amy is the epitome of a white woman using her victimhood to her advantage. Bonnie is not white so she would have to conform her plan to fit that because there’s no way she’d get the same amount of news coverage or sympathy from the media that Amy did. That presents a fun challenge and a new theme to explore for this AU. I wish I had the time.
Ugh this is so true! Amy’s plan was contingent on her privelege and wouldn’t have worked the same if was a minority at all, especially a black woman. That would definitely be something to explore in any adaption.
I really want this written now. Gone Girl was already complex on its own but this adds a whole different perspective to it. Although I will note that this is one of the few times where I never thought “this would be more interesting if she was a POC” because it works very specifically because she’s white however fanfiction is about exploring things you can’t find in canon.
I just thought of something else: Silas and Qetsiyah. I’ve always wanted a fic shipping those two but never knew how to execute it. This is literally right up Qetsiyah’s alley, and what Silas did to her with Amara matches Nick almost too well.
I really need to let this go because then I’ll end up writing it and it’ll be 10 years before it’s finished.
POC of TVD 