spaceashleybanks:

The way Gillian Flynn writes white women…

Ok so like normally when I read/watch anything that is written by a white person and has mostly white characters I normally think to myself “xyz character would’ve been more interesting if they were black/poc” or “this needs to be more diverse etc” but not with Gillian Flynn….like don’t get me wrong I’d love if there were more poc in her writing (why I can’t WAIT for widows) but like…I didn’t read/watch gone girl and think Amy should’ve been black, same w/sharp objects and I always wondered why I never thought this. Then it dawned on me, she (more than any white female writer out there) writes about the dangers of white femininity in such a gruesome and familiar way. something that may not be familiar to the culture as a whole (a culture that puts ww on a pedastal and coddles them hell thats a big point being made in gone girl) but is familiar to poc (esp black ppl). White women using femininity/whiteness to kill/harm ppl on the fringes of society (the three girls Amma kills are 2 nongender conforming white girls and a little black girl and now think of how many ww got black ppl killed) white women using their whiteness/femininity/presumed innocence as a cover for there bad deeds etc. the cruelty of white housewives and little white girls. All recurring themes in her writing. All things unknown to white society but WELL known to and feared by black society. Idk if she does it on purpose but damn she does it well

Anyway this is a bit of a incomplete/sloppy analysis and I’m no expert on her writing or kno much about her opinions on things but still ☕️

jazzywazzy89:

scorpio-karma replied to your post:Bamon Gone Girl AU because honestly he’s the only…

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.

definitely-yesterday:

Summary: 

One-shot inspired by the following prompt: Person A has a horrible nightmare about losing Person B that wakes both of them up. Person A is crying and clinging to Person B as they spend their time reassuring Person A that everything was alright and soothing them back to sleep. (prompt from @what-if-your-otp​)

Universe: The Vampire Diaries

Pairing: Bonnie Bennett x Malachai ’Kai’ Parker

Word count: 1,636

Rating: T

Warnings: Brief mention of character death. Implied sex (it’s like 6 words in sentence at most). A couple of swear words. 

Author’s note: My first hurt/comfort fic, if it could be called that. I dunno man. I mostly just write fluff. Not beta read as per usual. All grammatical and spelling errors are mine alone.

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