Mystic Falls Redux – Chapter 1 – NYS30 – The Vampire Diaries (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

nys30:

Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Bonnie/Damon -past relationship, Bonnie Bennett/Malachai “Kai” Parker
Characters: Bonnie Bennett, Sheila “Grams” Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Katherine Pierce, Damon Salvatore, Malachai “Kai” Parker, Luke Parker (Vampire Diaries), Liv Parker, Tyler Lockwood, Matt Donovan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe – Human, Slow Burn, Canon up until the series ends, then it just goes in all directions, Bonnie needs a break
Summary:

Bonnie dies in her sleep one night. The Bennett line comes together to give her a chance at a normal life….in a parallel world.

Mystic Falls Redux – Chapter 1 – NYS30 – The Vampire Diaries (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

something stupid (like i love you) Chapter 6, a vampire diaries fanfic | FanFiction

irresistible-revolution:

The music is a river again and he forces himself to wait on the banks, to not seize her in his hands and re-acquaint himself with the dream. It’s an effort that stretches him thin, so he downs the rest of his drink and pours himself another before she speaks.

“I went to see Graham.”

something stupid (like i love you) Chapter 6, a vampire diaries fanfic | FanFiction

Mystic Falls Redux – NYS30 – The Vampire Diaries (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

nys30:

Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Bonnie/Damon -past relationship, Bonnie Bennett/Malachai “Kai” Parker
Characters: Bonnie Bennett, Sheila “Grams” Bennett, Caroline Forbes, Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Katherine Pierce, Damon Salvatore, Malachai “Kai” Parker, Luke Parker (Vampire Diaries), Liv Parker, Tyler Lockwood, Matt Donovan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe – Human, Slow Burn, Canon up until the series ends, then it just goes in all directions, Bonnie needs a break
Summary:

Bonnie dies in her sleep one night. The Bennett line comes together to give her a chance at a normal life….in a parallel world.

I know damn good and well I shouldn’t be starting a new fic when I have others to finish, but *sighs in resignation" 

Mystic Falls Redux – NYS30 – The Vampire Diaries (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

The problem with Bonnie Bennett – summarized by a fan, Jenna on a Hypable article

leianaberrie:

Still relevant. I didn’t write it but it says everything I want to say about recent events.

Mmmmmm but im WHITE and i DEFINITELY think it’s a race thing? I guess you’ve never heard of a thing called white privilege and I’m guessing I should educate you because you sound super ignorant about it.

On television and film and media in general–white people are rewarded for mediocrity. White people can be the most basic forms of themselves and yet still have “everything” going for them while POC (that’s people of color just in case you didn’t know) are very often marginalized. Left to play only the “background” characters, or the “sassy best friend” or better yet–the magical negro trope, which is EXACTLY what Bonnie Bennett is on this show. She is the magical negro.

Keep reading

The problem with Bonnie Bennett – summarized by a fan, Jenna on a Hypable article

The Mammification of Bonnie Bennett – or, Why We Bonnie Lovers Are Doomed and why Vampire Diaries Perpetuates Racist Ideologies

mothership-down:

Bonnie Bennett never had a chance.

In a different world, perhaps – in a world where white writers make it a point to dismantle and investigate damaging stereotypes rather than perpetuate them, in a world where they actively engage in conversations with POC in order to…

The Mammification of Bonnie Bennett – or, Why We Bonnie Lovers Are Doomed and why Vampire Diaries Perpetuates Racist Ideologies