Do I Love The Slow Burn Trope? Of Course I Do! But Do I Like Experiencing It For Myself? Absolutely Fucking

for fanfic writers and readers

as a black girl who loves a lot of different movies and shows, fanfic allows me to read stories that put me in the middle of my favorite things. however, fanfic often (unintentionally) excludes girls who look like me.

i am so sick and tired of reading a fanfiction and having to rewrite it in my brain because a character description immediately implies that the reader is white. if you don't know what i mean, here are some examples.

"your skin turned pink" or "you blushed": black girls and women with darker skin tones CANNOT blush. our skin does not just turn pink

"pulled your hair into a messy bun": my 4a hair cannot be pulled into a messy bun at random. i may be able to do a ponytail if i have braids in, and i might be able to tie it up if I have an old twist-out, but a "messy bun" is often not possible.

"he ran his hands through your hair": yeah...unless my hair is in a silk press (and an OLD silk press), that's not happening

there are a plethora of other examples that would make this post insanely long, so let me get to the point. there are very easy ways to make fanfic a bit more inclusive; all you have to do is tweak a few character descriptions. OR, put in your pairing or warnings that the reader is implied to be white.

and finally: please, please stop tagging your DARK fanfictions "xblack!reader." i am tired of searching for fluff under the black reader tag and finding non-con, dark themes, etc., ESPECIALLY when the fic ends up being for a white reader💀.

the goal of my page is to create a safe space for black girls who love reading fanfiction. i am only one person, so if you'd like to help, here are some ways to do that!

send me fics (preferably marvel and stranger things to start) that are with a black reader

comment some other things in fanfics that imply that the reader is white or that make the fic a little less accessible

REBLOG FICS BY BLACK WRITERS

Reblog if..

You miss Tony stark

You miss Natasha Romanoff

You miss Thor

You miss Clint Barton

You miss Steve Rogers

You miss Bruce Banner

AND LASTLY…

You f*cking miss the OG avengers

Because I do.

I wish white girls never discovered silk and satin scarves

Wanda, welcome home.

To this day, I refuse to believe that natasha and tony are dead.

Id sleep a LOT better if they gave my girl tasha a fucking funeral like they did for tony

So, I really like doing Picrews but I’m also Black, SO! I decided to compile a list of picrews and dolls that had a wide range of skin tones, option for Black facial features and Black hair options THAT MAKE SENSE. If you find anymore please add on! These are my favs to go back to 😁

Djarn Charater maker

Smile Maker

Icon Maker-Star Wars

Icon Maker by Magenta Girl

Adorable Character

Vintage Western Girl

BAYDEWS AVATER MAKER

Specs Maker

Hummm Girl

Girl Maker

Poicon Maker

Aloha! Sushicore Icon

Space Princess

idea: scene with two characters eagerly stripping each other clearly about to bone, but they keep getting interrupted by finding carefully concealed weapons in each other’s clothing, so they keep just unholstering, revealing and unstrapping increasingly ludicrous amounts of hidden guns and knives as the clothes come off, and it’s lowkey killing the mood a little

OFBLCKWRITERS — a network for black writers, black readers, & black people. 

with the increase of many black writers in the fanfiction writing community, this network is dedicated to promote and spread content about black readers (and written by black people). this network will include the promotion of different fan fiction from anime/mangas, marvel, dc, video games, and other things. with just tagging your work under the #ofblckwriters tag and tagging this account in your work, your work will automatically reblogged to be promoted on this blog. 

reblogs would be greatly appreciated

Random Ship Dynamics

Gets scared easily x “How did that make you jump??”

Consistently cold x A very cuddly person who just happens to be warm

Sweetheart x “You’re so kind that it’s making me sick”

Doesn’t like PDA x Has to hold back from smothering them when they’re out on a date

Carefree and kind of reckless x Stern and is always (affectionately) scolding them

Famous singer x Their average partner who is the loudest in the crowd when they go see their concerts

Fascinated by everything x Thinks their partner’s fascination is fascinating

Tall x “How’s the weather up there?”

Short x Bends down to talk to their partner because they know it pisses them off

Two teachers whose classrooms are in the same hallway so they always visit each other during lunches

Very physically affectionate x Didn’t realize how touch starved they were until they met their partner

Cries very easily x “Stop crying or I’m gonna cry.."

“Fuck you.” x “Fuck ME???” [winks]

Very good dancer x Can’t dance for their life but still gets dragged onto the dance floor by their partner

Does embarrassing things on purpose x Pretends to be embarrassed so they can laugh at their partner