#Bonnie deserved better

[allthebestnamesweretaken]

As a kid I didn’t know how deep the hatred for/racism against Bonnie Bennett/Kat Graham went. But I knew they hated Bonnie when her boyfriend cheated on her WITH A GHOST!!!

I love her and Enzo together so much. Not only were they literally the cutest thing ever, but they loved each other in a way that neither had experienced before. And both of them, Bonnie especially, deserved to be loved like that. She set a cabin on fire with them inside it, and refused to leave him even though his humanity was off and she had no guarantee he would save her. She created an entirely new dimension solely from the pain she experienced when he was killed. They’re soulmates your honor

#bonnie deserved better #bonnie bennett #lorenzo st. john #benzo #bonnie x enzo #tvdu #the vampire diaries #kat graham #Julie plec I will never forgive you

[lady-corrine]

The hypocrisy of some parts of the TVD fandom never ceases to surprise me. Granted, maybe some were not here since the show aired on TV and only got into the fandom after, but for those who go "Why is Bonnie so hyped, she was always loved, nobody hates on her"...

Bonnie is loved now. But for as long as the show aired on TV, Delena shippers were absolutely vile towards her, terrified that at one point the writers might go the books route for her and Damon.

(As if those racists writers would ever, but we move.)

It was only AFTER Elena and Damon fans got their endgame that they stopped spewing the most disgusting things at Bonnie's character and at Kat herself.

Now it's mostly book Bonnie that gets the most hate because Damon's in love with her.

#anti tvd #anti julie plec #anti delena #bonnie deserved better #bonnie bennett #bonnie mccullough

[thequeenofsastiel]

I can't deal with Elena dismissively saying that she knows Caroline and Bonnie have "issues" with Damon as she justifies falling in love with him. Does Elena seriously not remember a year prior when Caroline had a panic attack in her arms because of how horribly she was being abused by Damon? That Damon repeatedly raped and fed on Caroline? Or that he tried to kill Bonnie? They have "issues" with him? What the ever loving fuck

#anti elena gilbert #the vampire diaries #Caroline deserved better #Bonnie deserved better #anti damon salvatore #anti delena #yes I know she was sired #but as Tyler said #the bond affects how you behave #not how you feel

[chernayawidow]

TVD SEASON 2 FINALE:

How I’m choosing to believe it went

Bonnie (rightfully) refuses to help Stefan find a cure for Damon because he’s horrible/doesn’t deserve to live and he wouldn’t hesitate to let Bonnie die.

Bonnie pretty much starts putting herself first from here on out because she deserves better

Damon (thankfully) dies from the wolf bite at the end of season 2.

Elena doesn’t forgive Damon for any of his misdeeds because death does NOT equal an automatic pass for all of his appalling actions.

She doesn’t give him that disgusting kiss while he’s on his death bed. (That kiss wasn’t their first kiss either btw, their first kiss was when Damon forced it on her in 2x01)

Stefan doesn’t leave town with Klaus because he didn’t have to go to him for help for his undeserving brother

Without having to take the cure to Damon, Katherine would remain trapped with Klaus and would be taken with him when he leaves MF

Stelena continues to flourish (as it should)

Life for the MF gang remains kind of normal (as normal as it can get in a supernatural town)

Season 3 pretty much doesn’t happen because it wouldn’t have the chance to snowball into the events that occurred

The only thing that would remain the same is the Jeremy/Anna/Vickie storyline I reckon

Season 4 would only partially happen because the hunter would still come to town, and Shane would probably still be a problem

Anyway, Damon dying from the wolf bite solves lots of problems and that’s why he should’ve perished!

#anti Damon Salvatore #the vampire diaries #tvd #Elena Gilbert #anti delena #dullena #Stelena #Stefan Salvatore #Bonnie Bennett #Bonnie deserved better #pro Stelena #Jeremy Gilbert #vampire diaries season 2 #season 2 #season 2 finale

[hydesjackiespuddinpop]

Bonnie’s wardrobe (part 1)

Inspired by that discussion thread between @scorpio-karma and @jamfingers

#poorni speaks #bonnie bennett #bonnie stan club #bonnie deserved better #bonnie’s wardrobe #was on Pinterest so I decided why not #plus looking at @scorpio-karma’s and @jerichofuckingbarrons’ wardrobe pics for Bon made me want to do this

[celestialsmessy1]

To Get You All Alone

For the Bonnie Bennett Rarepair Bash 2022: 

Day 2: Soulmates

Rating: Mature

Pairing: Bonkai (Bonnie Bennett/Kai Parker)

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Summary:

“What did you-” “Nothing, took a little bit of your magic. No big deal.” “You took my magic.” She rounded on him. “How?” “Wow, you are gorgeous when you’re angry, anyone tell you that?” The man said in gleeful awe. * * * 22, those were the words stamped into Kai Parkers wrist. They were neat and cute and definitely belonged to his soulmate... who he was planning to kill. 20, those were the words written on Bonnie's wrist. She couldn't be happier but with her year nearly coming and going and the only spark she felt was between her and a psycho she met in the prison world, her chances for normal happiness seemed slim.

Hosted by the @hollowed-hallowed​ . Thanks for creating this event. I hope you and everyone else enjoys. The link in down below. 

SOULMATES FIC, PLEASE

#bonkai #bonkai fanfiction #Celestialmess1fics #bonnie bennett #bonnie x kai #kai parker #bonnie deserved better #bonnie bennett x kai parker #bonniebennettrarepairbash2022 #bbrarepairbash2022 #Vampire diaries

[melmedardasworld]

" i hope you fight for the life you want,

and don't ever give up on yourself

and stay strong "

- Something my Grams said

#bonnie bennett #pro bonnie bennett #bonnie deserved better #tvdu #my gif edit #bennett bloodline

[winnie-the-monster]

“But somehow she’s always the one to get hurt.”

#the vampire dairies #s3 #3x15 #rewatch #caroline forbes #elena gilbert #bonnie bennett #Bonnie deserved better

[iriskawakami]

Rewatching The Vampire Diaries brought back so many memories and why I hate that Damon and Bonnie never ended up together EEEEEE

#my rants #text post #tvd #tvd damon #tvd bonnie #BONNIE DESERVED BETTER #😭 #I fucking love Damon 😩

[starry-sky-stuff]

I'm curious so I'll go with Bonnie ships: Bonnie/Jeremy, Bonnie/Damon, Bonnie/Kai, and Bonnie/Enzo.

Bonnie/Jeremy: I liked how he was one of the few people that actually prioritised Bonnie and didn't just expect her to sacrifice everything for him. I don't think their relationship would've lasted into the later seasons because it felt very teenagery. I also think the writers just used their previous relationship as a reason for her to bring him back, when the real purpose (from the writer's perspective) was for Elena's benefit.

Bonnie/Damon: they had quite good chemistry (Damon's awful but he does tend to have good chemistry with a lot of characters). I actually enjoyed their friendship, and she was probably one of the few people Damon genuinely cared about and his relationship with her was probably his healthiest.

Bonnie/Kai: I only saw snippets of this season, but from what I remember they also had good chemistry but Kai was just so terrible. And he hurt the narrative's precious Elena so there would never be 'redemption' arc for him.

Bonnie/Enzo: never watched far enough to see them together, but I think Bonnie deserves nice things and she set her heart on him (shame the writers don't agree and killed him off).

#bonnie deserved better #at least she had a happy ending #happier than elena's #tvd #answered

[allthebestnamesweretaken]

I’m no writer but I would have ended TO so that Klaus/Caroline are finally together and Elijah sacrificed himself for Klaus/Hope. Then there’s a scene where he’s reunited with Hailey, he apologizes for his part in her death bc that’s just who he is, and they dance. I also never would’ve killed off Enzo, leaving Bonnie alone/without her greatest love after everything she’s been through…but again I’m no writer 🤷🏾‍♀️

#klaroline #haylijah #bonnie x enzo #TVD #TO #it’s in sight Julie plec #if Julie plec has zero haters I’m dead #Bonnie deserved better #CAROLINE LITERALY SAID KLAUS WASNT THE VILLAIN OF HER STORY!!! #ELIJAH AND HAYLEY DESERVED THEIR LAST DANCE

[cancerian-woman]

Unpopular opinion: Tyler should’ve killed Hayley and he wasn’t wrong for trying to.

Another unpopular opinion: I think Michael Trevino (along with Kat Graham) was done wrong by Plec due to him being a non white hispanic man. Tyler Lockwood could’ve been SO MUCH BETTER and could’ve had such an interesting storyline and character development along with Bonnie if Plec wasn’t a racist bum.

Facts. Not trying to make this super long. Hayley would’ve deserved whatever Tyler decided to do. She betrayed him first.

People seem to only see “innocent Hayley who’s pregnant by Klaus” but forgets that Tyler’s intentions were rooted in protecting the werewolves as a species. The irritating part in this is that it was all done on TO. Which means they weren’t going to actually let Tyler do anything to Hayley. Depending on how a fan watches the franchise Tyler looks like the villain here. Hayley even calls him a “backstabbing half breed”. I do find it funny she became a “half breed” and never shut up about being one after that lol.

I talked about how Hayley’s death is a karma moment here.

You aren’t wrong. Tyler is white, but it’s clear he doesn’t look white. He looks NOTHING like his family members. Klaus/Caroline exist as a ship to constantly sideline him. When Tyler was the introduction to the werewolves.

Michael Trevino and Kat Graham deserved better more than words can say. Their characters were used as plot devices and never given the same push as their white counterparts.

Isn’t ironic that two characters Tyler and Bonnie were introduced with these unique bloodlines yet we’re done the worst. I’m so pissed that we learn in TO, Tyler’s would’ve been protecting the hallow bones. It would’ve been pleasing as fuck to see Hayley BEG Tyler for help after she betrayed him.

Julie and the other writers were so racist they couldn’t even at least let Tonnie happen as a ship. Instead, Tyler ends up dating one of the many white Bonnie’s of TVDU lol. (i meant Liv Parker).

#Tyler Lockwood #Tyler Lockwood deserved better #bonnie bennett deserved better #bonnie bennett #Tonnie #the vampire diaries #tvd #Michael Trevino #Kat Graham #anti Julie Plec #anti klaus mikaelson #anti hayley Marshall #anti tvd writers #hayley got all the werewolf centered plots meanwhile Tyler and Klaus didn’t get shit LMFAO.

[hyperactivewhore]

Another crazy thing is Julie Plec saying Bonnie is too good for Kol and that he's too evil for her, then pairing him with a white witch.... (no hate to Davina, but if he's irredeemable for Bonnie, then he’d irredeemable for Davina, too)

It's crazy because she also paired Bonnie with Enzo, a vampire who if I'm not wrong did abuse/kinda terrorize her friends, maybe not to the extent Klaus or Damon did but regardless (only if my memory serves me right; I don't remember much from Enzo, hence why I'm currently rewatching season five.)

Kol literally killed Davina and we're supposed to buy he's the better choice for her? Whether you're mind controlled or not, having your blood sucked out of your body by your boyfriend would leave a scarr for sure and the fact that Davina never got any trauma from it is insane. Bonnie went through worse stuff every season, of course, but she was never allowed to show any emotion onscreen, especially if it was against her white friends.

Saying Bonnie is "too pure" or has "too strong morals" to be with any Mikaelson or Salvatore is just stupid and clearly wrong. Elena and Caroline hated Damon and Klaus, until they didn't, it's easy to see women are being constantly retconned to fit into this shows storylines yet no one ever bats an eye until it comes to the main black woman from The Vampire Diaries.

And this isn't just with romances either. Fans believe Bonnie would hate Rebekah, when there isn't literally any proof to corroborate this and they haven't even interacted, they think she would hate Hope for being a Mikaelson when Bonnie has never been that kind of person. They're desperate to prove she's an anti vampires or generally a prude simply because she's traumatized and rightfully so. She decides to not be nice to the Salvatore brothers in season one after they got her grandmother killed and she's turned into some sort of supervillain because of it.

If Bonnie's actress had been white, I'm pretty sure her character and bloodline would have been in Mikaelson level by the show and fandom.

#this reminds me of how pedro pascal was gonna be marcel's actor #he would have been holding hands with the mikaelson #truly disgusting #bonnie bennett #bonnie bennett deserved better #kol mikaelson #davina claire #klaus mikaelson #kat graham #the vampire diaries #the originals #legacies #hope mikaelson #rebekah mikaelson #tvd #to #enzo st. john

[klonnieshippersclub]

Bonnie, The Bennett’s, Black Witches and The Magical Negro Trope & Mammy Trope - TVD META

Bonnie and the Bennett’s have very rich lore. It’s not glorified by the fandom unless it’s by Bonnie fans themselves. That’s the way it’s always been, no one paying any mind or deeper thought to Bonnie/and the Bennett’s outside of her fans. This isn't a new thing but I want to highlight this once again because I don’t think fans understand there is more than one negative trope rooted in Bonnie, the Bennett’s and black witches only.

Before we get into anything heavy let’s have some key-terms here: Let’s define a magical negro trope: where a black character appears in a plot solely to help a white character and then vanishes. Now what a mammy is: a black woman engaged to take care of white children or as a servant to a white family.

Everything in the series can be tied back to a Bennett witch. Let’s list a few things the immortality spell, immortals, the other side, the cure, supernatural hunters, creating rings to preserve life, the Gilbert device but only a Bennett witch can enchant it, prison worlds, the traveler's curse, vampires, hybrids etc…You name it without the Bennett’s creation there would be nothing. You would think because of this the Bennett’s would be respected in the narrative and by fans. Wrong. Some of these women aren’t even given actual names. Everyone can have a Bennett witch at their disposal but they won’t be respected either. Bennett blood is essential to certain spells. A loophole.

Let’s talk about Ayana. The Mikaelson’s were only able to become vampires because Esther stole Ayana’s spell. It is forgotten that Esther/Mikael begged Ayana to perform the spell first. The Mikaelson’s as humans trusted Ayana. Rebekah was in shock that a necklace from Ayana burned her. While Ayana remained unnamed this time while the story was told. Rebekah was talking about Ayana. Ayana was known as a healer and given Esther’s praises they were close. The series doesn’t show us why Ayana should value the Mikaelson’s but we do understand why Esther, her husband and children valued her. That infamous necklace that Rebekah loved belonged to Ayana. We don’t know about Ayana’s life outside of being a healer. We don’t know her marital status, how many children she could’ve possibly had and anything tied to her after the plot has used her up. One would think with how close Ayana was to the Mikaelson’s, they’d have some respect or acknowledge Bonnie but that never happens.

We see this in how Emily was enslaved to Katherine. Julie may have labeled Emily a handmaiden but we knew what that meant. Emily only had one request from Damon that he watch and protect the Bennett line which he never did. The black witches never ask much of anyone in the plot or ever given the chance too. Yet when a request is made no one ever meets said request for them. This form of slavery repeats again through Lucy. She claimed Katherine saved her life therefore she is indebted to her for however long she needs. Sheila has her hand in aiding the Gemini Coven, Beatrice helped with the Sirens.

There are other witches that are black who serve a purpose to aid in many and leave such as: Gloria, The Martin’s, Bree, Aja and her coven just to name a few. Friends of the main characters or enemies but quickly there and dropped. Originally due to all witches appearing Black fans believed they were all Bennett’s. Julie has no answer for why all witches that is until they weren’t. Remember witches were servants of nature. The Mikaelson’s popularity, Gemini Coven and other witches. Fills the space that Black witches were once in. Notice a pattern here?

Qetsiyah’s plot line should’ve centered on how she created immortality, the cure, and the other side. But Qetsiyah’s existence revolves around demanding and enforcing continuous revenge on Silas and Amara. Tying her into another repeated love triangle in the franchise. May I add that she and Bonnie are the only women to have been betrayed by a partner and criticized for their reactions. There’s nothing wrong when a man wants and craves power but Qetsiyah is considered the worst of them all. Here’s an amazing video that details Qetsiyah’s writing too. Please review.

Lastly, The Bonnie of it all:

Bonnie’s a loyal, powerful and brave woman. She doesn’t let anything happen to her friends if she can stop it. She cares for them. That kind of loyalty can be beautiful but equally harmful when Bonnie has no regard to her own feelings. She continues to give for everyone and her friends rarely return the favor. Bonnie’s never thanked or rewarded for being there. The friendships stop being equal very early. Her traumas aren’t valuable in the plot. We don’t know what Bonnie’s home looked like. If Bonnie does grieve it isn’t shown on screen. Her family life is limited, while Liz and Alaric aren’t main characters. They have their own plotlines. It is revealed that Abby’s reasonings for abandoning her is for Elena’s benefit. Abby is killed in a coin toss and transitioned. Caroline gets to have a good friend moment while Bonnie isn’t have any feelings towards her mother for abandoning her after. Rudy isn’t seen in the plot longterm and when he appears in season 5 he’s killed in front of Bonnie. She grieves this in silence while grieving her own death that she didn’t make aware to her friends to avoid inconveniencing them. The plot makes it clear if the white counterparts aren’t happy then Bonnie will never either. Elena, Caroline got happier endings while Bonnie’s job was completed. Bonnie never once got to call out how her friends can disregard her, she feeds into them and they grow while sucking the life out of her. In the end, Bonnie went back to Africa. Never any reference to her life from there.

Another thing Bonnie isn’t shown to be feminine. Her best friends go on dates, go to dances, dress up and receive compliments. Caroline or Elena has ever given Bonnie a compliment that aided in her beauty. We don’t know Bonnie’s ambitions or fears. But you are aware when Bonnie wants to save her best friend. Thoughts on Bonnie’s relationships and ships is for the next meta though.

White witches did follow the servitude of others. They were still given the privilege of agency that black witches were never going to have. Witches like Dahlia existed, and although she had one goal she had more personality than others.

When you have people like the TVD writers that continue to push harmful stereotypes there’s always going to fans who listen and continue to perpetuate those stereotypes. The writers had no value for Black women nor do the fans. They don’t care about how black women or people of color are treated in fiction or the media simply because their favorites get to reap all the benefits. That tweet is just one tip of the iceberg, there’s plenty more from Bonnie’s relationships, and storylines.

#the vampire diaries #tvd #anti Julie Plec #anti tvd #bonnie bennett #qetsiyah #sheila Bennett #Abby Bennett #Emily Bennett #Beatrice Bennett #Witch of the five #Bennett family #anti the vampire diaries #anti the originals #tvd meta #Tvdu #the originals #bonnie bennett deserves better #Anti Caroline dries #Fandom racism

[hydesjackiespuddinpop]

Bonnie’s wardrobe (part 14)

#tvd #bonnie bennett #bonnie stan club #bonnie deserved better #bonnie’s wardrobe

[celestialsmessy1]

Funny thing about magic.....

It doesn’t have any feelings,

or ask you to be in a coven, 

But it always calls for a 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 oath. 

Was a little nervous to post this, but "Hi!" Been feeling obsessed with Bonkai recently. Please come talk to me about them in my DMs.

Also, thanks to all the great fic writers and artist who are keeping this ship together!

#bonkai #bonkaifanart #CelestialMess1'sart #Bonnie deserved better #bonnie bennett #bonnie x kai #bonnie bennett x kai parker #kai parker #malachai parker #malakai kai parker #Vampire diaries #TVD #Just a witch and her siphon boyfriend #The vampire diaries