I have Thoughts about Quinn's treatment in season 3A and the way media often portrays punk subculture
I always hate it when "dressing punk" is somehow a symbol of a character going off the rails and becoming a bad person - as if the character was once a pure, innocent lamb who lost their way and strayed to a life of immorality just because they dyed their hair. Why is the punk makeover never a sign of empowerment? A sign that a character has chosen to go against oppressive social expectations? That they are choosing themselves and their own freedom and bodily autonomy and self-confidence?
Like, most punks and goths I know are genuine, empathetic, and respectful people.
Yes, Quinn was clearly struggling with her mental health and was lost during season 3A. However, I hate the response of everyone around her being "oh my god, you died your hair pink and you're wearing black, I can't fathom anything more disappointing". After everything this girl has gone through and been told, time and time again, that she is a disappointment and "not enough", here she is doing something to give herself a sense of control and belonging and empowerment and being met with yet more puritanical bullshit.
I wish we had had more time with punk!Quinn. And, more than anything, I wish her punk era was seen as, at least in part, positive and empowering.
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fic recommendations part six!
Hello everyone I am back again with some more fic recommendations! Like last time, here is a fair warning that the list is going to be long because I didn’t realize how many fics I had saved until I went through them looking for a specific one to re-read the other day and was scrolling for a solid five minutes.
Also, I am absolutely not sorry for how many Eddie Munson/Joseph Quinn fics are on this list.
Here’s the links to the first five fic recommendation posts: part one part two part three part four part five
Note: any stories marked * are smutty
distant ~ andy barber* by @cevansbrat0007
swimming lessons ~ thomas shelby* by @vintunnavaa
wet dreams ~ steve harrington* by @judeswhore
steve harrington finds out his girlfriend is pregnant by @gxthicwxrm
don’t move ~ steve harrington by @h4rringt0nswife
scoops and spies ~ steve harrington by @sagewritings
daisy ~ thomas shelby by @peakyswift
table read ~ joseph quinn by @nazifa94
nice fucking try ~ eddie munson by @itsoutrageouss
the color green ~ eddie munson* by @sunflowersteves
eddie munson dating a mean fem!cheerleader who is only nice to him by @kissitbttr
i’ll be gentle ~ eddie munson* by @eddiethebanishedhq
camping ~ eddie munson* by @munson-trashcan
deceiver ~ thomas shelby by @valentine-in-my-quinjet
you. this. us ~ sebastian stan by @time-for-a-library
never too much ~ eminem* by @slimshay-castle
cold ~ geralt of rivia by @mandos-things
spin the bottle ~ maddy perez by @kaicubus
angsty bucky x reader fic by @imyourbratzdoll
lloyd hansen x reader fic by @imyourbratzdoll
the great war ~ harry styles* by @goldengalore
harryween ~ harry styles* by @shroombloomm
candied oranges ~ spencer reid by @spencersawkward
nonsense ~ wednesday addams by @msgorillagripcoochie
it’s not fair ~ eddie munson by @toxic-aries
thirty seconds ~ austin butler* by @sargeant-bxrnes
emeralds and pearls* by @rayslittlekitten
smutty christmas joseph quinn fic* by @choke-me-joey
angsty eddie x reader fic by @forever-rogue
baby bump ~ spencer reid by @michelle-is-writing
blue version 1* and version 2* ~ joseph quinn by @quinnsbower
eyes open ~ joseph quinn by @faithinus
eddie munson x shy!reader by @keeryshouse
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Y’all @justrainandcoffee @evita-shelby are going to make me go to my local library because I can’t listen to The Hunger Games with my Spotify subscription and I have looked through all my book boxes from my last move and can’t find them.
I have to rationalize that, if Quinn were in THG she may not be as decorated as embellished as she is currently know, however she would definitely be from District 6 since that’s where Michigan is in Panem. Which, stands to be rationalized by the fact of The Big Three (GM, Ford, Chrysler) having roots in Michigan.
She also, despite not owning a car, does like cars in Misadventures. Helping her dad fix up a classic is definitely something she did as a kid.
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