#johnesca

[theladyinsilver]

you know, i still don't like the francesca storyline. i like the book where she not only loved john but also was in love with him. her relationship with john lacking passion and her being attracted to michaela before john's passing is not of my taste

[storygremlin]

I have just discovered the offensive reality of straight people A/B/O through Bridgerton fanfics—truly a misogynistic patriarchal reinforcement of gender stereotypes that horrifies me to my soul.

Straight people should not have access to this trope, they have no concept of how to use it. Like, if you’re determined to do a “family legacy” thing for the Bridgertons, they’re all horny Omegas looking for love.

However, if we’re being more INTERESTING with it:

Simon/Daphne should be Beta/Omega, and you could use Simon being a Beta to play into his daddy issues.

Kate/Anthony is Alpha/Alpha, anyone who tries to make Kate an Omega is out of their fucking minds. Also, that is a woman who wants to fuck her husband, let’s be so for real.

Penelope/Colin would be the actual Alpha/Omega dynamic but Pen is obviously the Alpha. Colin wants to be good for her SO BAD. I don’t make the rules. (Except I DO and I’M RIGHT).

John/Francesca are a couple of autistic Betas who just want the crazy Alphas and Omegas to leave them out of their messy drama so they can be quiet nerds together.

As for Eloise and Benedict, there’s a few options.

Eloise as an Alpha or Omega can be used to explore how that effects her as a woman in 19th century regency who feels like she SHOULD be able to do the same things as her brothers but is restricted either bc she’s a girl (Alpha) or bc she’s an Omega, and how that’s affected by her internalized misogyny (against omega girls for example). Could also contribute to her and Pen’s friendship dynamics—if she’s an Alpha, as a bonding point for not quite fitting, but if she’s an Omega you can make it a like she thinks Pen being an Alpha is cool/is envious of her.

Benedict I feel like you could argue for any secondary gender and make it interesting, cause that’s the kind of character he is. But I think most interesting would be making him a Beta to really play into the way he’s trying to find his place without having a set role in his family.

Have I put way to much thought into this? No, I literally came up with this as soon as I thought about it, it’s so easy and way more interesting than “the boys are alphas and the girls are good little omegas bc i hate queer people and prefer to write boring uninteresting worlds and dynamics and fetishize terrible gender stereotypes”.

The only way ur allowed to use A/B/O for het couples is if ur messing with the secondary gender shit. Otherwise it just feels inherently misogynistic and homo-and-transphobic to me.

[jeanvanjer]

My hc is John was out looking for a gift for Fran because he doesn’t do well with words but he’s a man of action and the perfect gift will help him sway her over and then he meet suddenly meets Francesca and she goes on and on about the music being wrong and he’s like “actually yes that is helpful” BC HE FOUND THE PERFECT GIFT FOR HIS PERFECT GIRL AND CUSTOMIZED THE MUSIC TO EXACTLY HOW SHE SAID IT.

[crazychicke]

Bridgerton moodboards: Francesca Bridgerton feat. John and Michaela Stirling

[theladyinsilver]

hate hate hate hate how bridgerton the tv show is obsessed with love triangles. first edwina being shoved in the middle of kanthony, now they can't wait for francesca's season so we can have john x francesca and michaela x francesca one at a time

[theladyinsilver]

here's the thing with francesca: even if she's not sexually attracted to men, that doesn't mean she doesn't have romantic feelings towards john. she clearly loves him.

i don't expect complex understanding of human sexuality from bridgerton, but as an asexual person who's been in a loving relationship for years, i would hope frannie gets to have a loving relationship with john first, even if she's not sexually attracted to him. they can be happy, they can have a fulfilling marriage, they can even have sex (because sex isn't just about sexual attraction! what a mind-blowing concept).

what's even the point of showing us this quiet gentle kind of love, and have francesca fall for michaela while she also loves john and is married to him? haven't we done the unnecessary love triangle with a family member already?? just. let francesca be truly happy with john, and not be attracted to his cousin. franchel(a) will have a full season for them, if the show gets renewed. let us have a different type of love for now.

[theladyinsilver]

I'm gonna be so normal about them

[theladyinsilver]

francesca and john just being next to each other in silence is peak romance