I am back here to remind y'all that Charlie's words get translated to "I can die for you" instead of the more common "I will die for you" and this is very significant, at least to me, because there is no implication or reference to the future, so charlie "will" not die for him rather "can" die for him ANY MOMENT, NOT NOW, NOT IN THE FUTURE, NOT AT A SPECIFIC MOMENT, BUT ANYTIME, IF AT THAT MOMENT BABE HAD ASKED HIM TO HAND OVER HIS LIFE HE WOULD HAVE OFFERED IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE, IT'S THE CAN NOT THE WILL FOR MEEEEE
Thank you Anon for this question and so sorry for the super late response ; n ;
I have a couple of fav authors, here they are and some good fic recommendations should you wish to read :D
In no particular order:
Chipper99, all her stuff is good but I'm currently following What's One More Year? HIGHLY RECOMMEND
@eggymf, another amazing author, all her stuff is good, but man... of paper planes and wildflower...? SOOOO GOOODDDD
@fierymiasma, mostly a one shot author but her stuff are super cute! I really like You Look Better In Green
Speedgriffon with I Know Places, *chefs kiss* for all you omi fans
@choccy-milky, the beloved! The Raven and the Snake an amazing read
@twitchydownfall, The Glory Hole, HOLEY MOLEY SMUT GLORY
@slytherizz, been following In the Shadow of Us, it's making me cry guys. Not for the faint of heart. The slow pining be slow. And the angst be angst.
@applinsandoranges, @sebswebs @anto-pops A MUST. I'VE READ ALL THEIR STUFF. ALL OF THEM GOOD. GO READ THEM ALL.
These are just what I can think of off the top of my head, I'm also not finished discovering a lot of other authors so if I think of more I'll add them below :D
i was writing an essay on 'the hate u give" and as i was writing, i was about to make a point which in reality, didn't exist at all.
now, i only watched the movie as we didn't have time to read it in class.
when writing, i was about to mention how
"due to the circumstances of her not being able to truly express herself while at school or home, starr feels isolated,"
im not trying to say that she's supposed to feel that way, but i suppose i was projecting my own feelings onto her character. really, i think this would've been a great idea to expand on and i'm a bit sad that it wasn't given much thought.
i guess you could get that idea from seeing her discomfort in the movie, or even paying close attention about how she describes her confliction. its hard for a lot of people to catch without some personal experience first. i think that this idea of estrangement from both her school & community is a strong component within the story's overarching "coming of age" theme.
like, even before khalil dies, we see this internal conflict in starr's character. usually i'd be "against" (not rly do wtv the fuck u want) character death for the sake of character development, but i realize now that it's not about the death, really.
maybe the character development was the friends we made along the way starr develops as a person through the activism around her. she has this moment of clarity where she protests on LIVE TV. this is a huge development in all reality, since she was so adamant on remaining anonymous to avoid criticism at school and at home. but she took that risk for khalil, for the people around her, and herself. while kahlil's death is the driving point of this story development, it's the events following it that make this plot really stand out to me. the perspective from the media, the police, the privileged, and the oppressed. and although i liked the message, i wish these concepts were explored more.
and please, let's not forget that this is a reality for many. this happens. fiction stems from reality, and speaks on it. we are born the same, and we die the same.
thank you for reading. (i couldve used this time to finish my essay lol)