Sulphur 18, Liver 18: As You Are

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: As You Are
Story: Shine Like It Does
Colors: Sulphur 18 (Unclean), liver 18 (skin).
Supplies and Materials: Tapestry, canvas (Charlotte is a child), charcoal (Nancy Hennessy), photography, beading wire (cheetah and cub), oils (don't be so surprised), brush (forsooth), miniature.
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG.
Summary: Nancy is concerned about Charlotte.
Warnings: Racism, racism, racism.
Notes: Someday I'm going to write the fight that erupted when Christopher married Isobel.


Nancy is concerned about Charlotte.

It isn't entirely the girl's fault, she supposes-- Charlotte is quite sweet and very polite, and if she only looked white she would be pretty, in a muted way. The trouble is that she doesn't look white. She has her mother's hard chin and cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and skin just too dark to be passed off as a tan.

If she'd stay inside, if she'd wear dark clothing, if she wouldn't speak Spanish... but she insists, no matter what Nancy says.

It cuts Nancy to the heart, that a girl like that is a Hennessy.

Comments

[leia_solo]

Wow this was harsh, but very realistic. Good job!

[bookblather]

I really hate her forever, I think even more because she's realistic. Anyway. Thanks!

[isana]

God, it's like Nancy is a humorless version of the grandma from The New Normal. She's just as bad on the show from what I can tell, but at least it's offset by some mockable lines.

Also, wow, Nancy pretty much just wishes she wouldn't exist, the whole "if she'd stay inside, if she'd wear dark clothing" bit. You can tell she wants to erase her, totally. Great job.

[bookblather]

Yes. And Charlotte should not be erased, ever. Her siblings make very damn sure of this.

Thank you!

[auguris]

I seriously just want to slug Nancy right now. Well done.

[bookblather]

Thank you. And feel free, seriously.

[finch]

Good job going into a skin-crawling place like her brain...

[bookblather]

It's not a fun place to be at all. Thank you.

[settecorvi]

You have a knack for writing loathsome characters while making them scarily realistic. So, uh, kudos on that. :p

[bookblather]

Thanks? I'll take it as a compliment. :D

[kay_brooke]

I would love for you to write that fight, because Nancy is just awful. It's like, literal erasure. Ugh.

[bookblather]

It's very much literal erasure. She wants Charlotte to become white, or failing that, to disappear, and she isn't going to do either. Thank you!

[shipwreck_light]

...this is just a shade schnappisier than Andrew's installment.

Nancy? EWWWWWWWWWW.

I thought you were going to be sweet to Charlotte and this is what you pull!?

Super A+ on the con job though. In all serious!

[bookblather]

Nancy is never sweet to Charlotte. Her immediate family's very protective of her, at least. Thank you!