Welcome one and all to the inaugural piece for this blog, Richonne #81!

Thank you to all for the lovely comments on the preview. I really liked how #80 turned out with the background, so I thought I'd try another outdoor scene for this one. So, please enjoy Rick and Michonne enjoying a lovely sunset after family fun day at the park.

It’s like the mantra of certain TWD fandom circles: “Richonne is not a litmus test for racism.”

It’s delivered, condescendingly, as if it’s the most reason-based thought in the world – it’s just a show. TV couples aren’t important. Conflating something so trivial and meaningless as not liking a TV couple with racism is so over-the-top it insults human intelligence.

Which, of course, is a wildly privileged point-of-view. TV couples can matter a hell of a lot when they offer representation rarely seen on TV.

Regardless of intention, Richonne most certainly is a litmus test, from moment one through its high and low points. Seriously, it could be used in University studies on perception and race, the buildup was so clear, yet so invisible to so many.

Since there is this prevalent idea that racism means “making a conscious choice to flagrantly hate people for the color of their skin,” I’m going to change the wording:

Richonne is a litmus test that shows how influenced you are by media that prioritizes white people.

In the US, that’s most media, so it’s not your fault if your worldview has been shaped by white priority media (WPM), among other things. 

So, if you were completely caught off guard by Richonne and have a hard time seeing them as anything but bros-in-arms or siblings, have you been influenced by years of WPM? 

Answer: Yes.  Obviously. Because it was there, and you weren’t able to see it, even though if Michonne’s arc had been given to a white actress, don’t lie – you would have seen her as a potential love interest from the minute Rick saw her by the prison wall with formula for Judith. Everybody would have.

If you never thought they were coming together as a family unit, you’ve been influenced by WPM.

If you saw Jessie and thought “finally a love interest for Rick!” or thought that arc was romantic, you’ve been influenced by WPM.

If you think it makes more sense for Michonne to be a lone badass and Rick to be with someone else, you’ve been influenced by WPM.

If you had doubts that TWD would take the risk of actually pairing them romantically and sexually, you’ve either been paying attention to the habits of WPM or have been influenced by it (or a bit of both).

If you think Rick deserves a “pretty” (read: white) girl, you’re just a flat-out racist.

Welcome back for the long awaited Horny Richonne #80!

Long time no see, kind and lovely Richonners! I finally contacted Tumblr support (like a year and a half after the problem started, this is the executive dysfunction website after all) so hopefully my work will start showing up in the tags again. Fingers crossed!

The Grimes family is happy to all be back together under the same roof in a big, safe community. It's nice to have the freedom to be outside without having to worry about walkers or sudden emergencies. Naturally, they develop a love of family picnics. Sometimes, while the kids are running around playing, a sleepy Rick will put his head down on his wife's lap. Michonne gently plays with his hair until he drifts off.

2 years of The Ones Who Live

This spin-off is the living proof that Andy and Danai love Richonne as much as we do. Truly the best and happiest 6 weeks of 2024.

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After the Sun....

"I always thought I would wait to tell you everything...... that it'd just be a story on the porch after the sun went down, when we could barely see each other."

Rick and Michonne on the porch. I always wondered what things Rick couldn't face to tell Michonne at his time with the CRM. Maybe this time Rick is gearing up tell her.

*remembers the Bonnie torture that occurs from seasons 3-8*

Danai Gurira

Thank you Danai for this gift, and for putting your heart, soul, and brilliant mind into this episode. I still remember exactly how it felt to hear this dialogue and watch this scene for the first time.

Thank God I’m a Richonner!

inspo for this gifset (✽ . ✽)

Your room is ready.

Come inside…

She LOST HER SON early on due to a safe zone being overrun and her bf and friend where high, which she later on kept them as walkers (which I always saw as her punishing them for failing to protect her son/maybe trying to keep some sort of remembrance of her time before) LOST ANDREA who was her only friend (or gf? 🤨) BUT WAS ALSO KIND OF BETRAYED BY HER? Lost her home multiple times, LOST CARL who she loved like a son AND LOST RICK (even tho he didn't die, he was missing for years). She raised RJ and Judith without their dad and missed out on their life by finding Rick.

Love your breakdowns btw🥰

Just went and rated it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for informing about that. Hearing about this just made me think of that quote “Blowing out someone else's candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.” Hard for some to grasp that I guess. But I’m glad Richonne & TOWL shine regardless. Also here’s the link for anyone who wants to rate it and hasn’t yet. 👌🏽 And thanks for reading the breakdowns too!💕

Rick & Michonne - L.O.V.E

four letters, one story.

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My first Richonne gifset, with help from tutorials & inspiration across the community.