Fridging a Black Lesbian to motivate her brother

sassypenguine asks:Hi! I’m writing a fantasy world where all characters are black/poc. The main cast includes 3 siblings + 2 friends. Youngest Sister finds herself taken by Older Brother (we find out later that she went voluntarily, and at the time Middle Brother + company did not know it was Older Brother who had “taken” her). Middle Brother goes on a quest to get her back, accompanied by Sister’s situationship/girlfriend. They do finally reach her, but after a fight between the two brothers, she ends up dying. This ultimately sends Middle Brother (main character) into a rage and alters his character forever. I understand that fridging is a common trope and one I really don’t want to fall into, particularly because we don’t see a whole lot of Sister before she gets taken (at least in my initial draft, this will likely change). That being said, I have considered changing her gender but also don’t want to take away black lesbian representation. There are other female characters (e.g.…