#(sort of… it’s just inspired by and not really Katniss)

[imaginative-joy]

Inktober is upon us again, so here’s a piece from 2022 I forgot to post! The prompt was “ponytail.”

(Definitely had some “Girl On Fire” imagery on my mind when I drew this, Katniss and Alicia Keys)

(Original piece available here)

#inktober #inktober 2022 #girl on fire #illustration #ink #oc #art #copicillustration #kuratake #brush pen #hunger games #(sort of… it’s just inspired by and not really Katniss) #sketchbook

[twirlingsmilingwriting]

Hunger Games Men as Taylor Swift Songs

Idk if this is kinda odd to post but I'm a person who loves music and every song I listen to paints a scene in my head and I've been getting super into hunger games lately so a lot of the songs I've been listening to have reminded me of the characters. Specifically, my delulu self can imagine being in certain romantic situations with them based on the situations happening in these songs. For the sake of continuity, we will use songs from Ms. Taylor. I wanna write little one shots inspired by these situations. I already wrote the Snow one today so maybe I'll continue.

tldr- these are Taylor swift songs that reminded me of what it might be like to be in a relationship with these characters.

Peeta Mellark

Jump Then Fall- Taylor Swift, Fearless

"The bottom's gonna drop out from under our feet, I'll catch you"

Honestly I was thinking 'Mine' at first but I felt like Peeta HAD to have a song off of Fearless. He is the human embodiment of sunshine to me and Fearless as an album is gold, bright, and holds a theme of puppy love throughout it. All of those things just SCREAM Peeta Mellark to me. 'Jump Then Fall' is a song that is relatively vague in terms of story telling lyrics but it is about loving someone and being happy just to see them happy and wanting to be there for your partner no matter what. I feel like Peeta is that kind of ride or die lover. Even after the capital had brainwashed him into hating Katniss he still found his way back into loving her again anyways. He is a lover you can trust. He truly would stick through it all so it's okay to 'Jump Then Fall'.

(Story Idea: Kinda toying with a cute little fluff where the reader and Peeta are going swimming at a lake or something. I have another idea for him too but it's apart of the Finnick X Reader X Peeta story I'm theorizing)

Gale Hawthorn

Better man- Taylor Swift, Red

"But your jealousy, I can hear it now talking down to me like I'd always be around you push my love away like it was some kind of loaded gun, you never thought I'd run."

Firstly, Red is my favorite album. Sorry had to get that out of the way. Gale honestly, ugh there was so much potential here. I think as the movies progressed he started to lose his empathy and grew a more selfish shell. Better Man really reminds me of what Katniss might have been thinking with him. He would've been the one if he was a better man.

(Story idea: reader contemplating their relationship with Gale a month or two after the break up and reliving the memories of the past that are gloomy and haunted over by the fact that, Gale really wasn't ready for a relationship. They ponder over things until coming to the disheartening conclusion that brought them to breaking it off in the first place, it really could've worked out if he was a better man.

Also possibly a part two of that with a tooth rotting fluff about Gale going through some character development and becoming a better man and then they get back together)

Finnick Odair

Starlight- Taylor swift, Red

"He said "Look at you, worrying too much about things you can't change, You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way"

Ahehehe Finnicks my favorite. It was hard to pick just one for him but I went with Starlight because he is just such a charmer. Starlight is a song about a whirlwind sort of romance where you are at a party and doing some silly things and you're falling in love. I can totally imagine this happening with Finnick. You meet at a capital party, run off together and start creating some chaos and fall in love. There's specific lines that remind me of him like the "he was trying to skip rocks on the ocean saying to me, "don't you see the starlight"". I could totally see Finnick doing that and just truly being a charming man and finding those little bits of joy in the messed up life given to him. I could see this also being a sort of sheltered reader and it being their first party and he helps them loosen up and have fun.

Honestly, its hard for me to pinpoint just one song for him because so many remind me of him so here are some honorable mentions.

Holy Ground- Same kinda vibe as Starlight

Forever Winter- he has trauma and I can help him. Ours- Finnicks Reputation makes your family question if you should be with him but you know him truly and they can't take whats ours

Mine- A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE "I remember we were sitting there by the water" line but the rest of the song doesn't fit him

Paper Rings- They wanna get married but Finnick can't because of the capitals uh plan with him so they have a little ceremony with just themselves and some friends and paper rings before the events of Catching Fire and then they decide to run off to district 13 to be together for real

Coriolanus Snow

Tolerate It- Taylor Swift, Evermore

"I know my love should be celebrated, but you Tolerate it"

honestly this was the one that inspired me to do this post. I already wrote this story because I CANT HELP MYSELF! This song was playing in my car after I watched tbosas and it was just painting this whole picture of how the person Snow ended up marrying after Lucy Gray must have felt. I'm pretty sure there was that line in the book too that was talking about how Snow never wanted to fall in love again because he felt so out of control and how he would marry someone he didn't love so that he never had to feel that way again. it was something like that. So Tolerate It sounds like the total POV of his next partner. The song itself is about a relationship with a power imbalance where the person singing the song is giving their absolute all for the love, affection, and praise of their partner and their partner gives them nothing in return. The term "Tolerate It" also is insinuating that the person the narrator is in love with is mildly annoyed with the things the singer is doing for them. They simply deal with it but are never impressed and that just gave me snow vibes.

LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD SO A PART TWO WITH OTHER CHARACTERS (recommendations open :') ) OR OTHER ARTISTS. I listen to all genres fr.

Thank you for readings and let me know if you liked any of the ideas I suggested and if I should write them!

<3

#taylor swift #the hunger games #hunger games #tbosas #president snow #coriolanus snow x reader #gale hawthorne #gale hawthorn x reader #finnick odair #finnick x reader #finnick imagine #song lyrics #peeta mellark #the hunger games peeta #peeta mellark x reader #young president snow #tom blyth imagine #josh hutcherson

[kitkats-and-kittens]

This post was inspired by lucky lefties district deep dive, so please go watch. I left a similar post in a comment under her video but I wanted to expand on it since I spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about the career districts.

I’ve seen people online with the opinion that 4 is different from the other Career districts somehow. That they either aren’t prone to sending up volunteers or that their tributes aren’t as cut throat.

I personally hate this theory however I can see why people have come to such a conclusion.

In the books the two district 4 tributes are never named and both die very early on despite having supposedly trained their whole lives to survive this sort of thing. Also I doubt the movie helps as in the films the male district 4 tribute is extremely young and is killed by Cato during the bloodbath.

The girl dies later to the tracker jackers along with Glimmer and I think the impression people form because of that is something must be different about 4. Why else would their tributes be so young and die so early?

In the books Katniss does however, mention that it is strange that the district 4 male died so early on and we know he’s 18 unlike in the films, and it’s not hard to imagine that the girl from 4 was simply unprepared when the nest fell on her like Glimmer.

However, I also think the district 4 Victors we end up meeting only serve to confuse people further. We don’t meet many of the district 4 victors but the ones we do see aren’t exactly what you would expect from a career district. Mags who is extremely old, fragile and kind by the time we come to meet her in catching fire and Annie who is described frequently to have suffered a complete mental collapse during her own games.

They’re not exactly the paragon of strength, intimidation and glory that we associate with Careers like Gloss or Enobaria.

Finnick is definitely the most stereotypical career out of all of them, at least in appearances and stature, but throughout the books we learn that he is incredibly kind and gentle despite what we’re lead to believe spending most of the first few days in the games caring for Mags and ensuring Katniss’ safety by playing up her pregnancy for the Capitol.

It’s hard for us as the audience to really reconcile the fact that 4 is like 1 and 2 because we actually get to know the tributes from their and we learn that they aren’t as one dimensional as we’re lead to believe with the others.

So yes I do believe all 3 were careers. I think Mags probably formed a pack similar to the one we see Coral forming in Tbosas she was probably an earlier example of a career. Meanwhile Annie I believe suffered a similar breakdown to Cato after Clove died.

I don’t like how people assume that just because she was well trained and prepared that she somehow wasn’t still susceptible to trauma. If she was a career then we can assume she grew up close with her partner and like how Cato and Clove had a close relationship. Watching him die so brutally would’ve had an affect on any teenager career or not.

Finnick is definitely the hardest to see being a career ironically enough and that’s simply by virtue of the fact that he was 14 years old when he was reaped.

If the whole point of career tributes is to ensure your district wins and is granted the food and wealth that the Capitol gifts to the victors as a reward then why let a 14 year old child volunteer?

The only reasons I can think of is

1. Either he was some sort of prodigy (though I still find this confusing as wouldn’t waiting for him to turn 18 and sending him up with assurance that he might win not be better than sending a half trained 14 year old and hoping he’ll be the first?)

2. He got unlucky. Maybe the reaping system is employed some years or they don’t always manage to get volunteers, though I find this unlikely it is definitely a possibility.

3. Or (and this is more of a personal theory btw) like 1, 4 tries to play the social game with the Capitol and figured sending an attractive, prodigy 14 year old would stir up interest (and provide Finnick with a good storyline for interviews) while also ensuring lots of sponsorships based on his looks.

I personally believe the third theory though there’s not much evidence so I would take it with several grains of salt.

However even with all that sorted I believe that district 4 does train their tributes in a slightly different way then 1 and 2 however I think this comes more from a place of culture and propaganda than anything else.

Since district 4 runs the fishing industry they obviously have access to the ocean. They’re one of the only districts to do so barring maybe 5 and even then 4 has access on a much larger scale. This is bad for the Capitol.

Of course it’s said that Panem is the only surviving nation from after the world changed but they could easily be lying and either way, having a whole district with the potential to utilise the only bit of the world the Capitol doesn’t and cannot have complete control over if they ever decide to rebel means that district 4 is a threat.

I think that the Capitol places a lot of emphasis on inter personal relationships in the district, I also believe that like 11 they are probably heavily monitored, especially on the ocean and that whippings, beatings and executions are probably commonplace as the Capitol wants to discourage any attempts at escape.

I think district 4 has a very close knit community, and that the Captiol does everything it can to tie them to their homeland, establishing roots and connections that mean many people in district 4 don’t want to leave their home.

However I think this is also a double entendre because the close sense of community between district 4 citizens means that they get especially frustrated when their children die in the games and while I’m not saying that the other districts don’t care about their kids as much, something we see, at least in district 12, is a very defeatist attitude towards the games. The kids reaped there have given up before they’ve even made it into the arena and I imagine it’s similar with a lot of the other poorer districts, just accepting their grim reality and not bothering to try and fight. It’s implied in catching fire that 4 outright rebels and on Katniss’ victory tour she describes them as one of the districts angry at the Capitol. I believe this is because the strong emphasis on community bonds and connections means that the citizens in district 4 don’t take the abuse lying down so much as other districts like 12.

This is why I also believe the district 4 focuses primarily on survival when training volunteers. And I don’t mean survival techniques like how to start a fire or stop an infection because I don’t think the Capitol would allow those types of skills to be taught, but I think district 4 basically teaches their tributes to do anything they can to make it home.

We see it with Coral in Tbosas movie where she breaks down sobbing about how all her kills couldn’t have been for nothing. I think this feeling of doing what you have to to make it home ends up being a driving factor behind their teachings.

They’re taught to put morals aside and that even if they’re in an alliance the only one safe to trust is their own partner. Maybe they’re also taught to use whatever they can to endear them to the Capitol, whether that be their looks or their skills in the arena.

So while they’re equally as indoctrinated as 1 and 2 I believe that a lot of their training is focused on doing whatever they need to in order to live.

#the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #finnick odair #annie cresta #mags flanagan #Career #Cato #Clove #district 4 #katniss everdeen #District 1 #District 2 #i have so many thoughts #And Mags #Omg Mags #God Susan Collins is a genius #it’s been years and yet I still think of this trilogy everyday #I could write essays on Finnicks reaping

[thgfanfictionlibrary]

Teen and Up Rated Fics Masterlist (24)

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / Part 10 / Part 11 / Part 12 / Part 13 / Part 14 / Part 15 / Part 16 / Part 17 / Part 18 /Part 19 /Part 20 / Part 21 /Part 22 / Part 23 /

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Moonlight Kisses-Buttercupbadass (ao3) Summary: Sometimes you think you have everything you ever wanted then the one you can't live without walks in your door. Much Too Far To Go Alone-dracoisalooker76 (ao3) Summary: "We all get addicted by something that takes away the pain" (Belle Aurora). Modern AU. Grey's Anatomy Inspired. Not a Walk in the Park-HGfanonezillion (ao3) Summary: Katniss and Peeta try desperately to keep the peace as their daughter Lily is getting ready for a date and their sons are giving her a hard time. Not One Moment-C_r_roberts (ao3) Summary: I wonder if he knows. Does he know how grateful I am to have him–the real him–back in my life? He tempers my temper. He makes me laugh, even when I don’t want to. He makes me feel safe, even when the entire world feels dangerous. And most importantly, he makes me feel good again. Alive, even. With Peeta, I want to keep living. Growing together. Canon-compliant. Of Buttercup and Mistletoe-Alliswell (ao3) Summary: Bring out the popcorn and hot cocoa, because this one is just chock full of Everlark Christmas shenanigans! One Moment More-dracoisalooker76 (ao3) Summary: "He stumbles up, a tiny little thing in clothes a size too big that are obviously hand-me-downs from his two brothers, and when he stands beside Katniss I see that they’re the same height. Effie Trinket is trying but she can’t hide the look of devastation she holds, clearly upset that Peeta isn’t eighteen and handsome and able to get her out of this mess." When the mine accident does not occur, the Everdeens are forced into a different sacrifice.  One New Message-HGfanonezillion (ao3) Summary: Peeta and Katniss are Tumblr mutuals who have told each other nothing about each other irl, especially not their real names. Little do they know that Katniss is set to inherit her family’s big chain bakery business that’s slowly encroaching on smaller bakeries like Peeta’s family’s corner shop. Open Window-burkygirl, Peetabreadgirl, Xerxia (ao3) Summary: Peeta Mellark's quiet life is changed forever when a mysterious woman moves in upstairs, filling his world with music. Based on the OTP Prompt - Imagine your OTP as neighbors. A tends to sing at night and normally B would complain but their voice is really nice and they often find themselves comforted by it. One day, A’s songs start becoming more and more depressed and sometimes they’d stop because they were crying. B gets worried and starts talking to A to cheer them up/find out what’s wrong. Turns out A’s partner cheated on them/family member died/whatever and they’d started feeling a little depressed. A and B become close friends and after a while, A starts singing love songs at night. Operation Toast (an Everlark Text Fic)-Alliswell, AlwaysEverlark, JHsgf82, MegaAuLover (ao3) Summary: Katniss and Peeta haven’t seen each other since High School...until their friends decide it’s time for them to acknowledge their old feelings. Paint a Sky and Stars-authoresskika (ao3) Summary: Post-Epilogue Canon; "Difficult as the baby might be, Peeta wants him to enjoy the same sort of holiday magic his big sister gets. But therein lies the problem of a fretful infant: what does he want for but his mother's breast and a comforting embrace? His needs are infinitely basic. So how on Earth can those be made special enough for a gift?"

#t #teen and up masterlist #masterlist #everlark #everlark fanfiction #thg #thg fanfiction #thglibrary masterlist

[toby-du-coeur]

pt 5 scorch trials liveblog

parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

this is the scariest scene in the entire trilogy 2. girl WHY ARE YOU STANDING UP have you no idea of weight distribution fucking scoot across the glass -

brenmas together: - not platonic not romantic but a secret third thing {cinematic dumbassery. running away from the light to stare at oncoming Cranks for 30 seconds, standing on cracking glass, etc. etc.}. she truly said i can make him worse - r e a l l y commit to the screaming

i don't blame you, blonde katniss everdeen lookin girl, thomas is very cute and rumpled in this scene i like this whole bit it's sort of hot. and has such manic hunger games Capitol energy

again with the shucking fairy lights!

this old dude with glasses just.. chillin 😂

does this count as a brenderesa kiss? because they were.. alternately kissing thomas? it's a brenderesa kiss in my heart

thomas' heart rn all angst ugly crying

heart to heart in the bi lighting. iconic

brenda just lounging there like a fuckin roman empress watching her found father punch the shit outta this guy

he really does have the apocalypse' most punchable face tho

teresa listening in like ooh i smell betrayal inspiration

they're like oh he's UNHINGED unhinged. father figure acquired

p sure this is the first time he's smiled in the whole damn film also very newt-like tongue behaviour from newt

#replaying the Newt Smile over and over for that serotonin #this movie is the MOST unhinged #i think it's because of jorge and brenda #they really complete the gladers' chaotic field trip energy #maze runner #from the heart #memerey tmr #maze runner meme #maze runner memes #tmr memes #the scorch trials #maze runner movies #tmr

[heroftruth]

behind the scenes character notes

'heroftruth' used to have two o's. It's been a constant user name/url/ present somewhere. While Hilda will not refer to herself as a hero so to speak, that position of Reshiram's chosen has been a constant central theme since the night I started writing her. It's a defining point in her story.

Expressing Hilda's trauma more properly has been a theme since I picked her back up in 2020. I've had this muse for a LONG time and while the heart of her (a small-town girl who had a strong belief in what was right and refused to back down) has stayed the same, she has definitely evolved.

I view her and N as two sides of the same coin, a foil to one another. N isn't a villain, he's an anti-hero. In older takes on Hilda I followed as her reasoning for leaving Unova was to look for N, because one she wanted to make sure he was okay and two it felt to her like he would be the only one to really understand what she went through. They both had the weight of the region on their shoulders. While she still does look for N and follows leads (same reasons still) I changed things in 2020 as her needing to get away because I didn't want it being viewed by others as the stereotypical "oh the protag dropped everything to find N". Because there is more to it than that.

Her Samurott's name, Percy, comes from Percy Jackson. I know, look I was 14 and couldn't think of another water-type male name, and it just STUCK.

Hilda having trauma from the events with plasma has been a constant. Having experienced that sort of intense fear and pressure is trauma and so is something that shouldn't have happened to you making you lose out on normal experiences. I've just progressively better at writing expressions of trauma as I've learned more about it.

One of my goals with Hilda has always been showing a female character with trauma not letting it own her. One of my favorite book series, Shatter Me, has a character like this (Juliette Ferrars) and that character has been a big inspiration since around 2015.

Katniss and Snow (hunger games) conversation scenes are inspo for writing involving Hilda and Ghetsis. That cold & calculated dynamic vs unwilling to give up because there are people you care about that need you to keep going.

Hilda was not the strongest protagonist in terms of pokemon team levels. If you play though BW without excessive training, only doing enough training to be up against what the game puts in front of you, you'll finish with your pokemon in the 50's. The strongest opponent pokemon is level 54. All of my other games main teams (without excessive training) have finished in the 70's. I see her strength coming from the way her and her pokemon work together and her determination. People are going to have a challenge facing her, even if their pokemon are higher level, but it may be more of a "she and her team are very much one" type thing. Her team is definitely higher levels now, around 70's-verging 90's maybe one or two is in low 90's but it's been years.

The levels you end in bw are the reason WHY I hc that the events of BW occurred at a FAST pace and within MONTHS. No later than ten months at the MOST.

my last thing is this muse is just, I love her okay? Hopefully that shows <3

#✦ | step away from the flames ❞ ( ooc )

[browneyeddevil]

Twenty Questions: Fanfic author edition

thank you to both @goldenslumberowo and @thesweetnessofspring for tagging me! sorry it's taken me so long to get to this

How many works do you have on ao3?

I have 10 works

2) What's your ao3 wordcount?

85,510 - which is an absurd amount given how irregularly I post

3) What fandoms do you write for?

The Hunger Games. I have thought about branching out but nothing has really inspired me quite like The Hunger Games has :)

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Brightest Timeline - Canon divergent Silence me, Trust me, Love me - Post canon The Elephant in the Room - Post canon The unlikely Coming-of-Age of Katniss Everdeen - Canon divergent Isn't it Strange - Post canon

5) Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try my very best to respond to all the lovely comments readers leave. I appreciate them a whole lot and find them very encouraging, I also just like to hear what readers are thinking, especially for multi-chapter works. Although, I admit, sometimes it takes me a while to respond, and there are occasions where I just straight up forget for a couple years.

6) What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

It'd probably have to be Underground; I kind of killed off Peeta 👀. It's a brief canon-divergent one-shot during Mockingjay that more or less focuses on Katniss and her grief and anger. In retrospect, it's kind of like the evil twin of "The Brightest Timeline" in which Peeta is rescued from the Capitol unhijacked.

7) What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Ohhh, Full Circle no debate. It's the happiest fic I've written, full stop. It's post-canon. Prim is alive, and Peeta and Katniss find each other again. All quite sweet and fluffy.

8) Do you get hate on fics?

Not to my knowledge. People have been critical of some of my earlier works, sort of disagreeing with my interpretations of a character, but I wouldn't call that hate. I hope I don't ever have to encounter the more vitriolic side of fandom.

9) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Noooo. I get nervous when describing a kiss that isn't chaste lol. I just don't think I'm very good at it, to be honest. I have considered writing more steamy scenes, especially for my WIP's, but I just don't think I'm there yet as a writer.

10) Do you write crossovers?

No. But never say never.

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge. I don't think my work is really popular enough to have to worry about that lolll.

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but I'd be fine with it if I was asked first :) I think it would be super cool.

13) Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

No, but I wouldn't be against the idea, per se. I'd just feel super guilty, my schedule is very unpredictable and I wouldn't want someone else having to deal with my erratic writing habits, it's bad enough that I do lol.

14) What's your all-time favourite ship?

Gotta be Everlark for sure.

15) What's a WIP that you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oof. I mean... if I'm honest Stop the Clocks, I think for me to be able to finish that I'd have to sit down and plan it out properly. It's also just always been a fic that I've struggled to sit dow and actually write for. In short, it needs a LOT of work and care. It's not badly written, buttt it's also not the best.

16) What are your writing strengths?

I'm pretty good at descriptions and being able to bring a setting alive. I've been told that I write very in-character and that my characters are consistent, which is nice because writing a character's inner monologue comes quite naturally to me.

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

I struggled for a long time with writing natural and organic dialogue; it has definitely become easier with time and practice, but it's still something that I obsess over a little. Also, transition paragraphs are the bane of my existence and I tend to avoid them where possible.

18) Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I'd definitely be comfortable with writing in German as it's my second language. I'm currently learning Spanish, so maybe? I think it would depend on the complexity of what the character is trying to say. I think anything else, no. Not without consulting someone who speaks the language first anyway. I've seen first-hand how google translate can butcher simple phrases lol.

19) First fandom you wrote for?

The Hunger Games! My one and only 😍

20) Favourite fic you've ever written?

Isn't it Strange 100%. I put a lot of care and thought into it and it will always have a place in my heart. Rereading it there are some things that I would phrase differently now; and a part of me itches to change it, but another part would rather leave it as a time capsule to display my younger self's writing and how much I've improved since then. Weirdly enough though, it's just one of those fics that never got much attention lol *wink wink nudge nudge*.

This was super fun, so thanks again for tagging me!

I don't know who has or hasn't participated already so if anyone wants to hop on feel free to :)

#tag game #twenty questions #writing things #my works

[periwinckles]

Sorry this has then me so long. I thought of a prompt for an outtake from the train back to twelve.

A snippet from a camping trip Thom and Cyrus take together sometime in the future talking about their families.

(Headsup: not canon compliant as I'm giving K and P three boys, and they are born earlier than in the epilogue. Plus Thom and Cyrus end up talking more about the Mellark's than their own families, but I hope this is still ok!)

“We need to pick up the pace, if we want to get there before nightfall.”

Cyrus is taking the lead, but I’m right behind him. I always let him take the lead on our yearly trek to the forgotten bunker of district twelve. As if I didn’t know the way by heart now. I could probably do it with my eyes closed at this point, after coming here every year for twenty three years. Which is why I know he is right. If we don't pick up the pace it will be nightfall before we reach it.

“We’re getting too old for this aren’t we?” I ask, a little out of breath.

“Nah, you know what they say about District Twelve, Thom. We’re a tough nut to crack.”

“Yeah, but you’re not really from Twelve, are you?”

The snort that comes out of Cyrus tells me he takes my lighthearted joke for what it is. It’s been a long time since Cyrus has felt the effects of prejudice against him. He might have been a peacekeeper in the old regime, but everyone considers him one of us now.

We reach the bunker just as the light is fading away. Some years we just go there but opt to sleep outside in some of the old sleeping bags, just talking nonsense until we fall asleep. But we are getting old, so tonight we’re sleeping inside. Coming here always takes me back in time, to those first few months when we had to rebuild the district and none of us really knew what we were doing. Being suspicious of Cyrus, not knowing he would become one of my closest friends. Funny how things go. 

I start to unload my backpack, fruit, a couple of beers and a meat pie Delly packed for me, and a Rosemary focaccia, courtesy of Peeta Mellark.

“You went to the bakery? Is that why you were late to our meeting point?”

“No, and yes? It’s Peeta’s, but I picked it up from Victor’s village. I dropped Summer there. The kids are having some sort of board game night at the Mellark’s.”

I really shouldn't be calling them kids, should I? Summer is twenty two years old now. It feels like I saw her in Delly’s arms for the first time only a couple of days ago. Delly and I were way younger when we started a life together. But this new generation has a completely new life than what we had. For the first time, they can enjoy their young years, not dreading the reapings, the mines, hunger. Some of them even go to college, though they still need to do it out of district. One of the things I wish I get to do before I retire as District Mayor is to start a community college. Our population is not big enough for a fancy one like the ones they have in four, or three, which is why the government keeps putting down my proposals, and offering scholarships to our students instead. I still haven't given up though.

“You’re letting your daughter hang out at Mellark’s all by herself? You think that’s safe? You know… with all that testosterone going around?”

I can't stop the chuckle. It is sort of a private (or public?) joke that District twelve’s baker always produces three sons. The firstborn, Blaze, is a couple of months younger than Summer. They’ve been sneaking around for a while now, though Delly and I have agreed along with Peeta and Katniss to pretend we haven’t noticed yet, until they are ready to come clean. We had our first suspicion this would one day happen when Delly was tutoring Summer on her math homework (Seventh? Eighth grade? Damn, I’m getting old.) and she had Mrs Mellark written all over her notebook. Oh, but it was because Katniss is such an inspiring role model , or so she tried to convince us. Peeta caught them making out behind the bakery a couple of months ago, while Blaze was supposedly on a break.

“Peeta and Katniss were there. Besides, I trust Summer. Blaze too. He's a smart kid.” 

He's more than smart. That kid's strong. Probably the circunstamces of growing up with two hunger games's survivors and war heroes as parents. Katniss and Peeta were doing a lot better by the time he was born, but being the oldest one means he still took the major load, out of all three of them. Occasionally the bakery would be closed without prior notice, and we all knew what that meant. Peeta was having a bad day. By the time Blaze was fifteen, never again did the bakery close, because he would pick up the slack and skip class to get the bakery running. I remember that leading to a lot of arguments in the Mellark household. Blaze obviously won.

“Yeah, if I were you I wouldn't be taking any chances.” Cyrus answers back.

“Your daughter was there.”

Cyrus widens his eyes in a deadly stare as he places his beer bottle on the table with a loud thump.

“They’re kids, Cyrus. She 's graduating. Let her have fun, for a bit.”

“I let her have fun all the time. But preferably with no Mellarks in sight.”

I get his discomfort. It’s not easy for a father to see his little girl grow up, and honestly? I’m kind of glad I don’t really know when Blaze and Summer started whatever they have, because I might have reacted poorly if I did. Now, I’m mostly resigned.

“They’re good kids. Which one are you worried about anyway?”

They are. They get a lot of female attention, partly due to their parents' status, partly due to their looks. But they are actually quite down to earth, and I’m actually happy for Summer. She and Blaze were always good friends, and became closer throughout the years. And if it goes well, I guess I’ll get three grandkid boys out of it.

“Well, BabyToast is too young for my Calla.”

“You mean Rye?” I think he’s fifteen or sixteen. Not that young, but for teenagers a couple of years feel like a lifetime.

“And your daughter has the older one whipped, which leaves FrenchToast.” He says with a hint of annoyance.

“Robin? What’s your problem with him?”

“None! But have you heard him sing? That kid is going places.”

It is a well known fact that Robin Mellark is the spitting image of his late grandfather, Jack Everdeen, from his laid back demeanor, right to his singing voice. Just a couple of days ago we found out he won a scholarship to college, for an Arts, Music and Performance degree. In fact the last time we had dinner at Victor’s Village all we talked about was his plans for the future. Robin not only inherited Katniss’ musical skills, but also Peeta’s way with a brush. He lives and breathes art. Cyrus is right. That kid could make a name for himself, apart from his parents' legacy.

“Calla mentioned he’s going to college. In the Capitol.” Cyrus’ finally says with a pensive look.

Twenty years may have passed, but the Capitol is still the Capitol. We don't like it. We stay away from it. We deal with them as little as we can. 

“He’s just going there to study, he’s coming back after the three years are done.”

“You don't know that.”

“Yes, I do.”

I tell Cyrus’ all about the dinner we had at the Mellarks. How Peeta approached the idea of starting an art department at our local highschool, once Robin was done with his education. Teaching art and music in district twelve: that would have been the most ludicrous idea a couple of decades ago. It still would be now, if Peeta and Katniss didn’t offer to fund it. There is no way we would have the money to back it up, but if they are willing to pay for their own son's salary, who am I to say no? 

“If you’re scared he’ll drag her away from here, you have nothing to worry about. He’s fully committed to come back and teach here.”

After a few seconds Cyrus’ breathes out with relief. 

“I’m just glad none of us have more daughters. We would probably lose them to BabyToast.”

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- Blaze Mellark: Zac Efron when he was younger (because he totally has that Mellark vibe, doesn't he?)

- Robin Mellark : Tom Holland

- Rye Mellark: Josh Hutcherson, but with his dark hair. (picture him in Detention. Yeah, that's Rye Mellark.)

- Summer Campbell: Alexandra Dadario

- Calla Johnson: can't make up my mind. Suggestions welcome.

#the train back to twelve #everlark fanfiction #peeta x katniss #the hunger games #everlark #thom x delly #thelly #peeta mellark #thg #katniss x peeta #katniss everdeen

[writingwife-83]

18 and 29!

18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?

Oh Lordy, gotta really comb through the memory banks for questions like this lol. Here’s a sort of random one! This is from It’s Left Me So Undone, which is one of my more popular post TFP one shots-

At the first touch of his lips to hers, she actually felt him pull back momentarily, almost in the same way that you’d pull your foot back from overheated bath water. But in the same way that the pull to the warmth always wins out, coaxing you to step in fully despite the initial sting of the heat, Sherlock’s lips almost immediately came back for more, quickly overcoming the unfamiliarity to sink into hers completely.

29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)

I might have talked about this before but I have long been inspired by the idea of a Hunger Games AU where Sherlock is in a Katniss sort of role and Molly would be comparable to Peeta. I don’t think I’d want to do a big long fic, but I’ve thought about doing a chapter or two, maybe set just after the 74th games, when things are all awkward back at their district because Molly would be getting the vibe that Sherlock had only been putting on an act in the arena. Oh the angst! Who knows, maybe I’ll do it someday, but for some reason I keep just not getting to it lol.

#fanfic writer asks #wifey answers things #sherlolly #thanks for asking!

[walkawaytall]

20 fanfic questions

Tagged by @otterandterrier for this one!

How many works do you have on AO3?

27

2. What's your total AO3 words count?

247,251

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Star Wars

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Purpose of Heritage (140) Every Version of You (83) Collateral (80) Tell Your Sister (71) Confirmed by Sources Close to the Subject (68)

Some of this was actually really surprising -- I did not know a one-shot had edged ahead of Collateral on the kudos front (and I definitely would not have expected that one-shot to be Every Version of You).

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! I think the earliest comments on my first fic never got replies because I didn't know what I was doing exactly, but I do try to respond at least on AO3. I know leaving comments takes effort, and I genuinely appreciate them so much, and I like talking to people about stuff I've written. So...it seems like a good thing to do.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oof, it would probably be Collateral if I hadn't added the epilogue, but I did, and that epilogue is angsty af but it also ends on a rising note, so I don't think it fully counts. So, that being said, I think it's actually one of my more recent ones: Entirely Shattered. Everything's broken at the end of that one. And, like, we know it'll be fine eventually, but they sure don't.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think several fit the bill, but my favorite of those is Confirmed by Sources Close to the Subject

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not so far. The only objectively negative comment I've received is someone who is actually really angry with JJ Abrams and/or Rian Johnson and just decided I was a good outlet for that via anonymous guest comment on FFN. Also, I'm like 90% sure that comment was left by one of my regular readers over on FFN due to some weird circumstances surrounding it and overall vibes, and if that's the case, they're still reading and commenting even after that negative comment was left so...whatever. Otherwise, I've not really received hate. A couple that have been like...passive-aggressive unsolicited concrit, if there exists such a thing, but meh.

9. Do you write smut. If so what kind?

Nope, not something I'm into.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I don't, and I don't read them either. I hesitate to say "never" because you never know what sort of inspiration might strike, but I don't think I'll ever write a crossover.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge, but I've only been posting for like...10 months

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

I haven't, and I'm honestly not even sure how that works logistically speaking tbh.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I mean. C'mon. (Han/Leia obviously. Though in revisiting The Hunger Games this year, I have a new appreciation for Peeta/Katniss)

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I'm not like...throwing in the towel on this one, but I have a WIP called Macabre that I had originally started for Han/Leia Appreciation Week and it got replaced by Brief Shadow for the "Anniversary" prompt. The whole concept is this idea that Han and Leia celebrate the anniversaries of every time they should have died but didn't -- there's a whole backstory baked in as to how this started and how they even have the dates recorded to do this in the first place (Leia has a calendar, obviously) -- and everyone around them thinks it's kind of a, well, macabre tradition, but it's like a post-war, coping-with-humor thing for them. The problem is I spent a decent amount of time setting up the backstory and how they sort of accidentally stumbled into celebrating an anniversary the first time, and then I simply didn't know where to go from there. I do think the concept has promise, and I really like what I've written so far (I've posted multiple snippets here! Because I was so sure it would be finished and posted in August!), so I won't say never. But I seriously don't know where to go with this. (Like, honestly, if anyone has any interest in giving it a read and making suggestions, I'm game.)

16. What are your writing strengths?

I have been repeatedly told that I stay true to the characters' voices, which is really important to me, so I hope that's true. And, like, if I capture the right vibe, I can write some kind of heartbreaking gut punches.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I have a hard time writing things that are not angsty but are earnest. Like, earnest fluff. People actually saying their feelings straight-out. Anything like that. I feel like I need to talk about this in therapy or something.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Ah...I think as long as you do your research, it can be fine? I don't really do this, though.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Okay, full-circle moment because I forget about this, but I just remembered it recently. I usually say that the first fandom I wrote for was Left Behind: the Kids and that is the first fandom I posted anything for. But, but, the first time I entered a Star Wars phase, I found out fanfiction was a thing, and before my 11-year-old self was exposed to some racy Trip to Bespin fic that scarred me and made me scared to look for fanfiction (this was the late '90s. The Internet was the Wild West and I don't think people were rating their fics, or at least not in a way that was clear to me. I had no real way to avoid running into stuff I didn't want to see, at least not that I knew of), I had actually started writing a little story that I was going to submit to some fansite I found. I remember nothing of it except it took place on Endor the morning after the Battle of Endor and Han had asked Leia to marry him. I actually don't even think I had a plot fleshed out. I just really wanted Han and Leia to get married. I mean, girl, same. When I say they're my OTP, they are my OTP.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Complete dark horse moment here, but I realized today, that I actually think it's Brief Shadow. Like, I do think Purpose of Heritage is going to hold a special place in my heart if it doesn't drive me insane first, but I packed a lot into less than 800 words for Brief Shadow and I'm really proud of how it turned out.

I think everyone I'd tag got tagged by @otterandterrier (thanks for the tag!), but if you want to participate, please do! These are fun.

#fanfic asks #fanfic questions #fanfic game #writing #about me #it me

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

What about- What about talking more of The Band? I want to know everything 🥺

the band!!!!!!!!!!! so the band existing was totally @the-witching-ash's idea, they're sort of like a New Covey (and all of them are related to the Covey in some way)! They're Hollis' best friends and they've been a band since they were pretty young (before Hollis' dad died) — after Lucy's games, the Covey were forced to either assimilate or die, but between Jude's mom, Hollis' dad, and Maude Ivory herself, they still learned all of the old Covey songs, though they weren't told about the Covey just that they were songs from their childhoods!

They play throughout the district when they aren't at work, their instruments having once belonged to the Covey and needing to be fixed up. Hollis' talent after her games is singing, so the band is also involved in a few of her televised performances (5 so far, but I have at least three more songs to plan out that they're involved in)

They all survive the bombing of District 12, Danny is one of the guys from the mines that Gale talks about helping him get people out, so they all make it to District 13 and are not happy about the fact that Hollis isn't there! They spend months stirring shit up making people (especially from 12, but also from 13 when it comes to Heavensbee) not trust Coin or Heavensbee, but both of them see the band as just kind of dumb kids and don't take them seriously — they intentionally craft a very harmless image so that people let their guard down around them which helps them learn information that they shouldn't have and allows them to cause trouble

Danny and Suze get married instead of Finnick and Annie, but like with Annie, the band (and Katniss) go back to 12 to get one of Katniss' dresses for Suze and it's just a super cute scene that's entirely Ash's idea!

also!! So far my inspiration for each of their songs comes from Maiah Wynne's incredible covers of the Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes songs they're all incredible go listen!

(also in the spirit of Covey name theming, all of them are named after folk songs — except Jude but he's still named after a song)

and a little bit of individual information on each of them!

Hollis Clementine Everdeen: we already know Hollis of course but she's the singer and also plays guitar, and the song that she's named after is Clementine (which she also sings in Catching Fire, and is referenced when Camden dies)

Babs Shefford: Babs plays fiddle in the band, she's from a merchant family (specifically dairy merchants), and she and Jude have been dating for about two years! Her song is Barbara Allen

Bo Lockwood: Bo plays cello for the band, he's also from a merchant family (butchers). He had a crush on Hollis when they were younger but has long since moved on, and his song is Mr Bojangles

Danny Colbeck — Danny plays percussion for the band, and he works with Gale in the mines, the two of them and Camden were pretty good friends, and throughout the Quell, Danny is one of the ones really leading the charge with Gale to have people preparing to make a run for it. He and Suze have been together since she was 12 and he was 13 (he's now 19 and she's 18), and he actually proposed to her before the Quell! His song is Danny Boy

Ramona Diggs: Ramona plays the mandolin for the band! She and Angeline are both still in school, they're younger members (Prim's age) who joined a few years after the band formed. Her grandmother was Jessum Diggs' twin sister, and her song is Ramona

Angeline Haynes: Angeline plays harmonica in the band and often takes on a similar role to Maude Ivory in introducing the band (a job she shares with Hollis), getting the audience engaged, and, when people are able, collecting the money that people give them. Her song is Angeline

Jude Abernathy: Jude Abernathy is Haymitch's son, a couple of years older than the others. He plays guitar for the band and works in the Justice Building. His mom (Matilda Jade Everdeen) died when he was young, shot for standing up to a Peacekeeper. He's Haymitch's entire world but their relationship can be tense; Jude will always put himself at risk to protect other people and Haymitch's fear comes out as yelling, so there's definitely no shortage of screaming matches in their house. Haymitch always expected him to get reaped so he's been training Jude since he was pretty young, which comes in handy during the revolution! Jude will also appear in my oc Willow Abernathy's fic (as her older brother, shipped with Madge) as well as in Lysa Undersee's fic (shipped with Lysa and Gale), and his song is Hey Jude

Suze Hatley: Suze plays the flute in the band, and she's a seamstress. She's dating Danny and they've been together for seven years; he proposed shortly before the Quell but knowing that Hollis was either going to be reaped or mentoring, they decided not to have the wedding until she got back (until, not if, they won't consider the possibility of her not coming back), which is how it ends up happening in 13. Her song is Oh Susanna

#the hanging tree #hollis’ band #hollis everdeen #babs shefford #bo lockwood #danny colbeck #ramona diggs #angeline hayes #jude abernathy #suze hatley

[isarnicole]

WIPs, WIPs, WIPs everywhere! Thanks for the tag, @jhsgf82  

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? DnD campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!! 

This was fun because I haven’t actually looked at the fics I’ve started in the WIP folder on my computer in a LONG time. But let's start with the ones I have posted on AO3:

Blood From Roses

The Best Thing

Fallen

On my computer:

Everlark Plane Crash Story

Between the Shadow and the Soul (post-MJ growing together story)

An Unexpected Life (accidental pregnancy trope)

Spark (dark fantasy/elemental magic)

The Hunted - Katniss and Peeta in an orphanage (canon-compliant fic that has a reaping of sorts)

Untitled fic loosely inspired by Legends of the Fall

I'm pretty sure all of my mutuals have already been tagged in this, so I'll spare anyone getting a tag from me :) I really need to finish some of those WIPs....sorry to anyone who has been waiting forever for me to update!!

#everlark #fanfiction #thg #fanfic #the hunger games #wip tag #i need to update #and post

[alanfromrochester]

TBOSAS book review

Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Incredible Hunger Games background

The movie coming out inspired me to finally get around to the book and I went though it very quickly. That's the sign of an engaging story generally, and one thing I like as an adult reader of YA is straightforward prose making a good story a quick read.

This was a great prequel for background on the main timeframe - as such it works best if you already know the original series as a basis for comparison. I feel Star Trek Enterprise was also like this with the Star Wars prequels being more standalone (though enriched by knowledge of the original)

I figured President Snow took a hard line against rebels because of his family suffering in the first rebellion including his father being killed, canon agrees and expands upon this - material suffering due to the rebel siege and much of the Snow family wealth being in District 13. It also seems like a sort of abused becoming abuser dynamic. For example, antizionists tend to feel Israel is using antisemitism as an excuse to mistreat Palestinians. (That example probably comes to mind with Gaza being major news in late 2023)

Old money falling on hard times seems not uncommon in nobility fiction, so does conflict with new money. Kid not interested in the family business is also an old story.

Dr. Gaul being a mad scientist seems to push him further to evil. Near the start of CF, Snow tells Katniss the Capitol needs to maintain its grip else what follows will be worse; in general, the events surrounding the 10th games really stuck with him over six decades later.

We see a lot of the rest of the Capitol elite - many names are familiar, including a Flickerman who sounds much like Caesar. We also see how the Peacekeepers operate, including on the job training for common recruits rather than a centralized boot camp. Some of Snow's barracks life feels like general parts of military fiction. Coriolanus and Sejanus doing better in training than lower-class recruits made me think of ASOIAF/GOT when Jon joins the Night's Watch. Much of what we see of District 12 life is quite familiar as well.

I also suspected the pomp and circumstance of the Games developed over time and this was confirmed as well. People uninterested in the Games because they recognize the brutality of it showed decent human nature corrupted by being cajoled or forced into watching it, in contrast to Gaul viewing the species as violent and in need of control. In general, I feel THG is a great combination of distract-with-luxury dystopia in the Capitol and brutal suppression dystopia in the Districts. This fits with Suzanne Collins' inspiration of flipping between 'reality' TV and Iraq War coverage.

Since the nature of the Games changed over time, other elements of the Capitol of the main series timeframe might also be different.

Apparently the average Capitolite, even the upper class like young Coriolanus, is not aware of the true fate of District 13.

The haphazard original nature of the Games highlights the Quell cards seeming like a later embellishment rather than original plan including the 3rd being rigged to re-reap Katniss.

Snow did snitch on Plinth, but Sejanus being outspoken was bound to get him in trouble anyway, and I understand Snow not wanting to be dragged down with him. Snow planning to knock some sense into him is helping in a way and assuming daddy would just throw his money around again was a tragic misunderstanding. Sejanus' righteous but foolish hotheadedness does sound something like Gale. No wonder Lucy wants nothing to do with him after that, like the final break between Gale and Katniss at the end of Mockingjay - to whatever extent it is or isn't his fault, she understandably is emotionally offended.

#thg #tbosas

[heavensbeehall]

"Mockingjay", Chapter 9

Part 1: The Ashes

Chapter 9: No one tells Katniss about Peeta's second interview. Not even Gale. She takes Finnick out to the woods to talk, and he is more generous to Gale than Fandom is because he suggests Gale wants to tell her privately. Katniss shoots a buck. Katniss worries about Peeta, mostly, but also about the fact that she doesn't trust Coin, Plutarch, et al. She fights with Gale. Cressida wants footage from District 12. Plutarch tells them the rebels have taken Districts 3 and 11. Haymitch doesn't come. Gale has to talk about the firebombing. They hike to the lake. Katniss shows Pollux a mockingjay and he asks her to sing. She starts having flashbacks to Rue and decides to sing "the Hanging Tree.'

-- Katniss said she had taken down three deer in the first book, I think? So this is numero 4. I also think it's cool that Finnick just "carries" it himself because bucks can weight like 300 pounds? That's like three Magses and he's been in the hospital for several weeks but is apparently not skipping leg day.

-- Gale got his communicuff back. Is this a reward for lying (or lying by omission) to Katniss? Alma Coin is trying to lure Gale into her van with communicuffs. And he's falling it even though they are obviously stupid. (I am mixing my metaphors about what Coin is doing to Gale, but I think it's clear she is trying to woo him in a non-sexual way. Make him feel special and part of something bigger than himself. Originally I think it was for info on Katniss who we know Coin doesn't trust.)

-- It's the return of Lucy Gray Baird to the lake, 65 years later. It's no surprise to me that memories of Rue and the Arena are what make Katniss sing. What it brings back are memories of her Father, who we assume was her connection to Lucy Gray.

Quotes:

At that moment, his communicuff starts beeping. "There she is. Better run. You have things to tell her." For a moment, real hurt registers on his face. Then cold anger replaces it. He turns on his heel and goes. Maybe I have been too spiteful, not given him enough time to explain. Maybe everyone is just trying to protect me by lying to me. I don't care. I'm sick of people lying to me for my own good. Because really it's mostly for their own good. Lie to Katniss about the rebellion so she doesn't do anything crazy. Send her into the arena without a clue so we can fish her out. Don't tell her about Peeta's propo because it might make her sick, and it's hard enough toget a decent performance out of her as it is.

Katniss has so little agency, she trusts Gale because he is her best friend. She just wants someone to be on her side. But Gale has sort of chosen the rebellion over her at this point, and that understandable. The whole country is being oppressed but it is lonely for Katniss, especially with Peeta gone.

"If you're both up for that," says Cressida, looking closely at my face.

Bless you, C.

I used to think the murderer was the creepiest guy imaginable. Now, with a couple of trips to the Hunger Games under my belt, I decide not to judge him without knowing more details. Maybe his lover was already sentenced to death and he was trying to make it easier. To let her know he'd be waiting. Or maybe he thought the place he was leaving her was really worse than death. Didn't I want to kill Peeta with that syringe to save him from the Capitol? Was that really my only option? Probably not, but I couldn't think of another at the time.

We now know "The Hanging Tree" was inspired by the hanging of Arlo Chance and his girlfriend, Lil, who is also hanged, but some of it also mirrors the relationship between Coriolanus and Lucy Gray. The met at the Hanging Tree. They tried to flee. Perhaps the only way for those two to truly be "together" was for them both to be hanged? And maybe, based on how bad things have gottne in the intervening years, that would've been the best ending?

... back then I could memorize almost anything set to music after a round or two.

Maude Ivory also has this ability. Actually she can remember anything after hearing it once. I don't think that's a genetic trait though? Does anyone know?

That's when the mockingjays begin their rendition of "The Hanging Tree." In their mouths, it's quite beautiful. Conscious of being filmed, I stand quietly until I hear Cressida call, "Cut!"

That's a wrap, people. The show's not over until the mockingjay sings.

[Cutting for length]

#the hanging tree #thg reread #mockingjay #lucy gray baird #coriolanus snow #arlo chance #lil #maude ivory baird #katniss everdeen

[lemonluvgirl]

Headcanon: canon!Peeta is a closet nudist

“I don’t care if you see me”

Oh, I support this 100%. In fact, this inspired me to write something. LOL 

The Nudist 

He was doing it. Again.

 Katniss ground her teeth in frustration as she peeked out from her bathroom window.

Her beautiful blond neighbor was swimming in the lake that fell smack dab in the middle of both their property lines.

Naked.

 Again.

 She closed her eyes and turned away from the window, biting her lip. She was sure he was doing it on purpose this time.

 The infuriating nudist bastard.

 He was taking extra slow laps around the lake, as if inviting her to ogle him. Katniss hated to admit it, but it was a very tempting sight. He wasn't the tallest man in the world, he was more average height, but he was certainly well built, and taller than her small frame and very muscular.

 His arms and legs were almost as thick as tree trunks and his chest was a solid wall of toned muscle leading down to his eye-catchingly trim waist and hips. His back was broad and powerful, with muscles that rippled with every stroke he took. And his backside…well she was embarrassed to admit she’d thought about what it would feel like to bite down on one of those perfectly rounded, exquisite fleshy globes quite a number of times. She hated to even think about the few times she’d caught a glimpse of his entire front, as he was getting in and out of the lake. 

 Suffice to say he was thick and well sculpted all over. 

 That was saying nothing of his face, which was unfairly handsome. She had almost bitten her tongue the first time they spoke, when she was arrested by his brilliant blue eyes that sparkled more than the waters of their crystalline lake in the bright sunshine. His slightly over long blond hair curled at the ends and bunched up around his ears but framed his face adorably and added to his boyish charm. He also had a mesmerizing smile, with one imperfectly perfect dimple that peeked out on the left side. 

 But as nice as he was to look at, the man was a terrific pain in the ass. 

 She’d asked him countless times now to not swim naked in the morning and each time he’d brushed off her requests. The first time she’d suggested he wear swimming trunks he very matter-of-factly told her he didn’t own any and then he’d walked away whistling a care-free tune. The next day when she’d suggested he just keep his boxers on he’d shook his head and said ‘no thanks’, and had gone back to painting the side of his house. Everytime she had made a request for more propriety he had responded with amused refusal. 

 Finally they’d had it out when she had demanded that he stop swimming naked. 

 “I’ve lived here all my life, and I’ve been swimming in the lake for almost that long. I’m not going to change my routine just because you’re a little prudish.” He had replied with an infuriating smirk and lazy drawl. 

 “I’m not a prude!” 

 “Oh, no? Well, someone who has such strict rules about what other people can and can’t wear while swimming on their own property doesn’t really seem like the flexible sort.” 

 “I’m flexible! Very flexible!” She’d shouted back and then had blushed at the amused grin he shot her, not noticing the double meaning until he’d smiled at her. She had only grown more flustered by his immature humor. 

 “I just don’t want to be greeted every morning by your male nakedness polluting the lake, which by the way is half mine according to the property lines!” She’d shouted at him. 

 “Oh, so it's not nudity that offends you, but it's the fact that I’m a guy. Ok, well, it's this simple. Just don’t look. Or, pretend I’m a girl. Whatever gets you going, Sweetheart.” He’d replied with a disgusting little wink and then just walked away, leaving her fuming and irritated. 

She’d stomped the very short distance home (25 yards to be exact) and angrily cleaned her kitchen and living room from top to bottom in hopes of de-stressing, but to no avail. Then she’d stayed awake tossing and turning all night, finally coming up with a plan to get back at the smug asshole right before 1am. 

She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, hair pulled back into a high ponytail and dressed only in a fluffy green bathrobe and slippers. She really wasn’t all that big or particularly pretty in her opinion, but she did have surprise on her side.

 Her cheeks pinked as she second guessed her strategy. It had seemed brilliant last night but this morning she wasn’t sure if she could go through with it. 

She looked quickly and carefully once more out the window and found him staring up at her, and waving like cocky little shit. 

“Fuck it.” Katniss said to her own reflection and rushed downstairs to grab her yoga mat, earbuds, and cell phone. She paused at the back door that led out of the kitchen and subsequently to the lake, and left her robe hanging on a hook by the door. 

She exited the house completely naked except for the yoga mat and her green slippers which she promptly slipped off after setting up her mat on a patch of newly trimmed grass directly beside the lake shore. 

She peeked up and saw him coming back around to her side to rest after his last lap. It was only a matter of time. She thought as she very slowly and deliberately switched on her music and closed her eyes while she stretched out. 

She hadn’t intended to imply she was physically flexible during their argument yesterday but that didn’t mean it wasn’t true. She was an avid outdoor enthusiast, and she loved yoga. In fact she would have been out in the yard most mornings doing exactly that if it hadn’t been for her naked neighbor practicing his backstroke most mornings. 

Katniss decided then and there not to let him chase her away from enjoying her own yard any longer. 

She closed her eyes, concentrated on her music and the beginning poses, and blocked everything else out. It wasn’t until she felt someone yank an earbud out of her ear that she broke out of her meditative state. 

“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?” Peeta stood off to the side, a white towel clinging to his slim hips. His chest was heaving and his face was red. 

“It’s called yoga, and good morning to you too.” Katniss replied coolly as she rose into her high dragon pose...

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Whatever It Takes

Pairing: Finnick Odair x reader

Request: They’re getting ready to go into the Quarter Quell, and essentially have a super sweet conversation where they confess their love, and are like “damn the revolution I’ll protect you”. Anonymous

A/N It’s been a long time since I read the books so if I accidentally used the wrong word for something please let me know and I’ll correct it 💛

Tagging: @bitchwhytho​ @music-of-melody​

You called it before they even announce it. You knew all the victors would get involved in the Quarter Quell because how else would he get Katniss to be in the arena without letting the public know that it’s purely to kill her? When you hear Finnick’s name get called out, there’s no choice. But was there ever one to begin with?  

“I volunteer as tribute,” you say raising your hand to let them know that you’ll be going into the Quarter Quell and not that poor girl they’ve got on stage. You don’t look at Finnick because you know his face will just mirror back the pain you feel. No matter what the revolution has planned, you highly doubt that both of you gets out alive. The focus will be on Katniss because she’s the one that’s been fuelling the fire while the rest of you can die a martyr and inspire the people then Katniss’ death would squash the tiny flame. It’s not fair but she made everything possible when she took out those berries. 

“You shouldn’t have done that,” Finnick tells you once you’re on the train travelling to the Capitol. 

“There was no way I was going to let you go alone.” Not to mention that innocent girl who got drafted. You’d have been a proper piece of shit had you not volunteered. 

“But you could’ve survived. Don’t you understand that’s all I care about?” 

“Careful, Finnick. Someone might hear your declaration of love and think it means something else.” It’s a warning that the walls have ears and not necessarily just the Capitol’s ears. Although you both want to think only the best of the lovely Coin, you can’t help but feel like it’s too good to be true. And you have no doubt that she’s got as many spies all around as President Snow. 

“I just want you to live,” he says hearing your warning loud and clear. Katniss and to some extent Peeta are untouchable, you are not. He takes your hand without another word. The rest of the train ride you remain quiet, too worried about saying the wrong thing and jeopardising this whole thing. Haymitch is counting on to keep Katniss alive until the rescue mission and your lives can’t matter more than the entire of Panem. Even if you want to say screw that sometimes.

“God, you’ve gotten old,” you smile spotting Haymitch next to the star-crossed lovers. He scoffs but can’t help but laugh. You’ve known each other for quite some time now and learned a long time ago that humour is how you all get through this with at least some level of sanity.

“I see your kindness have only grown over the years,” he mocks before giving you a massive hug. Being a victor and having to mentor the kids every year creates a certain bond between you all but Haymitch has always been one of your favourites. It’s the reason you know you can trust him to do you a favour. 

“We should talk once all the celebrations die down. Catch up on old times,” you smile giving his shoulder a friendly squeeze. He agrees suggesting the rooftop for a gorgeous view. When Finnick sneaks his arm around you, there’s a slight pang of guilt but you force it to the back of your mind. He’s going to survive the Quarter Quell if you can do anything about it. 

“What did you talk about?” he asks quietly and you keep a smile on your face not even looking at him. 

“Just good old days,” you utter hoping Finnick will understand not to ask more questions right now. There are too many people around you to speak freely and, in a minute, you’ll have to get on that carriage and pretend you’re proud to be fighting once again. 

“Katniss, Peeta!” you call out catching their attention just as they’re about to get on their carriage, “nice costumes.” You’re trying to be nice and establish some sort of positive relation between you but all it does is make Katniss stare at you like you’re personally responsible for putting her in the Quarter Quell. 

“I already tried. Tough nut,” Finnick tells you. It makes sense why the revolution needs a face but why they would ever choose someone like Katniss is beyond you. She’s not kind or caring expect when it comes to the people she loves. The future of Panem seems oddly low on her list of priorities but then again when has war ever made sense? And you certainly can’t say you’re morally better than her. 

“Is holding hands a cliché?” You look over to Finnick who’s doing his very best to put on a brave face.

“I think it’s perfect.” You intertwine your fingers with his not letting go until the carriage has driven through those gates at the end where the public can’t see you anymore. And even then, it’s just to get some blood flow back. 

“I just want some sleep,” Finnick says itching to get the costume off and you’re thinking the same thing. You ride up in the elevator with Katniss, Peeta and Joanna which makes for an interesting end to the day. 

“Never a dull moment,” you say before exiting the elevator with Finnick. Joanna laughs loudly while both Katniss and Peeta looks slightly mortified. If she’s trying to win over Katniss, Joanna is doing a poor job. 

“Let’s take a shower,” Finnick suggests now that you’re finally alone and you’re all too happy to comply. In the shower you can finally speak freely with the sound of water drowning out the sound of your voices. 

“I know it’s horrible to say but the revolution doesn’t matter to me if I don’t have you next to me when it’s done.” He slowly lets his hands slide down your arms until they reach your hands. 

“I know,” you whisper feeling the exact same way. The guilt returns tenfold this time but you keep quiet knowing that when he’s sleeping tonight, you’ll be bargaining for his life. 

“I say damn the revolution. I swore to protect to you a long time ago and I’m not breaking that promise now.” He kisses you with a fire that tells you just how badly he wants to keep you safe. Desperation takes over your body as you kiss him back. You wish you could leave now and hide somewhere far away from everything. If it were up to you, you would’ve fled the moment you heard about the Quarter Quell. But it’s difficult leaving behind so many decent people who needs your help and the few moments of hesitation had been enough for the peacekeepers to show up and make sure you didn’t take off. Snow always knew you were a runner. 

“And I say you’re sounding crazy. We can’t change the plan now. There’s nowhere to run.” As much as you’d love to run away and hide with him, you know it’s too late for that now. You wouldn’t make it out of the building. 

“I don’t care if I sound crazy. We can protect each other in the arena, make sure we never part. And when they come get us, we make sure they grab both of us.” It’s cruel really to give hope to him because you know it won’t work but you wish it could be so easy. 

“And then when we’re out, we hide. No more war, no more revolution. Just you and me and a small cottage near the water.” Hope may be cruel but it’s a strong motivator to survive and if anything you need Finnick to survive. You hide your face in the crook of his neck allowing yourself to feel a pang of sadness at the prospect of the future you’ve lost. Your lives ended the day you got drawn for the Hunger Games. 

“And you can finally have enough quiet to paint,” he adds and you don’t have to see his face to see the affection in his eyes. 

“It would be perfect,” you say closing your eyes to picture the cottage and the life you could’ve had with Finnick. The water hides the tears that fall from your eyes and it’s a good thing because you’re not sure you would be able to hold your secret from spilling out if Finnick noticed. 

“I promise I will make it happen. I promise we’ll be alive to spend the rest of our lives together. Whatever it takes,” he says. Instead of answering him, you kiss him again. When the water turns cold, you get out and dry off. You both know that your safety is gone now and they can hear whatever you say so you keep quiet letting your eyes do the talking. You cuddle up in bed where you wait for him to drift off before you head to the roof where Haymitch is waiting. The wind is loud tonight working as a noise diffuser. 

“I want you to save him.” It doesn’t surprise Haymitch but you both know he can’t make any promises. 

“I know Katniss is the main goal and that’s she’s probably made some demand for Peeta. But if there comes a choice between saving Finnick or the rest, you save him. Do you understand?” It’s the least he can do for you after everything you’ve sacrificed for President Coin and the revolution. You could’ve had a life if things had gone differently. 

“And that includes me, Haymitch. Once you’ve gotten Katniss and Peeta out, Finnick is your priority,” you add knowing that if Haymitch could choose, he’d pick you. 

“Finnick will make more sense for the revolution. I won’t be an asset the way he can be.” He knows you’re right. Of course he does but it doesn’t mean he has to like it. 

“I know,” he grumbles. You both know there’s a good chance you won’t make it out of that arena but then again none of you have been safe ever since you became victors. Snow made sure of that. 

“Promise me. I need to hear you say it.” You’re not satisfied until you hear him say those words that will give Finnick a chance to make it. As much as you’d love to believe his plan of getting out of the arena together, you can’t afford to entertain the idea. Even if Finnick isn’t ready to admit it, you both know it’s a fairy tale ending you won’t get. 

“I always thought he was just your way of getting through it, you know. That he offered some sort of relieve.” Maybe at first Finnick was your escape from reality but not now. He’s your world and everything else. 

“He has my heart, Haymitch.” You hug him tightly hoping he knows how much his friendship has meant to you over the years of being a mentor.

“Take care,” he says before you spin around hurrying back. Finnick doesn’t wake up until you crawl back to bed but a quick excuse about the bathroom satisfies his curiosity. 

“I love you,” you whisper looking over at the man who’s given you so much more than you’ll ever be able to explain. 

“I love you more.” 

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