#explorethg

[thesweetnessofspring]

On this Mother's Day, I'd like to say that Katniss having children in the epilogue was her final and greatest rebellion against the Capitol.

Because of the way she grew up, the circumstances the Capitol created--losing her father, starving, the Games--Katniss didn't want to have kids. The only reason she gives for not wanting children is that she doesn't want them to have a chance of being Reaped and not because being a mother is something she wouldn't enjoy being.

It is because of the Capitol that she doesn't want to have children.

So when Katniss steps forward with courage and hope and love to create a family with Peeta, it's not "sad" or "forced heteronormativity" or "Peeta wearing Katniss down" (as if he would do that, pfff). Having children is Katniss's final way of sticking her middle finger out to Snow and saying, "You don't have power over me anymore. The Capitol does not control me. I make the decisions for my life, and I'm deciding to have children."

#the hunger games #katniss everdeen #i will fight anyone who criticizes the epilogue #mockingjay #explorethg #sometimes the greatest rebellion of all is living your best life

[everlarkedalways]

✺THG Series Exploration: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ✺

Tigris is Coriolanus’s cousin. She’s a few years older than Coriolanus and has been living with him and the Grandma’am since the war, when she was also orphaned. Tigris is kind, caring, and intelligent. Tigris has always taken it upon herself to look out for Coriolanus.

Let's blog all things Tigris today.

#The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes #TBOSAS #The Hunger Games #THG #explorethg #The Hunger Games Series #Coriolanus Snow #Lucy Gray Baird

[distractionsfromthefood]

Giving me strong Gale/Katniss vibes 😂

@everlarkedalways​ – saw this recently and your post reminded me of it

From whineforwhine

#thg #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #gale hawthorne #explorethg

[mega-aulover]

Made this in using to describe what Katniss means to me...

#fan art #Happy Birthday Katniss #Katniss Everdeen #The Hunger Games #explorethg #thg #hg #hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #huntress #Katniss #everdeen #katniss mellark #mellark #MJ1 #MJ2 #CF #everlarkedalways what do you think? #I made this it took a while to find all of the words that to me represented katniss #she's a lot of things and I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting a few #mega-aulover #hg art

[lemonluvgirl]

How do you feel about Johanna Mason?

What do you think about Johanna’s strategy in her first games?

What are your favorite Johanna moments?

What do you think about the movie’s depiction of Johanna?

Thank you so much :)

@curiousnonny

Ok, first off, I love Johanna Mason. She's my favorite chaos-baby. I read somewhere that her type of character uses aggression and sarcasm to motivate and challenge surrounding characters. She does this for Katniss and many of the other rebels, and she constantly pushes Katniss to reevaluate herself and her position within their sphere of influence.

But I think what I like best is that Johanna is raw and unfiltered and brutally harsh but also honest in a way that Katniss can't help but respect her for. And I can't help but love her for.

She's also hilarious. And such a boss girl. And I've rarely ever seen a woman introduced in a more kick ass way than she is. I mean, stripping in an elevator. Who does that? Johanna Mason, that's who. That's gotta be my fave scene in both the movie and books.

And Jenna Malone nailed Johanna's character. 💯 She is Johanna. There's no question for me. She did such an awesome job. I love it.

#johanna mason #thg #charcater spotlight #explore the hunger games #explorethg

[itskeisy]

Happy Birthday Katniss!! 💚

And to celebrate let take a fun quiz to see how much we know or favorite girl ✨🌱🔥🏹

#the hunger games #thg #happy birthday #katniss everdeen #katniss mellark #explorethg #19/20 #buzzfeed quiz #quiz

[peetapiepita]

THG Series Explore: Share Your First Hunger Games Post

The first original and tagged one. I was only reblogging before then. I was somehow scared of posting. 😆

@everlarkedalways

#explorethg #hunger games #the hunger games #mockingjay

[katamount]

My first Hunger Games post! I didn’t have any followers or know how to tag. 😆 Poor Buttercup.

#explorethg #the hunger games #Buttercup

[thesweetnessofspring]

Between the time the books Catching Fire and Mockingjay were released, it was a pretty common topic of discussion wondering what one word Peeta said to Katniss after she asked him to stay with her. "Always" was a very popular answer people gave, though I remember at the time just revolting at the idea because "always" had been tainted by Severus Snape and his creepy obsession with Lily Potter.

But the thing was...none of the other suggestions seemed to work (I even wrote this scene from Peeta's POV and used "course" as in "of course" but even that...didn't land quite right). Yet it honestly took me years to accept "always" as Peeta's response to this question because Harry Potter fans consistently linked it to Snape and even got tattoos of it. At the time it felt like THG and Peeta would never be able to compete with HP's popularity. But I've come around and seen that "always" is the only response Peeta could have given and to separate it from Snape.

How can Peeta say it to Katniss, even while she'd just before claimed to have chosen Gale, and have it come off sweet and caring but it's creepy for Severus Snape to say about Lily, who had chosen James?

There's the obvious fact that Snape called Lily a slur and joined an organization set on killing people like her while Peeta's never did anything like that toward Katniss while he was in his right mind, but it's not just that. And it's not that Snape's descriptions are less than flattering while Peeta comes across as handsome and charming. And it's not even that Lily didn't choose Snape while Katniss did choose Peeta.

It's that Peeta's devotion to Katniss is unconditional, while Snape's were conditional up until Lily's death when at that point she became Snape's memory rather than someone who could act and speak for herself. Really, Severus, where was "always" when you called her a slur, when you were serving Voldemort, when you were groveling to Dumbledore to save Lily but let James and Harry die, when you were abusing children as a teacher? Is that really "always"?

Whereas Peeta, well, first when he was hurt about Katniss not being sure of her feelings toward him and acted wounded, he properly apologized for it and then never did it again. He knew Katniss would want to bring Gale if they ran away and never guilted her about it. He came in to defend Gale when he was whipped. He saved Katniss when Peacekeepers came to question her. He got them ready for the Quell and protected her with the baby bomb. He was willing to give up his life so she could have the life he assumed she wanted (or would eventually want) with Gale, Prim, and her mother. And in the Capitol as a prisoner, he made what deals he could to protect her and fought through his hijacking to warn her about the plans to bomb 13 and endured more torture because of what he did.

Of course, then the hijacking happens. He tries to kill her. He insults her. We can see how Peeta was hurt and confused and resentful of Katniss's treatment of him, even what she admitted to and not just what the Capitol put in his head. It seems like "always" could actually have an end.

But that's the thing. It doesn't. In the middle of war during a battle when his fight response was compelling him to act and kill on his conditioning, not only did he resist his hijacking, he came back to Katniss when she reached out and asked him to stay with her. He reaffirmed his promise. Always.

And he follows that up by continuing to protect her during the rest of the war, when she almost took her nightlock pill, and as soon as he was released from his treatment went to comfort her and help her heal from her sister's death. And as we see from the epilogue, he did stay with her, from the nightmares and bad days to the difficult pregnancies and the days in between. He stayed with her: the real Katniss, not a ghost or fantasized ideal.

And that's why Peeta could only respond with always. And that's why always belongs to Peeta Mellark. Because he actually meant it.

#the hunger games #peeta mellark #everlark #explorethg #always #sometimes i feel like the fandom grandma like “back in my day we didn't know what peeta said to katniss!” #hopefully it's not too annoying #anti severus snape #anti snape #anti snily #tw harry potter #this ended up being a lot longer than i had planned #but get me going about everlark and i won't stop

[everlarkedalways]

✺THG Series Exploration: The Hunger Games✺

21: What's ONE THING you would change about The Hunger Games (First book only)? There are so many good options!

Comment or create your own post and tag me or #explorethg.

#everlark #thg #the hunger games #thg renaissance #explorethg

[everlarkedalways]

✺✺✺ Begins May 1, 2023 ✺✺✺

#explorethg #thg #the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #the ballad of songbirds and snakes

[everlarkedalways]

✺THG Series Exploration: The Hunger Games✺

If I missed your moment, reblog this post and tell us when!

#explorethg #thg #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #tbosas #everlark #mockingjay #catching fire

[everlarkedalways]

✺THG Series Exploration: Mockingjay✺

“I went to the woods this morning and dug these up. For her,” he says. “I thought we could plant them along the side of the house.”

I look at the bushes, the clods of dirt hanging from their roots, and catch my breath as the word rose registers. I’m about to yell vicious things at Peeta when the full name comes to me. Not plain rose but evening primrose.

So much angst, joy and healing happening in these moments. Let's talk about the moment Peeta comes back.

Feel free to reblog with your thoughts and answers.

#everlark #thg #peeta mellark #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #mockingjay #explorethg

[everlarkedalways]

✺THG Series Exploration: Mockingjay✺

19: Peeta and I grow back together. It's one of my most favorite lines in any piece of literature. Share all the growing back together posts today.

This is the worst poll ever. 😆 🤣 Just too difficult to choose.

#everlark #thg #peeta mellark #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #mockingjay #catching fire #ballad of songbirds and snakes #explorethg

[thesweetnessofspring]

Katniss is so savage.

"I can see a couple of the other stylists have tried to steal Cinna and Portia's idea of illuminating their tributes. The electric-light-studded outfits from District 3 make sense. But what are the livestock keepers from District 10, who are dressed as cows, doing with flaming belts? Broiling themselves? Pathetic." (Catching Fire, 213 US)

#the hunger games #catching fire #katniss everdeen #she is just so brutal i love it #katurday #explorethg

[everlarkedalways]

Coriolanus released the fistful of cabbage into the pot of boiling water and swore that one day it would never pass his lips again. But this was not that day. He needed to eat a large bowl of the anemic stuff, and drink every drop of broth, to prevent his stomach from growling during the reaping ceremony.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Ch 1

#The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes #TBOSAS #The Hunger Games #THG #explorethg #The Hunger Games Series #Coriolanus Snow #Lucy Gray Baird