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just a reminder that no book/movie series will ever be on the level that the hunger games was. the hunger games was THE blueprint. it paved the way for the entire genre of teen dystopian novels/series. every other YA dystopian series wishes it was what the hunger games was. i could go into heavy detail about this. i can recite the entire movie series and the books from memory.
#the hunger games#thg#ya novels#young adult#dystopian novel#hunger games#katniss everdeen#peeta mellark#finnick odair#katniss and peeta#don’t even get me started on katniss everdeen being my favorite fictional character ever#and peeta mellark’s entire character actually
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I think something we don't take into account when thinking about Katniss (that people who solely take into consideration the film may not like...)
Katniss doesn't seperate (romantic) love from being married and having kids. Like at all. When she considers romantic feelings, marriage and children are what she puts into the basket to weigh. Being in love means to be married to her, to have children. Thats why she rejects them, and why they scare her. She can't be in love without linking her life to that person, without the idea of marrying them or children. That is always part of it, for Katniss.
She never considers maybe casually dating Peeta OR Gale. If she explores these relationships romantically, to her that almost certeinly means she will be eventually marrying them. Having kids. And it's not like she doesn't know it's possible. She says herself she's heard other girls talking about relationships, ones of high schools. Most of these likely without even the mention of marriage, and certeinly not children. No it's just that she's linked them in her head because thats what it is to her as a person. That's what she chooses for it to mean to her.
But oh yes. This is the girlboss, the rebel leader who don't need no man (heavy eye roll implied there).
I think the interesting question is if there is a cause to think, what is it aside from Katniss just valueing that kind of steps in romantic relationships? Part of me thinks it is simply an extention of Katniss, while not always the most confident or sure at 16-17 years old does not do what she DOES choose half way. Once she is in, she is ALL in with everything she does and to me, that could contributes to this connection for her.
On top of, while it does unravel with the death of her father she grew up with what we see even through small glimpes is a extreamly happy and loving version of this kind of family and end goal for romantic relationships. What a loving marriage looks like, what loving parents and loved children look like.
And I would like to add because I see this painfully often. No. This is not sending some anti-feminist message...say it with me: Because Katniss CHOOSES this, and it directly is canonically shown to make her happy. There are also several other female characters with diverse goals and positions. Including leadership. Just, so we are all clear.
#Everlark#katniss everdeen#Peeta Mellark#The Hunger Games#Meta#Partal character anaylsis#I like to think Peeta finds this out when they actually start talking about marraige.#He has to explain there wouldn't be any expectation of kids if they were married. They can just be married and choose not to have kids.#And that takes a hot second to set in. She never is entirely fully settled about it either. Though she is VERY happy it irks her.#Until toastbabies happen of course.
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One out the million reasons i dont like THG book->movie adaptions is how they completely destroyed Peeta’s character.
Book Peeta was INSANE like he was on a whole other level. Peeta Mellark is the definition of a sassy man, and they took that away. They took away flirtatious, funny Peeta, and turned him into a fucking simp. Like yes, he was also a simp in the book but in the movies they made that his entire personality. They made it seem like he revolved his whole life around Katniss. They removed the majority of his iconic lines except “she came her with me” and “if it weren’t for the baby”.
They also removed the fact that he was a painter, although in Mockingjay, Katniss says the " Youre a painter…", but I have actually seen people get confused by that and it kills me 😭 Like how he would paint his nightmares as a coping mechanism.
They also really glossed over his trauma. Like him being abused. AND HIM LOSING HIS LEG??! I feel like that’s SO important and it gets on my NERVES.
Also his accent. God. If he had an appalachian accent AND he said his iconic lines, I wouldve died on the spot honestly.
There’s just so many things they got rid of from his character and I feel like it was because they tried to market “the love triangle” as a main theme, and if that was going to work then they had to give Gale some chance right? Because if they copied and pasted Peetas character from the books then i’m willing to bet “Team Gale” would’ve never been a thing. But it just makes me sad that they reduced a film about various issues of our society into a love story. Like yes there was still obviously a love story in the book, but only between Peeta and Katniss, because Gale was never an option LOL. Anyways i just feel like they made him a boring character. Same with Katniss. Both of their personalities were taken away from them but Josh and Jen did the best with what material they were given.
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Why I like my top 4 otps an updated summary:
1) Kanthony: I love it entirely for Comedic purposes if I'm being honest with you, Anthony pretends he's super serious in all the other books. In his book we learn he's a total dork. Infront of Kate he's an out of depth horny teenager that makes me giggle. And Kate is not too far behind in dumbassery, kanthony is that couple who was supposed to be a romantic drama and ended up as a comedy instead
Polin: THE DRAMA! *Cough* I mean, contrary to popular belief no, I don't like polin because of the friends to lovers trope. I love them because of the whole, 'character who always pretends to be nice is actually just one insult away from burning down the place' romance. Which is seriously something so compelling, the thin line of Chaotic romance that is Polin, Colin and Penelope's temper when they set each other off! Chef kiss! Angry kiss!! Hungry kiss!.
Philoise: I'm just a fan of found families. And I love romantic relationships where the female lead just owns the story, lays down the law and the male lead goes along with it without being any less of a Alpha male. It's just really cool ok (Actually Phillip is right up there with the not-afraid-of-a-dominant-heroine male leads in that I adore, like Peeta Mellark, Captain America, Felix from Wreck it Ralph... You get my point I have a type) Also, I really like the single dad x manic pixie dream girl thing that Philoise has going on. And I'm not afraid to admit it
Honorable mention:
4) Benophie: because Sophie exists and she deserves all the cuddles. No Seriously I ship Benophie because I love Sophie's character, she has gone trough literal hell with her step family, survived stuff that was pretty tough, and still remained hopeful and positive and true to her standards. she's been in love with Benedict since she first danced with him so I ship it. But only because it makes Sophie happy. Make no mistake I still think book Benedict is a blind dunderhead who's most redeeming quality is worshipping the ground Sophie walks on for the rest of his life. (As he should, because she's awesome) but if Sophie likes him, then I support them as a shipper. Although I will continue posting memes about Benedict needing glasses
And that's the tea
#lets be honest#kanthony#polin#philoise#Benophie#Anthony Bridgerton#Colin Bridgerton#Benedict Bridgerton#sir phillip crane
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Hmmm,
I think picking leads in a Hunger Games au also depends on if it a 'using characters from media A in the world of media B' or a 'using characters from media A in the plot of media B'
In the first, I don't think picking leads is actually necessary, since the 'fake star-crossed lovers to real relationship' plot isn't the focus, and the au could entirely be about a group of tributes from one Games working together to escape alive
But if the focus of the au is the star-crossed lovers thing, then leads would be essential, and also who they are could drastically change the plot (like how Mari and Peeta are both kindhearted bakers, so Mari could easily be someone's 'Girl with the Bread', but she can't lie or manipulate for shit, so she couldn't fit into the rest of Peeta's story)
Oh yeah no Adrien is absolutely playing the role of Peeta 'if it weren't for the baby....' Mellark
But yeah like.
I think some pairings would work more for the star-crossed lovers thing. Either in directly like the source material or in the more 'childhood friends' or even a 'we met during the games and are in different districts and fell in love' thing.
But the focus is more on the games, and while there is a romance it's played up for the in-universe media.
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Okay so one thing people don't know about me.
Josh hutcherson is my all time favorite actor and was until Peeta mellark & now with Mike Schmidt.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Josh. He was my childhood crush and favorite actor. My two favorite movies growing up were bridge to Terabithia & Journey to the center of the earth. I absolutely loved those movies.
The only reason I kinda faded was Burn & Futureman sucked so bad🤣 I can't. Especially with shows that use over the top, not funny, sex jokes. It's really.. I hate using this word. More of cringing to watch than funny.. hardly see how it's a comedy. Like sex jokes & shit can be funny, but it just wasn't.. Burn was just... drawn out and so boring, he gets graped by a weird ass girl who likes to burn herself for literally the weirdest reason.. yeah, I'm not a fan of those two.
Peeta Mellark, HOWEVER. is literally perfect. In every way, shape, or form, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark is perfection, and I love every moment. He truly tried hard with this character as with his recent ones such as futterman & Burn.. yeah, it wasn't great.
But DAMN Josh, as Mike Schmidt brought back my slightly faded love for him. I mean, he's great and all, but he truly tried his best with this role. Even asking youtubers such as Dawko, 8bit-ryan, Baz & Razz about how his character should act. Or how they'd imagine his character would act. It's exactly like he did with THG. He actually tried with these two roles. I mean, he was great in Burn, just the graped part, really.. wasn't necessary, and the one girl was just.. terrible. Her character was plain and wasn't intimidating at all, and the entire movie was quite boring. Usually, I love movies that are slow, but this one was terrible.
Then Futureman came to life.. worst show I've ever seen in my entire life. I gave it a chance but man, it was so bad. I love Josh hutcherson so fucking much and then seeing him like that.. just idk..
Anyways, never mind that. Him as Mike Schmidt was absolutely perfect, and he nailed what I wanted for his character. The entire cast did a fantastic job, and I absolutely love how much work Scott, Emma, and Jason put into this movie. It was fantastic, and I'll forever love this movie
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HUNGER GAMES FANCAST
Finally starting to post my fancasts! I have. Too many. Starting with a Hunger Games fancast because the movie casting was so bad what the hell. I just cast all the characters I care about but I’m also still looking for fancasts for Cashmere and Prim so if anyone has one. Tell me. I’ll continue this in reblogs so it’s all one post. Also, if I cast an actor that is problematic in any way, please tell me and I’ll replace them.
Katniss Everdeen
Zahara Davis - 22, indigenous actress (unspecified as far as I could find). She’s a bit old, but I don’t make my fancasts with the idea of them actually being cast so. She looks like how I imagine Katniss though. Katniss’s casting was so awful what the hell
Gale Hawthorne
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai - 20 , Oji-Cree Anishinaabe, Chinese-Guyanese, and German. Curly hair Gale <3
Peeta Mellark
Florian Kampen - unknown age. He’s not my favorite and there’s only a few pictures that remind me of Peeta but he’s pretty good. I’m open to suggestions here.
Finnick Odair
Brennan Mejia - 31, Honduran, El Salvadoran. He is a bit old, but he has some younger content that works.
Annie Cresta
Courtney Eaton - 26, English, Chinese, Cook Islander, Māori
Johanna Mason
Eliza Fairbanks - 24, Indian, English. Johanna was Asian you cannot convince me otherwise.
Haymitch Abernanthy
Eddie Spears - 39, Sioux
Clove Kentwell
Ryley Ladd - 22. I actually really like Clove’s casting, but I really like her fancast.
Glimmer Belcourt
Loreto Peralta - 18. Glimmer’s casting was certainly a Thing so.
Marina Santiago
Isabela Moner - 21, Peruvian. Look. I know she’s barely a character (she’s the District 4 female tribute in the 74th Games btw). But SOME enlightened fans (hey specs) love her and so do I so. This is entirely for me. Her first name comes from her movie actress and her last name is my own.
The last few will be in a reblog
#naia fancasts#the hunger games#thg#the hunger games fancast#katniss everdeen#gale hawthorne#peeta mellark#finnick odair#annie cresta#johanna mason#haymitch abernathy#clove kentwell#glimmer belcourt#marina santiago
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Swan Upon Leda
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/Z6FBRvV
by FyreFlys
“Ya know, Katniss and I. We’ve been luckier than most. I wouldn’t have any regrets at all…” and he pauses. “I-if it weren’t…” and he’s laying the acting on thick, “if it weren’t for…” he shakes his head.
“If it weren’t for… what what?” Caesar prompts.
Katniss tries to prepare herself for whatever bombshell Peeta is bound to drop.
Nothing could prepare her for his next words.
“If it weren’t for the baby.”
Katniss’s stomach plummets. She gasps with the crowd. Dread sinking in her bones.
Katniss regrets that night 4 months ago during the victory tour, even if she doesn’t entirely wish it never happened. This part, however- the one where she’s being forced back into a death arena while four months pregnant- would be so much easier if it had never happened.
Peeta isn’t supposed to know. So why is he telling Caesar, and all of Panem, on national television?
Words: 14540, Chapters: 1/4, Language: English
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/M
Characters: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Haymitch Abernathy, Effie Trinket
Relationships: Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark
Additional Tags: everlark, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, Post Mockingjay, Quarter Quell, Slight Canon Divergence, book and movie lore, they’re both 19 because I said so, I mess with the timeline and length of events a bit, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gore, Death, greif, PTSD, Flashbacks, Nightmares, Trauma, Rebellion, Propaganda, warfare, Bombs, Guns, this is the hunger games yall idk what you’re expecting, Regret, Secrets, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, but a lot of the comfort is also hurt, Eventual Fluff, Caretaking, Morning Sickness, Hormones, Unplanned Pregnancy, Miscarriage, I mean come on there’s no way that baby survives all of THAT let’s be realistic here, fake dating to real dating, Allies to friends to lovers to estranged to lovers again to estranged again and then back to lovers, Falling In Love, Katniss is hesitant because she is scared to love and be loved, Finnick gets taken by the capitol instead of Peeta and he still dies, Im so sorry Finnick I love you but it had to happen, Happy Ending, making a family, I skim a lot of plot y’all know what happens, unbetaed and lightly edited, I wasn’t trying super hard with this one it was just or fun, greek mythology metaphors, no promises that I actually finish this, slow updates probably, this became way longer than I intended it to
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/Z6FBRvV
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Fav Peeta moment or quote in each books?
(Please tag other blog who want to answer too)
Thank you 😊
@curiouspeetamellark
Oh my God, Peeta Mellark
Peeta Mellark is one of my favourite characters in the entire series, and he's so profoundly sweet that it's really hard to choose a favourite quote for him. But I guess if I had to choose one it would be when he's in the final days of the Quarter Quell with Katniss at the nd of Catching Fire, and when they're talking about sacrificing themselves for the other, and he says to Katniss, you're my whole life. If you died, I would never be happy again.
And that just got to me, you know, cause it's clear that he really, truly loves this girl, and it's not just an infatuation, because he's willing to sacrifice himself and his life for her, and solely her, fully knowing that he has a life and family back home. So yeah, that one really made me tear up.
It's been a long time since I've read The Hunger Games, so I can't really remember clearly which book it's from, but there's this one quote he has when he says, our lives are not just measured in years. They are measured in the lives of the people we touch around us.
And I get that, you know. Someone could live a thousand lives but not make a difference to anyone, just keep on living. But to actually show people that you love them, and live a short life anyway, is worth everything. And Peeta is like that, because he made an impression on everyone he came across: Katniss, Haymitch, Effie, Finnick, Coin, Plutarch, even Gale. So I think personally he lived a long and fulfilled life.
I also love the quote in Mockingjay, when he's just been brought back from the Capitol, but he's still hijacked, and he talks to Katniss and he remembers the day he gave her the bread, and he says, I must've loved you a lot.
And the reason why it got to me because deep down, even though he thinks he wants to kill the only girl he's ever loved, he still remembers that he once loved her very much, and which I think is one of the main reasons he recovered in the end.
I have so many more other favorites, but these are my top three.
#katniss and peeta#peeta mellark#katniss everdeen#katniss mellark#haymitch abernathy#effie trinket#finnick odair#gale thg#mockingjay#peeta x katniss#catching fire#the hunger games#peeta mellark favorite quotes
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i'm late but i wanna let u guys know what type of mutuals ur for me and i don't have a lot of ocs so i'm gonna just give u Hunger Games Characters (it's what the character means to me okie so don't go by accurate character representation)
@gingerale2017: Peeta Mellark
cuz yes ur a sweetheart and Peeta is a sweet boi and he had some bad experiences u just get bullied with cursed ships here by Bea so yes ur this one pure Peeta
@greenalmond : ur Katniss
no doubt there, ur a badass and u say things like u want it and that's Katniss idk ig u can hunt hypothetically speaking cuz no animal harm but if u can then yea, more common with Katniss
@shellyseashell : Effie Trinket
I have no explanation for this but yea, it makes some sense to me that won't make sense at all- ur a nice person but u rb a lot of content that appears on my dash so it gets obnoxious a lil but ilysm bestie <3
@deprivedmusicaljunkie: Johanna Mason
do i have to explain this Bea- like yea ur Johanna without the trauma and yea ur just Johanna cuz u have this cool personality that they captured in the movies that i like her
@notjacinclay : Rue
idk but u just gimme Rue vibes and yes ur very nice just like this tribute who had to die unfortunately :(( but like the kind, timid persona of Rue just captures u perfectly in the opinion I have made of u and ur dash
@the-wee-woo-royal: Cinna
Now lemme explain this is partly because you had this post of wearing a blazer for Prom ig and it just captured out of all the thing and you have this artistic persona that is so Cinna and more like you and Vi are besties just like Katniss and Cinna
@cinderswrench: Primrose Everdeen
Now she is like the most nice person in the entire series and you are the most beautiful person I know up here, you are the best and you just randomly come and dm me or leave a comment up in one of fics and make my day and the joy u bring is just sm- :))) ilysm <333
@salt-warrior: Haymitch
u just are the older one among the fandom and yes u have the mood swings like Haymitch when u come with angst fics that literally kills a lot of people but you are also so very nice at heart just like Haymitch, like this character describes you so very well
@shelbylmkaider: Finnick Odair
Babez u are the prettiest person ik and Finnick is the same and the vibes just attract me to u
This series has less nice characters why?? I love you, Finnick is cool and ur cool and I have just associated animal love here rn which has no relation but yea- the cool personna and vibez definitely
@wheresmymom-imlost: Caesar Flickerman
ur jolly and now ur running a jacolf ship blog (good luck with all the cursed ships up here EL) and u have a stack of jokes up your sleeve that just makes me randomly burst into a giggle and there is one showman up here and that is YOU so yeah Ceaser it is.
THIS WAS IN MY DRAFT FOR MONTHS NOW AND LIKE I DUNNO IF I SHOULD POST IT AND NOW I'M PAST CARING....IF YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE IT THEN MY APOLOGIES CUZ SOME CHARACTERS ARE DIFFERENT FOR ME IN MY MIND THEN THE WAY THEY ARE ACTUALLY PORTRAYED AND YEA I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANYONE
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i did in fact pause to go and read cato’s speech because i think it’s really good and the way alexander ludwig says it is very endearing and sad
Cato : [holding Peeta in a rear-arm choke] Go on! Shoot, then we both go down and you win. Go on. I'm dead anyway. I always was, right? I didn't know that till now. How's that? Is that what they want? Huh?
Peeta Mellark : No...
Cato : I can still do this. I can still do this. One more kill. It's the only thing I know how to do - bring pride to my district. Not that it matters.
i like it- it adds a layer of depth to cato as a character, but the way they did it in the movie was a little too clear. like spurring rebellion type shit from district 2 is not to be expected.
the concept is the idea that cato, despite being a killer, is still a child and a pawn in this twisted game. in the books this is done by the way he is brutally torn apart by the mutts and begging for his life. in the movies he basically goes crazy and starts babbling which works because the movies are not as explicit. tbr the books just does an entirely different thing with katniss commenting on how cato was probably going to use peeta’s dead body as a shield, which is so fucked up and wouldn’t fit with the narrative of him being just a crazy kid.
in the grand scheme of things i think cato being painted as a kid rather than a ruthless killing machine is better for the plot. cause he IS 18. like, in the grand scheme of things catching fire consisting of adults emphasizes how actually fucked up the hunger games was. even though cato is the biggest in comparison to katniss and everyone else in the arena, he is still just a pawn. and i like how the movies made a point to emphasize that.
tldr - brb i gotta go finish the greatest book of all time
#honestly im kinda freaked abt the fact that the books r so gory and how much they toned it down for the movie#but at the same time books are always like that#the hunger game#sorry if this makes no sense im so tired and i really need to learn how to concentrate and not write literal essays in the middle of reading
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Hit the wasps nest: MR everdeen
Uhhhh okay so. I have a whole backstory idea that I’ll hopefully one day write into a ficcy fic if anyone is interested but in it I detail all my backstory ideas for Mr. Everdeen and Mrs. E and the Mellark’s and Haymitch and his girl and Madge’s relatives and ofc Gales! And yeah. I’ll just drop my headcanons for Mr. Everdeen here since I don’t got much controversial to say.
Except for the fact that obviously he’s placed on a pedestal and if he hadn’t died, I’m sure Katniss’ life would have been happier (until the events of the series began) but she probably wouldn’t have always got along with the man. Like my Daddy makes me angry all the time, you argue and fight with your family, all that. So I suppose a hot take is he’s made to seem better than he was solely because Katniss misses him.
Headcanons : he’s Maude Ivory’s son, his father is coal miner as well, his mother taught him all those songs that Lucy Gray and Katniss both knew, Maude used to take him to the lake when he was little and thats why he shared it with Katniss too, like passing down his mom to her. He sees his mom a lot in Katniss as a child, her boldness (like getting up in front of her entire class to sing) or her love for her family and etc. I also headcanon he was a bit on the like “bad boy” side I guess? Like he had a hard exterior but a soft heart, once you got to know him. And that’s also what attracted Mrs. E to him. I headcanon he knows Haymitch but that’s mainly through Alannah, Haymitch’s girl. I headcanon, actually, really random one here, but I headcanon he and Mrs. Mellark are friends??? So okay, how I came to that (through my planning my Second QQ Generation ficcy fic) is, in my version of events he’s Maude’s son but she dies when he’s a kid. And then his father dies in a mining explosion (very Shakespearean with how he also meets his eventual demise) and he’s sent to live in the group home with the other orphans in Twelve. And in this fic, Mrs. Mellark also loses her parents and lives there too so anyways. They’re friends, he’s like a big brother to her. It gets under Future Mrs. E’s skin before she even starts dating Mr. E.
Oh and also, his name is Hunter. Because it’s about as on the nose for the little we canonically know for his character as the name Peeta is for the boy with the bread.
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Book Characters I REFUSE to hear slander about:
The Darkest Minds:
Ruby Daly- My OG Girlboss
Liam Stewart- Nuff said
Chubs Merriweather- My little grumpy beannnnnnn
Zu Kimura- SHE IS MY QUEEN
Roman Volkov- He is so precioussss
Vida- Salty biotch she is
Priyanka- DESERVES BETTERRRR
Jude- we don’t talk about the ending of NF *insert sad emoji*
ACOTAR
Feyre Archeron- Lady Night Court herself
Rhysand- RHYSIEEEEE
Azriel- emo bat boy
Cassian- hot general who I need closure for
Gwyn- my little ray of sunshine!
Amren- SASSY QUEEN WHO DOES NOT DESERVE THE HATE
Mor- BABY WHO DESERVES THE MOON, THE STARS AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE FREAKIN GALAXY
Varian- because he’s an unproblematic king and we stan!
Helion- bestie who we all love and support
Emerie- She needs to end up with Mor
Lucien- I know he did some bad shit but I need people to know that he can be forgiven
These Violent Delights
Juliette Cai- the definition of the sacred Triple G’s- Gaslight, Gatekeep, GIRLBOSSSSSS
Roma Montagov- Looks like he can kill you, can actually kill you, is a cinnamon roll
Benedikt Montagov- because he honestly is just so underrated
Marshall Seo- my baby who I have legally adopted
Celia Lang- DO I EVEN NEED TO EXPLAIN?
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones & The Six
Evelyn Hugo- God herself in human form
Celia St. James- a woman we owe an apology to. SLAY
Harry Cameron- BECAUSE- BECAUSE- *SOBBING INTENSIFIES*
Rex North- UNPROBLEMATIC PROBLEMATIC KING!
Robert Jamison- Just wanted to play poker on a beach man
Connor Cameron- Her childhood was ruined and we need to start realising how resilient and strong she is *just like both her parents*
Camila Dunne- I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL *SHE IS THE SUPREME DJATS CHARACTER!*
Karen- Yes, I know she hurt Graham, but it was for the better. She needed to live her life
Nina Riva- WHY DOES SHE GET SO MUCH HATE? WHY DO HER SIBLINGS TREAT HER SO BADLY? WHY?
Caraval
Scarlett Dragna- she honestly CARRIED the series
Julian Santos- *CRIMSON*
The Cruel Prince
Jude Duarte- K-N-I-F-E W-I-F-E
The Bomb- TEENY WITTLE GIRLBOSS
Cardan Greebriar- bec the ~emotional trauma~
Red Queen
Iris Cygnet- she did what she had to do and I respect and adore her for it
Tyton Jesper- AKA THE MOST UMPROBLEMATIC CHARACTER IN THE SERIES
Elane Haven- seriously can we just appreciate her?
Kilorn Warren- MY PRECIOUS CHILD I WILL PROTECT YOU-
Diana Farley- HELLO? Yes, I would like to exchange my soul to be run over in a 10 tonne truck by this woman.
The Hunger Games
Peeta Mellark- HE. IS. SUPREME.
Johanna Mason- she is a SURVIVOR
Katniss Everdeen- LEAVE HER THE HECK ALONE PEOPLE! I MEAN, IF YOU WERE FORCED TO COMPETE IN SLAUGHTER GAMES YOU WOULD BE PRETTY TRAUMATISED TOO!
Finnick Odair- although NO ONE would actually slander this God.
Annie Cresta- she is so underrated :(((
CONCLUSION: I will personally hunt down anyone who slanders these BEAUTIFUL people. Thanks and good night.
#all these amaze characters#ruby daly#liam stewart#volkimura#zu kimura#zu#suzume kimura#chida#chubs#vida#roman volkov#priyanka#the darkest legacy#the darkest minds#daisy jones and the six#camila dunne#karen karen#taylor jenkins reid#acotar#amren#amren x varian#feysand fanfic#feyre archeron#cassian#azriel#gwynriel#gwyneth berdara#malibu rising#nina riva#the seven husbands of evelyn hugo
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Archetypes: Sorting Hat Chats
I’ve been asked about my rationale for naming different primary/ secondary combinations. I did this originally as a tool to help me sort characters - I wanted to see how these types tend to be used, so I could more easily see what subversions looked like. I'll run through my thoughts, but know there’s a lot of variation within each category. But even WITH that variation, I do think that each one has its own specific energy that makes it interesting to talk about. An explanation of the terms I'm using.
DOUBLE LION “THE REVOLUTIONARY”
Pretty straightforward. The Lion primary knows something is wrong, they know it in their bones even if they can’t articulate it, and they’ve got to go out and do something about it. Probably charging at whatever power structure is directly in front of them. It’s unlikely you find a character leading a revolution who isn’t a Double Lion. These guys are intense, inspirational, single minded.
The villain version of the Lion primary tends to be the person who “went too far" or "became the monster they were trying to fight.'' But I think that the much more interesting Lion primary villain trope is the Traitor. Since Lions work from their feelings, and their philosophies can’t necessarily be articulated or linked to individuals outside of them - they can definitely have their head turned while still feeling moral about it.
One of my favorite examples of this Revolutionary archtype is actually Christian Bale‘s character from Newsies. He’s the spark that starts the unionizing revolution, but 100% needs his Badger and Bird lieutenants to keep him focused and keep him from defecting
LION SNAKE “THE ROBIN HOOD”
These guys are similar to the Double Lion - they will recognize a cause or injustice revolutionary style - but Robin Hood doesn’t go up and bang on wicked Prince John’s door. His move is the snake secondary one: confront the problem indirectly. Undermine the regime by stealing tax money and re-distributing it to the poor. Be simultaneously Robin Hood the outlaw and Robin of Locksley the noble, infiltrating and getting information. The Lion Snake is more likely to work within society (or deliberately separate from society) versus just breaking everything down.
LION BIRD “THE LAWMAN / THE VIGILANTE”
The fact that the Lion Bird can either be the Lawman or the Vigilante shows off the very clear hero/villain split you get with Bird secondaries. We also see this with the Snake Bird (simultaneously the Mastermind and the traditional Villain) and the Double Bird (either the Scientist or the Mad Scientist.) This is why I think I had such trouble naming the Badger Bird. I wasn’t leaning into the duality of the Bird secondary enough. The Badger Bird can be the King Arthur, or he can be the Mob Boss, and he’ll look kind of similar either way.
The Lion Bird also has that Lion primary conviction and drive, but they want to follow up on it with investigation, evidence, and plans. I actually think there need to be more stories about Lawmen turning into Vigilantes and vice versa. Because Lion Birds are their Cause no matter what external alignment gets attached to it.
LION BADGER “THE LINCHPIN”
This is my own sorting - although when I came up with this name I still thought I was a Double Bird. The linchpin is the pin-axle thing at the center of a wheel that prevents the whole thing from falling apart, and I think it's a good way of talking about the energy of this combination. The Badger secondary means they’re a lot less single minded than the other Lion primaries: their power comes from being part of a group. They become the emotional “heart” a lot, and have a way of quietly keeping things together just by existing. They can be leaders, but a Double Lion will lead from up front while a Lion Badger will lead from in the middle (if that makes sense.)
I do think it’s really funny that this is a common sleeper villain trope. Peter Pettigrew, Prince Hans, and Randall Boggs of Monsters Inc. all became integral to a group, and then exploit their position within it. They’re kind of the evil bureaucrat. Maybe that's a good trope for children’s media
DOUBLE SNAKE “THE TRICKSTER”
This is another straightforward one. Double Snakes are in it for themselves (and maybe like three other people.) They're going to be clever and tricksy about how they get what they want, and will not mind doing things backward and unofficially. And they won't mind if you know that's what they're doing. There’s something very unapologetic about the Double Snake which makes for very attractive characters. They are consistently voted the sexiest... and when they’re villains they’re fun villains. You know what they want, and what they want is not that complicated. I think that’s a big reason for the appeal of Snake primaries in general. They’re the easiest primary to understand and explain.
SNAKE LION “THE LANCELOT”
I used to call these guys “The Rebel,” which... is too generic, doesn’t really mean anything. So I started thinking about the Lion secondary as the Knight secondary, and I liked that. Double Lions are the Crusader Knight, riding for their Cause. Bird Lions are Grail Knights, riding for their own personal truth. Badger Lions are Champion Knights, here to help the helpless and defend the innocent.
And if that's that case… Snake Lions have to be the Knight Errant, the knight who rides for his lady. It is that simple. Lancelot might be a Knight of the Round Table, but he’s riding for Arthur the person, not Arthur the King. And for his lady, Queen Guinevere. I feel like his dilemma is one that’s common to a lot of Snake Lions: what happens when they’re forced to split their loyalty? It’s tragic, but Lancelot can’t have Arthur and Guinevere simultaneously.
(At least not until my awesome Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot OT3 which I will totally write at some point :)
SNAKE BIRD “THE MASTERMIND / THE VILLAIN”
The classic. We see a little more of the Bird Secondary split, and well… this is your stereotypical villain. They want power. They’re going to use an elaborate plan to get it. There’s a lot you can do with this sorting, but I actually do think it’s fun that whatever you do, this slight undercurrent of villain and/or mastermind… never quite goes away.
SNAKE BADGER “THE LOVER”
The Love Interest sorting. Chances are very good that if there is a love interest (who does not serve some other role in the story...) they're going to be a Snake Badger. Devoted to one person, solving problems by caretaking. This is the Badger secondary who is likely to have the smallest group, which is just going to make them look excessively devoted to their friends. This type is pretty gender neutral, which is fun. A lot of female love interests, but also your Mr. Darcys and Peeta Mellarks.
One of my favorite things about this trope (mostly just because I think it’s funny...) is that if you write a character who is not supposed to be a love interest, but who is a Snake Badger... subconsciously I think people are going to read them as a love interest anyway. Looking at you Jaskier, Horatio, and even Captain Barbossa.
DOUBLE BIRD “THE [MAD] SCIENTIST”
I think that (especially if you aren’t a Bird Primary yourself) your response to hearing a fictional Bird Primary’s motivation is kind of …huh. That seems random. Or oddly specific. You get your Hannibal Lecters, whose entire motivation is... wanting to eat people while drinking nice wine.
Double birds seem especially unusual, just in terms of society. They are Bird secondaries and they interact with the world through gathering data, but their Bird primaries mean that data can literally lead them to any conclusion, no matter how potentially wacky. These guys consciously build themselves from the ground up, and that can make them kind of detached - either in a logical way, or an unmoored way. They're written as either really stable, the rational mentor figure. Or really... not. And that’s how you spot a Bird villain. They’re not after money/power/safety, they’re after something weird.
BIRD LION “THE GRAIL KNIGHT”
This is the trope of Perceval or Galahad, questing after the Holy Grail chalice... which is really just meaning, and truth. It’s a personal quest. Grail Knights tend to ride alone, and a lot of the things that concern them are metaphysical, to do with identity, purpose, things like that. You can have extremely different Bird Lions, but I do think there is a sort of spiritual core there. Doctor Harleen Quinzel sees freedom and truth in whatever the Joker is doing, and then once she recognizes his hypocrisy, has to go build her own meaning.
I actually think these guys are pretty easy to spot because of that Lion secondary. When they change direction, they change direction, and there’s probably a period of despair between the direction changes. I’ve talked about how Bird Lions having a habit of falling apart pretty dramatically, and that’s where this idea comes from.
BIRD BADGER “THE SURVIVOR”
A rare sorting, but an interesting one. I call this one “the Survivor” or “the Last Man Standing” because, well, they seem to be. They seem remarkably stable. This is the Bird primary least likely to be a villain, and maybe the sorting least likely to be a villain. I think what’s going on is that they are grounded and integrated in whatever community they happen to be in (because of that Badger secondary), but they can define themselves and rebuild themselves in the Bird primary way. This makes them uniquely suited to building a new version of themselves for whatever situation they happen to find themselves in.
Maybe a better name for these guys would be “The Adapter.”
BIRD SNAKE “THE ARTIST”
Like all Bird primaries, these guys are inspired by their own projects and their own worldview, but because of that Snake secondary, Bird Snakes have a more easy-going ‘take the world as it comes' kind of energy. They are “the Artist” because everything they do is art: they want to use themselves and the world around them, put all of that towards whatever their Bird primary happens to be interested in.
You can have villains like the Nolan Joker, or the Talented Mr. Ripley, who kind of turn the world into their own personal philosophical social experiment. Or Scotty from Star Trek whose meaning is solely the well-being of the Enterprise. Maybe they just like traveling, and that's all they need. (It's a way for the Bird primary and the Snake secondary exist very happily together, so I wouldn't be surprised if that was pretty common.)
DOUBLE BADGER “THE PEACEMAKER”
Badgers are interesting, because while I think they’re generally regarded as “correct,” they’re also seen as kind of boring. That’s the case with both Badger primaries and Badger secondaries, which means it is doubly reflected in the Double Badger. They often get written as simplistic, the sweet Jane Bennet type who loves everybody and caretakes everybody and just wants everybody to get along.
They are often the targets of what TV Tropes used to call “Break the Cutie.” What could be more interesting than making this character, who wants to be happily part of a community, be forced to build protective models, be all tortured and angsty? I actually think we’re seeing a return of the Double Badger as an interesting character in their own right, with people like Aziaphale, and I'm here for it.
BADGER LION “THE PROTAGONIST”
What can I say? There are a lot of protagonists that are Badger Lions. They want to help the group - so we know they're the good guys - and then they charge and make stuff happen. Lion secondaries are very useful in fiction - you drop them into a situation and stuff just happens. I also think of this as the Starfleet officer sorting - because if you’re a Starfleet officer, either you are the sorting, or can model it really well.
I will say that this is kind of the stock Protagonist sorting, the way that the Snake Badger is the stock love interest and the Snake Bird is the stock villain. There’s just something sort of generic good guy about this one, which is why I want to see it used as a villain sorting more. Badger villains - mostly people who define ‘human’ very narrowly - are insanely terrifying.
BADGER SNAKE “THE ADVISOR”
Possibly “the Power Behind the Throne.” This is another one I had difficulty pinning down. I called it “the Politician” for a while, which unfortunately came off as a little bit more negative than I meant it to, since I think this sorting has a lot in common with Lion Badger, the linchpin of a heroic team. The difference is that Lion Badger takes on that role kind of unconsciously, while the Badger Snake does it very consciously.
Their loyalty is to the group, but their skill set is all about subversion and different ways of going around the group, which is why there’s an interesting contradiction at the heart of Badger Snake. A lot of real life Badger Snakes struggle with feeling like “bad people" and it's too bad. These guys are ridiculously powerful and competent when they are sure of themselves, and I love seeing them in action
BADGER BIRD “THE KING / THE MOB BOSS”
Another difficult one, despite (or because) I really like them. I was calling them “the Architect” because “The City Planner” sounded too boring… but that’s what they do. They’re all about the community but they problem-solve the way all Bird secondaries do, by prepping, and gathering knowledge. I talked more about this in the Lion Bird entry, but Bird secondary seems to have this villain split going on, and that’s what I see here too. This is a controversial love-them-or-hate-them sorting, and I think that’s why. There’s a lot of room in whether or not you see this sorting as villainous.
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All That Glitters Is Gold
Author: @jhsgf82
Prompt: Hi! Since the Summer Olympics is still planned to go on this year, maybe there can be an Everlark (+other THG faves) take on it? Archery and wrestling or different sports entirely? Repping the same country or different? How’d they get to where they are? Bonus: what shenanigans take place in Olympic Village? 😉(Also, I’m biased and want them all to take home gold lol) [submitted by @daydreamsandcaffeine]
Summary: Longshots Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen achieve their dream of making it to the Olympics, him in wrestling, her in archery. What will the Games hold for them? Will they medal and bring glory to their hometown? Will they take home The Gold as Katniss so desires? Whatever happens, they’ll do it together.
Rating: T
Author’s Note: When I saw this prompt, I immediately fell in love with it. I wanted it badly, and I wasn’t the only one. Two of my lovely fellow writers conceded to me, so I hope I did the prompt justice. I tweaked some things, but mainly, I tried to be accurate about the details of the Olympics, and much of this is based on the present day and the 2020 (2021) Olympics, minus the no spectators. I’m glad to know the Games will continue this year (postponed from last), and I hope all will stay safe and healthy. In this fic, let’s pretend the pandemic never happened because I wanted fans in the stands. Also, Panem is a country in this fic, sort of like in the books, and all other country competitors will be made up. Some, however, may be based on actual countries.
Parts of this were inspired by the song Never Enough from The Greatest Showman composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and originally performed by Loren Allred.
This will be Part I of II (Part I is kicking off the start of the Olympics, and Part II will be released by the end of the Games).
My sincere thanks go out to @evestedic for brainstorming with me and for the video which inspired the ending of this fic as well as to daydreamsandcaffeine, who made the amazing edit (below) for me and helped with fancasting the THG Olympic team. The fancasting was a lot of fun, and I’ll put out some edits with said fancasts a little later. I hope you all enjoy my take on Olympians!Everlark!/Olympians!THG characters.
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IOC: International Olympic Committee
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I’m trying to hold my breath
Getting louder now. Can you hear it echoing?
Take my hand. Will you share this with me?
‘Cause, darlin, without you…
All the shine of a thousand spotlights
All the stars we steal from the night sky
Will never be enough
Never be enough for me…
(“Never Enough,” The Greatest Showman, composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
No one ever thought a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from a bad home would make it this far, but we have. We’re going to be there; we’re going to see it. Not just see, but be in it, a part of it! The shine of the spotlights, the steady burn of the flame, millions of eyes on us. It’s daunting to think about, but I want it. I want it more than anything. It’s an honor just to be selected, they say, to make it this far, but I want more. I want the Gold. Anything else is unthinkable.
When I tell Peeta Mellark, my teammate and boyfriend, this, he chuckles, says “Atta girl” and kisses me. At least, he’ll be by my side. A warm, strong, steady presence I can always depend on. Even so, I can scarcely breathe. Peeta and I, we’re going to the Games!
Archery is my event, and Peeta will compete in wrestling. Including us, forty-eight athletes from 12 Districts have been selected for Team Panem. That’s nothing compared to what we’re up against. In total, over 11,000 athletes will vie for Olympic Gold in 339 events for 33 different sports. This year, there was a rule change limiting the number of athletes allowed to be sent, based upon size. We’re small, so naturally, we have an unfair disadvantage. We don’t even normally send athletes for every sport, not even close. There simply isn’t enough interest‒people are too busy getting by from day-to-day for sports‒and we don’t have the training facilities. At least, we didn’t. It was a great and welcome surprise when they built a training center geared toward aspiring Olympians in my hometown of District 12.
Speaking of 12’s Olympic training center and athletic complex, that’s where I met Peeta, officially. Before then, I’d been used to practicing my archery out in the woods, hunting. It began as a means of getting some extra food after my father was unexpectedly killed in a mining accident. After the tragedy, I didn’t even want to pick up a bow, but I knew I needed to think of my sister and mother, and also, it felt like I would be dishonoring my father’s memory were I not to use the skills he’d taught me, something we’d bonded over.
So, I took to hunting on my own. And I got good, really good.
Once my family was better off, I decided to take archery a step further. It was my friend Madge Undersee who encouraged me to pursue archery for sport.
Madge is my exact opposite in every way. Gymnast. Pianist. Mayor’s daughter. Blonde bombshell. How we ever ended up as friends is beyond me. Madge is graceful and delicate, though the latter doesn’t mean weak by any measure. Her long, lithe legs could crush concrete.
As for me, I’m olive-skinned, not very big and not very pretty, but I’m skilled and determined. Sure, I’m light on my feet in the woods when hunting, and I’m good with a bow, but that’s where my list of attributes ends.
It was also Madge who took me to the fancy new training center for the first time, scoring me free passes for as long as I wanted to go. It helped having connections, though I despised using them, and owing people. Even so, I wanted Olympic Gold badly–it became my greatest dream, and the best way I could think to do my father proud‒so I took Madge up on her offer.
On our first visit, naturally, I was pretty excited. Being from the Seam and used to our rinky-dink resources there, this place seemed like the ultimate sporting paradise. Madge took me around, showing me the facilities and introducing me to important people, and finally, I was able to get some target practice in. Before we left for the day, Madge said she had a couple more people to introduce me to.
More people. Not that I was surprised; Madge knew everyone in town. However, I was surprised by who she introduced me to next.
Peeta Mellark.
I knew of Peeta, certainly, and he’d helped me out once. Right after my father died. I could never forget his face, nor could I ever repay him. After that fateful day when he took a beating to feed me (and my family) by throwing me two burnt loaves of bread, I watched him from afar. But I never had the guts to face him and thank him.
Well, apparently, my BFF, Madge knew his BFF, Delly, and it was they who introduced us. I think it was a scheme, honestly, because why the heck would I want to meet a wrestler? So what if I’d occasionally watched him practice in the old gym at school and secretly‒or maybe not so secretly‒rooted for him? Who doesn’t have a favorite when watching a sports performance? It’s only natural to choose. Still, I wondered. Madge must know something, though I’d never told a soul about the bread.
When I came face-to-face with Peeta Mellark in that training facility, he was brawny as always and sweaty, his hair all disheveled. And I couldn’t help thinking about how much I wanted to run my hands through that wavy blond, tousled hair. That was new. I’d never envisioned such a thing before, with him, or any other guy.
Madge and Delly made the introductions. And then Peeta gave me a smile that was just so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth ran through me. His smile and his eyes were really beautiful. And yeah, the rest of him was pretty beautiful, too. In fact, plenty of times I’d had to work to keep from gaping at his muscles and his backside, and right now, I was having a hard time not looking…down. Seriously, those singlets!
“Hey, Katniss,” he said sweetly.
“Hey, Peeta.”
He looked at me then like I was something special, like I was the only one in the room, and he smiled again.
From that moment, I knew I was a goner.
This year, the host city is Capitol City, Panem. With Peeta, I recall watching Miss Effie Trinket, IOC representative, announce the host city in her highly affected Capitol accent, which always gets higher and squeakier when she gets emotional over her city being chosen‒And it’s often chosen. Maybe that secret ballot is rigged.
We’re paired up with former Olympian Haymitch Abernathy. He won multiple Golds in track & field and fencing back when he was about Peeta’s and my age, and his athletic career was thriving for about five years after that. He was in line to snag the achievement of most Gold medals of any Olympic athlete until he blew out his knee. His hopes dashed, and having no one in his life, he turned to drinking. Actually, he could have continued on, but he had no interest in competing in the Paralympics, although he probably would have qualified, and he refused to even fall back on shooting, another skill of his.
I understand that something like that would be hard to come back from, but he was utterly broken. I feel sort of sorry for him.
So, why is he our mentor and trainer now?
“Congratulations,” says Haymitch in a sarcastic tone when he meets us at the Olympians’ mixer.
Why does he say it like that? I wonder. Isn’t making it here the highest honor an athlete can aspire to, aside from actually winning the Gold? Is he so bitter that he’s going to try and ruin it for us, too?
Inadvertently, I slip my hand down the front of my shirt to stroke the pearl Peeta gave me for our one-year anniversary, which I always wear around my neck. It’s the most precious thing I own. I’m also wearing another little trinket for luck and courage. Madge has given me a special pin once belonging to her grandmother, a former Olympian. It’s a pin of the five Olympic rings but with a mockingjay (our local bird) housed in the ring representing our nation of Panem. I was so touched by this that I did something extremely uncharacteristic‒I hugged her. I normally only ever hug Prim and Peeta.
“Prepare yourselves,” Abernathy says cryptically. “You kids have no flippin’ idea what it’s gonna be like, the pressure…” I swear his voice cracks at ‘pressure,’ and I have to speculate on what they did to him. I know the accident ended his career, but shouldn’t he be over it by now?
At my silence, Peeta steps forward. “Thanks, but we’ve dealt with pressure before,” he says assuredly, and I nod beside him. He’s right. All the competitions we’ve been in, the qualifiers to get here… Of course, none of those hold a candle to the Games.
“Not like this.” Pain and abject dejection fills his eyes, which are so similar in color to mine.
I look at Peeta then, and the softness in his bright blue eyes soothes me.
We encounter a fraction of Team Panem at the Olympians’ mixer, including champion Olympian and model Finnick Odair. I know of him; everyone does. Twenty-eight medals. Twenty-three Gold. Eight in his last Olympics, alone. I’ve lost count of how many cereal boxes he’s been on and how many endorsements he’s done, but you know name it‒clothing, men’s cologne, sporting equipment, even some sexier ads you’d only see late at night… Whether the product requires any kind of sex appeal or not, Odair has probably endorsed it.
The moment I meet beach boy Finnick Odair in person, I think, treacherous. Something about him doesn’t sit quite right with me. He’s too suave, too confident, too famous, and too…good-looking, frankly, with those bronze waves, that handsome face, and those sea-green eyes. He doesn’t do it for me like Peeta does, though. Instead, I’m irritated and mistrustful of him‒I’m mistrustful of anyone who seems to have the world in their hands, especially when they know it.
He greets me as Girl on Fire, because that’s what Master of Ceremonies, Caesar Flickerman, was calling me while recapping the preliminaries leading up to the Games, and right away he offers me a sugar cube.
What the hell?
I turn him down, saying I’m on a strict diet. A velvety chuckle escapes his lips. “You’re at the Olympics, honey. Aren’t we all?” he replies.
Apparently not you if you’re popping straight sugar like it’s candy, I think. At least, I think I think it; I actually say it aloud.
Finnick grins. “What can I say? I have an affinity for sweet things.” He pops the sugar cube past his lips and chews slowly, watching me the entire time.
By now, Peeta is making his way back to me from the refreshments table with our drinks, some kind of sparkly blush pink liquid.
Immediately, I can tell Peeta’s jealous of Finnick. I don’t know why, though. Finnick isn’t flirting with me; he’s just screwing with me. Peeta lightens up a little when Finnick introduces his girlfriend, Annie Cresta, also a swimmer.
After two seconds of talking to Annie, I can tell she’s great, if slightly…nervous. I hear she had a breakdown four years ago, just buckled under the pressure in a humiliating performance, and supposedly, she’s been in and out of therapy ever since. Poor thing. At least she’s back on the horse, er, in the pool, and her boyfriend seems to keep her rooted to reality.
We meet several other Olympians from Team Panem, such as Rue, a gymnast, who I swear must have been some kind of bird in another life. Then there’s Glimmer, a runner. I hear she has bulimia, and I might feel worse about her eating disorder if she wasn’t such a bitch. Of course, Peeta has to be nice to her. Peeta’s nice to everyone. I’d hoped Glimmer would just sashay right by us, but no, she stopped to chat, and Peeta chatted right back with her. It wouldn’t have been so bad if she hadn’t kept touching his biceps.
Those muscles are mine, so hands off, Glimmer! I give her a hard scowl that does the trick in sending her on her way.
Cato comes sniffing around after that. He’s Peeta’s biggest competition in wrestling, they say. All I have to say is I hope they checked him thoroughly for steroid use, because the guy is a damn monster. I actually fear for Peeta’s safety, although I know that even as lovable as my boyfriend is, he’s strong and fierce. He won’t go down on the mat easily, and I’m sure Cato knows that, too.
I know Peeta’s moves. I’ve watched him so many times, and he’s talked about it so much that I know the names and pros and cons of all his maneuvers. Admittedly, he’s used a couple of them on me, on a much gentler level, ahem, in the bedroom. Thus, I can speculate what he’s going to do next, but where Peeta is steady, dependable and predictable in a relationship, he’s anything but when it comes to competition. You just never know what he’s got in store, and his opponents never know what hit them. No amount of watching videos of him could prepare them, for Peeta’s mind and instincts on the mat are a thing to be reckoned with. Still, if Cato hurts Peeta, I will murder him.
Another thing I dislike about Cato is the fact that he can’t seem to make up his mind between Clove and Glimmer. He flirts shamelessly with both of them. Not only is it disgusting, but he has terrible taste in women.
We meet Cashmere and her twin brother next. Cashmere is beach volleyball, and Gloss is triathlon. Stupid names aside, they’re both completely beautiful and ripped, although I prefer my Peeta’s musculature to Gloss’s over-hulked frame.
My Peeta. Ugh. I sound so gross, but I can’t help it; Peeta’s been amazing lately. Well, he always was, but I’m really appreciating it here.
Finally, we don’t actually cross paths with her, but I see Johanna Mason (soccer). It’s not surprising we don’t meet, officially, but it is surprising that she’s here, at the mixer; she doesn’t associate with anyone, really, and most of the time she looks as though she wants to bite everyone’s head off. She’s been casting daggers at me haphazardly all night, and when I happen to catch her eye, she smirks predatorily. It’s unnerving, and I wonder what’s going through her head, but I manage to successfully ignore her the rest of the time.
By the end of the evening, Peeta and I are wiped and well ready to head to Olympic Village to retire for the night.
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The Olympic Village is built fresh for every Games, and it’s almost like a little town in and of itself. Capitol City always spares no expense when it comes to the Olympics, so it’s ultra fancy. They take a lot of pride in the Games. They’re almost like feral beasts about it. Sometimes I feel more like I’m a gladiator being cheered on to fight for my life, rather than a simple athlete.
We’re shown to our rooms that evening by Haymitch and Miss Trinket. I’d wanted to share an apartment in Olympic Village with Peeta, but Miss Trinket‒I scowl simply thinking of her‒didn’t think it would be proper.
The moment Miss Trinket leaves, Haymitch’s demeanor changes, and he almost-almost cracks a smile.
“So, I take it you two…?” He motions between us. I’m surprised he doesn’t make some kind of lewd gesture from what I’ve seen of him. How does he know, anyway? He must have seen Peeta holding my hand when we entered the mixer. I was a little nervous, and Peeta’s hand naturally found mine, squeezing reassuringly. That, and the fact that we’re always together.
“Yeah,” I confirm. I glance over at Peeta, and he wears a proud smile on his face. I can’t help but smirk at his reaction. He still acts like it’s so shocking I’d ever be with him, or acknowledge it.
“Well, until this is all over, I expect you two to be nothing more than teammates.”
“What?” Peeta gapes.
I’m surprised, too, but I keep on a neutral expression.
“What do you mean?” I ask dumbly.
“Look,” he sighs, “I ain’t so old and outta touch to think two horny 19-year-olds ain’t goin’ at it almost every night, but on this tour, and until you both take home the Gold, I expect ya to keep yer snake in its cage, boy.”
“Wh-what?” Peeta stammers something unintelligible, so shocked is he that our mentor would demand something like this. Despite my own shock and embarrassment, it’s kind of humorous seeing Peeta act so flustered for a change. He’s usually so cool and collected.
“You heard me. While you’re here, I expect you two to be solely focused on the Games. No distractions, which includes bumping uglies.”
“But‒” Peeta starts to protest again, and I rub my temples.
“You wanna win, don’tcha?”
“Yeah, but what does that have to do with…?” Peeta seems completely offended by Haymitch’s decree, and I’m no longer amused. His over-the-top reaction just confirms that we’ve been doing it, which is not something I want Haymitch Abernathy aware of.
Well, great. Way to give away entirely too much information, Peeta.
And as for Haymitch, before I thought him a surly, washed-up old drunk, but now…now, I think he’s crazy, too.
“Alright,” I say, diverting them, “please, god, let’s not talk about Peeta’s and my sex life, or lack thereof,” I say to spite the both of them. Then I stand up and walk to my room. I’m pretty sure I’m going to punish Peeta for this.
—–
Although I’m annoyed with him over the conversation with Haymitch and feel like locking him out, I let Peeta join me in my room that night, in my bed. It’s much easier to go to sleep with him, especially in a foreign place. But I allow him nothing more than to hold me, caress my skin innocently, and pet my hair. As much as I think Haymitch’s mandate is stupid, and as revolting as he is to me, I respect him, in a way. I might even feel some kind of strange connection with him. Maybe it’s superstition (although I’m not a superstitious person), but my gut is telling me to trust Haymitch Abernathy and to do as he says in all matters, no matter how ridiculous it is.
A few hours in, and we’re both still awake. It’s probably the excitement, and the nerves. “Can you believe we’re actually here?” whispers Peeta against the back of my neck.
“No,” I say.
Peeta starts nuzzling my neck and getting all affectionate, and I know that’s his way of seeking permission to do more. He sucks on my earlobe, one of my weaknesses, and I yip.
“Hey, you promised Haymitch,” I giggle, turning around to face him. He brushes back a lock of hair, then pulls me close.
“I promised him I’d keep my snake in its cage. There’s plenty we can do while it’s safely in there.”
Leave it to Peeta to find a way around Haymitch’s directive. Peeta is one of those types who’s skilled at telling white lies and partial truths, at giving just enough information to mislead while not really lying. Not that he does so indiscriminately
“Why are you so hard-up, all of a sudden?” I laugh.
“I’m always hard-up for you, Katniss.”
I chew on my lip a moment, considering it. But then I shake my head. “Peeta, I think we should listen to him.”
“You really buy into all his mumbo jumbo? The man’s a crazy drunk.”
“I know that. However, he does know what he’s talking about in regard to the Games, and I don’t want to do anything to get him mad at us. We might need him.” Haymitch Abernathy is just insane enough to walk out on us for breaking some ridiculous rule like this. I don’t think it’s even about what we do with one another, but more about knowing that we’re listening to him, that we’ve put ourselves completely in his hands. It’s a little controlling; okay, extremely controlling, but all we have is him and each other, literally, against the world.
Peeta groans a little but agrees. “How would he know, though?” quips Peeta, tickling the bare skin at my hip.
How? Who knows? But I wouldn’t be surprised if Abernathy had some kind of sixth sense about it, as foolish as that sounds. Or, possibly, Miss Trinket has hidden cameras to make sure there’s no funny business going on.
I shake off my silly thoughts and give in, accepting a few kisses from Peeta and returning them eagerly. And then we drift off. Tomorrow is the Opening Ceremony, and as Miss Trinket always says, it’s going to be a big, big, big, big day.
Author Note:
Finnick is meant to parallel Michael Phelps (and their record is the same). Likewise, Rue will be based on Simone Biles, albeit younger in this fic.
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hello to all my lovely followers!
i’m really sorry that i haven’t been active for ages — in truth, i’ve just been having a total writer’s block right now and i’m not inspired in the slightest.
to those awaiting an update on my ethan hunt story, it is coming along. chapter 5 is at around 8000 words, and it’s gonna be much much longer than that cause i’m trying to fit two missions in.
i don’t think anyone’s still expecting a follow-up for the mitch rapp fic — it’s been months lmao, and i don’t even have a plot for it.
I’m gonna list my coming stories and some ideas, just cause i don’t want you guys to feel like i’m dead and not writing anymore, because i am. I’m so sorry, and i’ll be out of this slump soon (hopefully)!
my stories in progress!
william cage (edge of tomorrow: live die repeat); okay, so this is the consequence of a long drawn-out tom cruise obsession, and it’s basically porn with a plot, but i think it’s pretty interesting for what it’s worth; it’s also basically finished, so look out for it lol
pete “maverick” mitchell (top gun); ahhhh this is one of my favourite movies of all time, and omg young tom cruise owns my heart (especially cause i think it’s before he joined scientology), and it’s a series, got lots of (rough?) smut in it (ayy), and also quality goose content because 🥲 he deserved better
newt (the maze runner); yup, my newt fanfiction phase is making a return (finally oml); turns out i actually wrote loads of ideas down in my notes and just never developed them, so, right now, i’ve got a story in development and it’s basically ready to start writing soon; this plot is separate from my other newt story btw; oh and it’s basically smut so
legolas greenleaf (lord of the rings); i love this guy so much, and i have thought out (in great detail; eleven year old me was really intense lol) the future world of middle-earth, and i’m really proud of the plot i have lol, but it’s so hard to write and it’s so long and ahh i’ve been trying to write it for ages
my ideas in progress!
peeta mellark (the hunger games); peeta is such a soft boi and i really want to write for him lol; this may sound rash, but i am going to write fucking smut for this man (a bold decision for such an innocent boy lol); i went through a really intense hunger games phase at the age of thirteen and yeah
vincent (collateral); hello *insert tom cruise character*, we meet again; i’m so sorry lol but i was so attracted to him in this movie cause we always see him as the good guy so like him as a bad guy?—wheewwww; there’s also no fanfiction for this man so i’m just doing a service to the community like 🙄; (there will be mentions of smut in this as well)
edmund pevensie (the chronicles of narnia); i have always been, am, and will forever be that bitch who would die and kill for edmund (him in prince caspian can end me); this will probably be a series, i don’t really know lol
ethan hunt (mission: impossible); there are multiple story ideas in my notes for this man, and they’re all spin-offs from the main series (the world will be dead by tomorrow, and i want you to come over; long title, i know); there is a proposal fic in this and i have made it my mission to make people cry cause i always cry at proposal fics lol; there’s stuff to do with miller as well lol, as well as other characters; this is gonna be a long ass series lol (but it’s cause ethan’s hot af)
tony stark (marvel); probably smut, and that’s all i can say about it (he owns me istg)
yelena belova (marvel); bitch i fucking love this woman with my entire body, soul and heart, and don’t you dare hate on her 🔪; but i also know her character’s asexual in the comics so
clint barton (marvel); he seems pretty chill yknow, and he could definitely fucking rail me and hence ^^
benny watts (the queen’s gambit); he’s a hot chess dude and has really nice hair and hands, so obviously he’s the perfect candidate for one of my smut fics; thomas brodie-sangster, what’s uppp 😩
whitey winn (godless); an underrated legend, deserved better, hot cowboy, so need i say more?— i don’t think so; i don’t have anything but a sentence for this man lol, but i plan on just having the one story for this guy and having it be 😃 hardcore 😃 smut 😃
okay then! there you have it: basically my entire writing plan for the next five fucking years ig.
i really hope y’all are looking forward to some of the stuff on this list, cause i sure as fuck am. and please hang around to read them lol — it means so much to me when people leave comments and likes!
okay, i hope you all have a nice day! (please go drink and eat something as well!)
#william cage x reader#pete mitchell x reader#maverick x reader#newt x reader#peeta x reader#peeta mellark x reader#vincent x reader#vincent collateral#edmund pevensie x reader#ethan hunt x reader#tony stark x reader#yelena belova x reader
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