I'm so sad about Sejanus Plinth.
Little Sejanus, who gets ripped from his District because his father fought for the Capitol in a war he barely remembers, because his ma wanted to give him a chance in life, to keep him away from the danger that awaited the district kids.
And yet Sejanus Plinth remembers, he has District 2 in his blood, etched in his soul. The first Hunger Games happen when he's seven, and he's horrified, and everyone around him is adamant that they're necessary, that the districts deserve it, that its a reminder of everything theyve lost to them.
He avoids the Reaping, but year by year he has the impending thought, the one that's all consuming: "it could've been me".
His old neighbours die in the Hunger Games, and he doesn't know all of them but he does remember some faces. He wishes he didn't.
He has to grow up in the Capitol feeling like he's going crazy or that he's the only sane one, and he misses a home he can't come back to. No one likes him in the Academy, because he's District and because he's got a good heart, which in the Capitol often means you're not in your right mind.
So he's alone.
He only has Ma Plinth, because his father stopped feeling like his father the first time he sat him down in front of the TV and turned on the Hunger Games' bloodbath, when he grabbed his little chin and forced him to look as children killed each other "This is the world we live in now, Sejanus" he had said "We have to live with it".
From that day onward, Strabo Plinth was no more than a stranger in his home, so now he only has his Ma.
His Ma and Coriolanus Snow.
He would be so lonely, all of his classmates snarling at him and talking behind his back. He would try to be nice, too, like his Ma told him to. He would try for them to like him, to be a part of the group, to have friends. But his classmates were too prideful, too cruel.
Until Coriolanus came along. Until he offered a helping hand, and Sejanus grabbed it like a man in the dessert would grab a water bottle, desperate, aching for friendship, camaraderie. Maybe it was because he was so lonely that he didn't see the red flags. Maybe Snow was too good at concealing them. Maybe Sejanus Plinth needed to believe that there was someone good in the Capitol, that he wasn't the odd one out.
And he died because of it. He died because he was lonely and craved a friend, and because he trusted him so much, because he was so sure that he was good that he was unable to see any other possibility.
Sejanus Plinth called for Coriolanus before he was walked to his death. When he was about to be hanged, he called for his Ma. Because to him, in the world, he only had two people, and one was his mother.
The other was his murderer.
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begging you to do izzy for the ask game 🙏 also the izzy hcs i promised will be sent soon ive been busy LOLOLOL we adopted 2 kittens today and they’re keeping us on our toes
You don't have to beg man, I have an Izzy tk headcannon stockpile in my head ajsgjjki
And no worries!! We just got a new puppy ourselves, so I know how exhausting that can be. Two new kittens sound adorable though!! ^^ Feel free to devote all the attention you need towards them~
Izzy: While his legs aren't necessarily the most ticklish spot on him, he has a much harder time holding in his reactions when tickled there, and Ed knows this. So, during meals or meetings or while just hanging out, Ed will find every conceivable excuse to grab Izzy's leg during conversation. Punctuating every sentence with a "Right, Iz?" and a hand gently squeezing his knee in a gesture that is supposed to be 'affectionate'. And every single time, Izzy's leg will jerk up and his ears will tint red and he has to try to calmly answer whatever Ed's question while somehow keeping his reactions at bay.
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Thank you for tagging me @freakwiththeknifecollection <33
NO CHEATING: You’re starring in a movie with the last person saved in your camera roll and the last song you listened to is the title. Who/what is it?
TK Strand and Carlos Reyes ?? In a movie called The Great Divide ?? Idk if I like the sound if that bro ,,
I tag @natasha-romanoffs-yelena-belovas @northern-borealis @badass-magizoologist (no pressure though!!)
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