#mj.task

[victoriams]

certain things were undeniably true – that the sky was blue, or that grass was green. or that, perhaps, probably, most certainly – she loves Krishna more than anybody else she’d ever met. And that this fact would remain her own – to be held in her hands and softly tended to in secret, but never to be uttered aloud / there was not much else that could make krish feel so elated as making prudence smile. if the both of them had not devoted their entire lives to this cause, where lives hang in the balance daily, she might have devoted hers to the simplicity of making her smile the way she had growing up.

@reblrths

the bully, sophie lark / i hope you think of me, lily williams / unknown / nox, anne carson / coldbrewslut on tumblr / close to me, monica murphy / unknown / heather, conan gray / unknown / unknown / k.a.t / triple dog dare, lucy dacus / the reader, bernhard schlink / unknown / a letter to albert camus, maría casares / seven, taylor swift / unknown / herakles, euripides / blue, dir. hiroshi ando / strawberry blonde, mitski / joseph e. morris / unknown / unknown / vivadrag on instagram / transsexualists on twitter / you are jeff, richard siken (but i changed it) / she-ra and the princesses of power (2018-2020) / a letter to ernest hemingway, agnes von kurowsky / susie save your love, allie x and mitski / unknown / about the days, joshua beckman / unknown / the complete poems of anna akhmatova, anna akhmatova / graceland too, phoebe bridgers / unknown / brutal prince, sophie lark / unknown / enough for you, maisie peters / trista mateer / let you break my heart again, laufey / pride and prejudice, dir. joe wright / tender is the night, f. scott fitzgerald / sacred woman, queen afua / bipdf on tumblr / unknown / jonnysun on twitter / unknown / eurydice, sarah ruhl / anna laura art / we’re in love, boygenius / unknown / i will, mitski / enilehtnorevol on twitter / eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, dir. michel gondry / everywhere everything, noah kahan / unknown / a letter to paul celan, ingeborg bachmann / the maddest obsession, danielle lori / moon song, phoebe bridgers / just the two of us, grover washington jr. art by rosabienfuerte on tumblr 

[reblrths]

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, benjamin alire saenz // while the child sleeps, sonya undresses, ilya Kaminsky // strangers, ethel cain // the naomi letters, rachel mennies // chance with you, mehro // robin's egg heart(break), ashe vernon // from eden, hozier // tyler knott gregson // seizure, louise gluck // Maurice, e.m. foster // the song of achilles, madeline miller // mastermind, taylor swift // Maurice 1987 // clementine von radics

@riiseandfall

[rebellicnrising]

it’s like in the great stories mr. frodo. the ones that really mattered-- full of darkness and danger they were and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. because how could the end be happy? how could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened? but in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. even darkness must pass. a new day will come. and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. those were the stories that stayed with you. that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. but I think, mr. frodo, i do understand. i know now. folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. because they were holding on to something.

what are we holding on to, sam? // that there’s some good in this world, mr. frodo. and it’s worth fighting for.

[gladiatefm]

katniss & peeta / @reblrths

[riiseandfall]

some people are just born to fight, i think // this one will have grit and fire and steel in their blood // and it'll be tested // they'll face trial after trial, be broken and damaged in countless ways //

maybe they'd love to lay down their arms // but they were born to fight // it's all they know // it's what they do best //

it's all they can do

dante.

[reclaimself]

EVENT 001 .    THE TRIBUTE BALL .

cinna sticks to their go-to outfit— an understated, all-black ensemble. however, in lieu of simply wearing a tuxedo, they cut holes into the shirt and suit jacket and carries an acrylic handbag. his hair is cropped close to his head, with a gold laurel leaf painted on the sides of his head. as a finishing touch, his eyes are accented with his signature gold eyeliner.

[goyourownwayx]

MJ - Task Twenty Three

[reblrths]

succession 3.09 // the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa // never been kissed, natalie wee // funny business, mikko harvey // little weird, jenny slate // shantaram, Gregory david roberts // tell the wolves i'm home, carol rifka brunt // mended, anna white // family tree (intro), ethel cain // self-portrait against red wallpaper, Richard siken // ferdinand de saussure

maxim crane

[reblrths]

cinnamon rain, emma cameron // raise high the roof beam, j.d. salinger // everything, everything, nicola yoon // crush, richard siken // shameless 4.10 // genesis, valzyhna mort // the bear // animal mask, the mountain goats // the fall of the house of usher, steven berkoff // erica e. goode // grace, florence and the machine // juno steel and the monster's reflection, the penumbra podcast // two birds, regina spektor // famous blue raincoat, leonard cohen // song for sasha banks, the mountain goats // avatar: the last airbender // killing flies, michael dickman

thigh to thigh in the grave.

[victoriams]

I MAY NOT LOVE YOU, BUT I DO LOVE YOU – 

nicole silverberg for reductress / unknown / power politics, margaret atwood / christian bale and samantha mathis / no children, the mountain goats / elle magazine, november 1987 / bridgerton 1x03 ‘art of the swoon’ / succession 3x10 ‘all the bells say’ / ask me anything, dir. allison burnett / bite the hand, boygenius / unknown / cain, lord byron / agamemnon, aeschylus / the secret history, donna tartt / the cartier love bracelet, george bernstein / my love, giclée / unknown / last dance 1999, malcom liepke / love and other words, christina lauren / unknown / hum hallelujah, fall out boy / savage grace, dir. tom kalin / the onion / interview with bill clinton / unknown / the handmaid’s tale, margaret atwood / succession 3x08 ‘chiantishire’ / the book of light, lucille clifton / killing eve 3x03 ‘are you leading or am i?’ / the chain, fleetwood mac / la dolce vita, dr. federico fellini 

@gcdeater

[reblrths]

e.e cummings // thirst, mary oliver // lucie thesee // sunlight, hozier // the truth about magic, atticus // i'll give you the sun, jandy nelson // the song of achilles, madeleine miller // pride & prejudice 2005 // carry on, rainbow rowell // heaven, iowa, fall out boy

you are sunlight through a window, which i stand in, warmed. (the miniaturist, jessie burton)

[reblrths]

i'll give you the sun, jandy nelson // succession 3.09 // succession 4.03 // bojack horseman 5.06 // take you down, Amanda fagan // someday i'll love, ocean vuong // in the blood, john mayer // antigonick, anne carson // song of the insensible, andrew kozma // a brother named gethsemane, natalie diaz // surface pressure, jessica darrow // right now, gracie abrams

@victoriams & @cfcannons

[reblrths]

caesar flickerman :

“ finch , you’ve become quite the heartthrob with many in and out of the capitol , tell us have any of us managed to catch your eye in these last few years ? ”

“ you’re an outspoken individual , any thoughts on your competitors this year ? who should steer clear of you in the arena ? ”

“ lark has certainly proven himself in the gymnasium , have you passed any skills along ? ”

— feel free to include more questions & answers , caesar usually has around 5 minutes with each tribute

sitting back in the interview chairs made finch tense. the first time she ever stood before these crowds, they didn’t know her; within five minutes, finch proved how difficult she could be, making them uninterested enough to deem her a non-threat. and when they were interviewed again by caesar after their win, the capitolites all sang a different tune. but this first question — it makes them laugh. finch knew better than to divulge anything about their personal life, they've given the capitol nothing for eighteen years. but the fact that something so juvenile is their first question when lives hang in the balance -- should they have expected anything less?

“finch, you’ve become quite the heartthrob with many in and out of the capitol, tell us have any of us managed to catch your eye in these last few years? ”

“heartthrob?” they shake their head with a scoff. “i’m going to be dead in a few days, but of course the first question you ask has to do with whether i’ll be leaving anyone behind.” the feeling of the glitter and fluorescent lights hot against their skin makes them itch and they want to walk off of this stage. this question felt targeted; they try not to think of doe eyes, damp hair brushed back, a delicate hand wrapping around finch's ankle to steady themself. they turn to face the crowd instinctually, barely turning their head before they catch her eye — of course she’s right in front. for a moment, brief as it is, they falter. no. even if finch did, they’d never exploit them to the capitol. anyone you care for is a target, they have learned this the hard way. they turn back to caesar with a hardened stare. “last i checked i wasn’t heartthrob enough for the capitol’s standards. you all seem to like them a little more naive,” it’s an obvious jab to those that were deemed desirable enough, the way they take the victors, threaten and exploit them, never not entertaining those in the capitol. they can’t contain the bitterness in their tone, the disgust at the capitol and its supposed secrets. finch got lucky and they knew it; snow knew no one would have wanted a female victor with a bad attitude and a bite as sharp as their bark. and if there were some, it wasn’t enough. they refuse to look back down at the crowds as they speak. “maybe that’s why i’ve managed to keep my eyes to myself.”

“always so secretive, aren't you?" caesar aims for lighthearted, but finch simply grunts. there's a pause before he continues. "you’re an outspoken individual, any thoughts on your competitors this year? who should steer clear of you in the arena?”

finch knows they won’t trash talk the other tributes. they’re either children or people they’ve come to know over the years. not even dae — they might not like him, but they wouldn’t have ever thought to kill him. “first you want romance, now you want threats — hitting every base tonight, caesar. this is why they pay you the big bucks, huh?” the idea of anyone steering clear of finch in the arena nearly makes them laugh again. their joke isn't taken as serious as they want when the crowd laughs along with caesar, but they suspect that is simply to ease the tension that has built in the room.

when the fake laughter dies down at their jab at the host and waits for them to answer this question, finch remains quiet. they refuse to answer, staring at caesar, forcing him to clear his throat and continue on. finch tries to quell the quirk in their lips at the unease of caesar's movements now, like he thinks they will attack him at any moment and must proceed with caution, but the flickerman's have never known caution. at the mention of lark, finch tries not to sit up immediately.

“lark has certainly proven himself in the gymnasium, have you passed any skills along?”

they want to snap, to tell this man who’s hard to look at not to speak of their nephew even if that is the reason they're here, but there is no use. as protective as everyone knows they are over their family, finch won’t make him look weak. in fact, they won’t talk about him at all. “any skills he might show, he hasn’t gotten them from me,” they admit, turning to the crowds, glancing into the cameras as if talking to snow himself. “no, the skills he possesses comes right from his father. who, as you might know, is no longer with us," finch leans forward in their seat, the most involved they've been in the interview thus far. "tell me, caesar, how many accidents do you hear come out of five?” a hushed murmur falls through the crowd and finch would have to thank soleil for this trick. “the workers, they know what they’re doing in those warehouses. which is why it was so strange that one of two explosions that have ever happened in five were after an undesirable victor won. what a coincidence wren was working that day.” finch is up before the peacekeepers can come to escort them away from the stage, though before they leave — they make sure to add a haughty and venomous, “that first explosion, though? that one happened when whispers of rebellion began to spread.” towards the crowd before they shove their way backstage.

[reblrths]

midnight rain, taylor swift // sue zhao // you couldn't just leave?, trisha mateer // normal people // emma, jane austen // faithful and virtuous night, louise gluck // wishbone, richard siken // the torn-up road, richard siken // you are jeff, richard siken // pride, kendrick lamar // parting, anna akhmatova // primer for the weird small loves, Richard siken // the next time we talk on facebook, clementine von radics // little women, louisa may alcott // noisy among the shenbaka flowers, a.k. ramanujan // pillow thoughts, Courtney peppernell // shameless 7.10

@exitio

[reblrths]

romeo and juliet, william shakespeare // solaris, andrei tarkovksy // the chronology of water, lidia yuknavitch // the hunger games 2012 // the affliction, marie howe // cassandra, christa wolfe // on earth we're briefly gorgeous, ocean vuong // love and war, fleurie // would that i, hozier // #6, AroarA // james baldwin

@gladiatefm

[rebellicnrising]

i have this dream that i am hitting my dad with a baseball bat // and he is screaming and crying for help // and maybe halfway through, it has more to do with me killing him // then it ever did protecting myself.