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I think Alma Coin sent Peeta with Katniss group to the Capitol, not for him to kill her but for her to kill him and then for her to break after that fact.

Coin knew how Katniss acted when feeling I'm in danger. She knew she trusted the old Peeta but not the hijacked new one. She knew that Katniss feared this tortured Peeta, Coin knew what Katniss could do while feeling threatened.

(There's nothing wrong with Katniss actions/way of thinking, actually. If I see anyone except from Haymitch who has his own problems saying, "You could live 100 lives and never deserve that boy," I will hunt you)

But Coin knew Prim wasn't going to survive the war. That would be devastating for Katniss on itself. But if before that she could make Katniss kill Peeta...Fuck, cheff kiss. The girl would be so traumatized that she would never come back, at least not in time to stop Alma.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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God I hate hate HATE Don Lamb so much is ridiculous

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I'm getting married into the (already existing) polycule that the scooby doo gang is. [Apparently called unicorn quad]

I don't know how I'm going to insert myself there, “looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands!”

You’re married to your phone background/lockscreen how fucked are you

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TGR SPOILERS

"You can rest Elodie, you are safe now"

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people complaining about kevin not caring about jean as if he didn’t send jean to the team that he thought was the best in the country and the captain he had idolised for years and years and we know exy is the only way he knows how to communicate

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i do find it very interesting how different the foxes and the trojans go about caring for and supporting each other. well, actually, i mostly find it interesting how differently people seem to feel about it, especially in regards to kevin's drinking problem.

the way kevin's clearly unhealthy relationship with alcohol doesn't get condemned or fixed in the original trilogy for example is something that many people in the fandom have been pretty upset and critical about for many years and jean's reaction to it seemed to have really moved people (though that in particular, imo, had at least as much to do with jean's very restricted and in itself unhealthy relationship to food and drinks as with him uniquely seeing and caring about kevin's substance abuse issues. like, yeah, he really, really cares about him, but i don't think he'd have been thaaat much less upset if kevin was coping by eating chips or something. but well, whatever).

but to me, that never really read as no one caring about kevin or thinking alcohol is the ideal way for him to regulate his emotions.

the whole premise of how wymack runs the foxes and how they treat each other is just very built around the idea that all these people have been through awful things and that the way they'll cope with that won't always be pretty. but as long as they cope at all, they'll be around for another day, and another, which'll buy them to actually get better.

which is how you get stuff like wymack, in good conscience, not only tolerating but at times even soliciting underage drinking. and looking past the harder drugs some of the team are doing. and it's how him and the team all accept that neil is definitely lying about pretty much everything but mostly just leave him be. and how they all agreed to let andrew get off his legally mandated medication during games even though that could have terrible consequences for all of them. and how matt's mom said "sure random eighteen year old calling me on the phone, do give my addict son speedballs, you seem to have a higher success rate at getting teenagers clean than me 👍" because they all view life less as you're either doing good or you doing bad, and more as you're either surviving whatever it takes to do so, or you don't, so who cares if you aren't coping in healthy or acceptable ways, as long as you are coping. (and then once they're ready to work on getting better, they do have a support system in place to help them get there)

meanwhile the trojans are mostly pretty normal and well adjusted, so they have a pretty clear idea of what a healthy person who's doing well looks like, and that's what they generally want for other people, especially those they care about. so when they see someone who's not doing well and not dealing with it in healthy ways they are very direct about it, sort of a "your behaviour is not healthy, stop doing it" thing. your eating habits are really restrictive? try eating different food anyways, it's really good, i prommy. you hurt yourself when you're upset? here's how to physically stop this from hurting. you get incredibly startled when you're touched unexpectedly? well, just let me try hugging you again. you drink to deal with your feelings? please don't, it's not good for you.

and obviously that's a lot more normal and straight forward than what the foxes are doing, and it's done with love and support. and a lot of fans find it very moving and beautiful and sweet. but i also know that i'm not the only person who was really put off by this and still finds it kinda disconcerting. to me it feels, especially in contrast to the foxes, who would largely find this sooo overbearing and rude and uncomfortable, kinda like strongarming someone into doing well, with (at least in the context of these specific books) shockingly little regard for personal boundaries.

my point isn't that one's better than the other or anything, i think both approaches are going to work differently well for different people and within the books it makes perfect sense why the different teams would act this way, and it's also perfectly understandable why some people really resonate with one approach and find the other irritating or unkind. it's simply some thoughts that have been rattling around in my head. building up to: nothing really. oh well

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The golden raven spoilers

An interesting conversation awaits Neil indeed

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Ok so, yeah everyone is excited for Foxes vs Trojans game, but eh, like I they’re both in the finals doesn't it mean that there would be a Trojans vs Ravens match? And if it's in Evermore...

It was Neil's first time in Evermore's Away locker room. Kevin had warned them about it on the ride up, but words couldn't keep Neil from feeling like he'd stepped into a tomb. It was twice as large as the Foxes' locker room, but it seemed a hundred times smaller. The walls were bare of any decoration, and everything was pitch black from the floor to the ceiling. It took an immediate toll on the Foxes, and they spade out as quickly as they could, slinging orange bags into every corner of the room to try and break up the crushing illusion.

Jean

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.cheese.

the foxes dorm kitchen fridge is painfully realistic

milk. juice. vodka.

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It's just a book until you start romanticizing a rapist.

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So...

Sorry, but I need to know the public's opinion (for me, Neil dies first, and 5 seconds later is Andrew. In their sleep. Because God knows they don't deserve one more minute of suffering in the rest of their lives)

Nora said that she knows who dies first between Neil and Andrew and I am BEGGING her never to release that information for my own mental health

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I saw this on tumbrl, and I loved it

Let’s play a game

Everyone post the most recent picture in your camera roll. You only get one sentence to justify yourself if you wish. This one is mine.

My boyfriend is rly good at Latin, so I was looking up how to say ‘I love you’ but found this instead :)

Your turn!

@bookmovietvworm

@myfairkatiecat

@i-am-a-fish

@valtsv

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Tired of reading posts berating Kevin for leaving his abuser. Tired of reading posts giving hell to Kevin for "just standing and watching the Ravens torture Jean" as if he wasn't being tortured there too.

Like wtf is wrong with you? I know it is a fictional character, but this discourse is a clear example of victim blaming. And that is real and still happens.

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AFTG XMAS Advent Calendar Event Has Officially Started!

Relevant Links

AO3 Collection AFTG Xmas Advent Calendar 2024 || PSU Foxes Edition AFTG Xmas Advent Calendar 2024 || USC Trojans Edition AFTG Xmas Advent Calendar 2024 || Angst Edition AFTG Xmas Advent Calendar 2024 || Alternate Prompts Rules & Information

Important Notes

Angst Edition is 18+

Use the tags #allforthegamebingo #allforthebingo #aftgwinteradvent and mention @allforthegamebingo on tumblr for a reblog. (also tag the version that you are posting for; #foxesedition , #trojansedition or #angstedition)

Each work that is created (where the participant has clearly stated which prompt it covers from which edition) will be added on to a general list of created works that will be shared before the start of the bingo event.

Be respectful to everyone!

Feel free to ask me anything if the rules weren't clear or if I forgot anything (or if you just have anything to ask)

The event will take place from December 1st, 2024 till February 28th, 2025; which gives each participant 3 months to fill in as many prompts as they would like to.

All media is welcome, however we only accept 'all for the game series' & 'the sunshine court' content.

Please make sure to state the rating of your work clearly! (General Audiences, Teen and Up, Mature, Explicit)

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Another absolutely stunning commission of Cat Andrew by @denjiipng !!

All commissions start at 10 USD!! and the money is donated directly to any verified Palestine charity of your choice by YOU!!! no middle man and you get a really beautiful piece of art, fan fiction, or fan edit !!!! we have so many talented creators to request from, check it out!!

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And Aaron would be totally with it, saying that Andrew's costume was being him. And that (as everyone could see) Andrew, dressed like him, spent the night cuddling and kissing Katelyn.

andrew dresses up as kevin for halloween one year. brown wig, green contacts, jersey he's swimming in, and even draws the queen on his face with sharpie. and stays in character for the entire night. he will not respond to andrew, you may only address him as kevin, kevin day, or queen of exy. he will not spend the entire night draining the candy bowl like usual and is instead angrily altering between a protein shake and straight vodka on the couch and mindlessly staring at trojan games. he goes on a twenty minutes long tangent about jeremy knox's arms and the roman empire, then calls anyone who tries to stop him (kevin) brutus repeatedly whilst pretending he's been stabbed. and when people stop playing attention to him he chucks exy balls at their heads.

was it originally to prove a point to kevin on how annoying he is? yeah. did he get way too into the character? maybe.

but will he pretend it never happened the next morning? absolutely. he pins it on aaron and never mentions it again.