#Johanna x Gale

[poppypickle]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by mi amor @cfr749, so obvs I gotta do this.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 29

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 230,379

3. What fandoms do you write for? I've written the most for The Rookie. I've also dabbled in: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Avengers, Community, and Miss Scarlet and the Duke.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Lots of Chenford up in here...

• Come a Little Closer • I Can’t Help Myself • Want You to Stay • Bang Bang (Look What You Started) • Break Up With Him

5. Do you respond to comments?

I do! It's really important to me to respond to anyone who takes the time to leave a comment. That reciprocal appreciation is a really vital part of fandom for me.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmmm...probably Let Me Tell You a Story About War, which adds further angst to the canonically angsty ending for Clint and Natasha in Avengers: Endgame.

But all of my Gale-centric Hunger Games fics are suitably angsty too. 😅

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I Can’t Help Myself is ooey gooey sweet. Let Me Name the Stars for You isn't sweet in the same way, but giving Gale and Johanna a happy ending still warms my heart.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really. I have found most people in my fandoms to be very kind and considerate.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

"Yup... the horny kind?"

Lana, I LOL'ed. That pretty much sums it up. I had Chenford banging in closets and on tables and in cars and in bar bathrooms! Very satisfying for all, I hope.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

No. They aren't really my thing.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? 

I think someone asked me if they could translate Let Me Name the Stars for You many years ago, but I'm not sure I ever saw the finished translation.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! Want You to Stay with the amazing @cfr749. The collaboration brought me so much joy, taught me so much about writing with someone else, and helped me push through some major writing block. Lana is an amazing friend and we need to write something together again!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

I can never choose a favorite, so I'll say that my favorite ships that I never finished fic for are Dan/Blair and Jonsa. I have quarter-written fics for each pairing somewhere in my notes and google docs.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

The one I currently have rattling around in my brain where Miss Scarlet and the Duke's William and Eliza try out a Victorian friends with benefits thing. 😅

16. What are your writing strengths?

This is too loaded of a question. Hmmm...I think I write humor and banter-laced-with-feelings well.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I don't love writing climactic love confession moments, and I think it shows. I think I could let my characters be sappier sometimes. I also don't write action very well! Muddling my way through the gas station hostage crisis (LOL) in Want You To Stay was a STRUGGLE.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I would want a native speaker to review before publishing.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

First fandom I wrote for (but never published) was General Hospital. Jason & Robin 4eva. 😂

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Let Me Name the Stars for You. It's a quiet little thing that covers a lot of emotional ground in not that many words, and I really love exploring how broken people find ways to put themselves back together again.

I also loved some of the moments I created for Hermione in Could You Leave Me With a Scar?

Tagging @itsoneofthemuses @crose84 @farfarawaygirl - but no pressure!

[mellarked-katnisseverdeen]

Food Comas

A/N- A light little fluffy thing for Thanksgiving! Thought about how the biggest thing I think we all experience is the huge food coma induced nap after the huge meal. That gave me everything I needed for this, and the rest came very easy. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving if you celebrate it, and are surrounded by everything you are thankful for. Enjoy!

Also, PS- Johale appears, with their boys! Yay!

Peeta picks up a few plates as he yawns and walks through the living room.

Thanksgiving was a strange holiday for Pamen to restore once the Capitol was overthrown. Though Peeta has his own thoughts connecting it to how common starvation was before the Rebellion. For people who've lived through such terrible times with food never a sure thing, the idea of being able to come together with loved ones around a large meal shared with everyone, and celebrating the gifts they’ve been given sounds like a fitting one.

And with the large meal, warm fire, and pleasant company, their guests seem to have easily fallen into a nap.

Haymitch has fallen asleep on the single lazy chair, his head back and loudly snoring. Delly and Effie had both opted to excuse themselves, and while Effie was likely napping in the guest room, he’d caught a peak of Delly on the chair in the office. The couch was taken over by Gale, Johanna, and their twins. Gale snoozes while sitting much like Haymitch, with Jo tucked into his side. Ash and Alder are on either side of them.

The loveseat was shared by Katniss and his kids. Willow cushions her head on the arm of it and she has become little Rye’s pillow. As he walks past, he balances the handful of plates to kiss both of their heads.

He goes into the kitchen to find the missing person from the sleepy, peaceful picture in the living room. Katniss sleeps on the table, her head resting on folded arms while she leans forward. His wife is sleeping so soundly that he nearly doesn’t wake her, but decides to anyways; thinking about how her back will feel after a full nap in that position. Once the dishes are placed in the sink, he takes the chair next to her and gently begins rubbing her back to rouse her.

“You should go lay down on a bed if you want.” He says pressing a kiss to her cheek. Instead of it, she leans into him. Pillowing her head on his shoulder sideways. Wrestling to grab his hand for her own to hold.

“Willow, Rye-” After a moment once her mind is more awake.

“Both in dreamland, on the loveseat. Everyone’s fallen victim to full bellies it seems.” That seems to ease her completely and she leans on him heavily enough that he worries she’s fallen right back out. But he notices a wide smile and her eyes blinking back open.

“Bed?” She says.

“Bed. I’m sure someone will wake us up if they need anything.”

They make their way to the bedroom they share and leave the bedroom door open in case they were needed and lay themselves on their bed, Peeta's head on a pillow and her head using him for one. Half awake, a very sleepy Katniss decides it’s the time to speak. “I have a list for days like this.” She says quietly.

“A list for what?” He is well aware of her list, of her keeping track of all the goodness, the joy she sees, and collecting it to keep them all close. He doesn't mind listening to her explain it though when she is so tired, and evidently wants him to know.

“Everything good, everything and everyone to be thankful for. It’s a long list, lately.” She hugs him tighter. “A lot of them are here today.”

“A long list indeed.” He says back. Kissing her forehead before drifting off himself.

[starbuckscommitmentissues]

New fic for Johanna x Gale is up!

[phefics]

how ticklish do u think the hunger games ppl you write for are? asking for a friend🫣

my brand...thank u

coryo: unpopular opinion maybe but like a solid 7/10. will get very huffy and pouty if you try to tickle him though, he is not a fan. has this really cute, uncharacteristic giggle. ribs and underarms are the worst spots and he will curse at you and threaten ur life.

finnick: he's one of those ppl that can turn being ticklish on and off like a superpower, but if you catch him off guard, he's like a 6/10. thinks it's a cute way to flirt so he'll let you get away with it but then he will turn the tables later. snorts when he laughs too hard and is a lil embarrassed about it.

gale: not that ticklish, like a 4/10. only ticklish in a few places like his ribs. will immediately turn the tables if you try to tickle him.

johanna: idk she genuinely strikes me as someone who is not ticklish at all, like a 0/10 but maybe she has one or two sensitive spots. if you try tickling her, she is immediately going to pin you down and destroy you. proceed with caution.

katniss: also doesn't have very ticklish energy to me?? like, she is, most people are, but she's like a very normal amount of sensitive, like a 6/10 probably. her neck and ears are ticklish and she will flail and kick if you try.

lucy gray: i don't know why i, the person who normally has to headcanon every character i like as being extremely ticklish, is not getting ticklish vibes from these characters but lucy gray is just...not that sensitive either!! she's ticklish on her sides mostly and has this adorable, melodic laugh, but i also think of all these characters, she's the one i picture would like being tickled.

peeta: okay, now peeta is definitely very ticklish, like a 7 or 8/10. his stomach is his worst spot and he has this adorable laugh that just makes people melt. is very squirmy but will try to stay still so he doesn't accidentally whack you.

sejanus: officially dubbing him the most ticklish hunger games character, coming in at a 9/10. just look at that cute face and tell me he isn't ticklish, i dare you. gets very flustered and giggly. sensitive everywhere, absolutely adorable i lvoe him.

[introcoryo]

botany major!katniss, who isn’t so good with her words, so she gifts you flowers that correlate with what she’s feeling. you walk hand in hand through the woods as she points out different plants, rambling on about how to recognize various species and their distribution patterns.

fine arts major!peeta, working tirelessly at his family’s bakery, making personalized latte art which leaves him with huge tips at the end of the day. all of his peers recognize you as the inspiration for all of his assignments, your features taking up every bit of his sketchbook.

mechanical engineering major!gale, his schedule so full and busy but always making time to see you daily. you’re always the first to hear about how he did on a particular exam, cuddled up as you watch nature documentaries.

aquatic biology major!finnick, known around campus as the university heartthrob. he spends most of his free time at the docks or the beach, feet always bare and buried underwater, occasionally splashing you playfully. suntanning and writing your initials in the sand is how your dates usually go.

athletic training major!johanna, who caresses your sleeping features and plants a small kiss on your forehead before leaving for her morning run. she teasingly flexes her muscles while you’re applying kinesiology tape on her body.

[incorrect-hunger-games-quotes]

Johanna, grabbing Finnick by his collar: SAY THAT YOUR SORRY!

Finnick: IM SORRY

Johanna: AND WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FOR!?

Finnick: FOR SAYING THAT YOUR AGGRESSIVE!

[lesbianjackies]

writing for hunger games again bc fuck u brainrot

[swiftlark]

thg characters on twitter: 1/?

[orgxnas]

Hunger Games Characters and Their Favorite Classic Frat Banger™️

Katniss

Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj

Let’s be honest she not the frat party type

But this song just… speaks to her

Like Nicki’s whole opening verse? Oh yeah she a Nicki fan

“In this very moment, I’m king/ In this very moment, I slayed Goliath with a sling” and she did

She likes how slow-paced the song is too

Really makes her stop and think about how lucky she is that she made it out and that the odds were literally stacked against her from the start

“Cause I’m still hood, Hollywood (the Capitol) couldn’t change me/ Shout out to my haters, sorry that you couldn’t faze me!” WHAT

Peeta

Sexy Bitch by David Guetta

He’s fr tryna find a way to describe this girl (Katniss) without being disrespectful

Loooovvveeesss the white girl tunes

Katniss loves watching him when the song comes on bc he just gets so silly!

The horrors cannot break him when David Guetta is playing

Gale

Mr. Brightside by The Killers/ Mo Bamba by Sheck Wes

OFC HE WOULD ARE YOU KIDDING

Once Mr. Brightside comes on Gale is already drunk asf

Takes the lyrics suuuupppeeerrr personally

Guilt-trip-sings at Katniss. Lowkey mean to Peeta😭

NOW ALTERNATIVELY

Some of you may have opposing views, but Gale would def join a frat

“No Katniss you don’t get it, it’s not about partying or getting girls, it’s about brotherhood and community service” yeah sure

Mo Bamba is def Frat Boy!Gale’s fav song

Haymitch

Wipe Me Down (Remix) by Foxx, Webbie, and Lil Boosie

old ahh mf

Bro gets INTO it

Once he gets to the middle of that dance circle, he does not stop moving

Katniss is horror struck bc no way this is the same Haymitch she met back in 12??

Peeta records it for whenever him and Katniss need a laugh

Effie LOVES that bro is finally cutting loose

Effie

Va Va Voom by Nicki Minaj

she would LOVE Nicki in her Roman era

Loves Nicki period

Loves how the music sounds

She IS the main attraction

“Just met a boy, just met a boy when/ he could become my little problem” and she was thinking abt Haymitch (I will ship them until the day I die)

What does Va Va Voom even mean? Only Nicki and Ms. Trinket knows

Finnick

Temperature by Sean Paul

oh his slutty lil hips

They be MOVIN

Keeps insane eye contact while he dance it’s a miracle every girl there didn’t leave pregnant from the eye contact alone

Knows how hot he looks dancing to this song and knows that even though every girl there wants him, he goes home to Annie at the end of the night

Johanna

I Don’t Fuck With You by Big Sean

OF COURSE THIS IS HER FAV

Looks mfs dead in the face while singing

Accidentally (on purpose) flipped off President Snow when this song was playing

She cannot dance

But noooo one is gonna tell her that

One time during an interview with Caesar she hijacked the interview and performed this song on national television. Didn’t get very far tho bc they cut the cameras QUICK (I was there)

[mzannthropy]

How about, instead of Sam Claflin playing Finnick's dad in a prequel, he plays older Finnick in a sequel, living happily with Annie and their son (played by that same young actor you guys fancast as 14yo Finnick). Suzanne massively blundered by killing him in the books and the films didn't correct this, but there's still a chance: they could just say that the story told in the original trilogy was wrong. This could also be a good way to show what the rest of characters got up to, like Johanna, Gale, Effie etc.

[mellarked-katnisseverdeen]

You’re out here pioneering the johanna x gale tag which is a slay! I wanna know how you think they ended up stuck together after the war. Did they meet at work? Something else? Spilllll lol

It is an acomplisment I am proud of hehe!

And yea. I think Johanna and Gale probabbly get back in touch when she ends up in D2, and the most likely reason for that would be work of some kind.

Though I have recently thought it'd also be interesting if they both ended up visiting Katniss and Peeta and hitting it off that way! But yea, it's mostly me thinking they def meet up again in D2 post MJ.

[starbuckscommitmentissues]

Johanna x Gale is god tier but only if she sees it like Tongues and Teeth by the Crave Wives and he sees it like Cover Me Up by Jason Isbell. She thinks she’s mean and damaged and awful but she’s not and he’s… clingy

[phefics]

This just came to my mind while I was studying for my psychology exam - but what do you think THG would be like if they were dating a reader who is a theatre performer? Like them picking the reader up from rehearsals that ran overtime, watching their performances and listening to them talk about their crazy (and sometimes kinda weird) rehearsal memories?

I hope this makes sense because I am not too great with explaining things

this is so cute, not weird at all!! you didn't specify the guys so i'm gonna do all the characters i write for. hope you like!! xo

coryo is supportive, mostly because he likes the idea of dating someone who could be famous one day. he brags about your talents to people at school/work, and comes to every show, sits in the front row, and brings you roses. he admires your dedication, even when it means staying late to run scenes or crazy rehearsal stories.

finnick loves to watch you perform. he's been caught trying to sneak into your rehearsals before, and given you a sheepish grin as he's escorted out of the theater. he's just so captivated by you. as someone who has spent a lot of his life performing against his will, he loves to watch you flourish doing something you love. he loves hearing about cast drama, like straight up will make popcorn to listen to the gossip.

gale isn't super into theater but will be supportive! he likes that you have a hobby you're so passionate about, even if he doesn't understand. he tries to make every show when he isn't busy with work, and has terrible theater ettiquette the first time and keeps cheering every time you're on stage, so you have to explain that he can't do that, lol. he also picks you up from rehearsals because he won't let you walk home late at night, ever.

haymitch isn't very into the arts, in general - he's just never had an urge to consume it or have a hobby of his own. but seeing you feel so passionate about it and have so much fun opens him up to the idea a lot, and i can see him definitely going to your shows and finding the beauty in live theater.

johanna would be a stage crew girly, so i think she would participate in your theatre stuff (if it was local/small, i don't think she would pursue it as a career) and she does the lights or sound. definitely ignores directions so she can put the spotlight on you even when you aren't talking in a scene.

katniss is very supportive, but i don't see her being into theatre at all - she'll go to your shows but doesn't really vibe with it, so she's there to support you but wouldn't go if you weren't involved. if you are in a musical production, though, she will get the songs stuck in her head and whistle/sing them around the house.

lucy gray is probably also involved in theatre!! or, she at least totally understands your passion as well as your workload. if you do musical theatre, she helps you practice your songs and learns them on guitar so she can play them for you. she is always cheering so loud in the audience - she is so supportive and loving.

peeta would probably get involved in your production behind the scenes, painting sets. he is so supportive and i could even see him joining the show if you convinced him he'd be good - he's clearly a very charming actor and would probably find it fun. if he doesn't join you, though, he is in the front row of every single performance with flowers.

sejanus is the most supportive boyfriend ever, i swear. he will singlehandeldly fund your local theatre just so you can participate. he takes time off of work to go to every single show, and has flowers sent to you backstage. he helps you rehearse at home, always being a bit goofy and over-the-top when he reads the lines.

tigris would probably be involved as well, designing and altering costumes!! she loves to design and sew and having that outlet that benefits the community as well as her partner would make her really happy.

[strategicundersee]

are you a “ haven’t watched the movies in five years ” kind of tribute or a “ rewatches the movies at least once a month ” kind of tribute?

[incorrect-hunger-games-quotes]

Finnick: Where is the yogurt? I thought you went to the store to get it???

Annie: *mumbles*

Finnick: what???

Annie: it was on the top shelf and I couldn't reach it!

[hayffie-feels]

Hayffie: *being cute in the corner when nobody’s looking*

Katniss and Johanna: *third wheeling in the back*

Coin: *just wanted to find Plutarch and sees them*

Gale: *confused*

Plutarch: *getting coffee and sees them*

The whole of thirteen: WOOHOO! HAYFFIE IS REAL! *cheers*