#billy taupe

[balladofmyramblings]

friendly reminder that while Coriolanus wasn’t a tyrant yet in BOSAS, he was still insufferable;

constantly referring to Lucy Gray as “his” and saying he owned her

a total snitch on Sejanus, getting him killed

began to sympathize with freaking Billy Taupe the moment Lucy Gray turned on him

always thought he was above other people and could manipulate everyone

kissed a girl drunkenly behind an alley because of a dare (typical frat boy behavior)

suggested killing his girlfriend’s favorite birds

way too defensive of the capitol and couldn’t take ANY criticism

just a total snob

treated everyone like accessories

And just for fun, here’s another list of things he did

kicked his cousin out of the job he gave her

never told the mother of his dead best friend he was the one who killed him

sold child prostitutes

had Cinna killed

killed nearly everyone in his way

was again, just an ass

I’m probably missing a few so feel free to contribute lol

[dazeyinabong]

my personal theory is that lucy gray died in the woods. snow shot her, and she bled out among the flowers and snakes she loved. the covey found her wagon, they put together that she was leaving to go North, and they decided that, as their own goodbye to Lucy, they’d go to the lake for a picnic. They found her there, not Maude, but one of the older kids. they said their goodbyes and they buried her right next to the lake bed, a few meters away from the katniss.

the covey swore they’d never speak of what became of lucy gray. she was one of them, and her story didn’t belong to anyone else. but they never forgot her, or her music.

[katnissandpeetamellark]

[mockingjaysnakes]

"you understand?"

[xalonelydreamerx]

this scene without the background noise omg

[chamomile-tea-time]

can we acknowledge that movie coriolanus acts more selfless than book coriolanus? in the book he:

1) leaves billy taupe to harass lucy gray, while in the movie he punches billy taupe.

2) seems just scared of gaul and shocked by the snake situation rather than (in the movie) being concerned for clemensia when she's taken away

3) sobs after sejanus' death in a self pitying way, versus movie coriolanus' crying & apologies seeming genuine

all this to say, snow's selfish as hell in both adaptations, but he is portrayed as more selfless in the movie, and it's not just because the audience doesn't have access to his inner thoughts. he actually acts that way.

[ballad-of-birdy-lamb]

My Tbosas fanfic masterlist!!

My requests are open!!!

Of course, my request list/rules:

Request rules and list

Coriolanus Snow:

Romantic headcanons with Gender neutral reader

Coriolanus comforts gender neutral reader who is a tribute

Crush headcanon with Plinth! Female reader

Coriolanus looking through District Twelve for female! reader

Spending time with gender neutral! reader at the lake near District Twelve

Hurt comfort headcanons with male! Victor! Reader

Fluff to hurt/comfort headcanons with male! Reader

Lucy Gray:

Comfort fic in the arena with gender neutral reader

Romantic headcanons with female reader

Romantic poly headcanons with shy! Gender neutral! reader (ft. Billy Taupe)

Romantic headcanons of Lucy Gray exploring the woods with female! reader

If you were a boy - Lucy Gray x Fem! Reader fic

I'll hide you in my poetry - Lucy Gray x Fem! Covey Member! Reader headcanon & small oneshot

Sejanus:

Basic romantic headcanon with female reader

Female reader comforts Sejanus while he's in District Twelve

Sejanus Plinth x Fem! Snow! Reader romantic headcanons

Gender neutral reader angst with Sejanus after he's caught

Making peace with my inevitable death - Sejanus Plinth x fem! Reader romantic oneshot

Billy Taupe:

Romantic poly headcanons with shy! Gender neutral! reader (ft. Lucy Gray)

Mayfair:

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Jessup:

Jessup Diggs x Fem! Affectionate! Reader x Reaper Ash separate romantic headcanons

Reaper:

Sejanus Plinth x Fem! Reader x Reaper Ash separate romantic headcanons

Jessup Diggs x Fem! Affectionate! Reader x Reaper Ash separate romantic headcanons

Basic romantic headcanons with gender neutral! reader

Fluff headcanons at a party with gender neutral! victor! reader

Are you sick of me? Would you like to be? - Reaper Ash x Fem! Crush Reader romantic crush headcanons

Dill:

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Coral:

Coral x Gender neutral! Reader romantic headcanons

Intermixed romantic headcanons with gender neutral! Reader within District Four and in the arena

Mizzen:

Platonic headcanons with Male! Reader

Treech:

Romantic headcanons with friendly! Gender neutral! Reader

Won't you stay with me, my darling? - Treech x Fem! Tribute! Reader romantic hurt comfort fic

How pretty it is, I think I'm in love - Treech/Tanner x gn! Reader separate romantic headcanons

Lamina

Romantic headcanons with friendly! Gender neutral! Reader

Clemensia:

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Tigris:

Basic romantic headcanons with female! reader

Dr. Gaul:

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Brandy

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Tanner

How pretty it is, I think I'm in love - Treech/Tanner x gn! Reader separate romantic headcanons

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This is all at the moment, there will be more added later when I get through the eight requests I have going already!!

Thank you all for your support, it's been very fun writing for this fandom!!

[incorrect-tbosas]

lucy gray: (walking in with a knife) is stabbing someone immoral?

billy taupe: not if they consent to it.

coriolanus: (not looking up) depends on who you're stabbing.

sejanus: (visibly concerned) YES??!!?

[chrissymunsons]

coriolanus: “you mean MY girl”

[transrevolutions]

world's most dysfunctional "friend group" more at eleven

[jojo-sain]

Saw someone ask “How did Snow pull a baddie like Lucy Gray?” and I see your question and raise you:

How did Billy Taupe?

The standards are in the coal mines, no wonder she ran away

[zoloftsexdeath]

Thinking about the origin songs of all the surviving covey members. I can’t speak to color theory, and I haven’t read the books, but I do know some folk songs and recognized some names. Now I don’t stick to Childes ballads strictly when listening to these songs, but I will be listing the number for reference on all the names that have a childe’s ballad corresponding, just for ease of research.

Lucy Grey Baird

Lucy Grey is her own creature and her song is plain in the books. I think the difference between the book ballad of Lucy Gray and the one in the movie (the song she herself wrote about Billy Taupe) is fascinating, as the first one is more of a story-song traditional like, and the Ballad per the movie is so. Im shoving it in my mouth and eating it. Smarter people with more context than me can write better about it though so I’ll leave it at this. I personally think Rachael Ziegler killed it though, and her voice is high and clear, would love to hear her live so I could lay in the grass and kick my feet as I listen.

Barbara Azure Baird

Barb Azure canonically came from Barbara Allen/Barb’ry Allen [CB # ]traditionally a round sung about a woman whose lover dies of wanting her, and she dies of sorrow, and their graves lie entertwined with plants of rose and briar on each respective grave to form a true lover’s knot. My favorite version comes from Joan Baez. This is the only of the covey songs I’ve ever heard before doing this research, and I love it dearly.

Tam Amber [last name unknown]

Tam Amber from Tam Lin! Also known as Tamlaine, Tamlin, or Tam Lyne [Child Ballad #39]. An epic Scottish ballad, and a lovely round. As the story went he was a mortal kidnapped by faeries and has become their unwilling servant, protecting a forest in which he finds a beautiful young woman (usually named Janet or Margaret) whom he confronts for plucking roses. They doink about it, she gets pregnant, her father asks who got her with child, and she rushes back to Tam Lin and begs him to either get rid of the child he begot or marry hee, which in his current state he cannot do. He then devises a plan for Janet/Margaret to performs several tasks that will allow him to return to the land of the mortals, angering the faery queen but assuaging her enough that she makes good on her promise and reluctantly frees Tam Lin to marry his now beloved Janet and legitimize their child. Perhaps not the most traditional version, the one by Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer makes me think yes, I can see Tam Amber’s parents falling in love to this song, singing it to him and the other covey children to put them to sleep.

Clerk Carmine Clade

From the ballad Clerk Colven [Child Ballad #42] about a real piece of work who tries to run off on his wife and sleep with a mermaid. The mermaid knows this though, and curses him to suffer a horrific headache until I think his head actually explodes. I don’t think it necessarily has any bearing on Clerk Carmine’s actual personality, but the combination of this song with the color carmine (a brilliant red extracted from the cochinil bug) leads me to believe he was either conceived, born, or his parents married while traveling in district 5. I can see this one being a favorite in district, where they know the danger of baiting the sea and possibly the danger of being a jackass to your wife as well. The location of D5 down in the southwest also leads me to believe it was one of the few places the Covey could have encountered the color as well, as often red 40 or other synthetics are used in mass production of vibrant reds and the use of cochinil based carmine would likely be a very “district” thing, used by native residents for painting or decoration of small items. It’s a strong name, and dangerous when it comes to taking a stand against what the capital represents. I’m surprised he was able to keep it. I reccomend this cover, dunno the singer really but the accent is heavy and his voice is true. I would listen with lyrics alongside though.

Maude Ivory Baird

The book tells us that Maude comes from the poem “Maude Clare” by Christina Rosetti, and Ivory from piano keys. I also like to think that she was partially named after Maud Karpeles, a British folk song collector who helped write down a lot of folk music.

Billy Taupe Clade

Likely from Billy Boy, ironic and fitting for its being about a man after a wife who can feed and care for him despite her being “too young to leave her mother” something Lucy Gray says about him wanting in the books (and seemingly not wanting much more). I don’t care much for this song (sorry), but this is an alright cover.

[hannahvanhugh]

'Snow wouldn't have turned if this'

'Snow wouldn't have been evil if that'

Have u considered that NONE of the story would've happened if Billy Taupe didn't cheat on Thee Miss LG Baird.

Remember guys, don't cheat on your girlfriendos, else you may inadvertently facilitate the rise of a dictator the likes of which have not been seen.

[katnissandpeetamellark]

[mockingjaysnakes]

THE SCENE | BTS OF THE SCENE.

[blyth06]

THINKING ABOUT HOW GALE KISSED KATNISS AND SNOW HAS IT ON FOOTAGE

WHAT WAS HE THINKING ABOUT

WAS HE THINKING ABOUT LUCY GRAY AND BILLY TAUPE AND HOW THEY USED TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP

WAS HE THINKING ABOUT LUCY GRAY WHEN HE MADE KATNISS PROVE HER LOVE FOR PEETA BECAUSE A PART OF HIM DOUBTED LUCY GRAY????????????

OOOOOOOOOOH MYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD