#except peeta.

[starrazorr]

it's the way katniss and peeta are such fundamentally different people when it comes to their driving emotions and the way they view the world, but no matter what, at the end of all things, they are the only two people in the entire god damn world who can understand the specific suffering that they both went through. for katniss there is one person who can share her trauma. for peeta there is one person who knows what it's like. and that's why they will always end up side by side at the end of everything.

[dollypopup]

I get why people would think it but

Colin is NOT a rake. Colin is a young man trying to figure out his identity and what he likes sexually and trying to understand what the men of his society talk about and do. He's not out here messing around with women just to string them along and then leave them. He's trying to fit in and has been made fun of for being a virgin so yeah, he rectifies that by having sex, but just because he slept with a few women, that doesn't make him a rake? You wanna know who an actual rake in the series is?

Fife.

Because what the fuck happened to Miss Goring? I think about her sometimes and my heart aches for her. Her first season out, she's an 18 year old woman, and an older, titled man of her society who she assumes to be a proper gentleman makes her believe their relationship can actually be something, messes around with her the entire season, and then fucks her in a linen closet at a ball only to....what? Come back the next year with absolutely no mention of her whatsoever. Did she get pregnant? Was sent off in disgrace? Have to marry someone else?

Fife is a 30 year old man who has a bad habit of hounding after young, vulnerable women in his society. He fucks them and leaves them. He's a rake. Colin? Colin is not even close to that. Say what you will about the brothel scenes, but that IS the responsible place for a man of his time to go to for sex. Please stop demonizing sex work. Yes, many of these women are in that line of work because of less than savory reasons, but Colin is not taking advantage of them. He is paying for a service and they are providing that service. It is transactional, and he is the LEAST of their concerns in terms of clientele. A kind, handsome man who pays well and is discrete? Yeah, they're fine with him.

Colin has a history of respecting women. He respected Marina all throughout their courtship, and even after. I know some people sneer at him coming to see Marina, but please keep in mind she is a woman on her own who married a stranger far away from ANYONE who knew her. Colin was worried about Daphne when she came to him, asking if anything happened when she was away and clearly ready to fight for her, so of course he's worried about Marina. Partly he visits her for his own closure, but also like....y'all that's a WELLNESS visit. He's concerned that she's unhappy, but ultimately leaves because she's not hurt and that she tells him to. Colin listens to 'no' from the women around him. He asks for permission from them. He waited for Penelope's consent sexually, but he also didn't even get into the carriage until she allowed him. He even asks "Please, let me in".

Colin lives in a time when women do not have many rights, and he listens to the women around him even more than the men. He is the only one of his siblings to ask for his mum's advice and immediately takes it and takes action. He brings Eloise back a feminist text from his travels, even after she's besmirched as a radical, because he supports her pursuits. In season 2, he also knew of her going to the printers and didn't say anything. He has always respected and cared for Penelope. He hasn't insulted a single woman in his vicinity. He doesn't make the women he flirts with feel bad about themselves, or feel less, but compliments them, all whilst keeping respectable distance so as not to make them think he's interested in marrying them. He doesn't dance with any woman but Penelope in that season.

Colin isn't a rake. He's not a fuckboy. He's trying to act like he is, emulating the circle of his society, but that doesn't mean he is. I swear people just WANT to misinterpret him because that's the easiest way, but Colin is a character who doesn't lend well to surface level readings. He's a nuanced, gentle hearted character who has been looked down on for his sensitivity. He's a deeply relatable person because who of us haven't pretended to be accepted? Especially if we've been bullied or excluded. I know I have. Put on a persona for the sake of survival. And he does so for what? A few weeks? That does not a fuckboy make.

Just say you don't want to understand him and move along because those of us who get him GET HIM. And I'm grateful for a character like Colin.

He's the best man in the series by an entire mile and you can't change my mind about that.

[moon-mirage]

“No, wait,” says Finnick. “Let's do it together. Put our faces right in front of his.”

Well, there's so little opportunity for fun left in my life, I agree. We position ourselves on either side of Peeta, lean over until our faces are inches from his nose, and give him a shake. “Peeta. Peeta, wake up,” I say in a soft, singsong voice.

His eyelids flutter open and then he jumps like we've stabbed him. “Aa!”

Finnick and I fall back in the sand, laughing our heads off.

When I recently reread the series, this moment was just pure gold. It was so funny and silly but it also felt so earned among the rest of the books and it’s such a great way to start off their alliance. They deserved this moment so much.

Also, it’s not mentioned that they’re making faces but I couldn’t resist and had so much fun with it. :D

EDIT: OMG I just realised I screwed up the reading direction!  I have no idea how that happened and I noticed just when I was about to post it. Well, it’s a manga now?! 🙈

[waterlilyvioletfog]

Shout out to Finnick Odair for spending literally all of Catching Fire saving not only his own life AND everyone else’s especially Katniss, but also has to save Peeta because of How Katniss Is About Peeta and even while he’s in the middle of saving their lives or getting them food or whatever he has to talk Katniss down from fucking bolting like a skittish horse “😐 okay… you stay right there, cracking apart in your not? Boyfriend?’s arms that’s great I’ll go— NO KATNISS IM NOT GOING TO KILL YOU why do I even…”

[lady-corrine]

One of the (many) reasons I deeply dislike the "Annie and Finnick's wedding was only a propaganda move that meant absolutely nothing to anyone" take is that is... simply not accurate?

It is often claimed Plutarch had Finnick and Annie intentionally wear Peeta and Katniss' outfits to send some type of message, but that means to completely ignore how it was Katniss herself that offered to give Annie a dress for her wedding:

“when Plutarch has a fit over what the bride will wear — I volunteer to take Annie back to my house in 12, where Cinna left a variety of evening clothes in a big storage closet downstairs.”

How Peeta himself also made their wedding cake:

“As surely as the embroidery stitches in Annie’s gown were done by Cinna’s hand, the frosted flowers on the cake were done by Peeta’s.”

And to also disregard how everyone else felt and how happy and excited they were to be part of it:

“When it’s announced that children are wanted to sing District 4’s wedding song, practically every kid shows up. There’s no shortage of volunteers to help make decorations. In the dining hall, people chat excitedly about the event.”

All in all, it means to brush aside how everyone perceived their wedding as simply something good, genuinely so, and nothing linked to a false spectacle:

“Maybe it’s more than the festivities. Maybe it’s that we are all so starved for something good to happen that we want to be part of it.”

[enobariasdistrict2]

thinking about that one scene in book!mockingjay where katniss becomes so out of it over peeta's capture by the capitol that she deadass compares herself to a cat. i'm so serious, this girl who seemingly is extremely literal and practical and doesn't appreciate metaphors or symbolism (ha, yeah right) deadass said that she is buttercup, chasing a flashlight (peeta) and being inconsolable when the light is dangled out of her reach (by the capitol). like it was probably the funniest and most unhinged analogy tidbit in the entire book series

[comeonladiesitstime2yearn]

I think I suffer from the "always falling for the charming side characters over the main characters that the author is trying to make you love" syndrome

[solar-halos]

i think if thg characters were playing monopoly annie would steal the monopoly money but still lose anyway. finnick is the banker but he looks the other way bc she’s pretty. when johanna notices she just literally fucking pounces on annie. haymitch takes this as his opportunity to steal even more monopoly money. katniss is already asleep by the first few rounds bc she doesn’t like how long the game is taking. idk i just thought i should share that

[sodafizzyart]

Love when people remember to point how pretty Peeta is

[charlunday]

Sorry but I can't take a fic seriously if it references Katniss having any particularly remarkable assets. We all should know that Peeta is the tits and ass of the relationship.

[katnissmellarkkk]

prior to her father’s death, i wonder if katniss ever had a best friend at school or a crush on anyone. i mean, no, she never ever says it in canon but the way she’s closed down about her childhood and only provides the most small details like randomly telling us about playing house or making necklaces while singing a pretty creepy song, i doubt she’d tell us if she ever had a friend or crush prior to being parentified. unless they were in district 13 or something, then she’d out of the blue drop in “i see cole, the boy from 12 who sat by me when we were in second grade, in the dining hall. he was my very first crush. i’m pretty sure i gave him a squirrel once.”

[take-it-on-the-run]

Snowbaird Playlist

Lucy Gray Baird & Coriolanus Snow

"You're mine and I'm yours. It's written in the stars."

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Masterlist | Main Page Masterlist

Pure as the Driven Snow // Lucy Gray Baird

You saw the ideal me

Silver Springs // Fleetwood Mac

So I begin not to love you; turn around, see me runnin'

The Hanging Tree // Lucy Gray Baird

Where I told you to run, so we'd both be free?

The Night We Met // Lord Huron

Take me back to the night we met

Born to Die // Lana Del Rey

'Cause you and I, we were born to die

Me and My Husband // Mitski

It's always been just him and me together

No One Won the War // Matt Maltese

A man taught to trust money; and be skeptical of love

Curses // The Crane Wives

Won't you stay with me my darling; when this house don't feel like home?

Meet Me in the Woods // Lord Huron

Oh, the darkness got a hold on me

Winter's Come and Gone // Charles Welsey Godwin

So long I've been out in the rain and snow; but winter's come and gone

Willow Tree March // The Paper Kites

Yeah we all still die; what will you leave behind?

Can't Catch Me Now // Olivia Rodrigo

I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down

[vixenclockwork]

blood and grime

[callmenani]

Rapunzel Peeta and Flynn Rider Katniss!

Jay is Katniss’ alias. Short for Mockingjay, the birds her father used to sing to. Because, yes I’m picturing the Eugene Fitzherbert scene.

Peeta: I’m so sorry Jay.

Katniss: Katniss.

Peeta: What?

Katniss: My real name is Katniss Everdeen. Someone might as well know.

[mollywog]

Headcanon

Haymitch maintains his nocturnal schedule after the war. In the initial days of Katniss staying over at Peeta’s, Haymitch is extra vigilant. He cannot resist the urge to check in on them when a stray light pops on in their house in middle of the night.

[everlarkism]

Top 5 Fave Oneshots I’ve Written

Will include the title & summary. I’m very proud of these. The link to read them will be in the title as well… Enjoy!

Her Soul Is In The Primroses - Primroses symbolize a lot — youth, renewal, young love, safety… It could be admired for the variety of colors, a perfect gift, and you could make oils or fragrances out of it… But for Katniss, it was a small, dainty thing that was a reminder of her sister.

The Surprise - Katniss has always hated birthdays and would constantly tell Peeta not to make a big deal out of it. This goes on for years, even if he made small attempts - she would not go along with it. It’s her 25th birthday and he really wants Katniss to enjoy the day. His plan? A surprise birthday party… But what he doesn’t know is she has a surprise for him too.

Dandelions & Picnics - Peace has finally been restored once the War is over. Peeta & Katniss are back in District 12, still learning to heal and grow. They decide to have a picnic date in the meadow, away from the worries and reminders of the past. It was just them and the dandelions.

Katniss’ Nightmare - Despite the rebellion being over, nightmares and flashbacks haunt the Victors from District 12. Katniss has a nightmare that Peeta dies in the first Games. She wakes up in a fright and is reassured.

July 4th - It’s a few years after the Rebellion, but Katniss still thinks of the Reaping and how her sister is tied to those specific memories. Peeta tries to cheer her up to make the day a little bit better.