#sheaf

[moreespressoformydepresso]

Imagine if, while in the zoo, the tributes of the 10th hunger games had spent their time bonding and at some point kinda joked about escaping together? And they all thought out exit strategies and such and even the word they’d use as signal to initiate the plans. They discuss who’s good at what, jokingly dividing tasks between them, with Wovey, Bobbin, and Mizzen getting the task of “stay behind us and don’t die” because they’re the youngest. No one really takes it seriously, they just use the fantasy to escape their horrid reality for a second because it’s nice to imagine all of them can make it out alive, even if they know that’s not the case.

Then the arena bombings happen

Otto and Ginnee probably still die, since they died from schrapnel, but Panlo and Sheaf were far enough away to still be conscious and moving around (that last part is mostly because of adrenaline). Everyone’s caught off-guard, but someone (probably Coral) sees their chance and screams the word they discussed, and all tributes jump into action. Jessup and Lucy Gray still save their respective mentors, but because the tributes are working together the peacekeepers have been taken out so there’s no one to drag them away. Instead, all 21 remaining tributes book it as fast as they can and manage to escape the area before reinforcements arrive. They are now on the run, and cannot show their faces without getting shot on sight, but they’re alive and that’s what matters. Mizzen, Sheaf, and Treech are the best thieves of the group (Mizzen’s small and fast (he was just closer to the snakes than everyone else shut up), Sheaf is described as "a limber little girl", and Treech sneakily stole Dill’s water bottles. That’s my evidence. Also they need more love) and thus go out to scrap together anything that may be helpful.

They, being the overachieving badasses they are, get their hands on futuristic medicine to cure Dill’s tuberculosis faster than the real world ever could and help Hy manage his asthma (because it’s chronic, there’s no way they can find a cure for that just lying around even in the future). I say they’re overachieving, because Sheaf did the back handspring for food, Treech only died because of Lucy’s cheating (still getting 6th(movie)/3d(book) place, and he definitely would’ve killed her and been a real contender for the win if she hadn’t cheated), and Mizzen is 13. A 13-year-old got 5th(book)/4th(movie) place. I rest my case.

They use the newfound supplies to heal their wounds and disinfect them, Jessup doesn’t get rabies because I make the rules here, and things are good. They spend a while utilizing their unique skills to stay hidden until one of two things happen:

1) the mentors, who have gotten quite attached to their assigned tributes, fight for the games to be disbanded and rally the rest of the academy, leading to a better Panem where the Capitol and the districts become a functioning, not-dystopian nation again and everything ends well.

Or

2) the tributes manage to escape the capitol and flee into the woods, letting Lucy Grey lead them to the Covey because ain’t no way they can just go back to their own districts just yet. The covey, being nomadic, is the best place for them to stay until they’ve grown up enough to be unrecognizable from their child selves to anyone who doesn’t actually know them.

Either way, things are better. I wanted to share this because I’m sad that all these wonderful (fictional) children died for the amusement of genuine monsters (and those indoctrinated to believe district people are not people)

Edit because a lot of new people are liking this post: someone wrote it :)

[majorsoapfan]

In chapter 11 are panlo and sheaf still injured and need someone supporting them as they walk or have their wounds fully healed?

Hi!

Yes, Panlo and Sheaf are still injured. Now they're both feeling a hell of a lot better than they did two and half days ago at that point (the length of time from when they had arrived at the house to the end of chap 11), but they are still recovering. I do believe that while the duo were badly hurt in the explosion (not as bad as Gaius was obviously, but more severely injured that the other tributes) they still could have survived their injuries if they had been treated by a professional (aka trained to treat humans), had gotten proper medication/supplies meant for humans and were in a location that allowed for proper healing (now the basement wasn't much better, but at least there was no dirt or hay there and they had mattresses/clean sheets).

To sum it up, I think that it was their wounds becoming infected that killed them in the book, and not the injuries themselves.

But now, in this AU, they actually received Capitol medicine to kill any developing infections and their wounds have been cared for by the other tributes, so while the duo are still recovering, they are able to walk some short distances by themselves before they need help.

(The others are aware of this despite the two trying not to make a big deal of it and so neither have heavy bags to carry right now, the stronger tributes are shouldering their load while their injuries heal.)

[askflorus]

why were you so curious about the bombing? weren't you there?

- sheaf.

Hello Sheaf,

I am curious for two reasons. The first, of course, being so that I can document the various experiences. The second, and more important, is because my dear friend Androcles sustained fatal injuries from the bombing. I’m sure you recall him- he was your mentor, correct?

[corvianbard]

#5940

Dear grief, agonizing grief, You tear away every existing belief Yet collecting them into a sheaf. White like a dying mass of reef, I no longer know relief.

[sasdaertg]

The other car going to the zoo

Hy : *coughing cause asthma is a bitch*

Circ : okay who here is the little mother ducker that is coughing?

Sheaf:*has an amused look on her face* a mother what?

Circ : a motherducker! Don't you guys say that when you are annoyed?

Otto *trying to hold back his laughter* no!

Hy : *coughs more*

Facet : okay but seriously who here is coughing?

Hy : asthma is a bitch okay!

Velvereen : oh you poor thing! That must be so hard for you!

Hy : I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not.

Sabyn : of course she's sarcastic you dumb hoe!

Sol : says the bitch who isn't even supposed to be here.

Teslee : can you guys be a little more quit? I'm trying to come up with a idea how to kill somebody slow and painful but not using a weapon!

Ginnee : okay wtf

Otto : please Teslee have mercy with me!

Circ : I'm your district partner you can't kill me!

Panlo : please don't kill me I'm good at making bread!

Facet : that is the dumbest excuse I've heard someone say ever.

Hy : you can kill me if you want I will either way die very slow.

Sol : please don't go emo now hy!

Sabyn : *singing* ~I fell in love with an emo girl~

Velvereen: *also singing*~ I'm in love with an emo girl*

Circ *also suddenly singing* ~I fell in love with an emo girl ~

Everybody(expect for facet) : ~all I want is an emo girl~

Facet : okay wtf is wrong with you people?!

And then they got dumped into the zoo

[wiirocku]

Deuteronomy 24:19 (NKJV) - “When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

[tiredvanitas]

Forgot to post it here yesterday but here is a farm girl holding a sheaf for yesterday’s pixel dailies 🌾

[tsvai]

[blamhammer]

Inertia by Sheaf

[tropichalys]

Solitude - Sheaf

ChillSynth / Dreamwave / Electrowave

[moreespressoformydepresso]

@butfilsongs okay thought it over and here’s the fix-it :)!!

Since in this post I said that I think at least some of the peacekeepers that came to grab the tributes during the arena bombing came from outside, I had an idea for how all the tributes could escape from the city.

What if, instead of running for the exit, the district 1 and 2 kids saw the tunnels blasted open and went in there instead? Ginnee and Otto survived by sheer luck of the bombs going off a little earlier, and their mentors were saved by peacekeepers. This works because of a thing @idontliketomatoesleavemealone pointed out about them wearing armor which would protect them at least a little. They are out of it, though, because blows to the head suck. Ginnee and Otto, like Panlo and Sheaf, end up greatly injured and are denied medical care. Here’s where the fun begins (for me at least, if you like Hurt No Comfort this is not for you):

Thanks to the peacekeepers coming in from outside and the tunnels being so much closer than the exit, the four escapee tributes make it out. Sabyn, Velvereen, Facet, and Marcus are on the run. They could try to escape the city and forget all about this, but… those other kids don’t deserve to die, and leaving them to their fate feels… cruel. And also, escaping the city is exactly what the Capitol expects them to do so going along with it makes it more likely for them to be caught. So they get out of the tunnels and figure out where the zoo is. Marcus clearly didn’t disguise himself, but now there are three other kids there to come up with ideas. Facet and Velvereen suggest they try to look more like Capitol kids so it’s more likely people won’t look at them twice. While they’re at it they snag some supplies for short-term disguises and then wait until it’s late to go over to the zoo.

Now, these kids may not have the best mentors (cough cough Livia Cardew cough cough) but they can see some of the others starting to care about their tributes. And these influential nepo-babies are the future of Panem. The four free tributes have had time to think things through, and the last thing they wanna do is hand the Capitol propaganda on a silver platter and turn their only hope of ending the games for good against them. In terms of trying to convince their overlords the tributes are human beings too, killing peacekeepers means they may as well confess to cannibalism and skinning puppies for fun. Also, it would be justification for the Capitol calling this an all hands on deck situation and throw everything into finding the tributes, which is the last thing they need. So the four escapees refrain from brutal murder and instead merely knock out the ones too close to the enclosure for comfort. They take some of the guns, though, because they’re not stupid enough to actually believe their attempts at showing innocence will do anything and they’d rather be armed if it comes down to the worst-case scenario.

Next they break open the zoo enclosure and wake up their fellow district kids inside. Some frantic whispering later and everyone’s awake and ready to leave. The four injured kids and Dill get carried on the backs of the stronger kids for obvious reasons, and off they go. I’ll stop here and consider collecting my ideas for the rest of their shenanigans in this City of Nightmares in a separate post because I have plans.

Yes, it does involve arson. No, Gaul’s lab does not survive. Possibly, neither does she.

That last bit is not entirely on the tributes.

[maidstew]

hey lily!! i saw the ask that u sent to @tumblingghosts and i was rlly intrigued as an ex-hp/marauders hyperfixator myself. do u have anymore hcs for specific tributes/mentors (iphigenia and dennis and panlo and sheaf mayhaps..) or just any hp!au shenanigans that you'd like to share??

oh my gosh i am SO EXCITED to talk about this. new hyperfixation combined with past hyperfixation lets gooo

iphigenia- ravenclaw. almost luna lovegood-esque in a way? like, i could absolutely see her believing in a bunch of odd things and everyone else (aside from dennis) just rolling their eyes at her. she’s extremely creative and witty and i can’t help but think she would excel in charms and divination.

dennis- ravenclaw. (i considered hufflepuff- but i just couldn’t bring myself to separate my weirdos!) dennis is no doubt very intelligent and creative. he doesn’t also believe in whatever genie is talking about- but he’s happy to support her. i think genie once wrote about all the creatures and things she believes in and then dennis illustrated some pictures based off her descriptions. i think in this world too, dennis tries really hard to get on the quidditch team but just never makes it. he excels in herbology and transfiguration.

panlo- hufflepuff. case closed. no questions asked. won’t take criticism. that man embodies the hufflepuff traits. he’s patient, kind, hard-working, and absolutely values fair-play. i could see him becoming a prefect and really becoming a role-model and go-to confident for the 1st years. eventually, he goes on to be head-boy and despite the connections he made, he can’t bring himself to work for the ministry of magic. i think he goes off independently to study transfiguration and eventually finds his way back to hogwarts as a professor.

sheaf- slytherin. i really went back and forth on this and i’m still not completely convinced. i absolutely can see her as very resourceful and determined but i think she has traits of other houses too. i think she was disappointed because she wanted to be a hufflepuff like panlo but he reassured her that slytherin is an absolutely fantastic house to be in. she definitely resents the pure-blood bullshit of her peers and tends to hang out with people from other houses. she’s a chaser on the quidditch team and excels at potions.

i would absolutely love to hear your input! especially as the sheaf expert- where would you put her and what do you think he life at hogwarts would be like?

[diogenesprintco]

This is a tiny little copy of one of the Polish expressionist painter Feliks Topolski's illustrations for an edition of Pygmalion, featuring Prof Higgins returning from the ball in a rather dishevelled state. Years ago I made a print of one of his drawings of Eliza, and wanted to revisit this gestural style which is really fun to carve.

[boabelboo]

the ballad of songbirds and snakes in the tua universe — basic info for season 1.

this is a little au i thought up with the help of the lovely @softie-rain and @diiwata !!

before i get into the character descriptions, the characters don't necessarily have the same relationships and personalities as they do in tua canon, just ones reminiscent of them (minus the allison/luther incest, which doesn't exist at all in this au because WEIRDD. no incest welcome here. yuck.)

okayy onto the info now!

the siblings —

panlo as number one / spaceboy -> his power being super-strength makes sense to me considering that i headcanon panlo to do the heavy lifting in his industry. i also believe him to be a good, albeit difficult leader. he's dedicated to being "number one" because its all he's ever known. staying up on the moon alone for four years broke him in ways unimaginable – he truly craves company. unfortunately, his unwavering loyalty to his mother (gaul) can make him do the wrong thing for the "greater good", and blinds him to the blatant abuse that both he and his siblings face. however, at his core, panlo is a good person. his loyalty to gaul falters and he finally realises that he is his own person beyond the academy. he's fiercely protective of his siblings and finally starts doing actual good – outside of the realms of gaul's controlling regime.

brandy as number two / the kraken -> district ten's industry involving knives was the reason brandy was my pick for the trajectory manipulation power – also the fact that she kills arachne with that very weapon. brandy has always been rebellious, killing her mentor is such a diego move. she does not stand for the abuse she faces and she's quick to call out gaul on their mistreatment. however, she has a soft spot for who she regards as their "real mother" – a robot built by gaul to tend to the children's emotional needs and care, dr. kay. brandy is a soul yearning for affection and real friendship with her siblings hidden under a cold vigilante exterior. immensely distrusting and skeptical at first but a great, caring person once she comes out of her shell.

treech as number three / the rumour -> treech is well-regarded in the fandom as a theatre kid performer, which is exactly why i chose him to have this power. he can persuade anyone just by using the phrase "i heard a rumour" but at what cost? what of his life is real anymore, who would he be without it? he's got everything he had ever wanted, a family of his own, his dream career; the whole world is mouldable in the palm of his hand. deep down, he knows it's wrong. he thought he had escaped the childhood fantasy of the umbrella academy, now he is back to square one. like allison, he's constantly trying to be a better sibling, to right the wrongs of gaul, but it isn't his job. he just needs some rest.

coral as number four / the seancé -> i chose coral to have the power of seeing the dead because of her relationship with mizzen. imagine this, mizzen dying at the age of sixteen, never to be seen again by any of his family except for her. the ghosts take a toll, and she falls into drugs and alcohol to hold them at bay – just the right kind of numbness to keep the pain of everything (mizzen's death especially) at arms length. she's uncaring of people's opinion toward her and unafraid to speak up about something if she believes it's wrong. her childhood fucked her up big time, that trauma combined with being tortured (by ghosts and commission agents) and losing her one true love (mags flanagan) in the vietnam war is enough for her to start trying to turn her life around. no more drugs, she wants answers from gaul on why the children were treated this way.

bobbin as number five / the boy -> bobbin is tiny & capable in the tbosas book – literal embodiment of number five. jokes aside - i chose bobbin to be the five of the story because he seems to be ready to do anything to get home – this is very reminiscent of five murdering a boardroom full of people to get his family safely back to 2019. they are both determined, always scheming and intelligent. bobbin knows what it's like to lose people – he's lost his whole family once over, he's never letting that happen again, come hell or high water, his family are making it out alive. also the idea of bobbin being able to blink (spacial jump) is cool as fuck.

mizzen as number six / the horror -> mizzen died young, we all know that. he died after losing his innocence, being forced to kill and being branded as a monster for it. this is reminiscent of ben's story, being forced to use the horror as a weapon and being the same as it in gaul's mind. they are both kind young boys who wanted to be something more than their situation. mizzen feels trapped whilst being a ghost – constantly trying to regulate coral's bad decisions, standing powerless, helpless on the sidelines. nowhere to go, no way to change (direct quote from ben that i thought fitted him.) he just wants to be seen, to be loved. to be able to experience, rather than endure. also the tentacle thing made me think of district four.

sheaf as number seven / the white violin -> sheaf, like viktor, is always underestimated. both small and "powerless", their whole lives they've been told constantly of how disappointing they are. how weak, how ordinary. sheaf is tired and angry and lost. she knows how everyone views her, and she's sick of it. she's sick of seeing everyone belong apart from her. a spare part. she falls for any kind of attention at all, even from somebody she doesn't truly like. androcles anderson manipulates her to unlock the powers that she has always had and she loses control. everything leading up to that point made her snap. she slits treech's throat by mistake, kills androcles and ends the entire world as we know it. good for her /j. in all seriousness, sheaf learning to accept her powers with her family is a big thing for her and feeling love, real love, helps her understand that neither her or her siblings were ever the problem, gaul was.

other characters —

dr. gaul as reggie / mr(s) monocle -> this one is pretty self-explanatory, she's the main antagonist in tbosas and has an obvious dislike for children. she has an interest in science and is able to invent new species using her knowledge in biology – much like reggie creating pogo.

dr. kay as grace / mom -> i like to think, like reggie knew the human grace, gaul once knew the human dr. kay and became fascinated by her. kay, like grace, is a scientist who develops too much of an attachment to her experiments – grace with pogo, kay with the jabberjays. i believe, once the human kay dies, gaul would remake her into a robot, seeing her motherly care towards her experiments as the same as motherly care towards real children.

harlow the monkey as pogo -> gaul would 100% be able to create a talking, humanlike monkey. the amazing @felixravinstills suggested that the monkey should be called harlow (as in the harlow's cloth vs wire experiment.)

pup as hazel -> he's definitely soft under a hard exterior. after all of those years of killing with vip, he yearns for normalcy. he also really likes donuts.

vipsania as cha-cha -> i love evil women!!! they're both competitive, vindictive and fight dirty. good for them!

io as agnes -> uhhh this was originally meant to be apollo, but i have other plans for both him and diana (wait till i post my lil s2 info thing!) but yeah i think io fits. she's silly + smart! she works in a donut shop! she birdwatches! she's in love with a man who's a time-travelling assasin! the usual!

sol as patch -> they just have those vibes of striving to help people no matter what. they're still in love with that one person who got them but didn't follow the rules.

juno as patrick -> uhh this was originally meant to be coriolanus but i have a different character that he fits. juno gives salty ex vibes. honestly makes sense. also i couldn't think of anyone to fill this role lol.

androcles as leonard -> serial killer vibes. some kind of connection to sheaf. all that.

mags as dave -> uhhhhh i want an excuse to write tragic coralmags sorryyyyy!!!

fabricia whatnot as the handler -> fashion icons who are terrible, horrible people. five & the handler's relationship is somewhat reminiscent of tigris & fabricia's.

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chapter one of this fic is coming out soon!! the characters featured in season two/three and who they correspond to will be revealed once s1 is finished (it'll probably be a chapter an episode!)

this fic IS canon divergent, so expect some changes from tua canon. that's all, thank you for reading!

[darlingsnow0]

all the tributes with bows

[diiwata]

eddie.... looks at u with my big eyes

do u have any fc ideas for panlo & sheaf? totally ok if not, js wondering!!

district 9 tributes re-imagined?!

BEL! i didn't at first, but i thought of a couple just for you (and for me to indulge in). i saw your tags on your "little guy sheaf" post, in which you said d9 could have some south asian or middle eastern influence, so i have two fancasts per character to account for that headcanon, and to be more similar to the actors in the movie!

sheaf 1

young!avi lake. i know the book described her as smaller, so i tried finding someone that matched the vibe of a younger version of the actress :) imagine this cutie doing a handstand

sheaf 2

yasmeen fletcher. she's on the older side, which i thought matched movie!sheaf while also adhering to your middle eastern!d9 hc. she is half lebanese.

panlo 1

tenzing norgay trainor. he has roots in nepal and tibet on his mother's side, me thinks! both panlos match your south asian!d9 hc, by the way. he just gives me panlo vibes <3

panlo 2

zain iqbal. loved his soft, older brother vibes in these pictures, which i think match the posts you have on his personality. he plays an indian character in agggtm, which i assume is his ethnicity too!