#the hunger games triology

[coryosmin]

what about thg guys & them slapping YOUR ass bc i’d give anything to have my ass be slapped by finnick

coriolanus - i can imagine you’re just about to walk out of the door together to go to an event. you’re dressed in this gorgeous outfit that accentuates your curves and everything. so coryo just slaps your ass as you’re walking out with a smirk on his face, a signal that he’s definitely taking you as soon as you guys get home.

sejanus - okay so like imagine he stayed over at your apartment one night and in the morning, you’re making breakfast for the both of you while wearing his shirt. and he wakes up, walking over to you and just smacks your ass while you’re trying to cook some pancakes before he wraps his arms around you.

haymitch - you’re both lying in bed together on a lazy sunday morning. he’s got an arm around you while your leg is on top of him and you’re snuggled into his chest. his hand is like so close to your ass so he just randomly smacks it while you’re laying there. and when you go to look at him, he’s just got a lazy smirk on his face.

finnick - being at the beach with finnick, dressed in a beautiful bathing suit that shows off your body. i feel like you’d be getting out of the water and finnick just walks up to you, looks at you, wraps his arms around you as he kisses your lips. and then all of a sudden he just smacks your ass while saying “fuck you’re so beautiful.”

peeta - he would do it teasingly. you’d just be walking by and he would take any chance he could to try and smack your ass. bending over? smack. reaching up to grab something? smack. he just loves your butt.

[writer-rider-flirty-thirties]

I reread The Black Games trilogy and I realized I never truly finished the last two chapters of the third installment (despite reading the whole triology at least five times) and y'all...

It rocked me emotionally.

Anyways, I love the trilogy so much and I'm so happy I finally got to finish it!

(also, it has my favorite OCs ever!!!)

[pennyserenade]

im back in my reading era and life couldn't be better

[jaegerbroshoe]

Omg the way people miss the entire point of The Hunger Games series 😭

[gatheryepens]

Just finished mockingjay and guess the hunger games trilogy is over…..😔

[burntoutdaydreamer]

To Write Better Antagonists, Have Them Embody the Protagonist's Struggles

(Spoilers for The Devil Wears Prada, Avatar the Last Airbender, Kung Fu Panda 2, and The Hunger Games triology).

Writing antagonists and villains can be hard, especially if you don't know how to do so.

I think a lot of writers' first impulse is to start off with a placeholder antagonist, only to find that this character ends up falling flat. They finish their story only for readers to find the antagonist is not scary or threatening at all.

Often the default reaction to this is to focus on making the antagonist meaner, badder, or scarier in whatever way they can- or alternatively they introduce a Tragic Backstory to make them seem broken and sympathetic. Often, this ends up having the exact opposite effect. Instead of a compelling and genuinely terrifying villain, the writer ends up with a Big Bad Edge Lord who the reader just straight up does not care about, or actively rolls their eyes at (I'm looking at you, Marvel).

What makes an antagonist or villain intimidating is not the sheer power they hold, but the personal or existential threat they pose to the protagonist. Meaning, their strength as a character comes from how they tie into the themes of the story.

To show what I mean, here's four examples of the thematic roles an antagonist can serve:

1. A Dark Reflection of the Protagonist

The Devil Wears Prada

Miranda Priestly is initially presented as a terrible boss- which she is- but as the movie goes on, we get to see her in a new light. We see her as an bonafide expert in her field, and a professional woman who’s incredible at what she does. We even begin to see her personal struggles behind the scenes, where it’s clear her success has come at a huge personal cost. Her marriages fall apart, she spends every waking moment working, and because she’s a woman in the corporate world, people are constantly trying to tear her down.

The climax of the movie, and the moment that leaves the viewer most disturbed, does not feature Miranda abusing Andy worse than ever before, but praising her. Specifically, she praises her by saying “I see a great deal of myself in you.” Here, we realize that, like Miranda, Andy has put her job and her career before everything else that she cares about, and has been slowly sacrificing everything about herself just to keep it. While Andy's actions are still a far cry from Miranda's sadistic and abusive managerial style, it's similar enough to recognize that if she continues down her path, she will likely end up turning into Miranda.

In the movie's resolution, Andy does not defeat Miranda by impressing her or proving her wrong (she already did that around the half way mark). Instead, she rejects the values and ideals that her toxic workplace has been forcing on her, and chooses to leave it all behind.

2. An Obstacle to the Protagonist's Ideals

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Fire Lord Ozai is a Big Bad Baddie without much depth or redemptive qualities. Normally this makes for a bad antagonist (and it's probably the reason Ozai has very little screen time compared to his children), but in Avatar: The Last Airbender, it works.

Why?

Because his very existence is a threat to Aang's values of nonviolence and forgiveness.

Fire Lord Ozai cannot be reasoned with. He plans to conquer and burn down the world, and for most of the story, it seems that the only way to stop him is to kill him, which goes against everything Aang stands for. Whether or not Aang could beat the Fire Lord was never really in question, at least for any adults watching the show. The real tension of the final season came from whether Aang could defeat the Fire Lord without sacrificing the ideals he inherited from the nomads; i.e. whether he could fulfill the role of the Avatar while remaining true to himself and his culture.

In the end, he manages to find a way: he defeats the Fire Lord not by killing him, but by stripping him of his powers.

3. A Symbol of the Protagonist's Inner Struggle

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 is about Po's quest for inner peace, and the villain, Lord Shen, symbolizes everything that's standing in his way.

Po and Lord Shen have very different stories that share one thing in common: they both cannot let go of the past. Lord Shen is obsessed with proving his parents wrong and getting vengeance by conquering all of China. Po is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he is adopted and is desperate to figure out who he is and why he ended up left in a box of radishes as a baby.

Lord Shen symbolizes Po's inner struggle in two main ways: one, he was the source of the tragedy that separated him from his parents, and two, he reinforces Po's negative assumptions about himself. When Po realizes that Lord Shen knows about his past and confronts him, Lord Shen immediately tells Po exactly what he's afraid of hearing: that his parents abandoned him because they didn't love him. Po and the Furious Five struggle to beat Shen not because he's powerful, but because Po can't let go of the past, and this causes him to repeatedly freeze up in battle, which Shen uses to his advantage.

Po overcomes Shen when he does the one thing Shen is incapable of: he lets go of the past and finds inner peace. Po comes to terms with his tragic past and recognizes that it does not define him, while Shen holds on to his obsession of defying his fate, which ultimately leads to his downfall.

4. A Representative of a Harsh Reality or a Bigger System

The Hunger Games

We don't really see President Snow do all that much on his own. Most of the direct conflict that Katniss faces is not against him, but against his underlings and the larger Capitol government. The few interactions we see between her and President Snow are mainly the two of them talking, and this is where we see the kind of threat he poses.

President Snow never lies to Katniss, not even once, and this is the true genius behind his character. He doesn't have to lie to or deceive Katniss, because the truth is enough to keep her complicit.

Katniss knows that fighting Snow and the Capital will lead to total war and destruction- the kind where there are survivors, but no winners. Snow tells her to imagine thousands upon thousands of her people dead, and that's exactly what happens. The entirety of District 12 gets bombed to ashes, Peeta gets brainwashed and turned into a human weapon, and her sister Prim, the very person she set out to protect at the beginning of the story, dies just before the Capitol's surrender. The districts won, but at a devastating cost.

Even after President Snow is captured and put up for execution, he continues to hurt Katniss by telling her the truth. He tells her that the bombs that killed her sister Prim were not sent by him, but by the people on her side. He brings to her attention that the rebellion she's been fighting for might just implement a regime just as oppressive and brutal as the one they overthrew and he's right.

In the end, Katniss is not the one to kill President Snow. She passes up her one chance to kill him to take down President Coin instead.

[things-stronger-than-fear]

i think something really cool about tbosas is that it does so well to show how not inevitable panem's future was. snow's heel turn wasn't inevitable; he had a million chances to do better, a million choices that he made wrong. what the hunger games became wasn't inevitable; the people in power were always cruel, but popularizing the hunger games wasn't something they had the skills to do.

coriolanus is really irreplaceable to the panem we know in the original triology. no one else had the drive and innovation necessary to make the hunger games the spectacle they became. gaul, highbottom, coryo's peers -- none of them could've done it. coryo was a once-in-a-generation shitstorm.

tbosas isn't the story of someone who would always become a villain. and beyond that, it shows that coriolanus' actions mattered -- that it wasn't a case of "if he didn't do it, someone else would've". it shows that panem could've been better, or at least different.

there's something so, so tragic (and tasty) about that.

[mors3-exists-dot-com]

Hunger Games Relationship Dynamics Headcanons

SPOILERS FOR ALL HUNGER GAMES CONTENT, FROM THE OG TRIOLOGY TO TBOSAS

Yes, these are my personal headcanons of specific characters and the dynamic/relationship between them.

-Post Mockingjay, Peeta and Katniss developed a parallel play type of routine to help them feel stabilized on bad days (being around one another and doing ones own thing without necessarily taking)

-Peeta enjoys watching the leaves change color, Katniss likes watching the rain fall

-In my head, Clove and Cato have a rivals to friends/maybe lovers dynamic between them. Both felt like they had to one up the other, and almost all of their interactions ended with them in a physical fight.

-After one particular argument, Cato revealed a dark secret of his to Clove in an attempt to get her to leave. It worked, however, Clove began keeping an eye on Cato to make sure he was okay, developing a sense of care and worry for him. Cato noticed the change and didn't acknowledge it to her, but he nonetheless appreciated it. -Lamina and Treech are friends of friends. They got acquainted when their friends began dating, causing an acquaintanceship to form between them. -Lamina viewed Treech and herself as friends, while Treech saw her as someone nice he knew for a while. It was only when they were reaped together that he began questioning that thought. -The reason District 11's has a tight familial bond with one another comes from the over policing by Peacekeepers. Because of the tight rules and unfair treatment from Peacekeepers, people in District 11 are very protective of each other, not trusting anyone outside of 11.

[thesaltwateremu]

I’ve seen a lot of people saying that norris and chester can’t be jmart because you’re able to listen to tmagp without any knowledge of tma. Here’s why I disagree

I feel like it’s fairly common for sequels to be written with the intention that it’s still understandable from an outside perspective. With movies especially this makes sense since i at least don’t think it’s uncommon for people to watch sequels without seeing the original (I mean really, how many of us have seen every marvel movie. Or with the new hunger games movie, a lot of my friends who watched it had never seen the original triology)

From a monetary standpoint, you want to make your sequel accessible to as many people as possible. With tma, there’s 200 episodes. That can be really overwhelming for someone unsure if they want to listen to protocol. By making it possible to listen to tmagp without having listened to tma, they are way more likely to listen, and might even go back and listen to tma. Marvel is a good comparison here: there’s a lot of marvel movies. It’s overwhelming for someone to have to watch all of them to understand the plot, so marvel makes their sequels work as standalones, while it is obviously more enjoyable if you’ve watched others. Same deal with hunger games. Also the friends I mentioned before who had never watched the original movies now really want to see them, bringing more money to the franchise

Jmart being in tmagp really wouldn’t be that alienating for new listeners. The main thing that would make tmagp difficult to listen to without context from tma is worldbuilding. However, this problem is avoided due to tmagp taking place in a completely different universe. Even original tma fans don’t have much world building to go off of. This is actually a big reason why I think the fears will be different in tmagp. It took so long for that world building to occur, it’d be boring for old listeners to hear the same thing again, and confusing for new ones to go on without it. Jmart is different because they’re just two characters. Sure, we’ll have a better understanding of who they are if we’ve listened to tma, but I feel like it’s not that difficult to quickly sum up their realtionship and their past in a way that’s understandable to new listeners. Plus we would need some backstory anyways since we don’t really know how they ended up in the tmagp universe

I almost think it’d be a missed opportunity if they didn’t have jmart or some other direct connection to tma in tmagp because one big reason for making sequels is bringing more attention to the original piece of media. Having a direct connection to tma, especially if it’s explained in a way that’s brief and intriguing could make new listeners more likely to go back and listen to tma

TLDR: tmagp could have jmart because it’s pretty common for movies and other media to make their sequels understandable for new viewers, and it wouldn’t take that much effort for there to be a quick explanation of who jmart is for new listeners

This wasn’t meant to attack anyone who’s been saying this, I’m just providing a counterpoint. If you disagree, that’s completely fine, I’m not here to start beef with strangers on the internet. Feel free to leave your thoughts agreeing, disagreeing, or otherwise, just be nice about it :) (this goes for all posts of people posting their thoughts and theories btw, we have so little info to go off of, just let people speculate without shutting them down)

(also I realize this post kinda sounds like I’m saying rusty quill is only making a sequel for money and attention. This is absolutely not what I’m saying, these are just often reasons that sequels are made, in addition to loving the story, characters, fandom, etc)

[honey-stick]

so i just read the hunger games trilogy for the first time as a very queer adult, and, like, there's no way katniss isn't aro or on the aromantic spectrum. i know it wasn't intended by the author, but the books seem so much less focused on romance than what id heard about them. katniss's ultimate goals through the series were protecting her family and her top priority was always primrose.

katniss approached every thought of love and romance very logically and could never tell what the romance she was supposed to feel was, and was constantly confused by it. she was more worried about what she was supposed to feel than what she actually felt about peeta or gale. she never seemed like she was interested in having a romantic partner, and was mainly just worried juggling the romantic feelings of others, which is why i think her settling down with peeta and them taking care of each other as close friends or life companions (whether or not they have kids) wouldve been a really great end for her, rather than as a traditionally married couple with kids. when reading the epilogue, we know katniss only had kids because peeta really wanted to have kids, and not out of any desire of her own, which leads me to believe that if it was a matter of marriage she probably just didnt care and got married because peeta wanted it.

her having kids in the epilogue of Mockinjay is a nice tie in to the first book, because she was always terrified of the thought of bringing kids into the world pre-revolution. additionally, given her own relationship with her mother, she'd be reluctant to become one herself, and with how she was parentified as a child and had to take care of her family so young probably added to her fear of having kids whenever she would discuss it with gale early on in the triology. however, her disavowal of marriage is odd together with that if she's supposed to be alloromantic, because she could still both not want kids and be happily married in love. im sure in book 1, if gale and katniss ran off, gale wouldve been fine with a compromise like that.

while romance was very necessary to katniss's survival, it wasn't something she ever wanted or was looking for. she was always horrified at the idea of marriage which was very prevalent in Catching Fire, whether with gale or peeta or anyone else. she was unable to relax around peeta outside of the games until they became actual friends in the second book.

the romance is only a side touch of the books whenever it's brought up by another character, but it's never something katniss is actively thinking about except for the very end, but it's so natural and in character there that it just seems like she is spending her time with peeta as life companions and not as like romantically in love, even with the kids. the trilogy focused heavily on war, government corruption, oppression, trauma, poverty, and family. romance is a part of it, but it wasn't part of the main themes of the books. so in tumblr essay conclusion:

[coryosmin]

this been on my mind lately but reader squirting for coryo

nsfw | mdni | coryo x fem!reader | squirting, oral (f), fingering (f)

note: I feel like my writing has been so bad lately because of writers block so pls lmk what you guys think of it!!

imagining coryo just sitting behind you, your back press against his chest as you sit between his legs. the both of you were undressed for the most part. you were completely naked while coryo was still wearing his boxers. you could feel his cock pressing against your back.

coryo’s fingers were buried deep in your cunt, thrusting hard and fast while his other arm was wrapped around you, groping your breasts. the room was filled with the sound of your moans and the squelching of your pussy.

“you’re so wet today, princess,” coryo murmured in your ear, his voice soft but seductive.

you let out a shaky moan, nodding your head. “feels really good, coryo,” you said, licking your lips.

“i know, baby,” he replied, thrusting his fingers in and out of your cunt.

he curled his digits, causing you to throw your head onto coryo’s shoulder back in pleasure, moaning loudly. you felt yourself getting closer as heat pooled inside of you. “coryo i’m-“ you cut yourself off as your orgasm overtook you, causing you to tense up. your walls clamped around coryo’s fingers as you felt liquid drenching your thighs and coryo’s hand.

coryo let out a loud and shaky breath, unable to help the moan that escaped him as he felt your juices on his hand. “oh fuck, baby,” he groaned, his fingers still riding out your orgasm.

as you came down from your high, you looked down, seeing the mattress drenched in your juices. you flushed in embarrassment as coryo removed his digits from your cunt. “i-i’m so sorry,” you said.

coryo hummed in your ear. “don’t be sorry, princess,” he murmured. “it was so hot,” coryo said.

and truth be told, he most definitely found it hot. because he made you do it at least two more times.

[lawfullyneutralbee]

Snow & Katniss Parallels between Songbirds and Snakes & The Hunger Games

I haven’t finished reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but I do find one thing interesting. There are plenty of parallels between the two in THG triology, but also between the younger two version, both the characters aren’t receptive to friendship/love.

Like Katniss constantly says she doesn’t know why Madge even likes her- says it’s only bc of her sister (they’re literally friends) or why Peeta loves her etc.

And Coriolanus is literally the same way. Like Sejanus considered him his ONLY friend in the capitol and Snow was like “hmmm acquaintance yess that’s why he’s so nice and his mother came to me first when he went missing. It’s my fault for being too close.” Like yeah some of his actions were self-serving, but he experiences empathy,envy, curiosity, and respect for him. Also laughter and camaraderie. Even with Lucy Gray he’s like “….mmm I don’t experience any emotions for her- wait come back, keep kissing me. Why’s she so pretty? Oh my god I will go bankrupt to keep her alive in the games. Here take my one comfort item with you into the arena.”

Like look me in the eyes and TELL me that is not Katniss “what angle is he playing saying he loves me/ Omg you were suppose to save Peeta not me” Everdeen.

This drives in the whole “convince me you love him” soooo much deeper. Like Jesus.

[tearsonthepage]

A better intro to my blog because the other one was kinda lacking

im a minor so please dont be weird, especially if youre older than 18

hiii, im hannah!!!!!!!

what I blog abt: osemanverse, taylor swift, personal stuff, movies i like, shows i like, music i like

my ao3 and my wattpad

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more info about me:

my favorite music artists/bands are: THE POLICE, taylor swift, lana del rey, noah kahan, pierce the veil, radiohead, queen, the smiths, green day

my favorite shows are: community, brooklyn nine-nine, shameless (us), good omens, young royals

my favorite books are: last night at the telegraph club, a scatter of light, the bell jar, solitaire, wilder girls, i was born for this, good omens, the hunger games triology, the land of stories series,

my favorite movies are: THE SAW MOVIES OMG I COULD GO ON FOR AGES ABOUT THE SAW MOVIES, the virgin suicides, marie antoinette, portrait of a lady on fire

my favorite drinks are: cherry coca-cola, dr pepper, diet dr pepper, coffee, any herbal tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, fruit smoothies, fruit juice (strawberry kiwi defender), borderline hypothermia inducing ice cold water

my favorite color is purple

i have a bunch of carebear stickers on my laptop (around the keyboard and trackpad and on the outside)‼️‼️

oxford comma defender for life 💪💪💪

if you see this i love you and i hope you have a good day/night ❤️❤️

[myteapartyy]

Hunger Games "the ballad of songbirds and snakes" recension

this is the recesion of both: the book and the movie, I think that there will be some spoilers, so don't read more if you didn't watch it yet. Where can I star? the book of course...the first time I red the book it was 2022, my grandparents gifted it to me for my birthday. I red the hunger games triology in 2021 and I waited a year for the new book. Nowadays I can't tell you if I love or I hate his book, it made me feel a lot of emotions, in few pages It could change my humor and the rest of my day. I admid it, I fell in love with Coriolanus Snow a few times, like when he said: "Without turning he knew it was the girl, his girl, and he felt immense relief that he was not entirely alone." With "his girl" he conquest me, and you can immagine how hard it became when I continued reading the book. I couldn't belive that the situation would get worse as I went on, so I used to close the book and do other stuff as if I had finished the book and there was nothing else to say. lucy gray is a very good character, she's brillant and very smart I like her truthfulness and her semplicity, but she is also very cunning.

OK NOW, my favourite character, Sejanus Plint, he is so underrated and no one ever loves him the way he should be loved. He is so real and he is the only one with a minimum of mental health, Sejanus is also strong and determinated, the only thing that I would change about him is about his decisions, Sejanus ALWAYS make bad choices and he always make them in the wrong time, a few times I caught myself yelling "why do you have such bad timing!" against the book.

My last but not least favourite character is Tigris, she, with Sejanus are the only characters who truly understand the level of degeneration Panem has reached. At first I didn't figured Hunter Schafer as Tigris but after seeing the film I had second thoughts, she was perfect, actually, all the cast was perfect, now when I read the book I can only see them in my mind.

Now a little bit of the story, it's a prequel of the triology, in the book we are at the 10th hunger games, and we have the opportunity to get to know the president snow better, but in this book you can't find the real presidente snow, you can find a young Coriolanus Snow who has to take care of his grandmother and cousin, the only problem is that for surviving he will go against many human rights. this book litterally freaks me out because at a certain point you can't really understand what's wrong and what's right, there isn't a line that separate the two concepts, you are in the middle, in a grey area. Staying neutral and objective is very difficult during this book, but I want you to try, may the odds be always in your favor.

let me now if you read or watch it!

[gimmemore75]

Today I found out that the Hunger Games got added to the list of banned books. I own the whole triology on my Kindle Paperwhite. I bought them all shortly after I got it in 2013. For whatever reason it seems that the third book, Mocking Jay, is no longer in my library. And I can't download the full book on my phone from the app either. Even though I've already paid for this book 10 years ago.

I adore this series and read it over and over. I saw it got put on the banned books list and decided to read them all over again because I thought there's no way they could remove a book I already owned. But it seems that might've been the case. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire are still the, e but I have to wonder, for how long. As far as I'm concerned, book bans hadn't affected my state nor my city. But I feel like I've been stolen from.

This is one of the many reasons book bannings are bad. It's first of all unconstitutional because it infringes on the First Amendment. But also that money I spent on that book as a 14 year old who worked hard to earn that money to buy my favorite series which before I could only get from the Library, is now stolen as well. Undermining that hard work years down the line.

[kaihateszeus]

So…..I need mutuals cause I’m lonely 😔

ALL ABOUT MEEEEE

My Pronouns : So my Pronouns are they/them, but idm if you use he/him :)

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I’m feeling random, so here’s my favourite emojis based on my favourite fandoms cause I’m in so many…

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My Fandoms: Percy Jackson, Good Omens, Blue Eye Samurai, The Last of Us, Life is Strange, Cherry Crush, Star Wars, Hades(if it counts) Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, The Hunger Games, The hatchetfield triology, Fear Street Triology, The Owl House, heartstopper, Jurassic Park Movies, Ghostbusters. There’s one more but you gotta guess >:)

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I am going to post more often, but I’m not entirely sure how to make a key on here. I’d love help 😭

What I’m Gonna Do On This Page :

Writings

HeadCanons

Asks

Random Shit

Bracelet Ideas

And Self Help!

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One thing about me is that I love helping others, and sometimes I don’t do it right, but I’ll help in any way I can. Some things I’m not experienced in, since I haven’t lived life to its full extent. But whether it’s picking a name for a playlist, or a friendship breakup, I’ll be here, always.

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My Mutal Tags so far!!

Like I said, I don’t have many, and I’d love more :)

@cutebisexualmess dude your incredible and I love being in ALL your picrew chains, TAG ME IN ALLLL ‼️‼️

@queerfansstuff i haven’t talked to you a lot but I LOVE YOUR PAGE!!! we have to talk more often :D

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Thanks for reading this for whoever did, way to go superstar<3 (take a guess at the final fandom I’m in from that sentence)