[anne-jordan]

I'm a Batlantern shipper to my core, but I hate when in fanfictions with this pairing I see the "Hal Jordan would be terrified of the Batkids, they would scare him so bad ahaha" trope.

Scared? Hal Jordan? Hal "middle child of three boys raised by a single mother" Jordan? The man that has such a difficult relationship with his family that he has been blamed for the death of his mother by his older brother? That has been having screaming matches with his siblings so loud they could destroy walls? And that's all without mentioning the Green Lantern gig and all that came with it. Yeah no, Hal will not be intimidated by emo kids with daddy issues.

He will not "try to impress them" and convince them that he's good for their father. He's stepping into the manor, looking them in the eye one by one and going: "supper time spanky".

He's the dad that stepped up, but also, he will be unhinged. A kid goes to him saying "he called me an asshole!" and he responds with "So? tell him that at least your asshole isn't in constant danger of carrying an STD because of irresponsible use".

He will buy everyone food if they are hungry, but he'll also fight ferociously for the last pizza slice in the box. He's not above biting either.

Two of the kids are fighting? he offers himself as referee so they don't end up killing eachother and lets them fight it out, Jessica Jordan style.

He doesn't mind being stalked, he has nothing to hide. But also, he likes to use the ring to become invisible and then slowly float behind whoever is following him and whisper "booo" in their ears. He has made more than one batkid jump from a ledge with that one.

He's also not above using his green lantern powers on them, the kids will be put in air jail if the situation calls for it.

Also, he has a thick as fuck skin when it comes to cruelty. He has heard so many degrading things coming his way, for his life decisions, for his queerness, for the mistakes he has made and the lives he has let slip between his fingers, he can take anything. Let the kids throw their very worst at him and see how he tanks it, stares at them till they are hollowed out of their anger and then go "did it help? screaming it out? does it make you feel better, hurting someone else just like you hurt? Did inflicting pain on someone else suddenly made yours go away?". Argument ended instantly.

The Batkids would learn to both love him and fear him in equal measure.

[anne-jordan]

Please write whatever you got, being a Batlantern fan in a Superbat world it's HARD. I'm feeling like a sickly victorian child begging for scraps.

[skyrocket-kon]

LMAO got ya! I wrote the first 6 pages yesterday :))🫡

[anne-jordan]

Damn you're fast. When I try to write a page it takes me four months minimum. Good for you (and me ahaha).

Your Blog is cool too btw, you have fine tastes in reposts.

[anne-jordan]

I have to say, one of the things that are most mischaracterized and misunderstood about Hal Jordan is his general disdain for authority and his constant defiance of orders.

The fandom and the writers make it seem like it's something annoying that Hal does because he is arrogant and cocky, and therefore he has to be knocked down a few notches by other characters in order to learn "humility". That is not only a very unconfortable and unhealthy strategy considering Hal experiences, but it's also what would make him even more confrontational.

Hal is an instigator and a rage baiter, that's just part of who he is. But being oppositional to any command chain is not a character trait but a result of having to oppose any chain of command he interacted with in order to be free of making his own decisions.

Starting from his own family, passing through the air force and arriving at the Green Lantern Corps, Hal had to constantly not only prove himself and his abilities, but he had to defend himself, his ideals and his morals from a long line of authority figures who felt, because of the power they held over him, in the right to impose themselves on him, to make decisions and to be obeyed even against his will.

His autonomy and freedom of choice are constantly put at risk, especially when it comes to the Guardians. Famously, in the comics they are the ones who consider Hal a threat and do everything they can to control him, both with small things like giving him orders that they know he won't appreciate to enforce their power over him, and with heavy violations of his body and mind, like manipulating his memories.

Hal was often placed in positions where he had to choose whether to obey orders and maintain his own safety and that of his loved ones, or trust his principles and instincts and do what was right, even if it meant going against anyone else. Often these decisions have been forced upon him on purpose to push him to give up and submit. This has led Hal to have an instinctive, and justified, suspicion of anyone seeking to exercise authority over him.

He is a paranoid and a control freak, because he is terrified that it will be taken away from him the moment he's not keeping his guard up. Unfortunately, this, like all traumas, also manifests itself in relationships with people he considers friends or colleagues. Bruce, whose trust issues and obsession with control lead to him having a very authoritarian behavior that often toes the line of consent and uses heavy manipulation to get what he wants, is exactly the kind of person who rings alarm bells in Hal's head. Their traumas and responses to them are similar, but lead to completely different outcomes, which is what causes their difficult relationship.

Hal doesn't oppose Bruce's leadership because he's an arrogant asshole, but because until now he hasn't experienced many situations where trusting the judgment of someone outside of himself hasn't nearly led to him losing his freedom. Any attempt by Bruce (or anyone else for that matter) to push Hal to forcibly obey through humiliation, manipulation or any tactic of the sort would only lead to him fighting them even more.

[starsnotsquares]

The thing is, being suppressed and controlled unfairly can *make* someone arrogant and cocky. I know this from personal experience. I observed that some of the people around me were misusing the authority to push me in line, and my initial reaction was to fight back. This went on for so long that now my initial reaction to any invocation of authority was to plant my feet and refuse, because they *must* be wrong. Why else would someone order me to do something instead of explaining the reason and treating me like an equal?

Hal’s been suppressed for so long, it makes sense that he’s oppositional, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t. There’s a valid reason, but that doesn’t mean it’s not annoying for the people around him. Most ‘personality flaws’ are a reaction to the environment around someone, and just because it’s a defense mechanism doesn’t mean it’s not an unhealthy one. Other characters being annoyed by Hal is fair and valid, because he’s not communicating clearly and asking for what he needs (respect and rationale).

[anne-jordan]

I get what you mean and you're right, it can be annoying to have someone who's arrogant and cocky around, but what kind of pisses me off is that Hal is costantly portrayed as just arrogant, for no reason other than "he's annoying like that". They make it look like him being impulsive and oppositional comes from stupidity rather than from an almost patological need for independence and control.

Bruce is cocky and arrogant too in his own way, but no one gives him shit for it. He's treated like a complex character who's behaviour is a result of traumatic experiences, which he is don't get me wrong, but why does he gets the benefit of the doubt but Hal doesn't? They are two sides of the same coin, but people will go to war to defend Bruce's tendency to make his own plans and manipulate others in to following them and then turn around and call Hal stupid for, after all the bad experiences he had with being suppressed and coerced, not wanting to be manipulated?

[anne-jordan]

I'm a Batlantern shipper to my core, but I hate when in fanfictions with this pairing I see the "Hal Jordan would be terrified of the Batkids, they would scare him so bad ahaha" trope.

Scared? Hal Jordan? Hal "middle child of three boys raised by a single mother" Jordan? The man that has such a difficult relationship with his family that he has been blamed for the death of his mother by his older brother? That has been having screaming matches with his siblings so loud they could destroy walls? And that's all without mentioning the Green Lantern gig and all that came with it. Yeah no, Hal will not be intimidated by emo kids with daddy issues.

He will not "try to impress them" and convince them that he's good for their father. He's stepping into the manor, looking them in the eye one by one and going: "supper time spanky".

He's the dad that stepped up, but also, he will be unhinged. A kid goes to him saying "he called me an asshole!" and he responds with "So? tell him that at least your asshole isn't in constant danger of carrying an STD because of irresponsible use".

He will buy everyone food if they are hungry, but he'll also fight ferociously for the last pizza slice in the box. He's not above biting either.

Two of the kids are fighting? he offers himself as referee so they don't end up killing eachother and lets them fight it out, Jessica Jordan style.

He doesn't mind being stalked, he has nothing to hide. But also, he likes to use the ring to become invisible and then slowly float behind whoever is following him and whisper "booo" in their ears. He has made more than one batkid jump from a ledge with that one.

He's also not above using his green lantern powers on them, the kids will be put in air jail if the situation calls for it.

Also, he has a thick as fuck skin when it comes to cruelty. He has heard so many degrading things coming his way, for his life decisions, for his queerness, for the mistakes he has made and the lives he has let slip between his fingers, he can take anything. Let the kids throw their very worst at him and see how he tanks it, stares at them till they are hollowed out of their anger and then go "did it help? screaming it out? does it make you feel better, hurting someone else just like you hurt? Did inflicting pain on someone else suddenly made yours go away?". Argument ended instantly.

The Batkids would learn to both love him and fear him in equal measure.

[anne-jordan]

Please write whatever you got, being a Batlantern fan in a Superbat world it's HARD. I'm feeling like a sickly victorian child begging for scraps.

[anne-jordan]

I'm a Batlantern shipper to my core, but I hate when in fanfictions with this pairing I see the "Hal Jordan would be terrified of the Batkids, they would scare him so bad ahaha" trope.

Scared? Hal Jordan? Hal "middle child of three boys raised by a single mother" Jordan? The man that has such a difficult relationship with his family that he has been blamed for the death of his mother by his older brother? That has been having screaming matches with his siblings so loud they could destroy walls? And that's all without mentioning the Green Lantern gig and all that came with it. Yeah no, Hal will not be intimidated by emo kids with daddy issues.

He will not "try to impress them" and convince them that he's good for their father. He's stepping into the manor, looking them in the eye one by one and going: "supper time spanky".

He's the dad that stepped up, but also, he will be unhinged. A kid goes to him saying "he called me an asshole!" and he responds with "So? tell him that at least your asshole isn't in constant danger of carrying an STD because of irresponsible use".

He will buy everyone food if they are hungry, but he'll also fight ferociously for the last pizza slice in the box. He's not above biting either.

Two of the kids are fighting? he offers himself as referee so they don't end up killing eachother and lets them fight it out, Jessica Jordan style.

He doesn't mind being stalked, he has nothing to hide. But also, he likes to use the ring to become invisible and then slowly float behind whoever is following him and whisper "booo" in their ears. He has made more than one batkid jump from a ledge with that one.

He's also not above using his green lantern powers on them, the kids will be put in air jail if the situation calls for it.

Also, he has a thick as fuck skin when it comes to cruelty. He has heard so many degrading things coming his way, for his life decisions, for his queerness, for the mistakes he has made and the lives he has let slip between his fingers, he can take anything. Let the kids throw their very worst at him and see how he tanks it, stares at them till they are hollowed out of their anger and then go "did it help? screaming it out? does it make you feel better, hurting someone else just like you hurt? Did inflicting pain on someone else suddenly made yours go away?". Argument ended instantly.

The Batkids would learn to both love him and fear him in equal measure.

[anne-jordan]

Oh how I love it when DC writers put Green Lanterns in other's heroes comics, just to then conveniently make their ring be out of charge or get taken away from them, so the main character of the comic can have the spotlight.

Like, any of the lanterns would've handled this is three seconds, but this is not their story so either they get portrayed as so much weaker than they should be or their capability to fight gets taken away all togheter. It's honestly such lazy writing.

I beg DC writers, keep my wife (s) name (s) out of your comics if the only reason you want them is to nerf both their powers and their competence so your favorite can show off at their expenses.

[anne-jordan]

After seeing the new trailer for Supergirl it came to my mind the fact that while Clark may not speak Kryptonese, making Kara think that she is the last one capable of speaking and understanding it, there is another person who, by the time she arrives on Earth, can do it. She just won't know about him until Clark joins the Justice League.

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Kara, who has gotten used to the fact that she won't ever hear anyone speak kryptonese ever again, using it to say things outloud without anyone understanding her during the first time Clarks introduces her to the League: This is so stupid. I don't like these people, I don't know why Kal would think it's a good idea to associate himself with them.

Hal, responding in perfect Kryptonese, even with a slight regional accent: Has anyone told you that insulting people you just met in a different language is kind of rude?

Kara stares at him like she has just seen a ghost, frozen.

Kara: You speak Kryptonese.

Hal: I'm a Green Lantern. My ring translates every language in the universe and gives me the knowledge to learn it pretty quickly. Basically dead idioms are no exceptions.

Kara: ...

Kara: Can you speak to me again in Kryptonese?

Hal: what?

Kara: It's been so long since I've heard anyone talk in my language. I'm trying to teach it to Kal, but... but you have an accent. I know that accent.

Hal, sitting on a chair: So, you don't like us. Which one of us is the worst?

Kara, slightly teary eyed: The gloomy and dark one. Is he allergic to the sun or something?

Hal: I already like you so much.

[anne-jordan]

A JL guide to Green Lanterns: warnings and advice.

Or, me pushing forward my "Green Lanterns are Eldritch Horrors" agenda. I saw someone make this with the concept of Lady Gotham and Cryptid Batfam, so I'm stealing the idea.

The ring is not something they wear, it's a part of them, they are one thing. They can take it off if necessary, but only on their terms. Don't, for any reason, try to take it away from them with violence. No one can guarantee your survival.

When around them, pay attention and have quick reflexes. Their toughts may turn into physical constructs, and in a direct collision your bones will lose. On the same note, it's better to avoid sleeping lanterns. Some things that come out of their dreams will give you nightmares of your own.

If they ask you to enter your city, they have a good reason for it. Let them in and do their job, they don't want to be there just as much as you. They usually don't stay long anyway, here or any place on Earth.

They will forget and confuse things and events. Be patient with them, remind them what year, month and day it is. Keeping a "what you may have missed while in space" list may help avoid embarassing conversations.

No, their eyes weren't green before. Don't say anything, eventually it'll pass.

They may start making sounds impossible for the human vocal apparatus. Don't panick, it's probably an alien language. The ring creates temporary new organs so they can do that. Kindly remind them what species you are and proceed with the conversation.

If a lantern brings you a gift, always double check with other senior League members of it's safety. Lanterns may think it's a cute gift but remember, what it's cute for them is probably deadly for you.

Will is apart of the emotional spectrum. Senior lanterns can perceive your emotional state. Whatever you're feeling, they know it, it's useless to lie.

If you upset them, their physical form may falter. Do not touch them, pure will is a kind of unstable energy and it will hurt you. Also, objects may start flying.

Genetic Analyzers and others similar devices won't recognize their DNA. The fusion with the ring has permanently changed their biology. They are not totally human anymore, but it would be sensible to avoid reminding them of that.

Yes, their blood is green. Yes, they can heal themselves the majority of times, but if any of them insist that they can replace any vital organ with a construct, don't let them. They are already more will than flesh, remind them that we have, in fact, a medbay!

Every once in a while jog their memory on the fact that sleeping, eating and drinking are things that they still need to do on the regular. For now.

For telepaths and other similarly powered metas: Don't try and enter their minds. Any interference with their willpower will be noted and won't be taken kindly. They have a very high resistance to mental control and it would be cautious to remember, they have some of their own. Your memories are not safe.

Don't drink from their glasses unless you're certain that the liquid is drinkable for humans. Their bodies can handle space alcohol and drinks, yours probably cannot. Same goes for food.

In case of a mind-controlled-super, please remind them that the kryptonite is not a toy, not even in small doses. Creating a baseball bat made of kryptonite is overkill.

If you're invited to spar with a lantern, remember, they were trained by aliens far physically stronger than them. They know how to hurt you without using the ring.

The no kill rule is an illusion. They are the ring and the ring is them, they decide which rules to abide to. If they truly want to, each and every one of our resident lanterns can end your life. Never forget it.

[anne-jordan]

I have no Canon to back this up, but I like to think that when Bruce will die (Permanently, possibly), he will leave more than just a will behind.

Like, in the days following his departure, almost all the people who knew him receive letters. Those who were closest to him get piles of those, others just a couple, but they all get some. On the first letter of the stack there is the phrase "Things I would've liked to say to you but I never found the courage to". And they are just that, pages and pages, written with his convoluted calligraphy, detailing all sorts of things the Bat never said out loud.

Some are silly things, like how he liked the way someone did their cofee and he would've liked to drink that too, or how someone's accent scratched his brain just right, or how he was the one who did that particular irritating prank but never admitted it.

And then there are things like: "I never told you that I like the way you fly, even when I tought it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw", "I loved you, I loved you so much and I never found the courage to tell you, at least not how many times you deserved to hear it", "You'll always be one of my biggest what ifs, what if I had been better, what if I made you stay". And things like that.

Those unsaid words pass trough villains and heroes, family and friends and collegues and lovers, from one side of the world to the other. They cause laughter and tears, sudden bursts of love and crushing pain. They finally reach the people they were meant for, a final gift.

The true legacy Bruce Wayne gets to leave behind is the love he had for all the people around him but he was too scared to share. He gets to give the proof of that love one last time, so that, above all material things, this will be what he will be remembered by: That he loved and was loved, and there was nothing he was more grateful for, even if he never said it.

[anne-jordan]

I'm seeing so many BloodyMary fanarts where Simon wakes up after being rescued and instinctively tries to fight Grace, pushes him against walls or something, while Grace tries to talk him out of it.

But I offer you Ryland "It's been a while since I've taken pills from strangers" and "Staggering waste of carbon" Grace just... panickly swinging back.

Like, this man was a menace in College, so it's not so absurd to think he may have gotten in a few fights. He never won, and he has the most horrible technique ever, also, a shitty aim. He sucks at fighting.

Point is? he's so much stronger now, artificially stimulated muscles and all, and the adrenaline from being in immediate danger kicks in, so the moment Simon's hands (hand?) reach his shirt, Grace screeches like a little girl and then throws the most diabolically precise and bone-breaking punch ever, landing it squarely in Simon's face.

The whole trip to Erid consist in Rocky never shutting up about how Simon "The Butcher" was put to sleep for almost two days by a single punch thrown by the most wet cat of a man, who's technique was so terrible he broke his hand while doing it.

Also, Grace had left his glasses somewhere else as usual, so yes, Simon was that fucking unlucky that he got hit with the strenght of an hammer and the accuracy of a sniper by the only good punch Grace ever threw while he was as blind as a mole.

[anne-jordan]

Someone on Tik Tok said "Bad people can be brave too", and it made me think: the tragedy with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is that it probably would've ended up differently only if Lucy Gray Baird had died in the arena.

Because that would've been an injustice that would've hit Coriolanus directly, both in his pride and in that sliver of humanity he had. It would gave him a personal reason to truly rebel.

He had won, he had cheated and manipulated and done everything he could so Lucy Gray would win, and she did it, so he deserved to have everything that came with winning: the money, the prestige, the girl.

Instead, the Capitol killed Lucy Gray, and they still punished him for cheating (See the Haymitch parallels?), still sent him to District 12. Now that, that would be quite a good reason to be angry right? Quite the reason to turn against the Capitol. Not because he saw how inhuman the games were or because he thought the Capitol was wrong, but because it betrayed him personally, it took away something that he tought he deserved. It helps that by dying tragically, his relationship with Lucy Gray never falls apart, so he still has all that love (wether it was sincere love or just sense of possession doesn't matter, he tought it was love) for her and the hurt that comes from losing her the moment he believed he could finally have her.

Snow has always paralled Katniss in the way that they were both unwilling rebels. It came naturally for them to do things society forbid them to do, even when they knew it would bring repercussions. But while Katniss did them out of love and compassion, Snow did it always out of self interest. He wouldn't rebel if the status quo fit him, no matter how many people got hurt or killed. But the moment the society he believed in betrayed him? oh that would push him to act alright.

And what a rebel he would be, ruthless and cunning, with a silver tongue and lethal poison in his pockets. Unstoppable. Because Coriolanus Snow was a bad person, but he was brave, daring, stubborn to a fault. He was smart and patient enough to play the long game in order to achieve what he wanted, and if that had been to bring down the Capitol and reduce it to ashes, you can bet that he would've managed it. He would be no Mockingjay, he would leave that role to Sejanus, but to avenge his Songbird and the life that was denied to him, he would become a damn good snake.

[jtweird-brainrot]

Love us being like “I can’t believe Mark found out about BloodyMary!!! How could he have ever found out our terrible secret???”

And Mark’s just like:

“…you posted it… publicly… online… of course I saw it… anyone with an Internet connection could have seen it… what did you expect?”

[anne-jordan]

"I found his secret hideout!" "HOW DID SHE FOUND MY SECRET HIDEOUT? Ehm, how... did you find his secret... hideout?" "It's the only building in Metrocity with a fake observatory on the roof!" "...ok" This is more or less the vibe of this situation lol.

[anne-jordan]

Ok guys, this is starting to seriously piss me off.

Disclaimer, I have nothing against poeple who headcanon characters as Trans ok? Everyone are entitled to have opinions and headcanons are harmless.

Still, when only one character is being headcanon as trans, especially in the context of a queer ship, especially if they are at the receiving end in a sexual situation, there is a clear intent behind the headcanon and that is to make this character the "female" of the relationship.

Like, tell me why in so many Bloodymary fanfics Grace is the Trans one, and in each of them he's the submissive bottom? Not to talk about the ones where he's being clearly feminized. Do you guys remember that post I made when I talked about how Grace is often being portrayed as a twink despite him being described both in the book and in the film as very muscular and despite him being taller than Simon? that. It happens in almost every fanfiction under the Bloodymary tag.

Again, if both Simon and Ryland were being headcanoned as trans, or if Ryland had this headcanon outside of smut fanfictions, it wouldn't bother me, but it's not like that. There is a clear reason of why this particular character is being made out to be trans, and it's rooted in the believe most people have that

Openly showing emotions outside of rage is a feminine trait. Men should not cry under any circumstances, least they are considered as a sissy. Grace is a crier, and he's very open in expressing his emotional states, so obviously he has to be born a female.

Being on top in a sexual relationship is exclusively for the male. It's considered the appropriate way to approach sex, and any male who may enjoy the other way around is, again, considered as less of a man. And this belief is applied to queer relationships too, so the one being in a position of power and dominance in bed has to be the male/female who's more masculine presenting. If both the members of the relationship have masculine traits, one of the two has to be made in some way more feminine in order to justify why they should be bottoms, either by taking those traits away or by making them originally females.

A lot of people, maybe unconsciously, are applying this stereotypes without taking into account the canons of both pieces of media.

Simon is not an aggressive man. He's just put in a situation where he's in constant survival mode, where stress and fear make him strike in anger first. But every time this happens, he immediately feels horrible after because he's not a murderer, he doesn't like to act with violence. He isn't a "lone wolf" who likes solitude either, he grew up in a cult! He's used to have people around, he craves human companionship and he has a clear religious mentality. He's terrified and in pain most of the film, begging to be left alive, promising that he's worth saving and that he'll be good if they give him the chance to get out.

Grace on the other hand is much more stoic and firm in his opinions, more in the book than in the movie, but still. He doesn't like backing down, to the point of getting verbally aggressive with anyone who tries to discredit his ideas (even after they were proven factually wrong, lol). He's the second in command, taking a role of leadership so naturally that even he doesn't realize it. He gives orders and people listen. He challenges Stratt on the daily when no one else dares to, even telling her that she can't have everything she wants by using the excuse of saving the world. He's a very confident man in the way people competent in their field of work usually are, he's just not the "arrogant asshole" type of confident we associate with most men. Yes, he cries a lot, yes he has no problem with openly being scared, sad or affectionate, there is nothing intrinsically feminine about that.

Arguably, the fanfictions that gets closer to their actual dynamic, in my opinion, would be the ones where Simon sees Grace as an angel, and acts accordingly.

So, one last time, there is nothing intrinsically bad in making Ryland trans, but depending on which situation and in how you portray him with this headcanon, it could come out as not so progressive as you think it is. Quite the opposite in fact.

[anne-jordan]

One reason I particularly like Coltland Gentry AU is purely because of how Stratt would take the fact that she has messed up so damn bad.

Stratt: Ok, I sent my best friend to space to die. It was necessary and I don't regret it, still pretty fucked up. Thank God he had no one that would come to search for him-

Court, appearing out of the shadows, gun in hand : You fucking asshole where is my little brother?

Stratt: ... * Computer reloading noises *

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*Half an hour later, after barely convincing Court no to kill her on the spot *

Stratt: Ok, that was unexpected, but it's fine. I can deal with an angry ex governative agent older brother. He's definetely more unhinged than Grace, but I can-

Colt, dropping from the ceiling and landing directly on her desk: Court told me that you sent my twin in to space you bitch?

Stratt: ...

Stratt: Maybe I should just go to jail.

[anne-jordan]

Every time I try to see the Hunger Games through Snow's eyes I laugh so fucking hard, because from his perspective it must've looked like each person from District 12 inherited the desire to fuck him up. Like, everyone in that district, generation after generation, is born with an intrinsic propensity to be his personal nightmare.

It started when he was a teenager and the girl that was supposed to be his personal little songbird pet decided she wasn't into wanna be dictators and not so slightly concerning inner monologues. She got a snake to bit him and made a run for it. Good riddance, he thinks, she was smart as a whip and a great charmer with an emotional power over him, so she could've actually been dangerous to him and his ambitions. Good thing she's gone and she, her family, or her horrible district of poor paesants can do nothing to hurt him anymore right?

Enters Haymitch Abernathy. He is in love with a rebellious Covey girl, and generally is all that Snow could've been if he had let go of his narcissistic ambitions.

That alone must've been upsetting to a great degree, but then, first chance he got, this little shit chugs down the milk that could've saved Snow from suffocating and then looks at him straight in the eyes, white mustache still on his lips, and tells him "oops", just to turn around and proceed to try blowing up the arena and still win! Fuck him, right? So obviously Snow destroys everything Haymitch holds dear as revenge thinking that would get him to keep his head low and be a little obedient victor. Nope, Haymitch takes alcoholism by the hand and walks backwards to self destruction with his middle finger raised high. He becomes unsellable to anyone in the Capitol and generally speaking a nuisance. But at least he's harmless, another threat from 12 is gone, so he's good now.

Sike, Katniss and Peeta enter the picture. Now, one of them is clearly a Covey descendant. Good thing she surely is too weak to go far- wait why is she good with a bow and arrows? why is she so scary? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SONG, YOU MOTHERFUCKER?

And she isn't the only problem, because fuck it, another boy in love with a Covey girl that basically slaps him in the face with the "what I should've been" card, and he's cunning and blonde too, just like Snow.

Just, this two are not like him and Lucy Gray. They actually manage to wreck his games and he can't even punish them for it! He's forced to do damage control, and the more he tries the more damage is done and oh look, a rebellion with Katniss's face slapped in the front, nice. So now he has three victors from District 12 that in their own way are walking middle fingers to him specifically and are active threats to everything he stands for. Oh well, no other choice than to exerminate them all in a brilliant strategic move right? well nope, the strategic move was actually meant for him and now he has been fooled twice on national TV.

So he has finally enough of District 12 as a whole, and decides to wipe them out. Bombing the whole place should do the trick right? But nooooo, the 19 years old, very capable hunter, very close friend with Katniss, is still around. He manages to save more than 900 people, including the family Snow really wanted dead, bring them to the woods and actually make them survive trough sheer stubborness and spite till they are rescued. The cockroaches that he has gas sprayed persist because of this fucker and Snow is three seconds away from an aneurysm.

Snow is like that dude that pissed off a bunch of crows and has been tormented by them and their offsprings ever since. He hurt Lucy Gray, and even when her face and story was erased, when no one remembered what had been done to her, they never forgot that he was the one who did it.

People from District 12 never stopped hunting him in a way that, on their part, was unintentional and yet disturbing. It was always Covey girls and the boys who loved them, it was blonde hair and gray eyes, songbirds and snakes, rebels and performers, music and fire. It was Lucy Gray and all that he could've been if he had chose her, and an ever recurring omen of what was waiting for him.

I think he actually didn't crush out enough.

[anne-jordan]

Me, writing my Coltland Gentry fic: I feel like I'm making them too sarcastic and sassy. They're full grown men after all, maybe I should make them a little bit more serious.

Me, rewatching the films/rereading the books: Oh my God I'm not making them sassy enough. The shit this men spew just for the fun of it, if I searched "Sarcastic bitch" in the dictionary their names would pop up. It's like they know that they will get on people's nerves if they say it and decide to make it their entire life goal to be punched in the throat. I need to make them the most unserious a man could be otherwise they are mischaracterized.

[anne-jordan]

It makes me laugh a little when in the Coltland twins AU people headcanon Colt as so much better at self care and mental health stuff than Ryland.

Like, the most unhealthy things Ryland does are pulling multiple all nighters or forgetting to eat. Yeah we see him breathe the ammonia in the Xenonite container with the confidence of someone sniffing cocaine, but that's because he's a dumbass. Generally speaking, he doesn't like putting himself in danger if he can avoid it. Most of the situations he ends up in are against his will and despite his best efforts.

Colt on the other hand is prone to jump from a cliff at any minor inconvenience. He's ok with being set on fire multiple times as long as it makes Jody happy. He went to a meeting with a drug dealer, willingly drunk something offered by said dealer, and then talked himself in to jumping in front of a speeding car while seeing unicorns. He did a whole car chase where he risked dying in ten different ways, all very painful. He jumped on a moving helicopter for fuck's sake.

At least while being a stuntman on set he's required to use generally safe equipment to ensure his wellbeing, but he does the most insane stuff out of set with nothing to protect him but adrenaline and a dream.

It's true, he regularly eats his vegetables and does exercise for his back, but that's because he's kinda forced to do it if he wants to walk without excuciating pain. Excruciating pain that he would rather die before ever telling anyone about, because a fractured spine and chronic pain that would put anyone in a wheel chair won't stop him from doing a barrel roll so Jody's film will be perfect, thank you very much.

They are both bad at self care, but you can bet that Ryland threatens Colt with the fact that he's technically a mandated reporter on the daily.

[anne-jordan]

"Grace would hate Stratt", "Grace would forgive her and hug her if he went back to earth".

Have we considered that it's none of the two and the same time a mixture of both?

Like, the situation where Stratt and Grace were put in was so complicated, I imagine it would be difficult for Grace not to understand why she did it. Obviously he gets it, it was simple math: one life lost in the face of billions surviving.

At the same time, betrayal is not something that reason can shake off so easily. The hurt doesn't go away just because logic tells you there was no other way. A friend he trusted still willingly decided to drug him, put him in a cell all alone for days, induced amnesia and then send him off to die in space light years away from everything he knew and loved, all while he was begging and crying. Even if he understood, him being angry is still totally plausible and a very human reaction. He deserves to be angry and sad because his life was sacrificed against his will, wouldn't we all be in his place?

It's much more complicated than just forgiving or not, it's about a person you loved and trusted suddenly becoming the embodiment of your trauma. Even understanding the reasoning behind it, he would look her in the face and remember what it was like to be pinned to the ground, scared and helpless while strangers stuck a needle in his back. He won't be able to associate her with anything but fear.

Him completing the mission despite knowing what brought him there was his way of say "I uderstand", but him choosing not to go back when given the chance to was his way to say that he hasn't forgotten nor completely forgiven. It's a "I hope you're happy, but I hope I will never have to see it".