i love you. it’s ruining my life.

maria. she/her. generousheart on ao3

[bintro]

[hollow-head]

"who do you self insert as when you read?"

This is me when I read:

[segamascott]

i've actually decided that this pride month is more for lesbians this year pack it up gay guys

[thememedaddy]

[fawnpalmer]

quarterly reminder that if i reblog something ai-generated it is 110% and always an accident and for the love of god please tell me so i can delete it from my blog

[gay-mormon-wizard]

We assume that Katniss doesn't convince everyone in the districts of the authenticity of her love for Peeta because Snow says so. Snow believes that convincing the districts will calm them down. But Snow, as characterized in the prequels, fundamentally does not understand love.

Katniss DOES convince most everyone in the districts. The only district people to question the love story are the other victors, because they alone understand how the Capitol's propaganda works, how stories are controlled and victors are forced to play their part.

But when Katniss visits District 8, everyone seems fully convinced. People assure Katniss that they know Peeta was just speaking under duress. They're so upset about Katniss "losing the baby" that one woman actually weeps over it. The everyday District citizens buy into it fully.

The issue is that Snow doesn't understand how powerful love is. Katniss and Peeta's act fuels the rebellion instead of tamping it because choosing love over violence is rebellious. Like when Katniss and Peeta hold hands and Haymitch calls it the perfect touch of rebellion, or when Katniss covers Rue with flowers, or when all the victors hold hands on interview night. Compassion, love, friendship between competitors, it's all in defiance to the Capitol's agenda.

Snow thought that the districts would hear, "I'm just a silly little harmless teenage girl doing impulsive things because I'm in love! How nice of the Capitol to let me keep my boyfriend!" Instead they heard, "My love gave me the courage to defy the Capitol." They heard, "My love held firm in the face of all the Capitol's power and cruelty. I refuse to kill him or even passively let him die." They heard, "The Capitol is not strong enough to corrupt a steadfast heart." And if the Capitol can't even overcome two teenagers' puppy love, it certainly can't overcome thousands of adults' love for their neighbors, children, and homes, or a unified people's passion for freedom and justice.

Snow underestimated love, and it was his downfall.

[kai-0oh]

The best thing the hunger games does is show you how the most impactful things you can do as a person is to be loving, compassionate, and emphatic because being human fuels others and yourself for better

[darkestgrays]

I HAVE FINALLY UPDATED MY DAIR FIC!!!!!! sorry for taking thirty trillion years <3

chapter 3: in the light of the sun, is there anyone?

She is not made for softness; she has never been able to fully embrace anything that doesn't hurt. But she wants to be someone who does; someone who can be soft and vulnerable, capable of a love that doesn't break her. Maybe this new version of her could be somebody who does. She looks over at Dan, asleep and caved in on himself, and hopes that she can be.

[divorcedfranklangdon]

1.15 | 2.15

[fleshtomyteeth]

everyday i mourn the fact that in the original script for yellowjackets misty was suppsed to have an unhealthy obsession with jackie instead of coach scott

[mikelogan]

THE PITT 2x15 9:00PM

[clarke-griffin-archive]

[darkestgrays]

I HAVE FINALLY UPDATED MY DAIR FIC!!!!!! sorry for taking thirty trillion years <3

chapter 3: in the light of the sun, is there anyone?

She is not made for softness; she has never been able to fully embrace anything that doesn't hurt. But she wants to be someone who does; someone who can be soft and vulnerable, capable of a love that doesn't break her. Maybe this new version of her could be somebody who does. She looks over at Dan, asleep and caved in on himself, and hopes that she can be.

[sourdough-seal]

“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

[orbitalmirror]

"how did you get into writing" girl i've been tormented by the visions since i was eight years old

[vivisofthevalley]

when i’m laughing but shauna shipman genuinely never got the chance to be her own person outside of jackie because her life was either defined by her presence or her absence so shit seriously isn’t funny

[justa-personn]

“you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love” and it’s jackie taylor

[demilypyro]

"You just have a bias in favor of women" yeah duh? Yes I am biased in favor of women and female characters. I do this proudly and purposely, as a direct response to systemic misogyny. I keep in mind that anyone who is female is always treated worse than they deserve, and I purposely adjust my perceptions to compensate. It's called feminism. Keep up. Flicks you on the forehead

[emizzso]

trinity santos my beloved