Destiny's Daydreams

Pretty much whatever strikes my fancy will show up here. Current hyperfixations are Interview with the Vampire and House of the Dragon. Apparently I have a weakness for toxic men with long blonde hair

[beexcharmer]

Is this too niche? 

[dwellondreams93]

Two of my favorite fandoms in one?

[dwellondreams93]

I wonder if Sam Reid and Sam Claflin are still in touch, and if Reid is asking Claflin for tips on being a rockstar

[jesstasticvoyage]

[absolutelyiris]

Knowing Sam Claflin, Riley Keough and Taylor Jenkins Reid were brainstorming a season two of Daisy Jones and the Six as recently as LAST NOVEMBER, I'm going to be sick

[dwellondreams93]

He just posted these on his social media.

The link, if anyone wants it:

https://chng.it/kP9ctBySvW

[huntzbergers]

I just wanna be happy. For once, I wanna be the one that gets to be happy.

[itbemoonchild]

Thinking about how there’s a good chance that the tributes who were selected for the 75th games were probably chosen before hand. Anyone who had been a disturbance during or after their games would now be able to be gotten rid of in an “orderly” way. Like what can you do, those are the odds.

Like Beetee has tried to disrupt the capital multiple times, and this is Snows chance to actually be rid of him. His value to panem is no longer enough to save him, and his “lessons” were not enough. Then they drag Wiress in along too. She’s helped him before, and no doubt he has a soft spot for her, feeling responsible for her torture and what she’s become.

Or Finnick even. Becoming too popular after his games, too powerful in information that could be used against Snow. Annie picked because she’s Finnicks actual love, or with the possibility that they tried to destroy the arena again during her games.

And anyone who would volunteer to be in the games again is most likely a nuisance as well, so they are free to go.

[workingonasongbird]

I do think the tributes for the 75th Hunger Games were selected beforehand... but not by Snow. Katniss (and by association Haymitch and Peeta) are the only victors posing an active threat by Catching Fire. Yes, the others are rebels. Yes, we know they are dangerous and have been in the past, but Katniss has people's attention which makes her the biggest threat.

If Snow wanted to do away with so many other victors, he would have done so himself. The only reason Finnick is as popular as he is is because Snow let him be. If Snow didn't make him come back to the Capitol all the time, the Capitol would still hunger over him, but he would be untouchable. But even though Finnick is massively valuable to the rebels and an integral part of their plans, he's also valuable to Snow. In Snow's eyes, Finnick is a toy he can give to the Capitol to keep them happy and satisfied, while simultaneously being a role model to the districts of how they should be (to the districts, Finnick is a Capitol suck-up and the model Career victor).

Beetee, though proven to be a danger to the Capitol, is responsible for half the country's technology. He's valuable to Snow as well, else Snow would have just killed him himself. Beetee's one of the older victors by Catching Fire, and not in the public eye in the same way Finnick, Cashmere, or Enobaria are. If Snow wanted to kill him off, he could do that with little to no public outrage.

Outside of the arena the victors were a lot more valuable to Snow, and he did have them under his control. Threatening their families was effective. Katniss' circumstances were unique and new, which is why Snow needed her gone so badly.

The only person who has anything to gain from putting these victors back into the arena is Plutarch. While I believed him when he said he didn't expect the Quell to be what it was, but I don't believe that once he found out he wouldn't have tampered with it. If the rebel plan can't happen from the mentor room, he needs to send the rebels into the arena. Each member of the alliance surrounding Katniss and Peeta had a clear role, and without them, the whole thing would have failed. It seems too coincidental that Snow would send them all in together and they just happen to be the rebel dream team.

[itbemoonchild]

I wouldn’t be surprised in Plutarch said a few things here and there to push certain victors, but I think ultimately Snow was the one who had to make the call.

Snows a very paranoid man. He thinks everyone is always out to get him. If he sees all the most rebellious victors (that we know of) being pulled into the games together, it’s going to set off some alarms.

The victors are a problem for Snow because he can’t just kill them. They are a part of the hope he sells to the districts for winning the games. Extra rations, fame and fortune, and a long “happy” life. Even if the districts didn’t particularly like those victors, there’s going to be problems if he just starts killing them off.

Instead he tries to control them. Makes them work for him, sells them to people, kills their loved ones, sends their kids into the games. But that doesn’t stop a victor. He knows first hand how much fight a victor can have, especially after their games. That’s why he sees these games as an opportunity to be rid of the most troublesome victors quickly and effectively.

And that’s where he goes wrong. Katniss has rattled him because she has become a face for this cause to rally behind. So he tries to use this games as a quick way to be done with them all, but either underestimates the years of work they’ve put in or is simply too paranoid to care.

Plus, if the tributes already know, or suspect, they’re going in, they can build plans around that. Beetee’s a known rebel and now holds all the information to the capital’s technological defenses, he has to go. Wiress is a bit of a loose screw, but she’s smart and has helped Beetee before, send her in. Finnick’s grown too popular, so he has to go. Mags probably plans to volunteer as soon as she hears about the will. Johanna is the only female tribute in her district. Katniss is the only female tribute in her district. Haymitch or Peeta could be pulled, but both are ready to fight to save Katniss no matter the cost. That’s already a lot of ground work to begin with before it’s even officially decided who will go.

[dwellondreams93]

I think it's both. I think Plutarch, knowing the rebel plan, knowing he needed to stack the deck with as many loyal to the cause as possible, and also knowing who would be the most valuable to the rebellion, planted the seed in Snow's ear of who should be Reaped and why.

A lot of this is based on the movie, since obviously in the book we don't see the workings behind the scenes because it's all Katniss's POV, but there's a deleted scene in Catching Fire of Plutarch replacing the Quarter Quell envelope after he and Snow discuss that all the Victors need to be eradicated. Clearly Plutarch is close enough to Snow for Snow to feel comfortable saying these kinds of things in front of him. Plutarch also suggested to Snow to make everything about Katniss's wedding, to try to make it seem like she was a Capitol puppet like Finnick— something Snow then did. Plutarch was Head Gamemaker, so clearly had a heavy hand in designing the arena. And we see with Coin that Plutarch tends to situate himself as an advisor to those in power.

So to me, it makes sense that Plutarch suggested who should go into the arena and why, and Snow took his advice on it.

[redbelles]

Maybe I already do.

—Sue Zhao, Dialogues on Love #4 | insp.

[heybluechild]

just saw another asinine take on mainstream social media about sexual content in young adult literature and am currently going through every stage of grief realizing that we are in a worse place re: accessibility of literature to teens than we were ten years ago. ten years ago some of the most popular literature for teens/young adults included novels like the perks of being a wallflower, the fault in our stars, and looking for alaska, all of which were celebrated for unflinching depictions of issues teenagers experience (including, yes, sex, but also a lot of other topics). now liberal-identifying, grown-ass-adult booktokers are talking loudly online about how books by and for teens should NEVER contain sex or sexual content because that's WRONG and BAD. in terms of end result, how is that meaningfully different than conservatives trying to ban "inappropriate" reading material. explain this to me. quickly.

[heybluechild]

literature for teenagers often depicts topics like sex, drug/alcohol use, bullying, sexual abuse, self-harm, and suicide because encountering these issues through fiction is a safe way for teenagers to understand them without experiencing them firsthand. when you pearl-clutch and say that YA books should never depict these issues, you're taking away an essential tool for teenagers to learn how to handle serious matters without first being hurt by them. what is so hard to understand about this. what is not clicking

[heresylog]

I don’t care if you make fun of Catholicism as long as it’s accurate! The best humour has its roots in the truth.

[synebluetoo]

“You can be mean to me but there are RULES about it” is the most Catholic thing I’ve ever seen.

[heresylog]

I walked into that one

[sentientsky]

the levels of cunt they’re serving in this photo,,,,fucking astronomical

[lestcat-de-lioncourt]

Tbf everyone is a baby compared to Armand

[lighthouseweeper]

I can see why 1970’s Armand felt the need to microchip Daniel (collar him with a blood filled amulet). Look at this face, 0 survival skills and not a thought in his head

[anarchapella]

Please fucking lie to your employer. Like they don’t need to know your mental health issues or what drugs you do. Ffs

[thecolorsfucked]

its not lying if its to employers or cops

and look up ur rights on what they can and cannot ask u many places ban asking about ur record and transportation status and things like that resources will also tell u how they reword sketchy questions so ur prepared

[mixingpumpkins]

Hey. Take it from a former HR person… this goes double right now. I just spent some time putting in some job applications myself (not for HR, lol) and got about 15 interviews. And idk if it’s because of COVID uncertainty or if places just don’t fucking care anymore because they know people are desperate for work, but the amount of straight up illegal shit my interviewers asked me was appalling. (That’s not even counting the questions that were technically legal but clearly fishing for information they’re not legally allowed to ask.)

A tame example? Two questions into a phone interview, the guy on the other end of the line asked: “How old are you?” I said “Excuse me?” - giving him a chance to rethink that. He didn’t. “How old are you?” “Sir, you are not allowed to ask me that question.” “Well, I want to know. I’m asking.” “And you’re legally not allowed to ask me that. I’m not required to tell you my age.” At that point, I guess he managed to remember an old HR bulletin or something (I hope to god he wasn’t actually HR himself), and he said, “Well, I need to know if you’re over the age of 18.” (Which is what he should have asked in the first place… or not, since that was in the application that he could have read.) “Yes. I’m over the age of 18.”  And we moved on. Two questions later, he tried another illegal question. I called him on it again and ended the interview, citing that a workplace with such a clear disregard for the law, especially upon first contact with a potential employee, was not going to be a good fit. (They offered me the job anyway, lol. I didn’t send a thank-you or a response.)

At a different interview, the majority of questions were “fishing” questions - just looking for that info they’re not actually allowed to ask. (This person was also either not really HR or an HR person who was exceptionally bad at their job.)

I could tell they were getting frustrated when I dodged answering the personal stuff, and they actually got extremely upset when I mentioned later in the interview (re: less relevant work experience) I had worked in HR. They were super flustered for the remainder of our time, and I watched them skip over questions on their sheet they had clearly planned on asking. They KNEW they were being sketchy and were counting on me not knowing anything about HR - or my rights - and so they got upset when I did. These were super tame examples. I’m begging you, if you’re job searching right now, PLEASE know your rights. Please know what interviewers are allowed to ask. Please don’t volunteer information or elaborate more than you’re required to about personal things. Save your words (and everyone’s time) by elaborating why you’re good for the position/what you can do. I may create a resource list on this shit later but PLEASE PLEASE KNOW THIS STUFF BEFORE YOU TALK TO AN EMPLOYER. This goes for anywhere you’re interviewing as well as your current employer. This also goes for HR. HR may be the person you go to when shitty stuff happens, but that doesn’t mean they’re your friend (or competent). They don’t need to know your age (beyond 16+, 18+, or 21+, depending on the job). They don’t need to know your medical history. (For the love of god, do NOT answer the “have you been diagnosed with depression?” question.) They don’t need to know if you have kids or whatever. They don’t need to know a LOT of those things that may appear on an application, including your veteran status, whether you’re on/have been on unemployment, etc. They’re not entitled to know specifics about your transportation (unless you’re using that transportation for the job, like Uber/delivery drivers). Look this up for your state/the job’s state. Beware questions like “What year did you graduate?” if you’re like me and don’t put dates on your resume (I just put amount of time spent at employers, not dates of employment). They’re fishing for your age. It’s “Oh, you know, 100 years ago,” if you feel comfortable making a joke, or “About [generic number, like 5 or 10] years ago” if not. Also beware things like the “What do you do in your free time?” question, even if you already work there. This is not a friendly getting-to-know-you question. This is a basis for judgement. Not up to an invisible standard? They’re going to be biased against you for pay raises, promotions, etc. Mention kids/lots of family/social engagements? That’s a tick against you for not being the kind of person who lives to work (yes, it’s gross and stupid). Mention lots of solitary things? Cool, that’s their mental note to ask more from you because you’re “not doing anything anyway.” By all means, be friendly with your coworkers/talk about shared interests if you want, but it is none of your boss’s business, and be aware what could get back to them.  Don’t. Tell. Employers. Shit.

[bitchesgetriches]

We wrote up a handy list of those illegal questions here:

10 Questions You Should Never Be Asked in a Job Interview 

[intj-confessions]

Hopefully people already know this by now, but I saw way too often back when I worked in retail. Don’t add your coworkers or boss on social media. Yes, your coworkers too. You don’t want to accidentally say something to them or have them see a post and mention it to your boss. I’ve seen it happen.

[cynicalclassicist]

Just putting this out there.

[assiraphales]

genuinely one of the worst things that’s happened to television in the last few years (exacerbated by streaming services) is death of Filler. going from 20 episodes to 8 because “we didn’t really need that episode where the main characters went to the beach right? it had no long lasting effect” but we DID!!! we needed to see how they act without the Big Bad Plot and to establish the dynamics between the characters and lay in the sun (do they forget sunscreen? how do they react to a thieving seagull? do they get buried in the sand or do they do the burying?). the plot isn’t everything. the action doesn’t hit as hard without the quiet moments. give us character development and our little scenes back

[allisluv-deactivated20260408]

Okay but am I the only one who noticed that Daisy and Billy both wrote songs foreshadowing their relationship before they ever even met?

i'm constantly thinking about this with look at us now (honeycomb)!! it's my roman empire

[dwellondreams93]

Specifically I was thinking of how Daisy wrote Two Against Three (she sang that when Teddy saw her for the first time), which is SUPER Daisy/Billy vs Billy/Camila/Julia coded, even just the title.

And Billy writing Flip the Switch for the Dunne brothers, specifically the line, "When she's dancing over that broken glass/ while you're searching for her shoes/ Is that her version of an invitation/ that you wish you could refuse." Because it really brings to mind when Billy finds Daisy partying at the pool and she gets out and steps on broken glass and doesn't even notice. In the book, Billy hightails it out of there because, to paraphrase, "I didn't think, this girl is a mess. My first thought was, she knows how to have fun." I don't remember if he said that line in the show but I love it and it always stuck with me, and I think that was probably his thoughts in the show too. So to me, him leaving reads as him "refusing" the invitation, because at that point if he'd decided to give in and party with her, she probably would've let him. Also it calls to mind when she invites him in to her place to work on music and he refuses because he saw drugs.

Like both of those songs were written before they met, and 100% without the other's input and I just love that detail.

[catchymemes]

[infinitydivine]

I am not taking a risk

[darlingsstern]

Not risking it pals

[doralimasstuff]

U know what I want potato of luck

[inthetags]

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