fantasies for mooks

dipping my toe into alternate words. fan of stars and star-crossed lovers

[contemptible-scoundrel]

fuuuck I could use a mysterious benefactor right now

[breadforthesoul]

Photo by Juskteez Vu on Unsplash

[gazpachoandbooks]

Sometimes I think about Finnick trying to befriend Katniss before the Quell and I lose my shit

The other rebels are like you need to subtly let her know you're on her side, so you go bet and turn your charm up to 11. Which would have maybe worked on anyone else but this is Katniss Everdeen we're talking about.

So now you're stuck doing increasingly ridiculous social gymnastics every time she's around and still by the time the night before the Games arrives the only thing she's convinced of about you is that you are going to try to fucking murder her

So you freak out, seek out Haymitch and basically go "hey what the fuck is wrong with your kid". And Haymitch just stares ahead for a second, nods, takes off his bracelet, says "wear this" and leaves. You fucking hate district 12

So you go okay. Breathing exercises. This is fine. Guess I'll have to save her life during the Games or sth maybe that'll do the trick. And when you see the Arena you cheer up for a sec bc you definitely have the advantage here she'll have to trust you right?

Wrong. She can fucking swim. SHE CAN FUCKING SWIM.

So now you're in the Cornucopia with no cards up your sleeve, no time left, and arguably the other deadliest tribute in that Arena pointing at you with a bow, and so you go "you know what, fuck it, I'm going to die anyways" and you show her the bracelet

AND IT FUCKING WORKS

Bear in mind Finnick had no first-hand experience on Katniss and Haymitch's bitch-to-bitch telepathy this was his first contact with it

Just saying lucky for the Rebellion this was Finnick and not me if I was in his place I would have killed her there and then just out of principle

[hijacked-victor]

every everlark kiss ever

[gremlinnddraws]

Some saw the sun

Been rewatching THG movies with my mum🌼

Listened to Atlas by Coldplay on retreat while drawing this

[theunsubtleknife]

Sleeping poorly is so embarrassing... sorry im grumpy I stayed up past my bedtime. Like a toddler

[mandrake-mistakes]

Uncross Our Stars by Mandrake Mistakes

30 chapters 178,899 words Rated M

Through Peeta's Eyes by Mandrake Mistakes

the Peeta POV side fic 6 chapters (for now) 16,387 words Rated M

[annoying-vegan]

Katniss and Peeta both being the opposite of what they had growing up.

Peeta having an abusive and overall cruel mother, but holding onto his genuine kindness in the most horrific of circumstances, always seeing the humanity in the people around him, making sure to never lose his love for the brave, strong, kind girl with two braids and beautiful voice even when the world tried to turn him against her at every turn. Peeta, who always something kind or comforting to keep the people around him going when the future looks its most grim.

Katniss, who wasn’t looked after or protected by her family or community after losing her father, protecting her little sister’s well being and innocence like it’s the only thing she has to live for. Her finding a little girl while in the death arena who reminds her of her sister-and maybe a little bit of herself-and caring for her until she takes her last breath. Finding the boy she entered the arena with and protecting him at risk to her own life several times over. Always providing, nurturing and protecting at every chance she gets.

[fantasiesformooks]

Had a response all typed out in response to someone arguing that Katniss chose Peeta because he was safe, and she was too traumatized and autistic to have romantic feelings. Rather than be an ass and blow up some stranger’s post, I’ll just comment here. And as I’ve said before when this suggestion was made, while we want to see ourselves in a character, the plain text does not support this argument.

The safe choice was Gale. Period. They had shared interests, shared backgrounds. Their families knew each other. She’d been hunting with him for 5 years. He was predictable. A marriage to him, at least before she became a victor, would have been a logical, obvious choice. But to read these books and still come away with the feeling that she wasn’t attracted to Peeta makes no sense. Who keeps tabs on someone you don’t talk to? Who takes notice of how someone’s hair falls in waves over his forehead, and the details of his eyelashes? I met my ex-husband in 2005 and I couldn’t tell you a thing about his lashes to this day. She calls him shiny. She calls him beautiful. She dreams about him. She keeps momentos from him. She describes the time in the cave as a happy time even as they were on the verge of death. She tells him she needs him and MAKES HIM STOP TALKING SO SHE CAN KEEP KISSING HIM. She is devastated when she believes he no longer loves her. Like, what?

The aroace implications are in the same category as Everthorne to me when it comes to these books. It is contraindicated by the text and the author herself. I have no opinion about her being autistic because that does not obviate the possibility that Katniss would be romantically attracted to someone even if she finds social interactions difficult. I find that take limiting and not borne out by what I see in real life as a disability rights lawyer. She loves that boy, in every sense of the word.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[the-dragon-hearted]

I raise you:

[thekayart]

Just a dad and his toastbaby 💚

I think Peeta wears glasses in the future, and I love it!

I don’t know what to say, he is so in love with his baby girl.

[fantasiesformooks]

I missed posting this for Father's Day!

[imamentalcrisis]

What kinda in love do you have to be to notice someone eyelashes. and they’re BLONDE?? What are you staring at. How have you deluded yourself that you’re anything but in love

[imamentalcrisis]

What kinda in love do you have to be to notice someone eyelashes. and they’re BLONDE?? What are you staring at. How have you deluded yourself that you’re anything but in love

[fantasiesformooks]

[cabinetduo]

so many popular examples of fandom racism are barely actual fandom brand racism bcs white ppl (and honestly too many non black ppl) need outright in your face blatant stuff as proof to shocked and appalled by. most of it is the classic "I'm not touching you style" that's easier to gaslight around which is what a majority of racism is, gaslighting. slave fics a tortureporn of characters of color are awful but that's like individual weirdos who it's easy to mark off as obviously racist. The attention and outrage surrounding these little incidents allows everyone to feel better because of how exaggerated and one off they are, bad eggs in a good batch etc.

Real fandom racism is watching the darkest characters get boxed into the specific outsider pov trope over and over despite them being a core member of the cast. it's watching everyone have in depth headcanons for every character but them, denying them the complexity their counterparts get. It's them getting written out of their own plots, receiving little to no audience sympathy when they ARE complex, and, most importantly, watching them get cast in the same exact role when shipping comes in

but all this isn't loud, it's quiet and unnoticeable unless you've had to watch it play out with every favorite character you've had ever since you were ten and started engaging with fandom. it's repetitive, uncreative, infuriating and worst of all NOBODY WILL LISTEN WHEN YOU POINT IT OUT because you're just imagining it and they're not touching you. I've been making my own content and I've seen how people will go out of their way NOT to engage or engage specifically only to discredit a character of color.

it's not a one off thing or even a small pattern, it is what fandom culture is BUILT on, picking the palest skinniest most pathetic looking man in the cast, projecting onto him and ignoring literally everyone and everything else whether that be fanon over plot or the interesting female or darker skinned characters and masking racism behind fanon tropes

[fantasiesformooks]

I definitely apply some of this when it comes to Rue. Glimmer, Clove, Marvel, Cato and Cashmere come to mind as characters with brief screen and book time, but who still get fleshed out lives in AU fanfics. Rue, not so much. And while I plan to take Toni Morrison's advice and one day write the story I want to read, it makes me sad that there are 15+ years of HG fanfiction and yet seeing Rue (or Thresh) with a developed voice is a rare treat. The most recent fic I read with Rue was @princesspufflesposts Off the Record, and I did a happy dance!

[you-askedforthis]

I’ve always been confused about Everthrone simply because Gale is barely in THG, he’s there in the beginning but the majority of what we learn about Gale is through Katniss’s memories.

He's more present in Catching Fire and Mockingjay, but his name is only mentioned 650 times.

In contrast Peeta's name is mentioned 1,675 times!

Gale never occupied Katniss's mind the way Peeta did.

Not to mention when we do see more of him, he's so annoying.

[fantasiesformooks]

I love an Everlark support post with stats!

[betsmusings]

Every time I watch the news it's just... this. every day.