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trying on a metaphor

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we're not kids anymore.
Not today Justin

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Kaledo Art

if i look back, i am lost
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One Nice Bug Per Day

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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
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I need this.
Reblogged last year, hoping it comes this year
I GOT A FUCKING RAISE THE POTATO WORKED WTF
This potato works. Every. Fucking. Time.
this has been said before in a myriad of ways but i have to say it again. i am obsessed with how his traitor’s ass thought he won, how he genuinely believed he’d wiped their memory from the face of the earth as if they’d never existed. only to watch a fierce, unlikeable misfit of a girl sprinkle flowers like precious breadcrumbs over a fallen tribute’s body in compassion, to honor their life in the midst of bloodshed. only for her to inspire rebellion with the very song he thought he’d silenced forever. only for her lover, a kind boy with a perchance for performing for & winning over the crowds, to possess a goodness so true that nothing could poison & weaponize him, not for long, not for good. retribution did come for coriolanus snow. sejanus & lucy gray & the districts were avenged tenfold & i fucking love that his doom & destruction was wrought by two children unknowingly carrying their ghosts.
something that kills me about the hunger games is that they’re supposed to show that the capitol is necessary, that they keep people civilised because humans are inherently violent creatures and then the kids get to the arena and they care for each other. lamina mercy kills marcus, reaper gathers and covers their bodies, lucy gray stays with jessup as he dies, haymitch holds maysilee’s hand, katniss sings to rue and covers her in flowers, thresh lets katniss live, cato begs clove to come back to him, and katniss nurses peeta back to health. because these kids don’t want to kill each other. and it flies directly in the face of exactly what the hunger games stand for and still they do it. because people are good, there are just some who choose to do bad.
Suzanne Collins is one of the few contemporary writers who realizes the importance of names in her stories and the significance they bear. They add so many layers to the story, additional meanings that otherwise would not have existed.
The original trilogy:
Katniss: named after a plant of which you can eat the roots. Her father taught her where to find it and told her that “as long as you can find yourself, you’ll survive” (quote may be a little bit off, but it’s from one of the early chapters in THG). Additionally, the leaves are in the shape of an arrowhead, referencing her skills with the bow which her father also taught her how to use.
Peeta: literally bread lmao. But bread is one of the basic nutritions humans need, a little bit goes a long way to keep you alive. Peeta’s presence in Katniss’s life also kept her alive, literally and figuratively—the burned bread he threw her in the flashback and their complicated relationship.
Primrose: a plant with medicinal purposes, even more significant in light of her work as a medic in Mockingjay.
Gale: literally means “strong wind” and considering that in every encounter with Katniss he’s caused some reaction, he pulls her into directions she maybe initially doesn’t want to go in. Additionally, his name also represents his determination and steadfastness in his beliefs.
TBOSAS
Lucy Gray: named after William Wordsworth’s poem “Lucy Gray” which is about the titular character of the poem who got lost during a blizzard. She literally got lost in snow. Rachel Zegler sang this poem in two parts on the original soundtrack of the movie. When Snow asked who the girl in the song is, Lucy answers that she’s a mystery, just like her.
Snow: aside from the obvious snow references, I think his name is most significant in relation to Lucy and the poem. The only one who knows what caused her disappearance is Snow. He is the reason that Lucy is gone. But her traces in the snow are still visible. He will always remember her because the memory of Lucy has manifested itself in every part of his life.
Coriolanus: named after the Roman general (and also the titular character of Shakespeare’s play), Coriolanus wanted to attack Rome and become its ruler. He was scorned and celebrated by the people, only to be later exiled from the city by them. In TBOSAS, Coriolanus is the star pupil at the Capitol’s academy but sent into exile to the districts after he won the Games with Lucy through cheating.
Volumnia: Coriolanus mother who played a part in his ascent to power. In TBOSAS, she almost serves like a mentor to Coriolanus, teaching him how to think in terms of power.
(Edit) Sejanus: a roman soldier who was betrayed by the roman emperor Tiberius, just like the future president betrayed him.
(Edit) Plinth: got this info from here, but it was too good not to include here. A plinth is a base for a statue or vase to stand on. After Sejanus’s death, all of the Plinth fortune was given to Snow for being such a good to friend him. It was this money that skyrocketed the Snow family from poverty to filthy rich. The Plinth money was the foundation upon which Snow built his power.
There are so many other names that have historical (mostly Roman and Greek) connotations—Plutarch, Seneca, Cinna—but also regular names like Trinket and Beetee bear meanings that represent the character beautifully.
Names are important. For any lover of literature or (aspiring) writers, please look closely at them. They can shape your story into something unique.
Feel free to correct me if I’ve said something wrong. I know there are many names missing, but I can only add so many examples ✊🏻😔
Sejanus was definitely a physical manifestation of Coryo's good conscience. Sejanus represented kindness and innocence that borders on ignorance due to his upbringing, the same upbringing that Coriolanus should have had, if his father hadn't died. Sejanus lingers around, annoying Coryo with his goodness that reminded me of an angel on your shoulder.
And then we have this scene that I just can't stop thinking about where we can see how Coriolanus is not quite at Dr. Gaul's level regarding her ideas about the Hunger Games, but they're the only ones standing. She literally comes down to his level to hear his ideas. And in between them, Sejanus. She asks him what he thinks the Hunger Games are for and his answer in this moment doesn't satisfy her, and then when Sejanus dies, the barrier dissolves, and he knows the answer she wants and sets himself up to become her.
🌈 friendly reminder from an aegoromantic & aegosexual gremlin 🌈
You can be AroAce and still:
Like romantic movies/books/fanfictions;
Think "romantic" gestures are cool;
Enjoy relationships (be them romantic, sexual, both, either or neither);
Enjoy affection;
Care about people around you;
Enjoy sex, be it in real life or in fiction;
Enjoy closeness with people (be it emotional or physical).
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You can also not like any of this and that's cool too. No matter the amount of shit people say, it'll never make you less human, or less adult, or childish (or whatever other bullshit aphobes spew). Live your truth in whatever way, shape or form it fits you best.
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The ending of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes goes so hard, and I need to speak on it lest I combust. (SPOILERS!!!)
I know it’s left ambiguous as to what happened, but my interpretation of the ending is that Snow was paranoid and slipping into that mentality he frequently does throughout the book where he twists the narrative to clean his hands of his wrongdoings. The way that we know Lucy Gray killed so few people in the games, most of whom were already suffering or in self defense, but all of a sudden she’s this monster who was preying on the weak? Or how she’s framed as evil for the (nonvenomous) snake trick against the Mayor’s daughter who literally had her sent to the games? Yeah, Snow was spiraling so hard.
That said, Lucy Gray definitely caught onto what was happening with Snow. For starters, when they start running away, Snow tells her that he has no choice, but tries to cover it with some flattery. Then he obviously fucks up by saying “three killings” were enough for him. The way Lucy won’t let it go is already setting up what’s about to happen. And once they get to the cabin, and the murder weapon is there, and Snow asks to keep the guns, the alarm bells are ringing double time, and she knows she’s got to get out of there. Even if he wouldn’t kill her now, the fact that he could kill “his brother” is enough for her.
Afterwards, I think Lucy Gray is hiding like she does in the games, figuring that she can wait him out, but then he’s got a gun and isn’t leaving—in fact he’s calling out for her. The more erratic his behavior becomes, she realizes she has no choice but to run. But Snow told her earlier that her scarf would be terrible for hiding in, and remembering that, she drops it. It’s not a trap—the doctor later confirms that black snakes are everywhere in district twelve when it starts raining and it was nonvenomous; that doesn’t line up with her wanting to kill him. And the singing Lucy Gray does in hopes that the birds catching her song will cover the sound of movement, and it appears to work because Snow never finds any evidence of her. And she didn’t circle back around to the cabin like he claims she must have—more proof that a lot of this is in his head.
While there are moments where it becomes clear that Lucy Gray has a lot of hidden depths, Snow’s characterization of her feels like a desperate attempt to absolve himself for attempting to kill her. Even his internal monologue is shakey, vacillating between wondering why she’s running and why he can’t find it in himself to put the gun down. And a similar thing happens leading up to, during, and after Sejanus’ death. Snow says he’ll be happy to have him out of his hair, then he’s regretful and never wanted to see him dead, but also, wait, Sejanus definitely deserved it, and in fact it was gracious of Snow to offer him a second chance which he destroyed. In his mind, no matter what, he has to remain “pure as the driven snow.”
hey i need a little help, what’s everyone’s LEAST favorite Zelda characters? can be hot takes, you just have to hate/ strongly dislike them for literally any reason
deleted tiktok myself but been seeing lots of screenshots of people's hunger games takes from there all over twitter and they are horrible...
Like no, katniss wasn't the chosen one, no prim being reaped was not rigged, no snow did not know of katniss and think she was some huge potential threat while she was just a random girl from 12 shut up shut up shut up
I hope you all receive good news this week that makes your heart feel a little lighter & your dreams more within reach
today is video games’s birthday.
Happy birthday videogames
Happy 50th, video games!
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