letthebrightstarlead

I read stuff. I write stuff: here and here. I fangirl. Lots. Mostly about Hunger Games and Everlark (Peeta Mellark is my book boyfriend), but you might see other stuff as well. Don't be shy, I'd love to hear from you!

[letthebrightstarlead]

Blog name change

I really loved my letthebrightstarlead handle, so I changed my main blog name to that again :).

writejenwrite ---> letthebrightstarlead

Same gal, new (but old) name.

[justadram]

It's my 15 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

My blog can get its learner’s permit. 🚗

[letthebrightstarlead]

Happy 15 years, my dear! 😘

[mage-chocolate]

Even if you ignored all the history between them and the “this would’ve happened anyway” of it all, the take that Katniss and Peeta only love each other because they’re the only ones who get each other’s trauma from the Hunger Games severely negates everything that happens to them in the last book.

Katniss and Peeta are separated and put into traumatic situations the other can’t immediately relate to but both at separate points choose to come back and help the other.

Before Peeta was found to be hijacked in light of his family dying and the torture, Katniss was ready to be his family and take care of him. And even after the strangulation she was ready to talk to him. Yes she was angry and resentful after the conversation where everything got personal and she met his cruelty with her own, but slowly she went back to being compassionate and understanding to someone who couldn’t remember himself or his life.

Katniss feels the pressure and guilt of the whole rebellion while also being dehumanized and feeling isolated from everyone while also being well aware that she’s becoming a target. And when everything is close to being over, she sees what is essentially her daughter be cruelly killed and has to deal with feelings of betrayal from her best friend and abandonment from her mom. But Peeta returns to her and respects her grief and tries to take care of her as soon as he can.

There’s nothing wrong with if Katniss and Peeta’s relationship was only built on bonding from the shared experience of the games but the books do such a good job of showing their empathy and care for each other and it makes their relationship so much richer. And it makes them growing back together so much sweeter.

[incorrectquoteshungergames]

Peeta: Hey, I heard you like bad boys.

Katniss: Not really.

Peeta: Oh, thank god.

[letthebrightstarlead]

Yes, in fact, I am still alive

I know it wouldn’t seem so otherwise lol. Things have been super busy for the last few months—mostly for good reasons. I got a new job in January (after a year and a half of looking for a full-time role), and it’s been amazing but definitely taking a lot of time and brain space.

What little time I do have outside of work is spent on my kiddos and trying to keep healthy (running and strength training being my main forms of pursuing health), which means I haven’t been able to go on here, and I haven’t been able to write much 😭.

I miss my first draft. I’m at the ~20% mark, and there’s still a long way to go. I’m as in love with the story as I was in the beginning, but I’m drained, y’all. I feel like my writing well is pretty empty right now, and even though no one is seeing this draft (I’d NEVER share my first draft), I’m still feeling a ton of pressure to get it right.

I thought I’d give myself a break and develop a new (and different) idea, but even that, I managed to get all in my head about it, and I find myself paralyzed. With fear? Perfectionism? I don’t know what, but I just know I can’t seem to sit down and write right now. I’m trying to be okay with taking a break, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared about that break being too long and me forgetting how to do the stuff I’ve finally built a rhythm with.

So. That’s the latest.

Oh, and I’m sick right now, so that’s not helping lol. I’m just tired right now.

[peaonfire]

November is almost over and I wanted to make something for a few friends of mine who celebrated their birthdays this month!

@mage-chocolate, @mynightmaresareaboutlosingyou, @d3meter and @letthebrightstarlead, here's to you!

[letthebrightstarlead]

Happy birthday!! 💜

Thank you!!

[letthebrightstarlead]

Happy Birthday!!

Thank you!! It’s actually tomorrow, but I celebrate the entire month 🤣.

[firehelpmeforget]

By the Water: Katniss and Peeta make the trek up to the lake for a relaxing day of swimming and maybe...they find another way to relax while sitting by the water!

"Give me a second to get in. Then I'll turn around until you're ready." He comments, tugging his shirt over his head.   Why would I need him to turn around? Peeta's seen me naked before. Quite a few times actually. It's not like either of us are wearing much as it is. It's too hot for clothes, especially after walking all the way up to the lake.  I can't help but smile at the absentminded offer, so quintessentially Peeta. So concerned for my comfort, but in this case mistakenly so. He tosses his shirt to the sand. His boots and shorts quickly join the pile.

This is a birthday gift for my lovely friend @writergirlie (@letthebrightstarlead on Tumblr)

It is an honor to have such a kind and supportive friend like you! Hope your day is as wonderful as you are! I hope you enjoy this short but fluffy/smutty bit of summery Everlark as the winter creeps in on us!

[electrictouchfob]

thinking of you: chapter 4: Testing

Katniss takes a very important test.

Happy birthday @letthebrightstarlead <3

[tatooineknights]

A New Hope

[peetapiepita]

Something a lot of people don't realise is that Katniss likes Peeta as a person.

That plays a far bigger part in her wanting to spend her life with him than his undying love for her. It's not like how Gale imagined it or some readers interpret it to be, that Katniss loves Peeta because of how much he loves her and is devoted to her.

For a long time, Peeta's undying love for her only made her feel guilty because she thought she couldn't give him what he wanted, which we know is completely false, but she got it in her head.

She assumed Peeta wanted children and never bothered to ask. She assumed Peeta wanted her undying love as well and thought she didn't harbor that feeling for him. Both were wrong, but the point is that Peeta "simping" for her did nothing for him to win her over.

She wants to be with Peeta because they always get along from the moment they're put together. They enjoy each other's company and have intellectual and deep conversations. They didn't even realize how soul-searching it was when they talked about wanting to die as their true selves on the roof before the first game. But they've been like that from day one.

Katniss had been spending a lot more time with Gale by that point, but they had never talked about something that deep. That's part of the reason their relationship starts falling apart the moment they need to align their morals. They never talked about it, period.

Katniss and Peeta are compatible in morals, ideals, and even humor. They can laugh together in a deadly game. They can tease each other in any circumstances. That's what makes their relationship enjoyable. That's why they'd still end up together even if the games never happened. I stand by that.

[sungodjasmine]

Everlark collage with all the drawings!

[peaonfire]

I wrap my arms tightly around his neck before he can order me to do push-ups or something. Instead he pulls me in close and buries his face in my hair. Warmth radiates from the spot where his lips just touch my neck, slowly spreading through the rest of me. It feels so good, so impossibly good, that I know I will not be the first to let go.

This is one of my favourite scenes from the book! Hope you love this as much as I do!

[gotolunarvalleys]

rb with your top 3 after the first listen of the life of a showgirl

[freenarnian]

you look great in that frog costume

[ofishal-fish-posts]

reblog to tell your mutuals they look great in that frog costume.

[friedobservationdeer]