#{gale tag}

[villafordefeatedvillains]

i'm outta work, i'm outta my head outta self respect; i'm outta bread underloved and underfed, i wanna go home

they say it never rains in southern california... good thing black mesa is in new mexico, eh? anyway more of my G-Man Redraw Quest, FEATURING C!!!! i know he was in the last one too but now everyone gets to see my design for grown-up C!!! see him centipede :] he's not good at disguising his nonhuman traits so he usually doesn't. unlike certain other people. smile

[transfemxiao]

Hihi this was fun so I made more !! @hhhecates @iratempestatis

[bucketofcrows]

winter-themed meet-cute ideas for your next cozy little fic this holiday season!

bleeding out in the snow

[liarsblade]

> telling cute story about his childhood

> casually mentions housekeeper

[nobodytellyouhow]

I want to talk about birds and Everthorne.

So l've seen people associate Hawks with Gale and I can see why due to his surname and how strong he can be. And while bird symbolism is an integral part of THG's characterizations, it is my belief that if any bird were to represent Gale it would be Nightingales. Not just from the name, but their meaning.

Nightingales symbolize the night and mourning, this is in contrast to what I think Peeta's is, being the Lark which symbolizes daybreak and hope. Both are used for romantic imagery, most notably in Romeo and Juliet as these birds were used to signify dusk and dawn in scene changes since it takes place in just 5 days, and in one scene Juliet mistakes a Lark for a Nightingale, telling Romeo they still have time together, but Romeo corrects her saying he has to leave her bedroom because it's no longer night and if he doesn't he will surely die, (this is to foreshadow how he will later die on purpose because he thinks Juliet has died), and Romeo leaving when the Lark (hope, daybreak) comes eludes to how he will only bring mourning to Juliet and himself. (THG is inspired by Romeo and Juliet while TBOSAS is inspired by Hamlet where Snow is Hamlet and Lucy Gray is Ophelia.)

If you feel Romeo and Juliet is a warning story about hormonal teenagers you are correct. But there is love, it's just the two lovers are very much doomed from the start and their story is mainly about not having enough time. Which rings very true for Everthorne if you ask me.

Another thing, Nightingales are not found in America, unlike the Lark, and birds that appear in stories that are non regional are often used to signify entering a new era of one's life, and I lowkey feel this mirrors how Gale is the love interest who comes into Katniss's life not from the Seam itself or at school, but appearing out of nowhere (his talent despite his size) in the woods, outside the borders of 12.

Side note, Mockingbirds are in fact native to North America and are compared to Nightingales as both sing at night. (Male Nightingales only sing at night hence the name.) Mockingbirds symbolize innocence and purity, killing one is regarded as a loss of innocence such as in To Kill A Mockingbird. I believe this, along with Steller Jay's, is what Mockingjays and by extension Katniss is all about. I think Jabberjays are based on Steller Jays which are from Western North America (The Capitol is in the Rockies) and symbolize adaptability and fearlessness and resilience. I think Katniss comes to really represent a balance of these two natures in THG.

Anyway, Nightingales are birds of longing, sometimes symbolizing unrequited love. But they are not just about sadness, but also transformation, specifically transforming sorrow into beauty. Creating good from a bad situation. Sparking inspiration even in darkness. Representing the desire for creation/artistic expression or to speak the truth, transforming pain into love.

Speaking of which, there is a poetic term for Nightingale, Philomela, masculine version being Philomel, based on the Greek myth where the character Philomela is transformed into a Nightingale. The name translates to "lover of melody/song." Philomela's life was tragic, having lost her tongue as a human, but as a bird was still able to sing. Her voice as a Nightingale symbolizes both loss, but of course, transforming that into beauty and resilience. I see a bit of Katniss's Dad in this honestly. And how I imagine how Asterid felt falling for him from his singing. If Gale is the Nightingale, Burdock is the Philomel, one longing, one singing, both defined by not enough time with the Mockingbird they love.

So yeah, if you're wondering which love interest is associated with Katniss's dad it was Gale all along.:) Thank you for reading.

[madameflamey]

I'm so embarrassed by how effective the

"You don't have to impress me, Gale. I'm not a goddess."

"Yes you are."

line was on me. Like, congratulations, on writing the perfect line to target and destroy sad women in their 30s. Devastating double missile strike to my heart and loins. Never getting over him.

[littlemomentsofgold]

So does Gale know anything about music, or does he genuinely think the piano in his tower is a grand?

[seluniite-archived]

𝙀𝙄𝙍𝘼 𝙆𝙊𝙍𝙇𝙔𝙎 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙕𝙕𝘼𝙍𝘿 𝙊𝙁 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙀𝙋.