I find it ironic that Cato, one of the most loyal tributes we see, is tortured by canine mutts.
Because dogs are associated with loyalty in some way. Pet dogs are associated with submission and being owned. Wolves symbolize power and leadership (which is something Cato had with the Careers)
He was the Capitol's dog, but he's getting torn to shreds by the claws of creatures made by them. Of all animals, the Capitol picks the one most associated with loyalty and submission.
It's like the Gamemakers were mocking him for doing what he was told, playing fetch and doing tricks.
it will forever be awesome to me that peeta managed to escape cato partially by painting himself into a rock. because he had just fought one of the strongest tributes in the arena, he had a knife wound in his leg that went down to the bone, he was in the process of bleeding out, he was probably imagining things and terrified from the tracker jacker stings, and he still had the consciousness to turn himself into a hyperrealistic mud bank. he’s hallucinating bugs while rubbing dirt on his eyelids. sticking leaves on his face and shit. peeta mellark.
First one to brag out about your relationship to the others
Always tries to make you blush
Gives you his signature smirk when he manages to do so
The biggest sucker for eye contact
Most likely to try out every nickname on you and keep the one who pisses you off the most just to tease
Extremely jealous and possessive (are we even surprised? it's Cato after all)
He will gladly beat the shit out of any guy who tries to hit on you
Needs some time to show you his soft side and will probably do it in an awkward way like by patting your back during a hug or suddenly pouring his heart out on how amazing you are when you just woke up
Holds you tightly for long minutes whenever he needs to cool down or when you feel sad
He never loses sight of you, keeping an eye on you no matter where you are
Will probably beg you to go to the gym with him just so he could impress you with the crazy weights he puts on
He'll use you as an armrest
Dislikes arguing with you
At first, will pretend he doesn't care but after a few hours he will almost be on his knees for you
Pretends to hate your teasing when deep down he actually loves it tenderly
Will complain when you steal his clothes but if you try to give it back to him, he will make a fuss
Leans in when you talk so you could catch a whiff of his cologne
Likes to fight gently with you but he will never let you win cause his ego is way too big for that
PDA enjoyer
Especially if there are other guys around
Isn't scared to show people that you are his and that he is yours
His hugs are the best ones: warm, tight and comforting
Loves to grab your waist by behind and kiss your cheek
dude of course I like Cato from hunger games but not Jack from Fourth Wing. Maybe try giving Jack some of Cato’s redeeming qualities, for example, an evil girlfriend and a cunty attitude
I’m re-reading The Hunger Games books for the first time since I was like 11/12, and obviously it’s a very different and more profound experience since it’s been almost 10 years and I’m now able to pick up things and enjoy the commentary in a way I never could at that age, but one thing that surprised and delighted me is how fucking funny these books are. They’re powerful and gut-wrenching and devastating, but also so genuinely funny. I’m tearing up and laughing two sentences apart. I did not remember they could be so hilarious. I’m literally having the time of my life laughing out loud every single chapter
One of my absolute favorite moments, when in THG Katniss is found by the Careers right after the fire. “Well enough, yourself?” I’m literally cackling Cato you have no business being this funny
Or this scene in Catching Fire where Finnick and Katniss are applying an ointment received by the sponsors to the wounds caused by the poisonous fog, but their skin is all ruined with scabs and full of blisters and burns so the medicine kinda makes them look like they’re decomposing. The Katniss and Finnick banter is priceless:
do we think haymitch would have killed wellie at the end of sotr if silka hadn't? i have a feeling it would be like katniss and rue being the final two, and he'd give it to her.
and snow can't have that. he has to prove the whole world is an arena and we are all fighting each other all the time.
it's one of the reasons the moment with the milk is so interesting. to be honest, i don't know what snow expected to happen there, but he wins just by virtue of haymitch giving in to his anger at silka.
so there is a big end battle. instead of them sharing candy.
the 74th games have a similar structure to the ending--two on a team vs one career tribute. but when katniss kills cato it is out of mercy not vengeance.
i think failing to see the careers as fellow victims is haymitch's biggest flaw (and it's not as if Katniss never kills in anger because that is what happens to marvel). but the newcomer alliance actually fed a lot of that. the us v them. it keeps him from seeing who the "real enemy" (as it is phrased in CF) is.
haymitch kills silka and then attacks the arena. katniss chooses to shoot at the force field instead of at finnick or enobaria.
