#everlarkshipper

[antoine-triplett]

When do you think Katniss and Peeta developing real romantic feeling toward each other?

Thank you so much 😊

@everlarkshipper

I think their feelings were always real, they just weren’t given the opportunity to build a relationship on anything other than death and deceit. To say their love has been battle-tested is an understatement, haha. The fact that they managed to cultivate it in spite of all that is part of what makes them so great. 💕

[am2c]

When do you think Katniss and Peeta developing real romantic feeling toward each other?

Thank you so much 😊

@everlarkshipper

I mean Peeta says he noticed her since they were little kids but that's more of a crush and when Katniss says to him that she needs him at the arena she may realized she has some feelings for him but I don't think that's love love

I don't think there's a specific moment where they would know when they fall in love with each other, is like Finnick says to Katniss, Annie crept up on him, I think that's what happened to everlark.

[am2c]

What's the reasons you ship Everlark? Please tell me all things you like from Katniss and Peeta ❤

Thank you.

@everlarkshipper

I've been trying to think of a really cool answer but I can't. I ship them because they're so perfect for each other, they complement so well, they see the world differently but want the same thing, I just love them together :)

[mollywog]

Do you think hijacked Peeta fell out of love with Katniss? Or did he hate her/was afraid of her but still loved her? Is post hijacked Peeta the same Peeta or a new person altogether?

Thank you, ❤ @everlarkshipper

Maslow’s hierarchy is a theory that suggests certain needs must be met for a person to be able to focus on the next set of needs

In this model, Physiological Needs (Food, water, shelter, etc.) come first, then Safety, followed by Love and Belonging. In other words: A person needs to feel safe to be able to focus on love

Hijacking is fear conditioning -> Snow stole Peeta’s sense of safety.

I don’t think it’s a matter of whether or not Peeta loves Katniss in his Hijacked state, its really that he doesn’t have room for anything other than fear.

[antoine-triplett]

Do you think hijacked Peeta fell out of love with Katniss? Or did he hate her/was afraid of her but still loved her? Is post hijacked Peeta the same Peeta or a new person altogether?

Thank you, ❤ @everlarkshipper

Hellooooo! Happy Monday!

That’s a good question, but I personally think he’s always Peeta? I posted a gifset with a quote from Johanna that I really love which encapsulates an idea that’s tough to grasp when you’re younger but gets clearer with time and experience:

“He’s changed,” I say. “So have you. So have I. And Finnick and Haymitch and Beetee. Don’t get me started on Annie Cresta. The arena messed us all up pretty good, don’t you think? Or do you still feel like the girl who volunteered for your sister?” she asks me. “No,” I answer. “That’s the one thing I think my head doctor might be right about. There’s no going back. So we might as well get on with things.”

He obviously wasn’t acting like himself when he was hijacked, but that was done without his consent so the resulting behaviour isn’t what Peeta wanted. Seeing himself attack Katniss on the Capitol broadcast horrified him because he couldn’t see himself clearly until then. The Capitol stripped down his identity, as Beetee states upon his return to 13. You can’t really apply rational thought or explanation to his violent episodes, but he was obviously very afraid and confused when he was first rescued. They mention that he starts arguing with himself at one point after being especially mean to Katniss and everyone else gets mad at him for it. Poor dude was put into an internal Hunger Games against his will.

It’s also part of Katniss’ journey where instead of having a target she can shoot, she has to stay and face down something she’s really afraid of - being vulnerable and admitting she cares about something that she could very likely lose or thinks she has already lost. She has to find her real self somewhere in the middle of being forced into the roles of the Capitol darling (and then enemy, WHICH MIRRORS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PEETA TOO) and the untouchable District 12 rebel, just like Peeta has to find himself again.

She talks about it being an impossible task and says that she has no idea how to help him, but it ends up happening organically because their love and compatibility is genuine and Peeta is a truly compassionate person deep down. The further he gets from the influence of the torture and violence, the more he returns to himself. He’s ill, but Katniss, friends, art, baking, happy memories, etc and time/space to heal are the remedy.

[antoine-triplett]

What's the reasons you ship Everlark? Please tell me all things you like from Katniss and Peeta ❤

Thank you.

@everlarkshipper

Hello there and thank you for the ask! <3

The way they just like being together is so sweet and one of my favourite things about them. At one point in Catching Fire, Peeta says “I just want to spend as much of the rest of my life with you as possible”. Like… he just thinks Katniss is neat and loves the things she does and says and being around her and the more he truly gets to know her, the deeper that love gets. They literally tried to torture and brainwash him into hating her and it DIDN’T WORK.

It’s the same for Katniss too, although she has a harder time admitting it because she’s so afraid to lose it. Throughout the three books there are many instances of Peeta’s mere presence, words, or even his memory having a calming effect on her in a way that no other characters do (with the exception of Prim). One thing bothers me most about the movies is that they took out a lot of the scenes that showed Katniss and Peeta actually becoming friends and getting to know one another between the two Games because I think that’s a really important part of their relationship. The plant book being omitted was a straight up crime imo, or even little things like him bringing her cheese buns constantly once he find out she likes them that show they just like each other - not even necessarily in a romantic way - despite the fact that almost every external force in the story is trying to prevent that from happening.

I also like that it’s something that is just for Katniss, if that makes sense? She spent most of her life learning to survive and then providing for her sister and family, not doing anything for herself. Even before The Games, the idea of Peeta and the bread was her own little secret almost that she held on to when she felt hopeless. Then he comes along and just wants to make her happy and keep her safe without any strings attached and she doesn’t know how to handle it, but they figure it out together (again, in spite of EVERYTHING in their story trying to mess up or control their relationship). I also feel like with Gale there’s this sense of expectation that she tries to meet to make him happy, but Peeta is more receptive to her boundaries and actually takes what she says at face value most of the time instead of assuming he knows what she thinks or feels.

All the nature/flower symbolism Suzanne Collins uses throughout the book in reference to their relationship also just makes me foam at the mouth, I love it so much. It adds a lot of hidden depth to their relationship and to Katniss as a character.

They are soulmates for the ages and, no, I am not normal about it, haha.

[mollywog]

What's the reasons you ship Everlark? Please tell me all things you like from Katniss and Peeta ❤

Thank you.

@everlarkshipper

I’m prone to over analyze so I try not to overthink things I enjoy and risk spoiling it. Simply:

I like Katniss.

I like Peeta.

I like them together.

They’ve got a little bit of the ‘opposites attract’ thing going, but also at their core they’re both kind, passionate, and inspiring. They deserve a happy ending… That their happiness includes each other makes it all the sweeter.

[am2c]

the part of catching fire where peeta protects her after the jabberjays? do you think she was all the way on his lap or do you think just her head? if she were all the way on him, the size difference has to be considerable ;)

Thank you ❤

@everlarkshipper

yes I think she was all the way on his lap