#rue's lullaby

[killacharacterbingo]

Sung To Sleep Forever

Based on this scene from the first Hunger Games movie. In it, Rue has been fatally wounded and is going to die. Nothing can be done about it, it is unavoidable. Her final request as she dies in her friend Katniss' arms is to hear her sing one last time. The song in question, Deep In The Meadow, is also known as Rue's Lullaby.

Your characters will have to deal with witnessing a loved one die for this prompt, as well as fulfilling a final request. It doesn't need to be specifically a lullaby, or to be sung to sleep one final time, but a request will be made of the surviving characters.

[nerdyfandoms]

[birnenbrinchenreads]

- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

[likepotato]

feels

[clevenmn]

Deep in the meadow, under the willow A bed of grass, a soft green pillow Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes And when again they open, the sun will rise. Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you...

[arquetteart-blog]

A chalk pastel and colored pencil drawing of Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) and Amandla Stenberg (Rue) 11/14

[books-on-the-brain-when-it-rains]

singing

So I was singing Rue's Lullaby kinda loudly and my brother started pounding on my door and goes "you aren't fuckin Katniss, stop singing that shitty song". I kinda sat there for a minute  and then I was like, "what if I am Katniss?" He replied with, "I can't even live with this anymore. I'm leaving".

[tessalivesandbreathesbooks]

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when it's morning again, they'll wash away Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins