host of panem

-- Rue's interview, Chapter 9 of "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

She brings her attention back to Caesar with slow movements. She nods before he has a chance to finish. There isn't a choice, not today. Once his next words hit her, she's startled. A flush that rises through even the thick layer of blush Cinna made sure was placed upon her cheeks with eyes wide with fear and confusion. Why would Haymitch tell him? Why would he tell anyone?

quite  frankly,  katniss  everdeen  is  a  terrible  liar.  wide  doe-eyes,  perfect  blush  to  the  pink  hues.  responsibility  that  hits  for  all  of  it  ⸺  for  the  how  and  the  why  she  is  in  this  situation.  truths  yet  to  be  told,  and  perfect  little  lies  are  all  they  can  offer  each  other.

it’s  standing  at  odds.  in  some  months  now,  she  will  bring  plenty  of  questions  to  the  capitol.  maybe  the  fire  can  sweep  across  the  nation  until  then.   but  he  sees  it  in  her.  the  same  responsibility  he’s  had  for  them  all.  kind  hands  pat  her  red  cheeks.    "  great.  you’ll  be  home  in  no  time.  plenty  of  months  to  live  with  him.    "

Katniss just nods her head. "I know. It's a beautiful dress." She practices her tone. The flip from survival to the perfect doll. From survivor and killer to a beautiful model. Both of which are not her. It's all a role. Everything in the Capitol is fake. Not just the pinks that are too deep and the greens too green.

weaving  stories  for  an  audience  on  the  edge  of  their  seats :  it’s  not  katniss  everdeen’s  words  that  did  the  convincing.  but  her  actions  had  sparked  something  wholeheartedly  unbeknownst  to  her  yet.  no  need  to  turn,  blonde  patches  of  her,  timid  smile,  broad  shoulders.  peeta  mellark  had  enchanted  the  audience  in  quite  the  same  way  as  caesar  would  have  done:  words  were  their  forte.  

"  people  are  drawn  to  you  for  what  you  do,  not  for  what  you  say,  "    he  speaks.  both  hands  hold  hers,  skin  on  skin,  same  tone,   and  he  pats  her  kindly.  the  face  of  a  revolution  looks  like  a  nervous  sixteen  year  old  child,  and  he  sees  something  in  her  that’s  been  buried  for  too  long.  how  scary  the  world  had  been  at  mere  sixteen  years,  how  its  endless  punishments  had  always  lingered  by  the  corner  ⸺  ready  to  find  its  next  victim.

Watched the movie! More coherent thoughts to follow but

Lucky's performance was phenomenal. I love Tigris, loved the District 12 part. It was plenty of fun seeing it!

The scenes were really beautifully shot and the Academy looked gorgeous. Pretty much every location was just wonderful.

" since the dark days our great nation has known only peace, ours is an elegant system, conceived to nourish and protect. your districts are the body, the CAPITOL is the beating heart. your hard work feeds us, and in return we feed and protect you. but if you RESIST the system, you starve yourself. if you FIGHT against it, it is you who will bleed. i know you will STAND with me, with us, with all of us, together, as one. " PANEM TODAY, PANEM TOMORROW, PANEM FOREVER

independent CORIOLANUS SNOW of suzanne collins book series and influential movie franchise THE HUNGER GAMES & THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES -established june 2012

Burning bright in the city of the night

Snow lands on top, Coriolanus had said. But Tigris hadn't thought about the fall that would follow from its peak. This is where discarded stylists go when they are no longer of use. One-Shot to bridge the prequel with the trilogy, and how Tigris became a tiger.

Summary: Mrs. Snow was married to her husband for more years than her fingers could count and Mr. Heavensbee had great plans laid out for the nation that would get him removed from the precious thing called 'life' if found out. Somehow, both collide at an evening dinner, share a few interests, and repeatedly have to remind themselves that they shouldn't be that foolish. But one can rebel against the President in more ways than either of them imagined. Or: The story where Plutarch Heavensbee has to add one more liability to the list of "people to protect" and it is getting awfully crowded.

Chapter summary: Virgilia had never been here, and it feels like a grand kind of mistake.

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Below the cut is another meme selection. As per usual, if you wish to remain entirely spoiler free, this is something for after the chapter :)

so the past ... two years or so i've been working on this and it's finally finished. would be lovely if you give this a read :)

it's about virgilia snow (character i also roleplay on @revolutionaes) and her journey through the capitol. there's some romance, some political science stuff and a longer journey of overcoming one's traumatic experiences. (abuse tw in some chapters with a warning at the start of each chapter!)