yet more hank

that was the original story. you weren't tricked by any propaganda for believing it. that's the original story the author wrote. what she's doing now is a retcon. which is okay, happens all the time in other franchises. but the way y'all are making it look like it was intentional, like it was a stroke of brilliance from her part is not it. it's just a retcon. a bad one at that, that undermines a lot of the themes and characters and dynamics from the original trilogy, but a retcon all the same.

et tu, brute and all that

I turn to Rue's family. “But I feel as if I did know Rue, and she'll always be with me. Everything beautiful brings her to mind. I see her in the yellow flowers that grow in the Meadow by my house. I see her in the mockingjays that sing in the trees. But most of all, I see her in my sister, Prim.” My voice is undependable, but I am almost finished. “Thank you for your children.” I raise my chin to address the crowd. “And thank you all for the bread.” — Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins

i think she’d understand

celestial bloom, Almée Couture