I AM MY OWN WORST CRITIC

Chapter 12 - The Rescue

Summary: Peeta has rejected his marriage to the Spanish Princess. He intends to find Katniss and wed her. However, he doesn't know that Katniss is far out of reach—a present from the malevolent Baroness and her daughter Madge. When Peeta finds out Katniss is in the hands of Lord Cray, can Peeta rescue her on time?

This story is for my Bestie @norbertsmom who I started this story a year ago for her birthday, and today is her birthday! Also wanted to give a huge shout-out to @littlemarianah and @ -... .-. . .- -.. from the Everlark Central discord group who both proofread this massive chapter.

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Many of Katniss’ strongest allies are women that are over looked by others (Madge, Rue, Mags, Wiress)

While Katniss has a strained relationship with her mother, her mother is never demonized. Katniss recognizes the trauma her mother went through and was willing to try to improve their relationship in CF

The rebellion didn’t start with the berries. The rebellion started when Katniss showed compassion towards a dying, black girl that the world had already written off as unimportant

One of the beauty trends in the capitol that Katniss finds odd is the shaving of body hair. When her leg hair grows back in CF, she expresses comfort in it.

Katniss’ character arc throughout the series is her understanding of who the enemy is. It isn’t the rich people in district 12, or the other tributes, or the other districts, or the people in the capitol. It’s the government and it’s Snow.

Katniss never wanted another hunger games with the kids of the capitol. In that meeting she recognizes Coin’s commitment to perpetuating the cycle of violence. She votes in favor of it to cover her plans of killing Coin.

The violence in the books is SUPPOSED to feel random and unfair. Prim being reaped was supposed to be against all odds because in the real world, violence is indiscriminate.

Gale is a victim too and was not solely responsible for the death of Prim. He spent the first two books feeling helpless as he watched people he loved be put in danger and suffer. Coin offered him a way to regain control. At the end of the day, Gale is only 18 and doesn’t realize the depth of the games being played.