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goldenhickeysandramen · 1 year

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Things I dont like of Chapter 2 (the rise of solos)

You have heard me say it more than once that I don't like Chapter 2.

After much thought, and internal reflexions (cause sometimes I catch myself being mad or sad) I want to share with you the reasons (as a therapy):

1. There is no Ot7 content. Obviously, it's not the purpose, but if we want to see our favorites together (e.g. jikook), it's hard, and it makes me very sad 😥. There is only content from those who have something to promote, and so they do crossover, or a 2 x 1 (even in the design department).

2. Chapter 2 is the rise of solos, and maybe the end of the power or strength Army (as fandom) used to have.

The true face of many accounts that are SOLO has come out.

And when I say “SOLO”, I mean those who want the artist outside of BTS. I respect all opinions. But, if I knew that was their pov from the outset, I would not follow those accounts. Still, I follow accounts that follow and agree with those accounts... 😓😓 and the fact is that I don't know what the fuck to do, because sometimes I have the feeling that I need to start over and do a clean up, even though that would mean not following moots that I appreciate a lot.

I'm a bit of a solo myself. We all are. With our favorites. It's logical.

But I want BTS back in 2025 or 2026. I don't want any of them to leave the group unless they want to.

And so far, they have expressed their willingness to be back together. I don't know... maybe they are constantly lying to us... or maybe it's the FUCKING TRUTH!

As solos become more polarized, fandom will lose strength.

3. I do NOT like Hybe's planning at all. I'm sorry for what I'm going to do now, which is to compare, but it doesn't seem right to me that Hobi, for example, had almost 4 months for it (from July 15th when JiTB was released til mid October when Jin released the Astronaut) and Jimin only 4 weeks. Of course, the solution is to give more time to Jimin (not shade to my dear Hobi).

Let's see... wasn't this supposed to have been planned for a long time? This chapter 2....

Didn't Suga or RM have some songs already prepared before?

Why not the vocal line?

And what the fuck happened to the 3 songs and 3 MVs that Jungkook was talking to Hobi in early 2021?

Something is wrong here? Do you see it too?

4. In addition to planning, it should be added that Hybe is being very negligent in the way it promotes its biggest intangible assets: BTS members. I won't expand on this, because I already made a post.

https://www.tumblr.com/hickeyramenjmjk/714301263540584449/he-doesnt-deserve-this?source=share

But I do want to add something. It is good for all of us to speak out and raise our voices in the face of injustice. But we have to keep in mind that the solution is in Hybe now and the radio issue.

In my opinion, it is not organic to make massive purchases to boost anyone's position. I mean, from my pov, the merit is to take the song to the top 1 because everyone who listens to it, likes it, and then "it sounds more and more" and also they buy it. Army is needed, especially at the begining, but can't be the only source of success of BTS.

BTS members deserve to be EXPORTED worldwide! Hybe DO YOUR JOB!

5. Despite some glimpses of change (i.e. Bangtan naked era 😏) some things remain the same, to my own disappointment (but my fault & my expectations).

By this I mean certain very Kpop dynamics, which BTS still respects. Despite their privileged position and sailing between two seas: kpop and more western culture .... I think it's clear to us that where they are living influences their behaviour.

By this I mean all: the subject of women, how they should present themselves in front of Army, maintaining the illusions of the "ships", having impeccable friends and collaborations (although as drinking is culturally accepted there, that seems to be well seen...).

It is funny to me when I see a lot of my PJMS-moots think that everything Jimin is going to do is always some kind of "coming out". There may be glimpses, and hints, but nothing could be further from the truth. Expectations of him are very high (free him from that burden!).... and they forget that he is one of the members who has the most respect for the elders and for his culture and values. If you talk to K-army they will point out that Jimin speaks with impeccable respect for Army. It's not for nothing that he's always at the top of the reputation rankings.

(Side note: maybe that's why the final part of "Letter" is so important, that it's not written in informal and that Jimin would never sing in that tone to Army).

There are things that have not changed and I wished they would change. For instance:

- I never expected jikook to come out of the closet, if I'm correct and they are together. But I also didn't expect such a level of misguidedness and protection (compared to other members, with whom they seem to go out to the theatre, football or drinking with no problem).

- I expected Taejennie to attend a premiere together, of some of their actor friends, and they didn't even greet each other at the Harry Styles concert.

I don't think I'll ever get over this.

https://twitter.com/taenniefacts/status/1643833776986890241?s=20

Even if you don't think they're a couple, and that it was all a set-up (a bit naive, actually), it's impossible to think that they don't know each other, given that they share a lot of friends (starting with the Paradise family).

But on the contrary, to cover up what for me is obvious, Tae has over-used certain mass-raising behaviours.... you know what I mean.

- I thought Jimin was going to tell us a bit more about his album, and he censored things for the minors in his vlive. I will never forgive our Jiminie for this.😣

I still have faith in Jungkook's recent misbehavior 😂. Although not much either.... But if he comes out in one pic alone with Calvins, I'll adore him for life and think there's hope for change 🥹

Anyway... the best thing about this era is seeing their talent and getting to know their solo works. Obviously. And of course to see how all the top brands want them...

and how they show more and more skin! hahahahaha....Let's enjoy it...

cr: @taebokkiii

Don't get me wrong. I'd rather 10 times “chapters 2″ than see them go off to military service.

But I MISS BTS. A LOT.

AND I MISS JIKOOK, TOO MUCH indeed.

And I needed to make this post, because it's a way to get out the helplessness I feel these months (while I also think about what to do with my twitter experience lately and the rise of solos).

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yourlunarspice · 2 years

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B: Any of your stories inspired by personal experience?

D: Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [insert fic]?

L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

ooohhhhhhh, Kiya what have you gotten yourself into? Lolllljkjk 😅. These answers are so long, I'm putting them below the cut. Hopefully you don't mind ^_^!

B. Any of your stories inspired by personal experience?

A lot, actually! The most recent one was my story Here For You. The day in question, I'd been feeling really touch-starved and drained and I'm on the other side of the world, so I wasn't with anyone I knew super well. I had a ton of meetings that day and just felt so drained, I ended up having a panic attack completely over text with my boyfriend. A few days later, I wrote that oneshot in only a couple hours. I tweaked some of the dialogue, but all of the texts are directly from our conversation. The only thing I added was the hug at the end because I'd been missing his hugs. It was cathartic, in a way. And people really seem to like it.

I try to take from my personal experiences for scenes for my fics (like the ghost hunting scene in this chapter of Those Damn Flowers), but I think that Quiet Day is the first fic completely, 100% inspired by a personal experience. Every so often, I'll wake up and can't speak. I don't usually want to be around people, I don't even want to listen to music. I'm not energetic like Present Mic usually, but I thought that he was the perfect character to highlight how I was feeling.

D. Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [any fic of your choice]?

I have a lot of albums dedicated to fics, but only two of them are for my own! I made an album for Those Damn Flowers, but I also made one for Tidal Wave! I modified some of the songs by adding voice clips and making them even more true to the story. There was one song where I added one of Kaminari's electricity sound effects at the beginning, then sprinkled in Shinsou saying 'no!' throughout the song, sort of trying to emulate how Shinsou felt at the end of Tidal Wave. I'd share them, but I don't know how to upload .mp3s to Tumblr 😓.

(Because I can't control myself, I took screenshots of the albums I've made inspired by fics. Click for better quality, and I've renamed some of the songs to better fit with the themes)

Violent Delights, Virtuoso, Nyquil™, Those Damn Flowers, and Tidal Wave

L. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

It really depends. If the fic has a specific day when it needs to be posted, then I'll write it as soon as possible, and reread it almost obsessively until it comes time to post it. If it's something that doesn't have a set posting date, I'll usually just post it as soon as I feel the story is done. I may revise a few things after posting, but not a lot. I do a lot of rereading while I'm writing, so that might play into it as well.

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himbotiem · 1 year

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I posted 27 times in 2022

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I tagged 25 of my posts in 2022

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#im sorry this is so short but its liek 3 am and i habe a 10 am class im veyr sorry

My Top Posts in 2022:

This was just a little thing I did for @scorphargrove’s fic on Ao3, Bite Back. I highly recommend it, I could not put it down lmao, AND the first chapter of the sequel came out recently :D

This drawing is supposed to be in chapter 5 I think? When billy and the reader walk back into the Halloween party and try to have a good time, I wanted to get that like. Initial when they get on the dance floor time frame I guess, when it feels like it’s just those two together lol. There’s supposed to be silhouettes of the crowd of people around and behind them but I don’t know if I executed it right 😅 also I completely forgot reader had Billy’s jacket on till like halfway through the third sketch, so it’s a little stiffer than I’d have liked. I do really like how I did his hair tho!! References are ur best friend forever frfr!

This isn’t the best drawing bc the pose was kicking my ass 😭 hope u like it :3

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Should I get back into writing?? I’ve been wanting to but idk who/what to write about 😅

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Literally no rush but pls,, I hope you finish those Hiromi fics someday 😭 cause your writing is so good!!!

aaaa sorry 😞 I will I will but school’s been kicking my ass and I’ve been trying to apply to college and stuff so I haven’t had time for our favorite skater!!! Thank you so much for the reminder though, sorry I died

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HAPPY BIRHH YH DAY TO SHAODW ALSO I FOUND OUT TODAY SEAOSN TWO WAS CONFIRMeD IM GONNA CRY

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My #1 post of 2022

prompt: "why the hell is there glitter everywhere?"

plot: the sk8 family trying to throw shadow a birthday party but hiromi forgot his own birthday

Thanks sm for the request!!! I hope you like it :) sorry if the ending was rushed, but it’s 4 months late 😓

warnings: none! Unless glitter counts

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HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY HIROMI!!

Throwing a surprise party couldn’t be that hard, right?

Wrong.

Even with the brain power of a child, two seventeen year olds, an Italian chef, and a calligrapher (who is really just hogging all the brain cells), they were still only able to make the building look a little less than mediocre.

“C’mon, it's the old man’s 25th birthday! We gotta keep going!” Reki said. He was about to fall from putting up streamers in the tallest possible corner of Joe’s restaurant, before Langa steadied the stool he was on.

“Reki, this place is the best it’s probably gonna get.” Joe came out of the kitchen with a badly iced cake, “come tell me what to write on here,”

“Just write ‘you’ve aged.’ that’ll be funny,” Miya didn’t look up from his game, but he did give a little mischievous grin at his suggestion.

“I am not writing ‘you’ve aged.’ that would be weird.”

“Then just add ‘well’ and a smiley face.” Reki said.

“‘Well, smiley face, you’ve aged? That doesn’t sound nice-”

Cherry was tired from their shenanigans all day, “Just write Happy Birthday, you damn gorilla,” and as he turned, he actually saw the cake. “Do you even know how to ice a cake?” he didn’t wait for an answer as he brought it back into the kitchen to fix the horrid decoration job. Hopefully it tasted better than it looked, Cherry had his work cut out for him.

With that, Joe figured they should probably finish up the final touches on everything, and Miya, Reki, and Langa were left in the restaurant with no adult supervision. Worst idea yet, the three of them were already up to trouble. Reki still thought the space could use more pizazz, as he knows Shadow is no simple man. Reki took a cup of glitter and started trying to find somewhere to put it, maybe on the tables? Yeah, that sounded good. He grabbed a pinch and sprinkled it over the plastic tablecloths, for some variety. He didn’t notice, but Langa was sneaking up behind him to get some glitter. By the time Reki figured it out, it was too late, and it was already everywhere.

“Dude! I just washed this hoodie!” Reki said with a smile. He laughed as he threw some glitter as a revenge attack, not noticing that Miya was right behind Langa.

As the first speck of glitter hit the console, Miya was up and throwing glitter back at his assailants. Reki ducked behind a booth, hopefully he'd be safe here. Alas, a face full of green and purple glitter hit him, very on brand. Reki got his own red ammo, and released it onto the catboy.

“What is going on here?” Oh noooo, mom’s back. They halted their war in fear of the pink haired man. “I can’t deal with this right now- Go visit the flower shop and tell his manager she needs to keep him busy. I need to sweep up this mess.” Without a word, the three boys marched single file out the door, sent on their mission.

They weren’t very subtle. Miya, Reki, and Langa went to try to tell Shadow’s- Uh, Higa’s Manager about his surprise birthday. While he was working. They didn’t plan out Cherry’s request that well.

Oh no, Higa came out of the break room, and Mrs manager went downstairs to work on a pick up order. He stopped in his tracks, seeing the devil’s dandruff all over the ground.

“Why the hell is there glitter everywhere.”

The three boys look down and they all start talking over each other, though none saying the truth. Higa was not having it, the more they panicked, the more it fell from their hair and clothes.

“No- you know what I don’t care, get out,” Higa started pushing the boys out the door, not without (very sparkly) protest. He just got done sweeping the main floor, and now these hooligans left a snail trail of unicorn barf that he’d have to clean up before more customers came in. It was a busy day too, Higa could barely have the time to think. He woke up, came to work, and has been busting his behind all day! He didn’t even remember his birthday, it was that bad. The days leading up to today hadn’t been easier either, what with everyone wanting bouquets for some reason.

By the time Reki, Miya, and Langa had gotten back to the restaurant, with an incomplete mission by the way, Oka had been called to help clean up the rest of the glitter while Cherry had to go back to the cake. Oka gave Reki the broom and dustpan he was using, sighing as he walked away to make sure other things were in order.

“What were you guys thinking, roughhousing so close to the start of the party,” Oka was getting ready to pick up Higa, unaware that the boys never got to tell the manager to keep him there. Reki was busy sweeping, Langa taking out trash bags, so Miya had to run after him out the door.

“Ah, wait! He might be home, I don’t- uh, we didn’t get to tell the manager to have him stay at work. I don’t know.” Oka nodded at the new information, and Miya dashed back in after a fallen streamer.

Oka figured he had nothing to lose if he checked the shop first, so he started there. Luckily, Shadow was just leaving. Oka ripped off his helmet and jogged to the locked door to wait for him to come out. He soon heard the door chime and he rose to meet Shadow.

“Oka, I uh- what are you doing here?” Shadow was confused, so Oka vaguely gestured to the moped and held out a helmet.

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saintobio · 3 years

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SATORU MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH HIM IN THAT ARRANGE MARRIAGE CEO AU GASLIGHTER PWWE😤😤😤 #PROTECCY/N2021

@softfordaichi said

Honestly fuck gojo! Like I’ve come to terms with our relationship and ya know what? I don’t really want him anyway. As long as him and sera suffer in the end we cool 😎

midnight-thot-thoughts said

When MC said “There are three of us in this marriage, Satoru. I'm sure you can live without my attention.” I was like YES BABYGIRL YOU TELL HIM AND KEEP REMINDING HIM.

I want her to be like I don't fucking care of about the promise you made me when we were six cause look at how you're treating me NOW. I want her to keep those boundaries he set up between them until he's begging on his KNEES.

@choso-bee said

Hey!

After reading the latest ch of sn I have a couple thoughts/theories?

I feel like gojo isn't really in love with sera but just likes the idea of loving her. Sera is pretty much the opposite of the kind of person his father wants and I feel like he likes the rebellion he achieves from putting his all towards her. I also think he might like the thought of making someone happy since he never really got the chance himself (with his father and such) if that makes sense???

Also THE PROMISE??? DJSKDJKSJJS GOJO PLEASE just sounds like excuses to do it raw to me 😤😤

Anywho those were just some thoughts I had :) I love your writing sm and can't wait to read more!! :))

kissaiba said

loved the new chapter it gave me literal butterflies i was actually squealing omg ok

i was beyond pissed when it cut off cute toji x yn moments to gojo x sera cum talk but you know what? ill forgive it because omg GOJO!

the ending had me screaming omg like he really said all those things?? sober?? truthfully?? w no malice?? please i love him again <3 it does still kinda piss me off that he’s saying this shit while yn just started doing herself a favor & distanced herself a bit from gojo but whatever

also i cant believe gojo’s actually thinking abt yn during his intimate (🤢🤢) moments with sera eeee i love to see him slowly falling for her

masochist in me wants gojo to find out abt toji and yn’s little date and spark an argument 😈

Anonymous said

so gojo slutoru has daddy AND mommy issues and poor yn has to deal with his bipolar slutty ass all by herself 😓😓😓 my girlie deserves the world not this Louis Vuitton emotional baggage

the theories and the gojo slander help sorry for the late response !! i’m compiling the remaining asks i have left :D

#saintobio.asks #series: sincerely not

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katnissmellarkkk · 3 years

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Okayyyyy, I got massive stomach cramps and don’t feel great right now so I decided it’s a good time read and blog chapter four for THGagain 😅🤧🥳

I feel nauseous as it is, Katniss narrating Haymitch laying in barf is 🤢

Peeta and her just exchanged a glance about Haymitch, they’re already silently communicating 🥰🥰🥰

Yes, I will be blogging every minuscule detail of Everlark’s interactions and what about it?

Katniss and Peeta already have a silent agreement, they’re bonding here already 🥰🥰🥰 yes my shipper comments are coming in hot and strong like a freight train this morning they’re surprising even me ok

Okay, Katniss shut up about Haymitch smearing his vomit across his face I really chose the wrong time to read this chapter, y’all pray for my stomach

If Haymitch is sort of fat the way Katniss kind of makes him sound (calling him paunchy and implying a beer belly) then her and Peeta really must both be considerably strong because hauling a drunk, 240ish pound (I’m just guessing his weight) man can’t be an easy feat.

Why did Katniss just give me the image of Haymitch’s hairy chest? 😂😂😂😂😂 she’s so over the top descriptive in some ways and in others, she just glazes over important details like 😅😅😅

Of course she sees everything Peeta does as trying to get one up her in strategy and not because he’s a genuine or caring guy 😅😅😅 I don’t blame her she’s going to a death match after all but I still laugh, knowing what’s coming and who Peeta is.

Speaking of this scene reminds me though, I don’t remember who said it recently but I saw a different post about this idea and I really liked it : what if Peeta is so comfortable / casual about bathing or caring for a drunk Haymitch because he’s experienced this same kind of interaction with his father? The man who apparently doesn’t stop his wife from beating at least one of his kids? What if he drinks and that’s why this part with Haymitch isn’t seeming to throw Peeta at all? Maybe it’s a far-fetched idea but I thought it was worth mentioning 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oooo though, Peeta right from the start couldn’t stand the people of the Capitol any more than Katniss could. They have more in common than I even thought.

Also though, Katniss thinking to herself that she would make a Capitol worker deal with drunk, dirty Haymitch as a form of vengeance because of their privilege and idiocy versus Peeta who doesn’t want revenge is really a good, very subtle show of character and who they are when they start out in the series. And how Katniss was really stuck in a middle ground between Gale’s ideology and Peeta’s, and how she evolves and fully comes to Peeta’s side at the end. Let’s be real though, by the end I don’t think even Gale was on his own side anymore when it came to justice and vengeance and war.

Awww Katniss is just suddenly realizing Peeta’s kind at his very core 🤧😫🥺🥰🥲. I need to stop writing about every little detail and just get on with this chapter sorry to anyone who’s reading this wreck.

“Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there. And I can't let Peeta do this. [...] I decide, from this moment on, to have as little as possible to do with the baker's son” yeah, this resolve really worked out for you, girlfriend 👍🏻

Also I kind of love how at the start she would constantly refer to Peeta as “the baker’s son” like Mr. Mellark is just chilling with no name, he’s just the baker and Peeta is just known as his son. Can you imagine if we got Peeta’s or someone else’s point of view and Katniss was referred to the coal miner’s daughter? Like that Barbara Streisand movie that I’ve never seen but my gramma has on VHS.

Okay she just threw the cookies from Mr. Mellark out of the window and like 😤😓 like what if my idea that Peeta made those cookies specially for her is true and the brat just tossed them out the window like talk about ungrateful kids nowadays

“the packet of cookies hits the ground and bursts open in a patch of dandelions by the track.” I don’t know what this is exactly meant to symbolize but I’m gonna pretend it confirms my Peeta baked the cookies idea 😎😎😎

Katniss’ flashback to Prim and her collecting dandelions and going through the plant book to find more edible plants is nice if for nothing else, it shows Prim actually taking an active part in helping them survive. I need to be nicer to Prim, I gotta keep trying to turn this bus around.

Katniss’ descriptions of going places alone for the first time without her father is so sad 🥺🥺🥺

Also though she said it was the first time past the fence “without my father’s weapons to protect me”. So did Mr. Everdeen have more than a bow and arrow? Because Katniss says one line later that she retrieved the small bow and arrow her dad made her for a little protection, which is a). Super cute because I never realized her dad made her mini hunting gear 🥺🥺🥺 and b). Wording to me just sounded like Mr. Everdeen was in possession of more weapons than just a bow but maybe it’s just me 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s so melancholy though that Katniss never had truly hunted before her father died. He hunted and she just came along. He never saw her shoot her first deer. 🥺

I feel like the segment here is very important, “Plants are tricky. Many are edible, but one false mouthful and you're dead. I checked and double-checked the plants I harvested with my father's pictures. I kept us alive.”

I always forget that in Katniss’ eyes Peeta was rich. She even just referred to his father as one of her wealthier clients.

Okay but girlfriend really said she dug up katniss roots with her toes and then had her mother and sister eat them 😒😒😒 gurl, thats nasty

Also her father’s “as long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve” was such a dad joke, omg 😅😅😅🥲😂😂😂😂, he sounds so nerdy

Ummm so Mrs. Everdeen started singing and that was a key moment to let Katniss know she was better but like ... does everyone in Twelve sing now? Did both her parents have good voices? Does this lady ever sing again? She barely has any speaking lines I don’t know where she would sing

Aww, that part where Katniss says she could never get past her mother’s abandonment and could never really forgive it resonates with me. Idk why because I never went through anything like that. But I’m unforgiving so. Also it seems a lot more accurate and true to a real girl’s reaction than a lot of other directions that could have gone.

Awww, Katniss’ regret 🥺. I feel that too. You wanna be able to express your anger because you have so much hurt but there’s a part of you deep down that wants to work things out still 🤧🤧🤧. Esp if you’re probably about to die.

Okay, sidebar but fish stew and strawberries sounds nasty 🤮 that might just be my bad stomach right now

Bahahaha I’m sorry bad place to launch but “I’m so glad I didn’t drown that cat, so he can comfort my sister in my absence” got me

Now I think of it though. Parallel beginning to end. Buttercup comforts Prim when she thinks Katniss surely can’t come home again and then he comforts Katniss in the end when she knows for a fact that Prim can’t come home again 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Ugh I feel her loneliness though. I hate when I’m away from people I love and I’m strange places with people I don’t know but will one day become close as family to and I think about what everyone else is doing without me. That’s just like ... the loneliest feeling ever. 😭😢😓😥

“Probably the drawers hold any number of nightgowns, but I just strip off my shirt and pants and climb into bed in my underwear.” This works very well with my headcanons for post canon and all my AUs. Basically how her and Peeta sleep in my mind 😎😎😎🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Katniss can’t cry even after the day she’s had because she’s too used to pushing back on all her emotions and forcing herself to be strong, to the point that it’s ingrained in her even when she’s facing an almost definite promise of death 😥😥😥

There’s probably a parallel between her comfort being the train rocking her to sleep and Peeta rocking her to calm her down in Catching Fire. 🤷🏼‍♀️. Idek where the parallel really is but I thought it so I said it that’s how this works.

Does Effie feel like repetition somehow makes her words more impactful? 🤨

Katniss’ practically coming through with the whole “I put my clothes from yesterday back on since they’re not dirty yet.” Kind of just reminds the reader that she probably has to typically wear all her clothes until they’re so filthy she has no choice but to wash them in the sink or lake.

How does her braid still look acceptable? If I ever sleep in any hairstyle it looks like the 80s crimped pony when I wake up 🥲.

Why is Effie swearing and Haymitch is laughing while Peeta looks embarrassed? Do we ever get an answer for this?

Awww, Katniss has only had an orange one time in her life, when her father bought one for her, for New Years 😭😭😭😭. Like the fact that she doesn’t even recognize orange juice because she’s never had it 😔😔😔 and the fact that an orange, one of the nastiest fruits in the world with its vile taste and texture is a treat to her 😫😫😫

I agree with you though, boo, about coffee. It does taste bitter and thin 😖😖😖

Also I know her mother was a merchant growing up but part of me thinks her mom experienced all these luxuries (the velvet dress, the coffee, etc) because she was close to the Donners.

Peeta and her have never had hot choccy 😩😩😩 well I decide they have it every day after the war

Omg her savage comments to her mother 😅😅😅

Is Haymitch drinking a Bloody Mary? 🤣🤣

Ugh I forget how irritating Haymitch is at the start? Like I’m trying to remember does he really not ever even try with the tributes or is that a show he puts on to make it seem like he doesn’t care? He must care if he can recall every single one of them for the memory book in the end of Mockingjay.

Katniss and Peeta are still having silent conversations like y’all kids are already married basically 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t make these rules I just push them

They’ve never had a real conversation but this is their third silent one 🤣😅🤧

Honestly Peeta is written though as such a love interest from the start. I was thinking about that last night, that when I first read these books with zero expectations of anything, there was always something that hit different in her narration of Peeta versus Gale and every other male she encounters. I get why it’s seen that she secretly harbored a crush on him from the start. I was in like 9th grade when I originally read these books leave my stupid newfound revelations alone

“I'm surprised to see the hardness in his eyes. [Peeta] generally seems so mild.” This is why I love him. Peeta’s so much more than a generic kind person. He has so many layers.

Even Katniss is shocked by the different aspects of his personality and he’s not just some walk on nice dude 😅🤦🏼‍♀️ it’s a journey for her in the first book to get to know him and all his different layers.

And I kind of feel like the people who say he’s super weak or child coded ... just never truly understood Katniss’ changing perspective on him. Like somehow a few people ended up getting trapped in how Katniss saw him at the start or something. That made no sense ignore it it’s a working theory.

Omg Peeta’s got some violence in him. Honestly I always liked how he just unexpectedly knocked the glass from Haymitch’s hand and shattered it on the floor. Like he smacked it hard.

Somehow I feel like Peeta’s ability to lash out stems from his abuse ngl 🤷🏼‍♀️

Also I love that Peeta talks about both him and Katniss. “That’s very funny. Just not to us.” Because they’re already a team. They’ve already got an unspoken understanding. It’s so beautiful 🥺

Idk why it makes me laugh that Haymitch “consider this for a moment” before just punching Peeta. Like I know in hindsight he punched Peeta here as a test to see if bread boy was a true fighter (he is, y’all 😭) but it reads on the first time as Haymitch is drunk and is slow on the uptake 😅.

Katniss’ diving a knife into the table seems less impressive honestly than Peeta managing to knock a glass from Haymitch’s hand, all the way across the room 😑🤭

Also she braces herself to get hit as well but can you even imagine if Haymitch hit a little girl? Like she’s not Prim but she’s a five foot like one sixteen year old who probably weighs less than 100 pounds. Just saying, imagine how much different we’d all feel about their mentor if he punched her too 🤐

“Did I actually get a pair of fighters?” 🥺🥺🥺 you have no idea, old geez 😭😭😭😭😭

Peeta is so sad though when you realize he just took a hit and nonchalantly puts some ice on like it’s nothing.

Also Haymitch saying don’t ice it, let the mark show, must be a foreign thing to Peeta, considering the implied abuse from his mother. He’s probably spent his whole life icing bruises and marks to make them less visible to people at school 😭😭😭😭

Bahahaha “that’s against the rules”. Peeta is such a rule follower at the start. Probably because as a merchant he was better off than the Seam so he was likely raised that if you disobey or get in trouble, you’ll lose the food or money or business that’s keeps you surviving, versus Katniss who just straight up had to break the law in order to live. I’m just making notes here this isn’t a serious thought yet.

I wasn’t aware Katniss was experienced at throwing knives 😦. Girl, you always had a good shot at these games, why you sell yourself short? Why does Peeta as well? Lord, what district 12 kids need is a motivational speaker and perhaps some self-help books.

“Not entirely hopeless” sounds like a compliment coming from Haymitch 😭😅

“Attractive enough” is an indication they’re both v v v sexy 😎😏 I’m kidding no one vague blog about me

“the best-looking tributes always seem to pull more sponsors.” Side eying you, Finnick 😛

So do a lot of kids resistant their stylists most years? Based on Haymitch’s advise to them it seems like he’s dealt with some temper tantrums 😅

Oh wow. She’s giving geographically explanations for the Capitol and its location and I got a D+ in geography so let’s move on because I don’t understand what place she could be referring to 🤧🤐

I do love how at the start she constantly refers to Peeta as either the baker’s son or his full name. 😅😂🥳

Awww Katniss is claustrophobic because of her father’s death 😭🥺🤧

“Both Peeta and I run to the window to see what we've only seen on television, the Capitol, the ruling city of Panem” they’re so young and little and sheltered 🤧🤧🤧🤧 like two kids their first time you take them to Disneyland. If Disneyland was trying to kill people, that is. Which it might be because those rides and their seatbelts never feel secure ya know what I’m saying I digress but still.

There’s a sweet shop in district 12??? I was over here thinking I invented it after the war in my fics??? I gotta rewrite now 😒

Okay how did Peeta’s waving get construed recently as being childlike? He literally just outright said he only waved at the people because one of them could be rich. It was blatantly to showcase the difference in Katniss and Peeta. Katniss walked away the second she grew disgusted by the Capitol people because she won’t perform for anyone. Peeta, who’s probably been performing to hide his mother’s abuse his whole life, knows how to manipulate a crowd and sees the importance in making powerful people like you. Even if you find them vile.

Katniss now going on about how she’s misjudged Peeta and he is a master manipulator. I mean, she ain’t wrong but she still ain’t right here either.

“His father showing up with the cookies and promising to feed Prim. Did Peeta put him up to that?” I seriously think Peeta did ask him to go give her the cookies, just not for the reason she thinks 😅.

I always thought his crying at the Justice Building/Train Station was genuine and legitimate but honestly, Katniss makes a good point here. We later do see how cunning and artful Peeta is with manipulating a crowd. He’s always 10 steps ahead of Katniss on that count. Maybe his crying was an act?

“Volunteering to wash Haymitch but then challenging him this morning when apparently the nice-guy approach had failed.” I don’t think that’s true 🤣😅. I think Peeta just got fed up.

“And now the waving at the window, already trying to win the crowd.” You could have waved too, Katty Deen 😂. It’s funny how she had a better opportunity to do all these things Peeta did to win people over. She’s a girl, she’s much smaller than him in the book, she’s pretty according to Haymitch, Prim, Gale and Peeta. If she’d cried at the station or waved to the crowd and then showcased her bow and arrow skills, she’d easily have been considered a potential Career.

“All of the pieces are still fitting together, but I sense he has a plan forming. He hasn't accepted his death. He is already fighting hard to stay alive. Which also means that kind Peeta Mellark, the boy who gave me the bread, is fighting hard to kill me.” No, dum dum. He’s fighting hard to be likable and keep you alive. I don’t think he had the Star Crossed Lovers planned from the get-go but he clearly knew he could be a key player making her the victor. And he is. But he also becomes one too and that’s just beautiful 🥺🤧😭😭🤧😭🥺😭😭🥺🤧🤧😭🥺🤧🤧😭🥺😭🥺

Okay, that’s all for my thoughts on chapter four! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 I know I carried on far too long but if you made it to the end, feel proud of yourself. Because I never shut up.

#this is probably littered with typos but yolo #thgagain #yes I will continue to use Jennifer gifs for these ok

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