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so many people are lament that 'peeta will never be the same again' after his hijacking.

but i feel like that is only because katniss views peeta as this perfect, unchanged figure throughout the first two books.

the type of person who could never be changed by the games.

but readers, just like katniss, forget that peeta couldn't fit into his old roles after the games. because he had changed. just like katniss.

he was no longer a star on the wrestling team. he was no longer the baker's son who would greet everyone in the morning from the bakery's steps.

instead, he was a boy who limped into town to see his family once a week for dinner. a boy whose eyes adorn bags because he can't get a good night's sleep. a boy whose biggest fear is losing his lover. so much he is ready to die for her.

and so, the whole point of peeta's character in mockingjay is that he is not a new, 'mutt' version of himself. or even a post-mutt version. he simply is peeta, a teenager who has gone through hell and back. and forgive him if that changed him a little.

and yet, everyone is still convinced by katniss's "he's changed" instead of focusing on johanna *and suzanne's* point that "everyone has" (mj, 205).

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i think we forget way too often that finnick is literally 8 years older than everlark. almost a full decade. can you imagine from his perspective because he's literally a tired adult that has to deal with two teenagers that are obsessed with each other. do you know how annoying teenagers are especially teenage couples?? like literally rip catching fire finnick he was so brave for dealing with everlark and their NONSENSE

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He milked the cousin thing for all it was worth

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i am just realizing the genius of peeta's camouflage skill.

because this is a character who frequently lies through his teeth in order to conceal his true self (feelings, thoughts, etc.). becoming whoever the people around him want him to be. just to protect himself and his loved ones.

and this same character's key survival skill is that he can expertly paint himself to blend into the surrounding foliage. concealing his true form from the world?!? genius.

suzanne. i will never stop applauding you.

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it’s acc so fucked up that Peeta’s only crime was loving too much.. staying too true to himself.. being too babygirl

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Hijacked Peeta wondering who Katniss will chose after the war is genuinely the funniest thing ever. Like, babe, you were begging to be killed a few hours ago and now you’re making theories with Gale about who Katniss is going to choose? 😋 he’s so babygirl, I love him.

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Katniss introducing her two love interests :

Peeta : ashy blonde hair that falls across his forehead in waves, his height, his eye color, his facial expression, his warmth—

Gale : he could be my brother.

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Katniss and Haymitch have such a love/hate relationship and people always idealize the love aspect but I absolutely adore the hate. This is a teenage girl acting like a teenager and a grown ass man also acting like a teenager. He is hardly a father figure to her; they are both immature children who bicker constantly but protect each other like family when it comes down to it. They love each other but do not like each other because they're the same person and neither of them likes themselves. They are downright nasty to one another but the trust between them is strong because they know the other will never hold back how they really feel. I just love their relationship, even the ugly parts.

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thinking about the fact that it was heavily implied that peeta saved katniss from the fire bombs in the capitol. suzanne collins i swear when i catch u

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CLOSE ENOUGH welcome back katniss everdeen and peeta mellark

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The way people characterize Peeta as this sweet baby angel is so funny because he's such a sassy bitch in the first book

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hey guys, I think it’s about time we make a Finnicklives! AU PMJ support group.

Writers, I’m begging.

I need annoying older brother Finnick, who always somehow has the best relationship advice when you need it (and we all know Katniss will eventually need it). Just imagine the phone calls. Honestly, Finnick would be Everlark’s unofficial couples therapist, and he’d be great at it.

Anyways, if anyone knows of any good Finnicklives! PMJ fics or would like to write one, please send me the recs/ links! I would love to read them! (And I can also make a master list if anyone would be interested) :)

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it amazes me how emotionless they managed to make katniss appear in the films considering in the book moments so often make her grin, cause her to scowl, or get her choked up

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Peeta: *looks at Katniss as though he loves her, shortly after he took on Cato so she could get away because he's decided to sacrifice himself for her so she can win the Games*

Katniss: "wow he's great at this acting stuff"

Katniss: *kisses Peeta passionately after telling him she needs him and can't live without him, while in the process of sacrificing herself for him so he can win the Games*

Peeta: "wow she's really committed to the bit"

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I can't help but think how Katniss's narration of Finnick and Annie always holding-hands had a certain longing to it, almost a painful one, even some jealousy to it, IMO. Because wherever they are, whatever they are doing, Finnick never lets go of his girl's hand. And it reminds me of all those times Peeta held Katniss's hand:

When they were walking down the train tracks coming back home from first games, when they walked through the gloomy streets of 12, when they entered the opening ceremony for the 74th/75th HG's, when they were waiting for their turn for their private sessions, etc., etc.

And just how good and warm it made her feel in all those times, how it just grounded her when everything else felt like it was about to crush her.

Katniss's constant observation of Annie and Finnick holding hands—even the simple fact she is narrating something so close and special to an element of her and Peeta's relationship—rings to me how Katniss is longing to have what Finnick got back. Because she knows if her Peeta was there, he would be holding her hand. Never letting go of it.

So, it doesn't really surprise me that on the same pages, Peeta shows up in the cafeteria, making reality wash all over her. And it also doesn't surprise me when she, once again, observes Finnick holding Annie's hand tightly as they are leaving the cafeteria, while Peeta is close to her. And everything is oh so taunting for her, for them.

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Attempting to convert your almost boyfriend from team Gale to Team Peeta is such a crazy endeavor, but it’s also one I will never give up on because I refuse to marry a man who has such wrong ideals. Forget religion, forget politics, this is the hill I will die on.

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Best part of Katniss and Peeta’s marriage based on random thoughts: I bet he always asks for ketchup so Katniss doesn’t have to go through all that embarrassing business of talking to strangers.