#alex.answered

[riiseandfall]

“ alex , you caused quite a stir when you won your games eleven years ago and you have been quite the controversial victor ever since . do you think your reputation will help or hinder your chances for sponsorship ? ”

“ you were caught locking lips with apollo redfield recently , causing quite a few hearts to break around the capitol . care to share ? is there love in the air ? ”

“ i’m sure aster has nothing to fear with such a ferocious big brother in the arena with her . however , when it comes down to it , are you willing to sacrifice yourself to see your sister return home ? ”

— feel free to include more questions & answers , caesar usually has around 5 minutes with each tribute

they hate interviews. hours spent making him look perfect just so he can go on stage and say the some old bullshit. the poor stylists of district twelve really should get more praise for managing to get him into their chair tonight. he certainly did not make it easy on them.

but here he was, under those blinding lights and across from that equally blinding smile - as fake as anything else in the capitol. at least when it was directed at alex.

“ alex , you caused quite a stir when you won your games eleven years ago and you have been quite the controversial victor ever since . do you think your reputation will help or hinder your chances for sponsorship ? ”

it gets a quiet laugh from alex, brows raising as he is already moving to fidget with the ends of his jacket sleeves. he can practically hear effie in his ear lecturing him about fidgeting too. so his hands still. "controversial? why, caesar, i don't know what you mean." effie is definitely smacking you later. "i've always strived to be nothing but delightful at all times."

there are scattered laughs and alex leans forward in his seat as he moves on, "i don't think my reputation is going to have much of an effect on it. at the end of the day, the hunger games are a show, right? and i think my score has shown that i'm still someone to keep an eye on in the arena." a pause. "and also sponsor, if the lovely people of the capitol feel so inclined."

there are more laughs now and even caesar seems to have relaxed slightly, "so...you're not at all worried about sponsor support?"

alex hums a bit, head tilting as he thinks. "i mean...i wasn't exactly swimming in sponsors my first games, now was i?" he chuckles, "you know how it is, i'm from twelve. we have a tendency to be overlooked. but that's alright, we've shown a couple of times that we can take care of ourselves in that arena, right? saying i'm not worried about sponsor support isn't exactly true but...i have faith in my own skills in that arena. i'll be fine one way or the other."

“ you were caught locking lips with apollo redfield recently , causing quite a few hearts to break around the capitol . care to share ? is there love in the air ? ”

and those fingers are right back to fidgeting, and it surprises alex how much they wish they were wrapped around his. "uh..." he chuckles a bit, feeling the way his cheeks grow warm under those stage lights, and it isn't a show. "...sorry for any broken hearts?" he admits with a quiet laugh and a shrug. apollo would be better at this...

"apollo is, um..." he's lost the plot, scrambling to try to say anything--

"so lovestruck that you're at a loss for words? we understand...we've all seen apollo." caesar's comment is...lighthearted in a way alex isn't expecting, it gets a wave of laughter out of the crowd and even alex manages a laugh at it, "but you two seem so close lately, is there more going on there?"

alex takes a deep breath and looks back up at caesar, shoulders rising and falling in a shrug. "i...don't know. i would like there to be." the audience aww's. "it's just that unfortunate sense of timing, you know? it's hard to want more and to be more with someone when that arena is right there...if things were different, maybe we could be more but...i don't want to see him hurt..." it was all true, which is why those few in the crowd dabbing at their eyes was probably all the more annoying to alex. it was true but it was still just a show to all of them. "it feels like we just got together and now i'm being taken away again...i just wish we had more time..."

it surprises alex that there are some angry voices in the crowd, not directed at him for once. but airing their disapproval that alex had to go back. he bites down on the inside of his cheek to keep from openly grinning as caesar is quick to move on, regain control.

“ i’m sure aster has nothing to fear with such a ferocious big brother in the arena with her . however , when it comes down to it , are you willing to sacrifice yourself to see your sister return home ? ”

alex blinks, draws in on himself a bit, gaze dropping at the thought of aster in that arena. it was like trying to put together two pieces of a completely different puzzle. it didn't make sense. "i...knew what volunteering meant. it isn't the first time you all have seen me do it, c'mon now..." his laugh feels wooden now, eyes still directed at the floor. "i've practically raised aster. since she was three and our mom died. you've all seen her. she's kind and brilliant and funny and...she doesn't deserve this. she deserves so much more than going into that arena and it isn't fair. but maybe the games have never been fair." dial it back. it was that quiet voice in his head that so often went ignored. and it was being ignored again. he swallows hard and looks back up, "they certainly aren't fair this year, now are they? i mean, the reaping is pure chance, and for every single tribute to be chosen to be related to a past victor? well, fate hardly saw fit to make this year fair, now did she? certainly seems like fate really had it out for us victors-i guess she didn't get the memo that winning meant we got to be left alone." and there was the controversy that caesar was so quick to point out, but alex is simply smiling, appearing as outwardly pleasant as possible as caesar starts to say something, to move along - but alex raises a hand, "you're absolutely right, i got off topic. yes, if it came down to it, i would. because aster shouldn't even be here. she's only here because fate decided to have a vindictive streak. like i said before, i wish i had more time." he shrugs, moves to stand, "but i think we are out of interview time, yes? exit is over here?" he doesn't even give caesar the chance to respond before walking off.

[todorkihoe]

People (mostly online) need to learn that two things can be true at the same time. Yes Ballerina Farm is sad as well as how other women are in similar situations. However, POC women are going through it too, most likely in worse situations such as MMIW and the short life span of black trans women among other injustices WOC face.

“mostly online” made me laughhh

but yeah i don’t even know WHY this is a hot take. ballerina farm’s husband is absolutely and unequivocally a scumbag but like and yeah it sucks she didn’t get her life dream

but where is all the outrage about WOC or literally ANY other demographic of women. the whole response to the ballerina farm situation just goes to show how many people have never heard of nor practiced intersectional feminism in their life

[todorkihoe]

Hey, OP, you made a post about the ballerina farm a while back and I made a response to it, and recently I saw this video that kinda gives more insight that I thought you might like

uhhh so tumblr isn't letting me do a link, but it's FunkyFrogBait's most recent video about tradwives

Its jst really cool and gives a good perspective, so i thought you would like it :)

heyyy thanks for sharing i watched it while i ate dinner lol

anyways i honestly didn’t really find anything about the video to be particularly insightful this much more felt like “feminism for dummies” aka stuff i learned when i was like 12

and tbh i felt like the creator was making conflating arguments that kinda went back to those original points i made. video creator argues ballerina farm is a victim then spends the next 30 minutes critiquing the influencer/choice feminist lifestyle

all this to say, this video is nothing essentially different from my original point/post which was saying: yeah it sucks that ballerina farm never got to be a ballerina BUT at the end of the day her and other tradwives are promoting this harmful and unrealistic content online

however i can imagine that for a lot of people this would be insightful so ill link it here 👐👐

[todorkihoe]

just say you hate white women

girl i need you to be so serious rn..💀💀💀

[todorkihoe]

pookie i've been following you for like 3 years and still have no idea what you look like

black box dye hair, 34DD, and 7 millimeter pupils

[todorkihoe]

Hi Lovely! Hope you're having a great day and I just wanted to ask if you'd share a little bit of your writing process. Love your work!

awww thank you sm ily babes !! you actually caught me with this ask while i was writing lol

my writing process is a bit of an all over the place mess type thing. when i'm writing anything, from fanfiction to a research paper, i always do a rough outline like bullet points and such of all the plot points and dialogue, and then from there i elaborate on each part until I've got a coherent work. basically, i never write chronologically, most of the time i start with a beginning and ending and then just fill in everything in between as it comes to me. it always helps me to listen to music + look at old things I've written for some inspiration

[todorkihoe]

imagine gojo or any other character saying 'i know, baby i know' when comforting yn hukjwbvibvinbowudfhbisro

stttwwooppppp omg the look on my face when i read this

this is sooooo so so sick i’m in love

[todorkihoe]

Hi Alex! I just wanted to say I've been following you for a couple years now and I'm really glad you're posting again I've always loved your writing you have such a distinct style <3

stop i'm actually crying and throwing up right now i luv u sososo much and this is so sweet to say i rlly appreciate it

[todorkihoe]

now that you've rebranded are you ever going to change your user

hell nawwwww

[todorkihoe]

do you simp for gojo??

no

[todorkihoe]

about me:

hi, i’m alex :3

i use she/her pronouns but you can use any

i’m a vampire (real) and certified fashionista

INTJ

please send hate in my inbox i love to argue

fav animes- my hero academia, jujutsu kaisen, death note, kakegurui, devilman crybaby

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