#apparently Katniss is v v v v proper

[katnissmellarkkk]

also I wanna add Peeta said in Catching Fire “my dad” so apparently it’s just Kat Kat who’s stuck in 1893.

One thing I can't get over is that canonically, Katniss calls her mom "Mother" like some sort of repressed upper class Victorian child.

[jennathearcher]

4, 12, and 28 !

4. What villain do you believe is most worthy of a redemption arc? 

I WAS SO HOPING SOMEONE WOULD ASK THIS ONE 8D While I’m completely with you that Ghost deserves a redemption arc and to fight alongside the Avengers proper in future Marvel films (though let’s be real that probably won’t happen), JESUS I HAVE NEVER WANTED A CHARACTER TO BE REDEEMED MORE THAN KYLO REN/BEN SOLO.

At this point anything else other than his redemption would feel hollow and unsatisfying, to the point where I am legit terrified for Episode IX to come out. THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH FOR THIS MOVIE TO ACTUALLY EXIST the safest thing is for everyone to make up their own personal ending for the sequel trilogy and continue to live happily with their own versions :P

12. Favorite scent?

OOH GOOD QUESTION. For whatever reason the first thing that comes to my mind is freshly cooked food; specifically pizza or bacon or chicken, mmmm.

28. What is the coolest name that you would never name a real human child?

Oh my gosh I have a whole laundry list of names like this XD Usually the names of specific fictional characters like Katniss or Eponine :P It ranges from names like that which are irrevocably tied to a very specific piece of media, or names that aren’t necessarily going to invoke thoughts of the specific movie or show or book or musical, but are still things that you wouldn’t want to name a child. Maybe a pet :P Like Valkyrie, or Venom, or VALAK, THE DEFILER, THE PROFANE, THE MARQUIS OF SNAKES *ahem* (apparently I just have a thing for names that start with ‘V’)

Thank you so much for asking!!

[nofive]

ooc: more on five and being a slytherin primary and a ravenclaw secondary... and he’s being fucking called out

slytherin primary:

Slytherins believe in the importance of taking care of their own. Everyone else is a person, but so are they, so a Slytherin’s job, before everything else, is taking care of them and theirs. This makes what Slytherin are known for, their ambition and ruthlessness, stand out strikingly even while a Slytherin’s core is not inherently selfish or cut-throat.

All of the Houses contain people with great ambitions and great desire for accomplishment and the furthering of their goals. Gryffindors will take on the world to do what they think is right, and are willing to make sacrifices and overrule those who would compromise on what needs to be done, and that’s nothing if not ambition. What makes the Slytherin ambition stand out so significantly is that it’s seen as a selfish ambition, and a guiltlessly selfish one at that. That drive is tied to personal achievement instead of idealistic achievement, and that makes it easier to point at.

But this is key: selfish ambition is idealistic ambition for a Slytherin. A Slytherin’s first priority is to their loved ones not because they love deeper or harder than the other Houses (they don’t), but because it is wrong to betray or abandon your people and right to defend and promote them. Loyalty and defense of your own is an inherent part of the Slytherin morality.

A Slytherin does not generally feel guilty for valuing themselves, for taking time for their own mental or physical health, or for sacrificing other things for the safety and happiness of the people they love. They might feel vulnerable, or judged, or guilty for not feeling guilty, especially if they live in the kind of family or culture where humility and self sacrifice are seen as the greatest goods– but without watching eyes and the words of peers and authority figures bouncing around their skulls, a Slytherin would feel comfortable and even validated in the idea that they have both a right and duty to take care of their own selves before anything or anyone else.

An exception to this is a Slytherin who’s managed to kick themselves out of their inner circle. For whatever reason, they don’t feel like they deserve their own help or kindnesses. Their “me and mine” priorities are still apparent but now it’s only “mine.” They fiercely and selflessly prioritize the individuals they love, value, or feel responsible for, while excluding their own self. A Slytherin like this can look somewhat like a Hufflepuff Primary, erring towards selflessness, but take a look at how they prioritize between their best friend v. a stranger in need. If they feel guilty for abandoning the stranger, they’re probably a Puff; Slytherins feel desperately like they owe things to their people, but they don’t feel like they owe people in general. (Also keep an eye out for a Burned Hufflepuff in this example, though– a Slytherin wouldn’t care strongly about not helping the stranger, except for general empathetic tickles; a Hufflepuff would be survivably eaten up inside; a Burned Puff would force themselves not to care because it’s the only practical thing).

Not prioritizing their own would feel wrong to a Slytherin. It would feel selfish, and might feel like giving into social pressures instead of standing up for what matters to them. This can hold true emotionally even when logically, prioritizing you and yours is not the best thing to do. In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, a Slytherin Primary who only wants her family to be safe, almost runs away from her place as an important political symbol on the chance that she and her loved ones could make it on their own, hiding from the capitol. She doesn’t– but she really wants to, and when things go wrong she feels guilty for not acting to put her loved ones first.

ravenclaw secondary:

Ravenclaws are collectors. Dedicated to knowledge, to facts, systems, tools, or skills, the things they have already learned are what they call on when things get tough. They can collect useful skills, build complex clever systems, invent vitally useful things, or just learn everything there is to know about the birds of South America.

Ravenclaws’ efficacy often relies on what situation they are in: what the problem is they have to solve and whether or not they’ve prepared the proper tools for that problem. While Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors can apply their skills at stockpiling trust or inspiring passion to attack various situations, Ravenclaws’ tools are necessarily task specific. Do they know how to ride horses? Speak Greek? Do they have contingency plans for earthquakes, zombie apocalypses, or a surprise visit from the in-laws?

If they’ve already built themselves a tool set for a situation, they’re likely to excel at it. If they have not, they’re likely to blink a few times while they try to either invent something new for themselves or to cobble up something approximate from their existing resources.

Ravenclaws, like Hufflepuff Secondaries, are at their best when they can prepare before the problems show up, not improvise or invent in the moment. Where Hufflepuffs invest in reputation, community, and effort, Ravenclaws invest in tools. These tools can vary from detailed knowledge of modern Romance languages, Mesopotamian history, Gothic architecture, and US civil court legal procedures; or mastering the skills of carjacking, gourmet vegan cooking, juggling, and staying level-headed in crisis; or keeping internal (or external) databases on their friends’, allies’, and enemies’ likes, dislikes, connections, obligations, fears, weaknesses, strengths, and goals. Some of these are more useful than others. Ravenclaws can collect their tools with the aim of eventual usefulness, but are likely to also collect knowledge just for the sake of knowledge.

Ravenclaw secondaries gather information, or build problem-solving systems that become vital in times of stress and danger, invent powerful things or processes, or build real-world systems like lists, redundant supplies, skills, and schedulings. When they’re tossed into danger or stress and forced to survive, they don’t thrive on quick thinking. They don’t succeed by having people to fall back on or to call on. Ravenclaw secondaries will already have something in their mental or physical pockets that they can pull out and use.

There is an awful belief (even in canon) that Ravenclaw should be equated to intelligence. This is one of the places where we most death-of-the-author this sorting system, because while even the Sorting Hat calls Ravenclaws the cleverest, we refuse to admit intelligence as a prerequisite. You can have Ravenclaws who are bad at problem-solving or learning. You can have Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Slytherins who excel at it. This is not about ability. This is about comfort, safety, power, and connection.