#d12 victors

[thesweetnessofspring]

I mean really Everlark had to be endgame, because who would get Haymitch in the divorce? And Gale as a stepdad would've never really taken.

[starsparks]

#they are all different shades of i am going to cause problems on purpose#president snow every time 12 shows any promise in the games: dear god not another one (via @insignificant457)

reading ballad of songbirds and snakes in preparation for the movie next month, and I love that the blueprint for district 12 victor seems to be just:

16 years old

absolute menace

[guess-i-do-art]

Some traditional art for the soul

[carnationhes]

wanting to include things ab haymitch’s games in my fic but I don’t want it to become incorrect when the new book comes out next year 😔😔

[pinwheelwhirl]

want to put Children Will Listen from Into the Woods in my Haymitch playlist and i've listened to like 20 different covers on spotify trying to find just the right one

[vampirehizzies]

catoniss and coralbaird actually do have a fandom presence/people who ship them which is interesting, so like. how funny would it be if we got a new niche of fandom that started shipping haymitch and district one girl akdhfjfjf

[brookesophelias]

peeta and the rebellion, with even more nuance (:

post continued from @posthungergamessyndrome; their post here

In The Games training , Peeta preferred to hang around the Camouflage, & it ultimately became his saving grace in Book I. Creativity, to most tributes, doesn't compare higher than physical prowess in significance. In Catching Fire, we see the D6 Morplings go to Camo first.

Peeta Mellark allows himself to be known as Loverboy to almost everyone in the 74th arena, which is him defining himself by emotion. Mostly because that’s what Careers, who D12 tributes hardly ever team up with, called him

Peeta decided to kill himself, even before the Nightlock idea, because he refuses to die at the hands of the Capitol. He seriously felt remorse after killing Foxface & had Katniss explain it to him. Killing others wasn't supposed to be something these tributes felt accountability & care about. "...wanted to hold them accountable, if only for a moment... For killing that little girl. (CF; 238)

Yes, Katniss says to eat the berries on 3, though it's Peeta Mellark who tells her to out-stretch her hands so "...everyone can see." (THG; pg. 338).

Peeta refuses to hold a knife when he could hold a paintbrush. (Katniss replies to Haymitch that 'if he wanted babying, then should've asked Peeta.' His fellow Games Victor called him soft & he just offers her bread [again]). Even in the actual war, he felt so hurt when he killed others.

He has a vivid memory for the horrors of The 74th Hunger Games, to the point where Katniss says she "hates" his paintings. He’s not even offended he just lets her hate on them because they are gruesome.

He always looks out of windows at other people [Katniss on the bakery lawn], places {districts while on tour] as well as the Capitol. He also takes people's baked goods home to evaluate. And doesn't stop.

He also sees the elder from D11 get shot in the head & doesn’t let himself be touched by Peacekeepers after he said he & Katniss would feed Rue & Thresh's families.

Peeta refuses—so vehemently—to drink the beverage to purge his meals. He tells Katniss that maybe they shouldn't squash the Rebellion.

He is the second person to volunteer in years in D12, & at all & he, too earns the highest rating in the Quarter Quell. Before the Mockingjay ever existed, the mockingbird & Jabberjay had to meet. If Katniss is the Mockingjay, Peeta embodies both qualities of both birds individually. Peeta is wholly himself, at his best. When the Panem screams conformity, Peeta doubles on individualism.

[thesweetnessofspring]

Haymitch, for all of his flaws, started a generational change that rippled out.

He didn't have much he could do to protect Katniss and Peeta from going into the Games, from Snow, from the Quell, or the war, but he wasn't going to let them lose each other. He knew what that was like, losing an ally (Maysilee) and a love ("my girl") and he might not be able to save them from all the Capitol put them through, but he pulled out every wile and connection and every minute of semi-sobriety he had in him to help his kids have a better life with each other, to not be alone and miserable like he was.

And how in turn Katniss and Peeta of course can't protect their kids from the pain of life, from their parents' nightmares, from the history they have to learn, from the worry it might happen again, but they built a life of full bellies and safety and love for them, so that in turn their children can have a better life, too.

[millennium-queen]

Welcome to District 12 - Victors and friends™️

Thought I’d give designing some D12 kids a go!! It’s definitely the most blondes I’ve ever drawn on one page …

[disgurrr]

Peeta scored an 8, which is considered a high score, especially for a D12 tribute. Successfully fought off tributes, shown by Katniss narrating his bruised and limping body when she first saw him in the first Games. Battled with Cato with only his bare hands while Cato had a literal sword, and was able to save Katniss and run away with his life. Able to overthrow Cato with an injured and bitten leg. Fought off and killed Brutus, the most lethal and strongest VICTOR. Countless times used his intelligence and charm to save Katniss and countless lives

Some readers still: Peeta is such a weak ass character, I swear. Katniss literally has to protect him all the time because gosh he’s such a weak, pathetic character. Ugh.

Facepalm, I tell ya 🤦‍♀️

[lolapath]

Lucy Gray is free. No, she’s lost, gone.

I know we all want her to be free. She’s surely free from Coriolanus but being forced to live in exile is far away from freedom. Lucy Gray could never come back to 12 and reunite with her family. It would be too dangerous.

I’ve seen people who claimed Lucy Gray Baird was the only victor who got to experience peaceful life after the Games. Even if she escaped totalitarian regime, being banished without possibility to ever return to your beloved ones is nothing like the Life of a Victor…

There is a corelation to Wordsworth’s poem. Young Lucy Gray got lost in the forest. She was all alone, living only by herself - just like TBOSAS heroine. We don’t know her faith, only the loneliness accompaning her in the woods.

Freedom means being able to decide for yourself and Lucy Gray was forced to run away. If she never did, she’d be arested by the mayor or worse- by Capitol. A choice between survival and death is no choice at all.

Moreover, not only her persona was „imprisoned” but also her art. Any musical performances were prohibited (in D12) and Hanging Tree went on a black list.

The memory of Lucy Gray faded over the years. Yet, this oblivion was the closest to freedom.

[thesweetnessofspring]

Also the sponsors choose who gets money for gifts. Peeta had obviously consigned himself to death for Katniss, so most of the money was probably sent to her. His hands were tied in more ways than one.

Plus he sent Katniss the sleep syrup to knock Peeta out. She nearly died getting the medicine for Peeta and then 12 wouldn't have had any victor. Maybe he figured Katniss would go anyway, but still--he aided her in her plan to keep Peeta alive.

Yes, Haymitch didn’t sent Peeta any sponsor gifts in the 74th arena before Katniss found him,

BUT

Up until that point, what would Peeta have needed? He was with the Careers who had ample food and weapons. By the time Peeta was injured, Haymitch likely would not have been able to pool enough money to get the medication to save him:

We’ll need strong anti-infection drugs from the Capitol. I can’t imagine the cost of such potent medicine. If Haymitch pooled every donation from every sponsor, would he have enough? I doubt it. Gifts go up in price the longer the Games continue. What buys a full meal on day one buys a cracker on day twelve. And the kind of medicine Peeta needs would have been at a premium from the beginning.

[gutfaced]

hiii!! i loved reading your d12 headcannons and was wondering if you have any for d7 or d8? :D

hey!! i so love that you've asked me this because i have headcanons for district 7 (that i've been meaning to share on here for soo long.. ) so here you go!

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝟕 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

i believe that while district 7 is a beautiful district, the upkeep of trees and keeping forests neat (especially after autumn/winter) is extremely taxing and would be a traditional job for everyone in the district to put their hands in during.

many people go into the lumber industry at the earliest age possible, say maybe 14-15. many parents teach their children how to be handy with axes (in the case of being reaped,) and carrying logs and timber is also a common job in most areas.

like most districts, there's a wealthy area and areas of poverty. the sear is an area populated with working class civilians (who often have okay-off living, but the separation helps in such a bustling district,) while the wealthier side is nicknamed the lacewoods (to attest to the amount of people living there.)

with a good work ethic within the district, this gives most people an inherited determination and independence when it comes to both work (and fighting in the arena.)

victors live in the canopy, a rural area where trees are plentiful and the houses built are secluded from common people (for sense of privacy and respect for their victors.)

7 doesn't exactly hold one religious belief, although some people carried their ideals through from the dark days, and therefore many are spread out and practiced.

jobs are often unisex, but district 7 has a culture of being lenient on women and children amongst dangerous/risky jobs, and will therefore keep their most capable at the helm.

definitely a community through thick and thin — when a hardship is faced, the people go through it together rather than alone.

district 7 has a past victors/fallen tributes burial site named the splinter yard. not accessible to anyone but the familes of the dead/victors themselves.

[kald-dal-art]

hello its me #1 wiress lover. I'd adore any thoughts on d3 ocs if you have them? My personal headcanon is that 3, 6 and sometimes 5 often ally in the games due to their somewhat similar trades. But I'd like your thoughts too bc youre like, my go to blog for d6 and just underrated victors overall

Ahh thank you so much.

uhm I do not have too many D3 OCs that I have developed overly well, but you can have some.

I headcanon their first Victor won somewhere between 18th-21st games and was a young girl that won in an abandon mall arena. D3 alongside D1 and D12 are the only Districts were they're first Victor was a woman.

I also headcanon the one Victor Katniss mentioned that got a 3 as a training score was from D3, his name is Xander. Him and Beetee are close and he almost volunteered for him for the Third Quell, but Beetee talked him out of it (Mostly because he knew that the plan needed him the most so yeah).

Also like the idea that he is one of the few Victors that managed to escape the Victor's purge so yeah :)

Also like the 3,5,6 solidarity headcanon, can definitely see it based on industry alone. Also headcanon that 6 and 8 also have some sort of solidarity because I imagine they're both the most urbanised Districts, so can also imagine 3 fitting into that as well.

Have drawn this drawing of the D3 tributes from one of my fics, so can have that

[googleincognitomode]

thg head canons

gale is afraid of thunderstorms: it started as a child when he had a bad night as a child. he may hate storms, but enjoys the rain. cuz he thinks the rain cleans the world, removing all the coal n smoke from his home district.

katniss has pretty handwriting. i thought about after her n peeta were adding to her family’s old book: he drew and she wrote. this is in contrast to peeta’s handwriting. his is blocky and all capitalised. it’s okay, but can get very messy very quickly

peeta is really good at braiding and doing ppls hair. he braids katniss’ hair and styles his daughters hair for school

madge’s paternal grandma was from the seam- or at least mostly. her dad is described as having dark hair- something no-native towns people have. (this might be a slight stretch if things!)

gales best friend is thom. they were childhood best friends and very very close. they are the most loyal of friends and try incredibly hard to protect/care for the other. gale may be katniss’ closes friend, but he never does call her HIS best friend (more like hunting partners). and i always thought he called his family and thom is his best friends

peeta is a lot like his mum. he has her mannerism and particular actions, but looks quite close to his father. his favourite person is his eldest brother, who always tried to sneak him some nicer bread when their mum went out of the house.

katniss is skilled with the violin/fiddle. she took it up after the war, since it has a bow and all that. she also hangs out with johanna and tried to learn how to do wood crafting and that. especially making bow and bird houses, just like her dad.

gale is a very skilled dancer. like he would often go to parties and do their traditional seam/town/d12 dances. he does it with his mum Hazelle to bring her some joy since he can’t buy her anything nice.

madge is also a very good dancer. But it’s more that she had to learn to, due to having all the Capitol citizens and having to attend banquets. i also think that she gets many gifts from them: dresses, ribbons and jewellery from her guest as a small gift. that’s why she had many things, not cuz her father can afford it but more so as a gift from the Capitol citizens

since all victors need a talent, I always imagine finnicks was poetry and johanna’s is wood carving. Finnick writes sonnets about annie to be incognito about his devotion. johanna makes carvings of her family and loved one. even fallen tributes too. annie’s would be something artistic too, possibly like jewellery making or crocheting since it requires tying lots of knots.

annie’s dad was a pearl farmer/merchant. she also had the a slightest valley girl accent: not annoying but it’s more endearing and sweet. like a Cher from clueless

johanna’s favourite holiday is/was Xmas. n since she lost her family, she doesn’t celebrate it as much. but she smtimes does make a yule log and sprinkles around pine cones after they went. though now after, she makes it more celebratory and does it with annie and mini-Finn. she gives him the most present, even when annie protest and tell her not to spoil him

[thepunkpanther]

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES (2023) dir. Francis Lawrence THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) dir. Gary Ross THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (2013) dir. Francis Lawrence

(insp.)