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girl help they're taking my fave's extremely thin veneer of swaggering overconfidence at face value

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Had a couple people ask so this is a bit of a lore drop for the costumes from this pic

At this point in the story they've released three studio albums, the last of which catapulted them into the spotlight after huge commercial success. They've been stuck doing two-year album cycles due to the demands of Captiol Records, and are struggling massively with burnout and nonstop touring. In addition to this, just before their second album they were involved in a crash that resulted in Peeta becoming an amputee and developing an addiction to morphling. There are rumours that he and Katniss are sharing hotel rooms but both refuse to comment on it, which is a problem because he's also rumoured to be dating the model and high profile activist Madge Undersee, and then of course there is the fabled 'Mockingjay' who shows up in the lyrics of every album but has no confirmed identity.

The fourth album is called Sureau Mortel, which is French for 'nightlock' and references an old story of the star-crossed lovers choosing to doom themselves rather than be apart. The album's themes revolve around bad decisions and unhealthy relationships with the media and themselves.

Peeta takes the creative lead in all their sets and mvs, so everything is from his point of view.

Dr Morphling: Katniss is the ringleader, or Master of Ceremonies, as her voice controls the show (and she controls him). Her character takes the form of his addiction, someone who is both capable of soothing pain and making everything shiny and golden, but also creates an unhealthy dependency and devastating comedown every time she pulls away. Although the identity of the Mockingjay hasn't been confirmed, the way he describes the character to Portia makes it pretty obvious, so there's plenty of bird motifs throughout her design.

Mr Nightlock: The loyal dog and court jester, the feral mutt and the fool. Peeta acts the clown so Katniss won't have to be in the spotlight, and both loves and resents the career he's made for himself - one that involves carving out pieces of himself with every song, with only a thin sheen of metaphor to hide his vulnerability (show with the mesh shirt - a weak defence that's full of holes). Mr Nightlock is a poison, tainting everything he touches and rotting the band from the inside out.

Al B. Tross: A stabilizing force and chronic peace-maker, by the fourth album it feels like Finnick is the only thing keeping the band together. His character is the classic strongman because the media is obsessed with his body - any time he's mentioned it's not for his musicality but his sex appeal. Much like the birds killed for their meat despite being a symbol of good luck, Finnick is expected to offer himself on stage night after night, and some fans have gone so far as to cross physical boundaries despite his obvious discomfort. It's had a huge impact on his mental health, and the guilt is an albatross around Peeta's neck.

Dannie the Vox: Johanna is no stranger to voicing her critiques of Capitol Records, but her anger is an impotent thing when they're still stuck in a contract with them. As such, although she is the 'voice', she's dressed as a mime, unable to speak out against the corruption in the industry or else risk getting their band blacklisted and dooming it to obscurity. Instead she rebels through action - she has multiple side projects focused on supporting indie artists and local music stores to try and break the hold Capitol Records has on the industry.

Both Katniss and Johanna are also wearing full coverage white face paint, as they are constantly having to deal with being whitewashed by the media and their own fans.

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Finnick ily Finnick, I despise your fans tho

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Johanna Mason my beloved 🪓

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"it's america day" no it's haymitch's birthday thank you very much

(tip jar! // comms status)

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“Peeta has painted the Games.”

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Catching Fire

The whole idea of the Victors’ talents is to showcase the Victors enjoying their time now that they don’t have school or work, that they’re able to do things that they wouldn’t have been able to before and have room to explore things they’re talented in even. So here’s Peeta, agreeing to let the Capitol showcase his talent, but he doesn’t paint sunsets and cute, safe scenes, no. He paints his nightmares. You wanted to see a happy little Victor enjoying their free time and wealth? No. This is me, traumatized by the Games, and this isn’t my hobby, this is my therapy. 

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Haven't drawn these guys since I was 12...

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biblically accurate haymitch abernathy

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cute odesta headcanons:

unconventional compliments are their jam. both because they're obsessed with everything about each other and because it can't bring up bad memories if those words have never been strung together by a human before.

it takes a really long time for them to admit to having feelings for each other

they're effectively living together and already sleeping in the same bed some nights before one of them finally works up the courage to be like "hey so um i think i have a crush on you"

they like to playfully manhandle each other. play fighting and play wrestling and grappling (they're both combat trained they gotta use it somehow)

there are days when finnick cannot stand to be touched, even when he's in an otherwise decent mood. on such days annie sometimes shows affection by lightly throwing small objects at him. a pebble, a wad of paper, a pen cap. just as a small, nonverbal "hey, i'm thinking about you," since she can't kiss him about it

on the days when it is viable, there is so much kissing. on the hand. on the wrist. on the shoulder. on the neck. they both do this. they use it to punctuate interactions, to signal contentment, to directly acknowledge each other when they just haven't in a while.

finnick particularly favors hand kisses, because they make him feel like a gallant knight swearing fealty to his lady.

annie particularly favors forhead and nose kisses, because they're chaste and sweet and they make him make cute faces.

in bad moments, sometimes, annie completely loses speech. for this reason, finnick always has a pen on him when they're out of the house. she carries one, too, but it's always good to have a backup.

once they had two pens and no paper, and he ended up letting her use his forearm to write down what she needed.

this turned into the two of them doodling on each other as a grounding exercise, which was surprisingly effective.

every time she falls asleep on him while he's still awake, she wakes up with her hair in dozens of tiny braids

finnick occasionally brings her gifts from the capitol (purchased by him with his own money, of course). because i hc annie as a stem girlie this usually takes the form of niche scientific nonfiction that you just can't get in the districts

they take their coffee opposite ways. finnick with lots of milk and sugar because he's a baby, annie black no sugar because she finds strong flavors soothing

they've each gifted each other multiple pieces of hand-made jewelry, which rhey both wear as often as possible

finnick was beginning to earnestly hate the color green until annie came along, and now he struggles to resent the color of her eyes

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odesta come home pls

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rough style study inspired by alphonse mucha ft. finnick!

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a little companion peeta to my last finnick drawing!

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Fanfic Writers: Director’s Cut

Reblog this if you want readers to come into your ask box and ask for the “director’s commentary” on a particular story, section of a story, or set of lines. 

Or, send in a ⭐star⭐  to have the author select a section they’ve been dying to talk about!

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I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out

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nobody asked but i gave finnick's little sister a cat named miter, which is a type of ridged seashell and also refers to various things with sharp points or corners. because he's her cute little seashell but watch out!