The Hunger Games ♥.

One of the things I find of most note in the Hunger Games trilogy is how gender roles appear to have generally been flipped with regard to the characters Katniss, Peeta, and Finnick. It is not simply that the rules have been flipped, as characters such as Haymitch and Primrose are more traditional while still regarded as acceptable. The individual characters are strong enough that the gender role difference is acceptable. Additionally, the foreign country of Panem can be considered a place where things are done differently, and its citizens are not judged the same way as modern Americans.

Katniss...

This is a song fic I decided to do, based on the song “Lying from You”, by Linkin Park. I just thought it would describe perfectly Katniss’s feelings during Mockingjay. So yeah. Here it is.
This isn’t what I wanted to be,
I never thought that what I said would have you running from me
Like this...
“I love you.”
“I know.”
What have I said? What have I done? I didn’t mean for it to go down like this. Who am I? Why do you love me? I don’t deserve you. I don’t deserve either of you. And now it’s too late.
I lower my eyes, not looking as you walk away.
No turning back now,
I wanna...

ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS: I saw the movie last night, and it's amazing. Have you been going to all of the premieres?

WILLOW SHIELDS: I just went to the LA premiere.

SYMONDS: How was that?

SHIELDS: That was really awesome—it was huge!

SYMONDS: I saw some pictures. It seemed like it was probably really overwhelming.

SHIELDS: Yeah, definitely.

SYMONDS: And this is your first time dealing with all of that stuff, right? Have you found it to be a pretty natural process, or is it like a total other world?

SHIELDS: It's just like a really crazy experience. Definitely otherworldly, because all of these fans of...