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Hunger Games Headcanon (plus some minor SOTR spoilers)

I like to imagine in a somewhat better scenario that posts the 74th Hunger Games, when Katniss and Peeta come home, that Haymitch was forced to sober up significantly (at least for him, still drunk but not as often) because he realized these two kids in victors village did not know how to take care of themselves and he was forced to be somewhat of a guardian more often. Especially since any issues the two have, they just show up at Haymitch's house and it's gotten to a point where he just expects it. It's like post rebellion except it happens way earlier.

It's just come to his attention that Peeta lives alone because his family sucks so Haymitch just often finds Peeta in his kitchen baking and while he questioned it at first (Kid, what the fuck are you doing in my house?!?! Peeta: cookies :) ), eventually was like fuck it, and didn't bother trying to kick the kid out (and he got fresh pastries so sue him it's nice). He used to grunt or snort when Peeta would just start talking but it just came to a point where Haymitch was genuinely giving him advice and kicking him to sleep on the couch or go to bed (whether that be Haymitch guest room or Peeta's own house was determined purely on chance and it was usually Haymitch's guest room).

So great, now he has a kid to look after who's semi-moved in. It's somewhat easy, with Peeta, who is much more willing to share and talk. This doesn't stop the bad days when he sees Peeta shut down and barely talk, and Haymitch has to try and give his own talks and random quips about nothing to try and get Peeta out of his head. Haymitch hasn't held long conversations in such a long time. It's difficult, but it's progress, and seeing the kid function again takes some stress off of Haymitch's shoulders that he didn't know he had.

At least Katniss has her mom, or at least Haymitch thinks so. Because not a month later this feral, hissy teenager who reminds Haymitch of Johanna (and himself but he doesn't want to admit it) comes along and starts giving Haymitch some dead animals. (Haymitch: what are you, a fucking cat? Katniss: Take the damn rabbit Haymitch you drunk bastard).

And the same shit starts all over again except Katniss is way more closed off and guarded and moody in Haymitch's opinion but she's also hurting and Haymitch understands that. She has a tendency to walk around and find herself in the woods, sometimes sleeping in the trees, and Haymitch won't know until Peeta mentions that he hasn't seen Katniss go home yet and so now Haymitch is walking in the woods he hasn't been to since Burdock last took him, looking for Katniss and finding her curled to the side of a nice maple tree (that Burdock once showed him how to get syrup from in late winter, the both of them enjoying some fruit with it and selling it off). Haymitch doesn't say this of course, but he comes and picks her up and takes her back home, drops her in his guest bed, and goes to drink more because facing his childhood memories is tough and this girl several rooms down from him encompasses everything he ever cherished.

So now his days are spent playing reluctant babysitter (not that he calls himself this). Talking down nightmares and dragging (his) kids to go to bed and making sure they eat. He has to start locking his alcohol now so Katniss doesn't touch it. He finds his house much cleaner than it was before, mostly due to Peeta, but Haymitch stops leaving his shit around because it's depressing to see a kid take care of his clothes like a maid. He can often find Katniss or Peeta or both somewhere in his house doing random shit, or leaving notes.

Having the kids around him helps him fix himself up reluctantly, he eats better, and takes a bit more care of himself or else he gets nagged on. It's whatever, better to just take the damn shower instead of listening to Katniss yell at him for 10 minutes straight (He only knew one girl in this district before who could nag so much).

There are a lot of bad days, days filled with screaming, drunken messes, and knives being held. Some days they'll go a whole week without speaking to another. But they migrate back because it's just what happens when you only have two other people who understand you. But he will ask Peeta about what he's baking and his drawing. And eventually, Katniss will force Haymitch to go along with her on hikes in the forest and Haymitch will point at plants and feign ignorance, asking about them until Katniss gives him looks but starts talking about every one of them with a faraway look in her eye and the same excited tone Haymitch knew she got from Burdock when he pulled Haymitch into following him. Haymitch thinks he's got Katniss and Peeta figured out enough.

Everything is working out, not great, but they're living, and isn't that great for them?

Until the 75th games are called, and Haymitch sees what's happening. He thought it would be over, that Snow would be done. Of course not, and Haymitch shouldn't have left his fucking guard down for one minute.

He has both (his) kids asking that he protect the other (and it pains him that he can't, he fucking can't and Snow knows this, the fucking bastard). Haymitch can only do the one thing he knows best, and takes a swing from the bottle.

Do you think Mags just stuck Finnick with Haymitch whenever she couldn't watch him while in the Capitol? I think it'd be cute with Haymitch, semi-drunk, having to watch over another kid because Mags asked him to and since it's Mags he can't say no.

He gets Annie too eventually because Mags decides that despite the alcohol, Haymitch is good with talking down kids. He lets her read to him and listens. Much softer than his sass with Finnick.

After the 74th game he's now stuck with four kids indefinitely because of course Katniss and Peeta are also his. Kids flock to him like glue and he doesn't know why.

I want more fics of Haymitch being sweet with kids because it's literally ingrained in him. They're his reluctant gaggle of geese.

Do you guys think that capital citizens make thirst traps and edits of their favorite victors/kids that were reaped? Considering being a victor was kind of similar to being famous in the capitol.

Imagine they had the equivalent of an AO3 dedicated to writing /reader fics with them. Their social media must be something else omg.

I'd kill to have Haymitch Abernathy have a pet bunny rabbit. A little soft gray bunny.

Can you imagine him surrounded by little fluff balls.

Lucy Gray Baird: *Takes a bow in front of the capitol screens and tells everyone they can kiss her ass and sing rebellious music. Haunt the narrative and give Snow nightmares for the rest of his days* That's not pretty rebellious I think.

President Snow: Okay so I got rid of any evidence of the 10th games. Thank god I got rid of he—

Haymitch Abernathy: I also shouldn't be rebellious, don't want anything happening. *Proceeds to drag Louella'a body and clap with bloody hands in front of President Snow. Then attempts to blow up and flood the arena and when that fails, uses forcefields.* That wasn't as bad, I think.

President Snow: For Fucks sake, okay your family and love is dead. Thank god that's squashed no—

Katniss Everdeen: I gotta lay low and survive for Prim. *Shoots an arrow at apple in the pig near the gamemakers, Sings a lullabye for Rue and refuses to let Peeta die and forces Seneca Crana to rechange the victory and allow for two victors." I think I laid low, for sure.

President Snow: FU—

Peeta Mellark: I'll do anything to save Katniss. *Doesn't die in the 74th game. Tells the crowd in District 11 that he'll offer a percentage of his earnings to the families during the victory tour. Then tells Capitol crows of citizens on live tv that Katniss is pregnant so riots start to stop the games* Peace ✌️.

President Snow: Now wh—

*75th arena breaks and war starts.*

President Snow: God dammit 12.

SOTR/THG Fanfiction Idea:

Haymitch succeeded in pushing everyone away after the incident with his family, worried he'd put his friend's lives in danger. Not even able to tell them why he's pushing them away, and watching everyone slowly leave his side. Finally content (and so very lonely) about how they can't be hurt because of him. He thinks he made the right decision.

A year passes, and he goes on with life begrudgingly, learning how to be a mentor, so he can at least try to give these kids (most of which are around HIS age if not his age) a fighting chance. Working sponsorships, galas, etc. Crumbling at his first lost tributes. Knowing he'll be doing this every year unless he gets a victor and trying to cope with it.

Then another year later, it's his birthday again. But someone must truly hate him. For it's Burdock Everdeen's name that gets picked for the games while he's 18 (his last chance of even being able to be picked) alongside a girl, and Haymitch is now forced to mentor his ex-best friend and get him through the arena, working under the Capitol's gaze. All the while still learning how to be a mentor period. (and feel the everlasting guilt that he didn't push Burdock far enough and he got picked because of Haymitch - Whether or not this is true).

A friendship reunion except it's in a way literally no one asked for.

He was definitely hot for sure I just know it

haymitch, canonically hot, nice arms from all the wood chopping, kind to small children: hey we’ve got an alliance thing going on, would—

all the newcomers:

He attracts safety so much lmao its so funny (and very sad).

my fav thing about sunrise on the reaping was when haymitch was like yeah caeser i'm a lone wolf 😏 i'm with the newcomers but i'm not WITH the newcomers, yknow? they call me a rascal. a rebel against the gamemasters. I scored a ONE and that is a THREAT. you do not want to mess with me 🙅

cut to him with like 20 kids following him around like ducklings, him hiding in his t-shirt, him letting a bunny guide him to safety because it reminded him of his girlfriend, and him making nightlights out of potatoes.

The fact that there are several undertones that we don't understand until later in life when we're older, reading The Hunger Games is astounding.

Haymitch was never forced into anything (I'm talking prostitution) because his love and family were dead. If he hadn't pushed his friends away they would be the new collateral that Snow would hold over Haymitch's head.

Haymitch was never going to have a happy ending either way and that's all the more depressing to think about. Had Lenore survived, she would've been something to hold over him. His life was bound for depression the minute he won the games. He didn't die in the games, his chance of happiness died the minute he boarded the train.

(And perhaps that theory that Burdock's death in the mines was targeted may hold some merit, although in my opinion that was a very late accident that I'm not sure it would been connected. However, the chance that it was more of an act to squash rebellion definitely sticks, and it no doubt it still probably haunts Haymitch.)

Suzanne really making us look at the victors in the eyes and realizing that they are all victims.

Please I can't.

The sheer lack of Haymitch & Burdock Everdeen fanfictions is genuinely depressing :(

Someone, please write a fix-it fic where Haymitch doesn't push Burdock and Blair away and they stay friends PLEASE. A hurt/comfort fic, I need it rn. Haymitch stays away from alcohol and becomes Katniss and Prim's uncle god PLEASE.

Don't make me cry and start writing it myself 😭.

Guys stop girlbossing so hard you're setting up too many expectations for me and I can't handle that.

I would love a fanfic that was just Aditi Hilli teaching Jesper everything she could do. I want more fics of Jesper actually knowing his powers but not in the way that other Durast do. Where are my comfort family fics PLEASE? Being one of the few (if you don't count Sankta Nayer from Netflix) who use their powers differently needs more investigation.

To anyone whose read six of crows and played (or know) dnd, what classes do you think each character would be? I am interested to see what people would think.

Everyone keeps mentioning that Nina would've outlived Matthias, and Zoya would outlive Nikolai but no one ever talks about Jesper outliving Wylan and the rest of the crows alongside Nina

Jesper outliving Wylan

Jesper Outliving Wylan

Who would win?

Some highly trained soldiers with powers

or

some birds committing crimes and tomfoolery.

Life Advice! :)

DO NOT come to me for life advice as I DO NOT know what the fuck I am doing but also please come to me asking for advice becuase I am an Attention Whore. 

Some point after Season 2 of Shadow and Bone

Inej: We did it! We helped save Ravka!

Kaz: But what about the MoNeY!, I must be paid what I am due. Do you think I did this for free?

Nina: What about the lives we saved?

Kaz: i’ve got several million kruges on the line, Ms. Zenik, the people we saved was only part of the job.

Inej *looking disappointed*: Don’t tell me you wouldn’t have helped those people anyway Kaz

Kaz: ...

Inej: Kaz?

Kaz: You said not to say anything.

They gave Inej knives because she would've been too powerful with a gun. Imagine the Wraith, deadly as she is, with a gun.

Nina Zenik would've loved Ao3

Kaz *gesturing to jesper*: Hey Jesper, watch this.

Jesper turns around and realizes that Kaz is holding his hat.

Jesper: My hat?

Kaz *sticks his hand in the hat and pulls out Milo*: Tada

Jesper: Oh cool another magic tri-... MILO?!?

The ol' Kazzle Dazzle baby.

jesper in soc: fuck the rich! 😡😡

jesper in ck: fuck the rich 😳🤭

Zoya: Why are you watching Nina´s friends? Did Brekker stole something again

Tamar: No, is just that we were having an argument , we know that they are three couples

Tolya: But we never know who is dating who

Zoya: How could you not know?

Tamar: Just watch them!

Jesper: i have a zit on my back i can't reach , can someone pop it out for me?

Nina: Right on! , it better be a big one

Inej: you can't be mad at me forever

Matthias: If i am not enought for you, you should just say it instead of double timing,i thought we got something special

Inej: You were too sick for the gym and she was avaliable. I never said we were exclusive partners

Matthias: Is she prettier than me? Was she better?

Wylan: Is it so hard to bend and pick up the clothing? i am not even asking you to do your laundry, just not leaving your socks spreading all over my floor

Kaz: Nobody is asking you to pick it up

Wylan: See? you don't get the point, you are an unconsiderate slob...

Tolya: This happens everytime, when we are sure which ones are the couples they pull that

Inej: "stands up"

Jesper: Where are you going?!

Inej: Just the bathroom

Jesper: oh, come back soon, i am missing you already baby

Wylan picking up a yellow flower: you take it, it matches your hair

Matthias: Thanks, speaking of which , did you like the bouquet i sent you? your mom said you needed blue ones

Kaz: Nina, my love, go and get me a coffee

Nina: What if i poison you and dance on your grave?

Kaz: As long as the poison is on my coffee , i won't have a problem

Tamar: they are crazy!

Kuwei passing by: oh yeah, if it helps; i kissed three of them

Tolya: No! it doesn't help at all!

You're telling me that in the grishaverse, durast (Materialki in general) are seen as weak when they got the most badass power (excuse me, small science) i've ever seen? What the absolute fuck.

They can change the structures of metals, core clothes, plants, textiles, etc. We saw in the show that Sankta Neyar control the iron in people's bodies. Aditi Hilli could extract poison from someone. These are things commonly seen that only the Corporalki can do. But Nah, just durast alone studying their power can wipe others off the map with a flick of their wrist. Unlike some others, they are always gonna have material available for them to use. Metal is everywhere, chemicals are everywhere (Alkemi are not commonly seen but based on their general description they are more powerful than what people think.)

Essentially, my main point is that Jesper, untrained, could literally move bullets. David was always trained in a specific way (what the little palace teaches him) but oooooh boy, imagine if he just stepped a little out of line and learned more? They both would be absolutely powerful. They were side characters because the plot deemed them to be, otherwise they'd be pretty damn unstoppable.

Anyway my main point is that I need more Jesper and/or David fics and just fics of Durast and Alkemi in general because if I was a grisha? Id want to be a durast.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Please feel free to make fics (pretty pls 🙏)

anon request | sankta neyar tells jesper to use the metal on him // jesper uses the buttons on his waistcoat in a fight (2.06 // 2.08)

The fact that Jesper Fahey is grisha and we all seem to forget it is amazing.

man this sucks (<- likes a niche character that hardly has any fan content)

Please I need more Grisha! Jesper fics. Im begging you, im on my knees begging you. I need bare scraps. I just need more central-jesper fics where he uses his powers. Pleaseeeeee i am desperate and willing to do anything for a crumb.

Grisha Jesper for the win

Hello! I was just wondering. How would you feel if Aguero grew his hair out and put it in a ponytail like yours!!

Haha! I would definitely tease him about how he can never escape from my legacy, despite him hating my entire existence.

khun after developing his ice powers: i see that i'm icy :)

Okay so Khun Agero Agnis:

And now his father data version:

I meannnn this boy obviously inherited some good genes, like father like son. That whole family is stunning no wonder why Khun Eduan has so many wives....

I also vote for more ponytail Khun because he's so gorgeous