Sometimes I Am Stunned When I Remember That Not Only Are Katniss And Peeta The Youngest People Going

sometimes i am stunned when i remember that not only are katniss and peeta the youngest people going into the quarter quell but also that they are still literally KIDS. they are children facing 22 adults with not only years of friendship between them but years of mentorship to learn the best strategies of the games.

katniss is a 17yo girl who was malnourished most of her life that only had months to try to prepare to catch up to her competitors. peeta is a 17yo boy who is likely still going through puberty! facing fully grown adults.

sure some of the victors are in their early 20s like finnick or johanna, but the maturity difference between early 20s and 17 is huge.

they are kids forced to play in an adults’ game.

Headcanon that Peeta would be insanely good at Just Dance. Katniss is tryharding to keep up, but he near effortlessly gets a perfect score on every dance, despite only ever playing it when she does.

we don't talk enough about how messed up it was that katniss was forced into her fake relationship with peeta. how sickenin it was that her uncertain feelings were on display for the whole Capitol to see. that her survival depended on her ability to portray burning love for this boy she barely even knew. that she had to kiss him again and again and again, just to earn food or medicine. because kiss on the cheek wasn't enough for the Capitol, heartfelt conversarions weren't enough - the public wanted to see these beaten up, sixteen year olds make out.

yesh, i'm sick to my stomach, actually.

peeta's "I must have loved you a lot" is soooo heartbreaking like what the fuck????!??!?!?

Katniss and Peeta at the beginning of Catching Fire are a divorced couple trying to remain amicable for the sake of their child (Haymitch), of whom they share joint custody

do you ever think about rue refusing katniss's mockinjay pin and wonder if it symbolised her refusal to be the face of the revolution and thus foreshadowed her death