I Dont Know If Loves A Feeling. Sometimes I Think Its A Matter Of Seeing. Seeing You. -Marguerite Duras.

“I don’t know if love’s a feeling. Sometimes I think it’s a matter of seeing. Seeing you”. -Marguerite Duras.

“I’m looking at you. It’s a vice, it’s a habit”. -Saúl Hernández.

Fandom: The Hunger Games

Character: Coriolanus Snow

Sample Size: 2,212 stories

Source: AO3

THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES 2023 | dir. Francis Lawrence

I think a lot of people in the fandom don’t give credit to how smart and capable Sejanus actually is.

It gets swept under the rug because a lot of his actions during Parts I and II may seem irrational and impulsive, but that’s only because we’re seeing them through Coriolanus’s eyes, who of course can’t empathize with the misery he’s going through by being forced to participate in the Games (and as a mentor to a former friend, no less); and the way it makes him act that way.

But in Part III? When he’s finally free from the games and the Capitol? He thrives. He instantly becomes friends with his bunkmates, with other peacekeepers, with the Covey. He adjusts to District 12 like he’s always belonged there.

When Coriolanus needed help to find out where Lucy Gray lived, Sejanus is the one that gets the information for him –anticipating Coriolanus himself. Discretely, because he correctly deduces that Coriolanus wouldn’t want other people to know they were looking for her.

It’s also Sejanus the one who gets him to the Covey’s place, taking charge of their trip there, asking around for directions and guiding them through the Seam. We know damn well Coriolanus would’ve never reached the place by himself.

And most impressively, he managed to infiltrate a rebel plot without any of the peacekeepers noticing it. And I’m not counting Coriolanus because the only reason he realized Sejanus was involved in something shady was because he was obsessively watching his every move (and literally went through Sejanus’ stuff behind his back to find some dirt on him). If Coriolanus really didn’t care about Sejanus like he proclaimed to, he would’ve been none the wiser to the rebel plan, just as their other bunkmates and fellow peacekeepers were.

Sejanus knew how to lie, how to play his cards right. Spruce wouldn’t have trusted him with the escape plan if he thought Sejanus was incapable of handling it.

When the murders happen, he doesn’t panic —he’s shocked (understandably so), but he’s able to remain calm.

What I’m getting at is — give my boy his flowers! And recognize that he’s not this helpless, emotional boy who constantly needs saving. That’s what Coriolanus thinks. He was a smart, capable young man who was willing to lie and get his hands dirty for something he believed in. Give him credit where credit is due.

nothing beats the ship dynamic of “hissy black cat and his loyal golden retriever bf”

I eat that shit up every. single. time.

the hunger games establishes very effectively that president snow the leader of a fascist nation propped up by colonial exploitation and reality tv is understandably not just regular evil but specifically a megalomaniac gay stunt queen villain president. likely thing to happen. however the prequel adds depth and intrigue to his character by revealing that he is actually a megalomaniac bisexual villain. fascinating stuff