Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)

by Suzanne Collins

And here I am with buckets of money, far more than enough to feed both our families now, and he won’t take a single coin.

Selfish and idiotic of him. Pride over his family being fed. Incel tbh

But I know now it was nothing but painful for Gale.

Bro. Fuck gales feelings. You were literally fighting for your life

had to do that. At least once.”

Bitch

I’m so startled I answer. “Yes.” With all that has happened today, has that question actually been preying on him?

Boys are so dumb sometimes. Even the precious ones lol

but it was his habit of luring starving young women into his bed for money that made him an object of loathing in the district.

Love how he is the corrupt and vile one. Not those in need

That’s what nettles me. It’s the implication that there’s something going on between Gale and Madge. And I don’t like

girl you are better than this

I like to watch his hands as he works, making a blank page bloom with strokes of ink, adding touches of color to our previously black and yellowish book.

Gale and Katniss are two individuals that can help each other when needed. Peeta and Katniss are two people that come together create things something.

“And where would we be, Katniss?” asks Gale.

GALE. SOMETIMES THINGS AREN’T ABOUT YOU. GODDAMN

I’m afraid, anyway, that any kind of emotional scene with Gale might cause him to do something drastic.

The way this trash of a man has Katniss in an emotional snare. I’ll give him this, he sure knows how to trap things.

“Don’t worry. I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don’t hurt anyone but myself.”

I feel this

But ever since he turned sixteen, he’s spent his time at the Games being dogged by those desperately in love with him.

SIXTEEN. A child still. Fuck

“Having an eye for beauty isn’t the same thing as a weakness,” Peeta points out. “Except possibly when it comes to you.”

Ugh shut up. This is so sweet. I can’t 😭

“Actually, I saw her shoot, for real, for the first time. I’m about to put in a formal request myself.”

The way he simply appreciates her…. Ugh ❤️

“Make him pay for it, okay?” she says.

I love her

let any guilt over Gale detract from how I really feel about what Peeta did. Which is empowered.

Exactly, fuck gales feelings

“Remember, girl on fire,” he says, “I’m still betting on you.”

😭😭