[ fic ] kill yourself to never ever stop ; cato/clove, the hunger games

[cassiehayes]

So, I have about a million other things I need to be writing (both school- and fic-related) annnnd somehow people end up making me have a ton of feelings about Cato/Clove and I check out the ficathon and this happens. Welp. Written for the prompt "watch it you're in the danger zone" by jada_jasmine at  The Girl on Fire Ficathon. Originally posted  here.

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Comments

[swirlsofblue]

This is beautiful, I loved it. I just saw the film yesterday, and haven't read the book, and *so many thoughts*.

[cassiehayes]

Ahh, sorry it took me so long to get back to you but thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed :) I would totally recommend the book, especially if you're a fan of this pairing; there are some more hints to it and so on. Just out of curiosity, how did you enjoy the movie though? I know a few people that hadn't read the books and said they found it a bit hard to follow at times, but idk if that's just them, lol :/

[swirlsofblue]

Yeah, I definitely think I will read the book, and the sequels as well. I loved the film, although the premise that the hunger games would reduce rebellion was odd I thought if anything it would increase it, but I suppose that wasn't the point. I suppose even though the outer districts may have more longing to rebel they lack the resources, but what about districts 1 and 2, they have the resources to train their children- they're effectively training armies every year, and as well off as they may be they're still having at least one child a year killed by this thing. I had no trouble understanding, but I'm very into the whole dystopic future genre, so that may be why. :)

[beethemonster]

yaaay, great you reposted this, now i can keep it in my memories forever and ever and love it and reread and everything!

[cassiehayes]

Aww, you are much too sweet, thank you! I am so glad that you enjoyed it so much and way flattered that you're memming, wow! :)

[scorpiod1]

Ommmmgggg, this is so awesome and viscerally twisted and I wanna roll around in it. HOW DO YOU HIT SO MANY OF MY FUCKED UP SHIP KINKS? SOCIOPATHS IN LOVE IS LIKE MY FAVORITE THING.

Guh, I love how they can only communicate with violence and threats, and saving the other for last kill, saving this kill, the best, for last, is probably the highest form of affection for them, the only way to express love or whatever comes close for them. I MEAN, GOD, IT KILLS ME SHE CALLS OUT FOR CATO BEFORE SHE DIES, NOT TO SAVE HER, NO, BUT BECAUSE HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE TO KILL HER. I MEAN. GOD. FEELS.

“Promise I’m gonna kill you,” he whispers in her ear, as she’s wiping blood off her knife. She grins.

-Clove and her knives and her teeth flashing wolf grins are his.

Yeeeeeeeeees.

slowly tearing each other apart because it’s the only thing either of them know how to do, the only thing they could ever be. They won’t make it out of this arena. He will kill her. He doesn’t think these dreams will go away when he does.Oh god THESE KIDS. This

[cassiehayes]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ALL OF THE FUCKED UP SHIP KINKS PLS. Clearly we have the same horrifying taste \o/ But eeeeee, thank you!!

UGH, COMMUNICATING THROUGH VIOLENCE/THREATS IS ONE MY FAVOURITE THINGS.... In characters I mean... not real life obviously, rofl, that sounded bad. But. I am super glad you picked that out, that's all. Masking true meaning behind false shows of violence is always a fascinating dynamic, and this is the HUNGER GAMES, so :/

Ugh ugh ugh thank you though, so glad you liiiiiiiiiiiked it, and haha yay for getting into the fandom! I am, like, by no means an ~involved~ person in the THG fandom, this is the first thing I've ever written for it lol, but there is some truly STUNNING fic out there for it, wowzers. The ficathon itself is turning up pure gold.

[duca_valentino]

i
how
HOW ARE YOU PERFECT
CONSIDER THIS A PROPOSAL, WOMAN

I JUST. I CAN QUOTE THE WHOLE THING BACK AT YOU. I JUST. HNNNNNNGGGGGGG
THERE IS SO MUCH ANGER IN HIM, AND I LOVE THAT SO MUCH. SO MUCH WANT AND SO MUCH WAITING FOR HER TO MISS, FOR HER TO BREAK, FOR HIM TO BREAK HER, AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND HE'S ECSTATIC
AND BOTH OF THEM HARBOUR DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
AND DON'T REALIZE HOW EASILY THEY DIE
BECAUSE THEIR WHOLE LIVES THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED FOR THIS AND NEITHER OF THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MIGHT NOT WIN

AND

HIS DREAMS OH GAWDDD HIS DREAMS OH YEEAAHH WOMAN

AND THIS THIS LAST LINE

And the beasts close over him when he hits the ground and he thinks of Clove lifeless in the grass and lifeless in the sky, knives couldn’t save her, nothing could save them, but he remembers wolf grins and a flash of silv-

PERFECT ENDING PERFECT CUTTING OFFF I JUST I LITERALLY SQUEEEEDDDDD

AND AND OH GAWWDDD FEEELINGSSSSS

(That’s a lie. There are no pairs in the Games. There is one victor; there is him and there is no place for her

[cassiehayes]

OH HI YOUUUUUUUUUU.

AHHHHHHH WELL, AS IF IT'S A QUESTION, PSHHHHHT, CONSIDER ME ACCEPTING, BUT DO I GET A RING? THAT IS THE REAL QUESTION ;) IS THIS A PLANNED OR IMPULSIVE KIND OF DEAL? A WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW.

alsjdlfdkhdfkhdkfhdlds but okay seriously thank you omfg, you are too much and I am just like EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE about all of this, HOW DO I EVEN BEGIN TO RESPOND OMG.

UGH DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR AND UGH CAREERS AND UGH TO EVERYTHING UGH I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE DREAMS AND LIKE, SO GLAD YOU LIKE ANY OF IT REALLY, LOL, BUT THE END ESPECIALLY AHHHHHHHHHH, PHEW. YAY.

FEELINGS FOR THESE TWO OUT OF NOWHERE, UGH. THANKS, TUMBLR.

<3333

I FUCKING LOVE YOU TOO, BABE. TIS MUTUAL. (SPEAKING OF WHICH, I E-MAILED YOU BACK FLAILING JUST AS MUCH :P)

[duca_valentino]

OF COURSE YOU GET A RING
WE ALL GET RINGS
EVERYONE GETS RINGS RINGS ALL AROUND
IT'S A SUMMER WEDDING, ON THE BEACH, BABE

GODDAMNED. I haven't even seen the movie yet but i've seen pics and HOLY SHIT WHAT IS THIS I SEE CATO/CLOVE DRESSED AS GLADIATORS THAT IS THE BEST SHIT EVER
BECAUSE NOW IT'S NOT JUST DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
IT'S ROMAN GRANDEUR

ASLDKJALSDKJASLDJALSDJ ALL MY BORGIAS FEELINGS THERE
YES YES
MUTUAL LOVE HERE BOO

[xx_pinkstar]

I LITERALLY WAS JUST COMMENTING TO SOMEONE ABOUT HOW CATO/CLOVE WAS MY CURRENT OTP AND HOW FLAWFREE ALL THE FIC WAS.

AND THEN I SCROLL DOWN AND.

HOW ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN? HOW DOES SOMEONE HAVE SUCH FLAWFREE CHOICES IN EVERY SINGLE THING? AND THEN GO AND WRITE ALL TEH PERFECT FIC FOR IT.

BASICALLY, LET ME LOVE YOU.

ALSO. ALSO.

Or today could be the day I kill you, he thinks, but there is a stronger voice in his head, roaring, not yet, not yet, and he concedes to it. He has imagined so many ways he will kill her, and he will wait till it is perfect. He will close a hand around her throat and maybe he will slit it with her own knife, wouldn’t that be beautiful, and he will watch her bleed dry and whisper I told you so, sweetheart as that goddamn silver light leaves her eyes.

DROWNING IN MY BLOODY TEARS TBH.

[cassiehayes]

EEEEEEEEEE THAT IS SO EXCITING TO HEAR, LOL IT SEEMS LOTS MORE PEOPLE ARE INTO THIS THAN I EVEN KNEW. I BLAME TUMBLR FOR MY FEELS, DID NOT ANTICIPATE WRITING THIS AT ALL BUT HEY. OMG. THANK YOUUUU HUN, SO GLAD YOU LIKED HOW I WROTE YOUR OTP, YAY!

aljdslhfdhkfdhkfdlhslhfd EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PAIRING = BLOODY TEARS OMG, BUT I AM GLAD THAT PART STOOD OUT FOR YOU.