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notyourshot March 25 2012, 22:44:52 UTC


It begins. Clove is the first to make a kill. It is not like she expects, there is too much blood because, in her haste, she misses the artery and has to twist her knife around. It's great. The bitch from district 12 manages to escape, but it's alright for now.

When the boy, Peeta, tells them, "No, see, it was all--it was lies, I just needed to make Katniss think she was safe from me, to trust me" she is wary, but he will be of use anyway, so she pockets the small darts she has. She can kill him later.

At night, he whispers to Cato: "We could have done something similar" and he whispers back, "No, we couldn't", all matter-of-fact.

She thinks about his hands and what they've done, to her and to others, and silently acknowledges his truth.

Cato enjoys killing. He has thought about killing everyone, he thinks about his hands around people's necks as soon as he meets them. He has thought about killing Clove, too, because he is rational about it. It's a shame, yes. But it has to be done. Probably. Meanwhile, they can laugh about the others.

Except: they can both live. He was prepared to do what had to be done, because "You will win," he had been told. But now, they can both win. And he thinks, probably, that this is good. They plan how to kill the others.

Except, except.

They were doomed right from the beginning. It doesn't matter, in the end. Maybe they could have been like the star-crossed lovers of district 12, but he spots her body in the clearing, head bashed in, and can only muster passing relief that he won't be the one to do it. And his despair, his momentary madness, well. He never believed in revenge because he was always planning on killing everyone, anyway. But it feels close to it when he sees Katniss' rage, when his fist digs into Peeta's stomach.

The wolves take him. Clove's eyes blink hungrily at him, and he thinks, well, in the end, it was you.

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colfields March 25 2012, 23:15:01 UTC
This was so chilling and beautiful and perfect. Thank you so much for filling this. My heart breaks for these two every time.

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notyourshot March 26 2012, 03:57:39 UTC
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was trying something a bit different, so I'm still not sure if it worked.

(also: if you are also colfield on tumblr, well, I really like your blog. Cheers.)

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heliconian_julz March 26 2012, 02:09:03 UTC
ohmygod

that final line. that final line. guhhhhhhh.

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notyourshot March 26 2012, 03:57:53 UTC
glad you liked!

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jada_jasmine March 26 2012, 03:29:34 UTC
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT. This is one of my favorite Cato/Clove fics I have ever read. I don't know what to do with my hands. I love everything about it. That last line? Are you kidding me?!?!

And does it count as pulling pigtails if throwing knives are involved?

^HOLY SHIT that's fantastic

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notyourshot March 26 2012, 04:00:28 UTC
Oh, wow, thanks so much! It was all a bit outside the box for me, so it's nice to know I managed alright! ♥

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classicfreak March 26 2012, 05:29:06 UTC
Well in the end, it was always you
WELL IN THE END IT WAS ALWAYS YOU
WELL, IN THE END IT WAS ALWAYS YOU.
WELL, IN THE END I DIED BECAUSE THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE AND THE BOOK ARE SO DIFFERENT.
DEER LORD.
is there anyway you could post this somewhere else where I can horde the url? Because this is so perfect it hurts.

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notyourshot March 26 2012, 16:39:51 UTC
magic_knickers March 27 2012, 03:03:40 UTC
Ohgod, that last bit at the end just about killed me. I ship this with the fire of a thousand suns, and you have done it perfectly, hauntingly.

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notyourshot March 29 2012, 16:52:18 UTC
wow thanks so much!

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notyourshot March 29 2012, 16:52:37 UTC
<333 thank you!

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morbidmuse March 29 2012, 00:58:33 UTC
This is gorgeous and tragic and perfect.

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notyourshot March 29 2012, 16:53:07 UTC
i'm happy you think so :)

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