THG fic: "Spin Control" [24/24] (wheeeew!)

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Title: Spin Control
Pairings: Finnick/Haymitch, Kat/Peeta
Characters: Finnick, Haymitch, Chaff, Peeta, Gale, Kat; plus appearances by Mags, Johanna, Caesar Flickerman, President Snow, Effie, Claudius Templesmith, Beetee, Prim, Thresh, Rue, District Twelve ensemble and various OC
Rating: adult
Warnings: forced prostitution & non-con; people dealing

Comments

So Many FEELINGS

[roguedemon]

I have just been sitting here and re-reading this and trying to be coherent and it's just not going to happen today, both because I'm still feelling a little muddled and because I'm just too emotional about this. This meant so much more to me than any of the movies ever will. It's definitely my favorite fanfic of all time, and I have read a LOT of fanfic. But it's more than just fanfic, you are one of the most amazing writers I have encountered.

This chapter was very satisfying, you tied up the loose ends so very well. I just want to say I TOTALLY CALLED the discussion of Beetee's toy (it was obvious, since pretty much everything else was stuff Finnick already knew or things Haymitch would never discuss, and I knew that they would be talking about these issues from the snippet you sent me.) I was totally laughing at their discussion of getting another toy and the ensuing Paparazzi shot. That whole section was so lovely and I want to just hug them both and give them lots of chocolate. (Chocolate = love to me, okay?) :)

All the domestic scenes where they are just comforting each other and trying to hang on during all the horrible shit really speak to me.

I loved the scene with Chaff, and you handled everything with Gale perfectly. I want a future ficlet where Prim becomes a bad-ass survivalist well-versed in knife throwing and poisons. ;) And where Aleese becomes D12's first victory and Finnick and Haymitch kind of unofficially adopt her and Mitchy when they move in next door.

Haymitch giving the clothes to Mitchy and being all, take this shit off my hands, will you? was so perfectly Haymitch and made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Gah, the Quell. Snow would totally reap one of Mag's grandchildren. I can't stand to think of Coral being reaped because that would mean Finnick would have to actually mentor against his own sister and nope nope nope, that's just too cruel. And Finnick is doing everything Snow wants...not gonna deal with this.

More later this week, tomorrow probably. I can't believe it's been a year since I started reading this Fic and talking to you. I am totally planning on going back to chapter one and unpacking everything with you. And so many other things. I am so proud of you and amazed that you wrote this whole thing. I know how hard it is to finish something like this, so I would just like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

And I totally want to be on your mailing list. I look forward to thinking about your future fic. :):)

Re: So Many FEELINGS

[trovia]

Hey, just a quick one to say that I'm waiting for a time when I can focus on anything longer than a Tumblr reblog before I reply in earnest, but THANK YOU so very much. I also loved your email, and I can't wait for what else you have to say. ♥

Re: So Many FEELINGS

[trovia]

Granted, I didn't get around to replying to this before. And also, take all the time you need. That said, I have to tell you that when I check my emails in the morning, a small part of me is always hoping that there'll be one by you, or a notification about a comment by you. :)

First of all, phewww. I still can't believe that sucker is finished! And I am so very proud of your compliment, man. Especially since I'm honestly really proud of the story myself. Not just because I wrote a whole long novel in English. (longest thing I ever wrote in any language, and English usually requires less words than German) And writing a novel in English just to prove that I can is a thing that I needed to get out of my system, I think. But also, this is the fanfic I've wanted to write for years. If you'd ask my girl, she'd tell you that for almost every fandom I've been in, I've come up with a half-shaped plot for a complex sexual abuse recovery story. But I never wrote them; never mind I like reading that kind of story, something inside of me refused to write a story where I traumatize a character just to make them better again. So I guess Finnick and Haymitch with their canon trauma were just what I'd been waiting for all along. Add to that, they don't live in America but in Panem, which gives me the liberty of writing Panem a little more like my reality in Germany, in terms of what psychological education the characters would have for example. I can't quite connect with a lot of ways people with mental sickness are treated in America, because people are so much more isolated here; there are a lot more taboos. But Panem is more like that and that made it much more interesting to me. Plus, finally, the sheer challenge. I remember how long it took me to figure out Finnick. I'd already done a lot of thinking about him in MOTR and even then I wasn't happy with him yet. Heh, I don't know if you read sabaceanbabe's fic, but I needed him to be more like her Finnick. ;) I was much more confident about it in SC though.

That is all to say, dude I am happy that you like the resolution!

AND YES, YOU CALLED THE DILDO CONVERSATION! Congratulations! :D I am unsurprised.

Am now picturing Prim as Black Widow. ;)

Haymitch needed to act annoyed about Jackson's stuff because he had to phrase it carefully so that the kids wouldn't feel indebted to him. :) That was the idea, anyway -- Finnick wouldn't know to pick this up, not being from Twelve. I doubt the kids would mind (and I doubt any of their parents were fooled) but I think it's important to Haymitch to feel like nobody owes him a debt. That would make him uncomfortable.

...Snow could always reap a relative of Caramel. ;) There's always that, too. :p

It's been a year of good meta, between you and I, huh? :)

I did put you on the mailing list!