The thing I love about The Hunger Games is what it makes me feel. I’m not even entirely convinced that it’s the books that I love; it’s the concept of it all, and how it makes me realise just how twisted it is, while also leaving me wanting more. It’s exactly what the Capitol citizens feel, and it’s kind of terrifying.
When I write Hunger Games fanfiction, I feel both powerful and terrified at the same time. I get this tightening in my chest whenever I think too deeply about what’s happening — but it’s not a good tightening. It’s a suffocating tightening. It’s the same tightening I get when I see a picture I relate to the Hunger Games. It’s a tightening I feel when I realise, “Wait, children are dying. These children are dying.” Does anybody else get that? Like, I know it’s not real, but the concept really gets to me. I love playing with scenarios for Hunger Games because of how deeply everything I write affects me.
I don’t know. It’s probably just me. But I thought I’d share.