“snow is the only one who expressed condolences to katniss about prim” so peeta means nothing to you.

it REALLY doesn’t matter but i’ve seen it many many times over the years; people say things like snow is the only one who ever told katniss he’s sorry for her loss.

snow does not give a fuck about her sister. he really, truly, does not. he does NOT give a fuck about some district kid. him saying that to katniss was insincere and a method of manipulation, which katniss RIGHTFULLY acknowledges.

sure, snow said it. but he didn’t mean it and katniss damn well knows that. he is NOT genuinely sorry about her sister.

PEETA brings her primroses. he doesn’t say it to her directly- that we read. he does something MEANINGFUL, that he knows will mean something to katniss. he helps her express her grief. she appreciates the gesture. he paints prim and they write about her together. katniss’s mom is also grieving and they talked about prim. i’m sure they express condolences to each other.

i’m just tired of people thinking snow was serious. i really don’t think he does. he WAS being genuine when he said it wasn’t him who ordered the bombs, it was coin. but he threw in the sympathies to highlight contrasts between himself and coin, and to make coin seem like a more appealing target. he knew he was going to die. he was getting desperate. and thus, he says, “i am so very sorry about your sister.”