The hot summer sun kissed Katniss' cheeks, and she felt its warmth spreading throughout her body. The tiniest of smiles danced on her lips. But this wasn't the right time for public displays of euphoria. Not when Tessa Monroe, the 15-year old girl old whose name had been called, was making her way towards the stage in front of them; walking in a straight line towards imminent death

Neither Katniss nor Peeta are the same after the war. Katniss can't move on from the guilt that plagues her nightmares. After she and Peeta have a deep conversation at night, can she finally learn to love the boy who, by all odds, has come back to her? For hmweasley.

Katniss has something she needs to tell her best friend, Peeta, but the timing isn't right. Part one is a drabble which was written quite some time ago for the tumblr prompt: I wish you would write a fic with an inappropriately timed confession.

"That's when I feel it. A piece of the hurt fades." This is the final book of the Light Up Series - a growing back together story. Katniss and Peeta return home and try to find themselves again. [Light Up Series - Book 5]

For his twenty-fifth birthday, Peeta gets exactly what he's always wanted. Written April 2017 as a birthday gift for franceschee via everlarkbirthdaydrabbles on tumblr.

Sequel to As If You Have a Choice. "Hey," he whispers softly, pulling me into him. He slides his hand up my shirt and scratches my back slowly with his calloused hands. "You aren't supposed to be here." This story explores Katniss and Peeta's relationship after the Tour and through the Quell. Canon-divergent. [Light Up Series - Book 2]

When a new student joins her first grade classroom he challenges everything teacher Katniss Everdeen believes.

A oneshot look at Katniss' birthdays through the years. Canon compliant, written for May 8th, 2016, our muse Katniss Everdeen's birthday. Warnings: depression, PTSD, mentions of violence and death, sexual content

"Peeta pulls her into him. This is practiced. This is familiar. This isn't the first time." This is a companion piece to We Seemed Like a Good Idea. Story consists of chapters and outtakes from other characters' perspectives.

"Yeah, you should go." I pull him closer. An alternate telling of the end of Mockingjay from Tigris's basement through the epilogue. Canon-Divergent from Katniss's POV. Katniss and Peeta fight in the fall of the Capitol and grow back together.

I'm a survivor. At least that's what someone once told me. He was probably right, which explains a lot about me. Survivors are selfish and despicable, although I think he meant it as a compliment. Problem is, what I'm surviving for is sometimes hard to tell anymore. WARNINGS: language, mentions of child abuse & drug usage & assault, prostitution, underage, explicit sexual content.

There are bad decisions. And then there's sleeping with your best friend, who is also your other best friend's brother, after their mother's funeral.

"It's something out of an old tale: a golden young man in a white bearskin, striking strange bargains with desperate souls on the cruelest night of winter." Peeta Mellark, winner of the 74th Hunger Games, returns from his Victory Tour to make the starving Everdeens an offer they can't refuse. Canon divergent, based on the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

A surprise during Peeta's walk home from the bakery could change everything. A little winter Everlark interlude post-Victory Tour. Written for Day 1 of the Yuletide in Panem: 12 Days of Christmas challenge on Tumblr.

Katniss Everdeen only plans on making a simple trade with District Twelve's young victor, but an unexpected blizzard leads to more than she'd bargained for.

Katniss takes a risk on her last day at college, a game with higher stakes than she was expecting. Can she keep up with the game after she leaves behind her friends and one blond roommate with a talent for baking and making her feel hopeful? Banner artwork by the incredible loving-mellark. Explicit sexual content and language.

He's the son of a gentleman. She barely passes for a lady. In a world of ballrooms and proper snobs, they're best friends...until friendship is no longer enough. But who will admit it first is the maddening question. Historical AU.

Weeks after moving to New York, Peeta Mellark encounters a woman he thought he would never see again... Everlark modern AU (Trigger warnings: mentions of child abuse, abandonment and a healthy dose of smut)

After learning his life is in limbo, Katniss Everdeen decides she'll do anything to help her best friend, Peeta Mellark, achieve all he's ever wanted. Everlark, modern-day AU.

There's a legend in District 12, passed down through the years, that tells of a lost soul, a miner who turned left when his brethren turned right. They call him the Blind Man. No longer alive, but unable to die. Dark AU.

In the Training Center, shortly before the Quarter Quell, Katniss and Peeta know they only have a few days left to live. To escape the nightmares, they seek comfort in each other's arms every night. But sleeping next to the girl you love can be difficult when you're a 17-year-old boy. Catching Fire – slight canon divergence. Peeta POV.

Katniss "convinces" Snow, and is forced to marry Peeta. AU.

Peeta's a high school exchange student spending a year on Panem Island, a foreign land of blue coves, lilting guitar melodies, and floral-scented breezes. He thought he left his love behind in America. But after meeting a village girl with a wild side, he's not sure where his heart belongs. Modern AU. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/960816/chapters/1882437

Peeta is a bad boy. Katniss is a good girl. Neither are interested in changing. But when Peeta's sent to work on the Everdeens' Amish farm during the Autumn harvest, two very different worlds—and hearts—collide. Modern AU. Banners by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/564057/chapters/1008445

Post-Games, life slowly returns to normal in District 12. Katniss, healing, finally begins to turn to Peeta for affection and accept his love. Post-MJ Canon. Alternate K&P POV. M for LEMONS! 2nd place best multi-chapter, 3rd place best in-progress, 2013 Everlark Smut Awards! Check out my interview with Jenie!: : / / sheafofarrows(dot)tumblr(dot)com/post/57891010312/ devanrae

Sometimes thinking can ruin a good thing. Right? Katniss and Peeta. Modern Day AU One Shot. (It's got more chapters now)

People in the kingdom whispered about a legend: a boy with a bow. They said he took up residence in the woods, hiding out while committing random acts of kindness, namely stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Historical AU. Robin Hood. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/562105/chapters/1004309

When they were children, he stole her heart. But then he vanished and she never saw him again. Many years later, Katniss finds a portal into an enchanted and dangerous forest, guarded by a fae boy who seems vaguely familiar. Fantasy AU. Banner by Mr. HGRomance: archiveofourown .org/works/683931/chapters/1255009

I can tell the moment he sees me through the glass wall; his eyes widen and he sits up straighter. He stands just as I burst through the door. And then I'm in his arms. And then I break down. [Mockingjay AU, Peeta is rescued from the Capitol unharmed. Follow up to "hold me, hold me (never let me go)".]

When the rain doesn't come and the ground dries up, the people of District 12 sink into a desperate struggle for survival against starvation and poverty. It's only after a devastating accident in the mines that Peeta Mellark finds a friend in Katniss Hawthorne, realizing sometimes people need more than crops to survive and that maybe, even without rain, some things can still grow.

After suffering a serious injury at the hands of his mother, Peeta begins treatment with Mrs Everdeen. When Katniss is asked to help with his treatment things take an unexpected turn. AU set in District 12.

A tender post-Mockingjay fic, ever so slightly (and affectionately) based on The Sound of Music. Not an AU, though original characters will crop up here and there.

AU. Peeta and Katniss and the American Civil War.

My version of how Katniss and Peeta rekindled their friendship and "grew back together." A bit different in the way characters show up. COMPLETE

Because of her scarred face, Katniss doesn't believe anyone would want her. When beautiful Delly asks her to ghostwrite love letters to Peeta, Katniss finds an outlet to reveal her own secret feelings for him…without him ever finding out the true identity of the author. One-shot. Modern AU. Cyrano de Bergerac. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/562169

AU: District Twelve struggles to recover from the revolution that tore the country apart years ago, and the eldest Everdeen daughter sacrifices her freedom to help her starving family. But even in the darkest places and times, refuge can be found. Banner by Ro Nordmann: h t t p:/tinyurl . com/9np3g8l remove spaces

"I hate it. I hate that you always have to calm me down in the middle of the night. I hate that I can't do anything to prevent them from coming... It drives me crazy, but I have no idea what to do, and..." she lays her head down on my chest. "Just stay here with me," I whisper. Katniss/Peeta. Mind the M-rating.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am 16 years old. I live in District 12. My best friend has just won the 74th Annual Hunger Games. AU. Rating has changed to "M".

Peeta was returned to District 12 too soon. How does he handle a relapse of his hijacking? Mature content.

What went on between Katniss and Peeta on the train during their Victory Tour. Peeta's POV.

"Times like these, when we are both so at peace, are precious to me. They are my whole world. I. Love. You. So. Much." Katniss and Peeta, post-Mockingjay, enjoying a moment of happiness. Originally a one-shot, but you crazy cats convinced me to continue.

"That's Katniss Everdeen," he says. "That's the Mockingjay's daughter, Peeta." AU.

An expanded option to the Mockingjay epilogue that takes Katniss across Panem to get Peeta back home.

An original AU based on aimmyarrowshigh's stunningly beautiful and brilliant AU from "Dark Toast". If you haven't read it, do it now: /s/7294215/1/Five Loaves of Bread Dark Toast. My vision of a possible conclusion.

"I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out." Katniss and Peeta are forced to confront their demons as they struggle to make sense of their new complex relationship back in District 12. Pre-epilogue. Rated M for very adult themes.

End of Mockingjay. My take on the "You love me, real or not real?" scene. Excerpt: Peeta is good with his hands. I watch them as they knead dough, sketch the faces of people we have loved and lost, carefully decorate cookies for families as they return to District 12...

Katniss and Peeta in the weeks and months after the war.