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the spark, the ignition, the fire — victors of district twelve

“Mm, okay.” She closes her eyes while Peeta laughs at her. “My dad used to call me that.”

“What? Haymitch? That’s weird.”

“No,” she smiles. “Little bird. Birdie. It was one of my nicknames.”

“Oh” Peeta’s tone has taken a serious turn. “I can stop, I had no idea.”

Katniss opens her eyes again. “No, no, it’s not a bad thing. My dad had a million nicknames for me. He was that type of guy, you know? He just gave you a name and never said your real name again. Unless it was something serious, I guess. Like ‘Katniss Everdeen, you listen to you mother, you hear?’ that type of stuff.”

“Was that your impression of what a man’s voice sounds like? Yikes.” She laughs loudly at that, mostly from surprise while Peeta snickers. “Good thing you’ve never tried to do me.”

“No, I can! Give me a sec.” She makes a big deal out of clearing her throat. “Would you like a cheese bun?”

Peeta laughs, “I don’t sound like that at all!”

For you Everlark shippers. Never said where "I tell him Real" happened so... in my mind it happens in Katniss's beloved woods.

"Finnick Odair? Who's that?"

rip Finnick you would've loved chilling with your kids and not being famous

Here is one of my submissions for the S2SL (a multi-fandom fanfiction/fanart fundraiser to support The Hope for Caroline foundation in their fight against the pediatric cancer DIPG) 

Lake in the Woods, Everlark, post Mockingjay - 

Peeta: Aw thanks 🥰🥲

Katniss: god I hated your great aunt Mae.

Peeta: Mae? I don’t have a great aunt Mae.

Katniss: uh, yea you did. She was married to your great uncle Bob, the one you’re named after?

Peeta: … is that so? Who’s uncle Bob again?

Katniss: are you kidding? Your uncle Bob? Rooba’s cousin?

Peeta: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Katniss: Peeta! Your uncle Bob! On your mother’s side! He had a lazy eye!

Peeta, actually laughing: I’m sorry, I don’t know who that is!

When the first strands of gray begin to appear on her head and decorate her hair with - what to Katniss - looks like silver threads. When the wrinkles form in her eyes on her cheeks and she realizes they are from all the smiles she has given over the last decade.

She begins to truly find herself beautiful, for the first time. Well, she always thought she's average. But today she feels satisfaction every time she looks in the mirror.

There were few she could know who had the privilege of growing old. She is one of those lucky ones. She doesn't feel completely worthy, but she's happy. Especially seeing her love grow old alongside her.

Peeta's blond hair masks the gray, but Katniss can see the slight change from gold to silver.

What really show his age are the freckles. When his skin thins with age, it becomes covered with brown spots on his nose and cheeks. Along with the white beard, he looks just like his father.

Katniss thinks he's so beautiful.

How lucky they are to see themselves weak, wrinkled and old in the mirror. When fate tried to kill them before their time and freeze their childish faces in death.

Peeta and I grow back together.