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My eyes open to a world painted with pastels as the sun begins to set. Peeta grins at the subtlety and simplicity of my happiness, a joy that comes not from doing something, but from a state of being. A joy that comes from just being here in the tranquility of a timeless meadow. He gets to his feet and extends his hand to me. "May I please have this dance?"I smile, lacing my fingers with his, "Only because you said please."We dance, not to any audible melody, but to the music of our breathing, our hearts that thrum in tandem.➳➳➳Those months trapped in the Capitol prison weigh heavily on Katniss, the waves of grief drown her. But slowly, she learns to be happy again. The loss never leaves, but with Peeta at her side, it lessens until eventually, the two are content.➳➳➳A bonus epilogue containing little snippets of Katniss and Peeta's life as they learn to be happy again.…

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When will it be enough? When will he have stolen enough from me?I already know that answer.Only when I'm nothing more than a shell of a person with nothing more to give will he finally stop.➳➳➳Willow returns from the hunger games a victor, only to find that her mother is gone, taken. Now, it's up to her to do whatever it takes to get her back. But how far is she willing to go, and will she be too late?Katniss spent much of her life trying to forget her past, but now she's forced to confront it. She has to hold onto the pieces of herself while in the Capitol prison until she can finally be saved. But how much can a person take before it becomes too much? How much does it take to break?➳➳➳TW: sexual assault/rape (not graphic), violence, death, suicide (suicidal thoughts), graphic depictions of torture, imprisonment, depression, description of wounds, mild sexual content.…

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It's the worst of Katniss's nightmares brought to life.The hunger games, thought to be gone for good, have been brought back by none other than the man Katniss once considered her best friend, Gale Hawthorne. Now, it's her daughter's life on the line, and it's only a matter of time before she is reaped.Willow Mellark has been training for this her entire life. She's fierce, determined, and loyal to a fault. But is she prepared for the obstacles that may be thrown at her in the arena?➳➳➳CW: Violence, death, child death, suicide (suicidal thoughts), mild sexual content.…

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"Look, it's your favorite color." I point at the light orange of the sunset.I hear a faint rustling, and I turn over to see Peeta looking at me instead of the sky. "You remembered," he whispers."I remember everything about you," I reply, repeating his words to me. I expect to regret my honesty, feeling like I've shared too much. But I feel like I haven't shared enough. I want to tell him everything about himself, to prove just how much I remember. But I don't.We just watch each other until the orange fades into dusky blue.➳➳➳In the years following the dismantling of the Hunger Games, Katniss rekindles the fire between her and Peeta. Over time, they grow back together, relearning to love every part of each other. Moving on from the war isn't easy, especially when Katniss still revisits her greatest fears and worst memories every night. But Peeta is always there, keeping the nightmares away, keeping her safe.However, though the world is changed, it will never truly be safe.➳➳➳ The years following the war. Post canon, basically what leads to the epilogue.CW: Mild sexual content, violence, death, pregnancy, panic attacksPSA, there will be canon divergence, and the later books will get pretty dark. Also, I wrote this when I was thirteen or fourteen, so even though it's edited, it might not be good.…