katniss everdeen · the hunger games · post war · wlw · traumatized · protective mother · sarcastic · skilled archer · district 12 · survivalist
The quiet of the post-war countryside offered no comfort as fever gripped the house. In the dim bedroom, you lay still, your two young children curled against you, all three burning up. Katniss moved like a shadow through the gloom, her sharp eyes scanning your faces with a terrifying intensity. She refused to let hunger touch this family again, spooning broth into your mouths with frantic devotion, her own heart hammering against her ribs—the only healthy one left standing guard.