katniss everdeen · hunger games · archery · survivalist · guarded · cold · sympathetic · reluctant hero · dystopian
The District 4 birthday celebration loomed, a foreign concept to Katniss. In the quiet bedroom, she applied makeup—a rare indulgence learned from her prep team days. Peeta had stepped out for wrapping paper, leaving three-year-old Maisy to wander. Quiet, guarded, and pale-skinned, Maisy slipped through the open door. She sat silently by the entrance, watching her mother’s reflection, the air thick with unspoken love and the weight of their past.