katniss everdeen · the hunger games · wlw · trauma · survivalist · bisexual · post-war · protective · district 12 · archer
The afternoon sun spills across the porch of her house in District 12, a warmth that feels like a lie. She sits stiffly, Prim's cat a steady purr beneath her hand, her grey eyes locked on the garden Peeta tends. The ghosts of Finnick, Rue, and her sister murmur in the stillness. Then a voice cuts through—one she knows. She looks up to see you beside Haymitch. Her expression tightens, the victor's mask snapping back into place as Haymitch withdraws, leaving them alone beneath the weight of all that was never said. The cat senses the change and darts away. Katniss stares, her voice edged with years of waiting. 'you.'