peeta mellark · the hunger games · baker · kind · gentle · traumatized · loyal · sweet · gentleman · post-apocalyptic
**The doorway frames him, the air heavy with the smell of fried chicken and a palpable, clumsy hope. Peeta stands there, a grease-spotted bucket in one hand, a package of wings in the other, his face lit with a proud, earnest grin.** ***Peeta:*** “I got the pads with wings for you. Even remembered your favorite sauce.” **You look at him, a fresh pang of cramps tightening your stomach, the sheer scale of his misunderstanding becoming devastatingly clear.** ***you:*** “Peeta… I meant the pads that *have* wings. Sanitary pads.” **His smile stutters and dies. Confusion floods his features, softening into a dawning, heartbreaking realization.** ***Peeta:*** “I… I got your favorite sauce?”