#LilyMaid

[wistfulweaverwoman]

Snippet from chapter six of The Apothecary’s Daughter:

The space on the mattress where Peeta slept is cold when I wake. He’d spent the entire night, as far as I can tell, facing the kitchen, his back to me, leaving me as much space as he could. There’s a bowl of congealing spiced porridge with fresh fruit and nuts on the work table, as well as a slice of cheese and chunk of that fermented sausage on a small plate. I swallow every bite mechanically and then wipe my dishes with a wash rag at the sink, setting them aside to dry.

Dust coats every surface in every room I’ve peeked into, excepting the kitchen. My skin and the back of my throat itch from the air. Having no employment or direction from Peeta I’m determined to scour every surface. After setting the kettles on the wood stove to heat water, I root out my oldest coveralls from my trunk and tie a kerchief over my unpinned braids. My work boots are not as well worn as my hunting boots were, but they’re comfortable enough. Everyone in Twelve has at least one pair of serviceable boots. No one is above hard work here, even Mage, who’s family employs servants to cook and clean.

There is running water at the sink, but cleaning just the hall and library takes me the better part of the day. Kneeling on the floor, scrubbing in circles, plunging my hand back in the bucket, wringing out the cloth. Over and over. It’s laborious work, but doesn't take much brain power. Try as I might to focus on the simple task of taking something filthy and making it clean, my mind wanders back to yesterday. I only break down completely twice, though, and only once am I overcome enough that I must halt completely in favor of burying my face into the crook of my elbow. Once I emerge the water has gone stone cold and I’m forced to boil more.

I consider putting away all books stacked on the table in the library but ultimately decide to leave them out as I am unsure if Peeta has plans to read them and simply shift them around to dust the tabletop.

Sometime in the late afternoon Peeta returns from whatever he’d been up to and prepares dinner.

Wet and sore I finally haul the bucket into the empty kitchen for the last time. A plate of food on the worktable greets me; a plate of eggs cooked with herbs and topped with goat cheese. Again the copper tub is steaming with water. The light is dim as the sun sets, but I don’t bother lighting a candle. There is a definite lack of hunger pangs, but I force myself to eat; the fear that I may not know when my next meal will be still lurks. I rush though my ablutions, dress for sleep, and slip into the far side of the bed, facing the wall, before Peeta returns.

It’s nearly dark when the door opens and shuts again. There are footsteps and then a heavy sigh. The mattress dips as he settles beside me. His breathing soft and the smell from his soap reaches my nose. It’s early to sleep, but I’m thoroughly exhausted and expect to fall asleep immediately.

I don’t.

The urge to roll over and press myself into Peeta’s side and bury my face in his neck is so strong that I feel queasy. Against my will, hot angry tears slip out from my eyes. I try to breathe as silently as possible but accidentally sniff when my nose starts to run. Peeta shifts closer to me. Close enough that I can feel the heat of him.

“Katniss?” he says, tentatively. “Is there anything I can do?” Surely he’s about to reach for me, place a large warm hand on my back and stoke it soothingly. Surely this will undo me. If he touches me, if I let him comfort me, I will be lost.

“Just tired,” I say, and sharply. As if to insinuate he’s bothering me. I grip the quilt with my fists as the gutted feeling returns, and clench my teeth to keep from sobbing.

“Sorry,” he says, softly. Sadly. His pain doubles my own. I remind myself that this is for the best, to cleave our attachment now, before-

He rolls away, his back now facing mine. I feel the absence of his warmth keenly.

[mollywog]

Peeta and Katniss finally get a chance to talk openly on their way home after their first Games.

@wistfulweaverwoman

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Part 1 -Part 45 / Part 46 / Part 47 / Part 48 / Part 49 / Part 50 / Part 51 /

Created: May 27th, 2024

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Ain’t it Funny-oakfarmer (ao3) Summary: Peeta is the Baker's bastard Seam son. Katniss is the Miner's merchant daughter. This story is based on oh-wellau's Funny How it Goes. Starting after the end of Chapter 3. Birthday Surprises-Pikelet184 (ao3) Summary: Growing up, Katniss Everdeen’s birthday had always been her favorite day of the year, spending it with the people who meant the most to her and doing the things she loved. These days, though, it was nothing more than an aching reminder of the people she’d loved who’d then left her without so much as even a goodbye. First, her father. Then Peeta, whose sudden disappearance from her life when they were 17 cut almost as deep as her father’s death. But now Peeta’s back. And there are 6 years of history that they’ll need to overcome if there’s any hope for them. Children of Paradise-OfPearlsAndShoelaces (ao3) Summary: Stranded alone on a lush tropical island, young children Katniss and Peeta live a simple and fulfilling life together. As burgeoning teenagers, their once easy and carefree relationship blossoms into something much more. An Everlark retelling of "The Blue Lagoon." Cursed-OfPearlsAndShoelaces (ao3) Summary: Katniss and Peeta end their Victory Tour with an encounter from a mysterious fortuneteller in the Capitol. When they wake the next morning, they're not quite... themselves. This is Everlark: freaky Friday style. Canon divergent AU. Destiny Is All (may the gods be ever in your favor)-oh_so_loverly (ao3) Summary: “Danes,” Peada gestures upstream, “A Dane-ship, sailing inland!” “Raiders?” one of the men asks. “Coastal scouts should have sent word.” “The fog?” another guesses. “Trading vessels,” Peersen scoffs. “No!” Peada insists. “They are high in the water!” Or, The Last Kingdom AU: Peeta and Katniss's Anglo-Saxon world is about to be turned upside-down by a Danish Viking invasion. Hope-papofglencoe (ao3) Summary: It took five, ten, fifteen years… It would have been easier to let go. But Peeta wanted them so badly.

Wild Flowers-LilyMaid (ao3) Summary: Part of the This Would Have Happened Anyway Winter Challenge. Peeta and Katniss finally get a chance to talk openly on their way home after their first Games. Wreck & Ruin-JennaGill (ao3) Summary: “When I tell you….you'll look at me differently. You'll see me as wounded and I'm not. Not anymore. And I don't want you to think of me like that. I'd like you to see me as a friend.” Peeta Mellark has struggled with moving on from his childhood. Can he do it with peer counselor Katniss Everdeen? Modern AU. Rated E for language, adult content, emotional and physical child abuse, and disturbing violence toward a child.

In The Middle-papofglencoe (ao3)

Summary: The only mercy in all of this was that she hadn’t been outside to see it. Or to hear it. It was bad enough she was seeing him bleed, could see the tracks his tears had carved through his caked and clotted face paint. He was just thankful she didn’t know she was the reason why.

Mile High-papofglencoe (ao3)

Summary: When Katniss Everdeen boards Pan Em Flight 1213, the last thing she expects is to be flying a mile high with Peeta Mellark.

[periwinckles]

I was expecting at least a partner to engage in all the speculation, but fine. I'll do it by myself.

SPOILERS for the district 13 challenge fics ahead. Stop reading if you haven't read the stories.

anyway, on with my reviews: (I'm only making guesses for the ones I actually have a clue)

The Other Side of The War (Yeah, this time I'm actually checking if I have the titles right or not) This was heartbreaking to read. Seriously, I actually stopped reading, did a break with a lighter one, and then got back to it. Katniss taking care of Peeta, and then him taking care of her... that was so sweet. Him eating the rest of her food (they are soooo married). And then the vow. Man, this is one of my favorites. My first guess was endlessnightlock, based purely on the fact that she's one of my favorite authors and I loved this story so much, I was like "it has to be @endlessnightlock, right?" Changing it to Lilymaid @wistfulweaverwoman, now though.

ash and memory I am so pissed this was so short. Like, it's so beautifully written, I didn't want that conversation to end. I did try to guess in the comments, but if I'm being honest, I really haven't got a clue to who it is, bu whoever you are, you really wrote a piece of art.

A Bun in The Oven I was saving this for last because it was so big, but then someone sent me a message asking if it was mine, and I had to take a look. Ohhh, I really wished it was mine. @mollywog you are so obviously the writer, I can spot you from a hundred miles. This is clearly and unequivocally you, and I love the plot twist. The bun in the oven?? Love it. And you know I'm a sucker for Delly, so thank you for your service to mankind.

The Storehouse Peeta as a writer? Brilliant. Love it. You know what would be cool? An alternate universe where Peeta is a soap opera writer and he keeps writing his casual interactions with Katniss into his episodes, and Prim starts watching and starts to get suspicious of the similarities between her sister and the main character. Anyway. Sorry for the sidetrack. I would say this one was mine, if I didn't know any better. I'm not sure who it is, but I want to say @lemonluvgirl because seriously? This is the only fic with a naked Peeta so far. Plus getting them on an intimate setting? You've set it up really good for another chapter.

[ao3feed-everlark]

I Feel Fine

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/erdEcM9

by LilyMaid

Everyone heads to the graduation party out at Madge's parents lakehouse for the weekend. Fluffy everlark.

Words: 5616, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Relationships: Gale Hawthorne/Madge Undersee, Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen & Madge Undersee

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/erdEcM9

[wistfulweaverwoman]

I forgot this doesn’t have the link so you wouldn’t know that there’s a second part.

Written way back in 2015!!

Midsummer

Summary: Every summer District 12 observes a local holiday, Midsummer, and this year Katniss Everdeen is excited to go

Keep reading

[ao3feed-rebelcaptain2]

The Starbird

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/jrDUg3h

by LilyMaid

The starbird lives inside the heart of every star in the galaxy. When a star goes out, the bird dies a fiery death, its wings spanning millions of kilometers, stretching out over the dark abyss of space. The starbird turns to stardust. All that’s left is the heart. And the dust spreads out over the galaxy, then forms again. And the starbird is reborn.

Revis, Beth. Star Wars: Rebel Rising

Words: 1439, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor

Relationships: Cassian Andor/Jyn Erso

Additional Tags: Mentioned Orson Krennic, Fix-It, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Rebelcaptain - Freeform, Jyn Erso - Freeform, Cassian Andor - Freeform, POV Cassian Andor, POV Jyn Erso, Cannon Divergent

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/jrDUg3h

[dawnswake-a]

                    “ julietta, ” soft tone, both fond and tired, begs attention as her nimble fingers finish lacing the last of her lady’s trimmings. “ he’s a boy. and he will remain a boy until he becomes a MAN. ” elaine’s lips purse as she struggles to find the right words for what she needs to say. every moment she remembers the desperation of her former love for lancelot, and every moment her heart aches against her brain to love him now, too. BUT LOVE THAT BURNS with that passion is not kind to girls like juliet ( nor elaine, too ). the former lilymaid would do anything to keep julietta from meeting the fate she once did.

                     “ i know this part of being in------ well, it feels as if it is EVERYTHING. but you have so much time. what do you even know of this romeo beyond his beautiful words ? ”

@heartsunholy .  /   juliet + elaine !  /   plotted starter call .

[wistfulweaverwoman]

The Apothecary’s Daughter- chapter four

The empty streets are haunting, like we’re the only two living people in the world. The caw of a raven sounds in the distance. Echoes from the thumping wheels fling themselves back at us sharply. The sky darkens when a threatening cloud covers the sun.

The road worsens as we move away from the merchant district of town; the surface now compacted dirt, pitted and uneven. The cart groans with every dip and rock it crosses, the jolts knocking my teeth, biting the inside of my cheek. I clutch the lip of a trunk with one hand and grip the rough wooden edge of the cart with the other, my elbow locked to keep me from pitching over the side.

Today, we two are alone in this journey, the road desolate, not even any small comfort in shared grief. While we wordlessly cross the district with only the sound of grit crunching beneath the wheels, the rest of the district is forced to dance and imbibe, raising their cups to our good fortune.

For years now when a new husband is carting his bride to their new home, along with all of her worldly possessions, the roads are choked with small over-burdened wagons and pale-faced lasses. That first year all the new marriages happened in one mass ceremony, but it took weeks to sort out the housing assignments. So after, couples were bonded in groups every year between May and July. Ours is the only singular marriage in the district since the genetics program was introduced.

An ear-splitting boom of thunder rips through the air. A moment later a flicker of lightning zips across the horizon. All my hair on my arms stands on end and I peer up at the sky with contempt. I’m rewarded with a fat drop of cold water plopping on the skin between my eye and nose.

The wind promptly picks up as a second clap of thunder rolls over us, causing a whole cloud of ravens to take flight off to our right, their screams echoing around us. An involuntary shudder cleves through me and my skin prickles almost painfully.

The small wagon abruptly turns, and Peeta guides it down a street leading away from assigned housing. From any housing, as far as I know. He steers through the oldest part of the district, and I twist my head to watch the direction he’s bringing us, startled. Past blocks of abandoned warehouses to what seems like the fence bordering the district, overburdened with some kind of green creeping plant.

When we approach closer some kind of iron work becomes visible, not the regular chain link variety. He lowers the cart carefully and pulls open a gate that I didn’t even realize was there.

Peeta pushes the cart through and closes the gate as the sky unleashes a torrent of rain.

AO3

[wistfulweaverwoman]

Hey I’m listed first! Yes, my AO3 is Lilymaid!! So far only one person has made a guess on my fic, and it is not correct 😅

THE COLLECTION IS LIVE NOW!

Enjoy and please show love to writers with your comments and kudos! 💚🧡

[mollywog]

@wistfulweaverwoman added an outtake to The Shape of Us and that’s been haunting me all day.

Go check it out!

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Part 1 -Part 38/  Part 39 / Part 40 / Part 41 / Part 42 / Part 43 / Part 44 / Part 45 / Part 46 / Part 47 /

Created: May 27th, 2024

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Good Enough-JLaLa (ao3) Summary: “Nine years alone in our little attic home. How could something not happen?” Peeta and Katniss grow together under strange circumstances. Based very slightly off V.C. Andrews’, “Flowers in the Attic”. Day Two prompt for Tumblr's Prompts in Panem 'Farewell Tour' Hitting The Target-LemonLuvGirl, TheSparklingWay (ao3) Summary: “When you shoot, you’ve got to keep both eyes on what you want to hit.” Katniss tells him seriously. “Do you bring this kind of tenacious focus with you to all aspects of your life?” Peeta asks, hoping his wildly mounting attraction for her isn’t as obvious to her as it feels to him. “When the situation calls for it. I’m good at going after what I want. And I find my mark almost every time.” She tells him with such a straight face he would have believed they were still talking about archery if her smoldering grey eyes weren’t glued to his mouth. When hot shot college archery rookie Katniss Everdeen makes it to the USA Archery Collegiate National Championships her first year on the team, the university’s newly appointed college sports reporter Peeta Mellark is sent on assignment to cover her and the archery team’s meteoric rise to fame. What he never intended was to get so invested in the subject of his article, or to get so infatuated with the girl herself. Hpnotiq-Lbug84, MockingJayFlyingFree (ao3) Summary: If you've read Glühwein, you might remember when Katniss mentioned that years ago, Peeta had told her about his secret sexual fantasy. And that she still hadn't quite recovered from it. What was his fantasy? Well, you're about to find out. Human Nature-JLaLa (ao3) Summary: Katniss is nothing if not a good friend, Peeta is the not-so-innocent bystander...and Gale needs a birthday present. In The Control Room: Outtakes From The Mating Games-ktface3 (songbird3724) (ao3) Summary: The camera can only focus on one perspective at a time, but what about all that unseen footage? Here you'll find out what Katniss was thinking during the Games, get the backstories of all your favorite characters in the TMG context, and yes, there will probably be some smut. A lot of smut. Probably smut in every chapter. Read TMG first so you understand what the heck this AU is all about; more tags to come as chapters are added! Katniss Everdeen- Measured in 5 Decades-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: Snapshots of Katniss' life every ten years until she reaches 50. Lemonade-JLaLa (ao3) Summary: During a heatwave in District 12, Katniss and Peeta find a sweet way to cool off. Post-Mockingjay. From Peeta's POV. Lily's Lament-LilyMaid (ao3) Summary: A series of outtakes in The Shape of Us universe, from the former Mrs. Everdeens perspective. Many Things-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: A mother must be many things in life and reality has a way of putting romance on the back burner. Nights on the Train-loungemermaid (ao3) Summary: “Yeah, a lot of things should count for something that don’t seem to, Katniss. I’ve got some memories I can’t make sense of, and I don’t think the Capitol touched them. A lot of nights on the train, for instance,” he says.” What if they got up to more than just sleeping and chaste kisses? Something that would make Peeta question some things?

[lilymaidofgallifrey]

I was tagged by @izzytheheartbrekker thanks :)

Nickname(s): I don’t really have one, my name is super short (Anna) 

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Song stuck in my head: Fool for Love and World Ender by Lord Huron 

Last movie I saw: The Man Who Invented Christmas 

Last show I watched: Either New Girl on the Alienist 

When I created my blog: 2015 I think

What do I post: an eclectic mix of books, writing, rants about law school, and whatever weird memes take my fancy. 

Last thing I Googled: how to spell Loreena McKennitt 

Do i have any other blogs: no not really 

Do I get asks: not usually unsolicited ones 

Why did I choose my URL: 2015 Anna was obsessed with Doctor Who (hence the Gallifrey part) I also love Lord Tennyson’s poetry and Arthurian myth (hence the LilyMaid part)

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What I’m wearing now: blue cowl neck sweater, grey skirt, boots and also a puffer jacket because it’s cold. 

Dream job: human rights lawyer, writer, guest corpse on a crime show

Fav food: chicken soup 

Nationality: New Zealander (Kiwi)

Last book i read: I’m reading The Scarlet Pimpernel 

Top 3 fictional universe I wanna join: Middle Earth, the Pushing Daisies world (because the colors are great and it looks super cheerful despite all the death), I’m going with @izzytheheartbrekker on this one - the Night Circus world. 

I’m going to tag (as usual no pressure to do it) - @caffeinatedslothgirl @thatgirlreads @allbookedfortheweekend @the-bookie-monster @thereaderinourstars @shakspaere @logarithmicpanda @booksforthoughts

[wistfulweaverwoman]

I have one to add! Midsummer, a oneshot, which I wrote back in 2015. It has a companion piece as well, The Autumn of Discontent.

Masterlist: AU - No Games

This masterlist features fics where Katniss and Peeta meet and fall in love in District 12 without the Hunger Games.  All of these stories are Alternate Universe, though many of them fall under the more specific category of canon-divergence.

Please make sure to read the tags and summary before diving into the fic. Some stories may feature subject matter which is not to everyone’s tastes.

As with all masterlists, if you find a story that fits but is not on this list, let us know by sending us a message  with the story link.  Please also let us know if you spot any inaccuracies.  Thank you!

The Games Don’t/No Longer Exist:

A Match of My Own - MTK4FUN

Arrows and Cupids - twilightcakes

As Long as the Dandelions Grow - katnissisbrown

Be In My Eye - Grace_d

Better Tomorrow - MegaAuLover

Bliss - Dustwriter

Canary in the Coalmine - arollercoasterthatonlygoesup

Ellipses - geekymoviemom *             

Everytime I Choose You - endlessnightlock *

Finding Home - Dustwriter

Five Loaves of Bread: Dark Toast - aimmyarrowshigh (and Dustwriter’s unofficial follow-up What to Fight For)

Go slow, Peeta - oakfarmer 

He Doesn’t Belong Down There - oakfarmer 

I knew this would have happened anyway - abk1973

I can try. - everlarkrealornot *            

In from the cold - Melacka

It’s All A Lie - katnissdoesnotfollowback                

Know That Your Place Is With Me - titania522

Love After - dandelionlovesyou *               

Love Rises from the Ashes - WizMonCruWil *

My Sister - KitKat404

Periphery - youcantseeus  *              

Pretending That She Don’t Care - Bleedtoloveher

Refuge - Dustwriter

Riptide - JLaLa             

The Bride Swap - titania522

The Colors - orphan_account

The Long Walk Home - peski0piksi

The Lottery - Isarnicole

The Match Game - MTK4FUN

The Trouble With Betrothals - IzzySamson

The View From the Other Side - jypzrose

The Winter Market - JHsgf82 *                

This Would Have Happened Anyway- Everlark - Realmermaid333 *

Til the Rain Comes - lollercakes

Time After Time - jkebelle

Truth With Consequence - jlalafics

Twelve Breads to Woo Them - Alliswell 

 Until The Midnight Hour - MegaAuLover

Wildest Dreams - geekymoviemom *        

Everlark get together before being reaped (and the bulk of the story takes place prior to the Games):

My First Date With Katniss Everdeen - holymfwickee

No More Owed - Enna Energe

The sharp knife of a short life - atetheredmind

The Volunteer - DustWriter

Everlark get together without being reaped:

2 Hearts, 1 Destiny  - WizMonCruWil *

A Brief Madness - Everlark_Pearl

A Midwinter Night’s Dream - Mockingjayflyingfree

A Mistake - Vma1998

A New Path - Endlessnightlock

A New Purpose - Sforster

A Novel Idea - Alliswell      

A Quiet Announcement - albinokittens300 (and its sequel A Roaring Change)

A wedding in the district - AlwaysEverlark

Alone In A Crowded Room - Pompeiigraffiti, Wollaston

An Odyssey of Love and Marriage - triojediknights

And The Sun Stands Still - Imontheao3

As First His Governess, Then His Housekeeper and Finally as His Wife  - WizMonCruWil *

as not the awaken ghosts - SavvyLark

Blessed Accidents - appleblossomgirl

Blood From Stone - Misshoneywell

Break In - HGfanonezillion *               

Brokenheartsville - Dracoisalooker76

Burlap And Weeds - Dandeliononfire 

Bury Hope Out Of Sight - Dracoisalooker76

By the Fence - AlwaysEverlark *                

Chronicles of a Healing Peeta Mellark. - albinokittens300

Coal Dark - Dandeliononfire       

Convergence - FanficAllergy, RoseFyre *                      

Damaged, Broken, and Unhinged - Fanficallergy,  Rosefyre

Dandelion in the Spring - hmweasley

Destiny In The Seam - Slytherinfromtheseam

Destiny - Xerxia31

Diamond in the Rough  - WizMonCruWil *

Dinner Invitations. -  albinokittens300 *                     

Doctor’s Orders - WizMonCruWil *

Endless Always - Lilymaid

Even Without The Games - Mtwordsr

Fire Beats Roses - geekymoviemom  *

Freedom and You - Isarnicole *

Fortune - Adreamofadandelioninthespring

Gave In After Cave-In - WizMonCruWil *

Geometry - Dandeliononfire                

Girls In White Dresses - Dracoisalooker76

Golden Coins - Missfyre

Heart Wood - Appleblossomgirl

Hero Of The Story - Atetheredmind

Home Is Where He Is -Merra Dawson

In Another Life - Alwayseverlark

In Another Life - Infinitegraces

Inevitability - Xerxia

It Happened Anyway - Infinitegraces

It Takes A District - Mtk4fun

It Was Always You - LadyKahlan

It Wasn’t You - Dawnred

Jitters - Reflections57 *              

Just The Beginning - Infinitegraces

Katniss Everdeen Is Not A Stalker - MegaAuLover

keeping company - rosegardeninwinter *            

Last Dance - MegaAuLover

Let Me Fly - Fanficallergy, Rosefyre

Love Without Reaping - Izzysamson

Meadow Meetings and Mating  - WizMonCruWil *

Misconceptions - Jennajuicebox

Missteps - oakfarmer 

More - Higherflyer101

Mrs Gale Hawthorne - WizMonCruWil *

Natural Art - hutchabelle *            

Nothing Owed For A Gift - Orphan_Account

Odyssey - Fanficallergy,  Rosefyre

Of Dying Dreams And New Beginnings - Future_Fangirl

On The Threshold - Ghtlovesthg

Payback - Imontheao3

Please Don’t Be in Love with Someone Else - mrsbonniemellark *              

P.R.I.M: Pranks Resulting in Matrimony - ghtlovesthg

Regrets Only - C_R_Roberts

Rumor Has It - Foreverwillbesunny

Running Dry - Greenwool

Say Something - Bookgirl318

Seam Girls - Ayyoufiction

School Trysts  - WizMonCruWil *

Settling - boxxo

Side By Side - Lollercakes

Slow And Steady Wins The Race - PoppedTheP

Snow Day - sohypothetically *

Stripped - appleblossomgirl

Tango: Everdeen - WizMonCruWil *

The Baker’s Mistress - WizMonCruWil *

The Birds Were Singing of You - petruchio

The Bough Unbowed - Loveleee

the dark cloud - LastLeaf *              

The Mockingjay’s Shadow - oakfarmer 

The Next Will Never Come - Loveleee

The Project - Ronja

The Promise of the Day - WizMonCruWil *

The Spark. The Flame. The Inferno. - purple_cube *      

The Undoing - AlwaysEverlark *   

The unlikely Coming-of-Age of Katniss Everdeen - Brown_Eyed_Devil *     

The Volunteer - Sponsormusings

There Is Nothing For Me But To Love You - Salanderjade

Thicker Than Blood - Annieoakley1

To The Neon God They Made - Quothme

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - Veronique2

Trading Yesterday - archersandsunsets

Up Where the Smoke is All Billowed and Curled - statetech0 *

Watercolours - AlwaysEverlark *           

What The Future Holds - Misshoneywell

What We Do - Lastleaf

When You Like a Person Enough - WizMonCruWil *

When You Think I Don’t Notice - AlwaysEverlark  *

Who Would You Spend the End of the World With?  - WizMonCruWil *

you make me feel - Word_Addict *

Your Obedient, Indentured Servant  - WizMonCruWil *

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Completed: 3/22/16

Updated: 1/08/2023

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The Apothecary's Daughter

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by LilyMaid

An AU where the games have been replaced by government designated arranged marriages.

Words: 4771, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/M

Characters: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Peeta Mellark's Brothers, Peeta Mellark's Parents, Mrs. Everdeen (Hunger Games), Hazelle Hawthorne, Gale Hawthorne, Madge Undersee, Rory Hawthorne, Posy Hawthorne, Vick Hawthorne, Mr. Mellark (Hunger Games)

Relationships: Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen & Primrose Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen & Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch Abernathy & Katniss Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen & Mrs. Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen & Madge Undersee

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Hunger Games Setting, insinuation of rape, mention of abortion, Miscarriage, mention of executions, Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage

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The Shape of Us

When the sickness came it struck the merchant quarter first. Most households fell ill and several merchants had died before it spread to the Seam. Time seemed to slow with all the patients my mother and Prim treated. School temporarily closed to avoid spread as much as possible. I spent most of my time hunting and gathering herbs and avoiding news. 

Eventually it kills everyone it was going to kill, and everyone else gets better. The dead are burned in a mass grave out in the meadow. A few weeks after the district wide funeral mother tells us she has a meeting at the government building and we should dress nicely. 

We’re ushered into a smallish windowless office with two chairs facing a large desk.

I’m confused, the baker is here, in one of the seats, and his two younger sons, eyes still wide from the shock of the death of their mother, stand behind him, their backs pressed against the wall. 

Mother slides into the chair beside Mr. Mellark. I’m squeezed back against the wall behind her, between Peeta and Prim. Mother primly clasps her hands in her lap, directing a slight nod at the baker. His lips twitch up slightly on one side, then fall as he shifts his attention to the man that settles in the chair opposite them.

The man clears his throat and announces we’re at the reading of someone’s will. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard the name before. Soon I understand it’s the owner of the apothecary shop, and immediately after I realize he’s a relation, my grandfather. 

I’m shocked. I never considered why my father had never traded at that shop, only that it was always a place to avoid. 

Apparently the man had done well, even though he’d been widowed for some time, and no one to help him, there’s quite a hefty sum of money he’d squirreled away. He had to have been one of the richest merchants in the district.

There are stipulations to my mother taking possession of the shop and money. Something about the original terms of the bond agreement need to be fulfilled.  

My mother stiffens, and Mr. Mellark grips the desk with a huge hand. 

I’m trying to work out what the government man was getting at because I’m still distracted from the shock of learning I had family other than Prim and our mother all these years, plus I haven’t put together why the Mellark’s are at the reading. 

Prim shoots me a worried look, clearly I missed something vital. 

The man continues. Alternatively the two eldest available descendants of each initial party could substitute in place of the original contract. 

Beside me Peeta inhales sharply and sways as if he’s been physically struck while his brother groans softly. Prim grips my hand with both of hers.

Mr. Mellark holds up his palm to get the man to halt the reading of my mother’s father’s expectation of the number of produced- 

The man blinks, surprised at Mr. Mellark's interruption.

Mother inhales deeply and lets the breath out slowly, almost a hiss. Then turns and looks fully at Mr. Mellark. I’m not sure what their silent exchange means, but they seem to have some unspoken way of communicating. Another shock. She’s only ever mentioned him to compliment his bread, but clearly their relationship runs much much deeper. 

“The original contract will be honored, the alternative isn’t necessary,” she says. 

Next to me Peeta lets out a breath he’d apparently been holding, but is still… tense. He seems to be vibrating, like he’s trying to keep himself from bouncing on the balls of his feet. 

Prim sags against my side and I have to brace myself to keep her from pushing me into Peeta.

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