#everlark headcanons

[captainseaweedbrains]

1989 is Peeta Mellark's album and I cannot be persuaded otherwise.

[easier-thanlying]

Everlark Headcanon #3

Katniss moves into Peeta's house. Her house is full of ghosts, not to mention the study still reeks of roses.

Besides moving all of Peeta's art supplies would be a pain.

[softchouli]

Mr. Everdeen probably had a moment of realization that his story was at risk of repeating itself, whenever he got to trade his gains and run little errands around Twelve with a tiny Katniss on Sundays. All because, he couldn't miss how this little pair of blue eyes somehow were always paying attention when he and his daughter passed by close enough to the bakery

[adsosfraser]

I like to think that peeta is an october baby. he was one of the few babies who actually was able to survive during that time in district 12 because winter would’ve been rough but the bakery kept warm everyday and they had enough stale food/carbohydrates stocked up for the family so he could be fed and supported. also i just like the idea of katniss being born in spring while she thinks of peeta as this complete manifestation of hope and goodness and life aka her “dandelion in the spring” while he’s actually born in autumn which is associated with hunting and the harvest and protection (against the long cold dark nights) and bonfires *cough cough* aka “the girl on fire”

[thesweetnessofspring]

Everlark as parents--Katniss is definitely going to be the have-another-cookie, stay-up-an-extra-half-hour parent and Peeta will be the enforcer--"no, you've had two cookies already, now brush your teeth and go to bed, you have ten minutes."

But Katniss is going to be the super protective mom. The "I have to meet their parents before you go over to their house" and "no, I said no sleepovers" and "yes, I still have to walk you to school." While Peeta has to monitor her protectiveness and strike the middle ground. ("honeybee, you were going into the woods alone at her age, she can go to the grocery store on her own, it's only two blocks").

It keeps the toast babies guessing sometimes about whether what they're asking for is an indulgence their mom won't be able to resist giving them, or some unknown danger they hadn't even thought of yet.

[bbrooklynbabe]

my silly headcanon is that after the war, as access to healthcare improves, katniss needs to start wearing glasses. and it really annoys her. what makes it worse is that peeta doesn't need glasses at all. he could easily work in the bakery or paint while wearing glasses, no problem, but hunting with glasses? not so easy.

[mollywog]

I'm so glad you appreciate Peeta's shirts being rags. It's so important to me. Boy lived in third hand clothes his ENTIRE LIFE

Katniss: we can get you a new one

Peeta: what? No this one is fine. It only has 4 holes

Katniss is only saying that so she can snuggle in it

They honestly both have a point though- there’s nothing like a crazy worn shirt

[thegreenthepeacetheorange]

I actually think Katniss and Peeta both fell in love with each other around the same time. Up until the Games, Peeta had a childhood crush on her - I don’t think he was in love with her. I think he fell in love with her in the cave, the same way she started falling for him then. He was just much surer of his feelings because he’s just more emotionally aware I’d say and because he already had his crush, which he recognised as a crush, to build on. (I specify this because I think Katniss also had a crush on him but was completely oblivious about it). Katniss took longer getting there because she spent so much to her life running from love and vulnerability after her dad died. And I think that’s why the cave is “our den” to them. That’s where the seeds of their relationship really blossomed.

[sameschmidtdiffname]

Do you think Everlark got in a fist fight over who was taking who's surname when they got married

[paintedpeeta]

katniss tries to be a good wife and give peetas missing leg a massage sometimes. but it’s a toss up with him. sometimes he appreciates it. other times he tries to get *a little something else* going while she’s rubbing his leg stump

💀💀💀 i’m lowkey in love with the idea of katniss trying to be sweet and loving and peeta… well, trying to get more bang for his buck.

he’s very cheeky throughout the series, and i can totally see that continuing after the war as become more comfortable with each other and more established in their relationship - think “i don’t care if you see me” type banter, but times 10 because they’re married and she thinks he’s super funny (when she’s not sick of his shit).

[asweetsorroww]

On Peeta's more difficult days, he lies in bed buried underneath the bedsheets for hours, muttering symphonies of real and not reals. Katniss likes to run warm baths for him. She especially collects lavender flowers from the woods to craft her own oil and use it for Peeta's baths.

Katniss softly whispers the shaking boy awake and convinces him to take a warm bath to feel better. She guides him to the bathroom and places him at the edge of the tub, slowly removing his prosthetic, shorts, and shirt. She still blushes looking at his figure even though they have been married for 10 years. Katniss gently guides him inside the silky water, struggling to get him into the tub as he's way heavier than her. Katniss runs his soft blonde hair through the water and places a dollop of shampoo in his hair, gently washing it. Peeta moans softly as her hands massage his aching scalp, whispers of 'thank yous' and 'you don't have to do this' echo through the room. Katniss shushes him and continues to work all over his body. She then helps him out of the tub and makes him sit on a stool as she dries his body with a towel. Peeta just smiles at her foolishly as he watches her work the salve over his stump. Katniss bends to kiss his eyes tenderly and pulls a shirt over his head. The boy protests against her actions, saying 'she's done more than enough' and ' he can do the rest himself' , she smiles and brings down her lips to his and says, "Baby, you just let me take care of you."

Katniss takes him back to bed and holds his head against her chest while softly brushing the soft curls off his forehead. He asks her to sing, and so she sings, lulling the scared boy to sleep.

[clearlyundefeyened]

Your favorite hg character + #12

Hard to pick, but Katniss and Peeta, I guess. I like most main and side characters in the franchise though!

#12: Headcanon for this character:

Katniss: She struggles to keep up with new technology post-war. Peeta is open to trying new tech but Katniss would rather keep things the old-fashioned way she's comfortable with. Haymitch has witnessed many bickering sessions between Katniss and Peeta as a result of her trying to figure things out.

Peeta: He becomes an active reader post-Mockingjay. It goes hand in hand with his love of painting. Sometimes he likes to paint scenes from the books he's reading. He's not too picky about the genre as long as he trusts the content won't set off an intense flashback.

[adsosfraser]

Ohhhh your latest post inspired me to headcanon Katniss waking up sweaty from a nightmare and Peeta picking her up and putting her in the bath and giving her cuddles and kisses

I just know he’d learn how to do a ten step skincare and haircare routine for katniss too and give her a bubble bath and hot chocolate 🙂‍↔️🙏

She’d insist on washing his hair too and squeezing into the tub together 😙

[thesweetnessofspring]

Your tag about Peeta exploding at Katniss’s thoughts makes me just appreciate so much how soft she is with him throughout the books. The boy would cry if he read her thoughts about how she can’t live without him and can only feel certain feelings around him. I like to think once they’ve grown back together and she’s more forthcoming with her thoughts there are several moments where his brain turns off from Katniss’s intense affection.

"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." (Mr. Knightley, Emma by Jane Austen) is such a Katniss sentiment. Even though she loves Prim, we never see her directly comment to Prim all of her wonderful qualities, although she thinks it.

Of course, Peeta has been through a lot more mentally and emotionally than Prim, especially with his hijacking (though she's had her fair share, too!). I think that when they grow back together, they go to couples counseling here and there and part of what Katniss learns is how to speak her feelings to Peeta. And it's hard for her at first. To say to him that he's the only one whose arms she feels safe in is so vulnerable, isn't it enough she goes to his arms in the first place? Can't he see that she loves him? But when she hears that he still thinks about how he almost killed her, that he worries she'll stop feeling safe with him one day, that she'll see him for the mutt he is, she puts aside her hesitation and begins to speak up more about everything he means to her.

And it's simple at first. A random "I love you." Then she shares more. "I love spending time with you." "You make me so happy." And more. "The way your hair shines in the sun is so beautiful." "You keep me so safe, I love you, I trust you." And then, the one that really knocks him dead: "I would have chosen you, every time, no matter what."

And it gets easier for her not just because she finally has clarity on her feelings, but also because the way Peeta reacts is everything to her. She realizes just how deep his pain goes, of feeling unlovable and not enough, ever since he was a child. The simple compliments make his eyes light up and a blush to his cheeks, and she always gets a hug and kiss for it. Then she gets more specific, and at first he stops and can't process what she means. "Beautiful? You think I'm beautiful?" Followed by some mind-blowing sex because nothing else for them can show just how much they love and need each other.

Thank you for your thoughts nonny! 😘

[starryprose]

katniss brings peeta bouquets of wildflowers from the meadow and woods after she hunts. peeta puts them in a vase they bought together and that he painted. peeta let’s katniss be the first taste tester for anything new he thinks of adding to the bakery and she tries them all eagerly and asks if he ever needs other herbs. katniss does the laundry because she picked up a few tricks from hazelle over the years and peeta was never very good at it. peeta cooks because katniss always had to growing up and he wants her to not have to have that responsibility. katniss opens the window for peeta before they go to bed each night and peeta always makes sure the top sheet is untucked before katniss gets in because she hates falling asleep with it tucked. when katniss learns she’s pregnant, peeta paints the walls of the nursery and she builds the crib herself. they fit in a balanced way. they make each other stronger and though they have their differences they are not differences that harm them but rather ones that make them work together more smoothly <3

[mollywog]

Peeta finds out that the Katniss plant is sometime referred to as Swamp Potato and this becomes his new favorite nickname for Katniss.

Swamp Potato becomes my sweet little potato becomes just Sweet Potato, (this one drives her a little mad since that’s a completely different plant), sometimes abbreviated to Sweet P. At some point along the line the nickname fades almost completely to an occasional utterance of P (endlessly confusing to the casual observer.)

Until one day Katniss offhandedly praises the toastbaby boy with a ‘good job buddy,’ which Peeta overhears, and paired with the way baby boy sleeps swaddled like a little potato - they begins referring to him as spud.