#peeta & val tbt.

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@ofmcck asked: " i am y -- yours . "

HE HAS NO RIGHT to request to hear this from her, not when he has his own thing ( he genuinely doesn't know what to classify it as ) with katniss, but he can't deny that he needs it all the same. she reassures him immediately, because of course she does ; valerie would never hurt him, or betray him in any way. peeta knows that she's more loyal than that, that she has eyes only for him. & he wants to try to reassure her that his thing with katniss is nothing compared to what he shares with her. the survivor reaches out & takes val's hands in his, brown eyes finding hers in the dark of the room. ❝ & i'm yours, valerie. my heart belongs to you. i wouldn't rather have it in anyone else's hands. i know that i'm safe with you. ❞

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@ofmcck // peeta & val // starter call.

❝ this is not how i wanted this to go, ❞ he admits quietly in the space between them. perhaps the circumstances weren't exactly ideal, but they had pushed both of them back together, and wasn't that the end goal ? peeta takes a little breath to calm himself and reaches for her ― wanting and willing to take anything she offers. ❝ of course, i'm not complaining. this is . . . ❞ he pauses, at a loss for words. peeta squeezes at the hands he's gathered in his, trying to convey meaning. ❝ i missed you, val. a lot. ❞

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@scftheartiisms // peeta & val // starter call.

❝ i can't stay, you know. ❞ he knows that she knows. they both know exactly what's at stake in this secretive visit, the things that they're both sacrificing to be there with each other. the only solace that peeta has had during this whole thing, and he can't stay long; he has to make the best of what time he does have with her. calloused hand reaches out to touch her cheek, a tender touch that conveys, along with his attentive gaze, his long-held affections. ❝ i wish i could. would stay here forever with you. ❞

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@ofmcck ― peeta & val ― re: starter call.

❝ YOU HAVE NO IDEA, ❞ he says, but maybe she does ; regardless of the truth, peeta's focused on his own truth at this moment, ignoring what what might be going on in lover's mind as he spirals. he hates doing this, hates knowing that he has to go back, & he's expected to leave in mere hours, hardly any time to properly say goodbye & protect lost threads of relationships. peeta holds his hands out to her, beseeching, trying to figure out a way to get out of this when he knows very well that there is none. ❝ I PRAYED every night, val, so this wouldn't happen, & it did anyway ! ❞ hands are shaking, but he clings to her, the only refuge he's ever known. ❝ i'm sorry. i'm so sorry . . . ❞

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✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧ | Sexual Attraction

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ | Romantic Attraction

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧ | Crushing

✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ | Squishing

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧ | Sensual Attraction

✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧ | Aesthetic Attraction

Low ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ High

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@ofmcck asked: " k -- kiss me a -- again ... p --- please . "

her request is sweet, and he wouldn't dare deny it. not needing to be told twice, peeta leans in for a gentle & loving kiss, pouring heart-felt emotion into movement of lips, the familiar push & pull that he's come to love. these moments are few and far between with her, but he wouldn't trade them for the world. one hand reaches up to cup valerie's cheek, while the other rests gently on her knee, pulling her ever-closer into his embrace. he feels the need to be close to her, & thankfully she never refuses him. when they pull away for air, peeta rests their foreheads against each other, giving a soft smile as he catches her gaze. ❝ y'know that i love you, right ? ❞