#Vic Hawthorne

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Katniss Everdeen Is Not a Stalker

Chapter 70

Chapter Summary: This is the Last Chapter and next week there is an Epilogue

Rated M: Bullying, Violence, Weapons, Canon Typical Violence, Eventual Romance, Humor, Character Death, Minor Character Death, Death, Gun Violence, Peacekeepers, Rebellion, AU, War,

A/N: I wanted to thank @norbertsmom who always is the sounding board of truth. Also to you guys thank you for everything I hope you enjoy the last chapter.

Read Here AO3 & FFN

[chaos-footy]

SACRIFICE OLD BLOOD AND THE HAWK WILL PROVIDE NEW YOUTH

aka Brisbane Lions traded in the older model and picked up a newer version. Wishing all the best to Jack! And welcome to the pride squad Brandon!

[abbotsford]

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[layliwayli]

I’m outside of your window with my radio

[sorryaboutfuckingallyourfriendss]

HEY

hi I'm max uh hi >:)

[imnotavamp1r3]

♡ Emo songs for Valentine's Day!!! ♡

🎀 Contagious ♡ Avril Lavigne

🎀 Heart ♡ Paramore

🎀 If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn ♡ Sleeping With Sirens

🎀 New Perspective ♡ Panic! At The Disco

🎀 The Only Exception ♡ Paramore

🎀 A Little Less Sixteen Candles ♡ Fall Out Boy

🎀 I'm Like a Lawyer ♡ Fall Out Boy

🎀 Of All the Gin Joints in the World ♡ Fall Out Boy

🎀 Nine in the Afternoon ♡ Panic! At The Disco

🎀 She Knows It ♡ Maggie Lindemann

🎀 A Love Like War ♡ All Time Low ft. Vic Fuentes

🎀 Love Songs ♡ Maggie Lindemann

🎀 Rebel Love Song ♡ Black Veil Brides

🎀 Serial Killer Girl ♡ Snow White's Poison Bite

🎀 Valentine's Doom ♡ Snow White's Poison Bite

🎀 Ashley ♡ Escape The Fate

🎀 My Sweet Unvalentine ♡ New Years Day

🎀 Not Good Enough For Truth in Cliché ♡ Escape The Fate

🎀 Ohio Is For Lovers ♡ Hawthorne Heights

🎀 Something ♡ Escape The Fate

That's it, byeee!!! ˚｡⋆୨୧˚♡

[brknmnds]

Muse list

Stranger things

Eddie Munson

Billy Hargrove

Steve Harrington

Chrissy Cunningham

Henry Creel

Jonathan Byers

Stephen King's IT

Henry Bowers

Patrick Hockstetter

Reginald 'Belch' Huggins

Victor 'Vic' Criss

The Lost Boys

David

Dwayne

Marko

Paul

Edgar Frog

Alan Frog

Sons of Anarchy

Happy Lowman

Alexander 'Tig' Trager

Child Play

Charles Lee Ray

Scream

Billy Loomis

Stu Macher

Crazy Fun Park

Remus

Zed - Trial

Gonzo - Trial

American Horror Story

Michael Langdon

Tate Langdon

Original Characters

Olivia Bowers - IT

Frankie Bates

Violet Bates

Hestia Wolfe || HP verse

Faustian Wolfe || HP verse

Cornelius 'CJ' Jamieson - Good Omens

Jimmy Cunningham - Stranger Things

Adelia Brooks - Crazy fun park

Maximus Grant - Crazy fun park

Colette 'Cole' Murphy

Aleksandr Volkov

Polaris Snow - The Hunger Games

Avery Hart

Ástríðr Svendottir

Hati Greyback - Harry Potter

Lucas Wesley James

Aiden Sullivan

Elijah Crane - DC Batman

Silas Hawthorne

Sophie Thatcher

Baelon Targaryen - HOTD

Amelia Beaufort - Walking Dead

Skylar Evans

Harry Potter

Tom Riddle

Regulus Black

Draco Malfoy

Lucius Malfoy

Blaise Zabini

Vikings

Ivar The Boneless

Sigurd 'Siggy' Lothbrok

Hvitserk Lothbrok

Floki

Mythology

Angrboða

Jörmungandr

Hati

Skoll

Thrúd

Iðunn

Skaði

Loki

Týr

House of the Dragons

Aegon Targaryen II

Daemon Targayen

Nettles

Alys Rivers

Laenor Velaryon

Outer Banks

Rafe Cameron

JJ Maybanks

Divergent series

Eric Coulter

The Invitation

Walter De Ville

Julie and the Phantoms

Alex Mercer

Gen V

Maverick

Sam Riordan

Jordan Li

Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Coriolanus Snow

Tigris Snow

Batman

Jack Napier - Pre - The Joker

Jonathan Crane

Jervis Tetch

House of 1000 corpses

Otis Driftwood

Fargo

Gator Tillman

Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 and before

Nick Clark

Troy Otto

Qaletaqa Walker

Baldurs Gate

The Dark Urge - Zion

Assassin Creed: Valhalla

Eivor Varinsdottir

Farcry 5

Joseph Seed

Jacob Seed

John Seed

[sunburnacoustic]

Is the Paul McCartney song ‘Mr Bellamy’ written about you? (It depicts a delusional ‘Mr Bellamy’ sitting on a roof and refusing to come down.) Marty, 26, Hawthorn, Vic

I don’t think so! I’ll check it out. I seriously doubt it’s about me but… I’d be very surprised if it was, that would be a funny situation.

[Matt Bellamy, Triple J Magazine interview, 31 October 2007 ]

(The questions for this interview were all sent in by fans)

[sysba]

my characters

* thought i’d post this list that was sitting in my drafts; not all of them because i have too many but have some (if) ocs ♡

ORIGINAL / MISC VERSES

edith blake. original, the wayhaven chronicles, the exile verse ♡ she/any (queer). november 13th. fc: laura james. 5′11/180cm. ROs: cal, adam du mortain. connections: kiara kingston (sister). 

freddie han. ear candy verse. ♡ he/him (m). february 14th. fc: christian yu. 5′9/174cm. ROs: shiloh rue, winslow montgomery. connections: ryuwon han (sister).

ryuwon han. straight red verse. ♡ she/her (f). nicknames: ryu. fc: kim do-yeon. 5′10/179cm. ROs: jude schofield. connections: freddie han (brother).

zoe beckett. original (modern gods verse), the wayhaven chronicles ♡ she/her (f). fc: misc. 6′/184cm. ROs: veera, nat sewell. connections: jada beckett-jones (cousin). tag.

A MAGE REBORN

atalanta daenys ♡ she/they (nb). specialty: spiritism + alchemy. fc: misc. 5′7/170cm. ROs: elias revelois.

ANDROMEDA SIX

ersa altalune peg’asi ♡ she/her (agender). species: kitalphan. fc: emily browning. 5′1/154cm. ROs: vexx serif.

ATTOLLO

nefta gil ♡ she/her (f). august 15th. fc: misc. 5′1/156cm. ROs: sysba, dreamwalker.

BLOOD MOON

selene king ♡ she/her (f). beta. fc: phoebe tonkin. 5′7/172cm. ROs: farroq khan.

starling baluyot ♡ she/they (nb). alpha. fc: beatrice laus. 5′3/161cm. ROs: marco.

BLOOMING PANIC

anya petrova ♡ she/they (genderfluid). username: gothitax. fc: florzoye on ig. 5′1/155cm. ROs: nakedtoaster, toastyx.

BODY COUNT

kim ngo ♡ they/them (nb). fc: naomi roestel. 5′10/178cm. ROs: arthur campbell.

angelica vaughan ♡ she/her (f). nicknames: angie. fc: benedetta gargari. 5′8/172cm. ROs: vinh nguyen.

CHECKMATE IN 3 MOVES

cahya vinteren ♡ she/her (f). fc: brianne tju. 5′1/154cm. ROs: noir zu, jareth january.

diamond emeraude vinteren ♡ she/they (nb). fc: savannah smith. 5′7/170cm. ROs: sailor bones, hawthorne (spilt milk).

CHOICES: BLADES OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS

nehal nightbloom ♡ she/all (genderfluid). species: elf. fc: misc. 5′11/180cm. ROs: all. tbd.

CHOICES: OPEN HEART

victoria torres ♡ she/her (f). nicknames: vic, v. fc: tashi rodriguez/ giovana cordeiro. 5′1/155cm. ROs: bryce lahela.

COLLEGE TENNIS: ORIGIN STORY

angel rivas ♡ they/he (nb). fc: omar rudberg. 5′9/175cm. style: all-court player. doubles partner: rayyan. ROs: rayyan afiq. 

FIELDS OF ASPHODEL

persephone ♡ she/any (agender). fc: misc/anya chalotra. 5′6/167cm. ROs: hades, tbd. tag.

INFAMOUS

kate hanna ♡ they/them (nb). august 23rd. full name: kateebah. stage name: arkane (prev: rickety kate). band: dance of the planets. genre(s): alt-rock, pop punk. fc: nour rizk. 6′2/187cm. ROs: seven lawless.

sung-won kang ♡ she/they (f). december 15th. nicknames: sunni, lucky. stage name: lady luck. band: WBM. genre(s): pop rap, R&B, hip-hop, EDM. fc: jeon so-yeon/kang min-ah. 5′7/169cm. ROs: griffin reign + victoria valentine, orion quinn.

OUR LIFE

jamie last ♡ they/them (nb). fc: tbd. 6′/182.5cm. ROs: cove holden.

cierra last ♡ she/her (f). nicknames: cherry. fc: kendra bailey/misc. 6′/182.5cm. ROs: derek suarez. 

marina howard ♡ she/her (f). fc: yvonne logan. 5′/153cm. ROs: baxter ward.

PERFUMARE

sharona west. real name: milagros ramon. ♡ she/her (nb). fc: lizeth selene. 5′3.5/161cm. ROs: flavio esposito.

naomi morren. real name: naomi kurosawa ♡ she/they (f). fc: rina fukushi. 5′10/179cm. ROs: reed esposito, laurent rosier.

PROJECT HADEA

sidra. real name: yuna arai. ♡ they/he (nb). fc: misc. 5′7/169cm. ROs: nash, rohan.

gienah. real name: izzi muhammad ♡ she/they (nb). fc: bonzaimai on ig/misc. 5′9/176cm. ROs: rhaxa. 

SCOUT: AN APOCALYPSE STORY

jamilah durant ♡ she/her (f).   nicknames: jam. fc: sharon alexie. 5′6/168cm. ROs: oliver shen.

SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN

shanna wenrys ♡ she/they (f/nb). fc: misc. 4′11.5/151cm. ROs: blade bronwyn.

kiran rhune ♡ they/them (nb/genderfluid). fc: misc. 5′2.5/159cm. ROs: red antiqua.

SPEAKER

kassandra farhat ♡ she/they (nb). nicknames: kass. fc: jamie gray-hyder. 5′11/179cm. ROs: li cowles, sebastian wynric. connections: sebille (sister), scooby boo (dog).

SUPERSTITION

sage roe ♡ she/her (f). fc: zoë kravitz. 5′2/157cm. ROs: zillah. 

THE BASTARD OF CAMELOT

mordred pendragon ♡ she/they/he (genderqueer). fc: tbd. ROs: galahad du lac.

THE EXILE

farja ja’qhar ♡ she/her (f). title: painted phoenix. fc: misc. tbd. ROs: freedom, syfyn.

nathair cheronobog ♡ he/him (m). title: gilded gorgon. fc: noen eubanks. 6′5/196cm. ROs: vethna, +nikke.

neamhain rezoth ♡ they/them (nb). title: deathless demon. fc: tbd. ROs: nikke.

THE MIDNIGHT HOURS

reyna santos ♡ she/her (f). fc: shay mitchell. 5′4/161cm. ROs: rylan villanueva.

ziv mays ♡ they/them (nb). fc: jaiiy d. moses . 6′/183cm. ROs: blane rekner.

salvador soto ♡ he/they (m). nicknames: chava. fc: misc/cristo fernández. 6′3/190.5cm. ROs: k de vries. 

THE WAYHAVEN CHRONICLES

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[srorgana1]

Invocation

Paring: Vampire Kylo/Hunter Rey

Warnings: Dark Themes (apporaching Dead Dove, you have been warned), Supernatural/Paranormal, Blood, Violence, Gore, Death, NSFW 18+, Sexual Content, Psychological and Physical Torture, Kidnapping, Hatred towards organized religion, Pain, Major/Minor character death/injury, Demonic Possession

Chapter Fourteen

Rey skids to a stop in front of Windu’s office which is already packed with people. She watches Commander Mace Windu look around, his large presence demanding the respect his station called for. He has always been serious man, his brow permanently crinkled in a mild form of displeasure. Rey nods at him signaling her arrival. He nods back than looks away.

She feels Kylo walk up behind her, standing off to the side by Trudgen. She turns her head and gives him a small smile. He smirks and nods at her as he turns his attention back to Trudgen. “Alright people!” Windu says loudly getting everyone’s attention “we have called a Code 19 because a Hunter was attacked and another taken. Jyn has your assignments. PR is taking care of it on their end but we need to work quickly…”

A couple gasps and grumbles come from the crowd as they are pushed aside roughly. “Move!” an angry voice says pulling towards the front. They all watch Windu turn and look at the reason for the distraction. His frown deepens as he sees Jessica standing before him, her magick crackling around her. Rey can feel her rage even from here.

She watches a tall slender man push through the rest of the crowd and places a hand on her shoulder. Jessica turns to him giving him a hard look before focusing back on Windu. “Are you fucking kidding me Windu? First Asher and now Kay?!” she yells loudly, shrugging off the man’s hand. The group watches with wide eyes as Windu takes a deep breath.

“Yes, I know this is difficult for you both but…” “No! I have trusted you this far to find my son and you have done nothing! Now my cousin is gone too!” she rages, hands shaking at her side. “Jessica please…” the man says next to her “they haven’t gone after Hunters before so this move was unexpected…” “Vic if you were smart you would shut up right now…” she growls, her eyes glowing purple.

“Enough!” Windu yells, getting their attention again. “Mrs. Hemming, we are sorry for all this. We will be interviewing Hunter Dameron once he’s in recovery. Although it’s unfortunate this could be our chance at finding their base. You need to trust us” he says. Rey watches Jessica scoff as the man named Vic looks back at Kylo and Trudgen. They nod at him and leave quietly. Interesting.

Jyn walks up next to Windu, her eyes glowing yellow. “Okay Hunters with me now” she says sternly as she turns and walks out, expecting them to follow. Rey follows them all out, her eyes still watching Windu and the Hemmings. She can feel Jessica’s magick calming as she shook slightly, intense pain clouding her normally bright eyes.

Rey feels her heart clinch at the thought of loving and being loved that much. To love so much it physically pains you. She sees Vic look at her quickly and then look back at his grieving wife. An unspoken silent plea for her to do whatever she needed to do to find them and bring them home.

She quickly joins the group as Jyn reads off their assignments. “Johansson, Hawthorn and Bronte, go interview Dameron. He should be awake by now” she says curtly. She nods as she follows James Bronte and Finn Hawthorn out to the Infirmary. She swallows her nervousness being in the company of veteran Hunters.

“Johansson, what does the report say? What exactly happened” Bronte says sternly as he opens the door for them. She clicks into her phone to read the briefing. “Quickly!” Hawthorn snaps. “Ok ok” she says a bit flustered, clearing her throat again.

“Hunter Connix and Dameron were part of a patrol unit in the NorthEast sector. The Order lost contact until Dameron hit the emergency alert on his phone. Was found in the Tube station alone and obvious signs of an altercation. Connix’s half moon charkrams were found at the scene” she reads quickly, hoping she doesn’t fumble over the words.

“Okay, so I’m assuming they were outnumbered and or taken by surprise” Bronte says not looking at either of them as he opens another door. Rey nods, biting her tongue. She knows from experience to keep her opinions to herself. She silently reads the energy around her the closer they get to the Infirmary. A dark bitter energy waifs in the air and she cannot tell if it's residual or not.

Hawthorn hits the Infirmary intercom signaling their arrival. A small Elvin nurse answers the door, motioning them forward. “Please be quick, Dameron has just woken up and is still in critical condition” she says quickly as she floats away to another bed nearby. Rey watches Bronte roll his eyes as he rips open the curtain.

She gasps silently at the status of Poe. He is covered in cuts and bruises. His right eye is swollen shut, nose crooked and lip split. He is wearing a C-collar while chest is wrapped in gauze keeping his arm tight to it along with a couple tubes. He smiles lazily as he looks at the trio. “Hey guys” he says tiredly waving his bandaged hand. “Hey Poe how are you feeling” Bronte says sitting in the chair at his bedside.

“Like I got hit by a bus” he jokes, wincing. “You look like it buddy” Hawthorn says, smiling softly. Rey stands there awkwardly, the outsider once again. “Rey” he rasps “I am so sorry I couldn’t protect her. I know you two are close.”

She stalls, eyes narrowing at him. Yes, her and Kaydal were in the same cohort, but she wouldn’t say they were epically close. “Thank you Poe for doing what you could. Could you tell us what happened?” she says, sitting on the side of the bed. She tries her best not to flinch when he grabs her hand.

“We were on patrol and she said she thought she heard something down in the Tube station, I was watching her back when I got hit on the back of the head. I heard her scream for backup as I tried to fight off my attacker” he says squeezing his eyes shut. Rey squeezes his hand, understanding how much these situations can escalate quickly.

“They were demons for sure. They had magick and used it to disorient me. One moment I was good and the next I was flying through the air into a support pillar” he says shaking his head. “Wow Poe! That’s awful” Hawthorn says. Poe turns and gives him a sad smile “I just feel like I failed The Order.”

“No, no Poe you did your best. There’s not much you can do when your ambushed” Bronte says. “I did catch one thing though before I passed out. One of them said something about reporting back to Ren. I didn’t hear much after that” Poe says, shifting stiffly against his pillows.

Rey stiffens at his words, her mind reeling as Bronte and Hawthorn assist Poe to get more comfortable. There’s no way Kylo would be involved with these disappearances. He said himself he was here to solve them. Could he be lying? Her Hunter senses begin playing back the two weeks as they continue to talk.

Ever since he has been around, the activity has increased. He was the primary witness for an attack. He has focused on her to help her develop her powers. Could this all be a ploy to confuse The Order and help The Devil return? She was so confused.

“Rey are you okay?” Poe says, pulling her from her thoughts. She looks at him as he stares at her. Fuck her lines are probably glowing. “Yes I’m fine” she says as she pulls her sleeve down further. He seemed to be the only one who noticed. “Okay so plan is to interview Ren and see what he knows. There’s another team assessing the crime scene. Let’s go meet up with them and see what they found” Bronte says as he stands up.

“Rest up Poe, we will need you to figure all this out” Hawthorn says rubbing Poe’s shoulder. “Thanks guys, I will do my best to get back into action as quickly as possible” he says as tears formed in his eyes. Rey stands as well as Poe grabs her hand again. “Be careful Rey please. I’m worried about his intentions with you. I’ve seen the way he looks at you. I have a bad feeling about him.” She nods as he lets go, wiping the tears away.

The Elvin nurse returns and shoos them away, shutting the curtain behind her. “Let’s do this” Hawthorn says, his face darkening. She follows them out conflicted and confused at what just happened and her feelings associated with their newest main suspect.

I am amazed at the overwhelming support of this spooky lil fic! Thank you so so much! ILY all ❤️❤️

[hawthornehoe]

hello! my name is vic!

this is my video game based writing account!

i am 16yrs old (but i will write smut)

you may request characters in my asks.

below, are the characters (with media) i write for.

i will write x reader content (mainly x m!reader and x nb!reader)

handsome jack ( bl2 / pre - sequel )

timothy lawrence ( pre - sequel / bl3 )

roland ( bl1 / bl2 / pre - sequel )

mordecai ( bl1 / bl2 / bl3 / tales from the borderlands / pre - sequel )

brick ( bl1 / bl2 / bl3 / tales from the borderlands / pre - sequel )

lilith ( bl1 / bl2 / bl3 / pre - sequel )

zer0 ( bl2 / bl3 / tales from the borderlands )

axton ( bl2 / bl3 / pre - sequel )

maya ( bl2 / bl3 )

wilhelm ( bl2 / pre - sequel )

rhys strongfork ( bl3 / tales from the borderlands )

zane flynt ( bl3 )

fl4k ( bl3 )

moze ( bl3 )

vaughn ( bl2 / bl3 / tales from the borderlands )

august ( tales from the borderlands )

max caulfield ( life is strange )

chloe price ( life is strange / life is strange : before the storm )

victoria chase ( life is strange )

nathan prescott ( life is strange )

shawn diaz ( life is strange 2 )

finn mcnamara ( life is strange 2 )

steph gringrich ( life is strange : before the storm / life is strange : true colors )

alex chen ( life is strange : true colors )

john hancock ( fallout 4 )

rj macready ( fallout 4 )

paladin danse ( fallout 4 )

grusha ( pokemon scarlet / pokemon violet )

larry ( pokemon scarlet / pokemon violet )

alistair ( dragon age: origins )

zevran aranai ( dragon age: origins )

king cailan ( dragon age: origins )

cassandra pentagast ( dragon age: inquisition )

cullen rutherford ( dragon age: inquisition )

solas ( dragon age: inquisition )

iron bull ( dragon age: inquisition )

cole ( dragon age: inqusition )

krem ( dragon age: inquisition )

grayson hawthorne (the inheritance games series)

jameson hawthorne (the inheritance games series)

will newman (five feet apart- book vers.)

augustus waters (the fault in our stars- book vers.)

nick carraway (the great gatsby- book vers.)

owen harper (doctor who) [ immortality : owen harper masterlist ]

[lemonluvgirl]

Ch 32: Scars & Ghosts

Promise Me, Little Brother

Small Excerpt: 

But for the first time all day I find a small semblance of peace in the grueling repetitive tasks, the punishing heat, and most importantly, the mind numbing quiet. 

That is until Prim comes back outside and says she needs my help with something inside. 

~

When I see what—no, not what, but who— is waiting for me inside the house I feel the tentative grasp I was regaining on my swirling emotions begin to slip away from me completely. 

First there’s the sting of surprise. Surprise at Peeta’s unexpected presence in a moment where I feel off balance. Then there’s embarrassment as I look down at my attire and feel mortification surge through me. 

I feel like every unavoidable, ugly part of me is on display, and not just my outward imperfections, but my reactions to them and their exposure. 

It’s the vulnerability that cuts deep and twists me in too many directions at once. 

Years before, when I finally became a good enough hunter to put enough food on the table so that everyone in my family was eating on a regular basis, my body finally went through a latent growth spurt. With that growth spurt came changes to my body that the people around me took note of. Slight curves that signified an end to my childhood and the beginning of a womanhood I quietly resented. The teasing and suggestive comments of my classmates, especially the male ones, were embarrassing at first, but easy to ignore after delivering a well placed glare or two. 

Even if I was slightly better fed than most from the Seam, I was ultimately ordinary and nothing special. The taunts eventually dwindled when they got little to no reaction, and I moved past the uncomfortable self consciousness that that phase of my life brought with it.

But this is different. 

I can’t find it in me to ignore this moment, to brush past it. 

I can’t disregard the way Peeta’s eyes skim over and catch slightly on the raised, and puckered pieces of flesh that tell the story of my Games. His gaze isn’t even one tenth as obtrusive as some of the mocking leers or disgusted stares I’ve received in the past year.

Not that I’d expect Peeta to ever look at anyone like that, but I don’t think I could bear to see the opposite reaction. To see his kind blue eyes turn sympathetic with pity for me. For my ruined skin and body. 

I don’t want him to look at me that way, ever, and that thought sends a roll of confusion and terror through me that spurs me to make a hasty escape from the entire situation. 

I run out of the room like I’m being chased by old ghosts, which in a way, maybe I am. 

In my embarrassment I search for something or someone to condemn for making me feel this way. A sweet smiling face pops into my mind, and its angelic blamelessness stirs up something close to fury. 

I can’t believe Prim! I think to myself as I tear up the stairs. I slam the door shut to my room and turn the lock for good measure. 

I stand in the middle of the room for a full minute, trying to get myself under control. I feel so angry I’m liable to break something right now. 

How could she be so naive? She knows I hate these scars. She knows I always cover myself up with long sleeves and pants every time I leave the house. Even before the scars, I wasn’t very comfortable being in shorts or an undershirt around anyone but her, Mom, or the Hawthornes. That was mostly a necessity in the hot summer months when Gale and I had to battle against the heat and there was no recourse but for he and I to get comfortable being around each other in less stifling clothing. Nothing indecent, just cut off pants or threadbare sleeveless old shirts worn thin and rendered light enough to help with the heat. It was strictly business, and after the hunt we’d drop off the game we were keeping at our homes, where his family would usually see me sweaty and covered in filth and grime from trekking through the forest for half a day. I never minded little Posey, Vic, or even Rory seeing me in such a state. They were pretty much like family anyways. 

But all that was before the Hunger Games, before the showdown at the Cornucopia that left Cato and Lev both dead and me a badly reconstructed approximation of my former self. 

I walk into the bathroom to get an accurate assessment of the actual damage. 

What greets me in the mirror makes me cringe first, then embarrassment and anger flare up anew inside me. 

I’m a sad excuse for a plain, scrawny Seam girl who wasn’t much to look at even before the mutts got to her. Someone should probably give Peeta Mellark a medal for his ability to keep the look of disgust off his face at seeing what’s really hiding under all the cleverly designed clothes Cinna custom makes me. 

Just when I’m a couple seconds away from tossing a heavy silver backed hairbrush at the mirror, I hear a loud knocking at the door followed by my sister’s voice, commanding me to “Open up, Katniss!”. 

I growl under my breath and rotate through a few expletives quietly before walking back to the door and standing in front of it. 

“Not going to happen,” I reply loud enough for her to hear when she raps on the door again, louder and more insistent this time. 

“Katniss, stop being ridiculous. You aren’t actually embarrassed that Peeta saw you in shorts are you?” she asks in an exasperated voice, like she has the right to be fed up with something I’ve done instead of the other way around. 

“Don’t talk to me about being ridiculous!” I shout at her through the door, fully steamed now. “You don’t have to live with these scars Prim!” I enunciate the last sentence loud and clear, my voice raised in volume and anger as I stare daggers at the door. 

I wait for her reply, for her to shout back at me. 

We rarely, if ever get into spats, but every now and then, if I’m being just self-centered and wounded enough and she’s going through one of her new teenage phases, we have a spectacularly terrific row. 

I listen for her voice, ready for her snappy comeback, but no reply ever comes. 

And after several minutes of silence where I suspect that I’ve finally gone too far, and I’ve hurt the only relationship it would kill me to destroy I fling open the door wide, an apology on my lips and tears springing in my eyes. 

But instead of my sister’s soft blue stare, I’m greeted by Peeta’s intensely blue one. 

I spring back in surprise and shock, wondering where Prim got to and how much of our argument he heard. 

“Were you eavesdropping on us?” I hiss at him accusingly.  

Peeta’s eyes go wide and he puts his hands up in surrender. He shakes his head. 

“I was waiting downstairs when Prim came back down. She rushed out saying she was going to watch the Games with Rory, Vic, and Posey?” His answer sounds like a question coming out. 

At his admission I deflate. I close my eyes and realize I’ve really hurt her feelings. She’s always been so careful to treat me as if the physical changes I brought home from my Games didn’t matter. She never once looked at me with pity, or disgust. Not that Prim would, she’s my mother’s daughter and both of them can look at the worst, most disgusting festering wounds without batting an eye. That, and she’s one of the most kind and compassionate people I know. But deep down I think I’ve always known she blames herself for my scars. And my last comment to her threw that in her face. 

Because I took her place and came back damaged. 

She has to know that I wasn’t blaming her, not really. I was just angry. I don’t know if she really doesn’t see the difference between the way I used to look before and what I have to accept as my reality now, or if she’s just gotten so used to seeing me every day that she forgets I’m disfigured. But I know she would never shame me on purpose. Not in a million years. And yet that’s how I treated her. As if I thought she’d done it purposefully, to hurt me. 

I sigh quietly. And then I look back up at Peeta and cross my hands over my arms again, trying to hide the worst of it from him. 

But surprisingly, he is only looking at my face. 

“Katniss, you don’t have to be embarrassed,” he says, and of course it's the wrong thing to say and my hackles go right back up. 

“I need to change,” I tell him stiffly, looking at the door behind him in a clear indication I want him to leave.

“You need to stop assuming the worst,” he states plainly and my head snaps back to his face, astonished at his firm tone.

“This is none of your business!” 

“If it’s causing arguments between you and Prim then maybe we should clear it up-” 

“Why are you even here?!” I yell, beyond furious at him for butting in. 

“You asked for cheese buns, remember?” he says calmly, much more calmly than I’d expect him to react if he’d been Gale. We’d be in a full blown shouting match already. 

“You can leave the box on the table on your way out-” 

“You really are bad at this whole ‘friends’ thing aren’t you?” 

I grit my teeth to keep from cursing at him. 

“I really don’t have time for this-” 

I’m cut off again, not by his words, but by the totally unexpected way he yanks his shirt off without so much as a warning. 

I’m stuck, mouth open staring at his naked chest, about to demand he get out of my room when he turns around and uses his left hand to reach behind his back and point to a spot on the middle of his back, where a nasty jagged scar runs across to his lower ribs. 

“She got me with the rim of a tin can lid she found under my bed after my brothers snuck some canned peas up to me when I’d been on punishment and hadn’t been allowed to have dinner every night for a week,” he explains softly. 

I remain silent, not knowing what on earth to say to this. I’m just glad he’s facing away from me right now and can’t see my expression. 

His hand dips lower, to a spot just on the top of his hip where there’s a thin white raised splotch that trickles down in what looks almost like a melted wax pattern but I know must be a burn scar. 

“I complained once about how the oven mitts were getting too threadbare and I was burning my fingers when I had to take out the trays. I didn’t know she was close by and could hear. She took it upon herself to make sure I knew the true difference between burning my fingers superficially, and what a real burn feels like.” 

I try to stifle the horrified sound I make in the back of my throat. 

Then he turns around and faces me. 

He points to a circular cluster of small scars beneath his left pectoral, that I hadn’t seen until he lifted his arm because of the way his light blond, and slightly curly chest hair obscured them. 

“She used the apple corer tool here, so I’d remember to be quicker about preparing them for the pies in the fall season.” 

And suddenly I’m looking everywhere, unable to keep my eyes from roaming his strong frame, seeking out the evidence that’s been carved into his skin. His skin is paler underneath his shirt, compared to his neck and forearms and his scars are very white. They almost fade into the background, but once I start recognizing them it’s impossible to catalog them all. 

There’s many on the inside of his forearms that stand out; some jagged, some straight, some round and splotchy. Many could be written off from growing up working in a bakery kitchen, but now I know for a fact that many of them aren’t accidents.

 He has a few more on his hands and fingers. He has another burn mark on the inside of his elbow, in the shape of one side of a pair of tongs that must have been deliberate. There’s another one hidden underneath the shadow of his strong jaw. He points to a long thin scar behind his ear that he says was from a pair of scissors, after she cut up some of his sketches because he was apparently wasting too much time doodling. That one, being behind his ear, is very well camouflaged by his hair, and I doubt I would have ever noticed if he hadn’t pointed it out. 

I look up to where there would be another one, right above his eye, going into his hairline if it weren’t for the medicine Haymitch sent from the Capitol that healed him completely. 

My mouth goes dry. There’s so many things I feel in this one moment.

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