A/N- Just a little Post-MJ Healing fluff for out favorite Bread Boy and Girl on Fire. Because cuddling is actually very healthy physically and mentally. Something they need.
She didn't understand it. What made her want to be held, to hold him as much she did. Katniss chalked it up to this being Peeta. He had a knack for making her feel new things. Always had, and she couldn't see a time when he didn't.
A nightmare had brought him here, unsurprisingly. But the terror and anxiety that had gripped her a second ago faded and drained from her body like a waterfall.
That was something the safety and comfort of Peeta's arms did. Take away her worry. It was rare she ever trusted anyone- never had she trusted someone like Peeta. Not since her father died, anyways. Here, in his arms, she was able to let go. Stop fighting and stop defending. Because she was with Peeta, and he was wrapped around her like a protective blanket, so it was all okay(even though she knew it wasn't, that made it no less pleasing to think it). It was all right for the first time in a long time, as he held her and guarded her against her dreams.
He was warm, and soft too. Even burnt as badly as hers, Katniss couldn't stop from nuzzling the underside of his chin. Her fingers absentmindedly traced a small scar on his collarbone lazily as she allowed her heart to stop pounding and her breathing to slow. His body was also a hot box, so their combined heat under the blanket made her dizzy with sleepiness. For once, Katniss didn't fight sleep because she wanted to avoid reliving horrors, but she wanted to enjoy his hand rubbing her back, the steady and quiet beat of his heart under her ear.
When, in the morning, she gave a small whine, he let her pull him back into the bed again. Laughing but complying. He assured that the handful of families waiting on their bread could wait another few minutes. Peeta lifts a hand to tangle in her hair, gently inviting her to tilt her head for a kiss. Deciding understanding happiness, especially when it was still difficult to come by, was foolish, Katniss sealed their lips.
Pleasant shivers racked her body, and a sigh of relief exhaled from her nose. Foolish indeed.
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