Katniss and Peeta grow closer together in what's left of District Twelve, with successes and setbacks. Set at end of Mockingjay, pre-Epilogue. Will be multiple chapter, rated M for later chapter content. Some minor characters OOC. Image is by Arilyn at Fanpop.

What happens when Katniss finds she can no longer do something that used to define her? Can she find a new place for herself in the woods? How will she and Peeta make a new District 12 their home again? And how do Peeta and Katniss grow back together? Post-MJ, pre-Epilogue. Everyone has to make-up some time. M for language, implied violence, and emotional distress. Ch. 33 is up!

This fiction is an extension of the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. Taking place at the end of the novel, Katniss and Peeta's relationship is explored from the moment they both return to District 12. Completed. Reviews appreciated. Rated MA for mature themes and graphic sexual content.

Pre-epilogue. That moment years later where Peeta is ready to expand their family and Katniss isn't.