Sequel to Painted Words, Piercing Paragraphs. Peeta's Pov. Captured by the Capitol, tortured by Snow's men for information, memories manipulated by Tracker Jacker venom, Peeta struggles with the 'real or not real'. Who can he trust? Rated reasonably.

Spending a week at Hermione's didn't scare him. Not really. Not before he got the bomb dropped on him, they were going to be alone, no parental supervision. But he can't say no, not to Hermione. So it's decided, a week with his girlfriend as of 5 months.