When Peeta Mellark needs a 'plus one' for a family wedding, his best friend, Katniss Everdeen is the logical choice. Isn't she?

"My father can crunch numbers all he wants. I know that if I survive my next two reapings I will not be working in the bakery." Peeta and Katniss are not the tributes for the 74th Hunger Games, but it doesn't make their love story easy. Non-reaped Everlark/canon-divergence. Cover by Ro Nordmann.

Set in Panem where the Snow Regime is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état, the games end with Johanna Mason's victory. In district 12 things are slowly getting better, but they still struggle with poverty and class divide. This is a story of how Katniss and Peeta fall in love without the games. Inspired by the hunger games quote "I knew this would have happened anyway…". Multi POV

"It's something out of an old tale: a golden young man in a white bearskin, striking strange bargains with desperate souls on the cruelest night of winter." Peeta Mellark, winner of the 74th Hunger Games, returns from his Victory Tour to make the starving Everdeens an offer they can't refuse. Canon divergent, based on the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

Katniss thinks she had found her happily ever after with Peeta, but when a hunting accident lands her in the hospital, she wakes up discovers she has no idea who he is. Her memories of life for the last two years are all blurry, but she does however remember Gale. Will the baker that seems to be her polar opposite be able to win her over twice? AU. *WINNER* Everlark Smut Awards!

He's the son of a gentleman. She barely passes for a lady. In a world of ballrooms and proper snobs, they're best friends...until friendship is no longer enough. But who will admit it first is the maddening question. Historical AU.

AU. Katniss and Peeta are both being forced to marry people they don't love. They fall in love with one another, but are trapped by their circumstances. They plan to run away together and then Peeta doesn't show up. What happened to Peeta? Will Katniss be able to save him and avoid marrying a man she doesn't love?

"Even if by some miracle I did survive and he did not - if I did not follow him to the grave from desperation soon after - I would live my entire life trying to solve the puzzle of how to get him out." What would have happened on the beach during the Quarter Quell if Finnick had not interrupted them? *2013 EVERLARK SMUT AWARDS NOMINEE!*

The day started ordinarily enough, until Katniss became the sole witness to a crime by none other then the infamous Snow. What will the FBI and it's agents do to keep her safe? AU, Slight OOC

A growing together post-mockingjay fic. Katniss struggles with loss and overcoming depression with the aid of Peeta. Themes of suicide, recovery, love and lust- oh screw this. I suck at descriptions. Please just read my fic. Note: I don't own the Hunger Games

AU. A mistake. One mistake that led to another. One time and now my life is ruined. I hear the rumours wherever I go. Most think I went to Cray and that it's his. Some even think it's Gale's. Oh, if only they knew the truth…

Two voices. One hiding in the dark. The second shining in the light. Written for day 2 of round 8 of the farewell tour of PiP

Uninspired and unable to see the beauty and life in her work after a betrayal, photographer Katniss Everdeen rediscovers passion and delight when chef Peeta Mellark breezes back into town. Modern AU

After hunting illegally one day, a near-starving Katniss Everdeen is caught and almost has to pay the price. Peeta has always tried to get the girl with the secret arrows to notice him, and he figures that now is a good a chance as any. AU/Everlark - No Games, but Panem is otherwise the same.

"Not all of it," she said. "Then how much?" he asked. What if she tried to explain? What if he gave her the chance to? What if Katniss was able to sort out her feelings at the end of The Hunger Games? How would events have unfolded if the Star-Crossed Lovers were real? Begins with the train scene at the end of HG, AU for CF and MJ.

What if the Victory Tour ended with a wedding rather than an engagement? A story that explores what would have happened if Peeta and Katniss had been forced to marry. How does this change affect their relationship? District 12? The rebellion? Rated M for later chapters. Banner by Ro Nordmann.

Modern AU. There are three types of people in Dawson, Texas: those who are trying to flee, those who embrace their small town fate, and the Mellarks. Mellark Ranch; largest cattle ranch South of Dallas, employer of ranch hand, Katniss Everdeen, and home of The Ohio State Buckeyes' running back, Peeta Mellark. And Peeta Mellark is coming back home today.

After learning his life is in limbo, Katniss Everdeen decides she'll do anything to help her best friend, Peeta Mellark, achieve all he's ever wanted. Everlark, modern-day AU.

Panem AU; When a scandal puts the oppressive Snow administration in its political grave, young, charismatic District Twelve representative Peeta Mellark is thrust into the role of President. As he and his staff struggle to serve a troubled nation, Peacekeeper Katniss Everdeen keeps a watchful eye on the only thing Peeta loves more than his country. Cover/Banner by Ro Nordmann.

Katniss Everdeen has never been lucky. But a chance encounter with an old acquaintance and a winning lottery ticket just may change that. Everlark. Banner by RoNordmann; Cover art by Kismet4891

"Katniss," her sister responded mockingly. "You need this. One night. One night of pure debauchery." One night, one miscommunication, one baby. An Everlark AU loosely based on "Knocked Up". Banner by Ro Nordmann. NOW COMPLETE.

It was an accident. And it was all started by two names, out of at least one hundred. What are the odds of that happening? Rated M for language and lemons. Slightly OOC, no games, in-Panem AU. COMPLETE, edited 23/12/14-18/01/15. Unbetaed!

"She closed her eyes and saw his perfectly chiseled face and then imagined those boxers of his falling to the floor before he got in the shower. The last thing she needed was to be attracted to Rye Mellark's older brother." Desperate for a place to live, Katniss moves in with her friend, Rye, who has always had a crush on her. Then she meets his older brother, Peeta. Modern Day AU.

After being expelled from his latest school, Peeta Mellark is sent to live with his aunt. There he reconnects with the dark haired girl from next door who's dealing with her own tragic past. Can these two injured souls find peace together? And in the process discover what real love can achieve. Badboy!Peeta and Nerd!Katniss. AU. Banner by shininalltheway

"The sun was rising, fingers of glorious orange, red and yellow crawling across the sky. The window appeared as a frame around a picture, dawn's ascent bursting from the folds of a delicate skirt the color of burnt copper. I sighed, and turned back to Peeta, holding his hand against my cheek." - Katniss & Peeta discover that life can be Good Again *2013 EVERLARK SMUT AWARDS WINNER*

He'd made a stupid mistake, and he'd screwed everything up. Now Peeta Mellark was on a mission to make sure that he hadn't lost Katniss Everdeen forever.

Summary: Katniss Everdeen has been in love with her best friend, Peeta Mellark, forever. They'd grown together, carrying on their yearly Halloween tradition of watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. But this year, Katniss is finally going to use their time together to tell Peeta how she feels...If Peeta doesn't ruin things first. Fluffy College Everlark. Modern AU

Modern Day, AU. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have been best friends for the past five years, and they've been through the good and the bad together. But after a drunken night, Katniss realizes she has feelings for him that she never wanted to admit to herself. But does he feel the same?

Throughout their final two years of college, and even after they graduated, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark were each other's beard, their saviour in case of unwelcome advances or a bad dating emergency. And it had worked perfectly. Until... A submission for Prompts in Panem, August 2014. Day 1, 'Red'.

"No matter how bad your losses, it can be good again," the blond hair, blue eyed, boy wunderkind, tells the group. Yeah…right. What the hell does he know about grief? I'm only doing this to get my sister back. If he thinks he's going to magically "cure" me by the end of these sessions he's wrong. Dead wrong. Modern Day AU.

A/U This is based on a challenge in which K&P enter the 74th Games as a couple. This is based on the book, the movie but mostly my imagination. Everyone's POV. Find out how Peeta gets with the Careers. What Gale thinks about K&P's relationship... Sequels are Catching Fire: Rekindling and Mockingjay: Broken Wings

Modern AU. She swore she didn't date athletes. Then she met Peeta Mellark. Cover by Ro Nordmann.

Peeta's a high school exchange student spending a year on Panem Island, a foreign land of blue coves, lilting guitar melodies, and floral-scented breezes. He thought he left his love behind in America. But after meeting a village girl with a wild side, he's not sure where his heart belongs. Modern AU. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/960816/chapters/1882437

One-shot. Peeta Mellark is known for his erotic cakes. But it's not his baked goods that Katniss Everdeen can't stop thinking about. Everlark. Written for Prompts in Panem, Language of Flowers Challenge, Day 7, Jonquil: Desire.

Modern Day AU. Peeta's been burned one too many times, and just needs to get out of his head. Enter Katniss Everdeen, the daughter of his father's high school sweetheart. Needing a ride to Maine, the two of them take off on a road trip and discover that maybe it's not all hopeless. Maybe their hearts aren't irreparably broken—just bent.

"You aren't the only one with a child to protect." An Everlark Modern Day AU about becoming a blended family. Daddy!Peeta, Mommy!Katniss, adultery, mature content, lemons, explicit language. NOMINATED FOR 2 EVERLARK SMUT AWARDS, 2013

After a traumatizing event, Katniss finds herself having to rely on a new friend. AU-Set in the world of Panem as we know it from the books, but the Hunger Games don't exist. Rated T for some violence and harsh language, especially in the first chapter.

AU - American Revolutionary War - Peeta's POV. "I don't know what it is about this girl with the stormy eyes, but she unhinges me. She attacks my equilibrium and I find it hard to think with her eyes on me" Banner by Ro Nordmann h t t p:/tinyurl . com/Banner-ITBTMtMoI (Remove spaces). Cover art also by Ro Nordmann

"Yeah, well… Maybe we should start believing in fate, sweetheart," Haymitch jokes, taking hold of the hand that is still fisted around the cursed piece of paper. Effie has never let it fall even in the confusion. "You've drawn out Peeta's name, after all. If you had drawn out mine…" Catching Fire AU

"I lie there with my knees tucked up into my chest, arms curled around myself as if to hold the hundreds of shattered fragments that constitute as my body together. But in this moment, I realize this action is unnecessary. He is twined around me like a ribbon, keeping every shard of my splintered soul in place. He holds me together." Canon, Post-Mockingjay. Everlark.

Modern AU/OOC. Kat and Peeta have been best friends for years. They both have difficulty with relationships. After a break up and with the help of tequila the friends find themselves crossing a line. The next morning they agree to pretend it never happened but that becomes impossible once Katniss finds out she's pregnant. Where do they go from here? Rated M for language and lemons.

In which Katniss runs to Peeta for comfort, and ends up pregnant during the rebellion

Modern AU, One-Shot. Peeta Mellark has been a fan of Katniss Everdeen since long before she became famous. He never expected that she might have felt the same way. Everlark. Banner by Ro Nordmann.

Katniss and Peeta weren't reaped for the Quarter Quell. Instead, they were forced by Snow to get married as soon as they turned 18. How does their marriage change the future of Panem? Will there still be a rebellion - when Snow is controlling the Mockingjay? The sequel to The Wedding.

Modern AU: Workaholic Katniss Everdeen hasn't had much time for dating in last few years. However a simple lie leaves her desperately searching for a plus one for her cousin's wedding. She finds help from an unlikely source.

Panem, Pennsylvania, 1862: When all of her trading partners in town leave to join the Union army, Katniss Everdeen supports her family the only way she can: by enlisting to serve herself. Hoping desperately to avoid anyone from home who might recognize and expose her, what happens when she's assigned to the same company as the boy with the bread?

Written for AO3 Hunger Games Holiday Fic Exchange based on prompt by Prisspanem. Inspired by Colin Firth storyline in "Love Actually." Peeta and Katniss don't speak the same language. They find other ways to communicate, slowly falling for one another as they spend more time with each other. Also submitted for Starvation: In a Rather Festive Arena: The Holiday Games (Competition).

She realizes, somewhere along the way, that happiness is worth the pain. Everlark. Post-Mockingjay.

Post-Games, life slowly returns to normal in District 12. Katniss, healing, finally begins to turn to Peeta for affection and accept his love. Post-MJ Canon. Alternate K&P POV. M for LEMONS! 2nd place best multi-chapter, 3rd place best in-progress, 2013 Everlark Smut Awards! Check out my interview with Jenie!: : / / sheafofarrows(dot)tumblr(dot)com/post/57891010312/ devanrae

How Katniss and Peeta grew back together during the holidays following their return to Disctrict 12.

Thirteen is an unlucky number. And for Peeta Mellark, the odds have always been against him. Confused and angry, for him this place is no better than the Capitol. Nothing has changed. It takes thirteen visits for Katniss to change his mind.

The morning after a fight, Katniss wakes up to an empty apartment and an achy heart that tells her something she'd really rather not know. With BritishDiplomat!Peeta

"I'm sorry," I tell him, barely getting the words out. I'm sorry because I did this to him. Because I would do anything to change this. "You'll come back," I verify against his chest, my voice fragile. "Promise me you'll come back," I demand. Peeta stares at me for a second, the hopelessness still tattooed across his features. "I'll try," he says. Catching Fire AU

A/U Katniss and Peeta are married, expecting a baby. Peeta's unsure of Katniss after the things he's seen while being held prisoner. Is she still trustworthy? With a traitor in the rebellion who can Katniss turn to? Haymitch, after all the secrets he's kept? Gale, who's loyalty lies with President Coin? Or will Peeta open up his heart to her again? Sequel to CF: Rekindling

Peeta has been looking out for Katniss for most of his life. Katniss has been trying to forget she owes him everything. When their paths are forced to cross again at West Virginia University, they both get a second chance to make things right. Very AU, but true to characters!

What if, instead of being reaped for the Quarter Quell, Katniss and Peeta were forced to get married as soon as they turned 18? Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. Well - this one is not. **edited**

People in the kingdom whispered about a legend: a boy with a bow. They said he took up residence in the woods, hiding out while committing random acts of kindness, namely stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Historical AU. Robin Hood. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/562105/chapters/1004309

Peeta is a humble baker's son who falls in love with a mysterious huntress in the woods as a child. After he is tossed from his home he sets off to the King's castle in hopes of finding employment and his love. Yet an entirely different fate awaits him; a throne and a princess. Although he may still get the girl of his dreams, because there was more to the huntress than he knew.

After a contentious first meeting, Katniss finds she's never been so happy to be wrong. If only that first move were easier to come by. Modern AU.

After suffering a serious injury at the hands of his mother, Peeta begins treatment with Mrs Everdeen. When Katniss is asked to help with his treatment things take an unexpected turn. AU set in District 12.

This is the truest story I've ever told. An Everlark fairy tale, based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale," with a bit of the character of a "three brothers" tale as well. AU oneshot; written for the THG Fairy Tale Fic Challenge.

Widowed Jack Everdeen brings home a new mama and brother for eight-year-old Katniss in an Appalachian retelling of "Hansel and Gretel." AU oneshot; written for the THG Fairy Tale Fic Challenge. (Warning: Contains some mildly disturbing imagery, related to a character's work in a butcher shop. It's also implied that small animals, especially birds, are killed for use in spells.)

Sequel to My Last Breath. Katniss is the Mockingjay. Peeta is the tortured puppet of the Capitol. She is trying to be strong. He is simply trying to last the night. Eventually, they are reunited, but both of them have changed. Will they overcome their demons in order to defeat the Capitol and Snow? Or will another enemy prove to be their end? Strong T for dark themes. PK

Peeta Mellark returns to his hometown after serving in the Gulf War a changed man, and only Katniss Everdeen can reach him. AU-early 1990's

A retelling of the beautiful Houses of Healing sequence from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, with Katniss and Peeta as Éowyn and Faramir. Oneshot, set in Middle-earth with THG characters. Written for PenelopeWeaving for the Hunger Games Secret Santa Everlark Exchange (December 2012).

Sequel to Someone To Watch Over Me. Peeta and Katniss have survived using more than wit and cunning. Their love is what ultimately saved them from the arena. But just because they're out of the arena, does that mean that the Games are over? Will they overcome new threats? Or will a surprise neither expected end it all? AU, but as canon as possible. P/K

AU. Peeta and Katniss and the American Civil War.

The sweetest girl in all of Twelve is Reaped for the 74th Annual Hunger Games; doomed to die in the Arena. But the baker's son has a secret reason for keeping Primrose Everdeen safe. Is it for her own sake or for someone else? (Prim - Peeta - Katniss)

"Sweetheart, don't you wanna talk to your mom or Annie or something? Or Johanna? Or literally any woman? I don't know what you expect me to say." Adventures in child-rearing from the perspective of everyone's favorite drunk. Final installment of The Ashes of District Twelve series.

A/U Peeta was determined to win Katniss back. Katniss needed to return to the person she was before falling in love with Peeta. Join them as they set fire to a nation on the verge of rebellion and try to rekindle the love they thought they had lost. Multiple POV's Sequel to 74th Hunger Games Challenge: We Always Were in which K/P entered the Games as a couple. A/U of CF!

An Everlark retelling of the story of Boaz and Ruth, set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex, with a dash of Dutch!Peeta. Oneshot, written for Prompts in Panem AU Week, Day 1 - Legendary Romances.

As Katniss Everdeen and her family deal with the painful aftermath on the losing side of the Civil War, they also must adjust when a young Yankee soldier is stationed in their house. AU, oneshot, written for Prompts In Panem's October Everlark Week.

Because of her scarred face, Katniss doesn't believe anyone would want her. When beautiful Delly asks her to ghostwrite love letters to Peeta, Katniss finds an outlet to reveal her own secret feelings for him…without him ever finding out the true identity of the author. One-shot. Modern AU. Cyrano de Bergerac. Banner by Ro Nordmann: archiveofourown .org/works/562169

Katniss & Peeta are victors of the 80th Hunger Games. Life after the arena proves difficult and their loved ones are caught in the flames. Forced marriages, reapings, the arena, pregnancy, annoying victors, and a...rebellion? Gale/Madge, Multiple POVs

Peeta and Katniss' legal marriage ceremony. A cut scene from The Good Wife written on chelziebelle's request.

First fan fic. Slightly AU. Set in a Panem with no games and a District 12 where arranged marriages are the norm. When Katniss' fiance, Gale, is caught cheating with Johanna Mason, Peeta steps up to become her betrothed. But will it all end in happily ever after? Rated M. Now complete!

AU: District Twelve struggles to recover from the revolution that tore the country apart years ago, and the eldest Everdeen daughter sacrifices her freedom to help her starving family. But even in the darkest places and times, refuge can be found. Banner by Ro Nordmann: h t t p:/tinyurl . com/9np3g8l remove spaces

Peeta's wrestling tournament from Katniss' POV. Response to PromptsInPanem's Everlark Week on Tumblr. AU

"My son is going to marry Katniss Everdeen." If only it was that simple. The Mellarks and Everdeens have dinner. The past and present collide. From Mr. Mellark's POV.

A HG rewrite. What would happen if Peeta was just a little bit bolder, and Katniss a little less emotionally confused? You'd be surprised. Let the Games begin. This is an AU, but I've tried to stay as canon as possible. Rated T to be safe.

Hogwarts AU: This kind of magic can't be learned from a textbook. -— Katniss/Peeta

"That shrug and smile tell me more than anything he could ever say on this subject. The truth is we really are different people and Peeta Mellark doesn't love me anymore." The continuation of Katniss and Peeta's love story. My first fic!

"Everything after this moment defies description." A cut scene from The List written upon misshoneywell's request.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am 16 years old. I live in District 12. My best friend has just won the 74th Annual Hunger Games. AU. Rating has changed to "M".

Kisses, baking, learning to trust again, healing; the story of Peeta and Katniss and how they came back to life again. Post-MJ pre-epilogue Katniss/Peeta. Lemons. No flames please.

"The list that Dr. Aurelius and I had made together was burning a hole in my pocket. A list of triggers. A list of things I should avoid." Peeta comes home. First installment of The Ashes of District Twelve Series.

"You're an awful wife, sweetheart." He's said worse, and so have I, but something about this, maybe the fact that this is the second time I've been told the same thing in one day, makes me burst into tears. Katniss discovers that being married is hard. Second installment of The Ashes of District Twelve series.

"Katniss will choose whoever she thinks can't survive without." She thinks she can survive without anyone, though. She knows she can. Mockingjay, pre-epilogue

Over the years he waits to stop feeling like a five year old with a crush around her. He doesn't. AU. Prim & Peeta weren't Reaped. Without Hunger Games throwing them together will Peeta get a chance with his dream girl? Oneshot. Moments from their lives

She's too infatuated to speak to him and he'd never notice her anyway...right? A light n' fluffy present day AU about the most important night in high school.

What if Katniss won the 71st Hunger Games? Three years later, it's time for the reaping and Effie Trinket chooses a person she never wanted to see in the Games. What will she do to make sure he gets home alive?

The Games don't exist, but Katniss is still just as adverse to relationships. A story of how Katniss and Peeta come together without the arena. AU

Katniss alone wins the 74th Hunger Games to return to her family and home in District Twelve. But the admiration of a dangerous suitor changes her life and plans forever. Banner by Ro Nordmann: h t t p :/tinyurl . com /6p9jjln delete spaces

An expanded option to the Mockingjay epilogue that takes Katniss across Panem to get Peeta back home.

An original AU based on aimmyarrowshigh's stunningly beautiful and brilliant AU from "Dark Toast". If you haven't read it, do it now: /s/7294215/1/Five Loaves of Bread Dark Toast. My vision of a possible conclusion.

Dr. Aurelius had encouraged her to develop routines. Routines were good. Routines could make her feel better. Post-Mockingjay, pre-epilogue.

My first fanfic: an AU of how Katniss and Peeta came to love one another without the Hunger Games. Probably OOC since I'm just starting to write. Credit to author Suzanne Collins for the characters. Banner by Ro Nordmann: h t t p :/tinyurl . com/cp7wmvd

Following their return to District 12 after the war, Katniss and Peeta grow back together.

AU. Take a deep breath. Wipe the sweat off your hands. Don't let her scowl make you nervous. You're only talking to the girl you've been in love with your entire life.

How Katniss and Peeta fell in love without the Reaping: in a Panem dictated by a violent Peace instead of twisted Games, Katniss and Peeta Mellark try to piece their lives together as they watch another girl catch fire.

What if Prim's name had never been drawn? Would Katniss have fallen in love with Peeta anyway? Or would she have ended up with Gale without her staged romance with Peeta? This is a story about what would have happened if the Reaping had gone differently.

Katniss and Peeta in the weeks and months after the war.