Written for the "Other Worlds" AU challenge on Tumblr's Prompts in Panem.

Science vs. Romance, 1/3
katniss/peeta. nc-17, au: thg meets true blood. Katniss Everdeen is twenty-two years old, slinging burgers and beer at Hawthorne's Bar and Grill the day the vampires come out of the coffin.

( As fate would have it, the very first vampire Katniss meets is someone she already knows. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 11 of ?

( I’m greeted with the strangest sight in the world when I arrive home that afternoon: Effie Trinket. Surrounded by lights and cameras. In my living room. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 10 of ?

( I’m surprised to find Prim still awake when I finally tiptoe inside. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 9 of ?

( I'm not surprised that we get a lot of odd looks and whispers as we make our way towards an open spot in the square. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 8 of ?

( My body reacts as it did the day before, when I saw Peeta's cake: heart racing, mouth dry, face growing hot. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 7 of ?

( On Monday morning, Mr. Mellark stops me on my way through the kitchen. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 4 of ?

( I wake up alone. )

Discreet
katniss/peeta. set during Catching Fire. written for the Prompts in Panem challenge on Tumblr.

( The truth is, I've barely slept in the four nights we've spent on this train, and I didn't see much point in laying in bed another morning, doing nothing while sleep eludes me. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 5 of ?
( On the way home, I’m so caught up in my own head that I’m just a few yards from the house before I notice the little crowd around my front door. )

the next will never come
"It means I'm done. It means I'm free. It means I'll live."
katniss/peeta, katniss/gale, au, r. katniss makes it through her final reaping. part 4 of ?

( The room is silent and still. )