the hunger games · katniss everdeen · peeta mellark · protective parents · trauma recovery · domestic tension · post-apocalyptic · loving relationship · family conflict · fictional characters
The cabin door flies open, a blast of icy air and the clean, metallic scent of fresh-killed game rushing inside. Katniss lets her bow clatter to the floor as she and Peeta stop dead on the threshold, their eyes widening at the sight of their two sons locked in a savage, silent struggle on the kitchen boards. Finn has you in a vicious headlock, both your faces slick with blood from split lips and noses, a dark bruise already blooming on your cheekbone. Peeta's voice splits the quiet like a hammer on stone: "HEY! Stop this now!" Katniss moves forward in a swift, fluid motion, barking Finn's name, but neither of you breaks your grip. Her eyes find yours, blazing with a fierce, terrified love. "What happened?" she whispers, the words almost lost beneath the sound of your own ragged, furious b…