Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark; Peeta Mellark; Katniss Everdeen; Haymitch Abernathy; Toasting. How do two damaged kids find their epilogue? Peeta shares what happens in those mysterious years at the end of Mockingjay. One interesting aspect of Peeta and Katniss' relationship is the evolution. The two start off as virtual strangers, then they enter into an uneasy friendship that finally progresses into love. When Katniss and Peeta. Follow/Fav Katniss and Peeta. This is the part where Katniss and Peeta sleep together and then spend the next day together. You know that, right?' Peeta breaths as we break away. Katniss Has Class More 1. Save Learn more at themetapicture.com. This is the most relevant accurate thing I’ve ever seen I did ask Haymitch to draw up the divorce papers. The door closes and I’m on my way back to Peeta, my boy with the bread. That’s the kind of bread Peeta gave Katniss the night he saved her at age eleven. Does Katniss Truly Love Peeta? This question originally appeared on Quora. Answers by Alan Nicholas, Cristina Hartmann, and Kat Li. Cristina Hartmann, Lawyer by day, writer by night. Yes, Katniss loves Peeta. Her love, however, develops slowly and painfully. One interesting aspect of Peeta and Katniss' relationship is the evolution. The two start off as virtual strangers, then they enter into an uneasy friendship that finally progresses into love. When Katniss and Peeta first shake hands at the reaping, they know very little about each other. Katniss knows that Peeta is a kind- hearted wrestler son of the baker. Peeta doesn't know much more about her. As they both face the Arena, they develop a strange friendship. An unnatural friendship between supposed enemies. No tribute can afford to befriend another tribute, as it would become a liability in the Arena. Yet, their friendship survives. The friendship becomes even stranger when Peeta positions them as star- crossed lovers. They have to maintain a facade of romantic partners when they're still growing as friends. A bit of pressure, I'd say. Throughout the books, Peeta and Katniss' friendship is too uncertain for love. Too many strikes pile up against a romantic connection throughout the books. Gale complicates things for Katniss. The Capitol's push for a romantic angle undermines Katniss' agency. Peeta's love for her confuses and burdens Katniss. Plus, there's the whole war thing. My point is that there are too many external factors pushing against them for love to blossom before the last few chapters. At the end, however, all these obstacles disappear. Gale traipses off to District 2. The war ends and the Capitol becomes no more. Only when these obstacles fall away, can Katniss contemplate Peeta in a romantic way. At the end, Katniss falls in love with Peeta's optimistic nature. Peeta maintains his sunny disposition despite his sufferings. In a way, his fate was worse than Katniss'. He lost his entire family. The Capitol hacked his mind and transformed him into a different person. Still, he clings to the happiness that he ekes out in District 1. As Katniss describes Peeta, he is sunlight in the meadows - - hope in the darkness. He's a perfect antidote to Katniss' natural and warranted pessimism and gloom. Kat Li, Quora Marketing Analyst. No. Katniss never actually loves Peeta in a mature and romantic way. Her feelings for him vary based on the situation, but they never develop into full- blown love. Here's my evidence. Katniss never treats Peeta as true partner on her own level. Throughout the first book, she deliberately playacts as a woman in love because she knows that's what Haymitch wants and that's what gets her fed. In the second book, she makes a deal with Haymitch to keep Peeta alive without telling him. She also keeps important information from him until he finally explodes with frustration. In the final book, she never trusts him either - - she refuses to give him the poisoned pill, she fights him when he won't let her kill himself. Throughout the series, she refers to him as the . This is how she really thinks of him - - as a provider. After years of starvation and struggle, she is not emotionally capable of loving him except as a provider of food and safety. Similarly, Gale also hits the nail when he observes that Katniss will choose whomever she can't survive without. Gale is in love with Katniss and knows her best and this is his summary: Katniss isn't looking for love, she's looking for survival. When Peeta asks Katniss, . Katniss has never been able to lie nor hide her feelings - - we should take this inability of hers to say that she loved him as the truth. Finally, he can see me for who I truly am.. Without the strength and steadiness of Peeta's love, Katniss' flimsy, makeshift feelings can't stand on their own. Once you strip away Peeta's side, you can see that what's left on Katniss's side isn't love of the same caliber. She occasionally feelings . She had to grow up fast and had no one to take care of her or love her unconditionally.. To Katniss, Peeta steps into the parent role. When they're not on good terms, what she misses the most about him are his strong arms at night, chasing away her nightmares.. Whenever she is facing some obstacle and feels weak or powerless (i. Rue's district on the Victors' Tour or deciding how to proceed after losing most of her team on the run to the Capitol), she turns to him to tell her what she needs to hear. At the end of the day, I think there's enough evidence to make a good case for Katniss's not being in love with Peeta. Yes, she appreciates his good qualities, she cares for him, and ends up marrying him, but it's not out of a unconditional romantic love. Alan Nicholas, Attorney. I love the two diametrically opposed answers from Cristina Hartmann and Kat Li, and I think they both have merit, but I'm a big Bill Clinton fan, so I'm going to present a Third Path (sorry, something I read like in the last 2. First, I think it's pertinent to point out that the above mentioned answers are considering . I believe that after two weeks or however long it was of the new Presidency, she saw enough to make her decide that Coin was no better than Snow. This same choice is presented to Katniss - - choose to invest completely in Peeta, or do not. Chapter 3. 8 The hovercraft picks me up bright and early and whisks me away to the Capitol after I say goodbye to Mother and Don. When I arrive, Effie is waiting for me. She springs into action and gives me a kiss on each cheek. This is a big big day for you! We need to get you to your prep team to get ready for the interview. Once they’re done, they’ll let me know and Caesar will be awaiting you. After that, Plutarch has given specific instructions to transport you to District Twelve. Sound good?” I smile at her. Can’t wait!” . A; . A; . A; . A; I follow her into the dressing room and my team awaits me. They instantly go to work bringing me back to beauty base zero. I swear there’s not a stitch of hair left on my body other than my head. They dress me in simple black skirt and a red button down blouse, leaving enough unbuttoned to look alluring. Octavia applies very little make- up, which shocks me, but she says I look beautiful just the way I am. Just as I’m finished, Effie comes in to retrieve me and leads me to the stage for the interview. . A; . A; . A; . A; When I step onto the stage, it’s like deja vu. Images of the Games come flooding back to me. I bury some of them deep down and greet Caesar. The camera isn’t on yet and he gives me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. He always was a strange bird and I’m curious to know just how old he really is. I swear he looked the same when I was a child. Caesar explains that they’re going to air the interview live and then replay it around dinner time for anyone that is missing it now. I don’t give much thought to it and just shrug my shoulders. The countdown begins, once again, to interview time and I see the little red light on the camera come to life. There is no live audience, just audio to replace them since this was done spur of the moment. They’ll play the audience audio as we go along. . A; . A; . A; . A; Haymitch POV . A; . A; . A; . A; After tending to my geese, I head over to Katniss’s house to help around the place and keep Sae company. Peeta hardly ever stays at his house anymore. He prefers to be here where he can still feel Katniss’ presence. Sae is cutting up some butcher meat and prepping a stew. I have the television on when a special announcement comes over the show I was watching. I mutter a few choice words when that weirdo Caesar Flickerman appears onscreen talking about a special treat. My eyes nearly pop out of their sockets when I see Katniss in the interview chair. Sae drops the spoon in her hand and walks over to me. We are absolutely riveted to the screen during the entire interview. Hanging onto every single word. . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; INTERVIEW: Katniss POV . A; . A; . A; . A; C: Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, Citizens of Panem! Welcome to a very special edition of Caesar’s Corner this afternoon with Panem’s very own heroine, Katniss Everdeen- Mellark! Katniss, it’s wonderful to finally see you again. You look gorgeous sweetheart! Doesn’t she look great? So, Katniss, how have you been? We haven’t seen or heard from you in a while? . A; . A; . A; K: I have been well Caesar. I just spent a bit of time in District Four. Took a little vacation? Capitol approved of course, right? . A; . A; . A; K: Of course. I was there a bit longer than a vacation. A month? . A; . A; . A; K: Six months. . A; . A; . A; C: Six months! Whoa, where was handsome Peeta while you were in District 4 for six months? . A; . A; . A; K: He was home in District 1. Having problems I see. I’m sorry to hear that. Since the Quell, Peeta hasn’t been the same. He was hijacked by the Capitol. His memories of me were altered and he was reprogrammed to kill me. Oh my goodness, Katniss I am so sorry. That young man was so enamored with you. He seemed to get better but once he was doing well, I wasn’t. We both had unresolved issues to deal with stemming from the Games and loss of loved ones. You know, I’ve never seen anything more moving than when you volunteered for her. It was quite a show of sisterly love. It was very commendable of you. And if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have gotten to know Peeta at all. Everything seems to happen for a reason. Look at you blushing over Peeta Mellark. Have you spoken to him? . A; . A; . A; K: Oh yes Caesar. I’ve spoken to him every single day almost. We just took the time to get some treatment and try to be healthier for each other. Our demons all seem to revolve around one central fear and we tried to deal with it head on. . A; . A; . A; C: And what fear is that Katniss? . A; . A; . A; K: I think it’s just basically fear of losing each other. We just want to be together. Take care of each other. So much has changed in such a short period of time, huh? . A; . A; . A; K: It certainly has Caesar. After I heard Peeta announce his love on this very stage, I pushed him into a vase and he cut his hand open. I thought that he was lying for the Games, for Sponsors. It took me a while to realize his words were true, as always, and that my feelings weren’t too far off base either. I was shocked he went with the Careers. But by the time we got to the cave, I was in love with him. I was petrified that I would lose him to the knife wound. Just fill in a few blanks for us. We really don’t know what was going on outside of what the cameras caught. If you don’t mind that is. . A; . A; . A; K: For the first time Caesar, I don’t mind. Talking about Peeta is not something I ever tire of. Once I get going, I’m pretty much rambling into all kinds of thoughts. I tell Caesar about the night Peeta gave me the bread, the cave, how I felt falling in love with Peeta. How we made it home, and eventually married. How we all decided who would go into the Quell and why. His hijacking and return to District 1. How he nearly killed me a couple of times but his love for me overcame it. How I tended to go into huge bouts of depression and what would set them off. Then Caesar picks up again. . A; . A; . A; . A; C: So Katniss, what made you go to District 4 instead of staying in District 1. Did something happen? . A; . A; . A; K: Yes, Caesar, something did happen. Peeta and I hit the bottom of the barrel. Did something happen? . A; . A; . A; K: There was an incident between Peeta and I that triggered a bout of depression. We didn’t know I was pregnant and eventually, I just miscarried. It was then that we agreed to take some time, get some medical help and then try to work on things. False? . A; . A; . A; K: I did ask Haymitch to draw up the divorce papers, and he did. But he burned them just the same. He said time was our friend and it would heal us both if we were patient enough. He’s like our surrogate father. I’ve been released from my doctor to return home. You’re leaving right from this chair? . A; . A; . A; K: Yes, I can’t wait any longer. Give him a couple of children someday? . A; . A; . A; K: Yes and Yes. I’m never going to let him go again. Look at you, Girl on Fire. You make sure you give Peeta my best. I think I speak for all of Panem when I say, good luck to you both. I can’t bring myself to kiss those wax cheeks, even though he was so sweet during the interview. As soon as the camera goes dim, Effie is at my side ushering me to the hovercraft. The door closes and I’m on my way back to Peeta, my boy with the bread. . A; . A; . A; . A; Haymitch POV . A; . A; . A; . A; Sae and I look at each other and we jump off of the couch. Two o'clock in the afternoon. Peeta didn’t hear the interview. He’s bogged down with orders at the bakery. They’re replaying it again in a few hours, right when Katniss is due home. I grab Sae by the shoulders. Can you do that woman?” She nods her head vigorously. But you’ve got to go to the butcher for the lamb meat. I have everything else here. Hurry or it won’t be done by the time she gets home!” Sae yells. . A; . A; . A; . A; I run out the door and start for the bakery. I hope nobody says anything to Peeta. I get there and discover that he’s still out of the loop. Most of District Twelve still hasn’t seen the interview yet, what with it being mid afternoon. I need to get the lamb meat. I walk over to the butcher, buy two orders and offer a kid a few coins and the second serving if he brings it to Sae in the Victors Village. My job is to park my ass inside this bakery and tell everyone to be quiet about Katniss. . A; . A; . A; . A; Two things are going to happen if he finds out she’s coming home. . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; He’s going to drive me crazy until she gets here. . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; I’ll probably kill him in the process of him driving me crazy. . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; . A; Although his treatment has gone very well, he has missed her terribly. He lights up when he says her name. She’s all he talks about. He paints and draws her constantly, afraid that he will somehow forget the littlest details about her. He only has his mind to rely on and it hasn’t exactly been stable for too long. Peeta has gotten his episodes down to maybe once a month. He goes into the basement, beats on a boxing bag and stays there until it passes. He’s confident that he can handle it all now and not jeopardize Katniss’s safety. . A; . A; . A; . A; Peeta comes out of the back room and looks at me with a raised eyebrow. I look at him just the same. . A; . A; . A; “What?” I ask him. Why don’t you run along inside and get me a nice hot beverage? No need to be rude to your paying customers here.” I say. He rolls his eyes at me and then returns a few minutes later with a cup of coffee. I sit there watching him. I have nothing to do anyway but make sure everyone keeps their mouths shut so I guess all the staring at him makes him nervous after a while. He starts to pick my brain. You keep staring at me like I have two heads.” he says. Just hanging out, keeping warm on a cool afternoon.
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