16. Favorite underrated character you think deserves to be talked about more?
So my answer to this is, perhaps surprisingly, Katniss.
I know what you’re about to say… “She’s literally the main character? She’s not underrated!” And in a way, yes. That is technically true! But also, I think she is a character deeply misunderstood in a lot of ways by people! I do blame this in part on the movies portrayal of her. Beyond that though, I think there are people who just miss some of the deeper layers to her!
She is flawed and genuine in a way that feels so visceral and real! She is unapologetically herself, whether she means to be or not, and she loves people so so big! Her inner monologue is so beautiful and funny and just such an accurate portrayal of the internal thought processes of a teenage girl!
As a writer I am constantly awed by Suzanne’s ability to craft this fascinating, brilliant, young woman! One I constantly find myself discovering new things about every year I get to sit with these books! After over 10 years of having her in my life, I can freely admit that Katniss as a character shaped me in ways I never could have guessed! I completely adore her and admire her for all her faults and her strengths! So in my mind, she will always be just a little underrated because there will always be someone who has yet to discover the magic of her!
Created: February 11, 2026 | Last updated: July 23, 2026
I primarily write canon compliant, post-Mockingjay everlark fics 💚🧡
Begin Again: The newly rebuilt Hob opens in District 12, and everyone's in the mood to celebrate, including Katniss and Peeta, who find themselves having some fun of their own.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 5,730
Rating: Explicit
Posted: July 23, 2026
A Hero on a History Book Page: Ten years after the 74th Hunger Games, a re-education program makes its way across the districts. Feeling inspired, Katniss signs herself, Peeta, and Haymitch up to finish their schooling.
Chapters: 8/14*
Word count: 40,621
Rating: Teen
Last updated: July 12, 2026
*Chapter count subject to change
I Could See You (Up Against the Wall with Me): Katniss and Peeta are having a wonderful night at the formal winter dance. The temperature outside may be chilly, but it's warmer than ever inside the small closet they sneak off to. A Peeta POV outtake from Chapter 7 of A Hero on a History Book Page, but can be read as a standalone fic.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 3,371
Rating: Explicit
Posted: July 4, 2026
summertime spritz, pink skies: District 12 is slowly rebuilding itself. Katniss and Peeta help themselves to a sweet summer treat.
Chapters: 2/2
Word count: 7,483
Rating: Mature
Last updated: June 4, 2026
Bed Chem: Teenage Peeta once daydreamed about his crush sneaking into his bedroom to "study" together. Now, 26-years-old and enrolled in a re-education program, he has the chance to reenact an old fantasy of his. A Hero on a History Book Page Peeta POV one-shot, but can be read as a standalone fic.
Chapters: 1/1
Word Count: 7,480
Rating: Explicit
Posted: May 16, 2026
Here your dreams are sweet: It's Father's Day, and what better way to celebrate Peeta by treating him to breakfast in bed while snatching his leg?
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 3,048
Rating: General
Posted: April 23, 2026
You saw me start to believe for the first time: Haymitch finds a new reason to not join Lenore Dove in the sweet old hereafter, thanks to Katniss and Peeta. Sequel to Do you remember (we were sitting there by the water) but works as a standalone fic too.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,289
Rating: General
Posted: April 14, 2026
My heart, my hips, my body, my love: Katniss and Peeta's relationship is still relatively new, but the tiniest action unintentionally creates some self-esteem and body image issues.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 3,600
Rating: Mature
Last updated: March 22, 2026
my beloved ghost and me: The thoughts of Peeta Mellark just prior to his rescue and arrival in District 13.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 1,000
Rating: Teen
Posted: March 19, 2026
Long Story Short(s): A year after the events of Cultivating a War, Peeta finds himself in a new predicament: his gardening outfit has caused a bit of shock for Katniss and Haymitch. Can be read without Cultivating a War but pair well together.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 7,528
Rating: Teen
Posted: March 1, 2026
My cards are on the table (yours are in your hand): Two times Peeta Mellark wanted to give Katniss Everdeen a Valentine's card, and one time he actually does.
Chapters: 4/4
Word count: 8,766
Rating: Teen
Last updated: February 14, 2026
In the heat of your electric touch: Residual thunderstorm anxiety after the finale of the Quarter Quell has Katniss and Peeta on edge one night. They comfort each other in one of the best ways they know how.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2610
Rating: Explicit
Posted: February 8, 2026
"and fuck this rock": On a hike to the lake, Katniss goes on a tangent about things Gale did in the past. The hike is temporarily forgotten about when things heat up between her and Peeta at the old meeting spot.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,279
Rating: Mature
Posted: January 10, 2026
Dancing in a Snow Globe: Katniss and Peeta try out the new outdoor skating rink in District 12, wrapped up in each other's arms.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,986
Rating: General
Posted: January 1, 2026 (Originally published on tumblr in December 2025 as part of Everlark Swiftmas)
Just being in your arms: Panem's winter holiday gives Katniss and Peeta new ways to create traditions and memories for their little family.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 5,180
Rating: Explicit
Posted: December 24, 2025 (Originally posted on tumblr in early December 2025 for Everlark Swiftmas)
Plaid Shirt Days: The newly revamped Harvest Festival gives Katniss and Peeta a reason to dance. A busy Peeta makes for a lonely Katniss, and his clothes start to go missing as a result.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,593
Rating: Teen
Posted: December 8, 2025 (Originally published on tumblr in October 2025 as part of Fluff Fest Harvest Edition)
Katniss P. Mellark: Peeta and his daughter, Willow, spend time together painting. A sleeping, pregnant Katniss turns into an unsuspecting canvas.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 1,931
Rating: General
Posted: December 3, 2025 (Originally posted on tumblr in October 2025 as part of Fluff Fest Harvest Edition)
Because I'm the one you want: Peeta wakes up from a nightmare in which Katniss cheats on him with Gale. Both are horrified and remind each other they're the only ones they want.
Chapters: 2/2
Word count: 3,317
Rating: Explicit
Last updated: October 24, 2025
Quiet: A freshly toasted Katniss and Peeta take a trip on the train for their honeymoon and are unable to keep their hands to themselves, or their voices down low.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 6,205
Rating: Mature
Posted: October 9, 2025
Movin' Out (Willow's Song): Willow Mellark has had enough of her crying baby brother and decides she's better off living in the woods.
Chapters: 2/2
Word count: 8,810
Rating: General
Last updated: October 1, 2025
Cultivating a War: A simple joke between Haymitch and Peeta over who will cultivate the better garden turns into a heated gardening war, complete with petty pranks.
Chapters: 11/11
Word count: 18,455
Rating: Teen
Last updated: September 24, 2025
A Song for a Road Trip: Katniss and Peeta take their two children, along with Papa Haymitch, on a family road trip. Peeta tries to find the perfect song, Katniss tries to keep everyone in check, and Haymitch does his best to get on her nerves. Truly a family bonding experience.
Chapters: 3/3
Word count: 9,408
Rating: Teen
Last updated: August 29, 2025
Do you remember (we were sitting there by the water): Peeta has a very serious, life-changing question he needs to ask his best friend.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,270
Rating: Teen
Posted: August 26, 2025
Red Plaid: An exploration of the passage of time between a little boy, a girl with a beautiful voice, and how things came to be for them. Available as a podfic!
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 1,212
Rating: General
Posted: August 24, 2025
Papa's Party: July 4th is a complicated day for the District 12 Victors, but Katniss and Peeta's daughter wants to make sure her Papa has a good birthday.
Chapters: 1/1
Word count: 2,391
Rating: General
Posted: July 6, 2025
Is it cool that I said all that?: After Katniss and Peeta come home from the 74th Hunger Games, their friends Madge and Delly form their own friendship and observe Katniss and Peeta's feelings dance around each other. POVs from both Madge and Delly between the homecoming and up to the Quarter Quell.
Chapters: 5/5
Word count: 3,157
Rating: General
Last updated: July 4, 2025 (Originally published on tumblr in May 2025 for Fluff Fest)
One-shot collection: birthday gifts
A mishmash of one-shots written for everlark writer friends as birthday gifts compiled into one fic. Each chapter is a different rating, but all are focused on everlark. Fluff, smut, and more.
Chapters: 12/?
Word count: 28,045
Rating: Varies by chapter, ranges from General to Explicit
Last updated: May 3, 2026
Layout inspired by the master fic list of @firehelpmeforget
I was lucky enough to be involved in @thgpodficexchange this Valentine's and was matched with the wonderfully talented @electrictouchfob. I chose to read their work 'Red Plaid' because of the beautiful way it was written, spanning from pre-cannon all the way to post-mockingjay. It was truly a delightful read, and a great introduction to recording podfics. Go give it a listen, and the original work some extra love! Make sure to check out the rest of the collection too!
Do a run-through of your works, be they writing, art, or otherwise, starting January 1, 2025!
Thank you, @firehelpmeforget and @electrictouchfob for tagging me!
Summary:
Words written: 28,846
Stories published on AO3: 7
Podfics: 0
Tumblr drabbles: 1
Fandom written for the most: The Hunger Games
Most common pairing: Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark
Most common additional tag: Post- Book 3: Mockingjay
Superlatives:
Longest: Sunrise without a Reaping
Shortest: "Stealing" from Mellark Bakery
Best Title: The Cumberland Witch
Most Popular: Let Me Show You How Real It Is
Most Overlooked: Do You Picture Me Like I Picture You
Most Likely to Be President: Invisible String
Best Dressed (workin/format): N/A
Life of the Party: Would It Be Enough
Late to Class: N/A
Director's Notes Under the Cut
Invisible String: My very first THG fic ever! I had just finished reading SOTR and I could not let go of detail about Burdock saving Otho's life. I wondered how Haymitch would tell his story and whether he would include this small detail and how Katniss and Peeta would react to it. I had so much fun writing it and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Let Me Show You How Real It Is: Very horny and very angsty. I was nervous about how far I wanted them to go... this could have easily turned into smut but I cut off before it could get there. I love hurt feelings, and making out what can I say? I love how Peeta can catch Katniss off guard and really fluster her. I love Peeta sass, and I feel like I represented it well here.
Do You Picture Me Like I Picture You: My first Peeta POV!! He is sad and horny. I wonder about Peeta's POV from the OG trilogy all the time, and I just had to get his perspective from the primroses scene, and I really liked the conversation with Haymitch. It was raw and messy. I think their dynamic post-war would be different and they can have those honest conversations. I would love to write from Peeta's POV again, his voice is hard for me to find.
Sunrise Without a Reaping: This is so sad. My brain really just came up with the saddest stuff it could come up with and wrote it down. It's also my longest fic... I just really want to set up Katniss's state of mind before Peeta comes to see her. I really loved the dialogue between Katniss and Peeta here. I was very specific about the words they used, I'm really proud of how it turned out. The last line "I want to believe him, I really do." is really important to me. I wanted to end it on hope. Hope for the future, hope that'll it get better. Even if Katniss doesn't quite believe it herself yet.
"Stealing" from Mellark Bakery: My shortest fic! It was inspired from this post. Just sweet domestic evelark fluff! This was my quickest fic too, wrote it in about 10 minutes.
The Cumberland Witch: A spooky(ish) one off for THG Trick or Treat 2025! I just keep picturing Katniss and Peeta hearing a noise in their house at night and thinking it's an urban legend from their childhood and it turns out to be Buttercup locked in a closet or something.
Would It Be Enough: My very first smut! Written for An Everlark Swiftmas! Not originally meant to be smut, but my hand slipped and it just happened. I actually cut around 300 words of the smut scene from the first draft because I thought it was too long. This one is also sad, I don't know what's wrong with me.
Untitled Drabble: This doesn't have a title, but I saw this post, and it was so cute, and I could clearly see the scene play out! I love flirty Everlark and I want to write more of it.
What's Next?
That is the question... I have two WIPs and a handful of ideas. I'm really excited for a catching fire au where Katniss and Peeta get over themselves and talk to each other before the victory tour. It's getting super long and probably going to be more than one chapter. I also have a long fic in the works that may or may not include Katniss singing fleetwood mac songs and a handsome bachelor from District 10. Do this fics have titles? No. Do they have a release date? No. But I am so excited to share them when they're ready! I've also been toying with the idea of a part two for Invisible String, one where Haymitch finishes his story and Katniss finds the goose eggs.
Thanks for letting me yap about my fics!
Tagging @mandrake-mistakes @hopeandwhiteliquor @dandelionsunset1210 and anyone else who wants to play!
Katniss and Peeta visit Disrtict 4. While there, they babysit Annie and Finnick's son. They prepare everything for a picnic on the beach, and once they arrive they actually see a whale! Baby Odair tells them all about them <3
“It’s okay, Katniss,” he murmurs, squeezing my hand. “We’re so ready for this. You can do it!” he encourages me. I nod back, but I don’t say anything.
I look down and notice my foot tapping on the floor, now realizing this is a habit I had as a girl back in school. No one ever called me out for it, but I feel as if I’ve been taken back to a dilapidated classroom full of dreaded coal lessons.
Ten years after the 74th Hunger Games, a re-education program makes its way across the districts. Feeling inspired, Katniss signs herself, Peeta, and Haymitch up to finish their schooling.
