#modern!everlark

[rosegardeninwinter]

in a modern AU, who is the Passenger Princess?

Katniss

Peeta

Voting ended onMay 21, 2023

(there is a correct answer)

[daydreamsandcaffeine]

call me, maybe

A/N: So I wrote this a while ago for @jhsgf82 but never posted it. However, since it's her birthday, I figured it's the perfect time to do so! Unbeta-ed, all mistakes are my own. Enjoy!

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The first time he saw her, he was mesmerized. He had taken his 7-year-old niece Zoe to his favorite art store because she expressed an interest in learning to paint like her favorite uncle. While walking towards the store from their parking spot, Zoe stopped in her tracks in front of a shop window, entranced by the array of colors lining the interior of a nail salon and pictures of pretty nail art examples.

“Uncle Peeta, look at all the colors and the art they do on nails. It’s like what you do but on nails!” Zoe excitedly exclaimed.

Peeta chuckled. “I guess so, but I’ve never painted on a canvas that size before, so if you want to learn that, kiddo, I may not be as helpful.”

“I still want to learn to paint with you, Uncle Peeta,” Zoe ensured. “But maybe one day I can learn to do this, too.”

“And I believe you will, Zoe bean,” he replied and patted her blonde head affectionately. “Now come on, lets-”

Peeta’s voice trailed off when he noticed a petite girl around his age walk into the front of the shop from a backroom. She wore a sage green tee, a pair of ripped denim jeans, and black low top Converse. Her olive skin seemed to glow from the sunlight streaming through the window, and her hair was in an intricate single braid hanging over her shoulder. When she looked up, he was entranced by her smoky eyes. His artist's mind immediately wanted to commit it to memory, so he could try to recreate it later. She gave a small wave when she noticed Zoe and him.

Zoe saw her, too. It was hard not to when her uncle had suddenly stopped talking and was transfixed by something through the window. “Oh, she’s pretty, Uncle Peeta,” Zoe declared. She turned to look at her uncle, “Do you think she could teach me the nail stuff?”

Peeta was broken out of his trance by Zoe’s question. “I’m not sure, Zoe bean.”

At that moment, the door to the shop opened, and the girl with the braid stepped out. “Hi, can I help you?”

“Can you teach me how to do pretty art on nails?” Zoe unabashedly questioned before her uncle could even utter a single word.

The girl with the braid lowered herself to Zoe’s height. “I’d be happy to, but I think you need to ask your dad first if that’s okay.”

“He’s not my dad. He’s my uncle. Uncle Peeta doesn’t have kids. My dad says he’s a bachelor.” Zoe shared matter-of-factly. Peeta couldn’t help but cringe at the last statement.

“Oh, is that so?” The smoky eyed girl looked up at him, amusement evident on her face and in her tone. 

“Mhmmm” was Zoe’s answer. 

The girl returned her attention to Zoe and said, “Let me talk to your uncle and see if he’s okay with me showing you what I can do.”

Zoe giddily nodded in response.

The shop girl stood back up to her full height. “Seems like you have your hands full with her, Uncle Peeta.” She teasingly remarked.

“Kids, right?” Peeta internally cringed. He was usually good with words, but at this exact moment, he couldn’t think of a wittier thing to say.

“She reminds me of my sister when she was around her age. I’m Katniss.” She extended her hand for a handshake. 

“And as you know, I’m Peeta, and this is my niece Zoe.” When he reciprocated her action, he couldn’t help but notice how his hand engulfed hers in a perfect fit. 

Katniss seemed to have noticed as well, judging by how she stared down at their entwined hands. After a beat, she spoke up. “If it’s okay with you, I’m more than happy to take her into the shop and give her a personalized demo of what I do.”

“Well, we were headed to the art store, but we can do that after. It’s hard to say no to her. It might be why I’m her favorite uncle.” He sheepishly admitted.

Katniss smiled at his confession. “I get it. I have a hard time saying no with my sister, and she’s a grown adult now.”

She then squatted down to Zoe’s height. “So Zoe, what do you say we go inside, and I’ll teach you some nail art? You can choose the colors and design.”

Zoe squealed in delight. “Okay!!”

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Peeta quietly and contentedly watched Zoe interact with Katniss, telling her what her favorite colors were and what design she wanted on her nails - dandelions. Katniss was happy to indulge Zoe’s requests and stuck true to her word, explaining to Zoe step-by-step what she was doing.

Zoe was extremely pleased with the results of her nails - a sky blue base with alternating white fluffy dandelions and yellow ones - and asked her Uncle Peeta if she could use his phone to take pictures and send them to her parents. 

With no hesitation, Peeta handed her his phone. “Of course, kiddo. You do that while I finish here with Katniss.”

Peeta turned his attention to Katniss and smiled shyly at her. “Thanks again for doing this. When Zoe sets her mind to something, she likes to see it through.”

Katniss warmly replied, “It’s my pleasure. Like I said, she reminded me of my sister, so I get it.” 

“So how much for all of this?” Peeta awkwardly asked.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Peeta ran his hand through his blond waves, feeling guilty at the thought. “But you gave us so much of your time and indulged Zoe when I’m sure you had other things you needed to do.” 

“The company was enough,” Katniss countered. “But if you really must, I like food.”

Peeta took a quick moment to process her words.Did he hear what he thought he heard? Was she possibly interested in him like he was in her? Judging by the faint blush on her cheeks and her looking shyly at him, he must have.

“I can do that.” Realizing Zoe had his phone, he grabbed his wallet from his pocket, took a business card out of it, and handed it to her. “Here’s my number. Call me, maybe?” He internally cringed again. There was something about her that had him stumbling for words.

She quietly laughed at his poor attempt at flirting. “I will.”

He widely grinned in response before turning his attention back to Zoe who was by the door tapping away on his phone. “Okay, Zoe bean, let’s go to the art store now.”

He and Zoe walked out and headed to the art store. Peeta looked down at Zoe and shook his head. His favorite (and only) niece unknowingly played matchmaker today with a beautiful woman who may be the love of his life. (Spoiler alert: she is).

Fin.

[little-lynx]

READ AND SKETCH #12: IN THE BACKGROUND BY DEINDE_PRANDIUM

Me: oh, I don’t really like fluff stories, I need drama and angst and so on

Also me: *stuck in @deinde-prandium AO3 profile and read ALL her perfect fluff fics and cry over them in happy tears*

Haha, yeah, that’s me. I really thought that fluff was not my thing before I somehow discovered @deinde-prandium and that changed everything 😂. I absolutely adore all her stories (“Hurry Hard” is one of my forever favorite stories now and I’m ready to beg for the next chapter of “Lost in translation”) but I choose this short one for illustration. A long time ago I’ve saved reference with this sweet pose but didn’t know how to use it. And while reading “In the background” I was like “oh my gosh I need to find this ref and draw it noooooow” 😅. But I had some kind of art block and it took me two weeks to draw it properly. Still I hope you will like this sweet extras!everlark ❤️ ('Girl with Braid #2’ and ‘Blond Guy #3,’ haha)

“You think you can do better?” he challenges, bringing her hand to his lips and brushing her fingertips with a light kiss.

Katniss suppresses a shudder. Acting. He’s acting, she reminds herself.

Please check! In the background by deinde_prandium

[everlarkism]

1-800-LOVE

in honor of me (finally) trying to write & update for this fanfic - here’s a snippet from the first chapter <3 also, I need to re edit this collage and make the hair blond for peeta-

Summary: After plenty of failed relationships, Katniss Everdeen decides to give in and audition for a show that sets you up with the perfect date. Eventually, she’s paired with Peeta Mellark, a well known author and a single parent. The two click instantly, but is it meant to be?

Katniss Everdeen didn’t have a stable love life, she had more relationships than you could count but they all didn’t last long. She constantly thought it was miscommunication or a mistake on her end, but the various boyfriends she had always seemed to be the problem instead. She had to admit, her taste in men was atrocious - sure, they seemed all sweet in the beginning but eventually the true colors came out. Her best friends, Johanna and Annie, noticed that. Even Katniss’ younger sister, Primrose, tried to redirect her to people she knew who were way better than those lousy exes. To be honest, the women would warn her, but of course, stubborn Katniss doesn’t listen.

It has been a year, and her mother has been pestering her about the ‘right one ’ and that she should be married by now. Katniss was twenty five, marriage is the last thing on her mind; her mother’s generation and beliefs are completely different than hers. Her focus had been shifted to her career anyways. She was a painter, often selling her artwork at festivals or flea markets - some of them managed to go into art galleries. Decent amount of money was earned, but it wasn't enough so she works part time as a waitress at a cafe. Marriage wasn’t even a thought to her in the future, if she were to be honest. Right now, she feels miserable or as if she’s doing something wrong because who the hell is twenty five and cannot maintain a relationship! Her hope in love was dwindling, it was probably for the best even if she didn’t want it to be.

Throughout a few months, Johanna and Annie suggested dating apps. Katniss gave in, letting her best friends help set up a profile. They chose the photos and made the bio for her. A few men were nice, but didn’t seem to have a connection with them. However, the rest were either creeps or just looking for hookups. She had enough, deciding to delete them all.

Yeah, maybe her love life was doomed…

READ MORE HERE!

[daydreamsandcaffeine]

so this is a thing now - a drabble

A/N: Inspired by a post @oakfarmer tagged me in. Enjoy this silly little thing!

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Rrring. Rrring.

“Hey, Katniss, is Fin-”

“Hey, Annie. Yup, he’s still over here,” Katniss interrupts her dear friend’s obvious question.

“They’re still filming?”

“You know how they’ve been ever since that one post went viral. When an idea comes to mind, they’re laser focused on it.”

Annie sighs, “Yeah I should’ve known better. Well, I’ll head over there and hang with you then.”

“Sounds good. Wine and cheese will be ready when you get here.”

—

Twenty minutes later, Annie arrives at Katniss’ and Peeta’s place. Katniss is sitting on a picnic blanket on the front lawn with wine in hand, munching a piece of cheese from the charcuterie board she prepared. 

Annie joins her. After pouring herself a glass of wine, she looks across the yard to the front of the garage. “So this is our entertainment for tonight, huh?”

“It sure is.”

They clink their wine glasses and settle in to enjoy the show.

Their show? Finnick and Peeta creating spooky season videos like so:

Spooky Blinding Lights🎃✨ #michaelmyers #spookyseason #blindinglights #dance #TargetHalloween

[daydreamsandcaffeine]

you better move, you better dance

There was something about the prominent harmonica sound, the fast beat, Kesha’s vocals, and Pitbull’s rapping that hyped them up each and every time. And as they say, the rest was history. (In which a weekend trip sparks a newfound obsession.)

Read on AO3

A/N: This has been in my drafts for months, but I’ve decided to post this now in honor of @oakfarmer's return! This albeit silly story was inspired by a TikTok oak reblogged that featured Pitbull’s “Timber” and a hilarious comparison of how Katniss & Gale would play Just Dance versus Peeta & Finnick. Unfortunately, I can’t find said TikTok to share with y'all, but I do hope you enjoy!

[rosegardeninwinter]

chances are I’ve said this before but modern Katniss and Peeta are the couple that goes and gets fast food after their wedding and enjoys it content silence sitting in their underwear in the hotel room before anything else

[daydreamsandcaffeine]

I think it's time for van life in autumn headcanons, don't you agree? 🍂

Yessssss! I hope this suffices 🤍

They line the inside of the van with maple leaf fairy lights. It gives a soft orangey glow to their van at night. When the van is parked, Katniss lights fall-themed scented candles they picked up at a farmers market. (Also who would've thought picking out candles would be such a debate?)

During hiking breaks, Katniss will go off to forage; she turns her finds into a garland or wreath to spruce up the van with more autumnal feels.

A plaid throw is now a part of their bedspread though Katniss enjoys wrapping herself in it when she's in the passenger seat.

Peeta buys a new flannel from a local thrift shop during one of their stops because Katniss has stolen his well-worn one.

They venture to farms in the towns they're in to wander through the corn mazes, scope out the pumpkin patch, and fill their stomachs with apple cider doughnuts and warm cups of cider. (Peeta tends to ruminate over the doughnuts because being a baker's son he can't help but be a little nit-picky on them.)

Instead of getting giant pumpkins and carving them, they opt for the mini ones that they can place on their small kitchen counter, and Peeta draws on them with a sharpie.

Their favorite part is driving through state parks and seeing the fall foliage. Sometimes they can't help themselves and make a pit stop to run and jump through leaves.