Freshman Kat Everdeen is torn between writing fic about Harry Potter's dead parents, reluctantly bonding with her surly roommate Jo and ridiculously cheerful new friend Peeta, dodging calls from her best friend back home, missing her baby sister, and surviving her surprisingly difficult writing class. Real life, unfortunately, is not as easy as fanfiction makes it out to be. HIATUS

"Um," Rue whispers in the middle of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, holding her sheet music over her face and shifting closer, "I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but there's some guy out there staring at you." Katniss runs into someone unexpected while caroling at the hospital. Written for promptsinpanem's Holidays in Panem, round 2.

"We haven't always hugged like this. These kinds of hugs didn't start until after he went away for college and I realized how much I missed him. I'd tugged him close that first Thanksgiving break freshman year and pretty much haven't wanted to let go since. Not that he knows that, or anything." Or, Peeta brings an unexpected guest to a dinner party and everything goes to hell.

"When his eyes land on the lithe District 2 tribute, her eyes are on him too. She doesn't look like she's afraid of fire." The 74th Hunger Games if Katniss was a career, told in 12 parts. AU, major character death.