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broken flames;
he had lit the match the second he had caught a glimpse into her eyes. He let it fall with no hesitation as he watched the world around him catch flames.

published: December 16th, 2023

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a spark was lit, he had felt it as he watched the people around him start to have hope. For the first time since his games, he had felt a sense of relief. Of course he didn't truly think a girl could've started this spark.

After all she was just a girl, someone sent off to the games just like he was once. A girl who was telling a lie and he could see it so clearly, she wasn't a rather hard person to read for him.

She had this beauty to her that he couldn't quite understand and yet it drew him in more. Katniss Everdeen was just a girl and she was trapped inside of that arena, forced to please Snow by telling lies and pretending she wasn't miserable.

She had first caught sight of Asher when he visited her district holding endless crates full of clothes. He was a stylist, someone who refused to participate with his own district every year the games were held.

He wasn't dressing people from home, he couldn't look into their eyes without seeing death and destruction. So he traveled along the districts and would present them with clothes he designed.

He remembered Katniss, he walked around her home like he belonged as he neared the black market. That's when he saw her for the first time, walking along the crowds as she neared the train station.

She saw him too, he didn't belong and it wasn't hard to miss due to his attire and personality. He was happy for someone who was forced in the games; it was clear they didn't bother him that much.

He didn't even flinch when he was forced back into the games, he knew Katniss was the cause for all of it.
She had lit the match and he was the spark, together they would become flames and they would destroy everything snow had built.

Tom Blyth as Asher Grover

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authors notes:
my hunger games obsession is still at large, which means another fic... I mean I'm not ashamed of this, and I never will be. Katniss rarely gets fics so I figured why not make one for her, she deserves all the love she can get. I sucked at writing this summary, I'm likely just sleep deprived at this rate. Regardless don't be surprised if I make more hunger games fics in the future, but honestly maybe not, I think having two is good enough. I had this sitting in my draft for like two weeks and since I'm starting a writing schedule next week, I thought why not get my drafts out, so I'm gonna go work on more drafts... enjoy!