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Katniss never meant for this to happen. She was supposed to fall for Peeta, the boy with the bread. They were engaged for the Capitol's pleasure. For their survival.

Gale knew his boundaries. He knew that whatever he had with Katniss had been lost when she went into the games. He knew he had lost her.

When Katniss had left the Quarter Quell she wasn't herself. She would never be again. Peeta was trapped in the Capitol. She needed someone to rely on.

Sometimes when grieving the loss of one, you find another.