♡︎ Bakers Boy ♡︎ (Peeta Mellark x Male Reader)

Prologue: The Bakers Son

     The sun was shining bright against my skin. The birds were chirping a beautiful song. The trees whispering in the wind. "Steady...steady... shoot!" I fired my bow and shot the squirrels straight in the head causing collateral damage

     "Yeah! Nice Job Y/n! Two in one!" Katniss congratulated me. I thanked her and gave her a high-five before we went to collect the squirrels that were hanging from my arrow on a nearby tree. "Thanks again, Katniss. I might be skilled with a lot of weapons but the bow's always been difficult for me." I said easily grabbing the arrow out the tree

     Thank goodness I train and hunt everyday to gain muscle; or else I would probably be as skinny as a twig (A/n: I'm a tw!nk🧍). "Alright, let's go give these to Mr. Mellark at the bakery" Katniss said getting her own arrow with a squirrel on it. I agreed and we walked to the back of the bakery. When we arrived I knocked on the door a couple times and waited for someone to answer the door with Katniss standing beside me

     After a few seconds the door opened and there stood a shorter, blonde boy. I immediately noticed the powder on his face, most likely from the flour. I examined his facial features and noticed he had one of the most beautiful eyes i've ever seen, and an even nicer jawline. I was interrupted from my thoughts by a voice "Uhh Hello? Can I help you?" The boy in front of me said. I slightly shook my head and came back to reality

"Oh, sorry. We're here for a Mr. Mellark? Is he here today?" I asked looking the blonde boys in the eyes. "You must be Y/n and Katniss. My names Peeta. I'm his son." He said sticking out his hand for us to shake. We each took a turn shaking his hand before I spoke again. "It's nice to meet you Peeta. We're just here to deliver these squirrels" I said lifting up my arrow with the squirrels

I could see he visibly got uneasy at the sight so I quickly put the arrow behind my back. "Sorry. Sometimes the hunting does get a bit gory." I chuckled; he chuckled as well and I gave him a warm smile. All of a sudden the door opened wide and Mr. Mellark walked out with a smile. "Ah! My trusted hunters! Welcome back!" He laughed giving us handshakes. We gave him the squirrels and he graciously payed us for it

"I see you've met my son, Peeta." He said turning around to look at Peeta. "Oh, yeah. He seems like a nice person." I smiled making eye contact with Peeta. He looked away but I could tell was obviously blushing. "Well that's good. But anyways, we gotta get back to work. See you guys again tomorrow?" He said pointing at Katniss and I. "Yes, you will see us tomorrow. Bye Mr. Mellark. Bye Peeta!" I smiled and waved before we walked away

"You have a crush on Peeta. I can tell." Katniss says out of the blue. "What? No I-I don't" I stuttered. Shit. "Yes you do, I saw the way you were looking at him. You only do that when you have a crush." She said. "We just met I don't have a crush on him." I said, looking up in annoyance. "Whatever" Katniss scoffed

Later that day I was aimlessly walking around the city when I saw the bakery again. I checked my pocket for money and saw I only had enough for 1 loaf of bread. I walked in and was immediately hit with the smell of freshly baked pastries. I closed my eyes and took a deep inhale as I smiled at the warmth and comfort of the bakery

"Y/n?" I heard a familiar voice call my name. I opened my eyes and made eye contact with the one and only Peeta. "Oh, hey Peeta!" I smiled, walking up to the counter. "What are you doing here?" He asked. "I was just walking around and saw the bakery so I thought I would buy a loaf of bread. Besides, I was starting to get hungry anyways." I chuckled, admiring the bakery

"Well that's perfect timing cause I just made a fresh batch!" He said, turning around clapping his hands together. I watched as he walked to the back and brought back a loaf of bread. "Here. It's on the house." He smiled, handing me the bread. "Are you sure? I mean, I have the money I could just-" "Yes, i'm sure. Just take it." He said cutting me off, forcing the loaf into my hands

A smile slowly formed on my face as we made eye contact. His eyes were so soft, so warm, I could stare into them all day if I could. "Well uhh... I should probably get back to work so..." He said awkwardly, stopping the eye contact. Damn it Y/n, think of something

     "Is it just you in here?" I asked, pointing the loaf of bread at him. He looked at the loaf and chuckled before answering me. "Y-yeah, i'm usually the one that closes up." He said rubbing his hands on a cloth. "Would u like some company? I mean, o-only if you want." I stuttered slightly. He chuckled at me and looked around before answering "Actually, that would be nice. It's usually quiet around this time so we could just hang out and talk!" He smiled, waving me to come around to the other side of the counter

     I joyfully walked behind the counter and started inhaling the air. "Woah. I feel like I could serve anyone bread!" I said, earning a laugh from Peeta. I looked at him and watched as he continued to laugh at my joke. I smiled widely and watched as his muscles flexed when he laughed. I caught myself staring and quickly stopped before he realized what I was doing

     He eventually calmed down and stood up straight before taking a deep breathe. "You're really funny Y/n." He said, putting a hand in my shoulder. I almost immediately got flustered and thanked him before turning away towards the windows to avoid eye contact. After that we talked and talked for the rest of the day, getting to know each other better before he had to close shop

     I helped Peeta close the shop before we walked outside to the cool breeze. "Thanks again Y/n. I had a lot of fun." Peeta said, bringing my attention to him. "Of course. I had a lot of fun too." I smiled at him. Just then he wrapped his arms around me and my eyed widened in confusion. I hesitantly hugged him back but he let go before I could really embrace the hug

     He took a couple steps back "Uhh... I'll see you around, Y/n." Peeta said, slowly starting to walk away. "Ye-Yeah. See you around, Peeta" I stuttered. We waved goodbye and we went our separate ways as I reflected on what just happened. "What just happened? Why did he hug me? Do I like him? Does he like me?" I started asking myself all these questions and caught myself smiling at the though of him strong and muscular body hugging me again

     "Shit... I think I have a crush on the bakers son."