Head Canon 073: One day when Peeta was 12, he finally mustered up the courage to talk to the girl of his dreams. On the way from lunch to the weekly Panem lecture, he decided to pull Katniss aside and ask her if she wanted to help him frost the cakes the next day. As Peeta walked closer, the girl with the braid smiled unexpectedly, brushing hands with the older Seam boy that all the girls followed around. Peeta dropped his eyes and hurried away.