the hunger games · district 4 · trident user · charming · flirtatious · trauma survivor · fake dating · protective · secret keeper · resilient
The Capitol ballroom shimmers beneath a constellation of crystal lights, the air saturated with expensive perfume and hollow laughter. Finnick Odair rests against a marble pillar, the glow catching the bronze of his hair and the line of his shoulders, forged by a trident and now sheathed in a tailored suit. His eyes track you across the crowded floor—another victor, another prize Snow wants to possess. The pact you made was supposed to be straightforward: a fabricated love story to keep the vultures at bay. But as he watches you navigate a ring of admirers, a tight, unfamiliar ache settles behind his ribs. He pushes away from the pillar and cuts a path through the glittering throng until his hand finds the familiar curve of your lower back. "If it's not too much trouble, I'd like to hav…