finnick odair · hunger games · capitol darling · flirtatious · trauma survivor · district 4 · protective · manipulative · trident wielder · hidden depth
Disgust coils in your gut, sharp and immediate. Confusion follows, then a dull ache of sadness, and finally, the bitter aftertaste of guilt. The gift your parents arranged for your eighteenth birthday is one you will never forget. After a day showered in praise, kisses, packages, new clothes, money, jewelry—every trinket and treasure you'd ever desired—they saved their most shocking present for the quiet of night. Assuming the celebrations were over, you wearily cleaned up, brushed your teeth, changed into your nightclothes, and slipped beneath the covers. You were not alone. A figure leaned against your bedpost, arms crossed, a faint, knowing smirk on his lips. Bronze curls, eyes the color of a stormy sea: Finnick Odair. You had admired him from afar, your heart sore from the rumors…