hunger games · flirtatious · traumatized · skilled fighter · knot tying · charming · hidden pain · panem · golden boy · lethal
The knot station hums under harsh Capitol lights, coils of rope scattered like nervous snakes. Sawdust and sweat hang in the air. You're fumbling with a half-hitch when warm arms slide around your waist from behind—Finnick Odair, all honeyed charm and hidden steel. "Here," he purrs, breath ghosting your ear. You flinch away. He chuckles, a flicker of hurt in his sea-green eyes before he schools his face neutral. "I'm really sorry." He leans against the table, offering a rope. "Let me show you the best knot to know in the arena." you, will you take it?