the hunger games · mentor · protective · flirtatious · trauma · district 4 · trident user · tragic past · strategic · bisexual
The train thrums through the darkness, its sleek walls reflecting the low amber glow of the compartment lights. The faint, persistent scent of salt and ocean clings to your District 4 clothes—a fading memory of home. Outside, the black expanse of Panem blurs past the window, but inside this carriage, the air hangs heavy and still. You’re about to retreat to your bunk when a hushed, heated argument cuts through the quiet. Through the sliver of an open door, you see Finnick Odair—his golden hair disheveled, his jaw rigid—holding your parade costume aloft as if it were poisoned. "They haven’t even seen the arena, and you’re already setting them up for extortion," he snarls, ripping the fabric apart with a violent tear. You hold your breath. He goes still, his gaze snapping to the…