||Tides of The Heart|| Finnick Odair x reader

The beginning of the end

   This was the day that their entire life would come to a halt. Y/n had no clue about what was coming their way later that night, and maybe it should stay that way..Heads up this means y/ns thoughts please keep that in mind also English is not my friend language please be nice if you see any mistakes please correct me in the comments and I'll fix itEarlier that dayMay 21st.     The sun shone brightly through the window, and the light breeze grazed the curtains, blowing a light sea salt aroma into the room. However, no one was in the room; they had woken up and left for over an hour. When else would Finnick and them ever meet up without people seeing? Eyes were constantly on Finnick, and the most recent district 4 victor, Y/n. They had no time, so they met in the morning before everyone was awake. I mean that they could still hang out, but they could not say anything about their relationship in fear that there could be a hidden camera or microphone. The capital knew that they were close friends but thought that they were nothing more than that. Snow would go to those lengths, and they knew it. Both knew that the people of the capital could not find out or that it would be the end of Finnicks' forced career. A little backstory of their little relationship, they first met in the 67th hunger games when Finnick was their mentor. The attraction was at first one-sided, but after a few years of living so close and talking so much. Around the time of the 72nd hunger games, Finnick also started to experience feelings. They both knew that it would not work out, so they kept it secret and have for the last three years.     Today is the day when the masses discover what the quarter quell is going to be this year. Some believe it will be a repeat of the 25th, while others believe that it will have four times the people, but no one is for sure. The floorboards outside the door creaked slightly as they stepped back into their room quietly to prepare for the day. They slowly dressed for the day into something slightly fancy, but more casual; they were ready to go into the public to eat. Going to the market, they ended up picking up some crabs, eggs, and bread, which is very different from other places. They had actually been to the capitol before, and their bread was not green with seaweed or even fish-shaped. They often wondered whether the districts had the same bread as them, if they had bread more like the capitol, or even possibly their own kind. They decided to see if Finnick wanted to have breakfast together as friends of course. Knock knock knock "Finnick!" They called out pounding on his door. "I brought breakfast. '' They stood there for a good minute or two and they turned to walk away but then the door flung open. There, Finnick was standing there half naked, probably just about to head off to swim or go fishing, not like they had not seen him like this before. They both just stared at each other for a moment until Finnick spoke up, "Are you just gonna stare or are we gonna eat breakfast?" He had a sly smirk while leaning on the doorway. They could see in his door slightly, they'd been there before, but only for a short amount of time on a few separate occasions. Hallway looked neat, but obviously had not been cleaned in sometimes, it had a dusty look. Rolling their eyes, they stepped into the house as he moved back for them to get in. As they set the food on the table they asked the question that was on their mind, "do you think other districts have different bread" Finnick stared at them for a second, "What?" He inquired about, chuckling. "I mean you've been to the capitol, you've seen that their bread is different. Do you think it's different for every district or do they have bread like us or bread like the capitol?" It was obvious that Y/n was not trying to make a joke; they obviously had this on their mind for at least an hour. Finnick took a second just smirking at them and then sighing, "We may never know" The sarcasm in his voice was prominent, y/n, for the second time in about 5 minutes rolled their eyes. What is with him? "So what do you think the quarter quell is going to be this year? Maybe 4 times the people or half the people?"     After taking a quick pause he replied thoughtfully, "Whatever it is I wish it wasn't happening, hopefully the least amount of people possible die." It took them a second to process his response, as he spoke quickly. After a couple seconds to gather their thoughts they stated, "Fuck the capitol and everything that it does. Why do we have this dumb-fucking hunger games, it does nothing and just leads to the deaths of children? I saw what happened in that arena last year and it gave hope to the districts, and I can tell something might happen sooner than later. ' Y/n is willing to say just about anything about the capitol even on live TV because other than finnick everyone they care about is gone because of something that they said. They do not care what is heard from them, and Snow would not dare to hurt the capitol sweetheart better known as Finnick odair.     Finnick looked taken aback. He was not used to these types of outbursts from y/n. Ever since they had done what they had to do in that arena, they were not the same. Finnick quickly tried to change the subject, "Well, should we eat now?" He inquired. Turning to walk to Finnicks kitchen they mumbled a quick "sure." They made a quick breakfast, including eggs and bread. (This is supposed to be a reference to me as an amazing cook. <3) They both ate in an awkward silence; once y/n finished, they put their plate in the sink to wash after they were both done eating. "The quarter quell announcement should be broadcasted in about 2 hours. What should we do until then?" He questioned. They shrugged, "no clue, maybe we could go swimming?". They know that Finnick cannot deny the chance to go swimming. His face lit up and he smirked, "Of course who in district 4 would ever turn down going swimming" gesturing to himself he continued, "Especially me, one of the greatest swimmers to ever live." Smiling y/n excused themself back to their house to get changed. After they changed into their swimsuit (pick literally whatever swimsuit you want I'm not making it specific because then it's more inclusive, love yall<3)     As they were walking back to his house, it was actually really hot even though you live about a 30 second walk it was still pretty hot out. Without thinking they just walked back into his house, his back was turned, and he was working on a knot to make a hammock by the ocean. "Finnick, are you ready to go?" He turned to look at them humming a reply, "Jus' gimme a second to finish.. This knot, ' He hesitated while talking from how hard he was concentrating. It did seem quite a difficult knot so that was understandable. Y/n leaned in the doorway as they waited, about 4 minutes past and Finnick turned around to look at them and smiled walking over to them. "you're so dependable, I feel so safe around you, I hope you know that." They smiled and got a full look at him, nothing that they had not seen before but still. He is very tall built (He's around 6'1 so for this fic pretend that you are like 5' 8 or smth trust me ik it's weird because I myself and only like 5 '2) and is very muscular in a good way. He is literally attractive in the best way possible and in all the right ways. He wrapped an arm around their shoulder in a playful manner leading them towards the door , "ready to go y/n/n?" They looked up at him, "Yeah" They broke from his grip and started running, "Last one there has to do the dishes" Finnick started running as soon as Y/n did.     Even though they are both athletic, Finnick beats them. "Guess who's doing the dishes~" He taunted in a playful voice. They turned on their heels and ran into the water jumping in, stirring sand up in the process. (I don't swim so I'm gonna try my best here but if it's not the best I apologize) Finnick chased them into the water feeling the sand shift under his feet as he ran. He couldn't see y/n but he knew they were lurking around somewhere. He was looking around, not really paying attention until something grabbed his ankle and pulled him under. Panicking for a split second he kicked around and then when he got back to the surface he heard laughing from Y/n. he turned around, " Oh you're so gonna get it'' He started swimming towards them and they swam away, keeping away from Finnick for a good 10 minutes before he finally got them and tossed them into the water. They continued this for another hour and a half and decided it was probably best to head back then so they could watch it. drying slightly in the sun as they walked back and fully drying off when they got back and then they finally sat down on Finnick's couch to watch it.     Snow came onto the holograph and started talking, "On the 75th anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors." Neither of them could believe it. "Oh, oh" They were told that if they won their games they would be safe and now they're trying to kill them again. Y/n got up and walked out slamming the door behind them, Finnick not far behind them. They refused to let Finnick see them cry. "Finn, why did they have to do this? They told us that if we won we would be safe and would never have to do anything like that again. I killed people to be safe and now I might have to do it all over again? how is this fair?". Finnick was lost for words. He didn't know how to respond to this, he had no idea what to say. He still didn't fully grasp what was said. For the first time since they left the games, Finnick saw Y/n cry. "Finnick, what if they pick us both?" they sank into finnicks arms like their life depended on it. They cried into his chest for a solid 15 minutes. "Finnick... what are we going to do.." They stumbled over their words while speaking     "I want to let the capitol about us Y/n/n, Like the actual us, not the just friends us. "He paused for a moment and then continued, "It's not fair that we have to keep this under wraps to make snow happy. I love you and I want all of Panem to know" Y/n stared at him for a second, "What about the secrets you gain? you wont get those anymore.." he didn't respond for a minute. "If either of us get reaped, then we will say something or not, then we will say nothing" Y/n stared at him and didn't respond just laying in his arms while laying in the sand. They decided to part ways and go to their own respective homes for the night. "I love you Finnick, goodnight" They said while walking left, "Good night Y/n. I love you too" Then we went right, tomorrow would start the preparation for tactics if either of them got reaped. This day would be the cause of both of their deaths.

HIII So this is the first chapter I know it's short and I'm sorry but I'll try to update again soon in the next few days, sorry if there is any mistakes or if either of them seems oc

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