Detective Avery Whitehall is done living undercover. After years of dangerous assignments in North Hollywood alongside her best friend, Nyla Harper, Avery transfers to Mid-Wilshire hoping for something steadier - something normal. While Nyla returns to Patrol to train rookie officer John Nolan, Avery makes the surprising decision to step back into patrol work herself, choosing to ride solo instead of partnering up. She tells herself it's temporary. Easier that way. But Mid-Wilshire comes with familiar faces, including Sergeant Tim Bradford - someone Avery hasn't seen since their Academy days. Back then, they were close. Close enough that maybe things could've become something more, if life hadn't gotten in the way. Now Tim is freshly divorced from Isabel, another Academy friend Avery once knew well, and trying to move forward with his new girlfriend, Rachel Hall. Avery has no intention of complicating his life. Unfortunately, feelings don't care about good timing. Between old memories, and the weight both of them carry from years on the job, Avery and Tim find themselves pulled back toward each other in ways neither of them expected. Sometimes the hardest part of coming home is facing the people you never truly left behind. Disclaimer ⚠️ I do not own The Rookie or any of its canon characters, storylines, or settings. All rights belong to their respective creators and owners. I only own Avery Whitehall and any original storylines or characters created for this fanfiction. This story is written purely for entertainment purposes with no profit intended.

Some people break like glass. She learned how to shatter silently. Skylar Altair wasn't supposed to wear a badge. At twenty-four, she was a certified prodigy-board-certified in half a dozen specialties, a nuclear medicine and neuro-path genius, a rising star in a white coat. The youngest. The brightest. The girl who never failed. But trauma doesn't care about your résumé. Loss doesn't care how many degrees you've earned. And the world doesn't stop spinning just because your soul flatlines. Her father died in front of her eyes when she was twelve. Her brother spiraled into addiction. And when she needed help most-when everything was taken from her in a single night-no one came. Not the heroes. Not the law. Not the system. So she stopped waiting. They taught her how to save people. Now she's going to learn how to protect herself. With the steel of a soldier in her blood and the precision of a surgeon in her bones, Skylar trades the hospital lights for sirens, scrubs for Kevlar. Becoming a cop was never the plan. But plans change-especially after the aftershock. In a city that's breaking at the seams, Skylar will have to confront everything she tried to bury: her rage, her grief, her brilliance, and the terrifying possibility that maybe-just maybe-she was meant for this life all along. Genius. Survivor. Rookie. She's not trying to be a hero. She's just trying not to fall apart again.

Between the callouts and the chaos, there are moments that never made it into the report. This is where Skylar Altair breathes between the lines-where love hesitates, grief lingers, and life happens off-duty. A collection of unwritten scenes, alternate timelines, and everything that could've been. Welcome to Afterschock: Reverbarations, a book of oneshots set in the Afterschock universe.

Daisy Crystal Baird was never meant to be chosen. But when her sister's name is called at the Reaping, Daisy does the unthinkable-she volunteers, taking Lucy Gray's place and sealing her own fate. Thrown into the Capitol alongside the other tributes, Daisy quickly learns that they are nothing more than pawns in a cruel and twisted game. Stripped of their humanity and paraded like entertainment, survival becomes the only thing that matters. Until she meets her mentor. Coriolanus Snow is ambitious, calculating, and dangerously charming. Assigned to guide Daisy through the Games, he sees her as a means to an end-another step toward power. But Daisy isn't like the others. And somewhere between strategy and survival, something unexpected begins to grow. In an arena where love is weakness and trust is deadly, Daisy and Coriolanus must decide what they're willing to sacrifice-because only one of them is meant to win. ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction inspired by The Hunger Games universe. I do not own any of the original characters, settings, or concepts-they belong to Suzanne Collins and their respective creators. All original characters, including Daisy Crystal Baird, are my own creations. This story is written for entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement is intended.

Six months ago, Lorelei Nyle became a victor. She survived the arena. She wore the crown. She played the Capitol's game-and won. But victory doesn't mean freedom. Back in District 4, everything she fought for is gone. Loss lingers in every corner, grief woven into the life she's meant to return to. The Capitol may call her a success story, but Lorelei knows the truth- Some things don't survive the Games. Now, she's expected to smile for the Victory Tour, pretend everything is fine. And in six months, she'll be thrown back into the nightmare-this time as a mentor. Guiding someone else to their death. The only thing keeping her steady is the one person who understands exactly what she's going through... even if neither of them are ready to admit just how much they need each other. Because in Panem, even victors aren't safe. And some battles don't end when you leave the arena. ⚠️ Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, settings, or concepts from the original Hunger Games series. All rights belong to their respective creator. Lorelei Nyle and any additional original characters are my own creations.

Six years ago, Lorelei Nyle survived the 69th Hunger Games. Now, she's no longer just a victor-she's a mentor, a guide, and a symbol of survival in District 4. For six years, she's helped tributes navigate the same nightmare she once endured, even as the ghosts of the arena refuse to let her go. Five years ago, her cousin Annie Cresta won the 70th Games... but the victory shattered her mind. Six months ago, everything changed again. District 12 claimed its first victory in decades-two victors, Peeta Mellark and Rose Everdeen. Now, as they embark on their Victory Tour, Panem watches closely... and President Snow waits. Because the 75th Hunger Games-the Third Quarter Quell-is coming. And this time, the rules are different. Tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors. Which means Lorelei and Finnick are no longer mentors. They're targets. As old alliances resurface and new ones are tested, Lorelei is forced to confront the one thing she's been running from- Going back into the arena. ⚠️ Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, settings, or concepts from the original Hunger Games series. All rights belong to their respective creator. Lorelei Nyle, Rose Everdeen and any additional original characters are my own creations.

Sixteen-year-old Lorelei Nyle has spent her life surviving the unforgiving tides of District 4-but nothing could have prepared her for the Reaping. Chosen as the female tribute for the 69th Hunger Games, Lorelei is thrust into a world where survival is everything-and trust is a luxury she cannot afford. Her fellow tribute, fourteen-year-old Baylee Pike, is arrogant, reckless, and far too eager to make a name for himself. He wants glory. Lorelei just wants to live. Guiding them is Finnick Odair-Capitol darling, victor, and living legend. To everyone else, he's charming, irresistible, untouchable. To Lorelei, he's everything she hates. Arrogant. Shallow. Fake. But in an arena where nothing is what it seems, Lorelei will have to decide who her real enemies are... and whether the boy she despises might be the one person she can't afford to lose. Because in the Hunger Games, hate is dangerous. But love? Love is deadly. ⚠️ Disclaimer: All original elements belong to their respective creator. Lorelei Nyle and additional original characters belong to the author. This story is set five years before the events of Rose Everdeen's Hunger Games and serves as a prequel within the series. There may be future books continuing Lorelei and Finnick's story.

Seventeen-year-old Rose Everdeen has spent her life protecting her younger sisters. Katniss is strong, capable. Prim is gentle, kind... and far too innocent for the world they live in. So when Prim's name is called at the 74th Hunger Games, Rose doesn't hesitate. She volunteers. Thrown into the Capitol alongside her district partner, sixteen-year-old Peeta Mellark-a boy she's always found... intriguing-Rose must prepare for a fight where survival means killing everyone else. Including him. But the arena isn't the only battlefield. With cameras watching her every move and the Capitol hungry for a story, Rose must decide who she can trust... and how far she's willing to go to make it home. Even if it means losing herself. Disclaimer: The plot closely follows the first book, with changes to explore how Rose's presence affects the story. I do not own The Hunger Games or its characters-they belong to Suzanne Collins. I only own Rose Everdeen. This is a fan work created for entertainment purposes only.

Lillanna "Lilli" Cresta has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Annie-gentle, fragile, and already haunted by the Capitol's cruelty. So when Annie's name is called at the reaping for the 70th Hunger Games, Lilli doesn't hesitate. She volunteers. Thrown into an arena designed to break even the strongest, Lilli is forced to grow up fast. She witnesses horrors no one should ever see-her district partner brutally killed before her eyes-leaving her with one instinct: survive. She runs. She hides. She endures. When the arena floods, turning the battlefield into a deadly ocean, Lilli's one advantage becomes clear-she's the strongest swimmer among them. But survival comes at a cost. As the Games change her, piece by piece, Lilli finds herself entangled in a world far bigger than the arena-one of rebellion, loss, and impossible choices. And somewhere in the chaos, a connection forms with Finnick Odair... one that might save her-or destroy them both. From the 70th Hunger Games to the fall of the Capitol, Lilli's story is one of survival, resilience, and what it truly means to endure. ⚠️ Disclaimer I do not own The Hunger Games series or its characters, settings, or original storyline. All rights belong to Suzanne Collins. This is a fanfiction work that follows the events and world established in the original books, with the addition of original characters and creative interpretation. Some scenes, timelines, and character interactions may be altered for storytelling purposes. All original characters, including Lillanna "Lilli" Cresta, belong to me. This story contains themes of violence, trauma, and psychological distress consistent with the tone of the original series. Reader discretion is advised.

They call District 4 Careers. They call them volunteers. They call them killers. Caylee Fjord has never called herself any of those things. At sixteen, in her third to last year of being eligible for the reaping, Caylee has spent her life rejecting everything District 4 stands for. She doesn't train for the Games. She doesn't glorify them. She doesn't pretend they're anything but what they are-barbaric. But in Panem, you don't get to choose your fate. When Caylee is reaped for the 68th Hunger Games alongside her cousin, Adrian Fjord, everything she's avoided comes crashing down around her. Now, she's forced into a world she's spent her whole life despising. Guided by two victors who couldn't be more different-quiet, watchful Mags Flanagan, and Finnick Odair, the Capitol's dazzling golden boy with a smile that hides more than it reveals-Caylee is thrown into the heart of the Capitol. Where survival is a performance. Where love is dangerous. And where losing yourself might be the only way to stay alive. They were sent to train. They were sent to fight. They were sent to die.