"The first time I came into the arena, I thought I'd never make it out. This time, I care about who I leave behind." In which Cyrus Belrose is reaped again for the 75th Hunger Games and discovers that there may be more to life than just surviving. [Finnick Odair x maleoc] The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Mockingjay Part 2

❝𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬, 𝐨𝐡, 𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧❞ In which Riven Therrow reunites with his past love, Finnick Odair, during the Quarter Quell. Finnick Odair x Male OC PRE! The Hunger Games - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Started: 5/7/25

{Finnick Odair/Male OC} "𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞." -𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞 H didn't know much about himself: his origin, age, or name. A blank slate. But he was sure about his responsibilities in District Two. He was Employee #346 of Factory #17, an academy student, and a tribute in training. He twisted metal, forged weapons, and lifted cargo day by day. He studied, trained, and honed his skills. He wasn't a very feeling person, but the moment he was reaped for the 61st Hunger Games, something in him cracked. A desire for more than the monochrome existence he's been stuck with his whole life. He wanted color. And he saw a promising beginning in the sea green of Finnick Odair's eyes.

Meet Emerson Lane. A twenty-two-year-old college drop-out working on the 23rd floor of the most successful business in the world. Meet Lafayette Jeff. The owner of Lafayette Inc., the most wealthy and most mysterious man in the world. Offered a promotion to be Mr. Jeff's personal assistant, Em easily takes the higher paying job, expecting to be the little gopher of a corporate big wig. Little does he know, though, that Mr. Jeff is not your typical, billion dollar owning boss. And little does Mr. Jeff know, though, that Emerson Lane is not your typical twenty-two-year-old cute gay man either. Working with the mysterious billionaire, Em discovers more than what the media lets on, the many rumors and mysteries that swirl around Lafayette Jeff, finding out the intimate details of such a strong, confident man. And without him realizing it, Mr. Lafayette Jeff is also discovering the very intimate details of the young and attractive Emerson Lane.