This is a story of love, loss, heartbreak and triumphs. This is the story of Maren the girl who becomes a star. 16 year old, Maren Sterling has always called District 4 home, along with her twin bother Rai and younger brother Wade she lives a life of hard labour. When she is shockingly chosen as tribute for the 68th annual Hunger Games, she is suddenly thrusted from her home and into a fight to the death, were she will meet the ever charming Finnick Odair, learn the aim of the game and discover wether she has what it takes to survive it.

❝ The skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to mess this up. ❞ ➝ Taylor Swift "Why are you so afraid to love anyone?" Matthew asked abruptly. The question surprised the girl, but she answered nevertheless. "There's lots of reasons," she paused, thinking over her words. "I mean, obviously, there's heartbreak involved. Love and heartbreak kind of go hand in hand. There's also the fact that I don't want to depend on anyone, because the only person you can really rely on is yourself." "That still doesn't explain it," the boy sighed. "Well," Ascella finally broke eye contact with the green eyed boy, rather turning to look back up to the stary sky. "Maybe I'm afraid to love people because I don't believe anyone could really love me they way I love them." "I do," he wants to say, but he doubts she would ever really listen to him. 【 Previously named 'Flicker' before rewrite】 【 Matthew Fairchild x FEM.OC】 【 Cover by @baIIads 】

Saoirse Conners grew up in the traveller community in Ireland, but as she grew older and the war raged on she felt she could no longer sit by and watch men die. So, she did her part, she became a nurse and went straight to France where she was mentally and physically put to the test as she witnessed unimaginable horrors and patched up men on the brink of death, one of which being the infamous Thomas Shelby. What will happen when a year later Saoirse moves to Birmingham and is again confronted by Mr Shelby? Will there opposing personalities clash or will they find comfort in one another?