Statistics. That word means a funny thing to Alba Winslow as she knows almost every single one is out to get her. Forty percent of tributes each year come from community homes, a place where every single child is required to take out the maximum amount of Tessera as a form of payment for the roof over there heads. Where every single child is required to put there name into that bowl that leads to almost certain death as many times as legally possible. The place Alba calls home or at least the closest thing she's ever had to one. On the day of Albas reaping everything changes. Her name is plucked from the bowl like so many unfortunate children before her and she is forced to participate in the games that are punishment for actions committed long before she was even alive. (I hate this description so much *choking emote* I shall be changing it when I can cook up something better)

COVER BY AMAZING @velociraptorsz "Safiya Stormborn-District 7's quiet storm, the girl they call the Echo." Cesar Flickerman's voice rings out, smooth and shining as ever. "Deadly from the trees, silent in her strikes... but will she ever outrun the echoes of her own Games?" Reaped at twelve. Crowned a victor. Dragged back for the Quarter Quell. Safiya Stormborn's life is shattered and reshaped by the Games-again and again. As war ignites and the Capitol tightens its grip, Safiya has to face not only the fight for survival, but the fight to reclaim who she was before her childhood was taken. Because winning was just the beginning. "We keep breathing, we keep smiling," Finnick tells her quietly, "even when the world wants to devour us." {73rd games-mocking jay} started: march 29 2025 published: may 28 2025 finished:

"And it hurts to miss you, but it's worse to know That I'm the reason you won't come home" ~ Butterflies are seldom seen in District Nine, but when they do appear, the residents view it as a good sign. Whispers always spread quickly through the district, suggesting that the butterfly symbolizes joy and signal that change and transformation are forthcoming. However, twelve-year-old Ceres Solace is unaware that when a butterfly lands on her just before her first Reaping, her entire life is about to dramatically change in ways she cannot prevent.