Newt x Reader || Never in our Favor

She's a Career: lethal, unyielding, and forged in the crucible of District 4's underground Academy. Every strike, every assessment, every sacrifice has led her to one ultimate goal- victory in the Hunger Games.

He's an artist: selfless, compassionate, and a dreamer torn from the quiet shadows of District 12's Seam. Thrust into a brutal competition where humanity is a weakness, he is hopelessly out of place in a world drenched in violence.

Amidst bloodstained weapons, shredded paintings, and the unforgiving brutality of the arena, their paths collide- and nothing is the same.

For him, perhaps the spark of inspiration he's always search for doesn't lie in objects, but in the unlikeliest of human connections.

For her, perhaps truly understanding someone might mean something more than watching them at the end of a blade.

Denial. Discovery. Broken blades and bloodied brushes.

This is the 68th Hunger Games.

Let the games begin-
and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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© jes @/autocorrrect 2021
The author does not claim any world building nor characters as they appear in other works; all belong to Dashner, James, and Collins, Suzanne.