No Volunteers

The 75th Hunger Games are over. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark returned home as victors, sparking quiet hope across Panem. But the Capitol is eager to remind the districts that nothing has changed. The 76th Games are here - and this time, no one volunteers.

Seventeen-year-old Cora never imagined her name would be drawn. Quiet and gentle, she grew up far from violence, finding fleeting comfort in last year's televised romance between Katniss and Peeta - especially in Peeta, whose kindness gave her hope. But now, her world shatters when she's chosen as District 9's female tribute.

Beside her stands Graivon - tough, silent, and shaped by a harsh life in the district nine. He's no stranger to pain, and unlike Cora, he's known the dark edges of survival. But what no one knows is that their paths crossed before - briefly, quietly, when kindness meant everything.

Thrown into the arena with nothing but fear and fading chances, Cora and Graivon must navigate deadly alliances, Capitol cruelty, and the growing bond between them - a bond they never asked for, but one that might be their only way out.

In a world where survival means sacrifice, and love is a liability, what happens when two tributes discover they aren't alone - even when no one volunteered ?