In the darkness of the Capitol sewers, death whispers around Finnick Odair. But even as his body fails him, his mind clings to a vision of Annie—his anchor, his promise. Through blood, trauma, and the ghosts of his past, their love becomes his lifeline back to the world of the living. This is a journey of survival, where the line between hallucination and hope blurs, and the only certainty is the unbreakable bond between two souls forged in fire and water.

The Games never stop haunting you. Not when you're a Victor. Johanna Mason knows this better than anyone as she stares at her screen, reliving every cut, every scream, every death. The 74th Hunger Games weren't her Games, but they might as well be. When Rue dies in Katniss's arms, something in Johanna breaks open - the raw, festering wound of survival that never truly heals. Finnick would know what to do. He always does. But he's not here. So Johanna watches alone, her own trauma mirrored in the tributes fighting for their lives, wondering if she'll ever stop feeling the blood on her hands.