"They won't be broken, even if it feels like they don't have a choice." The second installment of The Cut Verse (SYOC).

Kismet-noun: definition: destiny; fate. Panem has found a new sense of hope. A hope that permeates through the hearts of the nation's poorest, hungriest, and weakest, giving them strength in the notion that there is something worth fighting for. It is up to President Tiberius Stone to kill that hope, and remind Panem that the Hunger Games are their kismet. (SYOT CLOSED 24/24 alive)

The caged bird doesn't sing: it weeps. For a gilded cage is still a cage, no matter how beautiful it is. Welcome to the 88th Hunger Games. SYOT closed, readers always welcome :)

Annihilation: complete destruction or obliteration; total defeat. Crusade: a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change. Children: our grand triumph; our greatest sin.

Roselyn Larson won her Games five years ago, and her life has since then become a never-ending trial. Forced into the dark underbelly of Capitol society, she doesn't have much to live for. Until, that is, she meets Cato Hadley, the newest Victor who is pleasantly naïve about the horrors of the Capitol. Cato/OC

Mags comforts Finnick as he deals with newfound trauma. (Written August 1, 2019)

"Secrets are contagion. They multiply and never stop spreading." (A dyot-verse tie-in.)

The Hunger Games have been a beloved tradition for centuries, and have undergone immense transformation throughout that time. But what happened in each edition of the games to shape them into what they are today? Here are the stories of every Hunger Games ever enacted upon the citizens of Panem. This is 23 Cannons.

As the 74th Hunger Games approach, the idea of a free Panem is mere wishful thinking, but there are some who wonder how a country can recover from so many years of brutal dictatorship. Sooner than they ever dared to hope, they will turn their plans into reality and put a regime on trial, but the path to getting justice for an entire nation will be long and difficult. IPOAL prequel.

College AU. "I want to be with you, Peeta." Prompt from promptseverlark on Tumblr

One year has passed since the war ended. Katniss and Peeta, having fought their way through loss, grief, and flashbacks, finally have peace within their grasp, but can they keep hold of it when the Capitol recalls the Mockingjay? AU, but based on canon.

After the Sixth Quarter Quell, the peace Panem has seen for the last 75 years has been shattered. Two leaders assassinated. A country on the verge of war. With a rebellion looming ever closer, the Capitol has one last shot to stop the renegades and keep the peace. Can the mistakes of the past be righted or will the Third Rebellion be ignited by the renegades?

Short exploration of the end of Coriolanus and Lucy Gray's relationship. Oneshot, or more accurately, a sonnet with context.

Madge has done the impossible and has become the Capitol's newest It Girl. Now she faces her biggest challenge yet as she uses her new position to become a spy for the rebellion, all while the Quarter Quell approaches. Sequel to Firedamp.

SYOT Closed. 24 children marked for the reaper, running from inevitability, because what they should really fear is what's already inside of them.

Everyone knows that the Hunger Games are about violence, but real fans know the truth: they're also romantic. The blood, the roses, the tension, the fashion, the dreams of money and fame. The Hunger Games are the union of violence and romance, and these tributes are about to go on their honeymoon. (CLOSED SYOT, readers can sponsor). My 3rd SYOT!

"We both know they have to have a victor. It can only be one of us. Please, take it. For me." Peeta says, giving Katniss the idea to beat The Capitol with Nightlock. Only, what if Peeta never says that line? What will happen if there truly needs to be one Victor?

The Capitol has fallen and President Coin is dead. Now is the time for Panem to decide what it wants to become.

To die is a privilege—the largest suffering in this world is living. Welcome to the 100th Hunger Games. SYOT.

Who dare dances with the serpentine coil of pressure, twisting and winding until it causes all it's partners to break? [ GOLDEN ROSES VERSE ] [CLOSED SYOT]

Chance Caishen has never lived a dull life, and he refuses to have a dull death either. From the slums and casinos of a dying District Six, to an island purgatory with his people a thousand miles away, sometimes to win the game, you have to break a few rules. And he's very good at that. So when faced with rebels, murder and mischief, In conjunction with the VV universe. One-shot.

Panem is as peaceful as it's ever been. Life for many citizens is ordinary, and the Districts have all but forgotten their sins of the past. With complacency settling in, will the 162nd Games shock them back into the brutal reality of their country's past, present, and future? (SYOT CLOSED)

The woman was born in a world of velvety white. Her world was a finite thing. Four walls of padded fabric that was oh so soft under her fingertips, a cold hard floor and a ceiling too high to touch. It was silent in her world. (hayffie, effie centric, canon divergence)

The Hunger Games are failing. The citizens of Panem have become disenchanted with the country's infamous, nationwide spectacle. As the Capitol scrambles to fabricate a new form of entertainment, Dignitary Eris must face a horrible truth - the end of the Hunger Games is only the beginning. Anger is rumbling in Panem's streets, and if it is left unchecked, fire will begin to catch.

The Hunger Games only increased in brutality & popularity after the Mocking Jay died in the arena. But now, Brutus Everheart, the Head Game Maker behind this success faces criticism as the public accuses the old man of running out of ideas. With his assistant, Elsa, by his side, Brutus sets out to prove his critics wrong with his latest spectacle of death & destruction (SYOT OPEN)