"Most loyalties can be solidified with enough pressure. In the face of persistence, most people will yield to the dominating force, even if it against their better judgment. But there are some loyalties that are thwarted with the slightest breeze. And when one leaf drifts away from the tree, what's stopping the others?"

And the SYOTs keep coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming. More or less full

Katniss Everdeen's Christmas Eve goes awry when she makes a last minute visit to a department store.

There are always those that are burdened with memories. They can never forget those that are gone. But even if they aren't ready, the cycle is about to start all over again. The 124th Hunger Games is just around the corner, and there's no telling what that could mean for Panem.

Merliah Jordan was born in district 4, a sea-faring district of Panem known for providing seafood and sea related services to the Capitol, she was happy & carefree. She had two best friends, Nori Summers and Finnick Odair. When came time for the 65th annual Hunger Games the three of them could not have guessed as Finnick's name was called that what came next changed everything.

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

A satirical comedy told from the perspective of tribute Midnight Abernathy, who has no redeeming qualities but thinks he is a god. Disclaimer: I cannot be held accountable for any of the garbage that Midnight spews. I am fully aware that he is... a unique specimen.

what the titles says, I made it because I never found one.

"When Peeta suddenly takes a deliberate step into her, she doesn't shy away. She is trembling, though, even as she solemnly raises her eyes to his. She tilts her head back the slightest bit, almost in challenge. Gale would be furious, if he saw how passionately, languorously, she is kissing this man. Katniss doesn't care. Capitol, Victor, Townie, Seam – none of it matters."

"Someone lightly taps her shoulder. She opens her eyes. It's one of the cameramen. His hands are now furiously cutting through the air, with motions that are too deliberate to be involuntary. It's like he's conducting a symphony. Katniss sees beauty and music in whatever he is trying to express. The cameraman has massive hands. She marvels at how such large hands can be so prec

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.

Dakota Grangerford is just a disabled, abandoned child. And that's all she ever would be, until she was reaped for the 54th Hunger Games. All Dakota expects is death. But even in the arena, kindness and goodness can conquer anything. Victor Exchange with AmericanPi

Luna Brimstone has always been a pessimist, so she wasn't surprised to be Reaped into the Hunger Games. What she wasn't prepared for, though, was for her brother to enter with her. A story of reconciliation and learning to let go.

He's the perfect Career: athletic, heartless, and trained to kill. She's a nameless District 8 orphan; weak, starving, yet stunningly clever. When the two tributes are inescapably linked through the Gamemakers' newest twist in the Games, their strategies fly out the window. Will Rochelle and August find a way to survive this new twist, or will they be lost to history?

"Successes only last until someone screws them up. Failures are forever."

This is a parody SYOT of The Hunger Games.

What if Katniss took the beating for Gale?

"Omnis cum in tenebris praesertim vita laboret." / "Life is one long struggle in the dark." (Part I of the Post Tenebras Lux verse). SYOT.

The 'Flower of Panem' or 'Angel of Mercy', Seraphine Reza is the jewel and pride of Panem. One of their most treasured victors in the history of the Hunger Games and a favorite of President Snow. While she smiles, comforts and plays her part every time the games start again, in her mind, her own game never ended. She keeps her enemies close and plays the part of the perfect victor.

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)

Katniss returns home after her mom died. She finds a picture of Peeta Mellark, a younger man (only 10 years older than Katniss), with whom her mother had a short affair ... A series of letters chronicling the love story of Katniss and Peeta as they try to resolve their stalled relationship. This fic is complete, and I'll be updating it at least weekly.

Timotheus Mellark and Timotheus Sinterguth are twin cousins. One of them lives in Panem, the other one in Central Europe, about one century after the final rebellion. Both are shy and kind of nerds and have big troubles finding a girlfriend. However, fate has big plans for them; let's find out how this works out. AU, with references to the real story.

A talking, happy-go-lucky giraffe swaps places with Effie just before the 74th Hunger Games, Freaky-Friday style. Oblivious to Panem's way of life, she unknowingly interferes with the Games' events, then busts 4 tributes out of the arena. With the authorities looking for them, the giraffe must now get the tributes to safety—but first she'll have to help them trust each other.

As the Mayor’s daughter, Madge has a role to fill. Heartache, grief, secrets in the garden, arranged marriages, masks, satin ribbons, Gale’s hatred of her - they are all intricate parts of the role she plays. A slow burn between Madge and Gale. Setting begins before the first book of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

Another year, another Games. Another group of tributes will lose their lives to the Capitol. But one, one will be welcomed back with open arms. [SYOT CLOSED]