In silence, the first tick of the clock rings out. Dawn rises, but the Hunger Games steadily grind onward. The tributes stand in preparation for the journey ahead and Seneca Crane stretches out his hand. The gears slip forward and Gadget knows that the first hour is here.

When she is Reaped for the Sixty-First Hunger Games, eighteen-year-old Diana Cohen knows that she will do everything that it takes to survive. Her family has always been unlike most in her city in District Six, and now, this might just turn out to be an advantage.

The new President of Panem, Julius Snow is determained to change how his country takes part in the Hunger Games. This year, twenty-four members of the Capitol Elite have each chosen a child to represent them in this years Hunger Games. Their reputation is on the line so only the very best will be chosen to compete. SYOT/SYOC OPEN

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.

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.

(Rewrite of the Blaine Abernathy Series.) Blaine is the daughter of Haymitch Abernathy and the 69th Hunger Game victor. Can she help Katniss and Peeta as their mentor during the Games, or will she and Haymitch be the only district twelve's victors?

"I meant what I said before. You're my kill." Nova knows District 3 has some of the lowest odds of winning the games. It was why her reaping had filled her with nothing but nauseating dread. Her situation is only worsened when she unwillingly garners the attention of one of District 2's strongest tributes yet. (Cato/OC)

After years of boring twists, the Capitol has had enough of the Gamemakers' attempts to entertain them. They want blood, and that's what they get when the newest twist is announced: for the 117th Games, tributes will be Reaped as pairs of siblings. Luna Brimstone hasn't spoken to her brother in two years, and she longs to see him; at last, it seems her wish could finally come true.

"Finnick and Taiya have kept up with their training more than any other tribute," Haymitch said shaking his head. "They'd both kill and die for each other. I'm serious Katniss, do not cross them. She's actually a very lovely young lady, friends with just about every victor there is, she'll be last on their kill list."

Anya Sowe, a sixteen-year old from District Eight, has been reaped for the Sixty-ninth Hunger Games. Follow her through her journey to both victory and destruction. / REWRITES HAPPENING.

"All right. Let's go talk to my father." With joy, she throws her arms around him. As Katniss and Peeta embrace and kiss, they don't realize they are being watched. On the other side of the fence, Prim sees her sister kissing the Baker's son and gawps in shock. Behind where the couple has now clutched at each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, enough that Katniss now

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.

Raven just wants to take care of her family, but on her last Reaping, her name is called. This is the story of her Games, and the love she finds. This story will start with her Games and continue through the Hunger Games trilogy. HaymitchxOC

Resurrection Games for Tributes 15-18

Thorny road to Everthorne - friends to lovers in seven steps. (Little stories from a Katniss-never-goes-to-the-games alternative of the usual universe. Started as a series of prompts back in 2015, rewritten and hopefully to be finished.)

"As a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors." Catching Fire from the perspective of the victors across the districts and a reflection on their centrality to the rebellion. There's more to the Hunger Games than Katniss Everdeen.

A lethal arena with even more lethal tributes... Let the 61st Hunger Games begin. (Closed SYOT - 6/24 alive)

Leila Brightlock is the victor of the 67th annual Hunger Games. She is the capitol's golden girl who never disobeys an order especially if it comes from president Snow. When the third quarter quell is announced, things would change for her. (Haymitch/Leila)

'In life, the greatest lie we are told is that the things we do matter. Nothing does, in the end.' The Fourth Quarter Quell. Open SYOT.

It's a game. It's fun, it's safe. But uh oh! They better watch out. It looks like there's a glitch in the system.

SYOT Open! In a distant future of both endless horror and endless possibility - of factory-grown humans and bomb-devastated cities - the Hunger Games seem the only factor holding a shattered world in place. This year, the age range has been extended from 5 to 25, and the horrors of the havoc mankind can wreak on himself have never been more clear. This is "The Sound and the Fury".

Why is it that when the story ends, we begin to feel all of it? He drew memories in his mind he could never erase. He painted colors in his heart he could never replace. Torn between duty and desire, Cato battles against this state of flux. {Cato/Peeta Mellark} [Disclaimer: Contains Adult Language, Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Suicide, and Sexual Content.]

For all that glitters is not gold. Welcome to the 97th Hunger Games. SYOT closed, readers always welcome :)

You better leave or hang on to yourself. The Judge, who only seeks truth, pure and untouched by lies. The Jury, who's hung up on his own decisions- to stay or go? The Executioner, who's finally had enough- they're ready to burn the nation down just to feel the fire's warmth. (The 212th Hunger Games are out of their hands. The fate of the world is still up to them to decide.)

Six years have passed since the 95th Hunger Games, as a war rages between the dwindling rebels led by Kate Wakai and President Saskia Storm and The League, 24 new tributes will have to face the arena in the Capitol's biggest event of the year. (SYOT, open!)