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)
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?
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 :)
Another year and 24 new lives for the capitol to bend to their will. No one survives the hunger games, but who will be the one to walk out of it? Syot closed
Another year and another 24 lives to be bent against their own will, But who will be strong enough to survive the most brutal and vicious games yet? SYOT OPEN
"We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin." Five years have passed since the last Hunger Games. As Panem teeters on the edge of inescapable chaos, there is one final solution to turn to: bring back the Games. Will twenty three lives be enough to bring peace to Panem? [Sequel SYOT to Crown of Thorns]
"They won't be broken, even if it feels like they don't have a choice." The second installment of The Cut Verse (SYOC).
The Hunger Games' Victors: what do we really know about them? Is there more to the stories we're told? Their life, their deeds and... their secrets. Ptolemy Everlock, the newest academic researcher at the Great University of Panem's Studies, has conquered his place among the scholars by writing a doctoral thesis that aims to give his readers all the answers they wish to receive.
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)
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. (OPEN SYOT, readers can sponsor). My 3rd SYOT!
Who dare dances with the serpentine coil of pressure, twisting and winding until it causes all it's partners to break? [OPEN SYOT; 0/28 Tributes]
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 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.
When the Head Gamemaker is faced with the task of preceding the historic 2nd Quarter Quell, she must make an arena that no one has done before. She will make sure this is the most brutal, unique, and intriguing games to date. SYOT Closed but you can still read and earn sponsorship points to support your favorite tributes! P.S. I am back and updates coming at least once a week.
Coriolanus Snow has a plan to destroy the Star-Crossed Lovers from District 12. But as the Quell begins and romance blossoms between a tribute and a mentor, Snow realises that there's another pair of Star-Crossed Lovers he has to watch out for. But this pair might be Snow's only hope to stop the rebellion. He just has to ensure they support him, by any means necessary…
(n). An ardent desire or longing, especially a feeling of grief for something lost
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. SYOT open!
If there was one word to describe Head Gamemaker Lisung Jarstova, it was prepared. So one could imagine the shock that came with an unprecedented promotion, unprecedented relations, and an upheaval beyond anything she'd ever known. The 99th Hunger Games were shaping up to be one hell of a year.
Future Chronovich has big dreams, big enough to overwhelm all of Panem. He aims to do just that, setting records and defying expectations in his wake. [SYOT Verses Victor Exchange 2022]
Jay Enerhodar is not a monster. (Fic for Victor Exchange 2022)
Nausicaa Halcyone is a young prodigy. Ever since she was a little girl, she had one goal: volunteer for the Games and win as the youngest Career ever. She may get her wish soon enough, but at what cost? (A one shot victor's tale, Nausicaa was created by Iomhar)!
Rayon Skinner is a 14-year-old kid from District 8 who puts up a tough persona in fear of people knowing her true fragile self. Now all alone in the 20th Hunger Games, she finds herself stripped out of her comfort zone and lost in a big world. How will she face her fears, grow out of her comfort zone, and find her way in the real world? Part of Victor Exchange 2022. [UNITY]
"Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it." As Panem prepares for the death of the only president most of its citizens have ever known, both the tributes in the Games and the officials running them must take care to learn from the past - lest the same mistakes come back to haunt Panem's future. A rewrite of my first SYOT.
Times of peace beckon. Warring sides reckon. Peace shall fight... Dawn shall break through. (SYOT Closed)
Faster, faster, 'til the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. Welcome to the 150th Hunger Games!
It's time for the reaping of this year's Hunger Games.
Direct Variation: a mathematical term for the equation y kx, in which "k" is a constant, 23 in our case, and "x" is a variable, standing for the number of Games, of course. It's a perfect equation, but unexplainably, there are inconsistencies. And if they have their way, there will be more.
A flowery valley, a fairytale forest, a castle made of pure marble, and more. But it is all a façade. Façade: An outward appearance maintained to conceal unpleasance. And the reality is far worse than unpleasant. Horrible creatures of the night prowl, in and out of the arena. The Capitol is in turmoil after the catastrophe of last year, but no one knows it. A façade. Closed SYOT!
"Every second eats away our minutes. Stay with me...until our twenty-fourth hour." During the 5th Quarter Quell, Head Gamemaker Echo Epithet experiences visions from another dimension, while agents of time and space scramble to free a fractured world. From the void a dark omen rises; a reminder that even in death, you can't borrow time back. [Volume II of the Echo Verse]