In District 12, survival is learned early—and hope is learned never. Y/N and Peeta have been best friends since they were 5 years old they never knew they would be thrown in the arena together to have to try and kill other kids and each other and little did they know that they were each in love with each other but never told
The group is trapped and surrounded by Demogorgons closing in fast. Everyone is exhausted, out of weapons, and the creatures are getting closer by the second.
Steve Harrington has a reputation to protect—and Tommy Hagan knows exactly how to poke at it. One reckless lunch-table bet turns dangerous when Tommy claims Steve couldn’t make just any girl fall for him. So Tommy chooses the one girl Steve absolutely shouldn’t touch: Y/N—smart, guarded, unimpressed by popularity, and completely immune to Steve’s usual charm.
From the moment their names are called, Y/N and Peeta clash—words sharp, tempers sharper. Survival demands distrust, and neither is willing to be vulnerable.
In a world where survival is currency and trust is a liability, Y/N has learned never to rely on anyone—especially not the baker’s son from District 12. When the two are forced into the Hunger Games together, Peeta Mellark becomes everything Y/N despises: kind when kindness is dangerous, hopeful when hope gets people killed.