#odesta!kid

[solar-halos]

my baby fever is officially back so here are some odesta baby hcs

• i’ve mentioned this before, but i think their baby is annie’s spitting image but his mannerisms / personality are very similar to finnick’s

• building off of that, he makes poems about tadpoles and seashells and sand crabs and annie hangs them all up on the fridge. when there is no more space on the fridge they make a scrapbook

• also mentioned this before but i think it’s a pretty popular hc that annie knows how to knit bc mags taught her how. so i think she’d make baby booties and beanies and gloves and she’s freaking out bc she wants to finish all the projects before her due date and everyone is like “?? you live in d4” and annie and finnick (bc in my opinion he lives) are still freaking out bc what if their kid gets cold? (they end up lending a lot of it to katniss and peeta for their kids)

• okay apparently my dad was the only person who cussed around me as a kid so when i was little i said a curse word except i said it in such a thick accent my mom wasn’t even sure what i said at first. i think this would happen with haymitch. odesta is the first to have kids out of the bunch so he’s probably still a little rough around the edges and annie and finnick know that bc their kid starts reciting very colorful d12 curses in a very haymitch abernathy accent. but at least they’re spending time together

• whenever annie is up late from a nightmare she checks up on him and in my experience kids are literally awake like 24/7 so when she sees that she’s like “you wanna bake cookies or go for a swim?” and obviously the answer is yes but he has to know the rules in order to break them (it’s the finnick odair in him!) so he brings up the lights out rule and she’s like “babe i made up that rule so i can just take it back let’s go do something” and so they do! and then her son is soso tired the next day and annie is like hm. maybe MY mom never broke the lights out rule for a reason. (she still breaks it anyway. in moderation)

• finnick loves pretending to be a submarine whenever he and his son play out in the water, complete with sound effects. annie thinks it’s fucking ridiculous (it’s also her favorite thing ever)

• speaking of finnick, i think they have one more kid after the first one but they’re so close in age they’re like we’re never doing this again. they end up doing this again a few years later

• you know those towel cape thingies? yeah. love that. they def have matching duck ones

• finnick and annie are both so chill in different ways. spoiling your appetite? annie’s like, yeah. i was literally doing the same. finnick is like, um. i’m literally in the middle of cooking dinner. going cliff diving? finnick is like, sure. we did that all the time when i was your age. have fun. annie is already swaddling their poor kid in a bunch of flotation devices

• with that being said whenever odesta’s kid wants something he has to be very strategic on who he asks. egging the mayors house? annie will buy him the eggs. traversing the district w some friends? finnick tells him to be back by curfew

bonus:

johanna’s favorite game to play with odesta’s kid is hide and seek. not in a you-hide-i-seek way. have you ever seen that tiktok that’s like “when you’re done playing hide and seek and someone comes out of the most ridiculous place sweaty and dusty and have dry lips and no money and no future”? that’s them, except the feeling is mutual. at first it freaked annie and finnick out that their son would disappear for long periods of time but then they figured out that all they needed to do is see if johanna was marching around the house and upturning everything in her path

[ovtsakaramel]

Mags cooked

And this is what she cooked:

[arcaneillusion]

cressida and johanna are married and living in district 4 next door to annie and finnick. katniss and peeta visit occasionally, along with a reluctant (but secretly contented) haymitch. everyone is happy. everyone is healing. this is canon. thank u for ur time.

[arthdoesart]

“So, basically what you’re telling me is that—what?—I tried voting for the boy to get mutilated?” Johanna Mason tried to keep her temper in check when all she got on the other end was the deafening sound of frazzled silence.

"Well?" Seven's victor tapped her foot impatiently. Her brows furrowed when Twelve's former escort stuttered in explaining the differences between what they were receiving in their District in comparison to theirs. 

Joanna's nerves finally popped visible near her head. 

"Be specific, Trinket!"

"Johanna!" Annie Cresta chided from where she was curling herself in an attempt to hide from the world. "Please…" Four's victor was shaking again, eyes wide like a trapped animal. "Please…please don't shout—"

"Is he going to be okay?" A smaller, far innocent, and younger voice had rasped out. 

Johanna stiffened from her place. At least some good came out of it when Annie had the sense to instantly snap out of her episode. She always seemed to be the stronger one of them when it came to the needs of Flynn Odair. 

"You shouldn't watch any more of this, Flynn!" 

Annie pulled her son close and hid him desperately in her arms, glaring hard at the broadcast as they waited for the fourth scoring of another Capitol child heading its way to their screen. 

"Don't hang up on me here, Trinket!" Johanna snapped, quickly falling back to her anger of all things. The telephone in her hand groaned upon contact with her immense grip, almost close to snapping. She feared that she might break it if she didn't particularly like Effie's answer. 

"What the hell is happening?! And how the fuck are we supposed to score them then?"

"...what is the announcer saying on your end?" Effie questioned hurriedly in complete panic. "Beetee just called us and it would seem that each District is getting different messages! Some are even lacking information more than others—" 

"The fuck you mean!" 

There was an edge to Effie's voice the second she resorted to cursing again. "Mason! You watch your language!" 

"Fuck you!"

"Johanna!" Annie joined in, covering Flynn's ears while the boy was chaotically struggling to free himself from his mother's grip.

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Made this gif for the scene of my fic. The snippet of this scene can be fully read here 👉:

[thedelicatearcher]

☆finnick odair masterlist☆

☆finnick odair who helps you study for your finals

☆finnick odair who breaks up with you after seven years together

☆finnick odair who loves making home improvements to make your life easier

☆finnick odair who loves doting on his partner, but also loves being doted on back

☆finnick odair is a sucker for affection from his romantic partner

☆finnick odair loves knitting and crocheting

☆finnick odair loves dancing with you on the living room floor

☆finnick odair loves being taken care of when he feels sick

☆finnick odair survives the mutt attack but is left with scars

☆finnick odair loves showering with his partner

☆finnick odair can’t stop writing poetry about you

☆finnick odair loves gifting you flowers with symbolism

☆painting finnick odair's nails

☆finnick odair likes going to sleep early

☆fair dates with finnick odair

☆finnick odair’s love language is physical contact

☆baths with finnick odair

☆finnick odair lets you braid his hair

☆finnick odair reacts at your bad haircut

☆you and finnick have a jewelry stand in the district four’s market

☆finnick odair loves having his back rubbed

☆finnick odair makes embroidery friendship bracelets

BLURBS

☆finnick odair has a bed full of plushies

☆finnick odair and classic maritime romance

☆finnick odair searches for your comfort when has nightmares

☆finnick odair's hair after the rebellion

☆finnick odair calls you cupcake ironically

☆finnick odair had a lemonade stand as a kid

☆finnick odair loves receiving forehead kisses

☆finnick odair's favorite ice cream

☆finnick odair is a hydrated king

☆finnick odair is an expert at poker

☆finnick odair loves being the little spoon

☆finnick odair is bad at making pancakes

☆finnick odair has a pair of shark slippers

☆finnick odair has a baby blanket

☆finnick odair wanted to be a firefighter as a kid

☆finnick odair gets sunburned very easy

HEADCANONS

☆finnick odair with a partner who loves animals

☆finnick odair goes dress shopping with his partner

☆finnick odair with a musical partner

☆finnick odair had braces as an adult

☆sick finnick odair

☆finnick odair with a partner who has dyed hair

☆finnick odair with a tattoed partner

NSFW

☆finnick odair eats you out

☆one of your favorite activities is sucking finnick off after his nightly shower

☆finnick odair doesnt't mind being submissive in bed with you

TWEETS

☆tweet #1

MODERN FINNICK ODAIR

☆finnick odair is a sucker for romcoms

☆finnick odair is a passionate duolingo user

☆finnick odair loves minions

☆finnick odair considers himself a fashion connoisseur

☆finnick odair doesn't want to wear his retainers

☆finnick odair loves cats

☆finnick odair and johanna mason watching garfield

☆finnick odair has a stanley cup in every color

☆finnick odair has protective cases for every device

☆finnick odair and the sims 4

☆finnick odair has a spiderman toothbrush

☆finnick odair is an excessive emoji user

☆finnick odair loves watching cake boss

☆finnick odair is a menace playing roblox

☆finnick odair gave everyone a kenough hoodie

☆finnick odair and peeta mellark love water parks

☆finnick odair calls the property brothers to remodel everlark's home

☆finnick odair and animal crossing

☆finnick odair & costco

SWIFTIE!FINNICK

☆finnick odair loves knitting and crocheting for his swiftie gf

☆finnick odair loves fearless

☆finnick odair and surprise songs

☆finnick odair is a swiftie

☆more swiftie!finnick thoughts!

☆finnick odair & eras tour

ODESTA

☆finnick and annie call themselves gamers

COMING SOON !!

☆finnick odair fluff alphabet

☆finnick odair's struggle after telling his story in mockingjay (requested)

☆finnick odair with a rockstar partner (requested)

☆finnick odair and a riot grrrl fan hcs (requested)

☆swiftie finnick odair and rock gf (requested)

☆swiftie finnick and rock gf go to the eras tour (requested)

☆finnick odair with reader dealing with trauma after being taken to the capitol (requested)

☆finnick odair with virgin reader (requested)

[kald-dal-art]

D3 x odesta it’s gotta be done

D3: Mermaid x Human

Didn’t know which of them I was going to have be the mermaid, but then I remembered Sam Calfin was in POTC in a storyline I was obsessed with as a kid so yeah 😭

[odestasocean]

odesta week day one: modern au

summary: singer and songwriter annie cresta hopes to enjoy some peace and quiet at her favorite spot on the beach to watch the sunset, but instead she ends up finding a camera whose owner appears to be nowhere in sight. until she spots him and discovers that he is not what she had expected.

Annie’s favorite time of the day is exactly 4:52 in the morning.

And her favorite activity at this hour is taking a stroll on the shoreline.

The summer air is just crisp enough that she’s able to wear one of her favorite knitted sweaters, but not cold enough that she needs to bring a jacket. The beach is just crowded enough that she doesn’t feel lonely, but not busy enough that she has to dodge kids running from every direction. 

The sun doesn’t rise for another hour or so, enticing her to find her usual sunrise-watching spot. It’s a twenty-three-minute walk from her apartment complex, yet it seems like no one knows of its existence apart from her. 

Annie’s only lived in her current apartment for six months. She moved out of her parent’s house three days after she graduated high school, and she hasn’t regretted it for a single second. She loved the small town of Auburn that she grew up in, but ever since she was little, she craved a life away from the mountains and toward the sea. The mountains were an endless cascade of enmeshment, enveloping her in their depths. No matter how far up she looked, she could never see the top of the mountains surrounding her. She felt trapped and alone which was a vast difference as to how she felt at the beach: limitless and complete. 

In her youth, she and her family had made frequent visits to the ocean-side town that was several hours away and those were her favorite memories growing up. She learned to associate the ocean with nothing but peace and belonging and happiness and early carefree mornings and picnics on the sand and late-night ice cream cones and laughter ringing in her ears. No other place could ever amount to it. 

So, in her later teenage years, she worked endlessly to save up enough money to afford rent for an apartment split between three roommates and herself. And that’s how she ended up in Carpinteria. It was a seven-hour drive from her hometown, but her road trip playlist combined with the ocean view fading into the sights of mountains always made it feel much shorter. She saw her family twice a year– once every other season– and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She adored her parents and her two older sisters, of course, but spending anything longer than a week with them at a time could only be equated to the backstory of any starving artist: judged for your passion, ridiculed for not pursuing an “actual job”, and constantly being worried about your family thinking you’re even less capable than they already believed to be true. 

See, Annie is an aspiring singer and songwriter. 

She has been determined to make this dream her reality since she was seven years old and has put in the work to do just that. Music has always been her safe place, just like the ocean. She knows that there is nothing she’d rather do with her life than create songs, but it’s not the most attainable dream to have. So, she works at a local cafe during the day and performs at a neighboring bar during the night. The money isn’t all that great, but she has ears that are willing to listen so it’s enough for now. She’s only nineteen (as of two weeks ago) after all, so she has plenty of time for her big break. And no matter what her parents and sisters say, she does not need a college education to get somewhere in life. 

4:52 AM is her favorite time of the day because that just so happens to also be the hour in which she feels the most inspired. Her favorite sunrise-watching spot is far away from any possible distractions so it feels as if there is nothing in the world except for the lapping waves and the words and rhythms forming in her mind as she takes a seat on a rock overlooking the ocean below her. 

Annie is just about to open her notebook to a fresh page so she can begin crafting her newest song when she sees something out of the corner of her eye. She turns to her right and spots a camera rooted in the sand.

It’s a shade of gray and adorned with a metallic blue strap that rests loosely beside it. Annie tilts her head curiously before looking around to see if she can spot its owner, but there’s not a living creature in a twenty-foot radius apart from herself and a seagull flying above her. So she closes her notebook, puts it back in her bag, and picks up the camera. 

Its display screen is still illuminated so whoever it belongs to must have dropped it just minutes before she arrived. She intends to immediately rise from her seat and begin searching for this mysterious photographer when the photo on the screen catches her eye. It’s a gorgeous shot of the ocean with the sun peeking out from the horizon and a dolphin jumping from the depths of the waves. 

“Wow,” Annie murmurs to herself as she admires it. She looks up again and finds that she and the seagull aren’t actually alone. She must have managed to miss the potential photographer in her search because he’s walking down the array of rocks and toward the sand. His back is to her so she can’t make out much of his appearance apart from the fact that his hair is blonde and his shirt is almost the same shade as the camera strap. 

Annie quickly stands and gathers her belongings with the camera in hand so that she can reach the man before he gets much further. She maintains her balance as she travels down the rocky path before trying to catch his attention, “Hey, you!” she shouts once she figures he’s within earshot. The man turns around, not seeing her at first, so an expression of confusion takes over his face. Once he meets her eyes, Annie holds up the camera and adds, “Is this yours?!” 

His confusion turns to recognition almost immediately as he jogs in her direction. As he fills in the distance between them, Annie’s able to get a better look at him. It turns out that his hair is more golden than it is blonde and his eyes are a shade of green unlike anything she’s ever seen before. He’s taller than she initially thought and his shirt is barely buttoned. She’s fairly certain that he’s the most beautiful man she’s ever laid eyes on. 

“Yeah, it is. Thank you so much,” he says with a relieved sigh. “I can’t believe I forgot it.”

Annie clears her throat and hands him the camera. “No problem.” 

He shoots her a smile in return and places the strap over his neck. “I guess I lucked out that someone else was in this area. I’ve never seen anyone visit this spot before.”

Annie returns his grin and says, “That’s funny because I thought I had this spot all to myself at this hour.”

“Ah, that would make sense then. I’m here an hour and a half earlier than I usually am,” he replies.

“Well, there you go,” Annie says with a slight nod. “I’m probably starting my shift at the cafe by the time you step foot on these rocks.”

Another flicker of recognition spreads across his face. “Is that cafe called Carpinteria’s Coastal Cafe by any chance?”

All of the self-defense TikToks that Annie’s seen on her for you page start appearing in her mind, reminding her that she shouldn’t tell a random man she’s never met before her place of work, especially when they are the only two people currently on this beach. But something in his kind eyes and easygoing smile makes her feel like he’s not a psychopath who’s going to kidnap her at any given second.

Still, she’s not going to just idly let herself end up on a Netflix true crime documentary. “And why would I tell you that, random-man-who-I’ve-never-seen-before?” she answers while crossing her arms over her chest. 

The recognition on his face immediately flares into embarrassment, a shade of red appearing on his cheeks. “Right. Sorry. I’m now realizing how that sounded so you definitely do not have to answer that. It’s just that my best friend, Johanna Mason is an assistant manager over there so I was curious if you knew her.” He holds up his camera before adding, “Thank you for finding this. I’ll leave you alone now.”

Oh, she certainly does know Johanna Mason. She should just let him leave because she knows for a fact that his best friend does not like her one bit and has surely said some rather crude remarks about her skill level as a cashier. 

But as he’s turning away, she can’t help herself. She doesn’t know what it is about him that’s making her not want their conversation to end. So, Annie stops him by saying, “Don’t you want to know the name of your camera’s rescuer?”

He turns back around and smiles softly in her direction. “I’d be honored.”

“Annie,” she says while holding out her hand for him to shake.

“Finnick,” he answers. “So you’re the cashier who wrecked the ice machine a few months ago?”

Annie bows her head in embarrassment. “She hates me, doesn’t she?”

Finnick laughs. “Jo hates most people, don’t take it personally. I’ve known her for ten years and have just barely managed to remain on her good side.”

“Okay, well, in my defense, that incident happened my very first week and I have learned my lesson since then,” Annie adds.

“No more ice machine casualties?”

“My record is clean,” she answers. “Apart from the one.”

Finnick grins and she can’t help but grin right back. 

“The picture you took is stunning by the way. I love the composition,” she says while pointing to his camera. 

“Oh, thank you,” he replies. 

“Are you a professional photographer?” 

“I wish,” he scoffs. “It’s just something I enjoy doing in my free time. Which lately, only seems to be this early in the morning, unfortunately.” Annie chuckles as he continues, “I’m a college student.”

“Oh, cool,” she says with a nod. “What’s your major?”

“Marine biology.”

“Nice.”

“What about you?”

“No college for me,” Annie replies. “I’m more of the starving artist type.”

“Let me guess,” Finnick answers. “A poet?” Annie shakes her head. “A painter?” Another shake. “An actress?” Another. “A singer?”

“And songwriter,” she adds.

“Very cool,” he says with an easy smile. “Would I have heard any of your stuff?”

“No, I just sing at local venues around town whenever there’s an opening. Just waiting for my chance to make it big, I guess,” she answers.  

“Well, I’m certain you’re extremely talented, Annie,” he compliments. “I bet your chance is right around the corner.”

Annie smiles again as Finnick’s phone starts to ring.

He pulls his phone from his pocket and scoffs. “Speak of the devil. Literally.” When he holds it up, a picture of Johanna flipping the camera off illuminates the screen. “Hey, Jo,” he says once he answers it. 

Annie puts her hands in her back pockets and nudges a loose rock with her shoe. She is not eavesdropping. She’s only picking up pieces of Johanna’s garbled phrases and Finnick’s replies and attempting to piece them together.

“Yeah, I’m free,” he says. There’s a pause and then either hat or cat is said. “You want me to watch Fluffy for an entire weekend?” Cat, she decides. Another pause and then a strained laugh. “I think you need to remember that that devil spawn ripped apart my favorite sweater the last time I watched him. Also, I think I need to remind you that one, your roommate hates me as much as that cat does and two, my landlord doesn’t allow pets.” Several moments pass and then Finnick sighs. “Yeah, okay. I’ll see you soon.”

“Fluffy?” Annie questions as Finnick’s phone is returned to his pocket. 

“Yep. But don’t assume he’s a cat who’s actually fluffy and also adorable. This one is hairless and cruel,” he answers. 

“Wow.”

“Yeah. Jo has a weird sense of humor. And an odd soft spot for cats. Especially old ones who were left on the side of the road five years ago.”

“Hm. I never would’ve gotten that impression from her,” Annie replies with a tilt of her head. 

“Well, unfortunately I owe her one and despite my nonexistent bond with Fluffy and having a pet in my apartment being against the rules, I will be watching him this weekend apparently,” he explains. 

“Bummer. Gotta admit though, I’m partial to cats so I think I’m on Fluffy’s side for this one,” she answers.

Finnick laughs. “Damn, I was hoping my ridiculously amazing first impression would’ve swayed you.”

“Nope, I gotta go with this rumored ‘hairless and cruel’ feline, sorry,” Annie says with a chuckle. 

This time, Finnick is the one smiling when a phone interrupts them. 

A text message chimes and Annie checks her home screen. “Well speak of the devil, yet again. Johanna wants me to come in early.”

“You’re kidding,” he says through a scoff.

“Guess she’s decided to unknowingly take out her devilish shenanigans on us both today,” Annie replies as she adjusts her bag on her shoulder. 

“Yeah, well, she actually wanted me to meet her at the cafe to pick up Fluffy because her roommate supposedly– and I quote– ‘cannot be left alone for one goddamn second with him or else something horribly catastrophic is bound to happen’,” Finnick explains.

“I’m very intrigued to see if he’s as awful as you and her roommate are making him out to be,” Annie remarks. 

“Oh, he is. I promise you.”

Annie grins and gestures outwards. “Shall we then?”

Finnick appears to be slightly taken aback for only a moment before a flirty expression washes over his face as he winks and says, “So my ridiculously amazing first impression did work after all?”

Annie rolls her eyes and starts making her way toward the sidewalk as he follows. She attempts to fight back a smile the entire walk toward the cafe.

[the-sun-and-the-sea]

Odesta Week Day 4: Throwback Thursday

Annie is almost fourteen years old, and that is a very important age to be. Yes, there’s the ‘you’re growing up’ speech that her parents foisted onto her last year, but that’s not what she means. She’s talking about something even more important than that.

From the ages of twelve to fifteen, students are leaving District Four’s training facility in droves. That’s because this is where things start to get serious. A lot of parents pull their kids out before they reach sixteen, so they never live and train at the Academy full time. But the teachers are also cutting people from the program; anyone who can’t run or fight or survive is gone.

That won’t happen to Annie.

She’ll be sixteen soon enough, and then it will be her turn to live at the Academy. It will be her turn to become a Senior and eventually be selected as the volunteer. Her Games will be the 70th, the first of a new decade. She got really lucky in that way.

She’s just gotten out of a weapons class, but she needs somewhere quiet to study. Although the Academy doesn’t require as much studying as regular school, they’re still expected to know the most common causes of death and what weapons are most frequent at the Cornucopia. Annie finds her way to an isolated hallway, grinning as the sunlight that beams through the big windows hits her skin.

It’s only after she walks a little further that she realizes she isn’t alone.

He’s sitting on a bench, slumped against the wall, oddly still. The sunlight seems to illuminate him from the inside out. When he looks at her, his eyes are so vividly green that her breath catches.

Finnick Odair. In case that wasn’t clear enough from the description of his eyes.

Annie almost apologizes and walks away. Victors are supposed to be treated with the utmost respect, but Finnick Odair is only a year older than her, so it feels weird to treat him like any sort of authority.

“Mind if I sit?” she asks, faux casual. Hopefully she’s not overstepping. She’s pretty sure Finnick Odair doesn’t even know her name.

“Sure,” is all he says.

Annie joins him on the bench gingerly, pulling out her notebook that’s filled to the brim with her careful handwriting. This notebook has everything from arena strategy to fighting stances to different tactics for the Flickerman interview. Finnick peers over her shoulder, and Annie pretends she doesn’t care.

“I guess you don’t need this stuff anymore,” she says conversationally. There’s a hidden question in there too; what are you doing here? He must pick up on it because he huffs a laugh.

“I spent a lot of time here,” he says. “I used to come here when I needed to think.”

Annie feels heat rise in her cheeks. She’d never admit it because the last thing she wants to do is look stupid in front of Finnick Odair, but she does the same thing. “What are you thinking about now?”

“Are you going to volunteer?” Finnick asks, promptly changing the subject. It’s not a smooth transition at all, but she supposes that since he won the Hunger Games, some brusqueness can be excused.

She folds her notebook proudly in her lap. “Of course.”

He gives a vague hum of acknowledgement, and Annie can’t tell if it’s approving or disappointed.

“Do you have any advice?” she asks after a beat of silence.

“No,” says Finnick softly. “I thought I did. But I don’t.”

She gets the feeling that they’re not talking about the Games anymore. The only problem is that she doesn’t actually know what they are talking about. “Well, that’s okay. You’re only fourteen. You can take your time, right?”

He laughs. “I guess I have all the time in the world now.”

What that must feel like, to have achieved your life goal at fourteen. Annie can’t even imagine. She’ll be eighteen by the time she wins, practically an adult. It all feels so far away. “What are you going to do with it?”

He actually smiles now, and it’s genuine enough that his eyes brighten. “Eat all the saltwater taffy I can find.”

“Lucky,” she says. She’s actually salivating. The Academy doesn’t really do sugar; the closest thing she’s had to real dessert since she turned twelve is protein cookies, which are definitely more protein than cookie. “When I win, I’m going to have so many muffins.”

“What kind of muffins?”

“Chocolate. Obviously.”

Finnick hums. “Solid choice. You don’t have to win to have muffins, though. They have them in the Capitol.”

“It’s not the same,” Annie says immediately. Victory muffins will just be different. She watches the swatches of sun on the ground until they start to swim in her vision and she has to look away. “What’s the Capitol like?”

“It’s cool,” he says with a shrug.

When he doesn’t elaborate, Annie asks, “That’s it?”

“I don’t know. It’s weird. The people dress like they’re in costumes all the time. And they sound weird when they talk.” His eyes meet hers guiltily. “Don’t tell anyone I said that.”

“I won’t,” she says solemnly.

“It’s not too late to drop out of the Academy,” he says, and Annie’s caught so off guard by the sudden change in topic that she almost drops her notebook.

“What? I’m not dropping out. I’m going to—”

“Win the Games, yeah,” Finnick finishes. He’s not looking at her anymore, but his eyes have taken on a glassy look. “Just try to think about if that’s really what you want.”

What is he even talking about? “Isn’t that what you wanted?”

“I was reaped,” he reminds her.

“I know,” Annie replies, because she’s watched the reapings of every living victor enough times to memorize them. “But you trained here before that. You must have wanted it a little.”

Finnick shrugs. “I guess. I don’t really remember, honestly. Everything feels different now.”

It would, after an experience like the Hunger Games.

Annie stands up, sliding her notebook back into her bag. “I hope you figure it out,” she offers. “Whatever it is you’re thinking about.”

His eyes gleam in the sun as he looks up at her. “Thanks, Annie.”

[allisluv]

Some odesta baby hcs mainly for looks:

Has his parents sunkissed d4 tan, finnicks bronze blonde hair but like shoulder length, his mother's freckles and her sea blue eyes, his fathers face. II kinda imagine for a personality something like Percy Jackson, maybe bc I imagine Annie looking like tan Sally Jackson, maybe not🤭🤭 I mean I imagine him being with the biggest respect to women since he saw how strong his mom is with dealing being a single mother and raising her son being this perfect boy. And I agree that Johanna helped a lot with his raising, he's a guy raised by two strong women and he'll definitely have gender equality ides. And I also imagine him having a blue guitar and playing to a beach bonfire lol

For a name I don't know if Annie would w ant it to be inspired by someone, bc I think it would bring the painful memories back, but if we don't think that maybe Flynn or Magnus would be something. But otherwise I think she would choose something from the sea, like Caspian, Kai or Morgan

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i actually agree about annie naming her kid something to do with the ocean and i love the name caspien so much! he definitely has annie's eyes and finnick's hair. johanna and annie bring him up so well and he has the upmost respect for all women (finnick would approve) <3

[solar-halos]

odesta pregnancy scare hcs (lowkey this might be serving some pg13 realness so just keep that in mind)

• one thing about annie cresta she is ignoring the possible warning signs for as long as possible

• one thing about finnick hes the one that’s like hey annie… can we pls just see if ur pregnant. before i fucking freak out. and she’s like ok

• not quite sure how getting tests would work, esp w finnick’s reputation, but i think it would either be really good or really bad press to see him buy a million different pregnancy tests from a million different brands. but as miss piggy once said… all press is good press

• okay no seriously he’s buying so many tests and annie is like like “pause .. how much pee do u think i have”

• finnick isn’t even waiting outside the door he’s camping out in the bathroom the entire time. it makes annie shy :( then finnick proceeds to freak out even more bc they need the results asappp

• lowkey annie is chill as fuck about it but kinda in a crazy way. shes hoping for twins meanwhile finnick’s mind is in overdrive tryna calculate her last period and how long it’s gonna take for snow to notice anything if the test actually is positive

• however she does start to freak out when shes staring at the test like “is that another line??? or am i just self sabotaging my peace of mind”

• i think it’s impossible for annie and finnick to mind their own business so they’re like “lemme phone a friend rq” so they invite mags over to puzzle it over w them and she immediately starts slut shaming (just kidding)

• but yay! it’s negative! at first annie is bummed but then she remembers that this is panem and their child would have gotten reaped and then she’s like :D!!!!

• she and finnick bake a celebratory cake about it, swearing to only make safe decisions from this point forward. then they proceed to be very unsafe about it that same night. el fin

[this-hattan-newsie]

Introduction of some of my sea district 4 kids. The couple, the loverbirds are Caspian Odair and Riorita Burr cause I believe in fandom children dating eachother cause their parents were close. Rita's parents belong to @chronicallyday

Caspian

🐬 Oldest child of Odesta out of five

🐬 Looks a lot like Finnick but with curly darker hair and a lot of freckles

🐬 Has a couple of seashells earrings

🐬 Loves to surf

🐬 Loud introvert

🐬 Wise, likes to reflect on life and discuss it with others

🐬 Wants to become historian and study prepanem cultures

🐬 Tries to be strict with little ones, but fails miserably

🐬 Makes friendship bracelets with Maggie (the middle one)

🐬 Secretly watches his parents pregames interviews

🐬 Overprotective with his youngers when he got to know about that games existed

🐬 Extremely stubborn, he likes to say that it is all because he was cremated by revolution

🐬 His love language is gifts so as a proposal to date he made Rita a bracelet with shells

🐬 Cant talk about his private life with anyone, even family, he is too shy

🐬 Fancast Oleg Chugunov

Riorita (my grandmother used to say that it is rough water that could defeat anything)

🐠 She is the daughter of Aria and Rio, consequently she is a couple months older than Cas

🐠 Has really curly black hair, brown eyes and tan

🐠 Usually wear flowy skirts to spin or ran around the district

🐠 Rarely wears jewellery, if so it is something simple

🐠 Bookworm, especially interested in geography and learning other districts traditions

🐠 Learns Spanish with Cas

🐠 Don't like any hairstyles, she loves her hair free (as it is said in my culture Duna unbraided her hair and all sailors fell in love with her)

🐠 Seems quite (Mayor's daughter) until she is around friends, and that is were she becomes one of the loudest and invested to talks person

🐠 Is suspicious about younger siblings of Cas cause she thinks they spied her on her first date with Cas (kinda true)

🐠 Loves sunrises (the only early riser in her family)

🐠 He love language is quality time as parents spend a lot of time on work so she loves when Cas can listen to her stories and they can be wherever and feel comfortable with one another

🐠 Fancast Tashi Rodriguez

Maybe I will write something about them... Like a date one shot

[thgfanfictionlibrary]

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Popular Fic: Combining Fates They were from completely different worlds; he was an over-privileged playboy and she was an angry foster kid with a tendency to smoke too much. But there was something about her that made her stand out. Everlark.

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Popular Fic: Extra Credit Professor Mellark teaches art history at Panem State University. Katniss is a student in over her head in a class she doesn't need to take. When Katniss gets a poor grade on a paper she turns to Professor Mellark for some extra credit only to find her attraction to him overtakes her good senses and her extra credit turns into something more.

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Popular Fic: Girls Night Out Present day A/U. Johanna Mason copes with a breakup the only way she knows how: going on a man-hunt. She brings her roommate Katniss Everdeen with her and the rest is frat party history. Rated M for explicit language, sexual innuendo, and general snarkiness. Written for Prompts in Panem Places Challenge, Prompt: Frat House. (Ships: Jo/other, Everlark, Gadge, Odesta -- also, major death is not any of the main THG characters)

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Popular Fic: Baby Bliss Katniss finds out she's pregnant, how will Peeta take the news? A story of Katniss and Peeta's lives through their first pregnancy. 2 years post-mockingjay. R&R. Boy or Girl? Everlark fluff.

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Popular Fic: The Song Before Dawn Katniss Everdeen doesn’t believe in fairytales. That is, until she meets the strange and hauntingly beautiful creature of the sea, Peeta Mellark. AU. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.”

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Popular Fic: 1 Moment Can Last Forever ""Hey." It takes me a minute to realize that the greeting actually came from me. That I've stopped right behind him, my books hugged to my chest." What if Katniss let go of her pride and thanked Peeta for the bread right off? Barely even friends, then somebody bends, unexpectedly… Friends-to-lovers, over years. A no-arena Everlark slow burn to end all slow burns!.

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Popular Fic: Into the Woods This was written ages ago for Everlark Birthday Gifts. I can't remember the prompt/ request but they asked for smut and so smut I gave.

[onlythebrave-91]

cowboy like me: odesta and everlark

there's a section of my playlsit dedicated to Odesta which features cowboy like me, It's Nice to Have a Friend, and Lover by Taylor Swift.

In my head, I imagine these songs playing at Annie and Finnick's wedding. These songs are primarily for them but they feel deeply relevant to Everlark as well. I can imagine them playing at the wedding and Katniss and Peeta (even with the hijacking), silently relating to them.

So, I want to write a little bit about one of these songs, cowboy like me, and the lyrics that feel relatable to both couples.

"And you asked me to dance

But I said, "Dancing is a dangerous game"

Oh, I thought

This is gonna be one of those things

Now I know

I'm never gonna love again"

For Odesta, "dancing" (ie. being in love) is dangerous because the Capitol doesn't want them to be publicly together. They want Finnick to be publicly single forever. So, being together, risking love, is dangerous.

For Everlark, Katniss feels like love is dangerous because of the trauma and cruelty she has experienced in the past. She finds it extremely difficult to admit even to herself, that she loves Peeta.

But, once they're both willing and able to love each other openly, they know there is no one else for them. There was no other option or version of reality in which they did not end up together.

_______________________

"You're a cowboy like me

Perched in the dark

Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear

Like it could be love

I could be the way forward

Only if they pay for it"

This verse tells the sad stories of the couples pre-rebellion.

For Odesta it's about the Capitol people paying for Finnick's body and buying into the lies of his "handsome bachelor" image. Before the rebellion, as long as Finnick did what the Capitol asked of him and kept his image up, he and Annie could be together in secret. In other words, as long as they're paying for it and they're hearing what they want to hear, Annie and Finnick's love is possible (even in a limited way).

For Katniss and Peeta, this verse is simply about what the Capital gains off their romance (keeping Capitol people compliant).

_______________________

"You're a bandit like me

Eyes full of stars

Hustling for the good life

Never thought I'd meet you here

It could be love

We could be the way forward

And I know I'll pay for it"

When both the couples finally get their happy ending (even though Odesta's is very short-lived), neither of them thought they would ever get those moments. Before the rebellion, a wedding was unimaginable for Odesta and a relationship built on consent and mutual love (without the pressure or threats of the Capitol) was unimaginable for Everlark. Rebelling and risking their lives is a high price to pay for love, but is a price worth paying.

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"And the skeletons in both our closets

Plotted hard to fuck this up

And the old men that I've swindled

Really did believe I was the one

And the ladies lunching have their stories about

When you passed through town

But that was all before I locked it down"

The first part is pretty straightforward, they've all got skeletons in their closets. Long histories of trauma and pain and the Capitol getting in the way of their love.

For Odesta, the rest of the verse refers to Finnick "swindling" the people in the Capital by revealing their secrets and the "ladies lunching" would be the people who paid to use his body.

For Everlark, the old man that she's swindled is President Snow and the "ladies lunching" is Gale. For a long time, President Snow really believes hes won; he's so busy focusing on Katniss (being swindled) he doesn't notice Coin or district 13 (really did believe I was the one).

In the end, all Katniss is to Gale is a story from his past. Maybe he'll move on, get married, have kids of his own, but he'll never been in her life again. She'll be a character in the stories he tells to his kids, nothing more.

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"Now you hang from my lips

Like the Gardens of Babylon

With your boots beneath my bed

Forever is the sweetest con

I've had some tricks up my sleeve

Takes one to know one

You're a cowboy like me

And I'm never gonna love again

I'm never gonna love again

Mm, mm, oh, oh

I'm never gonna love again"

And finally, the best part of this song. Nobody knows if the Gardens of Babylon were real. Some people believe they were real and some think they are myth.

Neither couple thought their love could be "real." Katniss doesn't allow herself to love truly. As long as the Capitol is threatening them, Peeta has a hard time knowing what parts of Katniss' love are genuine and what are not. Annie and Finnick think they will never be able to be together fully and publicly. In Mockingjay, that love is allowed to become real. All that beauty that they thought was just a myth, a figment of the imagination, becomes real.

Of all the work they've done and battles they've fought, the fight for love has been the greatest (the sweetest con). And now they are allowed to live simply, sharing a life and a space (with your boots beneath my bed).

[mollywog]

The Odds - any of the WIP's you have available or ideas. I am obsessing over this series.

@professionalfangrrl Thank you for the ask from The WIP File Game!!

I don’t want to play favorites with my WIPs… but The Odds is a favorite!

In Our Favor is the main story (Regency inspired AU) with the other fics in the series as offshoots in all directions. The next installment will either be a short chapter of In Our Favor with Johanna taking Prim and Katniss to the new dressmaker.

Or an offshoot (Luck be a Lady/Lady Luck) with Johanna’s backstory - I love her so much - so naturally I gave her a horrific past.

But who am I kidding I already started a Prim/OC and Odesta Sequel… to a fic I haven’t completed yet.

Anyways…

Here are some regency/Edwardian/Victorias (I am not a historian) inspirations from within the fandom (I am bound to forget one, so keep me honest or send suggestions!)

Quicksilver by @gamesmakers

An Arrangement by @captainseaweedbrains

First Impressions by @pookieh

Unmasked by @katnissdoesnotfollowback

Affairs of Court by Burkygirl

The Sweetest Submission by erin_babbit

As well as some other 1800 Historical AUs if you interested

[wickedpeachie]

I am in a rabbit hole of thinking of Odesta edits.

and honestly just annie herself and how we lack so much information but what we do know is so vital. I also would of found it interesting if in Finnicks place if it had been Joanna. Joanna who had no one left the capitol could hurt, who ended up sacrificing herself for her friends so they could carry on and sort of round out her character arc. She starts off so cynical and angry and rightfully so. It would of been an interesting concept for Finnick to survive with the ending Katniss gives us and how they'd grow from it (especially when they have kids. I imagine they'd be very close) and in a way Joanna gets this complex end of, she still had people to protect and did so in the end.

Rambling hour, guys. Im sorry.

[booksrockmyface]

hi! do you take prompts and what do you refuse to write? what couples do you write for?

I do take prompts! I will not write anything about incest, rape, any sexual violence, or age gap where one party is a minor.

I am most comfortable writing fluffy things. Families are fun because I know how kids act. I do write smut when in the right mood.

I have a variety of pairings I write for. Mainly Everlark, Odesta, and Hayffie. Also a fan of Gale/Annie/Finnick triad. I also write for Harry Potter (down with TERFS!). For a more comprehensive peek, see my AO3 HGfanonezillion.