A 16 year old Finnick Odair stands on stage at the District 4 reaping for the 67th Hunger Games. He, himself, won the 65th two years ago at 14. This is his second year as mentor — he thinks it’s worse than his own Games because now the lives are out of his hands.

The names blur as they are spoken out loud and Finnick has to get himself to focus to see who the tributes will be this year. It had been two 18 year olds the year before — they hadn’t made it very far.

His eyes lock onto the tribute coming down the aisle now and they widen. That is the most beautiful person Finnick Odair has ever seen. The ocean personified.