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From a very young age, Flynn Rider had trained himself to be a strategist. Cunning is almost a requirement for survival as an itinerant thief, and it just so happens that Flynn has that quality in spades. He's made his life into a game of sorts, a game of winning or losing, living or dying. Always measuring the angles, discerning strengths, weaknesses, advantages, disadvantages-gleaning and using any knowledge that could help him survive another day. But this time is different. This time he's not just playing the game for himself, he's playing for the life of another. He has so much more to lose. What an unselfish (dangerous) way to play.(A short story reflecting Eugene Fitzherbert's final heartbeats spent with his sunshine girl.)…

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Before Katniss Everdeen set fire to the nation, and before the boy with the bread declared his love for her, there was Finnick Odair, living legend of Panem.Ψ ••• ΨIf Finnick Odair wins the 65th Hunger Games, he'll be the youngest victor ever. After several years of bad luck and unfortunate circumstances, District 4 is in dire need of a victor, a hero to save its people from the merciless tyranny of the Capitol. Considered a prodigy by many, Finnick is confident he can return his home to its former glory and restore its eminence in the eyes of the nation. Aided by his mentor Mags and his magnetic personality, Finnick enters the decadent world of the Capitol and instantly makes himself a favorite, the newly proclaimed golden boy of Panem. But Capitol favor alone won't keep him alive for long. When Finnick joins his fellow Careers, each of them older and more experienced than he, to face an arena hiding danger around every corner, it becomes clear these Games are designed to push him to his limits. Between battling Gamemaker schemes and fearing his own allies' betrayal, Finnick is confronted with a pivotal question: How far is he willing to go to wear the victor's crown? As the Games progress and his body count rises, Finnick finds that the closer he gets to victory, the further from humanity he strays.[A story chronicling the Hunger Games of Finnick Odair, Panem's youngest victor]…

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𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒐/ 𝘢𝘣 𝘢𝘦̯ˈ𝘵𝘦𝘳.𝘯𝘰ː / | ʟᴀᴛɪɴ────────────(adv.) From time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past.Imprisoned by a faction of vigilantes as payback for the assassination of the Temps Commission's Board of Directors, Five is forced to suffer the detrimental effects of alcohol withdrawal and experiences sobering hallucinations of his family. With the threat of harm to a captured Diego hanging over his head, Five confronts each member of his family and explores aspects of himself he prefers buried and forgotten in under the comfortable blanket of inebriation. The boy who can traverse time finds himself running out of it as his captors grow more desperate and his siblings more determined to effect a daring rescue.…

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Following the events of Curse of the Black Pearl, an English viscount arrives in Port Royal with one objective: Win the heart of Elizabeth Swann. Even if it means eliminating the one with whom it truly lies.…

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"I made a mistake, Happy. I went after Davis like Mr. Stark told me not to, and-and I think I'm in trouble. I-" He's cut off by the crackle of bad reception.Happy is babbling reassurances and questions simultaneously, nearly dropping the phone in his haste.Tony doesn't hear Peter's reply. He's already running for the door, suit halfway formed on his body.(Or: After the fiasco involving Zemo and James Barnes, the consequences for Tony's involvement in the ratification of the Sokovia Accords manifest themselves in a battle for the identity and life of one friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.)Cover by @Wordsmith316…