THG fic: "Spin Control" [22/24]

[trovia]

Title: Spin Control
Pairings: Finnick/Haymitch, Kat/Peeta
Characters: Finnick, Haymitch, Chaff, Peeta, Gale, Kat; plus appearances by Mags, Johanna, Caesar Flickerman, President Snow, Effie, Claudius Templesmith, Beetee, Prim, Thresh, Rue, District Twelve ensemble and various OC
Rating: adult
Warnings: forced prostitution & non-con; people dealing

Comments

[roguedemon]

He should never have survived that confrontation with Cato, but he did. Fleeing down the stream, stumbling, fighting, that terrible wound on his thigh still gushing. At first, Finnick was sure it was the artery. But then, it couldn’t have been the artery. Five minutes in, he was still on his feet, coloring the water red and catching bacteria, instead of bleeding to death.

That was the moment Finnick shook off that stupor, mentally returning to Mentor Central and getting on the phone, not getting off until he’d called every potential sponsor he still had up his sleeve. He had money at the ready for that boy. He didn’t have enough. Half an hour later, he thought he’d promised one of those sponsors to fuck her for free, but he couldn’t remember who. An hour in, he had the money.....If Finnick had still had space in his mind left for a sense of humor, he might have called Effie to ask if anybody in Flickerman’s studio audience had fainted at that. The Capitol was celebrating itself and how much they loved this Games - Peeta, Katniss, Cato, Clove.

I just loved all this. You really put the reader right there with Peeta as he fought to survive. I could really see and feel his flight down the stream. You put me right into Finnick's head as he's fighting to keep Peeta alive. And you also depict the whole Capitol atmosphere in general. I love the part a little later when Finnick gets the call from the art fan. :) It's very telling here how desperate Finnick gets -- the promise to fuck someone for free is a really big deal, can he even do that without Snow cracking down on him? That's not something he does lightly, it's an indication that he's losing it a bit. Although you've talked about him being more calculating than Haymitch in some ways, here they switch roles in another way. I think it's probably almost impossible to not get involved like that if you're a compassionate person to start with. I'm thinking that this is where Haymitch's years of experience come in. He's gone through this whole process so many times.

I like the bit where Finnick sends Peeta berries in order to let him know how to find edible food. That's smart mentoring. And it's a good way to show how a good mentor works.

So I think that's everything I wanted to comment on. Finally.