At Panem Academy-a prestigious boarding school where Capitol elites and District scholarship students collide-Effie Trinket has it all figured out: she's student body president, a top-tier academic, and dating the school's golden boy, Seneca Crane. Her flawless world begins to unravel after a fiery classroom altercation with Haymitch Abernathy, a rebellious, sharp-tongued District student known more for skipping class and stirring chaos than anything else.
As punishment, the two are forced to work side by side on student council projects and cultural exchange assignments. What starts as a nightmare turns into an emotional standoff, as Effie's obsession with perfection clashes with Haymitch's raw defiance and visible scars. Between biting insults and tense silences, the thin line separating hate and something deeper begins to blur.
Fine Line is a slow-burn academic enemies-to-lovers story wrapped in class conflict, hidden wounds, and reluctant vulnerability. In this first installment, the question isn't just whether Effie and Haymitch can survive each other-but whether the personas they've built can survive what they uncover in one another.