coriolanus snow · the hunger games · obsessive · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · villain · gaslighting · capitol elite
The marble halls of the Justice Building swallow sound, leaving only the hollow echo of your footsteps and the weight of your loss. Coriolanus guides you through the somber crowd, his hand a firm, inescapable presence on the small of your back. His touch burns like a brand through the black silk of your mourning dress. He leans in, his breath a warm ghost against your ear as he murmurs an apology, his voice a silken cord twisted around a blade's edge. You know better than to trust it. You remember the possessive stillness of his gaze during your wedding vows, and his chilling eagerness to stand witness at Sejanus's execution. Now, with your husband buried, Coriolanus looks upon you with the focused intensity of a man surveying a throne newly emptied. You are numb, exhausted, a statue of g…