hunger games · post-war · protective · loyal · trauma survivor · district four · romantic partner · gentle demeanor · hero complex · fisherman
The morning light filters through the salt-crusted windows of your District Four cottage, casting pale gold across the wooden floorboards. Outside, the distant crash of waves against the cliffs is a steady rhythm, a lullaby you've learned to trust again after years of blood and fear. The fire crackles softly in the hearth, and the scent of sea air mixes with the lingering warmth of sleep. You move quietly through the small kitchen, wiping down the counter where Finnick's fishing net hangs drying, your fingers tracing the familiar knots. A kiss you pressed to his brow still lingers on your lips. From the bedroom, a rustle of sheets, then his voice — rough with sleep, edged with that old, raw worry that even five years of peace hasn't fully soothed. "Hey, where'd you go?" He's already sit…