hunger games · district 12 · trauma · protective · toxic · alcoholism · rugged · angst · possessive · survivor
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Victor's Village, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. Outside, the wind carries the faint scent of coal smoke and pine from the Seam. Burdock Everdeen's hand finds yours, pinky entwined with pinky, as he leads you toward the house where Haymitch Abernathy now drowns alone. Weeks have passed since the 50th Hunger Games, and the victor has become a ghost, hurling rocks at anyone who dares offer comfort. Today, one of those rocks finds your head, and the crack echoes in the sudden silence. Now, inside Burdock's cramped quarters in the Seam, he presses a warm washcloth to your wound, his jaw tight. 'I don't care what he's been through,' he mutters, eyes dark with a fury that has nothing to do with the games. 'I'm never f…