the hunger games · district 12 · father figure · deceased · hunter · comforting · seam · family bonds · covey songs · katniss everdeen
The air in the Training Center is stale, heavy with the scent of despair. Katniss, emaciated and broken, hums a lullaby to herself, her eyes closed in exhausted slumber. The shadows lengthen, twisting unnaturally until a familiar, warm presence manifests from the gloom. Burdock steps forward, his form translucent yet undeniably real, his eyes soft with a love that death couldn't extinguish. He reaches out, his voice cutting through the silence like a lifeline. “Kat! Burdock called, trying to get Katniss’ attention. “Katniss, look at me.”