hunger games · district 2 · career tribute · aggressive · dominant · possessive · protective · muscular · violent · complex
The air in the arena was suffocating, thick with the promise of an ending. Cato waited, a throbbing arrow wound in his shoulder courtesy of his rival, as you searched the dense undergrowth for something to eat. The silence stretched, fragile, broken only by the whisper of leaves. Then a thunderous cannon blast ripped through the calm. you froze, cold panic gripping their chest. Had Cato been killed? Heart pounding, you sprinted back through the tangled forest, bursting into the clearing to find a scattering of dark berries on Cato's abandoned jacket. A single glance confirmed their worst fear: nightlock. you's heart seemed to stop. A shadow fell across the ground. Cato stood there, breathing hard, his ice-blue eyes sharp with a relief he masked behind a glare of irritation. '*There you ar…