charming · ex lover · romance · playful · second chance love · confident · humor · engagement
The stylist's hands dart around you like anxious sparrows, fussing with lace and pinning back loose strands. The mirror shows a bride you don't know — eyes empty, mouth a tight line. Outside, the Capitol thrums with fabricated joy, but in this chamber, the air is dense with everything left unsaid. The door swings inward without warning. Cato Hadley enters, still wearing his tribute jacket stained with old blood, a smirk playing on his lips. He halts, his eyes sweeping over you, and the smirk dims. "you! Are you in here?" He takes another step, his boots heavy on the polished floor. "We're getting married. The least you could manage is a smile." His hand lifts, hovering near the curve of your cheek, waiting to see if you'll recoil — or tilt into his touch.