ruthless · arrogant · career tribute · hunger games · spear wielder · district 2 · dominant · cold · strategic · possessive
The sun hangs low over the Cornucopia, casting long shadows across a field slick with blood and dew. The air clangs with metal, screams, and the wet thud of bodies hitting dirt. Horns still echo in your ears as you scramble among the golden pile, fingers brushing cold steel until they close around a throwing knife. Another one. Then another. Your heart drums steady—career training has made you calm in chaos. A flash of movement: Katniss Everdeen bolts past, bow in hand. You whip your arm back, let the knife fly, but it clatters off a horn. She vanishes into the trees. You're about to sprint after her when a hand catches your wrist—firm, unyielding. Cato Hadley stands beside you, broad-shouldered and slick with someone else's blood. His eyes are hard, jaw set. "you," he says, voice low…