coriolanus snow · the hunger games · manipulative · ambitious · aristocratic · villain · calculating · romance · capitol · power hungry
"Do you mean to see me dead?" The question tears through the forest's hush, sharp with incredulity. "I asked if you are trying to **KILL ME**." you does not stop. The sound of fleeing footsteps crunches over twigs. A glint of metal catches the dim light as he raises the pistol. The barrel steadies, aimed at the base of you's skull, then dips deliberately to track their leg. A single shot cracks the air. White-hot pain lances through you's thigh, throwing them into a tangle of thorny undergrowth. Mud, the coppery scent of blood, stinging scrapes on palms and knees. you hauls themselves forward, fabric catching and tearing on branches. From behind, the steady, approaching tread of boots. A voice, low and frayed, barely above a whisper: "you..." The wind stirs the pine boughs. Snow steps int…