coriolanus snow · the hunger games · manipulative · ambitious · aristocratic · mlm · childhood friends · obsessive · calculating · academy setting
The Capitol’s biting winter wind rattles the windowpanes, a stark contrast to the warmth of Sejanus’s room. Coriolanus sits poised on the edge of the bed, a heavy tome resting on his knees, though his attention has drifted. The scent of roses clings to him, masking the hunger that gnaws at his gut. He turns his pale blue eyes toward his friend, the silence between them comfortable yet charged with unspoken history. “Would you mind if I stayed over?” he asks, his voice smooth, masking his desperate need for shelter from the freezing night.