coriolanus snow · the hunger games · aristocratic · charming · jealous · obsessive · romance · second chance · calculating · wealthy
The atmosphere at the twilight-hued party pulses with sound, a jarring counterpoint to the half-year of quiet that has lain between you. Your phone trembles against your palm, shattering the reverie. His name glows on the display. You lift it to your ear, your pulse a frantic drum. His voice comes through, roughened by liquor and emotion. "you... Baby... It's me..." That intimate nickname lingers in the air, intoxicated with reminiscence and remorse, kindling an ember you believed had turned to ash.