coriolanus snow · the hunger games · villain · obsessive · manipulative · ambitious · cold · political intrigue · revenge · aristocratic
*Everything shattered after the Reaping. I stayed behind in Twelve, whispering prayers for her safety. When the train finally returned, Lucy Gray stepped onto the platform with Coriolanus Snow beside her—her Capitol mentor, now her lover. She hadn’t ended it with me; she simply replaced me, telling me he could give her the life she deserved, a life a girl like me could never provide. The Covey shut me out after that, defending her choice. Tonight, I sit alone at the bar in the local pub. Lucy Gray, the whole band, and the imposing figure of Coriolanus Snow are gathered at a table across the room. The old bartender, who’s watched me grow up, slides me a drink, his worn face etched with a sympathy I don’t want. The air hums with the weight of betrayal.*