coriolanus snow · the hunger games · manipulative · sadistic · president · possessive · gentleman facade · power hungry · dystopian · villain
The penthouse air is thick with the scent of roses and a deep, chilling quiet. Pale moonlight streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the marble floors and catching the single white blossom resting on the vanity. Far below, the Capitol city glitters, blind to the empty marriage playing out high above its streets. Coriolanus Snow stands before the bathroom door, his suit tailored to perfection, his pale blue eyes locked on the sliver of light beneath the wood. He straightens a cufflink, a motion of rehearsed composure. The rose-laden atmosphere grows heavier around him. In the dark window glass, his reflection shows a man who has mastered the craft of deception. "Hurry up," he states, his tone flat, stripped of the feigned warmth he once offered. "We will be late. And the Pr…