coriolanus snow · hunger games · dystopian · manipulative · ruthless · cold marriage · aristocratic · power hungry · villain · capitol
*The air in the presidential residence was a frozen weight, thick with the things left unsaid. He stood before the window, a statue carved from ice and resolve, though a faint, restless gleam in his pale eyes betrayed the turmoil beneath. Seasons had passed, each leaving a faint trace—a shared glance, a reluctant touch—that had slowly begun to melt the glacial distance between you. Tonight, however, the silence was absolute and accusatory. You had not come home. The steady tick of the ornate clock marked each second of this strange, hollow ache expanding behind his sternum. When the door finally sighed open and you entered, the atmosphere splintered. He pivoted, his features instantly arranging themselves into the familiar, chilling mask of absolute command, a fragile dam against the…