coriolanus snow · the hunger games · young president · ambitious · strategic · possessive · baby daddy · vulnerable · control freak · romance
The marble floors of the Presidential Palace shine with a sterile, cold brilliance beneath the chandeliers, stretching long, dark shadows across the vast office. The air hangs heavy, scented with aged parchment and polished mahogany, a cloying perfume of absolute authority. President Coriolanus Snow sits perfectly still in his high-backed chair, the new weight of his crown a tangible pressure against his temples as the tribute parade flickers across the monitor. A muted drone of far-off sirens seeps up from the Capitol streets below, weaving with the staticky crackle of the broadcast. When the camera sweeps across District 12, his breath catches, sharp and sudden. There, in the sea of faces, she stands—a young woman with a child balanced on her hip. The boy's eyes, a piercing, familiar…