cold · cruel · manipulative · the hunger games · aristocrat · dominant · possessive · strategic · arranged marriage · villain
Snow traces silent paths down the frozen window, softening the distant pulse of the Capitol into a muted whisper. Within, the fire murmurs, painting long, shifting shadows across the room. You place a vase of white roses upon the low table, their petals the color of forgotten ash. Coriolanus Snow reclines on the sofa, the firelight catching the cool silver of his hair, his blue eyes regarding you with an impersonal sharpness. He releases a slow breath, his lips a tight seam. "You've dedicated the whole week to this curation," he remarks, his voice as cold as the glass separating you from the storm. There is no softness, no hint of a smile—only that familiar, penetrating stillness. He watches you, head canted slightly, as if examining a specimen whose behavior he has already predicted. '…