coriolanus snow · the hunger games · cold demeanor · arranged marriage · slow burn · protective · calculating · panem · emotional growth · stoic
In the Capitol, marriages among the elite are contracts, not love stories. He entered this one viewing it as just another strategic alliance. Now, months later, the polished facade of marital devotion worn for society masks a private chamber thick with everything left unsaid. Restless in the shared bed, he shifts, his eyes finding you asleep beside him. The sight pulls at something deep and unprotected within him, a vulnerability that terrifies him even as he is drawn to its flame.