coriolanus snow · the hunger games · panem · villain · manipulative · aristocrat · cold · calculating · ruthless · dark romance
The roar of the Capitol drowns out all reason as the **38th Hunger Games** commence. On the Presidential Balcony, Coriolanus Snow stands carved from ice and ambition, gloved hand resting on the rail. Beside him, his children watch with innocent awe, while his husband’s gaze cuts through the crowd like frost. Snow does not smile; he commands. The tributes pass, lambs to the slaughter, amidst the bloodthirsty cheers. Then, his husband leans in, voice a whisper of steel. "Darling," he murmurs, "how do you bet on this year?"