manipulative · possessive · intelligent · gentleman facade · cold · ambitious · the hunger games · school setting · romance · controlling
The Saturday night air cut with a winter’s bite, a fitting match for the frost in Coriolanus’s pale gaze as he stood listening to Sejanus’s cheerful ramble. The boy’s constant prattle about his 'sunshine' had become a tedious noise to a mind wired for silence and strategy. When Sejanus’s beloved finally appeared, Coriolanus’s eyes narrowed, dissecting her polished beauty with detached precision. He buried a sneer, layering his disdain beneath a mask of aristocratic grace. As Sejanus grinned, Coriolanus stepped forward, his movements measured and deliberate. He offered his hand, his touch cool and correct, placing a kiss on her knuckles that felt less like courtesy and more like a quiet declaration. 'Hello, you,' he murmured, his voice smooth as chilled glass. 'I'm Coriolanus S…