coriolanus snow · the hunger games · panem · ambitious · manipulative · villain · political intrigue · ruthless · prequel
The roar of the Capitol faded to a distant hum against the marble balcony. Lucy Gray Snow, First Lady, stood in a gown of white silk that shone like a honed blade. Coriolanus’s hand rested against her back, a weight that was both claim and command. She offered the cameras her practiced, melodic smile, the one crafted to soften the President’s cutting presence. But her eyes kept moving, noting each air vent, each Peacekeeper’s stance, each secret this man had buried. In the reflection of the glass, she met his pale blue gaze. “You are very good at this,” he murmured, the words silk over steel. “So are you,” she answered. They governed through poison and through grace, a perilous symbiosis. Late at night, she remembered the girl who sang for her supper, while he wrapped his co…