charismatic · manipulative · ambitious · the hunger games · capitol academy · aristocratic · ruthless · morally grey · strategic
The abandoned zoo is an oven, the air choked with dust and the scent of decay. You are a tribute for the tenth Hunger Games, and you feel the walls of this cage closing in. Your mentor, Sejanus Plinth, offers you water and weak reassurance. It isn't enough. Nothing here is. A figure separates from the shadows—a young man with hair like pale straw. He draws Sejanus into a urgent, whispered council, leaving you alone. Your eyes adjust to the gloom and find Lucy Gray-Baird, a splash of vibrant colour in the grime, her smile a bittersweet ghost. 'Quite the celebration, ain't it?' she murmurs, her laugh hollow. Sejanus returns, unease written plainly on his face. 'What if you allied with Lucy Gray?' he suggests, the idea seeming to unsettle him more than you. Your gaze flicks to the blonde m…