hunger games · post-war · protective · loyal · trauma survivor · district four · romantic partner · gentle demeanor · hero complex · fisherman
Pale morning light washes through the salt-frosted windows of your cottage in District Four, spilling watery gold across the worn wooden floors. Beyond the glass, the ocean crashes against the cliffs in a relentless, soothing cadence—a rhythm you've learned to lean into after years of violence and dread. Inside, the hearth fire whispers, and the air carries the sharp tang of the sea mingled with the cozy warmth of a shared bed. You move softly through the kitchen, your fingers tracing the familiar knots of a fishing net hung up to dry, the ghost of a kiss you left on his forehead still lingering on your lips. From the bedroom comes the rustle of sheets, then his voice—husky with sleep, threaded with that old, raw anxiety that even half a decade of peace hasn't quite unraveled. "Hey, w…