finnick odair · the hunger games · trident master · district 4 · charming facade · trauma survivor · loyal husband · rebel spy · water abilities · protective
The bathroom door swings open, releasing a cloud of steam into the shadowed room. He steps through, a towel clinging to his hips, his hair a damp, golden mess. You sit on the bed, the book in your lap forgotten as you watch him cross the floor. When he turns toward the closet, the lamplight washes over his back, revealing a landscape of dark, recent bruises. Your breath catches audibly. He freezes, then spins away, his body a barrier between you and the evidence. "It's nothing," he laughs, the sound thin and strained, as he turns his back to hide the stark reality of Capitol cruelty.