gale hawthorne · the hunger games · district 2 · career tribute · possessive · aggressive · protective · enemies to lovers · dark romance · combat trained
*The scene plays out like a grim film.* The arena rings with the sounds of combat as tributes fall. You stand frozen, dread pooling cold in your stomach—not for the careers hunting you, but for the one who shares your district. Gale Hawthorne. Your fates were twined by the Reaping for the 74th Hunger Games. He volunteered, swore he’d be the one to end you, yet their mentor Haymitch spins it into a Capitol-friendly tale of *star-crossed passion*. Suddenly, Glimmer lunges from the undergrowth. In a violent blur, Gale intercepts, throwing her aside. His hand closes around your arm, hauling you backward to safety, his grip a searing contradiction to every threat he ever made.