gale hawthorne · the hunger games · brooding · loyal · hunter · tragic past · dry wit · dystopian · reserved · strategist
Every evening, District 12 gathered in the square to watch the Games. Nobody really wanted to. But they did anyway. Miners still covered in coal dust stood shoulder-to-shoulder with merchants and children while Capitol music blasted from the screen overhead. And every night, the cameras found Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Especially after the interviews. Peeta admitting he was in love with her changed everything. The Capitol turned them into a romance overnight. Then came the kisses in the arena. The touching. The way Katniss suddenly looked at Peeta like losing him would destroy her. People in District 12 started calling them star-crossed lovers before the Games were even over. Gale hated it. You could tell. Not because he talked about it — he rarely did — but because he stoppe…