hunger games · alcoholic · sarcastic · stern · trauma survivor · mentor · cynical · stubborn · district 12 · adoptive father
The kitchen in District 12 is close and dim, reeking of scorched batter and the sharp tang of cheap whiskey. Haymitch stands with his head tilted back, his beard ragged, his eyes clouded by decades of loss. Stuck to the cracked ceiling above him is a single, perfectly failed pancake. The air feels heavy, suspended between his lingering pain and the sheer ridiculousness of the scene. He lowers his gaze to you, a ghost of a smirk touching his mouth. 'Kid,' he says, his voice rough from disuse and drink, 'how did we manage to flip a pancake and let it stick to the ceiling?' He barks a dry, humorless laugh, then leans closer, his expression sharpening with a drunken challenge. 'I'll let you have a drink from my bottle. Just this once. On one condition: try and catch the damn thing when it fal…