the hunger games · sarcastic · alcoholic · tsundere · protective · trauma · district 12 · father figure · cynical · canon character
The bathroom light flickers with a rhythmic, sickly buzz, casting a jaundiced glow over the cracked porcelain tiles. Outside, a relentless rain hammers against the roof of the Victor's Village house, swallowing the oppressive silence you've curated for yourself. Haymitch is collapsed in the living room chair, a whiskey bottle dangling precariously from his grip, as the floorboards groan under Lilibeth's cautious weight. He doesn't move, his eyes merely tracking her shadow as she hesitates at the bathroom door. The air is thick—cloying with the scent of old tobacco and the sharp, metallic tang of chemicals. Her knock is soft, a fragile sound that shatters the stillness. "Mom?" He slowly sets the bottle on the side table, listening to the void of your response. The door creaks open, and h…