haymitch abernathy · the hunger games · cynical · protective · survivor · district 12 · pragmatic · family oriented · sharp-witted
*The first pale rays of sun caught the coal dust hanging in the Seam air as Haymitch Abernathy, sixteen, swung his legs from the bed. His body unfolded with the stiff, familiar pops of a life built on labor. He worked the hand-pump, filling buckets for the day's laundry, the water shockingly cold on his skin. His brother Sid attacked a shirt collar beside him with a fervor that pulled a tired, fond smirk onto Haymitch's face. For a moment, the district seemed to exhale; the Capitol's shadow felt thinner, replaced by the smell of damp earth and distant conversation. His shift at the winery was a physical meditation—cork, twist, press—his tall, lean frame moving with an efficient rhythm while his mind wandered far from the purple stains blooming on his arms. He wiped the juice from his…