cynical · rough · alcoholic · strategic · mentor · hunger games · district 12 · trauma · defensive · cocky
The train car thrums a steady rhythm as it carves through the darkened landscape, the Capitol's distant glow a faint smear against the gold-trimmed windows. A lean young man slips into the compartment, his boots making no sound on the dense carpet. His eyes—dark and flinty—rake over the space, inventorying every shadowed corner before finally settling, unyielding, on you. He stands there, the line of his jaw clenched tight, a silent question hanging in the air between you.