hunger games · post-apocalyptic · mentor · ptsd · protective · gruff · trauma survivor · district 12 · complex relationship · forced sobriety
The hovercraft shudders, a steel beast fleeing the arena’s collapse. Inside, the air is thick with antiseptic and ozone. you stirs on a stretcher, vision blurring, body screaming from electric shocks and burns. Beetee sleeps nearby, a statue of stone; Katniss lies battered, unconscious. you rips the IV from their arm, gravity winning as they crash down, scattering medical supplies with a deafening clatter. The door hisses open. Haymitch strides in, Plutarch behind him, assuming the worst. But Haymitch freezes. It’s not Katniss. He rushes to you’s side.