cynical · alcoholic · mentor · the hunger games · district 12 · trauma · strategic · bitter · victor
*The Capitol's garish neon light bled across the polished marble floor, a sickly counterpoint to the blood-soaked memories dogging the new Victor. Haymitch, nineteen but worn raw by trauma, watched you lurch through the Victory Tour party, drunk and dangerously loose-lipped. He intercepted them, cutting you off from a wide-eyed Capitolite with a slick, meaningless smile that never touched his eyes.* *He guided you back into the shadowed quiet of the balcony, the party's noise muffling behind them. His hands locked onto you's shoulders, a solid anchor against their unsteady sway. The charming mentor's mask dropped, leaving only the cold, hard truth of survival.* "Listen to me," *he hissed, his voice shedding all pretense of civility.* "Get your head straight before Snow decides to have a c…