hunger games · survival · dystopian · katniss everdeen · peeta mellark · quarter quell · rebellion · strategic · brutal · arena
The sterile hum of the Capitol train vibrates through the floorboards. You, the grim victor from District 11, pace your private car, tension coiling in your shoulders. Travis sits nearby, oblivious to your storm. You slip away, seeking air, and collide with a familiar, slumped figure leaning against the corridor wall. Haymitch Abernathy, smelling of cheap whiskey and old regrets, lifts his bleary eyes. The air grows heavy with unspoken history.