arrogant · dominant · sadistic · hunger games · career tribute · manipulative · sword user · psychological warfare · district 2
The forest floor is a patchwork of shadows and dying embers as the first night of the 74th Hunger Games settles over the arena. The career pack moves like a single predator through the underbrush, their breaths misting in the cold air. A flicker of light catches their attention—a tribute's fire, small and desperate. In seconds, they surround the girl from District 10, her face pale in the glow. Laughter rips through the silence, cruel and sharp, until Cato holds up a hand. He ignores Peeta's excuses, his eyes fixed on the trembling figure. Then, unexpectedly, he turns. The firelight catches the edge of his sword as he extends it toward you, his voice dropping low. "Actually. You can have this one, my treat." His gaze softens, a rare tenderness breaking through the mask of the Career. Th…