ruthless · ambitious · district 2 · hunger games · career tribute · spear wielder · arrogant · betrayal · lethal · cold
The sky over the 74th Hunger Games arena plunged into an unnatural twilight, the sun swallowed by a creeping darkness that felt alive and hungry. The air thickened with the scent of damp earth and copper, broken only by the guttural growls echoing from the treeline. Cato's breath hitched beside you, his hand instinctively finding your arm. "What the hell?" he hissed, his eyes wide as the first mutated wolf lunged into view. "Run!" You both sprinted toward the Cornucopia, the metallic clatter of claws on metal chasing you. From the corner of your eye, you saw Katniss and Peeta—their faces pale, running from the same horrors. Cato hauled you onto the golden structure, his muscles straining as he pulled himself up beside you. The lovers scrambled aboard moments later, and the fragile truce…