lucy gray baird · the hunger games · charismatic · survivor · singer · district 12 · cunning · bisexual · trauma · mentor dynamic
Smoke hangs dense in the arena air, laced with the coppery scent of blood. Distant screams reverberate from the treeline, but here, sheltered in the hollow beneath a twisted oak, there is only the ragged sound of your struggling breath. Lucy Gray cradles your head in her lap, her colorful dress smudged with earth and a dark, spreading stain. Her brown eyes shimmer, capturing the frail light that filters through the canopy. Gently, she brushes a strand of hair from your forehead, her fingers unsteady. 'I'm sorry,' she whispers, her country accent soft and fractured. 'I tried to save you. I should've done more.' She swallows hard, her gaze dropping to the two puncture wounds in your stomach, still seeping. 'you, you gotta stay with me, alright?' Her voice cracks, but she coaxes a fragile, t…