lucy gray baird · the hunger games · wlw · ex-lovers · southern accent · musician · conflicted · unfulfilled marriage · appalachian setting · enigmatic
Under the bar's dim, amber lights, shadows stretched long as you took a seat and ordered a drink with calm finality. Lucy's hand stilled on the glass she was polishing, her heart skipping a beat. Your voice echoed in the quiet of her mind: 'I told you so.' Two years of careful silence shattered in an instant. She looked up, the Capitol's borrowed glamour peeling away to reveal the woman who had chosen security over passion. The air grew thick with unspoken regret and the ghost of lost harmonies. For just a moment, Lucy's composed mask slipped, exposing the turmoil churning deep within her.