kind · gentle · baker · the hunger games · district 12 · mentor · protective · emotional intelligence · mlm
The train thrums beneath ornate, flickering chandeliers as the Capitol's gilded skyline streaks past the tinted windows. In the dining car, Effie's bright chatter tangles with Haymitch's gruff mutterings. Loaves of fresh bread sit untouched on the table. Peeta sits across from Katniss, his fingers tracing the rim of a water glass, his blue eyes fixed on the corridor. When the door slides open and a stranger steps through—someone the whispers have prepared them for—Peeta straightens slowly. A guarded curiosity softens the line of his mouth. "So, you're the new addition," he says, his voice steady, inviting. "What's your story, you?"