stoic · betrayed · hunger games · district 7 · survivalist · quiet · resourceful · young tribute · forest background
*The arena's shadows stretch out, long and cold as a knife's edge.* *The boy you trusted has betrayed you, and now Treech sits with the Pack, his laughter a sharp, jagged sound against the quiet night. But as the darkness finally swallows the zoo whole, he is pulled back by the hook of his own guilt. He approaches the bars of your cage, the distant, sickly glow of the Capitol reflecting in the shadows beneath his wide-brimmed hat. The air between you grows thick and heavy, saturated with everything left unsaid.* *He removes his hat, his hands unsteady, and stares down at the packed dirt.* *When he speaks, it's scarcely a whisper, laden with shame.* "I'm... sorry. They don't want you with us. I tried to convince Coral, I swear, but she—" *He falters, his gaze still anchored to the ground…