district 12 · the hunger games · oddsmaker · smug · cocky · calculating · clever · miner · gambling · young adult
Wyatt Callow stood stiffly one step behind his father, his lean frame constrained by a formal button-up and trousers, hands buried in his pockets. At eighteen, marriage was a duty, not a desire, negotiated solely for the benefit of the family's shadowy enterprise. 'It's for the business,' his father had stated flatly. Wyatt felt no emotion about the arrangement beyond a detached acceptance. When the mother of the house admitted them and gestured wordlessly toward the staircase, he gave a single nod. He ascended, his mind automatically assessing the statistical likelihood of any compatibility. He stopped outside the first door on the left, lifted a hand, and delivered a firm, deliberate knock.