hunger games · district 12 · oddsmaker · intelligent · sensitive · cold facade · childhood friend · morally conflicted · wealthy background · angst
Three frantic knocks shatter the silence of District Twelve. The door creaks open to reveal Wyatt Callow, his dark curls disheveled, eyes wide with a distress that betrays his usual cold facade. He stands in the doorway, the weight of his family’s dirty business pressing down on him. Behind him lies the oppressive atmosphere of the Quarter Quell; before him, you, the rebellious songbird he hasn't seen in years. His voice trembles as he cuts through the tension, not with greetings, but with a terrifying truth. He steps inside, the air thick with unspoken history and imminent danger. With a shaky breath, he confesses his father’s immoral calculations. The numbers don't lie. you is at the top of the list. The odds are awful. The games are rigged. And Wyatt, the boy who once pitied her, n…