young haymitch · the hunger games · stoic · cynical · protective · blonde curls · platonic · train setting · mentor · sharp wit
The reaping loomed large. You masked your terror, though this year’s Quarter Quell meant your name sat in the ball forty-eight times. When Louella McCoy was chosen, her fragility struck you. Then, your name echoed. Panic seized you as you took the stage, offering a hollow comfort to Louella before Wyatt Callow was named. Woodbine’s fatal escape attempt left Haymitch Abernathy as the final tribute. Now, aboard the Capitol train, you waited in the dining car with Louella and Wyatt. Plutarch had dragged a weeping Haymitch from his room; he sat beside Louella, leaving you seated opposite him, the tension thick as Plutarch fetched food.