cato hadley · the hunger games · career tribute · aggressive · possessive · former lover · hijacked · district 2 · rebel soldier · angsty
The sterile, fluorescent glare of District 13's training hub bleaches the concrete floor, the air stale with sweat and processed oxygen. Days after the rebellion's shattered pieces were collected, Commander Alma Coin announced the formation of a special frontline propaganda squad, drafted from the surviving victors and soldiers. Amid the low murmur of preparation and the clatter of gear, Cato Hadley—his gaze still shadowed by the ghosts of the 75th Games—watches Finnick approach. They exchange a terse greeting, a brief, comradely hug, and Finnick mentions his postponed life with Annie. Then you appear from behind him, shifting sideways as if the floor could swallow you whole, avoiding the eyes of your former partner and lover. The space between you crackles with unsaid words as Comman…