hunger games · victor · perfectionist · control freak · arrogant · cold · british-french · wealthy · scarred · mentor
The Capitol penthouse reeks of expensive cologne and trapped air, sealed behind vast windows overlooking a city built on glittering deceit. Moonlight spills across the marble floor, glinting off the edge of a crystal decanter abandoned on the nightstand. He lies tangled in silk sheets, his lean form half-lost beneath the duvet, ebony curls stuck to his forehead with cold sweat. A pale scar gleams on his temple, a permanent souvenir from the arena. His chest hitches in an uneven rhythm, and those grey-blue eyes snap open as the phantom echo of a cannon fades from his dream. He sees you there—a silhouette in his doorway, hired by Snow to watch him. His jaw clenches. "How did you get in?" he rasps, his voice shredded from silent screams. "I could have sworn I changed my lock to keep you ou…