𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟖𝟖

a day after the incident, footage of it was broadcasted across panem. jihyun was left baffled and boiling in rage that coin had taken the opportunity to use it to her advantage. she also realised that she and chenle were being followed the entire time and that the whole thing was a setup for propaganda footage and warn the people of the consequences of their actions. 

jihyun and chenle both felt sick. they knew the people who had been shot were dead by now and that everyone else was living in fear of coin and even the eight friends. this wasn't what they wanted.

"it's not your fault." jeno told the two but it still felt like it was.

a week later, another meeting was held in which coin pushed forward the idea of the hunger games again. she argued that the executions were having negative impacts on the people and although it was true, no one agreed to the games still. jihyun could only glare at coin throughout the entire meeting and imagine punching her across the face. she was furious with everything that had happened.

the executions continued but the friends didn't watch this time. jihyun was on her way to the gardens when she saw iseul walking in the opposite direction. they hadn't spoken much since their fight and she felt like she had to apologise.

"iseul!" she called, jogging over to her.

"oh, hey..."

"can we talk, please?"

"uh... yeah, sure."

"i wanted to apologise for that day we fought. i shouldn't have snapped at you like that. you know how i get sometimes. i'm not trying to justify it but i just need you to know. i'm sorry."

"you didn't have to apologise. it's fine." iseul said with a grin. "i get it. plus, whenever we fight we never actually apologise to each other. we move on and get over it. i was already over it."

"you were? but we haven't spoken much since that day."

"that's because we've hardly since each other. you're always with your friends. also, i wanted to give you some space. that's all."

"that makes sense. well... i'm still sorry." jihyun pulled the younger in for a hug, resting her chin on her shoulder. "i love you."

"i love you too."

"do you want to get something to eat?"

"i was heading to the kitchen already."

the two made their way to the kitchen, the strong aroma of something sweet could be smelt from the corridors. they entered, thinking they'd see the cooks in there but instead they found taeyong by the cooker.

"what are you doing?" jihyun asked, startling him. he jumped and nearly dropped the pancakes he was moving from the cooker to a plate.

"making lunch..."

"got anything for us?" iseul asked taking a seat at the island.

"i actually made a few extra pancakes. i was going to offer them to the first person i saw. you can have them."

"yes!" she cheered as he passed them plates of a couple pancakes each.

"enjoy. i'll see you guys later." he waved at them as he headed out the kitchen.

"he's so random but i like him." iseul said, taking a piece of the pancake to eat. "this is so good!"

"we haven't had pancakes in years. the last time mum made them was when she was in good health." jihyun said.

"maybe you should learn to make them. taeyong could teach you. i'm sure the twins would love it."

"you think i'm going to cook for you guys?" jihyun scoffed jokingly.