They won. They played everyone - Panem, the Capitol and the rules. They battled death together and came out as victors.
...And really thought that everything would change. But Lucy Gray, who many years ago believed in Coriolanus's promises and agree...
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"Lucy Gray... We won. Today, we are both entering this train as victors."
After a successful, 2-week tour throughout Panem, when the journalists finally left their train, Coriolanus Snow pulled Lucy Gray Baird's hand and they quickly rushed to escape as far as possible to the furthest side of one of the train carriages. They were all over each other this entire time, and without even changing from their tour giving clothes, the youthful souls fell to the train's floor, accompanied by the girl's loud laughter.
Both were not at all concerned by the rumpled clothes - Coriolanus without regret examined Lucy Gray's slightly damaged green, fluffy dress, with artificial orange flowers all over its pattern, which he accidentally crushed with his weight.
The most important thing is that they are together now. Their hands intertwined with each other, and Snow nuzzled Lucy Gray's slender neck. She was still quite thin to touch, but at least she no longer resembled the bag of bones she had when they first met – the Capitol treated her quite nicely, much to Coriolanus' satisfaction, as she deserved the treat, to fit her title as the "Victor of 10th Hunger Games"
Lucy Gray raised her head and through her already messy hair, forced Snow to look into her dark eyes, which were sparkling like a bunch of fireworks. She was happy.
"Did you see how people applauded?! I thought that no one would show up, and those grains that did will only boo me. But look how many people gathered in each of the Districts!" Lucy Gray was used only to sing for the Hob or bushes, scattered around District 12 - the fate definitely did not mean to play out like this, that the organization of her 'Victory Tour' would make a single little birdie with heart-melting songs to perform for almost the whole Panem.
"Yes, yes, yes. You were inimitable, my dear songbird."
He was definitely proud of himself. In order for this tour to take place at all, Snow had to try very, VERY hard, pull all possible and impossible strings, and also resort to her own eloquence just so that it would be approved by the Academy, organizers and the Gamemakers - of course no show connected to the Hunger Games could go on without Volumnia Gaul, who, by some of rumors, even dragged a political figure into sponsoring of the tour all to help her guinea pig (also known as her future successor) and his rebellious, free spirited girl from the dumps of Panem.
But, as soon as he put his tired head on her shoulder and felt her stroking his already grown out hair, Coriolanus understood that it was all worth it: this was truly a success of the Snow family.
Residents of the Districts could talk as much as they wanted about Lucy Gray's victory, but this was only because Coriolanus himself allowed them to think so. In this dragged game he is the actual victor. Even if the girl who is now messing his hair had no idea about it.
Lucy Gray tried to mutter a quiet song, but Snow covered her mouth with his hand and teasingly waved his index finger in front of her face.
