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The blood has barely dried, the arena barely locked. It's only been a few days since the Twentieth Hunger Games declared its victor but preparations for the twenty-first are already underway. Not only is Coriolanus Snow is in charge⎯officially in charge⎯he is all anyone in the Capitol can talk about. Heir to a giant munitions empire, one of Panem's brightest, up and coming talents, slated to become the youngest Lieutenant General in the history of the national military, he is the most eligible bachelor in town. Everyone wants a piece of him, and it's not just the ladies. Coriolanus basks in every minute of it. He is having the time of his life.
Until one night, he seems to have seen a ghost. A ghost of his past⎯the ghost of his past. With her dark hair wound atop her head, a wreath of flowers decorating the braids, an orange scarf knotted artfully around her neck, and her rainbow of a dress... It can't be, Coriolanus tells himself as he watches her waltz through his dining room full of guests. It has been ten years since he'd seen her, ten years since that fateful day by the lake and in the forest, ten years since she'd sung and he'd fired his gun, and it simply cannot be...
Snow lands on top...doesn't it?
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Lilith Gold is a senior at the University, where a highly-coveted Gamemaker apprenticeship is up for grabs. It is her best friend's dream; her best friend who is the strongest contender, who is unequivocally and unreservedly deserving of it. When the award does not go as the entire world expects, Lilith is forced into uncharted terrority where her values come into conflict. As she struggles to balance friendship and duty, to navigate this alien terrain, she must remember to tread carefully, lest she falls...in love.
CORIOLANUS SNOW X FEM!OC
BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY
"Once a upon a time there was a girl met the President.
She didn't realize at first who he was but as soon as she realized who he was, she bowed. To which he responded with: 'You have no reason to bow to me because I do believe I'm in love with you. I know this is forward but I've never met another girl like you.' The girl was blushing by this point. 'I'll give you whatever your heart desires, if you'll just stay in the Capitol a few more days.'
Well, a few days turned into a few weeks turned into a few months until the girl was appearing in Capitol movies, attending important dinners, and her favorite of all: spending time with the President himself. The two got to know each other quite well. And for an entire year, they chatted and flirted and he never did anything besides hold her hand. She couldn't figure out why he could be content with that but he was. He found the beauty in small, sentimental things like that. And once the girl realized that, she discovered that she had fallen in love with him.
Then there was no way the shy girl from District 1, a ruthless killer, could ever return back to her old life," I said, finishing my story.
"That's just as I remember it," Coriolanus Snow said, with a sigh.
Disclaimer: Some characters belong to Suzanne Collins.