#games. 125

[longsyne]

When he and Yuri had arrived at the ball, Xavien has stepped away for not even two minutes to grab some chips, just a simple bag of chips, and Yuri had managed to slip away from him somehow. Xavien could spot Yuri anywhere, he was sure of it, it was just a matter if he could make his way around the ballroom fast enough to do so.  An hour and a half had passed when he’d finally found Yuri again, Xavien greeting him by throwing his unopened bag of chips at Yuri’s head. “You’re supposed to be my date, you know,” he said with a pout as he crossed his arms, stepping closer to Yuri. “Where did you go?! I told you I was gonna be right back, and to wait for me, remember??” he half-shouted, looking a bit like a kicked puppy with the pout that was still on his face. 

@yurihuxley​

[lionelse]

He escaped the woods and all the visions of North – for what he hoped would be forever. 

He ran on unsteady legs until the scenery shifted from foliage and desolate forestry to a different kind of desolate, to the huge empty houses long abandoned. He ran like he was in search of something, desperate and frantic. He longed for something familiar, for something comforting. 

“Kit..?” he stopped in his tracks as he turned a corner, eyes wide as he looked at the man, his brother, right there. He was taller than Lionel now and his shoulders were broader, but Lionel paid no mind to the fact, remembering how much his younger brother had complained about growing pains when he'd visit Lionel before his death. “When did you- How did you.. How did you get here? When did they put you in here?” he started to shout as his chest fell up and down rapidly, walking towards him and reaching a shaking hand out. “Are you okay? Are you hurt? How long have you been here?” he asked in quick succession.

He felt panic bubble in him as he couldn’t think straight, screwing his eyes shut as he begged his brain to slow down, the throbbing of his head only getting louder, making him feel just as sick as he had been in the forest. He opened his eyes again, this time finally noticing the figure next to Kit, his grip around the sickle immediately tightening. “Who.. who the hell are you?” 

@everettlance @agathamoreau​

[cheathatcher]

It wasn't often these days that he could manage to steal Abel away for longer than a few hours, let alone the whole night, so when Abel accepted his offer to go out to some overcrowded hole-in-the-wall club, it wasn't shocking that Elias had called for a bit of celebration of some sorts. A celebration that mostly entailed drinking more than they usually would. 

 As if they hadn't already had enough to drink, Elias pulled Abel off the dance floor to stand at the crowded bar in search of another drink. A bit too drunk and preoccupied with trying to spot the bartender, he didn’t notice the drink that had been placed in front of him until he could feel the spoken offer on his neck. He pulled back, leaning back into Abel as he smiled at the stranger beside them, slurring a quick 'thanks' before the man was gone again. 

"Well..." he started, turning back to look at Abel with a growing smile, "that was nice, wasn't it?" he said, looking around them to see if the man was still close by enough to listen in. 

@abel-evans​

[longsyne]

The alcohol may have helped emboldened him a bit, but it was more to do with the fact that Xavien had once again lost Yuri (damn him) and Xavien had had enough of this stupid ball. But the problem was that there was no way in hell he was gonna get anywhere by himself, no, not when it was his first time ever really drinking “Zero,” he drew out the name with an unintended tone of anger as he wrapped his arms around Zero’s waist from behind, resting his chin on Zero’s shoulder. Yep, definitely drunk. “Take me- take me back up to the third floor,” he grumbled the demand, pulling away with a stumbling sway to lean back into the bar. “Or you could walk away and ignore me — you’ve always been good at that, haven’t you??”

@zero-linux​

[longsyne]

It couldn’t have been more than five minutes since it hit midnight, and yet here was Yuri, passed out on the floor of some empty random lounge. “Psst. Yuri,” he whispered, nudging him with his foot.  Nothing.  He was way too passed out not to have completely missed the launch of the literal Quarter Quell. “Yuri!! Wake up! You missed like, everything ever, get uppp!” he whined, accidentally kicking Yuri’s side when it was meant to be just another nudge. “Shit, sorry,” he cursed, eyes wide as he crouched down quickly. He immediately placed his hand on the side where he’d just kicked his poor friend, hoping he didn’t actually hurt him. “Are you okay??”

@yurihuxley​

[longsyne]

“Hi,” he slammed his drink down on the table, plopping down into the chair. He was already too many drinks in to care about the alcohol that splashed onto his hand in the process. “Have you tried the...” he furrowed his eyebrows, leaning down to look right into the glass of mysterious liquid. “I can’t remember what is it’s called,” he frowned. “It has like- like gummy worms in it and everything! You should try it!” he held the drink out, smiling dazedly. 

@aesthesiavi

[lionelse]

He could go into the mentor's lounge if he liked, right? After all, he used to be one himself; what did it matter if his time mentoring had been short-lived or that it was almost a hundred years ago, he once held the title. 

Lionel opened up the fridge in the corner of the room, plucking a can of soda from one of the shelves and promptly pulling off the sticky note that read ‘cain’s property’, chucking it into the trash. He jumped a bit when he turned around to hightail it out of the lounge, not expecting to see someone, especially some little kid, in here with him. “Oh, hi. Are you lost?” he guessed that the boy was another tribute, and maybe he could get away with pretending he was a mentor, if he was lucky.

@cain-gunn​

[longsyne]

Somehow, he managed to avoid Zero completely in the first twenty-four hours back in the tower. He wasn't even sure how he'd been able to do it, the fact that they were on the same district team considered. Part of him was beginning to wonder if Zero had even come back for this cycle at all when, as if on cue, he spotted him there on the other side of their district floor. 

"You have a lot of nerve coming back here," he shouted, knowing everyone else on the floor was already down in the training center. "What, you didn't get enough of me last time around?" he crossed his arms, stepping forward to stand before him now. 

@zero-linux​