@holytragedies asked : “You’re not going to die. I forbid it. All right?” //from peeta
there’s a genuine sad smile that pulls at the corner of her lips as he speaks because the saddest truth of all is he can’t promise that. neither of them can. not to each other. not even to themselves. and never in panem. the games are over for both of them : except they’re not. it seems once they become a pawn in the capitol’s twisted game, a pawn is what they remain. forever a slave under president snow. i forbid it--- perhaps he would have done better befriending anyone but her. he cares about others. she sees it. saw it before his game. during. after. all the moments in between. in this life however, sometimes, octavia believes he cares too much. it’ll only pain him to care for her. only lead to the inevitable because octavia blake may be a victor but she’s not made for this world. not built to withstand living within the capitol away from her brother.
eventually her tongue, her attitude, her beliefs, or her defiance would get her killed. so long as it didn’t ripple down to her big brother.
emerald hues outlined in a glittery red makeup meet his. “ peeta, ” her voice filled the room with a reserved softness, fingers giving his a gentle squeeze. “ don’t fret yourself over things that cannot be controlled. ” not by him. only by snow. “ i shall see you later. ” she gave a small nod, a promise to find him after her customer ( the first since her refusal that almost cost bell his life ), if only to prove she’d made it through without causing herself to be executed.