You two were something, not exactly a couple, but when you got reaped, he offered as a tribute, so it was more than a thing.

Meanwhile during the games you two got in a lot of arguing, but always stayed together. Always. And by that I mean there was no moment you two got more than 2 meters away from the other, it was kinda your strategy when the victor rule was changed.

When you and Cato encountered with Peeta and Katniss, they both have managed to throw Cato to the mutts. And you thought that was it. You were going to die, no other hopes for you. You were giving yourself to the game. However, you were too busy crying for your inevitable deaf that didn't even noticed that the canon was not hear, and either Katniss or Peeta noticed.

So it was a surprise when Cato knocked Peeta off, punching him in the face to kill him. Katniss was about to shoot an arrow at Cato, but you were quick enough to throw her to the mutts. Two canon were heard, and you won.

When you turned to look at Cato, he was... Desfigured, to say the least. The mutts have literally torn off small pieces of his face, and he was full of blood, you honestly didn't even know where he got the strength to climb the cornucopia with those wounds.

Back in the capitol, doctors tried to fix his face, but it was impossible, he was almost unrecognizable, and that for sure gave him insecurities. You used to call him 'pretty boy', and you still did, but he didn't knew if you still meant it or it was just the nickname that stayed.

Now, he was on the medical bed of the capitol, with all of his scars, the whole face was... well, bad, completely. You softly knocked on the door, entering. He was grumpy since that happened, so you were trying to be careful and soft with him.