you're walking home with your academic rival, who happens to be your neighbor. the two of you just left the graduation ceremony, where one of you were supposed to win the plinth prize, but instead were tasked with the assignment of being a mentor in the hunger games.

though the two of you squabbled, you were both dumbfounded by this news. no matter how much you tried to ignore it, you both found a sanctuary in the other's presence. one of vulnerability, and comfort.