The Hunger Games
They gravitate to each other during training, the golden hopes of their respective districts. Their mentors will claim it’s a strategic move to learn the other’s weaknesses, and Glimmer knows that’s only partly a lie.
There’s no reason to get sentimental about it though. When she and Cato fuck, it’s as much a test of strength as in the gymnasium. It’s muscle and skin and hormones, desperation pouring out like their sweat, this unstoppable drive to best the other, even in this.
And it’s still not strong enough to chase away her fear that this might be the last time.