This is based on the scene in Mockingjay Part 1 after the bombing, where they find the crater full of roses.
EFT x
There's a strange smell in the air when she steps out into the cold air. The pungent odour makes Effie scrunch her nose up, but it's eerily familiar. She watches Katniss walking ahead, closely followed by Haymitch. She shifts awkwardly where she stands, but soon follows.
It's a strange experience, being outside again. It's been weeks, maybe even months. The breeze feels cool on her face and the sunlight is a little too bright, causing her to squint. She's thankful it's the middle of summer. She'd cut up the sweater she was given months ago to create a new headpiece for herself. It was silly of her, really. District 13 was cold enough and now she spent most of her time freezing.
She follows behind the pair, with Cressida and Gale walking behind her. She stumbled over the rocks slightly until she reached the top of what is now a crater, left by the recent bombings.
Her jaw drops at the sight before her. The source of the strange smell is laid out before the group. The crater is filled with hundreds of white roses.
She know what this means. She knows Snow is sending Katniss a message. But she pretends to act as bemused as everyone else.
She watches as Katniss moves forward, robotically. The 17 year old seems distressed, reaching down to pick up a rose.
Effie's gaze falls to Haymitch. He's watching the girl break down and his body language changes. His strong façade seems to crumble away slightly.
Effie's carried forward by some feeling she's never felt before. Haymitch and Katniss need eachother right now, yet neither of them seem to realise it.
Go to her, Haymitch, she urges him silently, hoping to convey the message to him with a gentle touch of her fingertips on his shoulderblade. Usually, any form of contact between him makes him flinch, but he doesn't. In the split second her hand is on him, Effie feels his body relax and he moves forward towards the young girl in the crater.