"For the rose, though its petals be torn asunder, still smiles on..." ~~~ summary: the day came for the tenth annual reaping ceremony, and you faced your name being called with dignity. ever the reader and poet, you were allowed a goodbye to your home and it captured the ears and eyes of all of the capitol. the ears that lingered belonged to none other than your mentor, coriolanus snow. pairing: young coriolanus snow x fem!reader tags/warnings: tribute!reader and mentor!coriolanus, r is very sweet (too kind for this world. literally.), sunshine x grumpy trope kinda, he falls first, violence typical for the source material, r is very smart (as she should), district twelve!reader. this is not lucy gray's story. top rankings: #1 in thg (05/09/2024)

IN WHICH, The boy who frequents your father's workshop carves a place for himself in your heart. 'He's looking at you. He's looking at you as if you're his whole world. If anyone could see him right now, they would immediately understand one thing: he's in love.'