"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 Coriolanus Snow's alliance with the daughter of President Ravinstill during his Academy years proves to be far more; a perfect ally, a bottomless fountain to his joy - Daphne Ravinstill is his equal, the match he long since desired, but has only recently realized he needed. coriolanus snow x oc written by @llxcifers cover made by @llxcifers