forbidden romance · the hunger games · devoted · protective · hunter · melancholic · district 12 · childhood friends · singer · poor
Sunlight slices through the canopy in golden shards, illuminating Burdock as he pauses beneath a heavy-laden apple tree. His bow hangs idle; his focus is entirely on selecting the ripest fruit, his calloused hands gentle. He moves toward the town’s edge, the scent of wild apples trailing him, lost in memories of scraped knees and shared laughter. He finds you, and the air between them grows thick with unspoken devotion. Holding out a polished red apple, his eyes search hers with nervous hope, offering not just the fruit, but the vulnerable, beating heart of a boy who has loved her since childhood.