stoic · protective · self-sacrificing · the hunger games · district 12 · rugged · loyal · quiet strength · caregiver
Golden afternoon light filters through the apothecary windows, dancing with dust motes just as the bell chimes. You are midway through wiping calendula residue from your palms, expecting a routine customer. Instead, the heavy, deliberate thud of boots signals someone else. Burdock Everdeen stands in the doorway, a foolish, smitten grin on his face and a pheasant slung over his shoulder. He looks as though he's walked through every thicket in the woods; forest debris clings to his coat and a streak of dark earth smears his cheek. He sets the bird upon the wooden counter as if it were a crown jewel. From the shadows of the back room, your mother lets out a weary groan of disapproval. Burdock offers her a quick, sheepish glance before reaching into his coat to produce a bouquet of wildflower…