coriolanus snow x heavensbee! reader
cw: age gaps, power imbalances, creepy men, politician coryo, grooming?, manipulative men, reader is 18, etc
“all these women are…. not for me.” coriolanus groaned and threw the list that contained the names and pictures of eligible women in the capital.
an idea popped into hilarius’s head, a perfectly brilliant idea. “may i? suggest someone i mean.” that’s how he’d weasel his way into being coriolanus’s right hand man, pawning off his sister. “who’d you have in mind.” coriolanus tried to not look so uninterested but he was, no way hilarius knew anyone worthy of carrying future “snow” heirs.
hilarius smirked and pulled his wallet out of his back pocket, he pulled out a picture of his sister and showed it to coriolanus. “my sister. she’s just what you need. she’s intelligent and beautiful..” hilarius tried to read coriolanus’s face but he couldn’t tell if he was intrigued or repulsed by the idea of him offering up his little sister. “she’s pretty.” was all that came out of coriolanus’s mouth. oh duh.. how could he forget the youngest heavensbee? how old was she anyways, he couldn’t remember. “she’s a good girl! she’s a good listener, does what she’s told to.” hilarius took the picture and put it back in his wallet.
“does what she’s told..” that echoed in coriolanus’s mind a bit. he needed someone like that. no more girls with rebellious attitudes, he needed someone to control. first ladies weren’t girls with big mouths and shady pasts, they were elegant little things who did as they were told. “invite her. couldn’t hurt to meet her.” coriolanus handed him one of the gold envelopes. “she’ll be there.” hilarius smiled, a wide chesire cat grin. “hope so.” coriolanus huffed.
the sound of the school bell rang through the huge classroom, the bell was alerting students that school was finally over and everyone was free to go home. everyone began packing up their supplies and heading out of the classroom. y/n heavensbee swung her book bag over her shoulder and put her pink planner and her pens into her bag. “bye y/n.” a girl with ginger hair and freckles waved goodbye to her. “see you monday.” she smiled and waved back.
she made her way to the front of the school and turned her gaze to the cars in the street, her eyes saw her brothers black car and she exhaled and ran towards it. “hilarius. why isn’t mother picking me up today?” she hopped into the front seat and buckled her seatbelt. “she was preoccupied.” he shrugged (he insisted on picking y/n up) “whats with the fancy dress?” y/n noticed the beautiful ballgown that was in her brother’s backseat, the gown was yellow.
“you know my friend coriolanus snow right?” he tried to sound nonchalant. y/n turned to try to get a closer look at the dress. “yes, well i know of him, what does that have to do with the dress?.” y/n giggled. “if you’d let me finish. he’s throwing a gala and we’re invited. that’s the dress i want you to wear.” he smiled. “really?” y/n loved dressing up for fancy occasions so this peeked her interests. “yes its tonight, it’s imperative that you listen to me tonight.” he sounded so serious like a man on a mission. “what’s so special about tonight?” she asked but her brother just grinned. “you’ll see.”
the gala was loud and lively much like it’s sole planner tigress snow, coriolanus’s cousin. coriolanus found himself watching the clock it was 10:00 pm and still no hilarius and his sister. a shame, really. he downed a glass of posca as tried to get rid of the tingly feeling he felt, was that nervousness? or perhaps embarrassment? he tried his hardest to look extra dashing tonight just for this girl to not show up. he’d surely make hilarius do extra paperwork just for getting his hopes up- the doors of the room were opened and there was hilarius and his sister. she looked stunning, he had to admit to himself.
her gown was yellow and it beautifully glimmered in the light. the corset part of the dress had red roses embroidered on it, cute. her hair was curled and her cheeks were clearly brushed with rouge and her lips were painted a reddish nude color. the whole party was looking at the girl, he wasn’t the only one to notice her beauty. she and hilarius linked hands and approached coriolanus. “coriolanus this is y/n heavensbee.” he gestured at his sister. “it’s a honor to meet you sir.” she bowed her head to him and smiled. her smile was genuine not forced like how everyone’s smile seemed to be. “entertain each other while i go talk to magmas.” hilarius walked away before anyone could really say anything.
now there was an awkward silence. coriolanus looked y/n up and down. he drank his posca and examined her body language, she wasn’t fidgety but she still nervous. “your gown is beautiful.” he complimented. y/n felt her face heat up, god why was she like this? it was a simple compliment yet she was sure she looked like a tomato now. “thank you! your lapel…it’s a very beautiful.” she avoided eye contact by looking at his red rose lapel. “thank you, well i have an affinity for roses.” he was eyeing the embroidery on her dress. “really? well seems we’re unintentionally matching.” she pointed out.
it was like it was a sign from whoever was waiting for him once his time on this earth was up, it was like she was already marked for him. “that we are.” he softly chuckled. “my brother says you plan on running in a couple years time? you’ll have my vote.” y/n raised her glass of posca. “if everything goes according to plan then yes, in two years.” he raised his glass to clink hers. “i hope to be a teacher, history. it’s my f-favorite.” she had ambitions of her own? well that’s no good! coriolanus thought. “it’d suit you.” all he could do was force a smile. hilarius returned and he had a huge smile on his face.
“getting along?“ hilarius raised his eyebrows. y/n nodded and coriolanus did the same. “she’s a real peach.” coriolanus patted his shoulder. “how old are you again?” coriolanus never did get her age, hilarius danced around the question. “i-“ y/n smiled. “she’s eighteen, practically nineteen.” hilarius cut in before she could even finish her sentence. “hm.” she hummed in agreement. why did her brother seem so tense? “she’s quite young hilarius.” coriolanus shifted his body to face hilarius and his brows furrowed. he was already so taken with her and now he gets this bomb dropped, panem news would eat this up. “cradle robber coriolanus.” would follow him for the rest of his life. “she’s wise beyond her years.” hilarius shrugged. “wiser than you!” y/n teased.
“so- are you a student.. or?” coriolanus needed to know more about her. no matter. “she’s a student..” hilarius said for her, “please don’t ask where” echoes through hilarius’s head. “i also help out at my fathers company most weekends, make him lunch and coffee.” she tried to ease the newfound tension between her brother and coriolanus. “you are a stellar young lady.” he takes a bigger sip of his alcohol. he felt a little weird, it wasn’t like he was 50 years old trying to get a child bride, he was a young good looking man simply getting to know a women, that was what she was after all. “and you are an exceptional man.” she winked innocently.
“a match made in the capital.” hilarius chuckled cheekily, y/n didn’t catch the joke so she just laughed. coriolanus took this as a clear sign that she wanted him to, needed him to. “we should really get the families together, what do you say hilarius?” coriolanus now looked at y/n with a possessive gaze. “we’d love to.” in hilarius’s mind this was a win.
after the party i couldn’t stop thinking about y/n heavensbee, the little sister of that annoying leech that was hilarius heavensbee. i didn’t get to see her at all this week due to my busy schedule but a family dinner was scheduled for tonight at heavensbee manor, grandmaam and tigress would be there and tigress was going to make a dessert so we didn’t show up empty handed. my driver stopped to let a girl in a red uniform cross the street, probably some academy kid showing up late for school.
i looked at the girl a little more closely and lowered my window, it was y/n. FUCK! my jaw dropped. no, no! it can’t be, no fucking way would hilarius try to hook me up with his sister if she was still attending the academy. i told my driver to stop the car and called for her, surely this is just some messed up delusion in my head. “mr. snow?” she ran up to my car window. this is where i should’ve drove off but i just couldn’t, she shouldn’t be walking alone. “where ya headed.” i smile and she points to her uniform. “school, woke up late.” she chuckled, it was an adorable sound.
“want a ride.” the words just fell out of my mouth. “if it’s not to much trouble.” she seemed to pout. “not at all. get in.” i open the door and step out so she can get in. “thank you.” she smiled. hilarius was going to get my fist up his- i was pulled away from my thoughts when y/n handed me a white cloth with a rose embroidered on it, had my initials on it. “i made that two nights ago.. it’s not that good because-.” before she explained i cut her off, it was beautiful. “no, i love it, it’s beautiful.”
