fic: i'm the mess (you'd wear with pride)

[bittereternity]

And it was always the stories that needed the telling that gave us the rope we could cross any river with. They balanced us high above any crevasse. They made us be natural acrobats. They made us brave. They met us well. They changed us. It was in their nature to.

-     - Ali Smith, girl meets boy: the myth of iphis.

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He’s nine and they’ve had a

Comments

[emeraldarrows]

Gah, this is gorgeous. Completely heartbreaking and in character. Very well done! (and welcome to the fandom. (:)

[bittereternity]

Thank you very much for your comment, and for the warm welcome!. :)

[weekendsinner]

First: Welcome to the fandom! <3

And second: this is a lovely, lovely fic! Wonderfully-written and true to character. His moments with Madge and Katniss were very well done, and I also really liked the little glimpses into his life pre-Katniss.

"“That means I wasn't dying alone,” she says simply, and laces her fingers through his." FEELS.

Loved this. <3

[bittereternity]

Thanks a lot for your comment!
I love Gale a lot as a character (which is odd,because I don't really like him in the books) so I'm glad you liked it. :-)