Like a Fortune Sold by driedvoices (Teen and Up)

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Fandom: THE HUNGER GAMES
Pairing: technically, Annie/Johanna, Gale/Katniss/Peeta, but pretty gen
Length: 8,524 words
Author on LJ: not that I'm aware
Author Website: her AO3 page
Why this must be read:

Because it's sweet and soothing and kind of wish-fulfilly in a way that doesn't simply ignore canon. And because it deals with Annie's insanity in an interesting way, one that's not always comfortable, but is comprehensible.



She's already under the covers and dozing when she hears her door open. She allows herself about two seconds of paranoid fear before Peeta says, "Real or not real. You loved Gale."

"Peeta—"

"Real or not real, Katniss."

"Real."

"Real or not real, you loved me."

She sits straight up, stares him in the eye. "Why do you keep saying loved, past tense?"

She can't see Peeta's face in the dark, but she thinks he might smile as he pulls the blankets over top of him.

like a fortune sold