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Four Times Katniss Wasn't Reaped (And One Time She Was) by lit_chick08 [PG]
Fandom: THE HUNGER GAMES
Pairing: Katniss Everdeen, Gale Hawthorne
Length: 4113 words
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lit_chick08
Author Website: Fic journal
Why this must be read: Katniss and Gale hunt in the woods. Sometimes it's easy to forget that they in fact have not known each other their whole lives but only first crossed paths after the deaths of the fathers. That being said I love that this story insinuates that of course they would have a least known about each other before they officially met. What this story beautifully presents is Katniss and Gale's world before the 74th Hunger Games with all its struggles and small victories. It's a young Gale and Katniss learning from each other and learning to trust that they have each other's backs.
One afternoon, Katniss didn't meet him in the woods. As he headed towards the Hob to trade the single goose he had been able to down with the bow he had made, Gale saw Katniss coming out, her arms weighted down with grain and heating oil.
“Where did you get the money for that?” he demanded, suddenly furious convinced she had gone out early to empty his traps.
“Tesserae,” she answered with a shrug.
“Why would you do that?” Gale exploded, his anger taking a different form in his chest.
“You do it!” Katniss shouted back. “And we need this!”
He stomped away then, too afraid of what he would say to her if he stayed, and, for the next three days, he did not see her. The Reaping was the next day, and he could not stop thinking about it. His mother sat beside him on the third evening of their fight and ventured, “She wants to do what's best for her family too.”
Gale glared at her before gritting out, “If she gets Reaped, there won't be anyone left to take care of Mrs. Everdeen and Prim.”
Brushing his hair away from his forehead, Hazelle leaned forward and kissed his forehead. “That's what you'll do.”
Four Times Katniss Wasn't Reaped (And One Time She Was) by lit_chick08
Pairing: Katniss Everdeen, Gale Hawthorne
Length: 4113 words
Author on LJ:
lit_chick08Author Website: Fic journal
Why this must be read: Katniss and Gale hunt in the woods. Sometimes it's easy to forget that they in fact have not known each other their whole lives but only first crossed paths after the deaths of the fathers. That being said I love that this story insinuates that of course they would have a least known about each other before they officially met. What this story beautifully presents is Katniss and Gale's world before the 74th Hunger Games with all its struggles and small victories. It's a young Gale and Katniss learning from each other and learning to trust that they have each other's backs.
One afternoon, Katniss didn't meet him in the woods. As he headed towards the Hob to trade the single goose he had been able to down with the bow he had made, Gale saw Katniss coming out, her arms weighted down with grain and heating oil.
“Where did you get the money for that?” he demanded, suddenly furious convinced she had gone out early to empty his traps.
“Tesserae,” she answered with a shrug.
“Why would you do that?” Gale exploded, his anger taking a different form in his chest.
“You do it!” Katniss shouted back. “And we need this!”
He stomped away then, too afraid of what he would say to her if he stayed, and, for the next three days, he did not see her. The Reaping was the next day, and he could not stop thinking about it. His mother sat beside him on the third evening of their fight and ventured, “She wants to do what's best for her family too.”
Gale glared at her before gritting out, “If she gets Reaped, there won't be anyone left to take care of Mrs. Everdeen and Prim.”
Brushing his hair away from his forehead, Hazelle leaned forward and kissed his forehead. “That's what you'll do.”
Four Times Katniss Wasn't Reaped (And One Time She Was) by lit_chick08