Hey everyone! This is my first non-SYOT Hunger Games fic. It's just a little Peeta/Katniss/Gale drabble, about what's real in Peeta's life.
"You love me. Real or not real?"
"Real."
-Mockingjay
You know she's never been good at lying. So that's why you believe her when she tells you that her love for you is real.
You've always been a touch obsessed with real. When you proposed, you wanted it to be real. When you met her, you knew that your love was real.
And you were never happier than you were when she finally told you that it was real.
But the thing is, occasionally, lying comes easily when it will save a soul.
And soon you discover that it's not real, that her heart is consumed with another – you finally understand why she only reacted to your love if her eyes were closed.
But you just can't figure out why she lied – why she said it was real, when it wasn't.
Why?
Why is it that you gave your all to this woman, only to learn that it's not real? Why?
She probably knew saying 'real' would save her – it's not like she hates you. She's always felt comforted by you.
But she doesn't love you. All you've ever wanted…and all you asked for, and you can't have it.
Why is it so hard? After all, she doesn't know you know. She keeps on pretending that it's real.
You could both just go on pretending forever.
But…there's the other man. The one she loves so dearly and desperately. The man who disappeared into the wilderness years ago.
And you suppose that's why you can't pretend that it's real. Because he's just as real as you are, as she is, and how she feels can never go away.
So you give her a chance. You give her a chance to tell a truth. Years later, you ask her the same question you asked when you and her began.
"You love me. Real or not real?"
"Real."
And that's when you know you'll both just go on pretending forever.
So what did you think of that? It came to me last night at like one in the morning. I hope you liked it! Please review, I really want feedback.
Love always,
Lily