this
THIS IRMA
okay, first of all, the trucker concept and being attached to the life on the road is something i've already read in beverly cleary's /dear mr. henshaw/ but wow, i never thought it could apply to gale! makes sense, actually, since gale was always trying to escape district 12 and the oppression of the capitol and it doesn't seem like he's ever willing to be tied down to a single location, y'know?
and katniss, wow, that ending was DARK, for reals. the hysterical laugh was a nice touch. o.o
/faving for sure

Well I am always a fan of fics where Gale is a bit of a dick and we get to see some Everlark!

You translated it to AU very well. The way it was good at the start, the marriage, but declined over time was very realistic. Poignantly so.

I was just a little bit confused at the start; by the way Katniss' purse was stolen like that I thought they were little children, but she was fifteen. Wouldn't the response be threatening to call the police rather than jumping around trying to get it? Though, kudos for her with the baseball bat.

Also, I just wonder why Peeta is the one to tell her that Prim died. Wouldn't the police do that job? Why did he know before her? It just needed a bit more explanation, I thought.

["Peeta, get your girlfriend out of her! She's no good!"] You need 'here'

[Reflected in the mirror of the shiny truck is the face of a pretty blonde girl.] Oooh, I love this little detail! And there were so many more, also, like Gale buying the wrong type of pastry.

A lovely fic overall, and the AU worked really well.

Cheers.

This was a very unique concept! I love how the relationships between characters stayed true even with the modern twist. You captured their personalities perfectly and although you used more modern devices, you developed these characters very similar to how they did in the series. I liked how even though it was a completely different scenario, it all had the same outcome. Incredible job!

LOOK, IRMY. I'M ACTUALLY REVIEWING.

But anyway, this was flawless because I actually cannot find anything wrong with it, or maybe I just fail with CC like that, but g589 bt5hvrvbr3fv e .kv /crying

Not really. It's metaphorical crying.

BUT THIS WAS LOVELY AND IT'S SO SIMPLE LIKE "okay you know Prim's dead" and it fjehviuvuibviubv and yeah so sorry about the incoherency.

/just got around to reading look i didn't procrastinate on reviewing

So okay yes idek whether to hate Gale or like him in this fic because yes it's just one of those marriages that didn't work, and /they happen/ but I didn't think it'd happen like this and

Yes, very, very lovely, Irmy-burmy.

xx Twilly

ok, at first i was a bit weary because i'm not a huge galeniss shipper but ohmygod this is probably one of the best thg fics i've ever read. most modern day au's are not that well written and don't seem to truly capture the complexity of the characters - this, i, think, is the ultimate exception. they way you tell the story (galeniss meeting, marriage, the rig) seems so plauible and REAL and wow

also when she met peeta made me squeal because peeta is so amazing and cute and you have both of them soooo ic.

ok when you write that prim died was was like "omg no u didn't" b/c katniss had been through so much, but it's almost like you channelled her emotions from the book into this au. and gale leaving safkjsfj it was mj all over again, wowie, but modern and argh.

absolutely no criticism - except that it wasn't long enough but c'est la vie

(ok sorry if the review makes no sense but i read this 4am a la matin and am just getting to review now and should be leaving in a sec but this fic literally left me breathless wow)

okay i'm rubbish with reviews but i read the hell out of your stories and never review so -

i just want to say i loved the touch with the fact he's a truck driver. like, you have no idea. i love little touches like that that make up a story. and when he asks her about big cars, and it's like 'she says nothing' i just knew this was going to be brilliant.

so, gale was a jerk. it's funny, because at the beginning i really liked the gale you wrote, but then when he'd just be like to katniss 'oh just get in the truck' like her fear was nothing i'd be like nO GALE DON'T BE A JERK I LIKED YOU DON'T MAKE ME STAB YOU WITH A FORK OR SOMETHING. and as the story went on my dislike of him just grew and peeta was being so sweet and the ending just made it for me.

and i love the title. i mean, i'm probably reading too much into this, but it's like he sent letters all the time at the beginning, but then they started to i guess fade and they gradually got less and less and idk i just love the title but all your titles are so pretty and relevant. i didn't miss the sentence where she says about there being faded lettering, btw. i just loved that touch.

and omg my heart just dropped when it was revealed prim was dead. like omg this is meant to be modernday!au dO NOT RIP MY HEART OPEN LIKE SUCO DID PLS.

but yeah. i love this. overall i'm just generally in awe. HOW DO YOU DO IT TELL ME YOUR SECRETS NOW.

you know i suck at reviewing but i saw it had one review and i was like I MUST REMEDY THIS HOW CAN THIS BE so -

ily irma and keep on being brilliant x

Make another chapter please