Fake

happy fourth!
(unfortunately I'm working/volunteering all day so can't write any holiday specials :( oh well)
raise your hands who's surprised i wrote another ptsd genderbend last month (and then forgot to post)?  no one?  that's right
~dreamer~

Main Points:
Arrow Genderbend
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 135
Rating: Gen

         “So, how come I don’t see your ribs?” Thea asks bluntly.  Ollie nearly brushes it off before she remembers Dig’s advice.  A little honesty now and then might be enough to make her mask that much more believable.
         “I eat.  And I take vitamins,” she says defensively, but Thea’s eyebrow has never been more expressive.
         “Uh-huh.”
         Ollie sighs.  “I—I probably wouldn’t even have noticed, before, but everything tastes…fake?  Artificial?  I can taste it.”
         “You know, Raiza loves you.  If you asked her, she’d find you all the natural and organic foods you’d need,” Thea suggests, wrapping an arm around Ollie’s shoulder supportively.
         Ollie blinks slowly.
         “What?” the little sister asks.
         “You know, I…it sounds dumb, but I forgot I could ask other people for help,” Ollie confesses.  “I’ll try to be better about that.”