The Hunger Games Imagines

Promises Broken and Kept ~ Primrose Everdeen

Fluff & Angst
PrimXFem!Reader

TW: mentions of feeling sick for anyone who has emetephobia

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It was reaping day, the day everyone dreaded. It loomed over all of the districts, the significance of it, what it stood for, the threat it holds.

You lived in the poorest part of District 12, the seam. Life in the seam was hard, unbearable even, but that news wasn't anything groundbreaking given the world you lived in.

Today however was the day that the 74th annual Hunger Games would officially be put into motion. All of those between the ages of 12 and 18 were put into a draw to find the tributes for that year's games, the only difference they held was their physical biology. Each and every one of them were all in the same boat, all fighting to survive, all just inches away from tipping over the edge never to return.

This year was your third year being put forward as a potential victor, however in the case of your best friend Prim it was her first year. It was her first year and she was absolutely terrified, she was terrified that she would get picked because whilst there was no way she would be able to win the games everybody knew that no one from 12 ever wins. They're lost souls who leave home condemned to never return.

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You had just readied yourself for the reaping, dressed up in your best dress and hair tied as neatly as you could manage. The dress was a simple black with short sleeves, it went to just below your knees. Your hair was tied back into a braided bun, so nothing too special.

A quiet voice resonated throughout your house. Prim.

"Y/N, are you here ?" Her voice was soft and gentle, like a warm hug that encased you

"Yeah I'm here Primmy, I'll be out in a second." She hated that nickname, you knew she did but that's the enjoyment of calling her it.

The groan that followed your reply made you chuckle. After making your way to the door you found Prim standing there patiently, waiting.

"How may I help you on this fine day Miss Everdeen?" You asked with a cheeky grin on your face following your previous words to her.

"I was just wondering if you'd want to walk with me down to get checked in for the reaping," came her timid reply "I also have a question that I'd like to ask you."

"Prim, you don't even need to ask, of course I'll walk with you" you replied whilst wrapping your arm around her shoulders

For the first few minutes of your journey you walked in near silence, the only noise to be heard was the dry dirt crunching beneath your feet and the wind blowing past your ears. Then Prim cleared her throat, a clear sign that she had managed to work herself up to asking her question.

"Do you ever get scared Y/N ?" She questioned.

"In what way do you mean Primmy?"

"For the reaping, do you ever get scared that it'll be your name Effie pulls out of the bowl ?"

"Well Primmy, truth is I'm scared every year but I know the odds of actually being pulled from the bowl are ridiculously low because my name is only in three times and it's even lower for you because yours is only in once," you paused thinking carefully about your next words "You have nothing to worry about Prim, absolutely nothing at all. I promise you."

"Pinky promise ?" She smiled.

"Yeah I pinky promise you."

Famous last words.

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"PRIMROSE EVERDEEN!"

You felt sick, you could feel the bile rising in the back of your throat, the acid burned you. You promised her. You promised her something that you shouldn't have, you promised her something that you had no idea on how to keep.

You felt faint and your legs turned to jelly, everything blurred together. You could hair the faint cries of her mother and the pleading of her sister, Katniss. You knew Katniss, you knew what she was like and what she would do.

This was your fault, you caused this. If you hadn't said anything to Prim this wouldn't have happened. You knew what you had to do, what you had to do before Katniss could get the chance to because she had so much more to lose than you.

Taking a deep, albeit shaky, breath you stepped out from your place in the crowd and from your peripheral vision you could see Katniss doing the same in an effort to reach Prim and do the same thing that you were going to do, only you would do it before her. You had to. Pushing your way past other girls who were giving you looks of pity already knowing your plan, they knew of your commitment to Prim and the friendship you both held.

"Prim," it was Katniss, you had to do this and you had to do it quickly "PRIM."

Peace keepers intercepted Katniss, holding her back so that she couldn't reach Prim.

"I volunteer," you did it, you did it before Katniss could get the chance to "I VOLUNTEER , I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE."

The peace keepers let go of Katniss and she ran towards her sister, the sister that you are now giving your life for.

"I-I believe we have a volunteer." The shock in Effie's voice was evident.

Why wouldn't it be ? District 12 never has volunteers. Ever.

"Y/N?," It was Prim "Y/N, NO." She ran forward now trying to reach you.

You turned to look at Gale Hawthorne, a good friend of Katniss' and someone who you were fairly well acquainted with. You shared a look of understanding and he knew what he had to do. Coming forward he grabbed Prim and threw her over his shoulder in an effort to immobilise her protests.

She screamed and your heart hurt, it was alright thought it was all going to be alright because you'd saved Prim and now no harm would come to her. Right ?

You stood there still for a second or two and the gravity of your actions sank in. Peace Keepers held onto you bringing you towards to stage where Effie stood before everyone.

"A dramatic turn of events in District 12," she gleamed "Yes well Dristrict 12's very first volunteer."
"Bring her up, come on dear." She beckoned you towards her.

You took a deep breath, trying to hold everything together.

"And what's your name ?"

"Y/N," you replied "Y/N L/N."

It was officially the beginning of the end.

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1108 words.

A/N.

Wow that's a lot of writing. So um it's not been proof read or anything because I can't really be bothered with that right now but I'll probably do it at some point later.

Please don't be afraid to let me know what you thought of this imagine, I'm going to be totally honest and tell you that this is the first time where I've ever actually posted something that I've written so I am more than open to criticism of my writing (obviously within reason).

Also I can't guarantee that there will be any real timeline to when I post these imagines :)

22nd July
Ok so nothing ground breaking done just some editing, also I'm pretty sure there'll be a few more imagines in the coming days so that's fun ig?

~ Finn 🪐