Primrose Post!

Hey fellow tributes! I hope you're having a fabulous week :) Today I'm bringing you a recommendation for fics centred around everyone's favourite little duck, Prim.

Good Primrose Everdeen fics are hard to find - all of these (pffft, all = three) I found on Archive Of Our Own. I think because we aren't given much of Prim's character - or perhaps because she's young - Prim isn't a character than many people base their writings on. However, I've found some wonderful fanfictions that I loved loved loved reading; they are mostly one-shots that expand on what Suzanne gave us and breathe life into Primrose Everdeen.

(Beware: Mockingjay spoilers lie ahead.)

Title: the mechanics of a dream (your future's a machine)
Author: Electrumqueen
Summary: Prim and Rory live their lives, until the revolution comes calling.
(Recommended by Miss Scarlett 05)
Why? The mechanics of a dream (your future's a machine) is a dark, adult, screwed up fic and it totally sucks you in. Not for the faint hearted. It's a great expansion on Prim from the little girl to someone as brave as her sister. The Rory/Prim pairing works really well in this, and Primrose's characterisation is just ramble-worthy in a twisted and gritty AU world. Electrumqueens' writing is superb.

Title: Choosing Fate
Author: Sour-Idealist
Summary: Prim has always had a sense for when to brace herself.
Why? Choosing Fate is a lovely short piece with a real sense of purpose. The final allusion to the events of Mockingjay is very well done, as is the brave and resolute characterisation of Prim. The descriptive language, especially a great simile in the first scene, is beautifully done in such a simple fanfic; "hears the sweetness slipping around the center of it as the T brushes behind her teeth like a kiss."

Title: so my hopes rise and fall
Author: Not Listed
Summary: Primrose Everdeen is strong in her own way.
Why? This is an interesting third-person perspective that favours Prim. This author's attentiveness to the canonical portrayal of Primrose is excellent, as are their observations on Prim and Katniss. Long, compounded sentences really add to the calm, reflective tone of this fic. I think this fic puts up a very good plight for Prim!