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────────────────────────( seventeen; female; lesbian ; district three tribute)
p e r s o n a l i t y ;( C ) ora is rather brash and sarcastic, unforgiving with her humor. She is comfortable making others the butt of the joke in order to make herself look better. Cora finds peace within loud, out of control moments, as those are the ones that allow her to melt away the easiest. She has a quick temper that flares up due to seemingly minute details. She is rather messy outside of a freshly made bed every morning. She makes hand-to-hand combat her personality, preferring to practice her skills often.
( likes ) knives ; building ; forgery
( abhors ) peace and quiet ; awkward situations; nonconfrontational problem solvers
( nadia vulvokov ) red ; blue ; five foot three ; one hundred fifty one ;
h i s t o r y ;
( C ) ora's parents were determined to give her the best life, regardless of what was thrown at them. Her family was rather well off, with Cora as their only daughter. Her father worked as a software developer. He would often spend the excess money to get her gadgets of her own, wanting her to learn to love to build. And so, that's one of her greatest advantages. Through many years, patience, and careful guidance, Cora was crafted into an extremely well practiced builder. She is adept in picking materials that hold up well against the constraints of the task at hand and her brain truly serves as a canvas - she requires nothing to be drawn out, simply resting on her own imagination and ideas. She has been able to find comfort in her mistakes, at least in her solitude, as she is able to see the beauty in such an uppity culture. Her family is well-connected, which only made her being chosen all of the more shocking. Her mother and father held her closely, willing tears not to spill out as their only daughter was sent to fight in the games..for her life.
( relation ) rowan vasilissa; thirty-five ; software developer ;
( relation ) malinda vasilissa; thirty-two; computer programmer
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────────────────────────( twenty-two ; nonbinary; pansexual ; district four stylist)
p e r s o n a l i t y ;( I ) mogen, although originally extraordinarily shy and subdued, has grown into their skin. They still can appear this way when in situations, especially those that require a decent amount of social interacting. However, they open up easier to their friends, ensuring that they are their own person and establishing bonds of trust and acceptance throughout their people. Their jokes consist mainly of constant, inside jokes, those that have been tried and true. They spend the majority of their time living with their cat, Sebastian in a relatively small flat within the Capitol. They shun away from the technology at their fingertips, more so than most, to a point where it is a recognizable and undeniable trait about Imogen.
( likes ) thoughtful gifts ; quiet, strong people that are intensely aware of their surroundings; hair and makeup ;
( abhors ) large crowds ; confrontation ; poor hygiene ;
( ruby rose ) black ; silver ; five foot seven ; one hundred forty five ; texture print tattoo running from base of neck, across chest, down to hip
h i s t o r y ;
( I ) mogen lived a rather brutal life, beginning to lose people around the age of four. Her mother, having headed out to the grocery store, was involved in a freak accident involving the trolley. There was no way to describe how it happened, because in truth, her death impacted both everyone and nobody at all. Her mother, Bethie, was a nurse who worked in the infirmary tent. The sudden death in the family coupled with the deadbeat her father was, left her with no other option than to live with her great-aunt Denise. Denise was a great guardian... until she wasn't. When, at the age of twelve, Imogen made an innocent comment about questioning their sexuality, the ball began to roll. Every other comment that Denise didn't agree with was bound to start an argument. At the age of sixteen, Imogen came out as nonbinary and pansexual, much to the dismay of her family that was still living. The love of her family was much like how she felt the wind blowing around them. They knew that it was present, but it wasn't exactly influential. Then, slowly, they felt it begin to dissipate. The more in tune they became with themself, the less that others wanted to do with them, whether it be as simple as interacting or as deep as going to the mall. Imogen crafted a new person, yielding their challenges and overcoming like a shield. They're always down for a good time but refuse to let anyone close unless it's a very dear friend or they believe that there is no motive to be had.
( mother ) bethie ; deceased ; formerly: nurse
( great-aunt ) denise ; fifty-four ; nurse
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opal braun
female • heterosexual
20 • 5' 6' • district 1 • careers
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Ever since Opal was a child, she was taught that being perfect was of utmost importance. Of course, it had to do with the fact that she comes from a rich family of two well-known couples who worked in the pearl business with four kids. The first one would be her older brother and then her older sister after him, leaving a younger sister after Opal, making her the third child. From the age of one, they’re always taught to follow a set of rules. Always carry themselves with respect and dignity. Only be presented clean and in proper fashion to show statues. But most importantly, to not associate with anyone below their caste. Her siblings believed that ideology and lived their lives following it, and so did Opal herself later on.
At first, it took Opal a while because she was still so innocent. When she was little, she made friends with one of the maid's kids, who was viewed as less than her. Still so young, Opal didn’t even know what that meant yet. She just enjoyed the company of the little kid as any child would. Sadly, Aarya was found playing with her new friend in the maid's quarters, Opal as a result, the maid was fired and Opal was punished. She never understood why her parents took the actions they did but was never given the chance to question it. She just knew from that day forward, she wouldn’t allow herself to interact with anyone that wasn’t like her. At first, it kept her from making new friends because she was afraid of losing them or getting caught, or maybe even disappointing her parents. But then it became a trait that she believed was rightly so. After all, why would she want to associate with anyone below her? At that point, her friend group only consisted of a few people her parents selected for her, each one fake in their own way.
Just like her siblings, Opal grew up training for the Hunger Games as did any of the kids from the careers. She pushed herself to become the best of her siblings in hopes of pleasing her parents and getting more recognition from them. Still, with all the effort she put into her training, she was never as good. Her brother, the oldest, came first, and her two other sisters were equally right after. Even her sister who was younger than her was better than her. It bothered Opal for years, but she never gave up on trying to get better.
At the age of 27, her brother joined the games. At first, they were excited, even hopeful with how well his training had been. But when news came of his death, Opal's heart ached with hatred. She wasn’t sure towards who. Maybe the district that killed her brother. The capital that created the stupid game. Or maybe even her parents for secretly forcing him to volunteer for games to begin with. Still, clueless about this information, it hurt to lose her brother, and everything seemed cold and dark for a while.
Years later, it wasn’t only until she met her knight in shining armor. An old friend who she had bickered with as kids, but grew fond of once they were older, was the reason she was able to get over her brother's grief. He too was raised in wealth, and it helped that their mothers were friends, so seeing him didn’t go against her parents, and it allowed them to see each other more often. He was everything she wasn’t. Patient. Balanced. Accepting. Being with him changed her in a way she never thought she could be. Opal became more inspired, liberated, and open-minded. Rather than hate everyone or judge them, she now tries to think of them as equals. She started to crave the freedom that others have and wish to become a better person. He makes her believe she’s able to become that person, and because of that, she grows to care for him deeply. She was confident with her love for him, and so was he. However, due to family business, his parents had moved away, leaving the two to forcefully separate.
Despite being separated by distance, Opal couldn’t bring herself to separate from him, and for a while, they reached out to each through through messages. Eventually, though, the two began to talk to each other less often, and after a while agreed they couldn’t go on with the act. But sometimes, they find each other reaching out to the other at moments of need. It’s difficult for Aarya, though she has a change of heart compared to her family, she still has a difficult time with making friends. Her old snobby and rude behavior is a habit she still can’t get past, and with her parents still watching her every move, it makes it difficult for her to be her true self. When you get to know her, her willingness to change and her trusting nature can make her seem naive or docile. In reality, Opal craves nothing but true freedom from her parent's lifestyle, wanting nothing more than to be able to wash off the image of feigned perfection and pointless aristocracy her parents so desperately painted on her. As a disparate act to become free, Opal joined the games, not sure if she needed to prove something to everyone or to find an end to her escape from her harsh reality.
+ adventures, willingness to change, hopeful
- arrogant, ignorant, timid
fc: milana vino
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────────────────────────( twenty-six ; male ; gay ; district two victor ;)
*trigger warning: grooming; undetailed accounts of abuse;
p e r s o n a l i t y ;( A ) fter winning the Games, his entire personality came crashing down, rebuilding into what it is today. Grayson's life has been one of darkness and it shows in his mannerisms. He is often isolating from others, refusing to let people get close. He exhibits depressive symptoms on the daily and refuses to try to get better. He is a quieter soul, but when he opens his mouth, he is eloquent, although dark. He has a faint accent from somewhere people have trouble placing. He spends his time reading and drawing. His room is full of books, both literature and sketch. He works with charcoal excessively and the stains of that endeavor can be found around his room. He harbors great animosity towards the Capitol and doesn't enjoy the games - he's just waiting for another to win the games from his district so he can be done. However, he is a good trainer. He can recognize weakness and strength and he knows how to play off it. He enjoys strategy, and can often be found poring through it in some of the books that he has.
( likes ) one ; two ; three
( abhors ) one ; two ; three
( freddy carter ) black ; brown ; five foot nine ; one hundred sixty seven ; scars range his lower back
h i s t o r y ;
( G ) rayson was born into a middle-class family. Because they were in district two, Grayson was placed into hunger games training at a very young age. This likely was what gave him the edge that he needed to win. While others experienced academic validation, Grayson experienced a different kind of high. He felt like a different person when he was training and so he did it often. He needed the distraction even more as his sister left, as his mother died, as his father turned violent.
He made friends with the head trainer, a previous female victor in their thirties by the name of Emmy. They would often train together and run together, determined to leave reality behind.
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They became close, somewhere between brother and sister and best friends. She was in a position of power over him, to an extent, and he cared about what she thought about him. Perhaps this is why, when she made a move onto him when he was seventeen, he didn't consider the fact that it was wrong. He had never excessively lusted about her; he only needed someone to be there for him. Emmy took the trust that he had placed in her and manipulated it to be what she needed it to be. Grayson attempted to cut her off, but things got out of hand one day. She pressed him against the wall, a knife immediately pressing into his throat. "You'll love me," she'd murmured softly, lips skating across his ear. Without a way out, Grayson did, until he was selected at the Reaping. In a way, the Games saved him. But in lieu of that, his self-esteem, his trust, his body were given away. When Grayson recognized that he was gay, it wasn't a shock. He thought it was likely a trauma response, however valid, to the loss he had felt at the hands of a woman.
*note that these are the character's thoughts and not my own.
you made me a monster (view spoiler)[ and never expected to feel my claws | victor, district 7 ]
A Z R A E L W O L C O F F
sex: male [ he / him ]
sexuality: hetero
age: 27
height: 6' 2" / 190 cm
face claim: bogdan demkiv
strengths:
— Physical Strength | If hauling and working with large pieces of wood doesn’t convince you, maybe his workout regime might. Since becoming a victor, Azrael has found a release from his terrors and stress by becoming stronger and more capable of fighting back, even more so than when he was in the arena. He might not have access to many weapons to train with, nor would he be allowed to if he did, but he’s honed himself into one anyway.
— Resilient | Giving up isn’t something he’s ever considered an option and that stubbornness is likely the only thing that’s kept him sane. Whether bouncing back from physical challenges or finding a way to live after emotional suffering, Azrael has proven his endurance.
— Awareness of Forest Survival | Coming from District 7, Azrael has spent plenty of time in the great forests that supply Panem’s lumber and is well aware of the hazards that come from the flora and fauna. He also knows how to use natural resources when emergencies call for it which is what helped him survive during his time in the Games.
weaknesses:
— Swimming | An ability he had never considered important until he was sent into the Hunger Games. After what happened there, he vowed never to touch a body of water again.
— His Loved Ones | Azrael would burn the world if it meant they’d be safe, simple as that. His loyalty is no secret and it is the very thing that the Capitol has been exploiting since he stepped foot outside of the arena.
— His Inability to Let Go | Forgive and forget, right? Wrong. Azrael does neither. He forgets nothing, including anything or anyone that has ever wronged him or someone he cared about. While he might’ve learned how to better manage that anger, it still smolders, creating a near obsession-like way of thinking.
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Azrael makes no effort to hide his feelings on most matters, making him direct and extremely honest. For some, it’s refreshing from the lies and sweet promises of the capitol. For others, it’s unwise and reckless. But, he feels that if his opinions or advice would help someone, he needs to share them. There is a limit to his honesty because that sense of self-preservation that was accentuated in the arena is still present in his daily life. However, he’s found ways to tip-toe the line between rebellious and obedient. There’s just too much he’s not willing to risk to truly voice his passions. When he was younger, he used to be more playful and affectionate than he is now, and though he is a lot more serious and realistic, little glimmers of his old self still shine through with a select few.
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[ + ] smell of sawdust, wood carving, furry animals, the forest
[ - ] large and open spaces, mind games, snakes (and eels, etc.), the Capitol :)
family:
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For some, winning the Games is a triumphant event, shrouded in pride, glory, and relief. For others, the Games mark the true hopelessness and vulnerability that the Capitol has over its citizens. Azrael falls into the latter category.
He didn’t have a remarkable childhood or a defining dream for the arena. Coming from a middle-class family in District 7, his family was in charge of one of the major sawmills in the district and had more resources than most. Thankful for this, they had sought to distribute the wealth where they could, even if it was the barest of necessities. That was how he met the Halliard family, and in turn, Reyna. Close in age and working in the same department in the sawmill, serving as runners and fill-in help when needed, they became close. Her family benefited from the extra food for the younger children and he benefited by having a friend as close as he might have a sister.
And then the reaping. As luck would have it, Reyna found the odds not in her favor, and not a soul stepped up to take her place.
But when it came to calling out the boy, a turn of events brought the spotlight to District 7’s Reaping. When Cody Garrett’s name was called, a cry sounded from his mother, one that was swiftly followed by a gasp of relief as another boy stepped forward, volunteering as tribute in Cody’s place. Azrael.
Azrael wasn’t sure what he was thinking at that moment. Maybe he envisioned a shared victory. A perfect world. An absolute delusion.
That’s what it was. When he watched Reyna die, something irrevocably shattered within him. He had grown up watching the Games from his side of the screen, wondering if his strength and wits would win the prize that could change his family’s way of life. But he wasn’t ready for what the Games took. It was the agony of watching her die that sent him into the rage he grew popular for. The citizens of the Capitol were moved by his display - in their twisted way - as he slaughtered the tributes who had killed her. He had little love to return for the Capitol though. Especially not when his return home was a new arena in itself.
People fawned for his attention, his love. It was a deranged dream and those in power found plenty of ways to feed that. For a price. It’s an old story, one that spans hundreds of years' worth of Games. High-ranking members of society desired to have some claim on the victor even now, wishing to be the center of his all-consuming attention even if it was but for a night. He hated them. He hated himself. And he hated the Capitol and the man in charge. But he didn’t fight back. What was the point? He couldn’t lose anyone else.
So, he played the games once more. Whispered stories against skin. Lies against painted lips. Azrael became a sweetheart of Capitol as one of the younger victors and his hatred slowly grew into something sharp, and dangerous. Gone was the boy with innocent hope and light-filled dreams. Here to stay was the prey turned hunter, just biding his time until the Capitol meets its match.
Until then, however, it’s his job to take care of the kids going into the same nightmare he faced, and as much as he despises the Games, he refuses to send the tributes in unprepared. Whether it’s extra training, advice on networking, or calling in favors, Azrael will do whatever he can to get his kids out alive.
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Jacob | Joshua | Banks
Male | He/Him/His | Romantic | Straight
JJ | Victor | 22 | District 12 |
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〖 Appearance 〗
〖 Personality 〗
JJ has always been known for his care free personality. He is the type of person who doesn't let things bother him or get in the way of his happiness. His care free attitude is infectious and leaves those around him feeling more relaxed and at ease. JJ is never one to stress or worry about the small things in life. He believes that everything happens for a reason and there is no point in dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. Instead, he lives in the moment and embraces each day with a positive and carefree attitude.
〖 History 〗
JJ is a 22-year-old male living in a dystopian society where the government controls every aspect of its citizens' lives. He grew up in a world where hunger, poverty, and violence were the norm. However, JJ's life took an unexpected turn when he was chosen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a brutal competition where 24 young adults fight to the death in a televised event. Despite the odds being stacked against him, JJ proved to be a skilled and strategic fighter, ultimately emerging as the victor of the games.
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Abilities ~
➳ Stealth
➳ Speed
Likes ~
➳ Music
➳ Flipping people off
Dislikes ~
➳ Being nice
➳ People
Skills ~
➳ Strength
➳ Deception
Fears ~
➳ Being alone
➳ Having someone
Goals ~
➳ Are there any?
➳ Staying Alive
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Parents ~
➳ Jacob Banks
➳ Deceased mother by birth
Siblings ~
➳ None
Friends ~
➳ Has none [Dead]
Lovers ~
➳ Open
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Persephone | Mara | Tanda
Female | She/Her | Romantic | Pansexual
Mara | Tribute | 18 | District 13
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〖 Appearance 〗
〖 Personality 〗
she's empathetic and curious. Of course, she's also athletic, adaptable, and appreciative, but they're less prominent and often intertwined with being criminal as well. Her empathy though, is what she's so well-liked for. People regularly count on this and her creativity whenever they need assistance or help. she's thievish and cold is just the tip of the iceberg. That's without even stating she's also insulting, disruptive, and hostile, but at least they only show in smaller doses and mixed with behaviors of being fun-loving as well. But focus on her as this is what she's often scorned. Multiple nights have ended in disaster because of this and her apathetic nature, as sad of reality as this may be.
〖 History 〗
Persephone never imagined that her name would be called at the reaping for the annual Hunger Games. She had watched the event every year, grateful that her name had never been chosen. But as she stood on the stage, her heart pounding and her palms sweating, she couldn't believe her luck had run out. She had just turned 18, which meant this was her first year eligible for the Games, and now she was being sent to fight for her life.
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Abilities ~
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Likes ~
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Dislikes ~
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Skills ~
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Fears ~
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Goals ~
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Parents ~
➳ Mary
➳ Gary
Siblings ~
➳ Alexander
➳ Clary
Friends ~
➳ Ryan
➳ Jace
Lovers ~
➳ Ralph
➳ Simon
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