Hope's Peak Academy is a prestigious school where only the best of the best are allowed to attend the Main Course. Teenagers from different fields come together to study in one building, hoping to cultivate their talent to the fullest potential. It is guaranteed that once you graduate you will have success and riches.
However, it is an inherently flawed system, in my honest opinion. Despite the diligence of the talent scouts, some will always fall into the cracks. Faceless, nameless students with talents that shine the brightest can go their entire school career going unnoticed. Those who don't want to attend or can't attend usually stay under the radar. If you're scouted for Hope's Peak, you're usually pressured into going by the school, your family, your friends, and everyone around you.
I intended to use that flaw to live my life as I please. Being thrust into the spotlight was never my thing and I wanted to become a NEET after I graduated high school. That was my plan, anyway. I did just well enough in school to be a 'smart' kid, but not extraordinary enough to be reviewed for a possible enrollment into Hope's Peak.
Until an annoying student council president named Aoikawa decided to butt in. He submitted some of my personal essays and think pieces to Hope's Peak, therefore making me an established candidate for a student. He meant well, but that doesn't quite quell the anger I felt towards him and his audaciousness to get me noticed by Hope's Peak.
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This is… the point where I'm supposed to introduce myself, right?
Rin Kazuyami
Ultimate Scholar
I know it doesn't look like much of a talent, but I take a special pride in it. I like to read and learn about things, as well as analyze and criticize the world around me. I'm truly passionate about what I do, but due to the field my talent belongs to, I'm never able to study and learn about things I love. Only things that are considered useful information and are apart of the nation-wide curriculum.
But that is a reflection for another time.
What matters right now is that I'm going to be taking a step forward into my new, unwanted life in the limelight as a Hope's Peak Academy student.
However, as soon as I took one step into the main foyer, the edges of my vision started to grow dark. My body became heavy and I struggled to keep my eyes open. Dots of black were sprinkled in my line of sight, until it was finally the curtain call for my consciousness.
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Welcome to Virtue by Vice! This is going to be my first writing piece since my 2 year old fanfiction. I want to get back into writing and I'll have a lot of time since summer break just started for me.
I would like to present the theme of this SYOC: virtues and vices (the title is a dead giveaway, I know). Each character will represent a virtue or a vice. Now, just because it's a virtue doesn't mean the person has to be morally good. Mix and match and experiment! However, I will require that the virtue or vice tie into the character somehow.
The deadline for all OCs is June 19th. However, I will be accepting OCs during that time period. OCs that are especially interesting and catch my attention will probably be the ones to be accepted before the deadline. Also! There will be no set update schedule, but I will let you know of any and all progress on chapters.