So here's the thing, this is another one of the many SYOT stories. I'm writing this mainly because I created a character of my own for an SYOT, and I basically fell in love with the character. Thing is, the story's looking to be discontinued, seeing as it hasn't been updated since last year, and he never even got introduced into the story.

Okay, so there will be 24 Tributes of course, but there will only be 22 spots available, as two spots are reserved for my little brother and I. I promise neither of us will win though. Anyways, that's still quite a lot of spots to fill, especially with the low interest in SYOTs these days.

Anyways, a couple (or more) quick (or not) guidelines that I'd really love for you to abide by when submitting your character:

1. Please, please, please do not create a super character. I understand you want your character to be absolutely amazing, and you want him/her to have a great chance of winning, but please keep it realistic. Try and take into account what skills your tribute is likely to have coming from the district you choose. Feel free to have a couple extras, because I get that it's also not realistic to be restricted to just district-wide skills. Try and keep it human please.

2. Don't make your character absolutely flawless in every way; if you want them to be perfect physically, at least give them some miniscule personality flaw. I.e. Drop dead gorgeous, but a real bitch to boot. I'd like to point out, you absolutely MAY make them perfect (in your eyes) if you so choose. This isn't set in stone, and I will definitely still consider everyone's character, perfect or not.

3. Please keep it physically possible. A person cannot have, for example, blue eyes streaked with red. Here is a list of possible things the human eye can do. Eyes can be all one color with a patch of one eye being a different color, I know this for a fact as my friend's eyes are like that. Eyes can also be any natural color, including gray. Eyes cannot be red, cannot be bright yellow, cannot be white. Things like that. Now if I'm actually wrong, and eyes can be any of those colors, I don't mind you letting me know so. Eyes can also be two different colors. Despite popular belief, that is definitely possible. Now note, I cannot have all the characters have unique eyes like that. That doesn't mean you can't put that as the eye color, but I'd like to point out that I'm only going to except two or maybe three like that before I start requesting for you to change the eye color. I feel like not outright rejecting your character would be the right thing to do, because I do understand why you might be drawn to a unique trait like that. I personally have a thing for one blue, one green, with white hair; hella sexy in my book. I'm not sure if hair can be white, so I am going to accept anything that sounds plausible with hair. Please keep in mind that people in the districts aren't going to have access to hair dye, so they can't have turquoise, green, etc. hair. If you want to say like, black with a greenish tine, bluish tint, purplish tint, etc. feel free. I'll except that. I'll except blood red, bright red, things like that seem plausible to me. Maybe blood red not so much, but still, I'll except that. If you really, really want wild, crazy hair, go for it, but I might not give you a spot. Then again, I might.

4. I love a nice healthy dose of tragedy, angst, etc. Anyone does, but again, please don't over-do it. I'll consider it just the same as anyone elses, but if their entire life is doom and gloom, it'd be nice of you to give them a break, and let them have something at least, be it a good friend or what have you.

5. Once you submit a character, please keep an eye on your inbox. I think it'd be to the best results if I conferred with the creater of the characters when I write about them, as who knows them better than you do? If you want to, you can just hand the character over to me, as in, just let me know that you want me to develop the character on my own without your help, and I will. I'd also be willing to let you back in on them if you change your mind later.

6. Please, no dorky nicknames like The Destroyer..., when I ask for a nickname I mean a nickname they go by in their real lives. Like, if a person's name was Jennifer, a plausible nickname would be Jenny. But I don't mind creativity. If you want your character's friends to called them something like Hotshot or something, as I know lots of friends have stupid nicknames for each other, feel free to go for it.

Now I'd just like to make it clear for you all. I'm going to be choosing myself when the characters die. As in, if it's in the bloodbath, beginning, middle, end, etc. And I'd like you to know, both mine and my brother's characters are definitely 100% going to die in the games. It'd be unfair in about a million different ways if either of them won. I will though, let you know straight up that mine at least is likely to survive at least until the middle-end stage, as I feel really attached to him, and I want his character to be able to develop nicely. But it was always my intention for him to die in the games, from the first day I made him, the author always had permission to kill him off whenever she wanted, as long as he didn't win. I don't want him to, seriously. As backward as that seems, I created him as a character that could be killed off.

Note this, I know most people want their character to live. But keep in mind, there's only one winner. Only one of you will be the winner. Odds for you right now is that 22 to 1 your character is going to die. Just making sure you're aware. For those of you whose characters do die, please do not be too upset. It'd make me feel bad. :(

Okay, sooo submission form. Again, note, if you want your character to be a suprise to the people who go through the reviews to scope out the characters, just send this to me in a private message and it'll be secret. And, if you do so, please make sure you can receive private messages as well, so I can reply to you. If you can't then I won't except your character. I believe that's reasonable.

But anyways, check my profile for the submission form, or request it in a pm. If you go with the pm, ask me to reserve a spot until you finish and I will. :)

Updates: Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all full, and District 2 female is taken. The rest is still available. :)

Please note, not everyone can have a romance, there's just no way. But if you request one, it will be considered, but I'm only going to do one romance that full out, as in feelings returned, actually happens. Other romances can be tried in terms of one-side, crushes, spur of the moment kisses, etc.

But as I said, I'll consider anything you throw at me, so do whatever you want, just keep in mind the guidelines. They aren't an absolute 100% dealbreaker, but I'm definitely not going to take it unless it's good. Now, besides all these multiple requests, please go wild. :)

Submissions Appreciated,

Luvakatsuki3