[nome senpai]

Mark o.o

[Crumchii]

username + number: Crumchii + 889014

name: Junie

time they felt free:

Junie sat on the floor in his room, staring off into the distance and turning his head in all sorts of directions... the door, his desk... and the window. Whenever he looked at the window he quickly looked back away at the door or his desk again... This was a common occurrence for Junie. He loved the rain so much when he was younger, differing from storming to soft pitter-patters. He enjoyed it when the children were outside playing in the summer, and the faint whistle of the wind could be heard. Now he'd do anything to distract himself. Sighing again he looked at the door and noticed an envelope had been pushed through, and he stalked over slowly towards it. Slumping down again he opened it and read the letter. It was an acceptance letter to study at a school. He threw it into the trash, where others laid.
This one was too far; he couldn't move away from his area. Later that night, all he could think about was the letter. It plagued his dreams and he jolted awake at 1 am riddled with sweat. He looked towards the trash bin- but the letter was on his desk. Did he forget to toss it away again? He went to do the same until he eyed red ink. He touched it and it smudged slightly- this couldn't have been written too long ago, he wildly checked around his room for the culprit. Shaking his head, he read the words "We welcome you tonight to experience Oleander's School of Wonder." He chuckled and looked at the darkness in his room. Tonight?? He chuckled, but he stopped suddenly and began to think. Curiosity got the better of him and he opened his closet to grab his backpack... But instead found a long line of open winding steps leading outside his home, into the quiet street. Another letter laid on the steps, "Follow the birds."

Stepping down the staircase he heard the flapping and cawing of crows red in color, forming a pointed arrow flying East. His mother, who had really been quiet all day, knocked on his door and twisted the locked handle to ask what the racket was. But Junie didn't open the door, and Junie didn't answer. Junie raced down the block, paws hitting the asphalt, not thinking, just doing. Running at full speed away from everything he'd ever known, following what might just be some migratory birds...But he followed them, the envelope held in his mouth. He followed them to an empty field of grass, where they all stood in a circle. It was now 5 am, and the town was just starting to wake. Junie stepped into the circle hesitantly and felt the world shift around him, and the golden light in front of him. Junie was excited for the adventure that lay ahead and ran full force forwards.

Breathing in freely, for the first time in a while, the fresh scent of morning rain.

[lonk]

i apologize for the late post, but i had a few people pm me asking for an extension! this will now end on the 22nd at 11:59pm est, giving an extra week :3

[Broccoli_Bento]

username + number: Broccoli_Bento + 965616
name: Ziva
time they felt free/trapped:

Ziva's brow sweat as she took in the battlefield from her hiding spot. At every corner it felt like escape was impossible, that wherever she looked, however far she moved, that every decision she made wasn't playing to her hand, that soon, defeat would be inevitable...

She had her men move to the western side of the field, but they were soon blocked by the advancing enemy troops. Then she tried sending out one of her horsemen along the eastern way of battle, but he too was captured just like so many others from her troop.
She was running out of time and options, she had lost far too many, more people than she ever thought would happen, and before she would know it the queen was going to make her move on Ziva directly, a lethal one at that.

She didn't know what else to do, where to go, and in an instant her position was made wide open, if only she had been paying better attention she would have seen this coming. Now was the moment she was dreading... There across the way stood the queen, her gaze digging into Ziva's soul, silently telling her that this was the end that all would be over.

Ziva trembled, she tried looking everywhere for a new opening, a new route to take while still trying to maintain her focus on the queen that would reach her in position in an instant. Was this it? Was all her efforts really all for not?
She was a renowned soldier who took the place as her kingdom's ruler and won so many wars before, but why was this one different, why was she failing, and why couldn't she get her head to cooperate in such a dire time.

She had never felt so trapped before... literally everywhere she looked she was met with the gaze of her enemy, if she took a step to the left, danger. If she took two to the right, danger. If she were to go back a few the enemy would only have her cornered more than she already was, she hadn't the strength like everyone else in this war... being the ruler of a kingdom meant you had to play it safe and command your troops, that you are never meant to face against anyone, but here she was... caged in with nowhere to go...

"Hey Ziva, are you gonna move? It's been ten minutes, can we just call it what it is and go to checkmate?"

"Huh? Oh, has it really been that long... hehe..." Ziva nervously scratched at the back of her neck, "Guess there's nothing else I can do, you win, checkmate."
Ziva took her king's pawn and knocked it to its side and chuckled, "Guess I can't always win a game of chess."

(470/500)

[lonk]

hi everyone!! sorry for the delay in judging, but i finally have the winners for y'all!!
firstly, i'd like to give hms to Griff, Ucanthandleme, & Crumchii! i really enjoyed reading all of your entires quq
i'd also like to give a runner up to Broccoli_Bento! i loved how you turned the chess game into something so dramatic, and reading it over again with the knowledge that it's chess drove home how clever it was :3
aaaaand finally, the winner of this kal is cyraydust! your writing gave a really strong sense of arjun's character, and i loved the twist at the end of them being in an escape room. i thought it was a very cool take on the prompt!! i hope you enjoy them!
thank you all for entering!!

[Broccoli_Bento]

Huge congrats cyraydust on winning! Your entry was so neat and fun!
Also congrats to the HM winners!

And holy wow, thank you so very much for the RU!! I'm super excited to see what they'll look like! :3
Thank you again so much! and again big congrats to the main winner!

[Ucanthandleme]

Congrats to the winner and ru winner and thank you for the Hm!

[cyrevan]

Thank you so much!! I’m really excited to own them, they honestly have such a cool design 🥺 Congrats to the other winners, I loved your forms aaa