[.:Lady Trashbag:.]

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[lucas.]

username;
name;
gender; does not have to be genderfluid, will not affect your chances
story; 500 word max

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Mark

[Butter Dragon]

username;
Buter Dragon
name;
Navi
gender;
male
story;

"You will never understand me," Navi yelled, tears welling up in his eyes as he stared into the face in front of him. The figure in front of him seemed so familiar but, having a black face with no distinguishable features, he simply couldn't figure out who it was. His only response was a laugh. A menacing, unforgiving snicker to tug at his emotions as though they hadn't been dug up enough. "Don't worry," the shadow assured him and, although he couldn't see it, he was sure that there was a smile creeping across the face of his enemy, "I'm not the only one. I mean if I don't understand you who will?" The arrogance, Navi thought with disgust and annoyance, To think that you can even begin to know me! Who are you anyways, he pondered, not expecting a response to come given the fact he hadn't uttered a single one of his thoughts.
But, expected or not, a response came. "You idiot!" It spat with amusement hidden behind is faux tone of offense. "I'm you," it laughed, suddenly showing the face behind the mask of darkness. It was, of course, Navi. His own reflection in a mirror as though he'd been transported into another dimension were there were infinite numbers of himself. "M-me? B-but h-" Before he could get his thoughts out his alter ego cut him off, "Stop stuttering. It's a dream, your dream to be precise."
Of course, now it made sense. His inner turmoil had begun to surface even in the place he thought he was able to escape from the problems of his mediocre life. Suddenly it seemed that all his emotions were warring in front of him. Two sides of his own mind fighting for the same space, but before he could see who would win he was awake.
His tear stained face resting against the cabinet of the bathroom sink. "Navi? Please let me come in, you can't stay in there forever. I-" the voice stuttered as though she were considering weather or not her next words would be the right thing to say given the situation. "I read your diary Navi. I know what you're going through, I know what it's like to feel like you don't understand yourself..." her voice trailed off as she desperately prayed some kind of response would come. But Navi wasn't focused on her words, instead he was focused on his own profound thoughts and as the words echoed in his head he couldn't help but smile, "Maybe I'll never understand me but, just maybe, I don't have to."

[happysparrow]

username; happysparrow
name; Erin
gender; Nonbinary
story;
It wasn't often that the clever Erin was completely stumped, but this was one of those times. Staring in the mirror, they took several deep breaths, trying to stay calm and keep themselves together. This wasn't their first trial! They had been through much more! Opening their eyes, they gazed at the problem ahead and sighed, picking up an object that had been laying next to them. Unscrewing the lid, Erin gathered up a clump of hair gel and began trying again to style their unruly mane. This time... oh, this time was different..! Their hair stayed in place! Giving a triumphant grin, Erin doused it in hairspray for extra measure before trotting off to continue their day. (118/500)

[Grian]

username; .ss.
name; Kanrin
gender; Bigender
story; 500 word max

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[nyota]

username; nyota
name; nimiane
gender; trans female
story; (lost at sea)
blue. blue as far as the eye could see.

nimiane wheeled her body round and round, heart beating an erratic tattoo at the base of her throat, frantically trying to orientate herself in the unbroken landscape of gently undulating waves.

she had lost the diving group. she had lost the diving group.

she was alonealonealonealone-

ok. ok. no use in panicking right? that would get her nowhere. she had to be calm and rational, (calmandrational) and think her way through this. she had to assume that her group didn't know where she was, or that she had been left behind. they wouldn't leave her behind on purpose!

(right?)

(right?)

(what if they did what if theyleftherbehindwhatif-)

nim's breath caught in her throat and she let it out in a shaky sob, wrenching herself out of her racing thoughts.

"ok," she whispered to herself, "you can do this. you can do this. the ocean isn't so bad."

a slightly hysterical laugh bubbled between her lips.

yeah right, a nasty little voice in the back of her head whispered, not like it doesn't have an average depth of 3km and isn't crawling with deadly predators. yeah not at all nim, this'll be a dandy adventure, of course you'll make it back to shore.

she wasn't sure what scenario was worse; the unexpected appearance of a hostile being or the current lack of any being at all.

silence truly is golden; cold, metallic, unfeeling and [i]suffocating.[/i ]

determined to remain calm (remainCALM) and ignore the doubts plaguing her mind, nim began to paddle, her teeth chattering from both nerves and chill as she struck up another self dialogue.

"i j-just have to follow the sun. yeah, it r-rises in the east r-right? and s-sets in the west so just go t-towards it and i'll find land."

for just a moment she paused with indecision, caught between two black voids casting a blue illusion to lure beings beyond them. with one final surge of will, she picked a direction and swam in earnest.

and as she painstakingly began to claw her way back to shore, her heart eventually slowed, and her brain slid into autopilot, programmed with one objective: survive.

[jiㅤ]

username;
{-- winded --}
name;
{-- faipono --}
gender;
{-- gender fluid --}
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it all began with a visit to the aquarium ...
"Fai! Be careful!" His mother called him as he skipped down the aquarium stairs. "Madre! Mira!". He pointed at the sign which read Sea Lions!. His mother held Fai by the shoulders as they slowly got tranced by the sea lions sleek movements. Faipono ducked out of her grasp, giggling and chatting to her in a heavy Spanish accent. Fai's mother looked at him with soft eyes. Fai seemed so happy dancing with the Lions... She thought as the Kalon leaped around. She had been married to a Spanish immigrant and taught Fai Spanish at a young age, and it has stuck with him ever since. Faipono had lost his father in a storm, more specifically a storm from when he was out as a marine scientist. They never speak his name again after that. Faipono had also been bullied for being gender fluid, but it never bothered him. Faipono's mother walked over to him as an idea popped into her head. "How about we walk along the beach, for fun?" She pressed on him excitingly. Faipono looked at her with a grin as they walked out the back doors of the aquarium.
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The waves crashed silently along the coast as they walked in the warm, black sand. Faipono hummed, his black paw pads gripping to his moms. He then noticed a pale gray figure in the distance. Fai ran as fast as his feet could take him. Faipono flipped the creature to reveal that it's a sea lion, with severely injured fins. He yelped at the sight of blood, Faipono's mother dumping endless amounts of water onto the near-dead seal. The small pair worked for a couple of hours before official vets and doctors could assist. The last thing he remembers was a van carrying the marine animal off into the aquarium
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Fai was walking home, texting his mother that he is going to visit the aquarium for a bit before leaving. He placed down his classic skateboard and began his trek to the center. Faipono's breath was heavy with fear once he ran into one of the doctors there. Fai greeted him with a bow and asked how the seal is doing. "Please, Faipono. The seal is doing.. well, considering they only just amputated the fins." He explained with a soft tone. Fai yelped as he finished the explanation. He looked down at his wet paws and looked back up at him, a mortified expression written all over. After a few moments, Faipono finally breathed and said "Déjame ayudar! lit me halp?"
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Faipono got out the salty water with Leone, his sea lion friend. They bowed cheekily as Fai began to walk away. Faipono became a trainer for the sweet thing. Leone had fake, slick fins instead. Fai smiled down at him and started to speak into the microphone.
"It's not whether you get knocked down, It's whether you get back up! Gender fluid or not!" Faipono beamed. "Gracias para todo!"
Faipono cheered. "Thank you..."
{500/500}

[Sanara]

Omg I'm just going to lookit this. I dig it so hard

[ThatDragonAdara]

username; ThatDragonAdara
name;
gender;
story; 500 word max

Wip!