[momotarou1]

mark ;v;

[skarekrowkid]

username: fishi.
name: rosebud norris, commonly called rosea or RB (previously called harry)
gender & sexuality: trans female (mtf), bisexual.
time they persevered: rosebud was born a male. she didn't realize this until she was seven years old, and childhood was extremely awkward for her. her parents didn't suspect a thing, and she went through second grade to fifth grade until she summed up enough courage to tell one of her closest friends.
"hey, blue?" she asked, nervous.
"yeah harry? what's up?"
"well, I have something I- I wanted to tell you." rosea swallowed, her throat dry.
"ok, so spit it out," blue waited impatiently.
"well, I've been thinking about this, from, like, second grade, actually." she let out a strained laugh, not sure if she should go through with this.
"okayy, harry, you're starting to lose me here, what have you been thinking about?"
"well.. I think I'm a girl."
"what?" blue said, out of sheer confusion, "you do, y'know, have one of these," he looked down at his legs quickly, turning red, "right?"
"um, yeah, I do. but you know when you have a dream that you are an adult or a girl or something? I feel like that. like, I'm not in the correct body."
"I don't think I understand. but, uh, how does this change anything?" blue asked.
"well, I- I don't really know. I mean, I haven't told my parents yet, but surely there is some sort of surgery or something that can turn me into a girl, right?"
the conversation went on like that until the rest of recess, and from then on, blue was determined to help rosebud tell her parents.
blue and rosebud went through 5th, 6th, and 7th grade together, and they had established that blue would call 'harry' rosebud, and a she/her. two of rosebud's other friends knew, and on rosebud's fourteenth birthday, they all helped rosebud come out to her parents. "happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!" they sang in a chorus. "happy biiirthdayy dear harry-" they had almost finished when rosebud interrupted them.
she raised her clammy hand and cleared her throat and declared, "actually, it's rosebud."
her parents stopped dead in their tracks, setting down the cake. "what are you talking about, harry?" her mother asked.
rosebud swallowed. this didn't go the way she thought it initially would. "uh, my name isn't harry anymore. I'd like you to call me rosebud."
her parents frowned. "isn't there a more.. i don't know, manly name you could go with, like, michael?" her father asked.
rosebud wiped the sweat off of her forehead with her shirt, adrenaline coursing through her veins and making her legs shake. "well, no. because I'm a woman, not a man. my name is now rosebud, and i go by she/her. if you can't except that, then, then.." her father was stoned faced, and her mother's face was creased in a frown.
"then you should be gone by dinnertime. come back when you can accept that you are a male, not a female, you pathetic excuse for a child." her father exclaimed. her mother pleaded with her father, but he wouldn't budge. he was set.

rosebud spent the rest of her evening crying, packing her stuff up and preparing to leave. one of rosebud's three friends, sidney, had told her mom about rosebud and they agreed that she could stay in their guest room and they would figure something out.

this was the hardest thing rosebud had ever had to persevere. sidney's family had taken care of rosebud until she had enough money to be put on hormones. rosebud is now a happy kalon, living out her life in new york city as a photographer.
extra: (art, above; piece called 'wishing')

[nermal1999]

Username: nermal1999
Name: Phoenix Rising
Time they persevered:
Hearts can bleed just as much as they can beat.


It's been a week now since dad left.
Life is still pretty hard around the house.

Mom still cries in the bathroom while my sisters have locked themselves in their rooms.

No one is talking; they're hardly eating.

It's been so quiet and lonely.
And all the color seems to have faded to black.
Our lives have become still and silent.

My family is hurting from this pain that stings like a dagger.
The uncertainty of what will happen is almost unbearable.

But as for myself and my feelings about what's going on...I'm not quite sure.

I won't lie, it hasn’t been easy with the pain of knowing that this house will forever have an empty place...

A place that can never be filled...

Two times I had a father,
and two times have they walked out.

I'm not sure if my dad's reasons for leaving were for the family's well being or for selfish reasons...
The fact of the matter is that he's gone.

And there's nothing that can be done about it.

I often find myself sitting outside and listening to the sound of the birds chirping and the sun shining down on me with a gentle breeze every now and then.

A warm feeling fills my heart as if telling me it's all going to be okay.

And I know it will get better
I know that this storm will pass and the rain will stop one day.

So every day I will push to stand up.
And every day when I feel like giving up, I will hold tight, be strong and keep going on.

I will continue to be a light for my family.
I will continue to shine through this pain.

It may hurt now... But the pain will end.
And the sun will rise again.

And the walls of this house will be filled with laughter once again.
And the color around us will be vibrant once more

I will be able to wake in the morning and see the sun shining bright and smile.
And with a sigh say, "I'm okay."

Extra:

Scars are beautiful,

The tell were you've been, and show were you'll go.

Scars are beautiful,

Physically and emotionally.

Scars are beautiful,

Inside and out..,

So wear yours like a crow of roses,

March with yours like the rob of a king.

Scars are beautiful,

And so are you.

Love yourself as you are loved.

And remember

Scars are beautiful.

[elyx]

username: elyx
name: arielle
time they persevered:

the revolution was failing. she was meant to be their leader, but every day led to more and more fatalities and there was nothing she could do about it. she was losing hope.
after their village had been decimated by enemy troops, she stepped up to lead anyone who wanted to fight back. most fled, but some joined her cause. she hadn't expected anyone to join her.
she wasn't cut out for this at all, how could she lead anyone?
they had no choce but to fight back immediately, picking up more allies on the way to enemy territory.
none of them were soldiers, but they were all tired of how they were being treated because of a government disagreement.
they had no chance when it came to fighting, they were extremely outnumbered. the best option was to start a discussion, but even then it was risky.
they all supported her, and she didn’t know why. why were they risking their life for her?
they set up camp in safe land nearby enemy territory in an attempt to work something out, but still, their numbers dwindled each day.
she was losing hope, but still, they encouraged her.
all dirty faces and teary eyes looked up to her, willed her to continue despite the low chances. why were they so hopeful? she was ready to give up.
and as she stood up one last time, to confront an enemy leader, she realised:
she was their hope, a source of light in the darkness of war. a ray of positivity.
it didn’t matter if she had lost hope. she was theirs, and that had to be enough.
she had to keep fighting for what was right, whether she believed she could or not.
if not for herself, then for them.

[300/500]

extra : here!

[SpartanAmethyst]

Good luck all quq

[nermal1999]

Good luck :3

[redhorizon]

Good luck everyone!! I've had a lot of fun reading everyone else's entries! ^^

[whim]

thank you all for your patience in having this judged!! It was certainly hard to pick a winner out of your lovely entries, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every form ;v;/



Firstly I'd like to give the following people HMs: SilhouetteStation, Peppermint Mist, nermal1999, messenger, and SpartanAmethyst!





I'd also like to award RUs to kaede. and Pesagus! both of your forms made it incredibly difficult to judge and I wanted to give you opportunities to continue with the characters created!





and the winner of this kalon is elyx! congrats, I loved the uniqueness to your story and Arielle's reason to pursue! Take good care of her c:



lastly, thank you all for having me as a GA, it's been a wonderful experience and I've had a ton of fun making these adopts as well as judging them for all of you! <3

[nermal1999]

Congratulations :3
And congrats to all the HMs and RUs

And thank you so much for the HM

[SilhouetteStation]

congrats all!! thanks for the hm :>

and thank you whim for being a wonderful GA! all of your designs have been gorgeous <3