Hello everyone!
I hope this all finds everyone well - before I get to the winner of this little strawberry babe I just wanted to say a few things!
First of all, thank you SO much for helping me out by following my form rules. I know it seems a little crazy but it was such a huge help in a really busy time of the year for me. So thank you for putting up with my pickiness and for working so hard on your incredible forms!
Secondly - I'm going to have a slightly shorter list of shoutouts than I have for my previous readoptions. The reason being - every single one of these forms was fantastic. I can think of reasons why each and every form got me excited for your stories and your character concepts - and I felt that legitimately, truly, every single one of you deserves a shoutout.
That being said - I decided to only give specific shoutouts for my shortlist forms because I felt that was a little more meaningful than just saying that you all did great. I want you to know that there are forms that I still love to bits that aren't on this list just because the competition was extremely tough - and I'm so proud of all the hard work each of you has done! Seriously - some of the ideas you guys had are SO COOL? I hope that you were able to enjoy the contest and I can see so many brilliant ideas and talented writers here that it just baffles me. Every single one of you better keep on writing, drawing, creating - the world is a better place for it.
So without further ado, her are my shortlist shoutouts! These forms came so close it isn't even funny - thank you all for sharing your incredible ideas with me!
Silver Pandorica
Vagabond
petrify
piqeon
chunkypeanutbutter
And finally, the winner of this kalon is...
iBrevity
I had such a hard time narrowing it all down, but what really spoke to me about your form was the way you showed me Lisskadell's personality through his more subtle actions, and through the observations of the others in his world! I felt like his character was the focal point of a story that had not just character development but brought in a good balance of worldbuilding and storytelling. I can tell you have worked him into the stories of your other characters and yet he still stands apart as an individual. Overall I felt the form had a good balance of development and story and I really enjoyed reading it - and watching Lisskadell come to life!
Thank you all again for entering, it has been extremely difficult for me to choose just one winner or even to narrow it down. It's very clear to me that you all have the potential to do amazing things, and I'm so glad I have the chance to do things like these readoptions and get to see how incredible you all can be. You've definitely encouraged me to keep up contests like this one, and I hope I can continue to host similar readoptions in the future!