Cinna • #WritersClubApplication

Hello all! My name is Oxbow, and I'm applying to the writer's club. The character I'm trying out for is Cinna.

About me — I consider myself a writer first and foremost, so I am thrilled to have an active group in one of my favorite fandoms. It's a lot easier to find illustrators than it is to find writers.

I also roleplay! I am Haymitch in community, which has been a delightful time. (We're looking for more !)

I almost chose to play Cinna there, but more people liked my Haymitch theme, so I figured I could be Cinna here and have the best of both worlds.

My piece is a journal entry from before Cinna became a stylist. I hope the context clues are adequate so that nothing needs to be explained.

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February 3rd

I submitted my portfolio today. Nessa insisted. She says that there's no way the Loverna would turn me down, that I'm the greatest young designer the Capitol has ever seen — but she's just trying to hype me up. I love Nessa, but I don't need her or anyone else's approval to create. I do it because I love it. Because it's what I was meant to do.

Daphne wants to get some photos in tomorrow. I don't have the heart to tell her no, that I don't need any more pictures since I've already done all I can to prove myself. She's a delight to be around, and the best model I could ask for, so I might as well spend some more time in her presence. I can't bring her with me if I get taken on... I must spend as much time with her as I can.

Part of me hopes I don't get in. That way, I can stay here. Leech off of my family's money. But I'm not here to have fun. My life's purpose is to make art that matters, and I will be able to reach more people if I get that position at Loverna.

I'm not sure if it will be easier or harder for me to get in than others. Aunt Seraphine is family, granting me a built-in connection. At the same time, I know how tough she is, and I have little doubt that she will be as impressed with my work after having seen more of me than any other candidate. She would gladly deny her nephew a spot in her firm if it meant sealing her reputation as stony and exclusive.

Whatever happens, I'm not going to stop creating. Whoever wants to stop me can pry my designs from my cold, dead hands. That's a challenge, and a promise.