sigh no more, no more. { samira }

my thank you's.

(pls note that some of these were written weeks ago, so if they seem a little off, ya know why!)

tristen. gamemaker 🍒 maryn hale

it's actually 1am right now as i type this and we're halfway through this fight - you have no idea i'm writing this! i just double-missed, of course, and we're screaming at each other on skype over what our characters are feeling and their thought process and how much we love this thread, and i know in my heart that we will love it forever and ever. i couldn't have asked for anything more. pillar has been such a joy to watch and plot and blurb with (not so much write but we did it in spirit!!!!) over these years, and i am so lucky to have a character i hold so close to my heart kill one of my own that i care dearly for. and to have her written by you, my best friend, my twinnie - i'm the luckiest tribute ever. it's been such an honour, babe, i cannot tell you. i am so glad we got to start and finish this journey together and i know we'll have so many more in future. from our tiny little fetus faces on skype dreaming about one day allying together to getting to 1v1 together, what a dream! what an honour! we made it babe!

thank you. for pillar, for being such a wonderful friend, for the laughter you bring, for the never-ending compliments, for your enthusiasm and interest and beautiful, beautiful words. for writing with me, for plotting with me, for spending this entire journey with me - even through all of the ups and downs. i cannot wait to watch pillar (and you!) kick ass. i love you!

also i put you first because i knew if i put darren above you you'd spit acid in our faces - so on that note:

darren. admin dars

my co-author!!! the light of my life!!! the literal beating heart of all of my characters!!! thanks for boosting my ego literally all the time and actually giving a shit about the (quite literal) novels i dump in your skype DMs on the daily i'm so??? blessed??? seriously darren, your enthusiasm and instant eagerness to plot the shit out of our characters just brings me such joy and warmth - no matter what crazy wild pairing i want to do or characters i want to borrow for a couple of posts or random thread idea i have, you're always 110% game for some wild reason and i'm so fortunate to have someone who is so willing and ready to let my weird creativity run wild. thank you for being such a wonderful writing partner, and for being so patient and kind and gorgeous even when i'm being a bit over-bearing and sending you muse songs at 3am and demanding you listen to them. allying and writing with you is always such a pleasure and being your friend is an absolute gift. reese is officially my surrogate ghost son and remira will forever have a noteable place in my heart for the extra-special writing i've done on this site. thank you for all that you have done, and all that you will continue to do, and i cannot wait to plot out the next big thing with you in the very near future. i love you!

jaylen. Avalon

my gorgeous ninetails, thank you my darling. despite everything that has happened, you will always be one of my most treasured friends and i wouldn't have wanted anyone else to represent saffron, her legacy, and her name in the games. thank you so much for myara. thank you for the sunset tattoo on saffron's ribcage, for the hole in her heart, for their captured moments and memories like light and for burning the lowe mark once again on the arena. thank you for giving her a family. thank you for ignighting a light in my muse that often wavers in and out of view - you've opened so many doors for me to explore with her, none of which would be there without you. myara was a gift, and so are you. i adore you and your gorgeous, beautiful, talented soul. i love you so dearly.

fox. fox

you gorgeous cutie pie!!! ahhh look at sacha tearing up the arena! right now you're in a 1v1v1 so i'm not sure what the end result will be but i'm so proud of you, and sacha, and how far you've both gotten! district five represent! i'm so honoured to be your district partner and watching you shine makes me beam from ear to ear. you have such talent and no matter what the outcome of your fight is, i'm so glad that the site has gotten to witness you and your glorious, gut-wrenching, heartstring-plucking writing.

tom. Tom

angel!!!! we've both talked about how one of the highlights of the 74th was getting to know each-other better, but i wanted to highlight that again because i'd like the whole site to know just how kind, caring, wonderful, understanding and lovely you are. thank you so much for reaching out to me in my lowest point and helping to pick me off of the ground again. thank you for being sympathetic when real life was hectic. thank you for reading my sam posts, for flailing over them, for making me feel like my writing was worth something to someone. thank you so much for our wonderful TC thread - i am so proud of you and your development with mitchell and how you are continuing to grow. to a future on the site filled with writing together, a growing friendship, and many more memories!

kou. kousei ♚

it has been such a joy to see you grow as a writer through the years, and especially joyous to see you blossom in these games. you are always such a good sport in the games and it's been such a wonderful experience once again thanks to your input. thank you for your kind words of support, the memes, the cheers, the thread we got to do on the training center roof, and your gorgeous asha posts. to many more!

rook. rook

it is always such a priveledge to write with you, especially when you offer to thread despite your busy schedule irl and knowing how sparse your free time can be. our train thread was BOMB and i think i can speak for both fox and myself in saying it although short, the thread had such an impact on our tributes and their outlook on the games. i love patricia - she has such a fire that i and sam look up to, and i hope to get to thread with you again. it was an honour to be a d5 trib. i miss you and love you.

kaplan and fuzzie. @kaplan @fuzziewuzzie

thank you for your forgiveness when it wasn't asked for, nor deserved. i've learnt a lot from these games and i promise i am going to keep learning and growing and looking back on the early games with a wiser frame of mind. thank you.

kay, geebs and ros. admin kay Rosetta sbeeg

for my endless questions, nagging and nudging, your patience and kindness and forgiveness and help. what an honour it's been. these games have been such a positive, wonderful experience despite everything. i've learnt so much. it's been so wonderful, and i'm so priveledged to have been in these games with y'all as GMs. thank u!!

to the rest of the writers in the 74th, and to everyone who made it what it was: thank you so much. it's been a pleasure.