angelica lux / district one

Born to parents who cared more about what having the perfect, successful daughter meant rather than actually caring for her, you grew up with far more pressure than most other children. But what you've always had more of than anyone else your age was ambition.

Your mother and father may have wanted greatness, but you, ever since you were a little girl, have wanted infamy.

You've always worked hard for what you want, never slacking or making much time for anything other than your goals. Social status, truthfully, doesn't matter all that much to you if you're being honest, but you know and accept that it's a part of life. You've learned that's the way the world works, so you've clawed your way to the top, no matter what it takes and never mind what you do or whom you hurt along the way.

To the outsiders looking in, all they see is your sweet smile and long laundry list of accomplishments. All of which you wear with pride, pieced together like a pearlescent plate of armor you don. You are a warrior of sorts, aren't you? Skilled in combat because you need to be, because that's what's expected of a young career in District One. But also because of that gnawing hunger in the pit of your stomach. When you're in a fight, at least it's quiet for a short time. At least you understand the point of what you're doing. To win. And that's what you do best.

Most days you find solace in the violence of it all, sanctioned of course, but expected all the same. Still, it's an escape from the void that lives inside you, isn't it? You worry it won't last forever, though. It's your last reapable year and and you've yet to face an arena, yet to serve your purpose in this life. To win the greatest game there is. You know not what lies beyond. What happens when you graduate and aren't a victor. When you don't have the financial means to take care of yourself and have no actual career to speak of.

It's why when you got the invitation, you immediately accepted without a second thought. You want this. You need this. You'll take this by force if necessary.

You have the nerve.