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❛ IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IT ALL , TAKE IT ALL 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 , 𝟕𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 , 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬

[ PARK CHAEWON, CIS FEMALE, SHE / HER. ] introducing nero waterway, VICTOR of the 72nd hunger games, representing district two. my sources say that they are twenty years old & that they’re pretty handy with manipulating opponents and allies alike. wonder if that did them any good in the arena ? anyways, caesar says you can’t miss them, because they remind everyone of a battle cry echoing sending shockwaves through ankle deep water, an unsatisfied hum falling from carefully painted lips to preserve a pristine reputation, the sound of short staves hitting a dummy in the dead of night – raw hands interrupted by an unwelcome visitor & happily sipping on hard-earned wine , hiding the bitter taste of blood behind a victorious grin.

NOT ME literally seeing this rp & screaming becos i was JUST thinkin about the hunger games . i was actually gonna bring nero in as a tribute but i remembered i love nero so i couldn’t but some day one day maybe , i don’t know . n e ways , i’m cc , i can’t spell & i prefer feminine , she / her pronouns . NERO is much like her namesake , the horrifying roman emperor , very ... bad ! in short , she don’t giv a fucc but i hope she ... grows . BUT this is super long , i’m sorry . if u wanna plot PLS like this & i’ll hope on over (: also pls click HERE for a mobile version of this since ik it might b hard to read on my theme .

❛ 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖓𝖊 ╱ 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

FULL NAME nero atlas waterway NICKNAME(S) empress ( by the capitol , obviously ) , snake , traitor . AGE twenty GENDER / PRONOUNS cis gendered female / she / her ORIENTATION pansexual , demiromantic HOMETOWN district two , inner city near the wealth FACE CLAIM park chaewon ( go won of loona )

aesthetic : a battle cry echoing ; sending shockwaves through ankle deep water , an unsatisfied hum falling from carefully painted lips to preserve a pristine reputation , fingers taped with bloodying bandages after hours of training past her point , raised by wolves she learns to bare her teeth – but not before she learns to hide her claws , bloodthirsty eyes while holding an opponent underwater – her LAUGH is still used as a soundbite , the sound of short staves hitting a dummy in the dead of night – raw hands interrupted by an unwelcome visitor , attending parties with regret laced in the way she stands properly ( was victory her best option for infamy ? ) & hiding the bitter taste of blood behind a victorious grin .

LABEL the potentate , the truculent , the amoral MORAL ALIGNMENTS neutral evil / chaotic neutral ( + ) POSITIVES strategic , potent , adroit , tactical ( - ) NEGATIVES barbaric , nefarious , blasphemous , fustian HOGWARTS HOUSE slytherin first , ravenclaw second MYTHOLOGICAL PARENT athena + mars DEADLY SIN wrath + pride

❛ 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖜𝖔 ╱ 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞

trigger warning : death , murder , drowning

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢. nero , a name synonymous with evil & barbaric acts – blessed is the baby girl born into the waterway family . her brother , augustus is primed to be a victor ; tall , lethal with the personality to match . she can still remember being held face down in the bathtub by a boy three years her senior , body flailing as she struggles for air – nero can remember her brother burning her arm over an open flame , can recall every cut their parents had to pay thousands to prevent a scar . nero got the name synonymous with evil , but it should’ve been given to the boy who tried to throw her into the quarries when she was five . their parents , politicians in their own right – an ambassador to the capitol , married to the deputy mayor – are eager to produce a victor , to throw augustus into the spotlight with a laurel wreath onto his dark hair . they look to nero & hope for the same thing – two victors are better than one – & once they finish wiping bathwater from her mouth , finish healing a burn & picking up a broken body from the rock tops , they put her in augustus’s path . the perfect opponent , the perfect rival , the best partner in school .

so the academy accepts both waterway children & they climb the ranks faster than no other . once nero learns how to wield a weapon , how to hold her own – payback is dished out faster than augustus can blink & through the attempted murder the siblings enact , respect is earned . it’s rocky , but there are new nights they spend taping each other up & walking each other home . teen years are spent together , ruling the career academies with their sheer ego & skill . augustus , rocks the spear like a gladiator while nero adopts short staves . they both excel in everything , including the bloodlust & the craving to kill . waterways in their true form , they’re in talks to volunteer & only the stupid would oppose their will . but , at nineteen augustus is found dead in the quarries – feet away from where nero laid at five , feeling the life slip from her fingers . nero , who’s never shed a tear in public cried for the next week , red rimmed eyes glaring at everyone who looked her way at a sniffle . it’s deemed an accident , but augustus – so close to victory , would’ve never accidentally fallen to his death .

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐢. the plan is to enter the games at twenty - three ; an age near the middle of the pack , not too young , not too old . but the games are supposed to be hers – they’re supposed to be augustus’s , so she volunteers at eighteen . her sheer potency shirks her competition & she strides to the stage with a smirk curled on her lips . the capitol takes an instant liking to her – just the name nero strikes their hearts with admiration ; mixed with the baby face , the clear bloodlust in crimson lips as she boasts with pride about the games . she loves the games , she loves the capitol , she’s a victor wrapped up in the cloth of a princess . it becomes clear that manipulation is her forte – she’s good with words , she leaves everyone’s head spinning & she walks away with a training score of ten before interviews . when she meets the stage clad in a a ruffly dress , she makes the crowd love her ( ❛ oh , it’s an honor . ❜ , ❛ i hope i can make you guys proud of me . ❜ , ❛ my brother would’ve been so happy that you guys have given me a proud welcome . ❜ ) – she earns her fair share of sponsors the night before her games & goes into the game knowing she’ll win .

her games are much like her , barbaric down to the bone . a seemingly never ending fjord , surrounded by climbable walls of rock – it almost reminds her of home . the bloodbath starts on rocky shores , the cornucopia is the mouth of a cave halfway underwater & nero claims her first kills in the water . the girl from eleven , held underwater the way her brother held her ; the boy from three , head bashed in with a rock ; the pair from five , spear through the pair like kebob . her allies look to her for instructions , the career pack waits for an eighteen year old empress to give orders to her soldiers . the careers run the game , it’s almost un-fun to watch if not for nero & her sheer entertainment . her laughs , the quips she sends to allies & non allies alike , still used as soundbites & promotions to this day . she starts wars with her words before ending it herself with crimson stained hands . she turns her allies against each other just to take them down herself in the woods , promises safety to the non careers only to betray them in the cruelest of ways . her final showdown – the girl from three ; she survived to kill the girl that killed her partner , for love , or something – the thing nero’s never searched for . they survive a fall from a cliff into icy waters & after nearly dying from electrocution , blood is spilt in fjord water & nero claims the crown with her knee on the back of the tribute , hands drenched like the hair clutched in her fingers . she can still remember her brother trying to drown her , he’s with her when she wins .

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐢𝐢. a willing tribute , an ecstatic victor . she’s chased the crown for as long as she’s lived & to hold it in her hands is enough to make her smile for a lifetime . eager to shake hands with president snow , nero has an easier life as a tribute than most – she has NO regrets , she’s the perfect tribute , the perfect victor & quickly rises to almost it - girl status . her face is everywhere , the face of multiple brands & products , life size advertisements are all around the capitol & her game goes down in history ( top three on the most ruthless , cruelest victors in history ) . because of her willingness & her eagerness , she gets an easy life – parties with the rich , nights spent with fans willingly . snow keeps a loose leash on his newest , favorite victor ; lets her wield her words in whichever way she wants & nero gets everything she wants . she watches with her head held high as others suffer , losing no sleep , sleeping with whoever she wants , gaining whatever she wants – empress nero is branded on her skin in invisible ink , but she wears the title with pride .

and yet , she feels a little suffocated by the time the 74th games come around . she’s known now , a capitol lap dog , a willing victor , a willing tribute – nero waterway is not only lethal , she’s ruthless ; but , there’s a part of her that realizes snow is tightening her leash . he demands secrets from the people she beds , the lives of her parents hangs over her heads & for the first time in her life , nero FALTERS underneath the watchful gaze of the capitol . she doesn’t live up to her namesake for the few months leading up to the games , shirks from the limelight she’s grown to love as she reevaluates her decisions . regret’s started to seep into her bones , but nero is an empress , she doesn’t know how to surrender .

❛ 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖊 ╱ 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

exterior , known to be both potent & untrustworthy – nero’s still managed to wrap the capitol around her little finger . she makes heads spin with harmless words , pulls strings while she bakes cakes for her favorite game makers . outwardly , people know she’s NOT to be underestimated – that though she’s terrifyingly tiny , she’s much more lethal than most people will ever be in their entire lives . nero , like her namesake , synonymous with evil & savagery , will start wars without lifting a finger & laugh while her fingers get stained with blood .

& while the capitol craves it , it may rub other victors the wrong way . a bit too proud of her achievements , nero has absolutely no regrets about her life . she’s trained for it her entire life , she grasps her laurel wreath in between crimson hands & she boasts her pride . she rolls in the fame & the glory , not understanding the nightmares & the remorse felt by other winners clad in gold . young & naive , she’s almost childlike with her pure glee – if not for the bloodthirsty barbarian hiding inside of her . outrageously pretentious , borderline evil , everything she says has a meaning behind it – usually negative .

interior , nero is lonely . a victorious socialite of all things now , she trains the potential tributes back home , attends lavish parties & mingles with high status citizens but she’s lonely at the top . a stranger to romance , she’s never sought after it as much as she seeks sexual interactions – she more craves friendship , companionship in the way she used to have an older brother .

but she hides it well , takes pictures by her advertisements , watches the games with glee , laughs with game makers & other ruthless victors . she masks her loneliness & her suspicion with charm & her preceding reputation , unaware that her isolation is exactly what president snow wants . her loneliness is what he counts on , but as smart as nero is strategically , she stupid .

midway , her psyche’s been a bit twisted & contorted because of her upbringing – what , with the attempted murder & the glorification of the annual murder games . she’s been an unfortunate victim of the capitol’s brainwashing , viewing the games as an extravagant event & winning to be the greatest honor . she’s flourished as a victor as well , willingly playing into everything the capitol wants her to become as a side effect of being so terribly naive about everything .

there’s a part of her that’s starting to suspect something is wrong – whispers of traitors & to keep a close watch on all the victors , but it’s not like nero has many actual friends . not many people actually want to befriend someone that’d gladly go into the games again , but she’s sat back & observed while snow tightens her leash , restricting her from her daily life . early signs of regret are starting to seep into her bones as snow starts demanding more & more , but she’s been idolizing the capitol & everything all her life – it’ll take a lifetime to wipe her slate clean .

❛ 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖚𝖗 ╱ 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

in conclusion : nero’s evil , very bad , very annoying . & don’t look at me , i know this is long & THIS is why i couldn’t take up two muses cos then i’d be stupid for BOTH & i’m simply so fuckin stupid please love me anyway if u wanna plot .... jus like this & i’ll slide in .