[YLIP] Challenge #1: The Snog-a-Thon

[tick 12a / calla]

♡  AXEL .

Dude I think I blew my chance.

Completely missed on that last one. I mean, Psyche's a total babe, except I kinda tried to make out with her chin instead of her mouth and I'm just gonna blame it on the fact that she's like, two feet taller than me and I'm incompetent at everything.

I'm makin' a damn fool of myself now, and not in the fun quirky way that the talent show judges liked. That was sad in a cute way. Now it's just sad in a sad way. I'm tripping over my own feet, big puppy dog eyes, Psyche just kinda looks at me and I take that as my cue.

I wonder if there's any appetizers set out? Tapas maybe? I need to nurse this ego with a good chip dip.

But then Beatrice pops into my vision and I make a big swerve because no thank you, that's not a good rumour to start. I go through the motions of a full body shiver to get the image out of my head - no sir, no ma'am, no thank you. I start to inconspicuously sneak over to where the people are instead. People = food, right? I haven't eaten since those pies and apparently I'm a growing boy.

Someone yoinks me before I find anything. "Hey legs," the plant beside me says and I- HUH?? I didn't think plants could talk in the Capitol, but then the plant grows hair and then a whole body and it's a person and

that actually makes a lot more sense.

"Uh, actually I'm Axel, I think you got the wrong gu-WHOa!"

I think my spine just cracked?? His face is really close to my face now and his eyes are really wide, I think mine are too. This is really fuckin weird, I can make out the little flecks of colour in his irises. I don't think I've ever even been this close to Arthur, and I press my face up against his tank all day sometimes.

Is this where I say something suave? I should say something sauve.

"Your hair looks like cotton candy."

I don't deserve to speak.

smooches wolf <3
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[napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ.]

♡  BENITO .

The other’s lips were soft, gentle, and he remembered his name now: Achilles. Benito’s hands moved on their own accord to run up the other’s body, gliding forward. Fuck. He tasted go—

And then the other pulled away. He looked at him wide-eyed, his immediate thought being that of doing something wrong, fucking it, and oh god, Achilles hates him, too. Quick. Sweep it under the rug. Benito mustered up his best grin and act as though that hadn’t happened, but he spun his own heel so fast he ran right into another body.

A girl.

And she was making eyes at him, “uh,” should he?

Punyeta. He had made a habit of kissing girls for fifteen years so why should he back out now? Kaya mo yan. He can do this. “Um,” he greeted, making his lips smile. “There’s a district one rule that says you must always wait for the lady’s first move, so,” Benito arched his brows playfully, lying because he was too nervous to initiate.

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benito makes out with carly lol.

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Woah, woah, check it! It's the liveplay recap! I'm your girl, Petelia, and here's the scores we're looking at so far:

T H E      T O P S

– hermes: 7 points
- eneas: 7 points
- trylle: 7 points
- carly: 6 points
- arcadia: 6 points
- beau: 6 points
- trish: 5 points
- marley: 5 points
- wolfgang: 4 points


Alongside Hermes, we now see the rise of both Eneas & Trylle. That being said loves the score is close and it is truly still anyone's game! Despite his rough start, we also now see Wolfgang as a TOP! With this much time still on the clock, we'll have to see who is able to maintain these spots at the top. x

The Snog-a-Thon will officially close February 3rd! The last 3 days (overtime!) will have no wait period between posts to guarantee chaos will ensure. See ya then 💋

OH, AND THE BOTTOMS

– ivy: 3 points
- barrsy: 3 points
- olivia: 3 points
- benito: 3 points
- ajax: 3 points
- lux: 2 points
- axel: 2 points
- achilles: 1 points
- dionysus: 1 points
- psyche: 1 points
- priscilla: 0 points


Etta Dett-Hooks has unfortunately withdrawn from the competition and is officially eliminated. The fight is on between our remaining 20! 8 minutes remain.

[umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]]

♡  BEAU .

Listen. He did the best with what he was working with, okay? And she was a lovely girl, pretty and seemingly nice… but she very obviously hadn’t done this much before. Well, that was implying that any of them could say they had walked around a room and kissed everyone in it. Which, now that he was thinking about it, probably wasn’t too outlandish of an assumption to make.

They pulled apart and she looked downright devastated before he could even say anything. Not that he would have, of course. He wasn’t really the type to.

“Don’t be!”

It was polite, but Beau did worry for her spot in the competition if this was going to be more than a one time thing. He hoped so. She seemed nice, storming away.

“Bye, then…”

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[beau kisses psyche]
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[pearl mcclain d4 [ryan]]

♡  MARLEY .

The kiss wasnt anything special if you were being honest with yourself. That and her attitude made it very clear that this wasnt probably going to work between them. That was fine, to be very honest. She pulls away, and you cant help but get out of there as quick as you could.

Its brutal out here.

You look around to see that everyone is well, doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing. There is commotion going on around you, but focusing is the only thing that is on your mind. You never realized you were this competitive, and while you knew that Bella might be a little disappointed in you, you were confident that you were in the right place.

This was your time to shine after all.

And then you remembered that Trish had mentioned something about not having to kiss her cousin, and thats when you realized that was an option for you though. To be honest, you had never been the one to just go for something bold. Like, you were afraid to take chances, but putting everything on the line? Not your style.

However, something about Axel, just sounded right. Everything lined up when you looked at him, and to be very honest, he kind of reminded you of Rogue. You wondered what it would have been like to have her here with you.

You are quick to close the gap, because to be quite honest, now that you had kissed one Morrisen, you might as well see what the other has to offer. You take a deep breath before sliding a hand onto his hips an taking the lead. "Oh, uh, hi!" you said, realizing that you were moving quicker than you could think. "I'm Marley, and to be honest, you made quite the entrance back there." you laugh a little before twirling your finger through your curls.

"I bet theres so much more to you, and I cant wait to see what it is." you are confident for once. You lean in and linger in one quick motion, his lips taste sweet against yours.

You have two thoughts:

Whose wearing cheap lip gloss?

and

This was everything you wanted, all right in front of you.

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Marley just gotta snog Axel!
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the gay gods blessed me with some info so
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[gamemaker kelsier]

♡  WOLFGANG .

I don't stick around Ajax for long. Like the rest of them, I offer him a little crooked grin before slipping past him to find someone else to kiss. Now that I've gotten past the overwhelming nerves, I'm starting to enjoy all of it.

For a moment, it's too much to think, I'm not a Mae for two whole seconds, I'm just me and all there is, is sensation. Bodies move past me and they're strangers but they're not. I pass by Benito again in my travels and I offer him a little grin. Now that I'm better at this kissing stuff, I wanna try itagain with him.

Because that gaze still hits like lightning and I wouldn't mind being struck twice.

I stop, my path blocked by one of the girls. "Hey, 'scuse me," I say and tap her gently on the back of her shoulder, "I-" she turns then, eyes falling on me and there's enough focus in her stare to run a shiver down my back and for a moment, I forget what I was going to say.

Shit Wolf, come on boy, speak.

"You're so goddamned pretty," I blurt. I mean what I say but I'm also vaguely confused. Axel and Ajax sort of just convinced me that maybe I'm gay but now looking at Lux, I'm not one hundred percent on that. Maybe I'm more like, seventy-five percent to roughly twenty and then five percent at least not even interested at all? Hard to decide and the clock is ticking the challenge away, seems like a weird fucking time to have a little crisis.

I hold my hand out to Lux instead, palm up, giving her the opportunity to turn me away.

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[alex 🐺]

♡  LUX B .

The kiss with Tyrelle is over before Lux can even think about it, even though his lips leave hers tingling and she almost feels dazed which is definitely not the reaction that she needs right now.

But really, this place was oozing sex and endorphins and it's not her fault that she's caught up in it a bit, right?

And then a boy with pink hair and just enough awkward energy is tapping her on the back while she watches Olivia make out with someone, who knows, and as she turns, her lips curl into a smile.

""You're so goddamned pretty," he says, and fuck, compliments will get you everywhere.

"I could say the same about you," Lux breathes, a shake in her voice he holds his hand out to her, possibly the clearest question of consent that she's seen in nearly two minutes. She takes it, pulling him towards her.

"Come here," she demands, rather than asks, because there's only room for one selfless person and it sure as hell isn't Lux Bellisario.

[Lux makes out with Wolfy a bit (awhoooo!)]

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[eulalie blake 1a 🍒 tris]

♡  CARLY .

"I'd be cheesy and ask for a sequel if there was more liquor in my system — but I don't drink, so." She shrugs her shoulders in surrender, distance building between them in the place of passion. None of it feels real. She stares at Trylle for a long moment, and she wonders what a life made out of telling lies does to a person. She feels melancholy in the way that only kissing a movie star can bring. Then she laughs to herself, turning to look out the window at the beautiful views just beyond the glass.

"It's kind of ridiculous, isn't it?" When she has a realization, Carly has no shame in sharing it. Knowledge is deeply important to her, in the way that encourages her to educate others. "This whole thing, I mean." We dodged the reaping, just to audition for this. Call us gluttons for punishment. "I'm still figuring it out, but I know one thing. Nothing will stop me from winning." She goes to make her grand exit, hand lingering on the threshold. She gazes dramatically over her shoulder. The film hasn't even started yet.

"See you at the finish line."

Stepping into the hallway, her expression shifts into a warm smile at the sight of Achilles approaching from the opposite direction. They meet in the middle, and she sighs a little out of bliss, and a little out of anxiety. The two of them had been voted into the show together, and ever since that heart racing moment, she's developed a kinship towards him. "Looks like we made it. Seems a little unreal sometimes." Truthful as she's being, she cannot stop her hunger for victory from bleeding into the moment. Her eyes are bright with determination.

"How about instead of a pinch, we kiss to see if we're dreaming?"

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point tracker: 7

carly kisses achilles ;
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[lance]

♡  ACHILLES .

He's still kicking himself over fucking things up with Benito (such a District One name, yet one that suits him as much as the pink buzz-cut did) and hoping that his own scoring is enough of a peace offering to hopefully not have totally ruined his chances when someone else bumps into him - and he raises his head to apologize because dammit Zhao you've already fucked things up with one potential contestant, the last thing you need is to repeat that but yet again, his train of thought screeches to a grinding halt because oh-

Now, Achilles likes boys. Always has, always will, probably till the day he dies. Achilles likes boys a lot, in all honesty. Nine times out of ten, whenever he thinks of a potential future where he escapes the Reaping and the poverty stricken conditions of District Eight and manages to live something akin to a happy life, his prospective partner is a man. But there are exceptions to the rule, reasons why he's never fully committed to any label other than queer and fluid, and, well, he's just found one.

The girl has an air around her not unlike himself, something of a lower district vibe in a sea of Career academy kids, yet that does little to dull her beauty in his eyes, and man, he's fucked no matter where he turns to, apparently. Except in the way that the show intends, of course. And, maybe, just maybe, the way a small part of his lizard brain wants to be, too.

But she asks, and, well, he can't possibly do any worse than he just did with poor Benito, so fuck it - kiss number three, with one of the prettiest girls he's ever seen.

If he has to go home tonight, well, then he might as well make it fucking worth it.

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achilles gives carly a bisexual-energy infused lil smooch teehee

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[d6a georgie cham 🍓🐢 frankel]

♡  BEATRICE .

According to Petelia’s scores, Trish is somewhat out of the drop zone, but she is not exactly at the top where she should be…that District Twelve guy! Now that is either a fluke or everyone really needs to sit down and discuss how they even let that happen. There is a hoard from District One, a whole tonne of careers and none of them know how to spar with their tongues versus the guy who picks coal from the ground? Yeah, she is not buying it. Just like she is not buying Axel being voted the fan favourite of the talent show. The Capitol are really obscure.

The list of those she has matched with and not snogged yet are starting to dwindle. Soon she will have to dive into the deep end and suck up kissing someone far beyond her type. Just for the points. It all comes with the grind if she wants a bed in the villa tonight.

Everyone looks so relaxed around her, the hot tub is filled, even the couches and for the past five minutes she has dashed from person to person. Not even once stopping to take in the comforts of the villa. She will have time for that later…

”Hey, didn’t we match on the application? I can definitely remember swiping right on a gorgeous face like that.” She says, hoping it is enough to get the motions rolling. ”Please be my next kiss?”

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*Trish snogs Benito*
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[Tom]

♡  PSYCHE .

The surprise comes when Mr. Fan Favorite's kissing abilities are subpar. The first kiss she's ever had with a man and it's kind of underwhelming. The sea doesn't meet with the coast in a foam; there's no crescendo of a crash, instead, she feels underwhelmed, but she gives it her all. Adds a soft hand to Mr. Fan Favorite's side before falling away and smiling back at him. A whisper under her breath as the cameras focus on her. "Don't lose that shine." A soft pat on the arm is all Psyche gives before she moves away from him.

Psyche needed to win more points. Nyra would be disappointed if she didn't take this in stride, but her head was feeling floaty for a second. The contestants were a lot of pretty girls and pretty boys. Almost as if they were etched by the gods themselves. She's a little lost in the sea of it all. An endless ocean of darkness where the bottom isn't quite visible and the waves are lapping slowly in the dark. A feeling comes over her as another boy comes to her. His eyes are bright as if the sunrise itself is coming over the horizon, but there's a hesitancy in her form as she's sure he says something. For a second, there's a pause where she wished she wasn't in this situation, but also the nerves were boiling up.

When their lips meet, she's subpar. Psyche knew that she would never be a world changing kisser like the goddess of beauty. Inexperience losing out to experience as she feels herself flush in embarrassment as she keeps kissing and then finally pulls back. The words on her lips are left with a feeling in her stomach that screams like the tide on a windy day. She could do better. She was better. Time would make her better, but she no longer had time. All she had left was the moments here.

"I-I.... Sorry!"

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[Psyche kisses Beau]
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[Cait]

♡  ARCADIA .

Hermes is fun – cute, in a poor lower district kind of way. He teases me and I play along with the conversation easily as he comes closer towards me. The kiss is entirely sweet, and it’s cute cute cute, and I feel like I have to boop his nose or something ridiculous like that just to distract myself from the tooth-rotting sugar hit on my lips.

I watch him leave and I can’t wipe the smile off my face – has been there since I stepped out of the limo, this is too fun, too easy.

My wrist vibrates, and oh shit, I’m terrible at remembering to rate these kisses. Up until now I’ve pretty much just been tapping my screen with no real rhyme or reason, pressing numbers to try and get the buzzing to stop – I’ve got people to kiss here!

But hello?? This is a competition, even if it feels like just another sleepless night at a messy frat party. I can practically hear Trylle’s voice in my ear telling me to play smart, “stop getting distracted by all the hot kids.”

Like it’s easy!

Regardless, I quickly punch in a number on the small screen, actually taking a few seconds to consider my score. Should I be rating everyone low? Should I be playing the game with integrity? Is lying going to come back and bite me in the ass in some twist of karma?

Ugh. This is why I don’t spend time thinking about this shit. I finally decide on a 4 before whipping my head back up and scanning around the courtyard again, trying to find a face that isn’t currently attached to another one. So when a stunning girl walks straight past me, looking like she’s on a mission of her own, I don’t hesitate to grab her wrist and pull her towards me.

See? Thinking is so overrated.

It’s only when she turns around to face me that I realise I’ve scored big time.

Lux Bellisario blinks at me, and I blink right back at her.

I don’t remember ever having learnt the names and faces of all the latest and greatest career families of Panem, but I guess it’s in our DNA, because I see the same familiar recognition flash across her face. It’s like watching four seasons change all at once: first, there’s the cold front, a looming storm ready to erupt in horror at being so unceremoniously interrupted. But it passes quickly, replaced by warm satisfaction – she’s got a glint in her eyes that looks like pleasant surprise mixed with determination, and I feel my heart race at the sight.

“Lux Bellisario, what an honour to meet you.” I let my hand slide down her arm to settle loosely in her palm, giving it a gentle squeeze. “It’s such a shame we’ve never crossed paths before – we probably would have been great friends, in another life.” Friends, lovers, all of the above, take your pick honestly.

Well, no time like the present, and fate is so ever-changing that I decide to seize the moment for what it is – an opportunity too tempting to pass up.

“I’m not going to lie, I’ve had some pretty good kisses today. But I have a feeling they’ll have a hard time comparing to you. Wanna see if I’m right?”

arcadia kisses lux!

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[umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]]

♡  BEAU .

He was excited to create some distance between himself and Psyche after her… less than average kiss and prompt escape thereafter. Beau felt hyper aware of every decision he was being asked to make right now, and any one decision could’ve been the reason he was one of the first people being eliminated. If he got sent home early, he didn’t get to erase the narrative of his relationship with Cecily. As badly as he didn’t want to erase that story, he knew it was the wisest thing to do. Cecily was dead. The rest of his family was still alive, and his closeness to Cecily was the biggest threat to that right now. Hades had said the words exactly, District Five liaison making a special trip all the way out to 808 Moss Point Road to make blatant statements. He mentioned Bell by name, even.

He had to run so that he could stay. How fucked was he?

“Hey,” the words could’ve landed on anyone, but it was a boy called Ajax who noticed him first.

It was the same process as before: introduction, kiss, and then move on. Beau couldn’t even remember what number kiss he was on anymore. But this boy was handsome and clever-eyes and clearly from an upper district. He smelled nice.

“This okay?” he asked, stepping past the comfort zone and absentmindedly letting on of his hands fall to Ajax’s hip while the other rose to the nape of his neck.

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[beau kisses ajax]
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[bailee]

♡  BARRSY .

The kiss with Hermes was everything I expected it to be. Mediocre. Boring. No je ne sais quois. Not quite like the heart-pumping, absolute banger of a kiss I shared with some of the girls before. But it actually... wasn't horrible, either. And fuck, my ratings were dropping just like the balls of a prepubescent kid and I really, really needed to catch up or else my ass would be packing back to District Twelve and my dad would be chirping me left, right and centre.

So with little regard to who I was rolling up to, I chose the next person within kissing distance and lightly caressed their hand to get their attention. After all, I had broken my guy kiss virginity, anyway.

Well, besides all the times I had been in the bag and decided to kiss the homies, but like they say. Bro kisses don't count when you're shittered.

Yet I was stone cold sober and looking some dude in the eyes. "Kiss?" I asked.

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♡  TRYLLE .

Okay okay, so hear me out. I just got a fat little perfect score from scamming Captain Olivia, if I keep my good game up and knock a few scores off the others, I should win this, yeah? I mean, who's gonna beat me? My eye's are on the scores and I'm seeing three names: Hermes, Eneas, and the legend, the icon, Trylle Fray, whoever that is. 

So who the fuck are Harry and Ernie?

I don't wanna make a scene like Liv because, unfortunately, I have to wait until midseason to become a villain. I know, lame lame, but I can't start that arc too soon or nobody'll want to end up with me. So I'm wandering around this bitch like a new age Bellamy Scott, sleuthing around looking for context clues on where Gold &  Silver are. 

Bronze's got something to say, I want to start this thing off with a win! Let 'em know Fray's in the house officially, but eventually I find the scrawniest kid at the Villa, he smells weird and his hair's greasy when I grab it. "Hey 12!" I shout from behind, pulling him into my arms bridal-style away from what he was doing before me. Nothing important, right?

I wink at Arcadia, "meet a real 10."

Catch phrase!

[ plants a fat one on hermes af ]
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