Neal Valentine

"TBA" -Neal Valentine

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Name: Neal Valentine

District: 7

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Height: 5'3

Personality: Despite being born a boy, Neal was never in touch with his male self. As the years went by, Neal started to become more and more feminine. From an early age, he started developing a certain love for dresses and dolls, and whenever the boys started doing their rough house play, Neal would usually be the one playing tea with the girls. Of course, Neal was bullied for this, mainly by the other boys in his district, who would call out insults and rip up his dress. The other girls, while enjoying their time greatly with him, also liked teasing him for his femininity, but at a lesser degree. It didn't take long for Neal to realize he didn't like girls, either. He isn't in the closet, and has admitted to being a homosexual, but this would eventually trigger a traumatizing, horrific event in Neal's life. Despite that, Neal still wears a smile of sunshine, and is kind to everyone, no matter how long he's known them. Neal has an innocent mind, but his naivety is what usually causes problems to get out of hand for him. As Neal is just an innocent and trusts too easily, he can easily be manipulated and used for certain advantages. Neal would have no choice, but to listen, as he is unable to retailate with strong force due to his frail frame and he can't persuade the person to stop either. Neal needs support during the Hunger Games, or he's practically as good as dead.

Appearance: Neal has long, flowing, creamy brown hair that has darker bangs in the front. Neal values his hair greatly, and would be horrified to see something happen to it. He brushes it often, and feels it to be a necessity to keep his hair in perfect mint condition. To keep his hair from getting rampant and out of control, he wears a hairpin given to him by his ex-boyfriend Paris to keep his locks in place. With his green eyes that give the impression of summer leaves, people sometimes compare Neal's hair to the bark and roots of a tree. A very small delicate tree, as Neal's body is almost as frail as glass, and he's weaker than the girls his own age. His lack of strength is something he is also teased for, and while he does at least attempt to train, he's already gone through 4 trips to the district hospital. Along with his delicate feature body, Neal's skin is very pale, as he hardly goes outside thanks to the event that occured when he was 14. Neal is not handsome, as that word doesn't suit him quite right. The more appropriate thing to say, is that Neal is beautiful. Sure enough, he's attracted multiple girls but he's received the interest of men the most, as there are few differences between Neal

Weapons: In the Hunger Games, most tributes usually already have an idea of what they want to use for slaughter. Neal is no different, in spite of his dislike for battle and gore. Neal is actually incapable of using the traditional District 7 weapon, being axes. This is because of Neal's lack of powerful arm muscles, and most likely even a 12 year old would be strong enough to defeat Neal. In place of the usual axe, Neal instead uses knives and daggers as his primary weapons. While he doesn't have the ability to throw nor does he feel anxious to kill, Neal does know how to use a knife properly for hand-to-hand combat, thanks to a little training from his father, a victor from another Games. He is able to stand his ground, but this is only momentarily, as his low stamina prevents himself from using his full potential.

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Games Information

 * Games I
 * Games II
 * Games III

Trivia

 * Neal was planned at first to be a sadistic, handsome young man with blue hair that became mad thanks to the death of his girlfriend, Belle. This idea was drafted in favor for the creation of this Neal instead.
 * Neal was going to have a twin sister named Belle (after the original idea of Neal and his girlfriend), but I decided not to make her as I don't want to have a load of twin tributes and I find it better if Neal was an only child instead.
 * In the end, "Belle" became the name of Neal's mother.