#selection au

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On the May 12th of 1790, the 7th girl was born into the Carlyle family. She was named, Lucy.

When she was young, Lucy had spent most of her time with her sister, Mary, the closest in age and the kindest of all her family. Though she was little, she wasn’t dumb. She had realised her family was poor and that, so far, she couldn’t do anything to help them.

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Her father, a drunken man with the foulest of mouths, never did anything to make their situation any better. Always roaming near the creek, or by the train tracks, he was labelled “the local drunkard” by the residents of their town.

Her mother, forever tired after working many hours , yet only getting the most meagre of incomes- was welcomed every evening to her husband yelling and glass bottles smashing, as he barreled forward to attack her or their children with the strong scent of alcohol burning thier nostrils as he approached closer.

More often than not, the ladies of the household ended up with busted lips and scarred not only from glass shards, but words slurred by their spouse/paternal figure. So, when news arrived that Lucy’s father was killed in a train accident, it was no surprise that not one tear was shed.

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By the time Lucy was eleven, she had formed a fast friendship with another girl, Norrie White. On numerous occasions, the two could be seen skipping along the beaten path to the woods, or enjoying a simple cup of tea near Norrie’s fireplace.

One thing lay at the center of their friendship. A promise. A daring promise to run to London and form a company, that would grow to be the best of the best and become like their idol, Marissa Fittes, in case anything bad happened to them. But, that was only for emergencies.

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Lucy knew her family was broken. Acknowledged by the fact that all her siblings -even Mary- had either married out of the town, or had plans to shift away as soon as they were of age.

It was the day of her 16th birthday, that broke her. By this time, Mary had been married off to a 3 (one rank higher than theirs), and her mother had become more prone to her temper tantrums. That day was supposed to be special, her sweet 16, but all she received was a dull, worn and torn hand-me-down severely outdated evening gown and several bruise marks spanning across her forearms and face.

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𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚜’𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜: 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ: in a country divided by a caste system, you sit on the top of a pyramid as the crown princess—a one. as part of tradition and your rite of passage, you must go through the selection process to pick a husband to rule beside you when the time comes. twenty years ago, your father chose your mother and lead the kingdom into a time of peace and prosperity. now, you’re expected to do the same and choose someone from the eight boys from this selection’s pool of candidates.

ɢᴇɴʀᴇ: romance, angst, smut / royalty! au

ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: ot8 x reader

ᴘᴀʀᴛ: zero | one | two | three | four | five | more to be determined...

𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐉𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐆— caste 5; the artist

born into a family of painters and sculptors, everything kim hongjoong creates is a masterpiece. but rather than trying to woo the princess like the others, he pays more attention to the art around the palace and spends all of his time in the sunroom polishing and perfecting his pieces. does he even care about the selection at all?

𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊  𝐒𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐖𝐀— caste 2; the actor

the star of this year’s top grossing movies, park seonghwa is a force to be reckoned with. with support from the general public and charm that even captures your parents, it seems that he’s won this competition from the start. but what’s really going on inside his head? and are you seeing the real seonghwa, or just the facade he’s putting on?

𝐉𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎— caste 5; the dancer

a mesmerizing boy with the rosiest cheeks, jeong yunho is the most mysterious on of them all. he keeps to himself and rarely interacts with the other candidates unless it’s during meals or required for the day. when you find out it’s because he feels empty not being able to dance, you open up the old dance studio for him, and in the process, the key to his heart.

𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐄𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆— caste 6; the gardener

a gentle soul who tends the palace gardens and wooyoung’s best friend, kang yeosang has always caught your eye. from his endearing birthmark to how he always gives you single peony when he runs into you in the gardens, you can’t help but to develop a soft spot for him. has he won this competition without even knowing it?

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐍— caste 3; the charmer

the son of a diplomat, san is an expert at foreign affairs and would logically be the most qualified to become king. the only downside? you can’t stand his attitude. he’s cocky and doesn’t seem to understand the concept of personal space. not to mention, he seems far too flirty with some of the maids around the castle...

𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈—caste 4; the gem

the son of a jeweler and a fashion designer, song mingi is a known name in your household. all the clothing and jewelry your family wears is marked with the song’s family crest, and mingi himself has had a hand at designing some of the pieces you wear. the most interesting thing is, the diamond necklace you never take off resembles the one he wears around his own neck.

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆— caste 6; the cook

the mastermind behind your favorite dish at the palace and yeosang’s best friend, jung wooyoung has been your biggest supporter since day one. he’s made it clear that he doesn’t intend to win, but when disaster strikes his family and he realizes that advancing in the selection is the only way to save them, is he willing to put everything—including his friendship with yeosang— on the line to do so?

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐎— caste 3; the fortunate

the son of a former selection candidate, jongho harbors a hatred towards the royal family. at his arrival, he’s curt and seems to avoid you as much as possible. but out of nowhere, after a phone call from his parents, jongho’s attitude changes and he seems to now want to win the competition just as much as some of the others.

The Rules Were Made To Be Broken by KlanceAndSwords on AO3 ~ Ongoing ~ General Audiences ~  Graphic Depictions of Violence ~ Klance

Lance is a Prince. Not just any Prince, but the Crown Prince of Illéa. That means one day he's going to be King. That means he needs a Queen. And that means a Selection.

36 beautiful women, one headstrong new guard, and a very confused Prince. Not to mention the constant threat from both the Northern and Southern rebels, war in New Asia, and trying to appease both the public and his parents as Prince Leandro Álvarez Serrano McClain tries to find someone to be with for the rest of his life.

And sometimes that person is someone you're not allowed to love...

*swirls in*

<my vision of> Allura from Selection AU!

@green-and-blue-hues, I told you, I'm gonna do it :3c

I hope you know this au, and if you don't, check it on the blog <up up>

*pops open coke can* oh boy here we go

i actually won’t explain everything right off the bat, bc it’s a project i’ve been working on that actually seems to be going pretty smoothly. it’s a fic i’m writing based off of the selection series by kiera cass. it’s kinda like... futuristic, dystopian society young adult novel, sort of like matched, except unlike matched it doesn’t try to pass itself off as anything but what it is: romance. (no shade at matched though, i personally enjoyed it) basically... imagine the competition of hunger games, remove about 95% of the killing, toss in the bachelor, and add one corrupt as fuck government, and literally deep fry this shit in romance, and you have the selection.

basic run down: in the future america is now called illea (except im just using new america in my au bc there’s supposed to be an accent over the e and listen idk how to do that on a computer) and instead of a class system (lower, middle, upper), it’s a caste system. a caste system means you are born into your social status with no chance of moving up or down unless you either buy your way up or marry into a different caste. there are 8 in total, and 4 is about modern day lower middle class and everything beneath that is pretty much poverty/lower class. these castes also dictate what jobs you can do for a living so... gotta love that.

the actual plot of the series revolves around the pinnacle event of a generation: the selection. in illea the heir to the throne chooses a spouse through a process called the selection. forms are sent to all eligible young people and they can choose to fill it out and enter it for the chance of being selected. it’s SUPPOSED to be random but nah they can’t possibly let an ugly one into the batch, so usually advisors hand pick the participants and just say it was random. because of this mostly 2s and 3s are drawn with a handful of 4s or 5s sprinkled in to help it seem random.

once selected they go to the palace and literally... all date the heir. that’s... that’s it. he/she/they have a pool of 35 people to pick their future spouse, one from each province.

im not sure i can actually recommend you read the selection series, unless you’re a total fucking sap like me. it’s not a riveting action novel like hunger games, and it’s not super exploratory into the dystopian society (i will say the setting is EXTREMELY well developed but like, it’s not as indepth as say the giver, or brave new world), it’s exactly what it says on the box: romance.

the romance itself is very well written and keira cass definitely knows how to make character leap out of the page, i was just always frustrated with the main character and the stupid love triangle she’d gotten herself into. she’s actually very well developed, relatable, and most importantly flawed. she has real problems and real emotions and doesn’t always react well, and i like kiera’s honesty in her. the supporting characters are equally 3 dimensional, and except for maybe That One Character Who’s End I’m Very Upset About, every character is given a satisfying and fulfilling ending. no one gets jilted (except celeste i cri every time).

oh also the 2 books about the main character’s daughter? yeah, VERY well done. at first i thought for certain it was just gonna be a rip off, but it wasn’t. i loved it. i’d die for two people maxon and eadlyn. eadlyn REALLY grows throughout the novels and kjsdhfakjdhf can’t get over her. i wish we’d get some sort of extra novella companions like she did for the first set, but alas...

also the book covers?? are stunning. as a person who loves that stuff i was really drawn into them, especially The One, and The Heir. those were incredible.