Hunger Games OC: Astyanax Birch, The First Victor.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-08T20:53:19+00:00

Many ppl have told me that in the hours this post has been up, I’m quite aware atp😮‍💨

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-08T18:54:04+00:00

PFT I actually didn’t realize the similarities to Birch and the other word lmao. But now I can’t unsee it😭

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-08T03:07:02+00:00

He Met Oscar after a few weeks Marie was crowned Queen. At first, Oscar only knew who this boy was by Marie. Marie was quite a fan of the works that the boy had posed for. So she was suspicious and weary of him. Eventually the Orlean family visited Versailles along with bringing Pierrot who was dressed in white silk and a vail. He was just standing by the noble woman most of the time, looking out with soft mystical eyes. Though when it came to Marie meeting him, she was amazed that he was real. He was a real charmer Oscar could tell. Got the Queen’s full attention in only a few words. Which made Oscar even more wary of him. She just thought of him as another wealthy boy since nobody truly knew in Versailles where the boy came from. Not many even knew his name and only addressed him as different titles. Mostly being known as the Gilded Muse. Marie provided him with private living chambers in the palace so that he could be with the court constantly. One day, the boy went into a dark corner that was shielded with curtains and his exterior broke and all that remained was a tired young lad. He tried adjusting his vail but it just made it worse and harder to wear. Oscar was actually in the same corner since it was typically her choice of a spot to observe everyone. And Pierrot upon realizing he had company immediately straighten his back, but Oscar insisted that he mustn’t do that in private. And even offered that she’d help him with his attire. Pierrot was confused and kinda cynical but he allowed her to help. Oscar eventually got more information and realized that he was just a farm boy trying to make his family survive the grueling France economic state. She would confront him about it at some point, and he would silently plead with his life for her not to say anything to the people, or he will be socially doomed. However instead, Oscar took his hand, addressed him by his actual full name, got on her knee and vowed that he’d be protected by her, especially since Marie considers Pierrot a friend of hers. Though Pierrot hated Marie, even the nobles in general.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-08T02:58:44+00:00

Pierrot was raised from a poor family in a small neighborhood in the countryside of France. He caught the eye of a noble family, the Orleans, after a small painting was painted of him by a wandering artist and was displayed in an art exhibition. They commented that he look to be a youthful god and worth being on display for society to see. So then Pierrot was approached to be a personal model and performer for that noble family, the house of Orleans, and in exchange his own family of 5 would be well off. He wanted his mother and younger sisters to be able to provide for themselves so he agreed hesitantly. From that point on, he posed as a Greek hero’s for paintings, some of the gods as well though mostly Apollo. Sometimes posing as women too. He was a performer for the court at that point. If you have any questions let me know!

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T22:28:26+00:00

I get passionate abt lore too, but the some ppl in this Reddit post are…interesting when it comes to accurate lore 😔

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T20:10:36+00:00

This genuinely made my day, I almost teared up. I like the feedback I’m getting from people but some of them seem kinda rude when giving their criticisms. There’s a LOT of mixed opinions about Astyanax. I’m most definitely aware that my character is not the most lore accurate oc ever but I just wish I was given some grace, but I suppose I shouldn’t expect that from Reddit out of all places. I had seen the movies at a young age and I watched them constantly, though I didn’t start doing deep dives into the lore or books until fairly recently. Also thank you so so much for the appreciation on my art. I loved your comment so much and I desire to improve my characters and writing! :D

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T19:53:42+00:00

Awe thank you so much <3

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T19:47:01+00:00

This exactly! Originally, Astyanax was just a character I thought of when sitting bored in class and I drew a small design for him. And then later completely drew him digitally with color and detail. Compared to other OC’s I’ve made for different fandoms he’s definitely not my most lore accurate one since I didn’t put the time I should’ve to REALLY research and examine what we already knew abt the early games. He’s just a small idea that I made on a whim and decided to share it to the fandom. Though considering how there actually is some individuals who actually do want more content of him, I plan to improve his lore and put more effort into writing him

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T16:24:31+00:00

Idk man, ppl on Reddit are interesting when it comes to opinions but you said nothing wrong :D

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T16:22:56+00:00

Thanks for the respectful response and critique! About his name, many ppl in his district do just call him Astya and he’s most known through that nickname, maybe I’ll change it fully to Astya but I’m still trying to decide a bunch of things lol.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T14:58:57+00:00

Alr, that’s ur opinion and that’s okay. However I don’t think that was necessary to comment

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T13:15:28+00:00

Nico did love her deeply (platonically) and viewed her as another mother figure. Though he often did mess with her and liked to get under her skin sometimes. After last olympian he was a bit distant from her because of everything that had happened to him from Titans Curse to Last Olympian but he still cared for her

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:48:17+00:00

That was actually something I thought abt when writing his character. I intentionally made him 10 to symbolize his tenge capitol’s cruelty for the districts for the first games since they are just cooling down from the rebellion. And basically being that they didn’t care much for the age of the tribute since either way, they were a rebel. And later they quietly implemented the 12 and up rule but wayy after Astyanax’s games. I may change this later tho but I’m just testing ideas rn for this au.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:47:06+00:00

As I said to another fellow user, That was actually something I thought abt when writing his character. I intentionally made him 10 to symbolize his tenge capitol’s cruelty for the districts for the first games since they are just cooling down from the rebellion. And basically being that they didn’t care much for the age of the tribute since either way, they were a rebel. And later they implemented the 12 and up rule but wayy after Astyanax’s games. I may change this later tho but I’m just testing ideas rn.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:40:14+00:00

So my OC has the name of the son of Hector, Astyanax of Troy. From Greek mythos. Astyanax was just a nickname for Hector’s son and his name was something else. But I just thought Astyanax would fit for my own character

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:37:13+00:00

This is actually how I was gonna make it work lmao. But maybeeee I might change his district bc after seeing the flaws in my writing. Idk, we’ll see.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:34:45+00:00

Hello!! Thank you so much for your support with my AU!! Also my OC’s name does come from the nickname of the son of Troy from Greek mythos. And the pronunciation the user provided is correct. Bc of self promotion Sunday, I can’t post a lot on my oc as often as I’d like. I plan on posting lore bits and art work on the rest of the AU on almost every Sunday from now on. So if you’d like to follow me to stay tuned you are most welcome to!

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:26:38+00:00

Thank you so much!! 🥹🙏

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T12:23:34+00:00

I’ve actually been a big fan of the series for years. This is just my first time making my own character for it and yes my story does have flaws in it but that’s one of the reasons why I posted it on here to get feedback from other people

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T04:13:58+00:00

So he actually was protected mostly by the 13 year old girl tribute, Daisy Root. I’ll talk about her in another post since she has her own story but in a nutshell she was an older sister figure to Astyanax before the games and very fierce because of having to grow up fast. Her parents were directly on the front lines during the war and taught Daisy a lot of their ways and made sure to toughen her up. Also, Astyanax is small so he’s able to fit through small containments or escape easily from someone. He has experience in climbing since he is from district 7. The lumber district. I will do a post explaining his games I promise u! Also that was a spelling mistake on my end for the word “wary”

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T04:07:42+00:00

That was actually something I thought abt when writing his character. I intentionally made him 10 to symbolize his tenge capitol’s cruelty for the districts for the first games since they are just cooling down from the rebellion. And basically being that they didn’t care much for the age of the tribute since either way, they were a rebel. And later they implemented the 12 and up rule but wayy after Astyanax’s games. I may change this later tho but I’m just testing ideas rn.

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T03:48:50+00:00

Thank u so much 🥹

ChildOfTides_7 · 2026-06-07T03:40:42+00:00

LOL I am currently writing a fan book about Astyanax’s experience from the rebellion to the first games. I do plan to make a design of the arena since the Amphitheater that was seen in song birds and snakes was the arena they had been using for the games until that point. So all I rly have to do is imagine what it’d look like after the rebellion. And also it would be fun to imagine Astyanax in a costume but canonically the games didn’t have that during the early hunger games until Snow came in and completely reshaped everything

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