#Hayden Young

[thedarlingdearestdead]

Awake (2007)

This film should be illegal.... No thoughts....

[haydenyoungappreciationweek]

(this amazing poster was made by the brilliant @sazanes!!)

It's our third year of the Hayden Young Appreciation Week!! (or fourth, if you include our one-day HYAD celebration in 2022 😄)

Hayden Young will always have a special place in our hearts, because they were first character that we (hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes) ever ran an appreciation week for, back in 2020! Now 4 years later, we still experience the same love, passion and joy this character brings, with so many other players!!

Hayden's birthday is around the corner, and as usual, we hope to celebrate it in style! We hope you can join us.

HYAW 2024 will happen from Sept 25th-29th, and we have a range of great topics you can choose for your pieces:

Day 1 - Sept 25 - Character Appreciation/Vacation

Day 2 - Sept 26 - Throwback/Pizza

Day 3 - Sept 27 - Soul/Changes

Day 4 - Sept 28 - Relationships/Psyche

Day 5 - Sept 29 - Happy Birthday Hayden!!

Any form of creative, original work is welcome - fic, art, meta, edits, moodboards, interactive media, headcanons...even screenshots of your favourite Hayden moments! The only rules are that they show a positive depiction of Hayden, and that the works center Hayden as a character. We will also accept WIPs and it is not necessary for the pieces to be put up only on the day of the theme. We also have a specific day for throwback pieces where you can share older stuff and even take us through the process of creating it if you like (here's an ask list that may help!)

Make sure you tag @haydenyoungappreciationweek, as well as hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes in your content. It would also be helpful if you used #haydenyoungappreciationweek and #HYAW in your tags!

For inspiration, you can always refer to our previous years' masterlist: HYAW 2020 | HYAD 2022 | HYAW 2023.

Various fan content blogs have helped us immensely in promoting the events, and run a range of amazing events themselves!! Check them out here: @choicesficwriterscreations, @choicesmonthlychallenge, @choicespride, @choicesprompts, @choicesholidays, @wordwarriors, @choicescommunityevents. If there are any other Choices fan content/appreciation blogs you'd like us to give a shoutout to, do let us know!

We have a month to go before we enter HYAW 2024, and we'd love to get signal boosts from the fandom! If you know any Hayden stans who would love to participate/consume content, do tag them too!

Hope to see you all at the end of September, to celebrate Hayden's birthday!! ❤️❤️

✅✅signal boosts will be much appreciated!!✅✅

[sazanes]

Day 2 - Throwback/Pizza - Kiss the cook ❤

Guess who learned how to make pizza? Now Steve has a rival in the kitchen 😎 Will Hayden put pineapple on pizza one day? 🤔

Thank you @lizzybeth1986 @haydenyoungappreciationweek 💚

[blinkfizz-the-unfortunate-gnome]

Me? I love the rain!

This was supposed to be for Day 1 of the HYAW, Character Appreciation. I'll never forget the way Hayden enjoyed the rain on our first date, always so full of life. :)

I wanted to create a gouache gif for this scene considering the characters were outdoors. I also have a static version with memories from that first date. Happy birthday, Hayden, we love you!

And thanks to the hosts of course! @haydenyoungappreciationweek @lizzybeth1986 @sazanes

[lizzybeth1986]

We're in the second half of the year, and have three more appreciation weeks to go! Let me know which ones you're interested in and would like to be tagged for.

Hayden Young Appreciation Week - Sept 25th-29th (Hayden's birthday)

Nadia Park Appreciation Day - Oct 25th (World Artists' Day)

King Liam Appreciation Week - Nov 15th - 19th (Baklava Day)

[anastasiaskarsgard]

Here are all the magazine covers Hayden Christensen did alone as Anakin Skywalker

Stay tuned for more

[gmsrrn98]

Shutdown: Rewrite

This is a rewrite of my PM fanfic shutdown for Angstgiving 2024.

TAG: @choicesprompts

BOOK: Perfect Match

PAIRING: Hayden Young x MC

PROMPT: Funeral

It was very painful, the day I learned I wasn’t human. That everything I thought I knew, my memories, my family, my life, wasn’t real. I truly believed in them, clung to them as if they were what gave my life meaning. But it was all just programming, a carefully crafted illusion to keep me moving forward in a life that wasn’t mine.

In a world where I didn’t know who or what I was, there was Kai. Kai Park, who believed in me even when I couldn’t. She stayed by my side and loved me for who I was, not what I was. I know it hurt her when she found out the truth, that I was an android. But even through the shock and doubt, she never left me.

Kai Park. The woman who showed me I was more than wires and code. That even if my feelings and personality had been programmed, it didn’t mean I couldn’t experience life, have fun, or make real memories. She helped me live, truly live, and see the world for what it was, not just data to process.

Kai Park. The same woman who protected me, even when it meant going up against a powerful company like Eros. She risked everything, running from city to city just to keep me safe. She gave me freedom, a chance to live without fear of being reset, without the looming threat of being erased.

Kai Park. She’s still here, sitting beside me, her white hair soft and her face lined with time. But when I look at her, I still see the fire she had when we first met. Her eyes, though dimmer now, still carry the same spark that pulled me to her all those years ago. I hold her hand, fragile and warm, as we gaze at each other with the same love we’ve shared through every moment of our lives.

It’s been decades since we finally got Eros off our backs. Decades filled with traveling, laughing, and building memories that were truly ours. We didn’t have children, but we did have a wedding, one of the happiest days of my existence. My programming ensures I’ll never forget it. It’s as vivid as if it happened yesterday.

“Damien was the best man, and Nadia was the maid of honor,” I said, my thumb brushing over the delicate skin of her knuckles. She smiled as if trying to pull the memory closer. “Sloane was so relieved she wasn’t maid of honor. She said she had no idea what to do for something like that. But Nadia? She couldn’t stop jumping with excitement.”

Kai chuckled, her voice soft but still carrying that familiar warmth. “And Damien? Didn’t he drink too much at the reception?”

“He did,” I said, laughing. “And Nadia almost ate all the cake. Oh, and Sloane? She kept stuttering through her speech. I think it took her three tries just to say congratulations.”

We both laughed, the sound filling the quiet room like an echo of all the joy we’d shared over the years.

“What were our vows again?” she asked, her voice trembling just slightly. She stared at the ceiling, her lips moving as if reciting them from memory. “On this day, I will take you as my husband. You will not be alone anymore. From now on, it will be us. You won’t face the darkness alone, because I will be there to light your way. Your burdens will be ours to share. From this day forward, there will never be a ‘you’ without me."

Her head turned toward me, her faded eyes filled with joy. I gave her the softest smile before leaning in to kiss her forehead. Her breath, slow and light, brushed against my face.

“And mine went something like this,” I said, shifting closer to her so she could rest against me. “On this day, I will take you as my wife. From now on, it will no longer just be you—it will be you and me. You’ll never wake up alone because I’ll always be by your side. You won’t face battles by yourself because I’ll be there holding your hand. You’ll never have to go through life alone, because I’ll be with you until your very last breath.”

Her smile lingered as her eyes fluttered closed. Her hand gripped mine, just a little tighter, as she whispered, “I love you, Hayden.”

The small gathering was quiet, just as she would have wanted. It wasn’t a grand funeral—Kai had never been one for spectacle—but those who mattered were there. Damien, now grayer and slower but still quick with his wit, stood next to Nadia, who had taken the role of organizing everything with precision. Sloane stood apart, her eyes red-rimmed as she clutched a small bouquet of daisies, Kai’s favorite.

“I love you, Kai,” I whispered back. And then, just like that, the light in her faded. Her face, still turned toward me, remained peaceful, her smile untouched by time.

We all stood around the simple wooden urn, surrounded by a field of wildflowers. The breeze carried the soft scent of summer, the kind Kai loved, and I couldn’t help but think of the days we spent lying in fields like this, watching the clouds drift by.

“She was one of a kind,” Damien said, breaking the silence. His voice cracked, but he kept going. “Kai wasn’t just brave; she was the kind of person who made you want to be better. She didn’t care about the odds—she cared about people. About doing what was right.”

Nadia nodded, her hand resting on Damien’s arm. “She didn’t just protect Hayden. She protected all of us in her own way. She reminded us what it means to fight for something worth believing in.”

I stepped forward, placing a hand on the urn. My voice, though steady, carried the weight of years. “Kai gave me a life I never thought I could have. She didn’t just save me—she taught me how to live. How to love. She was my light in every way, and she always will be.”

As the sun began to set, we each laid something beside the urn. Damien left a single red rose, Nadia placed a folded piece of sheet music, and Sloane left a small charm she’d been fidgeting with the entire time. I left nothing tangible—what I carried for Kai was within me, etched into every line of my programming and every memory we’d created.

The service ended with a quiet moment of silence, the wind rustling through the wildflowers. When the others began to drift away, I stayed behind for a while longer, watching the light fade and the stars begin to appear.

Footsteps echoed softly behind me as I sat alone in the quiet. One of Sloane’s apprentices approached, his expression solemn but understanding. He nodded once, silently asking if I was ready.

I glanced back at the urn one last time. “I’ll see you soon, Kai,” I whispered, my voice low but filled with a quiet peace.

The apprentice reached over my shoulder, fingers deftly adjusting the panel where wires and lights blinked softly. I closed my eyes as the familiar command filled my mind.

[HAYDEN YOUNG: PERMANENTLY SHUTTING DOWN]

[storyofmychoices]

SpreadJoy #910 spreading positivity with quotes and @playchoices characters.

Quote by selfcare.recipe

For @haydenyoungappreciationweek

[choices-binglebonkus]

The only gender/race customizable love interest story I’ll excuse is Perfect Match because Hayden Young is literally an android and the use of the different genders and races of Hayden actually makes sense and is incorporated in the main story in a realistic and interesting way.

All the others, there’s really no reason to have the love interests gender/race customizable. It just makes them feel more like interchangeable parts than actual characters. Plus, they’re almost always white-coded and male-coded, and that really rears its head in the stupidest ways (See Also: F!Sam Dalton repeatedly being called “dad” by the twins).

[sethnorth]

Truitt Fields v. Hayden Young

[playchoicesconfessions]

Sent by @cadybear420

‘Hayden is literally just a robot... and yet they still feel more like an actual human being than 90% of all customizable LIs.’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

[marshallmallows]

my choices character playlists!

i make so many of these so i thought i’d compile them all in an easy master list if anybody would like to check them out :) some of them are pure vibes from what i think they’d listen to but most have lyrics that i feel are applicable to them/their relationship with mc/the story. i hope you enjoy!

genre: pop/indie

hayden young (perfect match)

damien nazario (perfect match)

noah marshall (it lives in the woods/it lives within)

abel flint (it lives within)

logan (ride or die)

colt kaneko (ride or die)

i make new playlists occasionally, and i’ll update this master list when i do!

[haydenyoungappreciationweek]

Welcome to our third edition of the Hayden Young Appreciation Week! We started this way back in 2020, during the lockdown, and it's been a blast spreading our love for this amazing character ever since!!

Hayden is the heart and soul of Perfect Match - their tenacity, their unwavering love and their deep questions about life and identity make the story so much more interesting and nuanced.

For Day 1, we have two themes for you to try. One is of course Character Appreciation, where you can appreciate practically anything about Hayden!

There is also Vacation as a theme! We all know that PM as a story has its characters travelling around the world, either to get away from Eros or to plan their next move. Hayden, in particular, seems to thrive in different settings, exploring different cultures - even more so if their MC chooses the polyglot skill for them!

Any work is welcome – fics, art, edits, moodboards, interactive media, headcanons, meta, even screenshots of your favourite scenes! Our only requirements are that the works are original (nothing AI generated), and they center Hayden and present a positive depiction of them.

It is not necessary to put up your works only on the day of the theme – you can always put it up later. We will also be keeping a buffer week in case you’re not able to complete it during the week itself (till Oct 10th).

Please be sure to do the following when tagging your posts for HYAW 2023:

1. Use the tags #haydenyoungappreciationweek, and #HYAW, along with the day/theme you made the work for (#HYAW Day 1, #HYAW Day 2 etc).

2. Tag @haydenyoungappreciationweek, and hosts @sazanes and @lizzybeth1986 in your posts so we can access them easier!

FAN CONTENT BLOGS are the lifeline of our fandoms, esp for books that have long been over yet still have a strong fanbase. Many of them are hosting some incredible events that we highly encourage you to participate in if you feel so inclined!!

@choicesficwriterscreations - Accepts fic and art (no AI). Read up on their roster of events and guidelines here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge - Accepts fic and art. We're almost at the end of September but can still give in entries for the "Royal Academy" event (run by @choicescommunityevents and @ladylamrian) currently hosted - particularly Day 29! You could also participate in Picktober for next month!

@choicesholidays - Mostly fic and art. Currently no events, but be on the lookout for announcements!

@choicesprompts - Mostly fic. There are a variety of events for the next three months! There is Smutember, Flufftober and Angstgiving.

@choicespride - All content welcome as long as it features LGBTQ+ pairings and themes! Currently no events.

Hope you have plenty of fun with Hayden content today. Let's make Hayden's birthday special! 😃😃

Happy Hayden Young Appreciation Week, everyone!!

[sazanes]

Day 3 - Soul/Changes - Nature

"When I go for a walk and look at these incredible trees I feel something so strong inside me, I think they gave me a soul as a gift." 💚

Thank you @lizzybeth1986 @haydenyoungappreciationweek 💚

Yes, yes all Haydens have souls!🥰

[rosepetals1]

Holiday Shopping

Book: Perfect Match

Pairing: Hayden Young x F!MC (Arielle Park)

Word Count: ~690

Rating: General

Tagging: @choicesholidays: "I'm so thankful for you." @choicesflashfics Holiday Prompts: "Look, there's mistletoe. We have to kiss, it's the law." @choicesficwriterscreations: Holiday Event

Summary: Arielle & Hayden go shopping for Christmas décor as they get ready to celebrate their first holiday together.

Arielle stood in the aisle, squinting at the snowglobe she was holding in her hands, turning it around and inspecting it as if it were an otherworldly object.

"Hmm, not sure about this one. Hey, Hayden, what do you think?"

She turned to the man beside her and held up the snowglobe to offer him a view. Hayden put down the nutcracker he was looking at, and took the snowglobe from Arielle, chuckling as he did so.

"I'm pretty sure this is the seventh snowglobe you've shown me since we came in here. Have you even looked at anything else?"

Arielle crossed her arms defensively. "Of course I have!"

"Like…?"

"Like…" she paused, finding herself at a loss.

"A lot of things, okay? You just didn't see. Now, please tell me if you think this snowglobe is cute enough to be in our living room or not."

Hayden shook his head in amusement, then gently plucked it from her hands, and placed it into their shopping cart.

"I think it's perfect. Now, come on, let's move on from the snowglobes before you give yourself an aneurysm, alright?" He teased, lightly bumping her shoulder with his.

She sighed, "Alright. Fine. I just… want everything to look splendid, you know? After all, this will be our first official Christmas together."

"And I am very much looking forward to it," he leaned over and planted a loving kiss to her lips. "You have nothing to worry about, believe me. With all the goodies we got already, our place is gonna look like the very definition of Christmas!"

Hayden suddenly paused, a thoughtful look gracing his features. "Although, I guess technically this is going to be my first Christmas in general, considering…" He trailed off, his expression slightly falling.

Arielle immediately knew what he was talking about.

"Honey, come on, let's try not to think about that. The important thing is that I'm going to be with you, we're going to be together, and so will all of our friends too. That's what really matters."

Hayden was silent for a moment, then he nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry for being such a downer. The most important thing is the here and now."

Arielle nodded. "Exactly. So, right now, let's continue looking for that giant nutcracker you kept pestering me about. Even though I still think it's going to look weird next to the Christmas tree."

"Hey! I'll have you know, I'm the master decorator! I know what I'm doing, thank you very much."

She laughed. "I'm sure you do. Now, come on, let's keep looking."

As they walked throughout the store,  they picked up various decorations along the way, slowly filling their cart to the brim with Christmas adornments. They continued searching the aisles until they finally found the aforementioned nutcracker, which Hayden effortlessly picked up and placed onto their cart.

"..And, that should be all! I think we've gotten everything on the list." Hayden grinned as he looked down at the nearly bursting cart.

"You sure about that, honey? Because I think we're missing something very important." Arielle purred, suddenly holding up a mistletoe.

Hayden raised a brow. "Oh, yeah? I wasn't aware that was on the list. Not that I'm complaining."

She simply smiled at him, then raised it above her head, and feigned a look of surprise. "Look, there’s mistletoe! We have to kiss, it’s the law."

He laughed. "Oh, it's the law now, is it?"

"Yes, it is. Now, come over here, handsome." She beckoned him with a finger.

"As you wish, my lady."

He wiggled his eyebrows as he walked towards her, grabbing her by the hips, and pulling her close. Their lips crashed together passionately as soon as their bodies collided.

Arielle responded immediately, wrapping her arms around his neck as she deepened the kiss. Once they broke apart, they pressed their foreheads together and softly gazed into each other's eyes.

Hayden smiled, "I'm so thankful for you."

She smiled back at him, and gave him one last kiss. "I feel the same way. I love you, Hayden."

"And I love you, Arielle. More than anything."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[lizzybeth1986]

(Tentative) Dates for Appreciation Weeks Next Year!

This year's lineup of weeks was amazing and we got a LOT of art and fic and creative stuff from the fandom, as well as incredible support from the fandom and fan community blogs! 💖💖 I know that it's often hard to get content ready for these weeks for all of y'all, especially when some weeks are arranged back to back, so we (my amazing co host @sazanes and I) do try to space them out as much as we can with every passing yead.

Thinking of changing around some dates for AWs next year:

Sloane - Feb 7th - 11th (Women in STEM)

Hana - April 21st - 25th (World Book Day)

Kiara - May 21st - 23rd (International Culture Day)

Lily - July 5th - 9th (Video Games Day)

Hayden - Sept 25 - 29th (Bday)

Nadia - Oct 25th (World Artists Day)

Liam - Nov 15th -19th (Baklava Day)

These are the dates I'm planning to go with for each AW. If you're a fan of any of these characters and would like any updates on any or all of these weeks, do let me know! You can also follow their blogs:

@hanaleeappreciationweek, @kingliamappreciationweek, @kiaratheronappreciationweek, @haydenyoungappreciationweek, @sloanewashingtonappreciationweek, @nadiaparkappreciationweek, @lilyspencerappreciationweek.

Leave a note in this post for which weeks you'd like to be tagged in, and we will tag you in updates for the same! Can't wait to celebrate all these characters with you next year!!