Post by croissantlord on Mar 4, 2018 22:46:09 GMT -5
Name: Jared Hawthorne
Age: 13
Gender: Male
District/Area: District 12
Appearance:
Tall, brown hair and brown eyes, and well built. He’s considered slightly handsome, but not extremely so. He is slightly tan, with an almost hispanic-like complexion. He has small ears, and a handsome yet sarcastic-looking grin.
Personality:
Jared Hawthorne is sarcastic and quite lazy, but he is willing to give up his life for his mother, Lily Hawthorne. He doesn’t open up easily, but can be very sensitive once you get to know him. Jared doesn’t have many friends, as he is not very trusting of others.
Interestingly enough, Jared is a picky eater. This trait does not prove useful in District 12, where food is hard to come by. He enjoys the taste of squirrel and other meaty game from the woods. Jared often uses humor as a defense mechanism when he is in uncomfortable situations, and doesn’t have a problem with putting himself down for a good joke.
Jared is extremely intuitive and attentive, however he has an awful memory. His strengths academically consist of mathematics, literary arts and a variety of sciences. He is often plagued by nightmares of when he murdered a woman out of self defense (see ‘History’) and wishes he could reset that moment and never have chosen to go hunting that morning.
History:
Jared is the grandson of Gale Hawthorne, Katniss Everdeen’s ex-best friend. He is very admiring of his grandfather, and wants nothing more than to volunteer for the Hunger Games. He believes that if he wins, he will finally surpass his grandfather. However, his mother forbids him from volunteering or taking out any tesserae. Gale only submits to his mother’s requests because he loves her more than anything.
Because he is forbidden from taking out any tesserae, Jared supports his family by hunting. Currently, he only goes for small game, but he wishes to grow stronger so he may go for larger game. His preferred weapons are daggers and throwing knives, although he isn’t too shabby with a bow and arrow. His hunting partner and one of his only friends is Fiona Brown, a fourteen year old girl who teaches Jared how to hunt. Fiona has admitted to having a slight crush on Jared, but they both prefer just staying good friends.
Jared’s darkest secret is that he has already killed a woman. He was once caught hunting by a female peacekeeper, who then chased him all the way into the woods. Out of instinct and pure adrenaline, Jared began to throw his knives at the peacekeeper, until she slowly died. Hawthorne was so disgusted by himself that he almost attempted suicide. Thankfully, he was stopped by Fiona, who was also going hunting. They both agreed to never speak of the matter again.
Other/Miscellaneous:
-Gale Hawthorne moved back to the newly rebuilt District 12, after hating his new job at District 2.
-Gale admits that he wished things could have worked out with Katniss, but he is much happier with his new wife, Laurel Hawthorne.
-Jared has suffered from depression for one year of his life, the same year he killed that peacekeeper.
-Nobody (excluding Fiona and Jared) knows about the dead peacekeeper, and Jared has remained innocent in the eyes of the local government.
