Jared Hawthorne

[croissantlord]

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.                                    

 

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Hey Croissant! Before we get you rping here, we have a couple touch up's to do. First off, we write an AU version of the canon plot, meaning none of Collins' characters exist -- aside from President Snow. Jared's relations to Gale and Katniss is, unfortunately, not possible on this site. Along side, note that nobody is really built in D12, as even the richest of the district are still barely on stable living conditions.

Now, also remember that Jared is a thirteen year old, poverty stricken boy. If he were caught outside the fence by an armed, healthy and trained adult with a gun, odds are he'd be dead or avoxed. There's a lot of things you can do with this type of character, however, exploring the whole 'surviving on the streets' poverty kid can be a lot of fun! Just remember he's only thirteen, and people in district twelve aren't trained or equipped to hunt and kill or they would all be doing it.

I know I slapped a lot of reworking onto your plate, but if you ever need any help with Jared (or in the future) feel free to dm me! I highly suggest you read Thundy's iconic guide here on making characters in this universe, also. Post back here when you're done and I'll take another look!

[croissantlord]

Thanks for the touch ups. I wasn’t exactly sure of the rules of this universe, so your critiques really help. Expect a revised version in the next few hours.