Post by Gale Hawthorne on Sept 3, 2010 19:17:08 GMT -5
Name: Gale Hawthorne
Age: 18
Gender: Male
District/Area: 12
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Age: 18
Gender: Male
District/Area: 12
Appearance:
Just like Katniss and most people from the Seam, Gale has black hair, olive skin, and grey eyes. Muscular and good looking, girls flock to him, though he seems to have eyes for Katniss alone. Katniss describes Gale as a guy who could have any girl he wanted, because of the way girls whisper about him. She also describes him as smelling like oranges, or sometimes alder smoke. His clothes are worn from years of use and from being second-hand.
Personality:
Gale enjoys a good laugh now and then. He can be quick to anger, but usually keeps it under control. His hatred for The Capitol boldly shines. He will rant about the Capitol, District 12, and everything he can think of out in the woods where he thinks no one can hear him. He is brave and willing to fight for what he believes. Gale is an idealist, trying to believe the world can change for the better. He is quite the rebel, fighting for what he believes in no matter what the odds.
Another thing he fights for is Katniss' love, though he has always kept his love for her hidden. He is willing to do anything to protect Katniss and her family.
History:
Born and raised in the Seam of District 12, Gale is used to living on the verge of starvation. His father was killed in the same explosion that took Katniss Everdeen's father when he was 14. His mother was mere days from giving birth to Gale’s youngest brother. That made Gale quickly take the responsibility of provider for his family. He started taking out the tesserae for his entire family to keep them fed, increasing the odds that he would be drawn at the Reapings. Of course the tesserae never lasted very long which forced him to find an alternate means of providing food for his family.
That ultimately lead to his meeting with Kat in the woods outside the District 12 fence. The 12 year old was examining one of his many snares, but it looked like she was trying to steal from the one she was examining. Gale confronted her about it being rather hostile at first, even though he recognized her from the honoring ceremony for the miners’ families that were left behind after the explosion. After several minutes of witty comments exchanged between the two, and a rather humorous misunderstanding, Gale lightened his tone. Gale never called Katniss by her name, instead he calls her Catnip. This was the humorous misunderstanding the two shared during their first actual interaction.
He was still guarded whenever they hunted together, for a rather small amount of time. Feelings were blossoming inside him. At first the feelings were confusing. As time went on however, he started to understand what the feelings meant and who they were for. Gale was in love with Catnip. Of course he hid all signs of love from Katniss since he didn’t want to jeapordize the friendship they shared. It was special and unlike any friendship he had ever had. But he dropped hints of his love every now and then to test the water with Kat. Sadly her reactions were never what he had hoped for.