Post by Peeta Mellark on Sept 4, 2010 2:12:04 GMT -5
Name: Peeta Mellark
Age: Seventeen
Gender: Male
District/Area: Twelve
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Age: Seventeen
Gender: Male
District/Area: Twelve
Appearance:
Standing at 6 feet and one inch in his bare feet and 180 pounds, Peeta should be quite an imposing figure. But besides his muscular build; Peeta is really just a big teddy bear. His eyes are a soft, welcoming blue and are surrounded by long, blonde lashes. His hair, too, is blonde, slightly longer than short, and straight, and frequently hanging over his forehead and ears. He's paler than most of the residents of District 12, probably because he spends most of his time inside; at school or working in his family's bakery.
He has a charming, lopsided smile and somewhat crooked teeth. His nose is average enough, although his nostrils are very visible. His jawline is square and sturdy, and his neck, thick. Below that, he has a well-muscled chest, as well as solid back and thighs. He has long limbs, and large hands and feet which make him rather clumsy.
He dresses simply, in working class trousers and shirts, although they are always clean and in good repair, although much of District 12 can't afford even that.
Personality:
Peeta is a gentle soul. He loves easily, and cares deeply. He is truly a good person, even if his judgment is at times clouded by feelings for those whom he loves. He is not really a politically-minded person, but he holds strong convictions about District 12 and the Capitol, though he would never act on them.
Peeta has a creative side that he doesn't often exercise. He's never done very well in school, largely because he spends most of his time doodling in the margins of his notebooks. He loves to draw, and does so at any opportunity, whether it be in the mud with a stick, or in icing on one of his father's cakes. He has an eye for detail and a steady hand.
Peeta is a lonely soul. Most of the boys his age avoid him, as money carries a certain stigma when one lives in District 12, most of his days are spent alone, and he has learned to function that way.
He is all-around kind, and gentlemanly, and admittedly, not very exciting. He will likely lead the same life as his father, and his father before him, and though it bothers him, he will likely not do anything to change that.
History:
There isn't much to say about Peeta's history. He's much like any other boy from District 12.
His childhood was not unpleasant. Nickel Mellark was a kind enough father, even when his wife, Demeter, was not the most ideal of parents. Peeta spent most of his childhood with his two older brothers, Wheatley, who was three years older, and Rylan, who was four years his senior. They got along as well as three brothers can, though Peeta did have his fair share of beatings from the pair of them. He spent most of his days at the District 12 grammar school, or in the bakery, where he'd do general odd jobs, but mostly he was assigned the task of icing cakes, as he was always quite good at it.
Shortly after he entered school, he met Katniss Everdeen. Or rather, he saw her, and she barely noticed him. Not long after her father died, Peeta noticed her lurking in the yard, hungrily eyeballing the bread he had baked. He burned two loaves on purpose and risked a whipping from his mother just to make her notice him.
He spends his days at school, wishing Katniss would turn around and meet his eye, and in the bakery, wishing he wouldn't have to live his life this way forever.