a living legend . . .

a living legend . . .

[65ths]

FINNICK ODAIR of THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES. written by birdie ( they/them, 21+ ) . an independent, highly private, and mutuals only blog . heavily headcanon based . do not follow or interact before reading guidelines -> ¹ INFO .

[entriprises]

this is a hiatus notice for the rest of april. i’ve got full time stuff coming up that will be taking up most of my time but also i think i just need some time away from the blog. i haven’t felt great about being here so it’s time to take a step back! you can always reach me through discord (if you don’t have it just send me an im and ill pass it on) but in the meanwhile sending everyone lots of love and care!

[65ths]

prior to the propo videos, finnick never admitted that he was being abused or sold. not to mags, not to annie, not for his own defense against the rumors that ran rampant in the district and elsewhere. victors who were around long enough just knew, it was hardly a secret and finnick's not the only one, but he never admitted it. this is not to say there weren't obvious signs or that he didn't show fear or misery at times, because he did, but he kept all the details to himself and even during the propos he says nothing of the actual events, only the secrets that he got in exchange for them.

[65ths]

working hard or hardly working

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assorted thoughts on : district four pt 1

names tend to be themed to the water and ocean life, especially any bodies or water or land formations. it's incredibly common to know a marina or wade. some names have spanish origins or irish such as delmar or shannon. it's typically bad luck to name your child after someone who has suffered a terrible fate. with a population of over 100,000 it’s hard to find a name that doesn’t match, and that’s why the superstition is mostly applied to one’s immediate and secondary circles. with victors, once they become a victor, their name tends to decrease in popularity and fall away for a while. you will get mash ups or nicknames

fishing zones are based on the catch of an area and are split up also to better organize those parts of the district as well as avoiding overfishing. some areas are heavy in shrimp catch and others in trout

the weather is for the most part characterized by cool, wet winters and dry summers. there's a lot of wind and a lot of cloud cover. in some parts of the district there's fog in the mornings that rolls in. the water on the beaches is generally cold though many often will go in it. there's dangerous waters in most places due to the currents which is why it's crucial that people are strong swimmers. there's a lot of more tame beaches and coves where one might go for a genuinely relaxing swim and it's also where a lot of kids are taught to swim to reduce risk

a lot of people are taught medicine, and first aid is a course thats offered in school as a possible elective. a lot of the industry work is dangerous and can be independent or isolating so they teach people a lot of basics to be able to survive

there’s a checkpoint between the docks and the rest of the district where peacekeepers oversee that no one leaves with a spear or any other dangerous fishing gear. many have found ways, namely through the district’s black market, to make their own or buy some to keep at home under floorboards and other assorted spots

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hope everyones having a nice night. here's this finnick thesis

[mallalada]

get yourself a main character whos two primary emotions are "little cunt" and "catatonic with grief"

[ransomflanagan]

— Then how do people pay you for the pleasure of your company? — With secrets.

SAM CLAFLIN as Finnick Odair in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (2013), dir. Francis Lawrence

[65ths]

i promise i will write on this blog and not only fuck around. alas i write the fuck around guy and he's choosing the fuck around option at the moment

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shouldn’t but shall… starter call.

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re: scars. like all victors, finnick loses the scars he had before the games including the callouses he got from constant fishing industry labor. doing all that stuff with soft and smoothed over hands over and over again is brutal and tears up his hands but it also casts him further away from the district and his upbringing. he gives up trying to do any of it as frequently even as a hobby over the years

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finnick + some thoughts on age

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and then i burst into tears

[65ths]

went back and forth between a couple but finnick's victor crown

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thinking about how routinely finnick is managed by his prep team and how no scars last on him. usually he doesn't mind getting them because he knows they'll be gone tomorrow but sometimes he can't do anything but stare and pick at them and think about all the little comments he's going to get about how poorly he takes care of himself. really finnick, another one?

[tragicsiblings]

THE BEAR | 2.01 "Beef"

[65ths]

wandering around and kicking rocks in here