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Who is Finnick Odair, actually?

One of the first things that drew me to Finnick as a character was how layered his portrayal was. What we see of him during his first introduction doesn't turn out to be who he really is.

I find Finnick challenging to write but also really fun because he's an incredibly calculated person. When we see him from Katniss's point of view, we gradually start to learn more about him and get better at discerning what is part of his real personality and what is just an act. The thing is that he rarely says what he means.

We know his flirtatious heartthrob personality is an act he puts on for the Capitol as well as probably a defense mechanism and a form of currency (he uses his body to get what he wants, namely secrets from his Capitol clients). So when I'm writing him, I'm wondering how much of that is fake and how much comes from his genuine personality. We see that he has a self-deprecating sense of humor that Katniss thinks is genuine, but we don't get a lot more than that.

Finnick is a person who's used to being constantly watched. He's a celebrity in the Capitol, and we also know that Snow keeps tabs on the victors via cameras, so I'm sure Finnick is also aware of that. So does this impact the way he acts? He would certainly have to avoid saying his rebellious thoughts, but beyond that, does he act differently when no one is watching?

Another major factor is that Finnick won the Games at fourteen, an age when people are just starting to figure themselves out. I have to imagine that this majorly stunted his emotional growth. He went from having a semi-normal life to everything that comes with being a victor. For this reason, I don't even think Finnick knows who Finnick is. There's a lot of self-discovery that he didn't have the safe place or resources to do. And he was probably never in a good spot to really work through his trauma.

The biggest questions running through my mind when I'm writing Finnick are these: who is Finnick? Who is he trying to be in this moment, and why? What is he thinking and feeling, and how much of that is he hiding? What is he trying to get out of this, and what is he willing to give?

In conclusion, I think Finnick's personality can vary depending on who he's around and the situation he's in. This can make it really hard to nail down a specific personality for him. Additionally, he is never going to be a paragon of self-awareness, either at twenty-four in canon or younger in the years leading up to it. He's young, he's dealing with a lot of his own issues, and he's usually not going to have the means to really know himself. We see moments of his genuine personality come through, especially in Mockingjay, so I'm not trying to say that we don't know him at all. And even the moments that are clearly insincere can tell us about his character by showing how he handles the different situations he's put in.

I don't have an answer to the question in the title. I don't think Finnick would either. Writing Finnick isn't impossible, but there's definitely a lot to think about, and I think that makes it a really fun challenge.

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odesta doodlesss :3

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just saw my first ghibli movie. anyone else think the food in these looks good as fuck? 😋😋😛

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You know what I’m a slut for? When a character visibly drops a ruse. Like, the way their face changes the moment they give up a facade and reveal themselves.

This applies to revealing love, apathy, anger, evil intent. I mcfuckin love it.

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i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a goddamn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

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At least two major artists (Lady Gaga and Chappell Roan) making a point to vocally support trans people the Grammys is a big deal in this political climate.

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anybody know what to do with it all

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they call me "mr lack of understanding" for reasons that are somewhat unclear to me

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Hi! We’re Luminary, bodily 27 and a fictive-heavy system. This is our general blog, but feel free to take a look at our main fronters’ sideblogs!

Hyuna - @lovendpeace

Mizi - @anaktflower

Ren Hana - @renlumi

Ruby Rose - @rlr2

Angel Devil - @angelmore

Topaz - @futuremarkets

Robin - @hadinotseenthesun

March 7th - @huntmarch

Firefly - @fyreflytypeiv

Stelle - @corrosionstelle

Feixiao - @terrasplit

Norman da Luz - @normanminecraft

Jin Kusanagi - @stormech

Florence - @canifuckinghelpyou

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every time.

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’cold showers are actually much better for you’ I don’t care if they gave me the power to manipulate time. you can pry scorching hot showers out of my dead hands. and even if I got time manipulation powers I would just use them to take more hot showers. btw

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how to find aesthetic blogs on tumblr in 2025

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what actually happened at dashcon to make it so awful? ive seen lots of stuff making fun of it and complaining, but nothing explaining why

It is one of the biggest errors in world history and here’s why:

Although starting in the middle of summer with a few small battles, it eventually dragged on for almost six months into a brutal winter

The Russians’ scorched earth policy surprised the French and made the French’s advances much more treacherous and costly

Napoleon’s thirst for a full victory was impossible to satisfy because the Russians refused to engage in any prolonged battles, instead wisely choosing to use guerrilla tactics to decimate an already broken, famished, and sickened French Army

Over 17,000 French troops lost their lives each month during the disastrous campaign

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found this in my likes again and remembered the truthers won

Asking because I'm curious what other people think: Do you think Luka genuinely loves Hyuna? To some degree? Like truly cares for her and wants to escape from ALNST with her?

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16 days to 2015 and I still think I’m in 2012