"You don't know my reasons? I thought everyone sort of knew. The same way I do know I'm not the only one. It's like an open secret. He brings us to the Capitol young- they say it can't start until you're sixteen, but we both know no one's particularly holding them to that, and there are always scumbags who take liberties with children. So for me, fourteen. Snow tells you he's going to sell you, and if you refuse, he'll kill someone you love. And we all know when he makes a threat like that, it's a promise. That's why Haymitch has no family. So... My reasons were to protect Annie and Mags and others I care for. Not to say I never enjoyed it, but yes, it weighed on me. I didn't fall in love with any Capitol woman, I only loved Annie, the 'mad' Victor from my district, and I couldn't be with her properly because of this arrangement. If it worked out for someone once, that's great, but it won't particularly help me sleep at night."
As he speaks, Finnick's tone goes from friendly to something colder, as though his guard is gradually raising. He doesn't particularly like how much Cinna has assumed about his situation, or the 'bright sides' angle, even if he is being kind. It's a sweet story and all, but it's not his.
"And it doesn't matter to Panem how strong I am now. I'm dead there. But hopefully they win."
cw child sex trafficking, pedophilia, CSA, blackmail, exploitation
"You don't know my reasons? I thought everyone sort of knew. The same way I do know I'm not the only one. It's like an open secret. He brings us to the Capitol young- they say it can't start until you're sixteen, but we both know no one's particularly holding them to that, and there are always scumbags who take liberties with children. So for me, fourteen. Snow tells you he's going to sell you, and if you refuse, he'll kill someone you love. And we all know when he makes a threat like that, it's a promise. That's why Haymitch has no family. So... My reasons were to protect Annie and Mags and others I care for. Not to say I never enjoyed it, but yes, it weighed on me. I didn't fall in love with any Capitol woman, I only loved Annie, the 'mad' Victor from my district, and I couldn't be with her properly because of this arrangement. If it worked out for someone once, that's great, but it won't particularly help me sleep at night."
As he speaks, Finnick's tone goes from friendly to something colder, as though his guard is gradually raising. He doesn't particularly like how much Cinna has assumed about his situation, or the 'bright sides' angle, even if he is being kind. It's a sweet story and all, but it's not his.
"And it doesn't matter to Panem how strong I am now. I'm dead there. But hopefully they win."