Sadie Hawthorne

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Sadie Hawthorne is a supporting character in The Series.

Initially, she is Lizzie's casual acquaintance, but after a falling out, Sadie puts in great efforts to reform and improve herself. She tries to make amends with Lizzie, but after graduation, they part ways and never see each other again.

## History

Sadie Hawthorne was born to Jeremy and Bianca Hawthorne on September 1, 1993. Her family is upper middle class with somewhat traditional, "all-American" values.

She started dating Ricky Collins when she was 20 years old.

## Personality and Traits

~~Sadie comes across as vibrant, easygoing, confident, and cheerful. This makes her popular, as people are attracted to her energy.~~Her character has been softened around the edges. She has become more introverted.

She is unsure of herself and what she wants. She is complacent and cowardly, unwilling to stand up to her friends. After Sadie's friend forcibly outs Lizzie in public and Carson comes to her defense, Sadie is forced to take a good look at herself. She realizes that they treat others poorly, including herself, and distances herself from their toxic influence. She spends time trying to be a better person by learning how to be more open-minded and how to speak her own mind.

By graduation, Sadie learns to be true to herself and spend time with people she truly likes. She is genuinely friendly, more willing to speak her mind, and feels freer.

Sadie is uncomfortable with her body and engaging in sexual intimacy. This has led to her social group to have a running gag that she is "frigid." She has identified as straight most of her life, but she enters a period of questioning after Lizzie's outing.

Sadie sings, but only to herself. She was in choir from K-12 schooling and dropped it in college.

## Physical Description

She is young woman with blue eyes and blonde hair.

She used to wear silk or satin ribbons in her hair, though not often anymore. (symbolism for lost innocence?)

## Relationships

### Sadie's Friends

The group with whom Sadie spends most of her time. The group consists of six people (including herself), mostly "fratboys" and "douchecanoes." Their parties are raucous and involve alcohol and drug use, and they hang out exclusively in places like hotels and Six Flags.

The group can be vindictive and spiteful to those outside of their group, making jokes and cruelly laughing at their expense. Sadie doesn't condone their behavior, but she lacks the courage to stand up to them. After their public humiliation of Lizzie, Sadie recognizes that they were cruel and suggests that they apologize. They refuse, and she burns her bridges with them.

### Ricky Collins

Sadie's boyfriend. They started dating when she was 20 years old. Ricky is the leader of their social circle. She breaks up with him when she separates herself from the gorup.

### Lizzie Brooks

Sadie met Lizzie in class. She is polite and not unfriendly to Lizzie. Lizzie is immediately enamored by her classmate, who she finds pretty and admires for her confidence. Lizzie begins to spend time with Sadie and her friends.

When Sadie's jealous friend forcibly outs Lizzie, Sadie becomes noticeably awkward and does not intervene. Lizzie stops spending time with their group. After some time apart, Sadie approaches Lizzie to apologize for her poor behavior. Lizzie tells her thanks for her apology, but she does not accept it. Sadie is not upset by the rejection.

After graduation, Sadie and Lizzie part ways and never see each other again.

### Blair Moore

Sadie likes to patronize the Poetry Cafe. She was a regular patron before the events of The Apartment on 3rd Street, but now she typically avoids the place whenever Blair works because of the awkward atmosphere.

## Character Development

### Name

* Some of the first names that were considered for her include Sophie, Savannah, Felicity. (something soft, smooth or silky, or sweet? maybe shy. or something speaking of depth, secrecy)
* Surnames include Edison, Fleming, Hampton, Leyton, and Thompson. (something that sounds like old money)