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4. How she behaves in dialogue and on the page

Drawing from the broader fandom corpus, Octavia in fic consistently shows up as:

Says what she thinks before it becomes convenient to say it.
Gets angry quickly at external control.
Loyalty is a weapon. She uses it for her people.
Physical first, talking second. She marks her position with her body before she speaks. "Octavia threw the knife into the table" — she states her position with the body.
Most of the time quiet and calm, but jumps to fire when her people are hurt.
Curses constantly. "shit," "fuck," "asshole."
Short and clipped in battle, longer and open with Clarke alone.
Calls Lexa "Commander" — a rare formality from her, signaling reluctant respect beneath the friction.

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