Jude
the sky is more blue whenever I'm next to you
The sun has returned at last. LongNight had not seemed to scary with a house full of family to keep him surrounded with love and support, but the empty halls and barren bedrooms had seemed more terrifying than the endless blackness beyond the Court’s walls. His father had done as much as he possibly could to fill the spaces between, but Jude - sensitive, watchful Jude - could see that his father was barely hanging on himself. So when the sun returns at last, Jude vows to not add to his father’s burden, and occupies himself alone on the beach.
He is similarly hunting for shells and conches when his heel dips into a crab hole and trips him, sending him flat amidst the wiry beach grass. Groaning, Jude sits up on his shins and wipes the sand from his face, making a face at the coarse sensation. A woman’s voice startles him, and he jumps to attention automatically, nervously approaching through the grass. “S-Sorry, I didn’t mean to bother you,” he stutters, feeling guilty for presumably having startled her. “I was just shell hunting. My name’s Jude, what’s yours?” And, having gained confidence midway, his shy but sunny smile returns with force.
He is similarly hunting for shells and conches when his heel dips into a crab hole and trips him, sending him flat amidst the wiry beach grass. Groaning, Jude sits up on his shins and wipes the sand from his face, making a face at the coarse sensation. A woman’s voice startles him, and he jumps to attention automatically, nervously approaching through the grass. “S-Sorry, I didn’t mean to bother you,” he stutters, feeling guilty for presumably having startled her. “I was just shell hunting. My name’s Jude, what’s yours?” And, having gained confidence midway, his shy but sunny smile returns with force.
