Jude
Though he is older now, his education is not quite done, and as such he still travels between Torchline and the Greatwood. Neither of his parents is exactly happy with his aging, but Jude feels less like a burden now. He had hoped to feel less alone, hoped to catch up with his peers and old friends who had aged up beyond what he had, but that yet remains an unanswered wish. Which is how he finds himself at the Observatory, hoping to convene quietly with Safrin from afar to comfort himself on a particularly troublesome night of worries.
Most Fae entered the Observatory from the top, so Jude is aware there might be one or two others as he reaches the top of the ladder, but when he manages to shuffle onto the landing and sees only a solitary person he winces and can't help apologizing immediately. "Oh, um, sorry - I'll just -" It would have been smarter to silently creep back down in hindsight, but Jude fumbles to try and backtrack without falling straight down the opening in his desperate attempt to escape. Except the ladder is not well lit, and he gets a little dizzy looking at the long drop, which makes him freeze in place like a terrified possum.
Most Fae entered the Observatory from the top, so Jude is aware there might be one or two others as he reaches the top of the ladder, but when he manages to shuffle onto the landing and sees only a solitary person he winces and can't help apologizing immediately. "Oh, um, sorry - I'll just -" It would have been smarter to silently creep back down in hindsight, but Jude fumbles to try and backtrack without falling straight down the opening in his desperate attempt to escape. Except the ladder is not well lit, and he gets a little dizzy looking at the long drop, which makes him freeze in place like a terrified possum.
stop trying to keep this alive
you're pointing at stars in the sky that already died
you're pointing at stars in the sky that already died
