Jude
the sky is more blue whenever I'm next to you
The purr is only further proof to Jude that his brother is more like an Attuned than whatever monster he clearly believes himself to appear as to his younger brother. "I love you more," he repeats back, as he always has and always will. Though he does giggle a little, endeared and flustered by such a compliment from his brother. He is far too humble to consider himself the best at anything, but it's an honor above all others to be considered the best brother.
As Edmund pulls slightly away Jude does the same, idly pushing some of his curls away from his forehead where they plaster, still damp from his tidepool adventures. Clearly he has to focus, and the gravity of Edmund's voice makes him bite the inside of his cheek to force himself to do so. There is a Goddess he has never heard of in all his classes or stories from their parents, a need for Edmund to conceal his appendages for some reason...it's a hard pill to swallow, mostly because he doesn't agree, but Edmund is older and wiser. He has to trust his brother.
"You're gonna come back though, right?" Unintentionally it comes out plaintive and uncertain, because the rest doesn't matter nearly as much as Edmund coming home at the end of his journey, no matter how long it takes. It's the only question he cares to ask, because to Jude, the answer to this one query is all that matters. Fealty to a new Goddess, becoming a new race...who cares about all that? That happens nearly every day.
So long as Edmund comes home.
As Edmund pulls slightly away Jude does the same, idly pushing some of his curls away from his forehead where they plaster, still damp from his tidepool adventures. Clearly he has to focus, and the gravity of Edmund's voice makes him bite the inside of his cheek to force himself to do so. There is a Goddess he has never heard of in all his classes or stories from their parents, a need for Edmund to conceal his appendages for some reason...it's a hard pill to swallow, mostly because he doesn't agree, but Edmund is older and wiser. He has to trust his brother.
"You're gonna come back though, right?" Unintentionally it comes out plaintive and uncertain, because the rest doesn't matter nearly as much as Edmund coming home at the end of his journey, no matter how long it takes. It's the only question he cares to ask, because to Jude, the answer to this one query is all that matters. Fealty to a new Goddess, becoming a new race...who cares about all that? That happens nearly every day.
So long as Edmund comes home.
