Jude
Jude knows the bird will outfly him by a few days at least, so he heads out as soon as the letter leaves his hands. He isn’t sure he speaks to a single person the entire journey from Torchline to the Grounds. The words he wants to say, the thoughts that buzz in his head, feel like hornets slowly stinging him to death.
Those hornets usher him off the boat and into the Inner Quarter, only stopping to verify his directions. The only time he visits the Grounds is to see their mother, and this is his first time seeing where his brother has moved since changing citizenship.
He arrives like a stormcloud, expression dark and sleepless as he stands outside the front door, knocking sharply and listening - desperately - for any sound of life and movement within.
Those hornets usher him off the boat and into the Inner Quarter, only stopping to verify his directions. The only time he visits the Grounds is to see their mother, and this is his first time seeing where his brother has moved since changing citizenship.
He arrives like a stormcloud, expression dark and sleepless as he stands outside the front door, knocking sharply and listening - desperately - for any sound of life and movement within.
started getting what I want, but all of it feels brand new
