welcome aboard, jude harris, student #50. we are excited to set sail with you ! has anyone told you that you look like elliot fletcher? according to our records, you hail from brooklyn, ny, prefer he/him pronouns, are a trans man, and are here to study cinema. we also see you received a spot on the ss university because of your academic scholarship — we won’t tell anyone. during your first few weeks here, other students said you were + outgoing, + generous, but also - anxious. it sounds like you spend most of your time at the zen room. upon checking your luggage, we noticed you packed a polaroid camera brought from home. hopefully your roommates don’t steal it!
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FULL NAME: Jude Augustus Harris
D.O.B: December 19th
SEXUALITY: Pansexual
HOGWARTS: Hufflepuff
MBTI: ENFP
ENNEAGRAM: The Helper
CHARACTER INSPO: Mark Cohen ( RENT ), Peter Parker ( Spiderman )
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Ukulele, guitar
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Jude is an only child, born to Eleanor and Ritchie Harris. He was a complete surprise to his parents who ( they embarrassed Jude royally by admitting ) was conceived after his college parents took shrooms. They were always... eccentric, you could say. His father made a living selling pot while his mother was a freelance artist. They taught Jude to love everyone with an open heart and to give more than you receive. He grew up listening to vinyls and gardening with his parents.
However, his parents’ whole vibe seems pretty hypocritical in hindsight. They struggled to accept Jude when he came out as transgender. It left Jude to escape into film, away from his reality, and dream of travelling.
When he got a scholarship to come aboard Seas, he was ecstatic. His parents were happy that he’d able to see more of the world ( and, Jude suspected, to have their life back to themselves again ). Jude didn’t let it bother him. He knows he can’t change his parents and the lesson he learned from that was 1) family isn’t always blood and 2) be kind to everyone, every chance you get, because you never know what’s going on behind the scenes.
Around the ship, Jude is always seen with his ( ancient ) video camera, recording absolutely everything. He wants to be a documentarian one day. There’s always a smile on Jude’s face.
Jude is a textbook people pleaser. He wants to make everyone happy and feel appreciated. Most of it is just who Jude is, but it also stems from the loneliness of feeling like nobody cares. Jude knows that feeling a little too well. He doesn’t want anyone else to feel like that.
Huge !!! Huge !!! Stoner !!! He’s 100% down to smoke out with you and will gladly share his weed.
Wants to cover the world in plants, specifically flowers. Odds are, he has given your muse flowers or some other gift at some point in time. It doesn’t matter how well Jude knows them, he treats everyone like his best friend.
Jude struggles with an anxiety disorder and takes medication for it, though he doesn’t like to talk about it a lot.
Wears glasses most of the time ( pictured ) but sadly Elliot has few gifs of him with his glasses on... pls just pretend with me
Huge nerd, thinks homework is fun, and will do your homework for you. He won’t even ask for anything in return.
Jude texting the entire ship: “WANNA WATCH A MOVIE?!”
Have you seen that video of the baby elephant painting with its trunk? Don’t worry, Jude will show it to you one million times.
Helpless ( cue Hamilton soundtrack ! ) romantic. Falls in love with everyone who smiles at him.
“well, well, well; fancy seeing you here!” duckie said with a grin, throwing her hands up in the air to greet the person in front of them. it was crowded in tonight’s venue, a small place packed wall to wall with fans ready to rage and a stage that barely held the band playing uproariously. their sound was raw and unsophisticated, and duckie loved every moment of it. “the seattle underground has positively blessed us tonight,” she insisted, cupping one of her hands by her mouth and yelling so she could be heard. “who knew mosh pits were still a thing?”
“You caught me.” Jude flashed Duckie his signature wide, dimpled grin. The energy in the venue was electric. Jude could feel the bass vibrating through his entire body, and he was living for every second. He moved closer and spoke into Duckie’s ear so she could hear him better. “I know, right? Though, to be fair, I think Seattle Underground has always blessed us. The grunge scene was born here and so was my emo heart.” Looking around, he chuckled at the mix of bodies. So many they all seemed to blend together in a chaotic blur. “What do you say we get in on the action? I’ll protect you from getting elbowed in the face.”
“I know, it’s a miracle. Behold the sight while you can because this isn’t likely to ever happen again. If you tell the story later, no one will believe you,” she continued to joke, before letting out a laugh. “Well, in that case, I’m going to have to decline. Can’t have everyone knowing all of my secrets. That would just defeat the purpose of living as an enigma,” she teased. “But seriously, that sounds fine,” she said, getting serious once the camera was aimed at her. “My name is Yuri Moon and my major is Criminology, with the intent to become a lawyer.”
“Bold of you to assume anyone ever believes my stories,” Jude winked. Or listened to them in the first place. Jude had a tendency to ramble on for ages if you let him, especially about topics he was passionate about. “Criminology? That’s really interesting! So are you wanting to go into criminal law or a different law focus?”
“I’m fine,” Gertie responded, more attitude in her voice than necessary. “No, it’s alright. Actually,” she hesitated, wincing slightly at another wave of pain, “do you happen to have that Tylenol on you?”
“Actually, yeah, I do.” Jude slid his backpack off of his shoulders, unzipping the front pocket and pulling out a tiny white bottle. “I try to be prepared for any emergency. Or... well, stress induced headaches from being around people all day,” he joked to diffuse the tension. He held out a few pills. “What’s hurting?”
“yeah of course, you don’t have to thank me by the way. always down to help a classmate.” she tells him and gives him a bright smile as she listens while nodding her head. “oh sounds interesting, i like that. well i’m here so ask away with whatever it is you want to ask.”
“I’m always gonna thank you! You deserve to know that you’re appreciated. But the same goes for you. If you ever need help with anything, I’ll be there. I can’t promise I’ll help well but...” Jude trailed off with a laugh. “Okay. This is the most important thing I’ll ever ask you. I believe it gets to the very essence of who you are.” He leaned in closer, a faux serious expression on his face. “What is your Hogwarts house?”
Jude knew two things about Seattle: it was wonderfully, beautifully weird and it rained nonstop. “Shit!” Laughing, Jude held out his hands and looked up at the sky. He was soaked already but he couldn’t have cared less. He loved the rain. “We’ve got two options here: find cover somewhere or we can fulfill my Singin’ In The Rain dream and dance in the rain. Your call.” @seasstarts
“ did you know that weed is legal here ? i’ve seen like ten dispensaries since we got off this boat and i’m just saying it’d be a crime not to go into one. ” @judehrs
“Girl, not only is weed legal here but we can get an ounce of weed for $35. I think... I found my future home,” Jude sighed wistfully. “We have to go into all of them.”
open starter: @seasstarts || location: anywhere fitting
“So, now that we are in Seattle… do you think that we’ll run into iCarly?. Or better yet… Spencer. Because if so, I might faint. He’s like, my personal hero”
“If we run into Spencer, I’m gonna have to steal all of his cool socks. Especially the light up ones,” Jude replied. “Maybe Carly will give you some tips now that you’re going to be the next Carly Shay with your Youtube Channel.”
harper: plz tell me you'll go to the og starbucks with me
Jude: SEATTLE!!!!!!!!! home to the iconic grunge scene and some of the weirdest fucking architecture you've ever seen, i've visited here before. it's so awesome. definitely!!!!! but i'm also gonna show you some drive through coffee places because they're superior to starbucks. wait until you try dutch bros. your life will be changed forever.
sujin turns around, a bright grin on her face. ‘ are you asking me to be your main character ? ’ and for the most part, sujin is teasing with her words. she didn’t have anything else to do, so sujin closes her textbook with a sticky note to mark her place. ‘ well, if i get a shoutout when you will big awards then i have no qualms about it. what are you doing, anyways ? ’
“Sujin, I am on my hands and knees asking you to be my star,” Jude said with a faux seriousness. He beamed when she answered in the affirmative. “Yes! I knew I could count on you. Alright, so it’s sort of just a get to know you type thing? I want to capture us students as we are now. Hopes, dreams, what we like most about university... Something we can look back on later. Think you can handle it?” He quirked an eyebrow in challenge.
quinn stood there awkwardly as she watched the other set up his tripod and video camera. giving him a smile she gave him a quick nod. “yeah of course. what kind of questions will you be asking me?” she’s curious as she finally takes a seat and waits for the questions to be asked.
“Thanks, Quinn! You’re the best. I really appreciate your help.” Jude did his best to flash his classmate a reassuring smile. “Nothing too major. I’m doing a project on the students here on the ship- y’know, hopes and aspirations, that sort of thing. Something we can look back on later and see how things ended up playing out.”
“oh yeah, sure. no problem! the water’s a great background too.” raylee nodded. she never minded helping out a fellow classmate. “perfect, make me famous.” she chuckled.
“Isn’t it?! It’s so calm and aesthetically pleasing.” Jude took a moment to take in the backdrop. “It would be my honor to make you famous. Just don’t forget about the little guy that helped you get there, please,” he chuckled.
“Well, if you promise, I suppose I don’t mind at least attempting to be helpful,” Yuri replied playfully, though it truly wasn’t a bother to her in the slightest. “What kind of questions? Nothing personal, right? Because I like being a mystery.” Another joke, because while she wasn’t much of an open book, she was far from mysterious.
“Wow. Moon Yuri, attempting to be helpful. I never thought that I would live to see this blessed day,” Jude replied in the same playful manner. “Oh, 100% personal. I expect this to be a tell-all that will go down in the history books.” He cracked a smile. “It’s actually not that deep. It’s basically just getting to know the students and what everyone’s aspirations are for the future. So, for the camera,” he fiddled with the settings for a moment before focusing on her again, “what’s your name and major?”
