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Jude Moulin. 24. April 6th. Downtown. Single. Christina Kennedy's Assistant.

[judemculin]

character name: Jude Moulin age & birthday: 24, April 6th 1997 gender & pronouns: Cis woman & She/Her place of birth & time in Fallbrook: Born & Raised in Fallbrook district: Downtown occupation: Christina’s Personal Assistant faceclaim: Maude Apatow secret: n/a

CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY TWs: n/a

PAST

From the moment, Jude was born the urge to be perfect only grew. As she got older, the young Moulin woman was painfully aware of how beautiful everyone thought her mother was and each story Diana told her was about her glory days as a cheerleader at Fallbrook High and meeting the “love of her life” at the young age of sixteen.

There was something about school, Jude loved and it was the homework. Learning was one of her favorite things to do and she spent a lot of her time trying to get to know more and more because if she couldn’t be breathtakingly beautiful like her mother than she would use her intelligence to be the best.

Jude was the girl most always caught with her nose between a book and each week it was a new one. The only reason people were aware of who she was had been because of the girls she had become friends with in Kindergarten – Emmaline Valentine and Fawn Seigert.

She knew she didn’t fit in with the two girls she walked around school with and it was always obvious by the looks she got from everyone else that always had her clenching her books a little tighter to chest as if it was going to suck her into whatever world she had started to read about.

Nothing was worse than Fawn always lending a helping hand, at least what she thought was helpful. Each boy that Jude seemed to think was cute, her best friend was trying to push her into talking to and every single time the boy would make comments as soon as Fawn left about how no one would ever look in Jude’s direction as long as she was with her.

It was something Jude did her best to bury because she knew that Fawn wanted to help get her out of her shell but truthfully being compared to her best friends and her mother, it was too much for the young woman to try and throw herself into sharks.

It didn’t help that her family life was falling apart through all of this, the late night arguments her parents would have after they thought their kids went to bed and the hatred that seemed to grow between them to the point where her father packed up and left the house which was not something she ever talked to anyone about because she didn’t want to admit that her father was the parent that made her stay sane.

There was one single time Jude exploded and it was the night of prom after weeks of Fawn hyping her up and making her believe that she could be crowned prom queen and as Jude stood in the crowd with everyone else as Fawn was announced as prom queen she pulled her arm away from her best friend and told her to stop butting her nose into her business.

She stomped out of prom and into the arms of the nearest person who shockingly didn’t reject her and as she contained that power she lost it immediately after. For three weeks, Jude shut herself into her room and didn’t come out nor did she answer her phone because not only had she thought maybe for the first time in her life people would see her and it turned out all she was meant to be was the side character in every story in her life.

Of course, during those three weeks, Jude indeed attended school but she avoided the world especially because she knew the kid she hooked up with after prom began to brag about it. It was also something she never talked to her best friends about instead she laughed it off and never touched the subject again.

Finally, graduation came and she was free from the pressures of being perfect in high school and it was the beginning of the road of her becoming her own person… hopefully.

PRESENT

Jude never brought up the incident at prom again after that and ended up moving in with Fawn into a downtown apartment a few years into saving up money for it.

She had started attending college shortly after high school and met a boy named Soo Kang and the two of them instantly became friends. She values his friendship because for the first time in her life she doesn’t have to pretend to be perfect around him.

Her mother being a member at the country club, she met Christina Kennedy and the woman hired her as her assistant which is something she loves to do.

It took her two years to get her degree in liberal arts and then she immediately started working towards her bachelors.

She’s now in her last semester of college and she’s not quite sure she’s ready to stop.

Wanted plots & Headcanons

Writes fanfiction on a Tumblr blog

Has never had a boyfriend

Has her associates in Liberal Arts

Is always seen with a book in her hands and often runs into poles because of it.

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Maude Apatow

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MILO VALENTINE​:

who: @judemculin​​ where: pit stop

The glow of his phone screen caught Milo’s attention. He rolled over in bed to check it and was up in a matter of seconds. He tossed some jeans and a black hoodie on before he headed out. He was still keeping friendships to a minimum, but the few he managed were top priority and it didn’t take long to get to Pit Stop and find Jude.

Milo grabbed her wrist to untangle her hand from where she was trying to tame that one rowdy piece of hair- it had been sticking up all night. “What drink are you on?” Milo found himself in an easy friendship with Jude, but they never went to bars together and he couldn’t tell if she was a lightweight or not. He also avoided bars like the plague -no reason to shove his past in his face- but he got a call to pick Jude up, so there he was. “Let’s get some food in you.” He nodded at the bartender- another familiar face in the town he grew up in. 

...

Jude was dragged out of the house by Fawn and somehow in the middle all of it, her friend had disappeared into the night. Then a few tequila shots later and some chats with a stranger, the young woman was sitting at the bar when her friend walks through the door. “Milo!” She smiles and moves her hands to the piece of hair that was sticking up. 

“Just a few shots of tequila,” she murmurs. She turns towards the bartender, pressing her lips together as she gives him a little wave. “Thanks for all the yummy drinks!” She moves off the stool and leans against Milo, lifting her eyes up towards his face. “I hope that they didn’t wake you up. I totally would have been fine taking a taxi home!”

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CHRISTINA KENNEDY

@judemculin​ - closed

In a more than normal chipper mood, Christina walked into the office with the brightest smile plastered across her expression. In her hands was a gift box that she properly sat on Jude’s desk, a tilt of her head to follow. “Thank you for always being the absolute best.” she claimed before pulling a chair up to sit at the desk with the woman. “Don’t open it yet.. or do, whichever. But I wanted to talk to you about your position here..” she hoped it was clear that it wasn’t bad news with the way Christina was grinning, crossing one leg over the other and tossing her long, brown locks behind her shoulder. “I want to promote you to Manager of the Executives. You would still be my assistant, but you’ll now be overseeing all of the executive assistants here at the office.” Inside of the box, Jude would find a voucher for two a spa in Williamsburg. She had heard the whispers of Jude and Diana having familial issues and wanted to silently push them closer together with her gift, without saying exactly what it was for. She had no way of knowing if it would be used for that, but she could hope.

...

Jude raised her hand up towards her headphones. “As soon as she comes into the office I’ll have her return your call, Miss Waters. Have a wonderful day,” she said in a cheerful voice as she clicked the button, ending the call. She raised her eyes up towards the gift box that was planted on her desk, her eyes then lifted up towards her boss as a chuckle left her lips. “What’s this for?” She asked as she raised her hands up to take off her headphones, putting them down on her desk. She let her eyes focus on Christina, knowing that despite how terrifying her words could have been to anyone else that she was no where near in danger of losing her job. “You want to promote me?” She gasped a little with excitement hidden in the breath. “You’re kidding,” she stared at her. “Are you sure you want me to do that?”

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MILO VALENTINE

Milo thought about it again when she explained. A tampon. But he didn’t ask more about it since she was already moving on. He wanted to ask Jude if she had other hobbies, but every way he thought about it sounded offensive and that wasn’t how he meant it. That was Milo’s real curse; he needed to make sure everything he said came out exactly how he meant it or else there was no point. Words could cause a lot of hurt and he didn’t want to hurt anyone else. That was why he stayed quiet most of the time. “Sounds like you have a lot of reading to do.” He pointed out with a smile and took another drink of his coffee. “Just make sure you make carve out some time for me, yeah?” He nodded when she mentioned graduation. It was all Emmi had been able to talk about for the last month, because she wanted to get Jude the perfect gift. Milo didn’t think it was a good idea to tell her that he already got the perfect gift for her best friend, but the thought made him chuckle. “I’m sure he will. People don’t miss out on that kind of thing, Jude. At least no one that matters. I’ll be there. Look for me behind the wall of balloons Emmi’s going to bring for you.” He shrugged about the party, more interested in why she always ended up sitting on the couch. “You know parties aren’t my kind of thing, but I’ll go if you go.” Only so she could be with a friend instead of waiting it out. Milo didn’t think about what the gesture looked like after giving her a gift he knew she would like either. 

...

Jude let her eyes glance down towards the book on the table in front of her, her fingertips brushing along the edition of her favorite series. It was nice to sometimes not have to be so damn perfect. In her own house, living in the shadow of everything her mother was when she was growing up and not matching that at all. She spent so much of her time wishing for some of the stuff she read in books to happen to her that when other things did she was more disappointed than most. Her creative writing consisted of a blog on Tumblr that she never told a soul about because she knew Fawn would never let her live it down. She knew that in Fawn’s own way she did her best to look out for her but sometimes it was hard not to feel like she was judging Jude for everything she was. She raised her eyes up towards Milo, a smile curing her lips. “I’ll always make time for you. Where would I be without you?” She mused. She thought about her dad for a moment, pressing her lips together. “You’re right. If he cares, he’ll show up. I don’t know why I’m so worried about that... Ever since I was younger they couldn’t attend the same events since my father can’t stand being in a room with my mother.” She chuckled at the image of Milo hiding behind balloons. “I’m lucky to have you two in my life,” she mused. Her eyes raised up to look at Milo when he suggested going to the party too. “You would waste a whole night around drunk people just to keep me company?” She nodded her head. “Well, don’t pull my arm about it.” She joked. “I’ll go simply because I’ll get some more time with you.”

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SOO LAST NAME LATER

“Oh uh,” Soo tugged on the collar of his sweatshirt. “Yeah.” He sniffed and laughed a bit. “You seemed pretty excited when the Valentine walked in.” Of course, Soo knew his name but he wasn’t about to admit he paid close enough attention to that family to differentiate all of them. Except that he did, just like everyone else who grew up in Fallbrook. He was thankful for the change in topic, being totally uninterested in her love life and all. Yup. Yup yup. “Y’know, Jude. I admire how brave you are. You unapologetically love egg salad sandwiches and don’t even care if your breath reeks like sulfur the rest of the day.” They both knew that wasn’t true. The slight smirk on his lips said he was just teasing her, and he was. Mostly because Soo, like many men, had never evolved past the whole girls have cooties and I’ll tease them if I like them stage. Did Milo tease her too or did he have that brooding enigma with everyone? He shouldn’t be thinking about the guy. Soo shook his head as if the action would rid him of the whole scene from the book cafe. The two headed towards the dining hall. “It’s okay, by the way.” He started, “About waking me up. I’m worst hungry than sleep deprived. Speaking of which, did you get any decent sleep this week? I know you had that exam on Tuesday. How’d that go?”

...

Oblivious was the best word to describe Jude. She never noticed the little things around her and at this point in her life she always assumed that each person who came into her life had an alterative motive. It’s really why she never imagined someone would like her so despite the way Soo talked about Milo it went over her head because how could anyone possibly be jealous of who she hangs out with. “Milo?” Her eyebrows furrowed together when he mentioned Milo as the Valentine. “I mean... He is Emmi’s brother and I consider him to be one of my good friends, much like you.” She chuckled, nudging him gently. “Other than that... I’m pretty sure Fawn would have me murdered and my body buried somewhere far away if I ever thought about Milo like that.” She mentioned, knowing despite how much Fawn tried to deny her feelings for Milo... They were obvious especially with the songs she had been dropping lately. She gasped dramatically at his words, scrunching up her nose playfully. “It is absolutely not my fault they are best sandwiches in the entire world!” She shook her head at his words as she turned her head to look in front of them, walking towards the cafe. “We’re so close to the finish line it keeps me up at night,” she chuckled even though it was the truth. “But my exam went good, I’m more than sure I aced that.” She said as she glanced at him. “You’re the one not sleeping much. How are you doing with all your exams?”

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SOO LAST NAME LATER

Those few seconds between dreamland and reality where all a groggy Soo could comprehend were the last bits of a sweet dream and an even sweeter voice pulling him into consciousness were pure bliss. But all good things come to an end and Soo blinked himself awake and pulled away from Jude, embarrassed. The back of his hand went up to his mouth to make sure he hadn’t drooled on her, he hadn’t. “Oh shit.” He snapped awake, realizing everyone was waiting for them outside the car. “Sorry. Late shift at Moore’s last night.” He slipped out and grabbed his backpack as well as Jude’s so it would be easier for her to slip out before he handed it back. There was always a bit of hesitation there but he wasn’t her boyfriend, he was pretty sure Milo was about to be and the guy probably didn’t want anyone holding her backpack for her. He pulled his Cooper U sweatshirt up to check his watch before chuckling. “Hey, you tricked me. Class isn’t for another twenty minutes.” The two started walking towards campus after saying bye to the group. “Want to grab a drink? I’m starving,” After rushing out the morning without breakfast and his stomach made a noise right on cue. 

...

Jude bit down on her lower lip to stop from laughing too loudly. “You were there last night?” She asked, furrowing her brows as she thought about when Milo gave her that special edition of her favorite book series. She wondered how she didn’t notice that Soo had been there since she was usually more aware of her surroundings. She slipped out of the car after him, reaching out to take her backpack from him, a smile on her features. “Thanks,” she put the strap over her shoulder, holding onto the strap as she shut the door behind her. She stepped up onto the curb and began to walk, chuckling at his word about tricking him. “I thought acting like we were low on time would help you wake up quicker.” She teased. “Although if I had known you were super exhausted I would have just let you sleep for fifteen more minutes,” she started walking with him, turning her head to look over at him. “I could use a vitamin water and one of those egg salad sandwiches.”

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SOO LAST NAME LATER

location: Cooper University who: @judemculin​​ — closed.

Soo liked Jude, he’d liked her for as long as he could remember but they never went past friendly conversations. He told himself that this would be the year he’d ball-up and ask her out but after seeing her with Milo Valentine at the book cafe he managed… well, he thought better of it. 1. There was no competing with a Valentine. 2. There was no competing with a Valentine who made her squeal like a little kid. 3. This was the 5th or so year in a row that he told himself this would be the year. The only step forward they’d taken was that they started to carpool to school in Williamsburg three times a week, which would have been a lot nicer if they didn’t carpool with a group of other students and even better if Soo stayed awake during the entirety of the trip. He didn’t know when he dozed off or when his cheek landed on her shoulder, he wasn’t even aware of their arrival at Cooper U until the car came to a stop. 

...

Jude sat in the backseat next to Soo as two of the other classmates sat in the front. Music blared as she held her phone in her hand, reading one of the books she borrowed using her kindle unlimited subscription. Her head turned when she noticed that Soo’s head fell onto her shoulder, noticing that he was asleep. Smiling softly, the brunette let her eyes focus on the man for a few seconds. It had been five years since she met him in their English class and after that a friendship bloomed between them. One that she was entirely grateful for because it was something she had outside of Fallbrook, outside of being Fawn’s best friend since most of the time when men got close to her it was only to get a chance to try to get with Fawn. Her friendship with Milo was strictly that, it was never something she looked too deeply into because... well, no one ever looked at her the way they did Fawn and she knew that Milo was definitely something Fawn called dibs on even though her best friend would never admit the words out loud. And even though her and Soo never discussed the other woman she never attempted to sway from friendship only. “Soo,” she nudged him gently. “You gotta wake up, we’re going to be late for class.”

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MILO VALENTINE

“Yeah.” Milo pulled his lips in and nodded, his universal gesture to let her know it was okay to drop the subject. He got that for her because that’s what friends did, it didn’t have to go past that. Not even in a town like Fallbrook. It was easy to see why Milo and Jude became friends. Beyond how approachable he thought the brunette was, Jude had something she could lose herself into for the same reasons as Milo. While books captured her attention, music did his. He never outright asked Jude what she liked about the escapism those stacked pages between her fingers offered because he thought that he knew. He turned his head when she did. “You’re not seriously crying about a gift, are you?” Milo chuckled so lightly it sounded more like a puff of air. He gave her temple a quick kiss and stepped away, not thinking much of it past it being a comforting gesture. “Tampon.” Milo nodded again, but a smirk pulled on his face that time. The nicest thing anyone has ever done for her was get her a special edition of her favorite book series? Milo wasn’t sure what to think about that. “I’ll make sure to pass the message along to your future partner.” He teased. “One nice book and she’s a puddle of emotions, man.” His voice mimicked the scenario and he stuck a finger out in a matter of fact manner before dropping the act. Milo saw the way she faded into the background with Emmi and Fawn, but she never looked like she liked it. She tolerated it, succumbed to it. The idea that she couldn’t hold her own in a group was unthinkable to him when he saw her light up the entire book cafe in seconds. He was one the verge of asking her about it, but decided against it. She was happy; Milo liked seeing Jude happy. “That smile suits you.” He heard himself saying as he reached for his coffee and took a sip. “More than the tears.” Even if they were happy ones, he finished. He looked around and most people had gone back to their daily activities but a few whose eyes still lingered. However none of that was out of the ordinary, not for a Valentine and he guessed that it wasn’t for a Moulin either. “How’s school going? The semester is almost done, right?” He took another sip and put the mug back on the small round table between them. “Are you going to that party in Queen’s Park with Emmaline and Fawn this weekend?” Milo wasn’t a fan of parties because he always ended up with a headache and turned off his hearing aid only to have a lousy time trying to communicate with a bunch of drunk people who didn’t know ASL, but there were other reasons too. Ones that he was less open about even though Jude knew most of it now. 

...

Jude scrunched up her nose slightly as she wiped at the tears. “No... You see nothing.” Although it wasn’t as if Milo hadn’t seen her at her worst before. She glanced up towards him after the quick peck to her temple, her eyes resting on him before shifting in the direction of the windows in front of the cafe as if she was expecting Fawn to come storming in after that simple gesture. She laughed, wiping the last few tears as she nodded her head. “Yeah, that’s what people on booktok call the male main in this book.” She chuckled as she slipped the book carefully into her bag as she let her eyes raise up towards him. “If that day ever comes I think he should be prepared for my love of books. I just subscribed to kindle unlimited so now I get to borrow some of the ebooks that I want.” She teased, thinking about the fact that there were only a handful of books that worked with the subscription. She smiled, glancing down towards the cup of coffee on the table in front of her as she shifted in her seat, reaching out to wrap her hands around it. She hadn’t been expecting the nice compliment and at this point in her friendship with Milo she should have been used to it but sometimes it always knocked her off her horse a little. “School is good. I actually graduate next week,” she confessed. “I’m mostly hoping at this point that my dad makes it.” She lifted her eyes up towards him as he asked her about the party in Queen’s Park. “Ah,” she shrugged her shoulders. “I’m not really sure if I want to go or not. I mostly just end up sitting on the couch in the corner towards the end of the night so... I don’t know.” She brought her mug up to her lips, taking a sip of it. “What about you? Are you going to attend the party?” She kept her gaze on him for a few seconds. “Or are you spending the weekend with your music? Get any further with that piece yet?”