[ JUDE SOMMER. 36. FEMALE. SHE/HER] is here! Theyâve lived in Silver Lake for [ 3 YEARS ] and are originally from [ SAN FRANCISCO, CA ]. They are a [ PARK RANGER ] and in their downtime love [ TRAVELING ] and [ JOURNALING ]. They look a lot like [ JENNY SLATE ] and live [ IN REDCLIFF ]
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ABOUT JUDE
birthday:
may 13, 1985
sexuality:
bisexual
astrology:
taurus â, leo âŸ, aquarius â
traits:
stubborn, friendly, calculated, adventurous, passionate, affectionate, resentful, closed-off, insightful, independent, quick-witted, resilient, private, self-assured, motivated, clumsy
aesthetic:
redwood trees, sundresses, farmerâs markets, sage green, curly hair, scribbled notebooks, airplane windows, mountain tops, old poetry, field of poppies, hiking boots, afternoon wine, hidden details, firecracker, canine cuddles, haunted
BIOGRAPHY
[ tw: drugs, abuse, abortion - brief mentions ]
jude cecilia sommer grew up san francisco with two other siblings and found her peace in poetry and towering trees. her only good childhood memories always revolved around walking through the redwood forests and feeling so small in a world so large. it made her world, her worries, her pain seem so insignificantly small. it was her safe haven.
her parents divorced when she was fairly young and her father was quick to move on to a different life of his own. jude, nor her siblings, every really fit so well in that new life, and soon enough, her father became a mere stranger. just a simple phone call on a birthday and an empty card. he remarried and had more children, but they never felt like family to jude.
she was raised by her mother, but the word raised was a term best used loosely. her mother was dependent on just about one too many things - men, drugs, her children, the list goes on.
in the earlier years of her youth, she remembered the hostile environment she and her siblings grew up in due to their motherâs abusive boyfriend. heâd take his anger out on all of them, her eldest brother especially, and their mother continued to stand by him. her excuse was that he paid their bills and kept food on their tables. they had to be grateful.
it was then at a very young that jude experienced resentment. though she hated the man in their house, she hated their mother more for allowing them to live this way. jude grew up angry.
there was a moment of peace in the sommer household the day the awful boyfriend decided to leave their mother. despite their mother struggling with her drug addiction, there was a moment where the weight of the world didnât feel as heavy on judeâs shoulders. but it was short-lived, fleeting just like every other happy memory.
her mother found a new boyfriend to take care of them. he felt different than the others - nice, for starters, but jude was no fool. she knew the man was shady and did illegal business to keep food on their table. he later even got her eldest brother involved in that life.
jude wanted nothing to do with her mother and the chaos she brought. she went on a different path and self-funded her way through college. she focused on the one thing that brought her peace - the trees, parks, and nature. she went to school to study environment and parks in hopes of being a park ranger.
finally, jude had a life of her own. she made new friends, people who knew nothing of her past- and she kept it that way. jude even spent a few summers studying abroad in japan, catching the travel bug pretty early on. some of her fondest memories comes from her time in japan and she still practices japanese till this day.
jude worked hard and endlessly, always saving her money so she could do the things she wanted in life. sheâd travel, backpack and stay in hostiles, all the while creating travel journals and documenting her time and studies in the places explored. japan, machu picchu in peru, iceland were among her favorite places.
jude was in a serious relationship when she was in college and it felt like love. then again, what did the girl know about love? they often traveled together and study abroad in the same places.
once she graduated, she took some time off to hike the pacific northwest trails alone. it was the most grueling, exhilarating, and beautiful experience. it felt liberating and she felt stronger than ever. it made her feel like she truly broke away from the mold of her family.
still riding that high, she and her boyfriend decided to elope. it felt right in the time.
jude became a park ranger and worked for the state of california and all the state parks as she focused on paying off her student loans.
not long after, she discovered her eldest brother had gone to prison. though she loved him dearly, she kept this under wraps just like everything else about her past. not even her husband knew. sheâd find time on the weekends whenever her husband was working to visit her brother. she felt sympathy for him, knowing he wasnât lucky enough to break from that mold like she had.
a year or so into her marriage, jude discovered she was pregnant. the concept of being a mother terrified her to her very core. she and her husband had talked about having children only a few times, mostly because jude would change the subject. he wanted a family and jude didnât want to become her mother. without telling him of her pregnancy, jude made the decision to have an abortion.
but nothing stays secret forever. her husband eventually discovered she had an abortion and he was heartbroken. of course he wanted a family, but he also wanted a wife that was willing to confide in him about those things. she never told him her fears, doubts, or her past. she was practically a friend living beside him. jude tried to defend herself, but there was no defending it. her husband couldnât move on from her decision and the disconnect between the two caused a huge wedge between them. they decided to divorce.
jude realized then her own protective decision was already pushing her on a similar path to her mother, but she refused to become her. jude, independent as ever, didnât need anyone but herself. even though it caused a lot of heartache, jude doesnât regret the abortion or the decision to split.
realizing the bay area no longer felt like home to her, jude decided to move to southern california to be closer to the prison her brother was in. she rented a small house in the silver lake area and moved to working at state parks outside of los angeles. it didnât have the same feeling of towering trees, but the amazing hikes made it worthwhile.
her brother was eventually released from prison and currently lives with her until he can get back on his feet. itâs nice to have him away from san francisco and even nicer to have him not behind bars.
their mother later got clean from drugs and now lives life as a single woman, on some sort of spiritual journey. she tries to have a place in her childrenâs life, but jude hardly allows it. judeâs brother often tries to convince jude into forgiving their mother, but it never happens fully. she will go visit with him for holidays, and though she goes in holding her tongue, it almost always ends up in a fight between jude and her mother. both can never be quiet for too long and her mother will never own up to her mistakes. it drives jude mad.
though jude had endured a lot throughout her years, she continues to find peace in nature, travel, and journals. she focuses on the little things in life and finds joy where she can. all the while presenting herself like the moon in the sky, only half there for people to see.
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jude truly doesnât share much about her past, but doesnât come off as secretive either. but even her closest friends might learn something new every day about her that they would normally know long before with anyone else.
she rents a small two bedroom home in the redcliff neighborhood and has decorated it to her liking. itâs important for her to feel at home.
jude has an australian shepheard dog named wickett - then name coming from a star wars character.
she enjoys spending her weekends at the farmerâs market, eating fruit, and day drinking wine.
jude is always hiking, journaling/writing, and reading books she has already read a thousand times. sheâs a creature of habit.
she hasnât been in a real relationship since her husband, only hookups and casual flings.
jude is jewish, but her family never paid much attention to religion. they celebrate the holidays and would attend service one day out of the year or so.
she has several scars on her legs and two on her arms from hiking the PNW trails.
sheâs into cheesy and weird things - science fiction, conspiracy theories, paranormal stuff. she says, âit makes life exciting.â
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