jude really just wanted a popsicle. after her most stressful day of classes, she was ready to come home, sit at her kitchen table, and eat one of her popsicles that she had specifically set aside for this day. what she did not want was to come home to a cracked open freezer door and a box of melted popsicles. there’s a pause, a long sigh, and the sound of a backpack hitting the floor with a thud. jude knew who was responsible. evangeline. she was heading for the other girl’s room before she even knew what was happening, pushing the door open without bothering to knock. it’s not like she really respected her enough to knock, anyway. “hey,” jude started, standing in her roommate’s doorway, arms crossed. “the freezer was left open again.” she took a moment to analyze evangeline’s expression. “i don’t know if you remember, but i told you last week that if you keep slamming the fridge half, the freezer half opens back up, so...”
she trailed off for a moment, glancing in the direction of their refrigerator before returning her stare to evangeline’s. “it’s just that all my popsicles melted, and i had been saving them for today... i mean, it’s fine.” clearly, the tone of jude’s voice could clue anyone in on the fact that it was not fine. “but try not to forget next time.”
hi friends!! i’m kendall, i’m 21, my pronouns are she/her, and i’m in the est!! i’m excited to share my little stormcloud baby with you all :) all her info will be under the cut!!
the basics --
- jude catherine ashford // the fool
- 20
- junior
- reynolds house
- anthropology major
background --
( this is very much the abridged version. if u wanna read my monster bio and all the other in-depth info on jude, i’m linking that google doc here! it’s long as hell but it’s ~fun~ )
- jude grew up in florence, oregon as member of what many would call a cult, but she always knew as a new religious movement. it was here that she suffered abuse at the hand of her father - the leader of the group. her mother wasn’t entirely fond of her, either. her only friend was a girl her age named kit. she does not discuss her childhood with most people.
- when she was fifteen, she befriended a trespassing teenager named isaac who taught her about the outside world. kit notably disapproved. after a while of sneaking jude out into the city every few nights, isaac offered to run away with her, for real. jude extended the offer to kit, thinking that the three of them could go together, but kit didn’t want to hear it. the two of them fought, and jude ended up leaving without her. it’s one of her biggest regrets.
- she and isaac made it about three months before things started to go horribly wrong. they ran out of money quickly and this is where jude picked up her talent of stealing. she learned from watching others, and is an effective pickpocket because of it. keys, money, credit cards, drugs, she could take it all. even though she tried to adapt, isaac was dissatisfied, and eventually, he left her. she doesn’t know what she did wrong, but he had started to become irritable and they fought often. he seemed bored, as if he had been expecting a different ending to their adventure.
- left alone, with no money, few belongings, and extremely limited knowledge of the world around her, jude experienced roughly a year of true homelessness. it’s one of the darkest times of her life, but she feels stronger for it. she bounced around from place to place, never staying in one area too long. she still wanted to see the world, after all. that was the whole point of leaving in the first place.
- when she was seventeen she landed in somerville and she met a man named ralph murray. ralph, a deacon at roses, spoke to jude at a diner and decided to invite her to stay with him for a bit. her indefinite stay kept getting extended as the pair grew more attached to each other. jude had never had anyone like ralph in her life, an almost father figure that actually cared for her wellbeing. eventually they decided that he would be her guardian permanently.
- he got her into st. cade’s, where she studies anthropology (she still has that thirst for knowledge about people, how societies function). she goes to church with him, although she doesn’t believe in any of it. she’s merely grateful for everything they’ve done for her. still, though, she feels like something is missing in her life. she wants more, and feels guilty for wanting more, but wants it nonetheless.
- jude is curious about helena’s disappearance since, as far as she knows, that sort of thing just doesn’t happen here. she wants to do everything she can to help find out what happened because, even though it’s selfish, she thinks that succeeding in that might be her ticket out of somerville.
personality --
- adaptive, empathetic, observant, determined. cunning, curious, blunt, emotional. insecure, sarcastic, selfish, irritable.
- a scorpio bb
- jude is something of an extroverted introvert. she needs interaction and affection, but also needs time alone to recharge. left alone for too long, though, and she starts to spiral. she’s a bit of a partier, because it helps her relax and takes the edge off of her somewhat troubling thoughts.
- jude walks a fine line between wearing her heart on her sleeve and keeping it locked in a box. her emotions are clearly written all over her face, but she’ll never admit to what she feels unless she’s extremely comfortable with you. she hates conflict and avoids it at all costs, but this comes at the price of internalizing everything. day to day, though, she offers a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and an authentic sense of self. she tries her hardest to be happy, or at least content, and it’s easiest for her to get there when she’s with people she cares about.
- day to day, though, she offers a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and an authentic sense of self. she tries her hardest to be happy, or at least content, and it’s easiest for her to get there when she’s with people she cares about.
connections --
aside from her cannon connections, here are some connections i’d love to fill for her!
- one night stand or other past (or even current?) hookups: a bitch craves intimacy.
- study buddy: she’s not the best student, but she’s trying her hardest to prove herself. she most definitely needs help with some of her classes.
- a plug: she’s gotta get the goods from somewhere.
- party friend(s): she’s not so much a “dancing on tables” partier as much as a “sit on the couch with a bong and watch other people dance on tables” partier. but, of course, with the right things in her system and the right people around her, behaviors can change. she’s certainly no stranger to running from the cops.
- skating buddy: she do be a sk8ter girl.
- enemies: did she steal something from you? does her “mysterious past” act rub you the wrong way? maybe she said something really rude to you, just completely out of pocket! there are a million reasons to hate her, go crazy!
- literally anything you can think of. i want it all!!
please please don’t be afraid to hit me up on discord to plot, my user is kenny means business#4259! i’m awake at odd hours bc ~quarantine~ so come vibe w me at 4 am!!
