#jane ask

[rippylock]

thank you for coming up with astrobio april im going to send you treelings

Thank you for the treelings but i fear my janelings will tear them apart... they're very ravenous

[archaeval]

(I'm on hiatus shh I'm so totally not here) Jim Lake Jr. is not... fantastic with kids. At least, not the really little ones. But he tries. And sometimes, it leads to a lot of fun! Jane is one such kid that he likes to think he gets along with well. Hopefully, that is, seeing as how he's holding out a paper towel tube for her, with one of his own in his other hand. "Come on, Jane! We have some monsters to battle!" He points to an obstacle course of cardboard cutouts. They're so going down.

unprompted ;

JANE WEARS HER KNIGHT'S-HELM SWEATSHIRT, which isn't as comfortable as her onesie but far easier to wear when running around in the California spring. And while she doesn't know if she's skilled in the art of paper-tube-sword-fighting, there's no time to waste. There are real physical cardboard monsters in front of her, and a brave knight never shirks their duty of defending the world from evil.

She takes the offered weapon from Jim's hand with a glowing smile. "Onward, Sir Jim!" she proclaims, and bends her knees, ready to rush in on his signal and take down the enemy.

[archaeval]

[ no tears & kiss ] Beni and Jane!!

the intimacy of hands || accepting

ALL THE GROWNUPS SAID IT WASN’T HER FAULT. Accidents happen even at the best of times, and nobody blamed her for it, even if it happened on a day when her Maman was unwell. But the second Uncle Beni had turned away to clean up the shattered vase, Jane fled to her usual hide, pressing herself deep into the corner, making herself as small as she possibly could.

She flinched when Beni found her. Cowered when he came near, but there was no escaping his warmth, no amount of silent sniffles that could convince him that she was invisible if she was there at all.

Jane clutched the stuffed animal he’d brought to her, squeezing the rabbit close to her chest as he wiped her tears. No words would come, not even a squeak. Jane tried to apologize -- she really did! But her words got caught in her throat, and all she could do is open her mouth and close it again. Part of her insisted that Uncle Beni hated her, that he would send her to her room and never let her see him again. 

But the other part was louder, as he pulled her close and kissed her head and told her he loved her. He did love her, and he wouldn’t send her away. Jane still wanted to be small, but at least he would hold her while she was invisible.

[archaeval]

pecks jane on top of her head ! proud of his lil knight /:

kiss the spider baby || accepting!

JANE GRINS PROUDLY, CLUTCHING THE SHORTSWORD as if it were precious as gold. She’d been entrusted with the important task of holding it for Ser Thom as he went about his preparations, and had been careful not to let even the smallest bit of dirt get on the sheath or hilt while in her care. “I told you I could do it,” she said, accepting his affection with pride. “I’ll be a swordsman just like you before you know it.”

[archaeval]

for her birthday , rhae gives jane some lovely colourful spools of ribbon he'd been holding on to just for this occasion <3 that's his lil sister

birthday baby! || accepting

SHE THANKS HIM RIGHT AWAY, as it's only good manners to say thank you for any kind of gift. But there's no mistaking the joy on her face as she sorts through the ribbons, running her fingers carefully over each one in turn. The textures and colors are varied, and she's almost overwhelmed with the idea of what she can do with each of them.

Jane reaches up to Rhae's hand and shakes the blue ribbon at him. "Can we put this one in our hair right now? Oh, please?"

[rippylock]

greetings,,, will there be an ao3 collection for astrobio april?

very good question.. I have a low chance to write for this as I assume I’m reallyyy rusty. I’m mainly gonna stick to drawing. but maybe I’ll write for day two atleast? if that’s what you mean.

I am hoping to see others write for astrobiology April though. heh.

[archaeval]

*gives Jane a lil smooch on the top of her head*

unprompted asks || always accepting

IT'S HALFWAY THROUGH JANUARY, and the novelty of Jane's new dinosaur costume still hasn't worn off. But there comes a time that every outfit needs to be washed, even plastic inflatable ones, and Jane sat in front of the machine morosely, looking even smaller than normal.

She looked up at Lile's kiss, frowning. "I want to be a dinosaur."

[archaeval]

This whole cake with buttercream icing and cherries is all for Jane. Next to it, a small wooden sparrow, carved from wood, sits ontop of a "Happy birthday" card.

birthday baby! || accepting

JANE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO with a cake all to herself. She looks at it with eyes wide as dinner plates. It takes her a minute to remember there's something else there, too. But she takes the sparrow with delicate fingers, holding him up close to her face for inspection. He's such a handsome little fellow, and Jane places him gently into her pocket for safe keeping before turning once more to the challenge at hand.

She's determined to finish the cake. Jane isn't one to let a quest go unfinished just because it's intimidating, and certainly not when food is involved.