#jeanjudit

Unfinished WIPs + nsfw

i am.. very hesitant abt shipping them. because it does get very "cant a boy and a girl share a room" and also i dont wanna make judit responsible for him. but at the same time they do compel me..

judit is like, objectively a kim parallel. shes in the same role as him in so many ways. they are both minorities in their precinct who are endlessly patient with their deeply fucked up (temporary) partners. they both lost their old partners shortly before the events of the game (the fact that this isnt discussed abt judit is insane! why did no one tell me her old partner died!!) its implied this happened around the same time, even (judit transferred to the unit 2 months ago; doms old cases are in this years notebook for kim) and in very similiar circumstances (joseph was killed infront of judit on a call; its mentioned glen is not the first to die in kims place.)

sorry to get distracted by kim judit parallels on my jeanjudit posting. but.. theyre similiar. and their relationships with harry and jean therefore get to be similiar.

but, different. i like to think the difference is this - kim gets change from harry. i think judit could get comfort and consistency from jean. being a consistent caring partner is a canon trait of his. sure, in the game he isnt, but he spent years holding harry and their unit together. hes in a very strange spot between being utterly hopeless and still wanting change so badly. still wanting to fix the world (him "stunning doctors by being alive", being so clinically depressed he can barely laugh, his death spiral with harry vs him holding the unit together, canonically being a communist, having spent years trying to save harry). like. my god jean. worlds most optimistic nihilist.

and im always wondering abt judits husband. of course, this is all headcanon. for all we know hes fine. but. thats boring. judit is 28 and raising 2 kids and supporting "half a husband". it implies some dissatisfaction.. i wonder if her and jean are in similiar shoes in that regard. having wasted their youths* (28 and 34 respectively) on men that they wanted to be great partners (mr.minot and harry) but werent. and are only now realizing there are different options. that they still can grow up. (KIMHARRY PARALLELS!!)

on the qpr aspect.. admittedly. fully romantic jeanjudit can bore me to Tears. ohhh the dark and broody man is falling in love with a #girlboss whos sweet and soft and they have sex or whatever? ok. but.. qpr has taste to it. jean is one of the only very important characters who doesnt textually have some kind of sexual/romantic relationship and longing. same with judit, not including her husband. that leaves room.

i like the idea of them falling in this purely platonic puppy love. running an emotional affair; not based off of steamy moments and getting too close and spicy. but on falling asleep in the same shitty lounge chair and doing puzzles together and having their inside jokes and knowing each others coffee orders by heart. on judit perching herself in his lap and feeling her heart pound when she realizes his face isnt red and he isnt hard. he wants her, but not like that. on jean realizing the same thing and feeling weak in the knees. them both learning to be in love for the first time again, outside of the context of typical romance. like!!

mr.minot finally asking if shes cheating on him. her answering yes, and having to watch the tragic look on his face when mr.minot desperately asks when they started kissing, or fucking or whatever and her having to answer "no, we havent. but i have cheated on you, i love him." like OhMyGod.

especially add that in with the potential for kim and judit best friendship hours (LET THEM BOND!! i scream) and kimharryjean triad nonsense and possible hilarious crack alicejudit infedility yuri. (let alice have a milf) and possible vicky realizations and just. Look.