Paper Planes

The turn of the season had brought quite a few changes Jupiter's way. His loneliness had turned into resentment for all of the adults who had failed him. Resentment for the Dauntless wolves who scattered like roaches after the boy alpha left. Resentment for his mother who abandoned him without so much as a good-bye. Resentment for his father who didn't insist he stay with him. Sure, all that resentment was probably silly. He didn't know the Dauntless wolves and they didn't owe him anything. He didn't know the circumstances of his mother's disappearance (was she even alive?) and he'd fought his father's attempts to travel with him until the older male had given up. So yes, maybe his resentment was silly, but Jupiter was hurt and angry and it helped to blame those feelings on others.

He wasn't the same cheery child who'd run wild through the north just a few months ago. No, now he was a man. Nothing and no one could hurt him now. He was untouchable.

In a strange twist of fate Jupiter had recently met his paternal grandfather. The greying giant was a kindred spirit and while he was loath to admit it, Jupiter admired Valentine. They'd spent a great deal of time together in the last several weeks. Valentine, as cantankerous and snarky as he could be, was a grounding presence.

Currently Jupiter was taking a break from his grandfather and his stories by wandering around the plateau. He could only hear so much about his grandmother Cascade. The old lady sounded like she'd been a badass back in the day, but there was only so much Jupiter could take. He knew things he wished he didn't know about wolves who were far too old to be doing them.

"Jupiter"   "Amadeus" ”You”