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[not_the_grim]

Being stuck on the island is often like being a child stuck at home during the widest days of their summer break: If you're athletic-minded, there's a plethora of obvious activities to keep you occupied; if you're not, you're limited to what little diversion is available inside or in your imagination, and some days are better than others. Sirius

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[because_thesky]

Though Jude is definitely one to hole himself up in one place for long periods of time, Max's hut just isn't spacious enough to facilitate another week within its walls. The compound had served as a place to find a little conversation, coffee, and paper, but on hot days (and what other kind do they have, he wonders, freak blizzards aside) the rec room is a bit crowded for his tastes

[not_the_grim]

It's several minutes before Sirius notices he's being watched, too used to dreamy stares from teenage girls to pay it much mind most days. He slides a glance slowly over to the bloke at a nearby table, looks from his face to the pad and back again.

"If you draw me naked, do me a favor and make sure I'm well endowed, yeah?"

[because_thesky]

While he'd been hoping the book would hold the man's attention long enough for him to get away with a few lingering gazes, Jude isn't disappointed that he's been caught. Sending a smile across the tables while still bent over the pad, he continues to flesh out the shape of all that dark hair.

"If I'd wanted to do that, I'd be buying you a drink and asking if you wanted to come back to my place." It's not yet an invitation, but he could always keep the guy in mind once he's settled enough to go looking for models.

[not_the_grim]

"That's a new one, most people skip the drink," Sirius drawls in reply as he lowers his novel. This one has that sort of dark warmth about him, like a cup of good coffee; Sirius fancies him the sort of "artist" who prefers to find his inspiration in bed. He's got the look.

Were things different, he might push that innuendo into something else, but they aren't.

[because_thesky]

"A shame then; there's only been two of me to go around." At least, however much this bloke's pegged him for with that gaze, he isn't whipping out a personal history (among other things). The island only has three familiar faces for him, and two of them belong to Max, but he's managed to keep his own out of the way. He doubts everyone will react with the same flawless nonchalance that Daisy spares his reappearance.

Either way, it's no reason not to leave a few more people missing him should he make a second exit. Tapping the pencil to his brow in a mock salute, he doesn't extend a hand, but his already inviting smile widens. "Name's Jude, though I'd gladly fetch a drink in exchange for yours. Them being free and all."

[not_the_grim]

Now Jude Sirius knows, by reputation more than anything else, but this isn't exactly the opportune time to for Sirius to tell him that he's fucked his girlfriend, ex or otherwise. It's certainly not the time to point out that it seemed she preferred Sirius.

Actually, there's really not ever a good time for that.

"Sirius Black," he replies with a smirk, can see now what Lucy saw when she said Sirius favored Jude, a little. That easy, confident charm is certainly familiar enough. "And you can fetch the drink anyway."

[because_thesky]

"Now there's a name worth a drink," words stepping on the tail of a warm laugh. The smirk gets no reaction, though Jude lingers on it long enough to assume he'll be getting plenty of knowing looks around here.

Relocating the sketching pad to Sirius' table, Jude heads for the bar; no grace but that of God's that keeps him from tripping over those wide old trouser legs, but as loose and relaxed as his movements are, he navigates the chairs and tables between without so much as disturbing the froth on a pair of what he's sure will be truly awful beer, though at least an awful he's accustomed to. Passing one over, he takes a seat opposite Sirius.

"I'd ask what you're doing here all on your own, but I've already got a picture of the answer," he says, clearly asking anyway.