username: chosendragon
name: Halcyon, Hal for short, named after a type of bird thought to "calm the sea"
short story under 800 words:It is a calm day, the water barely stirring in the slight balmy breeze that ruffled the fur of the small creature that lay upon a grey-and-green rock, staring off into the endless ocean. But for that, he might have seemed like a brightly painted statue he sat so still, until he flicked an ear or twitched his tail. The world here was so quiet, so calm, it turned you inward to reflect upon yourself. And so Hal sat, away from the fast-paced turbulence of the world.
He knew people worried about how lonely and quiet he was, whispered behind his back that he was slow and stupid, and wondered if everything was quite right "up there." Some, Hal knew, were scared of him, his quietude, his acceptance, and his unwillingness to react to the insults, and occasionally punches, they thew. Adults saw his wide, blank eyes, and they gave him to psychiatrists, if only to make him stop watching them, taking in everything about them and trying to make out the world. Nobody understood Hal.
But, to be honest, he didn't care. The sea understood him because nobody understood it, and Hal was content to sit here, on this rock, until he had realized his purpose, which he was sure he would, some day. But for now, he was happy here, in this tranquility by the sea.
five words to describe him: Bright, tranquil, introvert, care-free, wise
(Fun bonus! 8D) Any suggestions for new JBD designs? Actually, A jellybean based on stars or galaxies would be nice, sunsets/sunrises, or perhaps and
actual halcyon.