Far Cry 5/New dawn Oneshots/Headcanons (Mostly Judge)

Judge Headcannons

A/N: sorry I've been gone for so long, school has been really stressful, and I've also been going through some personal stuff. I don't really have any ideas right now, but I don't want to not post for months on end, so here are a few of my Judge head cannons. :)

⚠️slight angst towards the end and mentions of death⚠️

Judge absolutely adores flowers. He can't get enough of them. He loves helping at the garden in Prosperity, and he loves that the flowers he loves so much can be made into med kits to help the people he cares for in Prosperity.

A lot of people at Prosperity are afraid of Judge. Not because of his mask, or the fact that he is close to Joseph Seed, but because he's almost unnoticeable until he's right next to you. The amount of things he's accidentally overheard is incredible, as well as the amount of times he's been instinctively hit when he "sneaks" (walks) up behind people.

Judge loves the dogs at Prosperity, as well as the cougars at New Eden. Since he spent so much time with Peaches and Boomer, he's quite good with animals, and likely helped train them with everything except vocal commands.

(This is based off of one of Judges abilities, Feral Friendly) Since Judge spent most of his time in Hope County pre-collapse with animals, he knows a thing or two about calming them, and can easily tell what emotions animals are feeling. He's especially good with bears, dogs, cougars, and wolves. The few things he knows about wolves are from his time spent at the Veterans Center, and of the short time he had with Staci after Jacob was killed. He knows about the other animals for obvious reasons, they were his companions after all.

Judge is astounded when he sees Timber in a car for the first time. During his time in Hope County, Peaches, Boomer, and Cheeseburger were never allowed to ride in the car with him, so seeing Timber in a car would defiantly be mind boggling for him.

Even though it's been years since Judge shot a gun, he would still be a decent shot with it if necessary. Even though guns are severely frowned upon in New Eden, as well as frowned upon by its members, desperate times call for desperate measures. If the occasion ever presented itself, Judge would easily be able to pick up a gun and fight like he did in his youth.

Judge absolutely hates the music the Highwaymen play on the radios. After years of listening to the cult radio station, he has grown to love the gentle strumming of a guitar, and the reminder of what the world used to be before the collapse.

Judge sees himself in the Captain, and has made it his job to protect them however he can. He always makes sure the Captain is taken care of, and isn't overburdened with missions. He doesn't want the Captain to end up like him, he doesn't want anyone to have to do the things he's done, see the things he's seen, or feel the way he's felt. He's seen what being a hero does to people, hell, he's lived it, and he knows that being the hero gets you nowhere, the suffering never stops. The fight never ends, the only thing that changes is who you're fighting for.

Judge is still very resentful of what Jacob did to him, and hasn't let it go even after Jacobs death. Any mention of Jacob immediately angers Judge. God forbid anyone mention "Only You" or the trials he was put through.

Judge still mourns the death of his friends, everyday blaming himself for their death. Wholeheartedly believing that if he had done something different, they would still be alive.

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