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i’d never seen an analysis of locke and cardan’s relationship that resonated with me so much. i think you nailed their dynamic perfectly!! love seeing your meta
By chance, do you understand Cardan's relationship with Locke? I hardly see anyone talk about it. Like why is Locke so set on humiliating Cardan? I know he likes stories and wants to see how different people can react in certain situations, but it seems on a more personal level with Cardan, almost as if Locke is trying to get revenge or one-up him. Maybe there's a bit of jealousy? He seems pleased to tell Taryn in The Lost Sisters how he "stole the lover of a prince." (It was something along those lines)
I like the way this is phrased, bc I like to think I DO understand these books, but whether that's true or I'm just delulu addicted to them bc of a past coping mechanism who knows!
Anyway onto the answer. Yes, I think you're correct that it's about Cardan's social status, but also his personality. I don't think he is jealous of him but he likes to push people's buttons and test how far he can go before they snap, and he likes that he is doing it to a prince, a KING, who can't do anything about it. He correctly identified Cardan's need for attention and connection with people and he is exploiting it. Cardan is very short tempered with strangers (rip the wing of that guy from his introduction scene), but with his friends and family he is incredibly lax. This is important because even if Locke likes other people's reactions, the guy is allergic to consequences of his actions and gets personally offended if someone dares to call him out (see Jude almost getting killed for it). Locke enjoys thinking that he is so important to Cardan that he just can't get rid of him, no matter what he does to him. Whenever Locke recounts the tale of the triangle, he conveniently leaves out the part where he intentionally told Cardan about it, then pissed his pants when Cardan didn't react the way he wanted him to, and got his ass whooped. He agreed to marry Taryn only because she proved to him he was allowed to do anything he wanted to her without suffering consequences - naturally, as she was a desperate, titleless mortal and he a rich faerie noble - and that's what killed him.
SO in short. He likes fucking with Cardan because he knows Cardan won't retaliate, and because punching up is more fun than punching down.
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So I saw this glow-in-the-dark Shadow the Hedgehog toy the other day, and this was all I could think about.
Now, I couldn't just say that without sharing the toy itself, but I also couldn't bring myself to just post a picture of the toy, so, uh...here's Shadow and Locke with it.
He's done it again, the madman.
Got this one on twitter too!
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🥀🥀🥀
I don't know how to post something big and for it to be in good quality 🥹🥹🥹
#the cruel prince#cruel prince#jude duarte#prince cardan#cardan greenbriar#jurdan#the folk of the air#jude x cardan#locke
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Vivi *arguing with Madoc*: This bloodline ends with me. Jude *whispers to Taryn*: That's the fanciest way I've ever heard someone say "I'm gay".
#And that’s totally fine btw🫶#reading#book memes#booktok#tfota#the cruel prince#jude duarte#the folk of the air#Lesbian#gay#wlw#madoc tfota#jude and madoc#locke#taryn duarte#cardan greenbriar#vivi tfota#vivi and heather#taryn and jude#Jurdan#memes#incorrect tfota#incorrect quotes#incorrect quote#Reader#books
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locke forgetting taryn was also raised by madoc and is capable of great violence
#does this make sense#is this too niche#the cruel prince#the wicked king#the queen of nothing#the folk of the air#cardan greenbriar#locke#locke tfota#taryn duarte#holly black#tfota memes#the court of shadows#<3#scheduled
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Dance with me
#Locke x Celes#Locke#Celes#Locke Cole#Celes Chere#FF#FFVI#FF6#Final Fantasy#Final Fantasy VI#Final Fantasy 6#RokuSeri#Fanart#My art
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MADOC FR TRYNA TELL JUDE THAT "IF THE VIBE IS RIGHT, IT'S ABSOLUTELY OKAY TO SLAUGHTER ALL YOUR PESKY PESKY ENEMIES!!!"
LIKE WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY I CAN'T-
#LOL#rei's rants#the cruel prince#the folk of the air#tcp#tfota#madoc#jude duarte#taryn duarte#locke#cardan greenbrair#valerian#jurdan#I LOVE THIS BOOK SM
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Wanna be confused?
Here’s how to be confused.
Because oak is Dain’s son and dain is cardans brother, he is cardan and Jude’s nephew, and because Jude and oak are siblings; cardans nephew is also his brother in law, and Jude’s brother is also her nephew.
Oak is half brothers with Locke, and when Taryn married Locke, oak became her brother in law as well as already being her brother, and Leander is Taryn and lockes son, and because oak is brothers with both of them, oak is leanders uncle through both his parents.
Are you confused?
#the prisoners throne#the stolen heir#the cruel prince#fota#tfota#the folk of the air#folk of the air#jude duarte#cardan greenbriar#oak greenbriar#taryn duarte#locke
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Taryn when she realizes the consequences of her actions and begins to hate her marriage 🌷
Taryn defender for life, my girl was manipulated and emotionally abused by this man 😭💓
@budge_chick on Instagram
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Locke commission for @roguesart-blog
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Madoc : *kills spouse*
Taryn : *kills spouse*
Jude, looking at Cardan with knife in hand : I'm sorry apparently there's a new family tradition
#holly black#madoc tfota#jude duarte#jude x cardan#tfota#the cruel prince#tcp#meme#tcp memes#tc post#locke#taryn duarte#jude and taryn#jude and madoc#the folk of the air
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Locke being obsessed with wanting to be the main character in his stories and ending up being murdered off screen would never not be funny to me 🤣. I just know how much he would hate that his murder wasn't even important enough to make it to the books!
#locke#the cruel prince#the folk of the air#cardan greenbriar#jude duarte#jude x cardan#the queen of nothing#the wicked king#holly black#cardan x jude#jurdan#taryn duarte
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Cardan Greenbriar:
#cardan greenbriar#cardan#the cruel prince#jude duarte#the wicked king#the queen of nothing#the cruel prince memes#tcp#holly black#the folk of the air#tfota series#jurdan#jude x cardan#cardan x jude#jude and cardan#how the high king of elfhame learned to hate stories#twk#qon#locke#nicasia#valerian
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Locke: if being sexy was a crime i'd be serving a life sentence
Cardan: a life sentence? for a crime you didn't commit?
#holly black#folk of the air#cardan greenbriar#the wicked king#the queen of nothing#the cruel prince#the#Locke#incorrect quotes
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Vivi: *finds a stray cat*
Vivi: We should keep it.
Taryn: We can’t. Dad is allergic.
Vivi: Father can stay outside.
#booktok#book memes#the folk of the air#cardan greenbriar#books#tfota#jude duarte#the cruel prince#reading#reader#vivi tfota#madoc#madoc tfota#jude and madoc#taryn duarte#locke#memes#incorrect quote#incorrect quotes#incorrect tfota
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