#TWK

[thejudeduarte]

I read somewhere that this was Cardans' first genuine hug and wtf why is there water leaking out of my eyeballs

[murasaki-cha]

All I'm saying is that maybe, JUST MAYBE, we should poison Cardan again once in a while if he'll give us absolute bangers like "Yes, my sweet villain, my darling god." and "Sweet Jude. You are my dearest punishment."

Like just a little bit.

[roslynn777]

cardan and jude ♔

idk if i like this but whatever

this will also be available to buy on my inprnt so stay tuned 🫶🏻

(based on dolce&gabbana 2006 fall/winter collection cover by Steven Meisel)

characters by Holly Black

[deceitfulapple-eatingscoundrel]

elithienart.

[mxngieemanhaa]

THIS is how jude looks as the queen of mirth?!?

....locke fumbled

[shizzlesisntevenaword]

Cardan not going after Jude during her exile always makes me cry because the only reason he wasn’t is because he wanted to respect her wants and autonomy so bad. He didn’t want to make her come back if she didn’t want to, didn’t look for her because he genuinely believed Jude would come back if she wanted to be found. And again it’s just so in-character of him to automatically think she’s just found something better than him because no one ever willingly picked and stayed with him when they had a choice so why would she?

[highladyofterrasen7]

If you know, you know

[elwoodallimann]

Madoc, a trained war general : takes 3 days to realise his daughter is in fact his other daughter, finds out only bc she looked at the war map for too long

Cardan, who used to bully said-daughter : takes 0.5 seconds to realise they switched place and that its not Taryn standing in front of him but Jude

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

Jude: *falls from ceiling*

all of Elfhame: clap her in chains!

Cardan:

[kaipaedyn]

nobody's doing it like judecardan i fear

🎨: frostbite studios

[thebestbrunettee]

jude: so, cardan and i are engaged.

madoc: i wish you asked me first, greenbriar.

cardan:

cardan: i’m sorry, madoc, but you’re just not my type.

[thejudeduarte]

Cardan is our favourite drama queen lmao

[tothestarsinvelaris]

The fact that Cardan falls for Jude because she's human. and because she's fierce and badass and determined and will absolutely never back down from something that she believes in. and she is still loved despite those things and because of those things.

and Cardan is just so damn jealous of it but he admires it so much he can't help but notice her and all the silly little things about her, like her round ears and the way she bites her lip when she's thinking hard.

[hope-di-angelo]

Ok, you know what scene I still can't recover from?

Locke: Remember when I kissed Jude in the garden?

Cardan: I recall your mouth was on her. But her eyes were on me.

LIKE, woah. The possessiveness practically DRIPPING from his tone. Yes I know that we didn't hear hear it. But let's be honest, we all heard it loud and clear

[deceitfulapple-eatingscoundrel]

All hail High Queen Jude!

“But to traitors and oath breakers, I offer my queen’s hospitality instead. The hospitality of knives.”

ARTIST: frostbite.studios.

[flueroses]

cardan’s letters to jude in a nutshell

That’s a waste of pap— that’s a waste of grief, begging, love and I quote, “indiscreet promises”

the “I expect you to come back now that everything is settled” letter

lol the “I want you to come back but I don’t want to say it so just come be angry at me closer” letter

The second half part though- 😭. the “just come home I don’t care what you do to me but just COME BAAAACK” letter

Cardan be like: tf does this queen think she is not responding to my letters, AKA the “YOU HAVE NEVER DONE MORE OF A SIN THAN THIS JUDE DUARTE” letter

Also cardan: yeah I’m doing something wrong, how about I address this to The High Queen of Elfhame, ha this will definitely work AKA the most heartfelt, poetic and longest letter

At this point cardan just gave up and started doing what he does best: writing Jude’s name in an angry, passionate and grieving fashion. This is called the, “ I give up you win” letter.