#how King of Elfhame learned to hate stories

[thejudeduarte]

"When I allow myself to truly think on it, I cannot fault Locke for choosing her. I am violent. I’ve been poisoning myself for weeks. I am a killer and a liar and a spy. I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me."

- Jude Duarte, The Cruel Prince (page 280)

[slarxsa]

Cardan slept in stables because they were warm and dry. He was homeless. A child. A baby. Homeless.

[mia-nina-lilly]

I could make a list of the cutest things involving Jurdan, and I'd start by saying the obvious: Jude wearing Cardan's clothes even relegating them to the space of complete extravagance is very cute

[kaipaedyn]

no but cardan stealing jude's ring when he kissed her hand and then giving it back to her as a wedding ring had me giggling and kicking my feet. he was a smooth operator 🙂‍↔️

🎨: ritta1310

[planetmars732]

how it feels when i get really excited to talk ab a special interest and my friend goes "yeah you've said that before"

[rue8ell]

Cardan being self-deprecatingly honest

[tothestarsinvelaris]

The way Oak gives up his bedroom so Cardan and Jude can have it while they visit him and Vivi/Heather.

The way Oak halfway wakes up when Cardan is sneaking out to find Aslog, but sees its just Cardan and buries his face in the cushions bc he feels safe.

The way Cardan gets to the be safe and caring big brother he never got to have

[always-reading-fantasy]

Fuck all love letters except whatever Cardan Greenbriar had going on when he wrote “my heart is buried with you in the strange soil of the mortal world, as it was drowned with you in the cold waters of the undersea. it was yours before i could admit it, and yours it shall ever remain”

[cardanapologist]

😭😭😭 he LOVES HER

[katsitsiyo]

Your King and Queen will graciously accept your homage and fealty now. 😌

My loves Jude and Cardan, showcasing their mutual scary dog privilege. 😏👑🍷🗡️🐍🏵️

I comm’d this Jurdan piece from @hanelizabeth. (tysm!! 🥰) I love her TFOTA art so much and I’m so happy to have been able to get my vision done in her style. 🥰😍

[praisethelorde]

Cardan Greenbriar:

[thejudeduarte]

‼️THE COURT OF SHADOWS HEADCANONS‼️

Liliver and Van would give Cardan regular updates on Jude during her exile because ofc he'd be worried sick abt her

Liliver, Van, Garret and Cardan would all play EXTREME truth or drink but because they can't lie is extra serious and ends up with a very annoyed Jude

Frequently during the exile Cardan would get super drunk and tell Liliver and Van about how much Jude means to him and when he got her the dress, write her name all over the paper and when they kissed in tcp ect ect. Liliver would probably end up crying herself to sleep that night (I don't blame her)

Liliver loves noodles and when she introduces Cardan to them he gains a new obsession with Chinese take-away

Liliver would make funny harmless bombs or potions to put people to sleep or something and plant them in Lady Asha's room. For fun, of course

Jude would braid or do Lilivers hair for her often

Cardan would help apply Lilivers make-up sometimes

Cardan insisted on putting on a party or celebration for Liliver and Van so he brought funny party hats and stuff from target and threw a party in their base

All the new recruits would be too scared to talk to Cardan (I know I would be)

The court got Cardan a pet snake/snake toy as a joke for his birthday one year and he wasn't very impressed

Liliver and Jude would often have 'girls night' but instead of doing face masks or whatnot they would throw daggers at targets and talk about the best way to kill someone with minimal damage. And gossip, of course

Cardan would go to Van for life advice a lot

I've never done hc so I hope you like them!! And I love the court of shadows so you knew they had to be my first lol

[serien-grl-22]

I'm begging you to reread TFOTA and think after every sentence which leaves Cardan's mouth that he CANNOT LIE. And I'm not talking about our basic stuff like "You want to hear me scream." "Yes I do and maybe one day I will.", but more about basic stuff he pops out, like when the folk was eating Snardan he was just like "I always knew I taste delicious." Sir, what?

[i-only-see-daylight]

Cardan: We all have our demons. 

Cardan, grabbing Jude: This one’s mine.

[kaipaedyn]

anyone can be a babygirl but it takes a man to be a malewife

🎨: frostbite studios

[rainingriversofyou]

Jude x Carden - The Cruel Prince - Artist: scribbubbles