#htkoelths

[mafiasliege]

Random prompt I thought of at 2 am (after reading this scene in HTKOELTHS, where Cardan feels that jude loving him is just another dare to her.)

considering Insear is the newest island of Elfhame, there are many intriguing parts of it, including a plant that grows there which makes mortal tell only truths for a few hours. Fortunately, mortals can become immune to it after ingesting it a few times. When jude gets darted by one by a few rebel fey, she tells cardan she loves him, and this time they both know it's true.

I'M BEGGING SOMEONE PLEASE EASE MY HEART.

[letmeliveinelfhame]

FairyLoot TFOTA iron editions 💕

[thejudeduarte]

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

[darlingod]

htkoelths by Holly Black

​​It’s pre TCP and you’re telling me even back then, obliteratively drunk, Cardan could tell Jude and Taryn apart??? Holy shit I knew buddy was down bad but lawddd

[murasaki-cha]

Jude and Cardan on a flower field. Cardan laying his head on Jude's lap. Jude makes a flower crown for him and puts it on his head. Cardan tilts the flower crown succeeding in making Jude laugh. The flowers bloom brighter all around them. That’s it, that's the post. Just happy and soft Jurdan.

[duarteegreenbriar]

Oak was definitely raised by Cardan!

I’m in love with these Greenbriars they’re so FUNNY 😭

[celectial-rhyme]

Cardan being Cardan :3

[untoldstar]

finished reading how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories and Cardan is my baby pls I love him sm💔💔💔

[clockworkbee]

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙣’𝙨 ��𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙖𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚.

—Jude Duarte, The Wicked King

[deathsweetblossoms]

[nighttimewalking]

Best believe Cardan did not in fact have his foot in the reeds to get a better look, but because he’d realised he’d put Jude in danger and didn’t want her to get hurt

[tothestarsinvelaris]

"And you think it was sunrise I was waiting for and not my queen"

"There is one thing I did like about playing the hero. The only good bit. And that was not having to be terrified for you." the things Cardan says <3

"The next time you want to make a point," Jude says, "I beg you not to make it so dramatically." "So long as you're begging," he says. Cardan, my heart

[pollyaunt]

WHY JUDE DIDNT AGREE TO SAVE MADOC IN TSH

I think i just figured this shit out

so remember oak said jude refused to save madoc and thats why hes on a quest?

well now do yall remember the scene where holly oh-so-subtly described how a single bud was blooming on mab's remains...

yep yep yep

JUDE IS PREGNANT THAT'S WHY SHE REFUSED TO SAVE MADOC. OR ELSE IT WOULD BE WAYY SURPRISING THAT OUR MURDER QUEEN DIDNT GO TO CHECK ON IT HERSELF.

This is a theory of course but i dont see any other potential so as for why jude refused to save madoc.

she didnt go cuz she didnt want to put her kid in any danger.

[thejudeduarte]

Cardan hiding away when he was younger, telling himself that the reason he's not being found is just because he's such a good hider when in reality it's because no one truly loves and cares for him. Him also getting lost during the coronation as his family didn't care that he wasn't on the dias.

But then there's Jude who finds him almost instantly without having any idea on where he could be, once out of pure luck OH MY GOD they're made for each other.

[darlingod]

HTKOELTHS by Holly Black

Cardan: since we’re on the topic of threats mY WIFE IS ON THE WAY—

[cromulentreader]

Cardan Greenbriar - 10 quotes over 5 books

“Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”

“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?”

“My lady, you flatter me. I had no idea you were interested.”

"I want to tell you so many lies."

“You didn’t mention my handsomeness.”

"I knew little else, but I always knew you."

"It’s absurd, sometimes, the thought that she loves him."

“You don’t think monster girls and wicked boys deserve love?”

“Felicitations on the murder of your mother.”

“Love. That force that compels us to be sometimes better and often worse. That power by which we can all be bound. That which we ought to fear and yet most desire.”