#i am not naiive enough to think she could write ACTUAL animosity between them. i bet it's 95% oak being insecure.

[eerna]

personally I think Holly Black was really brave for dropping the "Cardan and Oak don't get along" bomb months before the book publishes. everyone has spent the past year and a half frothing at the mouth at the thought of a post-timeskip Cardan and she was like "<3 no <3"

[bubblesandpages]

#once again she knows EXACTLY how to make me feel like she is writing for me personally#i am not naiive enough to think she could write ACTUAL animosity between them. i bet it's 95% oak being insecure.#BUT. at least it is there for a little bit. and i appreciate it so much. jurdan had their series it's oak and suren time <3#tfota liveblog#tsh liveblog#the prisoner's throne spoilers#oak being like ''oh my god. is it finally happening. cardan finally convinced jude she should assassinate me.'' is my lifeblood#like my little guy. cardan has this big sibling issue that means he would never hurt you. but i am so happy to know you think he would <3

I saw a recent poll asking about your favorite least popular tropes, and this is what I mean when I picked realistic family dynamics.

personally I think Holly Black was really brave for dropping the "Cardan and Oak don't get along" bomb months before the book publishes. everyone has spent the past year and a half frothing at the mouth at the thought of a post-timeskip Cardan and she was like "<3 no <3"