#tcp

[sirsadly]

what kills me is that they are faeries, but people want them to be human.

Strong dislike for people who force themselves to ignore Cardans tail. Are you scared of weirdness? Of whimsy? Does it terrify you to know that i have reached such heights where Cardans tail is a redeeming quality? Why are you reading fairy books if you do not like the whimsical nature of said fairies. Grow up.

[madockisser]

thinking abt the significance of balekin looking nearly identical to cardan. not enough for people being unable to tell them apart, but enough for jude to point it out often.

could have fueled cardans hatred for jude seeing that she had a similar looking and loving sibling while he had a similar looking sibling that treated him like garbage.

he once asked jude if having a twin made her feel like she was doubled or half of herself, which makes me wonder how he would’ve felt.

with his and balekins contrasting ideals, ways of living, and views of the world, i imagine he felt quite like balekins half. but he protected himself by acting like balekin, cold and cruel. He played at being balekins mirror rather than his half.

only balekin really saw the side of him that was like his half. this could also explain more of why balekin beats him, if he sees cardan as his weaker half. further seeing him as the embodiment of all of his failures?

meanwhile, cardan saw jude and Taryn’s contrasting personalities, but saw that they still loved each other. despite being so different and looking so alike, it’s hard to tell what Cardan thought of them. if they were halves of one whole or doubles. mirrored faces but opposite personalities.

also makes me wonder if his outlook on human twins as a whole played a role in how he felt abt them. must’ve been awfully confusing to see two twinned humans in a world where there’s no such thing lol. the closest thing the fae have to twins is changelings, and it’s heavily implied that Judes like Taryn’s faerie changeling. (Her horns, her wit, etc)

despite how it may have irritated him that jude received love from a sibling, he must’ve felt similar to jude, because they both were halves of one whole in a sense. both trying to please their elder sibling.

jude was the superior half compared to Taryn (sorry but this is just how cardan perceived it) bc she could fight and was smart and stood up for herself, meanwhile he was the widely regarded inferior brother to balekin. still, they both worked hard to become more like their siblings, or to at least put on that front. and cardan recognized that. he recognized Taryn’s influence (her warning jude off of fighting back), and jude later recognized balekins influence on Cardan.

add on: this could also be why he so adamantly dislikes Taryn. he sees his weakness in her. and unlike cardan, Taryn never really stands up for herself. not to jude, not to Locke, not to their circle. if jude is the superior sibling, like balekin to cardan, then cardan is the inferior, like Taryn, right? i think he would dislike having to be similar to someone that allows themself to be walk all over. Cardan hates to be perceived as weak. Goes out of his way to avoid it.

i think this may have drawn them to one another. Jude’s willingness to “ally” w him. cardans falling for her. they just understood eachother on a deeper level bc they shared the wrath of an older sibling lol

add on: i like how Taryn’s betrayal came right before the kidnapping. i like how cardan was sorta included(or atleast aware) and i like how jude asked him abt it. and then balekins wrath is an obvious theme in that convo. then they smooched it up. i like to think its bc they understood each other on a deeper level. not just jude trying to torment him. Jude realized that they were more similar than she ever bothered to realize. hence the smooching and hence the enjoying?

later, in marriage, they no longer have to play at some false persona, no longer have to please an elder brother or appeal to an elder sisters needs.

but idk. just a thought. Might be reaching but idc 🫶

[aelin-queen-of-terrasen]

Jude: I don’t need therapy. I just need to stab something.

Cardan: Wait, no. That's not—

Madoc: [nodding proudly] Finally, a healthy coping mechanism.

[chappellrroan]

[skelliefrankie]

Jurdan supremacy

[charcubed]

Okay I haven't seen anyone else share these on tumblr in HD soooo... just in case, I'm providing for the people 👀 (Courtesy of Pacat's website)

Tumblr will compress them, so if you want to make sure you get them in the highest quality possible, you can download them on Drive here!

Art by @/littleulvar, from the Polish editions

[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

[solastalgiart]

🗡️🍷✨

[highladyofterrasen7]

If you know, you know

[deceitfulapple-eatingscoundrel]

elithienart.

[mxngieemanhaa]

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

....locke fumbled

[variousfandomthoughts]

Jude: And thus, by slowly taking larger and larger amounts of these small doses, our bodies will become used to the poisons, eventually making us immune to even lethal amounts.

Cardan: I thought we were just doing drugs together.

[lyyzismess]

the king and the queen

[aelin-queen-of-terrasen]

hiiii, if anyone's seeing this post— five years later, I'm here once again to offer my services as a fanfiction writer. I'm aware that a lot of my previous readers are no longer active, and the fandoms I used to write for may have gone inactive, and the demand for fanfiction decreased but if anyone's still interested, here are the fandoms I've written for before:

A Court of Thorns & Roses (not really tho, tbh)

Throne Of Glass

The Crown Prince

And the new ones:

Pride and Prejudice

The Vampire Diaries

Be it oneshots, long fics, anything else, I don't need validation; just tell me if anyone's still reading fanfics for any of these fandoms.

If anyone wants to be added to the tag list for any of these fandoms, please let me know! I'm adding my old taglists to ask in case any of you are interested as well.

TCP: @courtofjurdan // @thesirenwashere // @jurdanhell // @blog-lady-vi // @the-dark-swan // @little-crow-corvere // @augustintodarkness // @queen-of-glass // @goddess-of-writing-wars // @aesthetics-11 // @mijaldraws // @hades-flame // @annejulianneh111 // @b00kworm // @mysweetvillain // @greenbumblebee // @chaotic-fae-queen // @thewickedkings // @thesurielships // @df3ndyr // @peony-clouds // @big-daddy-maddy // @firestarsandseneschals // @thefolkofthefic // @st00pid231 // @iminsanenotobsessed // @cslaura05 // @thegreyj // @thesirenwashere // @julemmaes // @mymultiversee // @queen-of-glass // @strangely-constructed-soul // @http-itsrebecca // @flowersinvegas // @aelinchocolatelover // @sad-book-whore // @hizqueen4life // @the-gods-killer // @booknerdproblems // @annejulianneh111 // @mysweetvillain // @moondancer-204 // @thesurielships // @witchling-leonor // @amren-courtofdreams // @ifinallygavein // @faequeenaelin // @in-love-with-caramel-macchiato // @bitchy-knees

[murasaki-cha]

Absolutely priceless to me that Jude only realised she's in Cardan's room in Hallow Hall because she saw his closet.

Like the school books did not raise any flags at all. Why wouldn't faeries that went to that place for nothing more than partying and getting high, have their homework spread out on the table?

But the second she laid eyes in that wardrobe she really went "No bitch dresses THAT extra even in Elfhame besides THAT ONE!"

Keep staying iconic Cardan✨️

[grendel-menz]

i wish i was a little fairy... tcp self insert so i can marry grima mog