#tcp headcanons

[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.

[kaisdarling]

vivi duarte headcanons for funsies

she’s a lot more aggressive vocal in online spaces

she has punched a homophobe before and REFUSES to tell jude we all know she can and will add fuel to the fire

definitely a tumblr girlie, she runs a secret shitpost account that you’ll see on your dash from time to time

her love language is gifts/acts of service

mitski enjoyer, and conan gray and chappell roan AND-

she’s not an actual blonde she dyes it and keeps the roots dark (like janis sarkisian iykyk)

started binging minecraft let’s plays with heather after oak told her about it

absolutely hates being called by her full name is this cannon i don’t remember

[po1sonous-l0ve]

More Jurdan Headcannons

•Just to cement Jude's claim, she is the one that sits on the throne and Cardan either sits on the armrest, stands behind her or sits on the floor at her feet.

•When Jude can't be bothered to get laced up in dresses, she just wears one of Cardan's poofy shirts with long boots and a corset.

•Cardan uses her knives to do his eyeliner.

•He also does Jude's makeup.

•After a makeout session, Jude takes great care to cover anything up but Cardan just walks out as he is: hair ruffled, hickeys out, cheeks pink. Jude is mortified.

•Cardan hires a group of handmaidens for Jude, but the twist is they are all trained warriors.

•He just wants to keep her safe.

•Jude almost always wears trousers, and when she has to wear dresses they're always hella flouncy to hide weapons.

•Cardan always dresses like he walked out of Fifth Avenue, NYC

[judesidepiece]

Jurdan after having kids

Jude: *Sees Cardan nodding at something Lady Asha is telling him while holding Jurdan baby* Jude, to the audience: Whenever Lady Asha tries to give Cardan parenting advice, he just does the opposite. It has worked out pretty well so far.

[thejudeduarte]

tfota christmas headcanons 🎀⭐☃️

Oak loves elf on the shelf's and totally believed they were real for a long time

Cardan loves christmas movies and begs Jude to watch them with him every year

Cardan has a worrying addiction to gingerbread

Every year they have a gingerbread house making competition. Heather wins every time, of course

Oak hand made cards for everyone when he was small

Vivi and Taryn made Jude go Christmas caroling once. Never again

The court of shadows decorated their base

Cardan always makes sure Jude is wrapped up warm when they go outside in the cold

They had a super competitive snowball fight on their first christmas together. Jude was really salty that she didn't win (the others teamed up to get her out)

Cardan gets fascinated by the Christmas lights on around town and the neighborhood

[lumillsie]

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ the folk of the air masterlist. ੈ✩‧₊˚

╰┈➤ jude duarte, cardan greenbriar, locke, nicasia, valerian, dain greenbriar, the ghost, the roach, the bomb, liriope

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ jude duarte. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ cardan greenbriar. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ locke. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ nicasia. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ valerian. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ dain greenbriar. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ the ghost. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ the roach. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ the bomb. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ liriope. ੈ✩‧₊˚

tba.

[brackenferns]

idk if holly has ever addressed the folk's origins but i have spent an unnecessary amount of time thinking about it and have decided they're immigrants

[victorposting]

the high court of elfhame truly is a League of Legends

[aprinceinwhite]

Sometimes you gotta encourage your own hyperfixations

So TCP fandom 👀 would do we think about Lion!Cardan Greenbriar? I feel like his description means he has an almost lion’s tail, sooooo

(Will draw when I have time but hear me out)

[murasaki-cha]

Ok I'm going to say it I'll speak my truth

On would absolutely love reading The Folk Of The Air!

If I know my girl and I DO, she would devour those books. Jude would be her favorite character too. And she would love Cardan and the Bomb as her second favorites.

In a universe where she managed to read the books than I guarantee that she would just be beaming and going around all around the room while mumbling "Oh my god no way!" after finishing The Cruel Prince

When she reaches the end of The Wicked King, Cale would hear the most bone chilling, goosebump educing, rage filled "NO!!" ever screeched in the Super Rock villa. He flew to the room using SoW and just found On hitting the book with a pillow.

After she finishes The Queen of Nothing, On is caught staring out of a window longingly while hugging the book. She hasn't moved for 50 minutes now. Hong and Raon are getting concerned.

Ohn was found sobbing on a pillow halfway through How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

She read The Stolen Heir duology in two days. Did not sleep a wink. Choi Han happened to pass by her at 3 am once and was genuinely terrified for the first time in his life by the intense look on On's face lit up by the night lamp.

I just absolutely know she would love these books with all her heart!

[aelin-queen-of-terrasen]

The Great Prank Wars

— A Jude & Cardan Headcanon

It starts innocently enough— as most things do.

Jude wakes up to find her sword replaced with a bedazzled replica with a pink handle, and covered in glittering rhinestones.

And she's not pleased.

Cardan denies all involvement. (Of course, he does.)

And then he offers to duel with her with it.

Jude is angry for all of five seconds before she realises she can do much better. (Or much worse— depending on perspective.)

She glamors his royal wardrobe so that everything looks like ridiculous, mortal clothes to other people.

Which means—

Which means the high king of elfhame attends his court in joggers with 'SPANK ME' written across the back.

It takes him a while to notice.

The court is scandalized.

But he's too much of a professional in masking his feelings to give his wife the satisfaction of a reaction.

So he pretends nothing is out of the ordinary and kinky normal wear is just his court attire of choice for the day.

Instead—

He plans his revenge.

Nicasia is recruited for the very great cause of filling Jude's entire chambers with enchanted fish that sing terrible sea shanties when she's trying to work.

And then it all escalates.

The Bomb and the Roach soon join in as agents of chaos, leaving behind exploding glitter bombs and magically enhanced whoopee cushions during serious council meetings, Taryn fills her twin's writing desk with magically animated spiders that recite Locke’s worst poems, and no-one knows which side of war they're on and who's winning.

(It's Jude, of course.)

Cardan hires an illusionist to project a lifelike hologram of Jude scolding people randomly throughout the palace.

Jude curses all of his wine to taste like grape juice.

(Cardan hates grape juice.)

Cardan charms the royal mirrors to narrate Jude’s every move in a dramatic voiceover.

“Behold! The mighty and fearsome High Queen of Elfhame sharpens her blade. She’s unsurprisingly thinking about murder again, dear listeners.”

Orlagh formally files a diplomatic complaint after she’s hit with a pie catapult.

A faerie noble storms out after his hair turns into snakes mid-speech. (Cardan swears he hasn't meant to hit him. He'd just been in the way.)

Someone finds an enchanted banana in the war council chamber.

No one knows what it does.

Everyone’s too scared to touch it.

Jude charms Cardan’s throne so that it moo’s loudly every time he sits down.

Vivi starts a betting pool.

Heather is morbidly interested.

Eventually, the High Council calls a formal intervention and they’re all forced to sign a magical truce.

Of course, it never really ends.

They just get sneakier.

But years later, when their children find the records of their shenanigans—

well, let's just say Jude regrets everything.

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[kaisdarling]

headcanon that cardan greenbriar has seen mean girls (2004). think about it, we all know that he had an obsession intrest in jude sometime post-canon tcp. he took a surface level dive into mortal media (as seen with his copy of alice in wonderland) can we also assume that he’s somehow watched movies as well?? this man has seen cult classic films. also, in a deleted scene holly wrote that he had a name for his posse (i don’t have screenshots rn trust me it’s there) and didn’t tell anyone. he has most definitely seen mean girls and wanted to akin to the plastics SO BAD.

[heaven-in-a-wild-flower]

Jurdan Headcanon (Jude Duarte and Cardan Greenbriar)

I’ve also published this on ao3 if you’d rather read it there, here’s the link. I’m making this a full series (Cardan in the Mortal World).

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 2.5

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Previous Chapter (Chapter 7)

Chapter 8

Cardan’s POV

It is a day of rest at the Vivienne-Heather household and Jude is in light slumber with her head atop my lap. Oak is watching moving pictures upon the black cage (Jude has assured me many a times that this ‘Television’ is no cage but I shall say it as I see it). This moving picture is named ‘Despicable Me’ which features some atrocious yellow absurdly-shaped monsters following an even more absurdly-shaped man. However, I do have to admit that their antics are quite entertaining.

It surprises me when Oak tells me that Gru is seen as a villain in the world of the moving pictures. If I’d had a father even half as kind, it would’ve changed my world, why it would have changed the very essence of who I am today. I tilt my head down to hide the traitorous tear slipping down my face, and I see Jude’s face peaceful in slumber. I have only one warrior to thank for invading the thorny barrier protecting my heart and conquering it, scarred and rotten though it may have been. I kiss her upon her brow and promise silently that I shall never let her down nor waste the value she conferred upon my kindness, I shall be a good uncle to Oak, always.

I gently ruffle Oak’s hair who shakes off my hand and continues to remain seated on my legs and pretend he is riding a horse. I acquiesce to his commanding pats upon my shins and raise my legs to fully satisfy his rich imaginings. Suddenly he is distracted by Heather’s mobile device which chirps like a bird (Jude has also assured me that no birds are encapsulated within the devices, that it is merely ‘modern human technology’). He picks it up and begins tapping furiously at its surface. These mobile devices will be the death of humans, building up merely finger dexterity and no other useful fighting or survival skills.

“Uncle Cardan,” Oak calls. “Hmm?” “What would you be if you were a human?” He asks. I ponder the question. I am king in my realm, although that was entirely by luck (and Jude’s devious scheming), so I do not place much faith in my ability to successfully rule humans. However, I am skilled at entertaining and remaining fashionable in every realm. “An Influencer,” I reply, having recently learned of them from Heather, whose attention is often completely captured by influencers on her mobile device. Oak simply nods and continues swiping and tapping at the mobile device. I think nothing of the question, children, human or fae, have wild imaginations.

“Uncle Cardan, look, look!” He shrieks, shoving the mobile device right in front of my eyes. I squint at the image. It is an image of me wearing a gauzy purple top with loose white pants, my neck is decorated with swirling dark tattoos and my eyes are painted over with glittery paint. I cannot deny that it is a highly flattering attire (although all attire is flattering on me), but I am utterly confused how this image exists when I have never worn these clothes at all, nor commissioned any such painting.

“Oak, where did you source this painting of me?” “It is not a painting, Uncle Cardan. It’s AI,” he explains, laughing and confusing me further. What sort of witch is this Ae-Ai, is she divining the future?

All this excitement wakes up Jude, who frowns at me confusedly and mildly annoyed. She wears irritation as beautifully as every other expression but I quickly vanish it by placing quick kisses upon her nose and cheeks and lips. Her hair is a certified nest, but she wears this upon her head as grandly as she wears a crown.

“What are you guys arguing about now?” she grumbles. “And is it really worth disturbing my nap over?”

“I apologise a thousand-fold, my darling queen, but it is indeed of utmost urgency. I suspect a witch is plotting against me.” Jude squints at me and I pluck the mobile from Oak’s hand to show her the evidence. Oak meanwhile is rolling around the floor laughing and laughing, I have been sorely amiss in my duty of teaching him the appropriate royal etiquette.

“Cardan, babe, this isn’t a witch. It is, once more, just mortal technology. Oak put in a picture of you and this created what it thinks you would have looked like if you’d have been an influencer. Speaking of, Oak, save that image and send it to me,” she says trying to keep her face unmoving, but I see a twinkle of excitement in her eyes. It sparks an idea of my own, “Oak hand me the mobile device.” I quickly enquire what mortal profession is appropriate for one with Jude’s skills and the mobile device answers with the police, more specifically, the FBI. I type in my request and the Ae-Ai provides an image of Jude in a complete FBI attire. I stare at the image long enough that Jude leans over to see what has so fully absorbed my attention. She blushes at the image and rolls her eyes. My modest queen, able to make any attire seem magnificent. I whisper to Oak to preserve this painting as well and send it to Jude.

Heather strolls into the room and states that she’s found another Ae-Ai witch, this one’s skills lay in extending eyelashes. Jude seems uninterested but self-proclaimed fashion connoisseur that I am, I decide to accompany her to test this witch for myself. (The earlier one’s skills have left me quite intrigued).

“Babe, your eyelashes are long enough already,” Jude grumbles. “Only the better to bat them at you, my sweet villain,” I reply, winking at her. She blushes once more and kisses me goodbye.

We ride in the metal monstrosity that Heather chariots, Vivienne holding her hand in the front seat and I lounge in the back. We pass through a food tunnel, I have no other description for this ‘McDonalds’ Drive Through’ and I munch on some French fries (the French are talented chefs in every realm).

We arrive at the witch’s lair. It is decorated quite beautifully, I concede, in gleaming white marble streaked through with a rainbow of colours, although it must be to lure in victims. A woman, presumably the witch’s minion (This minion is not yellow unlike in that ‘Despicable Me’ picture), explains the process. I zone out as I look around the space, wondering what the witch uses to extend eyelashes and whether I can abduct her for my own kingdom.

Finally, it appears to be time for the witch to do her magic. Vivienne and I enter a different room, while Heather opts to wait outside with a cryptic statement, “I’m not letting any technology near my eyes, god forbid, I’ve watched enough final destination movies.”

The room is sparsely decorated with plain white walls, however, there is a giant technological monstrosity in the middle of the room. It has pincers like a crab, although made of metal (What are crab pincers made of, I wonder) surrounded by a glass cage and a bed below. The human woman directs me to lay down on the bed.

“So, this is Kate, our eyelash extension AI. You’ll just have to lay here while she does her work. We recommend taking a beauty nap because the process will take between 15-20 minutes. I’ll be controlling it remotely, so you don’t need to worry.” I nod, not that I need sleep to enhance my beauty but I wouldn’t mind the rest. She also adds, “The metal parts are magnetically attached so they can’t pierce your eyes, if you bump into them, they’ll simply fall off and get detached.” I sigh softly, not that I was worried at all, but Jude likes my eyes, it would be a shame for them to be wounded.

“As you wish. I am ready to begin.” I lay down and the witch, Kate begins her spellcasting with a low hum. I must have fallen into a light slumber because I am woken by the human woman announcing that the work is complete. She smiles and exclaims, “Wow, you look amazing. Are you a model? Or influencer?” It is easier to merely agree than explain that I am the High King of Faerie (I attempted it once and the woman I explained it to was extremely angry with me because she believed I was jesting and Jude was not pleased either).

She places a mirror before me and I am indeed impressed. My eyelashes look significantly longer, closing and opening my eyes nearly has the effect of waving a fan. They now skim the tops of my cheekbones, highlighting my face structure pleasantly.

“Would you mind if I record a reel?” The woman asks, pointing her mobile device at me. I reply that I do not mind, although unsure what a reel is.

After paying the human woman, we all set off back to Heather’s abode.

Jude’s POV

They return quite late from the eyelash extension parlour. I’m half asleep when Cardan joins me in bed and I’ve forgotten all about where he just came from. I just squeeze myself into his arms and fall right back asleep.

In the morning, I wake up to Cardan’s face in the sunlight. It nearly infuriates me how beautiful he looks, but he’s mine so I can’t complain. And his eyelashes leave me speechless. They look like those annoying pixies’ that used to be always fluttering around him when he wasn’t mine, who’d enhanced their beauty with magic. He opens his eyes and it’s a whole show. He blinks those long lashes innocently at me and it makes me blush so hard, I kiss him so he doesn’t notice. He seems surprised at the sudden affection, but is soon to reciprocate and thread his long fingers through my hair.

“Aunty Jude, Uncle Cardan!” Oak shouts running into the room. I frustratedly pull myself away from Cardan turn towards Oak. He has leaped onto the bed and is excitedly showing us something on his phone. “Look, look! You’re famous!” We watch a reel of an eyelash extension parlour showing off Cardan’s face, and the hundreds of thousands of likes and comments it has accrued. ‘Step on me Daddy’, ‘Cut me to ribbons with those cheekbones king’, ‘Why do men get the prettiest lashes ugh’. I agree with the last comment but I stop reading them for fear that they’ll make me angry at all these shameless men and women fawning over my king.

“Aha! I was right to assume I would make a successful influencer, wouldn’t you agree, my sweet god,” Cardan gloats with pride. “I suppose your vanity in your appearance is only going to grow from here,” I reply, fake disappointedly.

“Indeed, perhaps I should begin an account of my own,” he replies. He leans into my ear and whispers, “but no matter how many people gaze upon me, I will always be only yours to touch.”

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[artemis1bitches]

Random things I headcannon everyday:

Mia Sokolov knows the lyrics to London Bridge by Firgie by heart.

Non-fennon Cardan actually moans.

Percabeth have a black cat named Nico, because it's grumpy all the time and scratches them.

Regulus has a canis major tattoo that no one except James knows about.

Brandon King has the words "LOTUS FLOWER" on his lower back.

Harwin Strong was pulling up a party in heaven when Nyra and Daemon kissed on the beach.

Jude got drunk, and threw up, once in the mortal world when exiled and decided to not tell Cardan, so he couldn't know that she can't handle her alcohol.

Amity Blight still blushes like a tomato when kissed by Luz.

Annika Volkov listens to the most out of pocket music when not Tchaikovsky.

Jacks doesn't even like apples.

Apollo is only straight when he wants to.

Hermes and Apollo fucked once or twice or three times.

I kinda ship Athena and Hestia.... Yo don't judge.

That are the hc for today

[cruelprincae]

PE is Cardan's least favourite class out of all ( math included ) because he has close to no muscles, he is really thin and shallow boned due to being a Fae and most likely he gets swipped up by the ball everytime the class is instructed to play dodgeball. he is the first one to go. sometimes he will just walk out on his own to save himself the embarrassment.

[mariyap]

nothing pisses me off more than people who mischaracterize Jude…

ESPECIALLY when they then use the quote “If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse” (TCP) as a defense that shes all bloodlusty demongirl as if that quote was literally when Dain made her stab herself. (so she was blinded by hate and self-loathing of her mortal weaknesses)

especially when they dont realize that Jude is kind of a unreliable narrator since its in her perspective and she is a liar (including to herself)

like PLEASE read the rest of the book before you make those fuckass headcanons babe…💔

(this also applies to Cardan)