#the folk of the air

[kaipaedyn]

visual representation of jude when cardan married her just to exile her afterwards

[purple-mushroom-cap]

i forget sometimes that lady asha and eva, jude's mother, were both friends in court. like during the time eva married to madoc and pregnant with vivi, lady asha was still the high king's lover. and now im imagining if destiny didn't get in the way and if cardan and jude were not meant to rule elfhame (cardan being prophesied to be the destruction of the crown and ruination of the throne, in turn securing jude's prophecy that she would surpass madoc) eva never would have gotten said prophecy that her child was in danger from madoc and consequently would have stayed with him. again consequently, lady asha would not have fallen out of favor with the high king when cardan was born (bc baphen wouldn't have given eldred that prophecy) and probably would have stayed a courtier. eva may have had jude and taryn with madoc, making her part faerie like vivi, culling her desperate need to do anything to be accepted by a world that is not kind to humans.

what i'm getting at is that a favored son of the high king and a skilled daughter of the grand general would probably have been engaged for an alliance anyways, even if they weren't fated to rule.

[olgasaysso]

I've recently reread the folk of the air series, and I'm almost certain that Taryn Duarte was heavily influenced by Lockes' love-talker (gancanagh) powers, whereas Jude wasn't, largely due to the fact that she had a geas of protection on her throughout their whole "relationship".

We know that she wasn't really into him. And yet Locke decided to introduce her to the "test of love" on the day of the coronation and was surprised when she wasn't desperate to be with him.

I'm pretty sure that has never happened to him before and that he fully planned on marrying Taryn, making Jude his mistress, and playing them for all eternity or until he gets bored of them.

( I've been hearing that tumblr is a very good place for nuanced convos in fandoms, and since TFOTA fandom severely lacks it everywhere else, I'm trying my luck here.

Pls don't crucify me as this is my 2nd ever post on tumblr)

[lianne-blop]

Jude Duarte, my queen

reference

[highking-cardan]

// what did i learn from htkoelths?

Cardan has a begging kink

[sieluzul]

Hot take but i don't believe Holly Black when she confirmed that Valerian was attracted to Jude. Cardan, however? Oh for sure.

Was he bigoted? Yep. Was he attracted to Jude and was upset at his own feelings that he was obsessed with bullying and even planning to downright murdering Jude? Um. Let's backtrack on that a bit :/

The hostile behaviour he had toward Jude felt more like obsessive bigotry to me. And maybe hints of jealousy and wanting to gain validation from Cardan and the others. I personally believe that he had a thing for Cardan and even if he suspected that Cardan might be attracted to Jude or not, Valerian was jealous of how much he paid attention to her (even if it was negative).

But my point stands regardless of whether Valerian was attracted to Cardan or not, he despised Jude. He hated her humanity. He hated how much attention she had from his own friends. He was being cruel and bloodthirsty all for the validation of Cardan and the others. And maybe even to get Cardan's attention.

So no, I don't think that Valerian had Jude's attention. It doesn't make any sense to me, even if he was attracted to her against his own will. To me, it sounds stupid. I really don't care if another boy was in love with Jude, it just throws me off. So that's why I'm choosing to ignore that.

But--- Valerian being attracted to Cardan? Now that's drama. And would make more sense than him being attracted to Jude.

Idk.

[justsimpleaestetic]

[thecourtofteeth]

Madoc is able to collect so many daughters because he understands the true feelings of a teenage girl, such as rage and murder

“Sink those pretty teeth into something.”

no wonder his own daughters sunk their teeth so deeply into elfhame, no wonder they fought so desperately to stay by all means

yes madoc is many things but he is the FATHER and he fucking LOVES his kids

[kaipaedyn]

nobody can appreciate a murderous woman like cardan greenbriar

[mikotosworld]

this new jude & cardan fanart >>>

@FROSTBITE STUDIOS

[purple-mushroom-cap]

actually this is so real the annabeth-percy fixation is coming back

the cardan-jude hyperfixation is arising again (yes i didnt say jurdan because i love them as individuals as well as a pair) actually when did the fixation ever fade anyway hah

[queenofheartsdeservedbetter]

"How do you read so many books??" I am simply trying to avoid reality, what are you doing

[deathsweetblossoms]

Cardan, Locke, Nicasia, and Valerian by Frostbite Studios (from the Folk of the Air by Holly Black)

[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

[avendell]

Jude on Horseback 👑