#twk ch. 15

[clockworkbee]

When Jude was sure that Cardan knew how much she desired him and Cardan was like, ‘yeah, about that, I know you like something about me, but I also know there is more you do not like.’ *sad*

—the wicked king, chapter 15

—the wicked king, chapter 26

[cromulentreader]

Yes, Jude, after 600 pages of you going Cardan, Cardan, Cardan, it may be possible that you are indeed infatuated.

[darlingod]

Cardan getting his alone time with Jude

The Cruel Prince Ch.16 by Holly Black

The Wicked King Ch.10

TWK Ch.13

TWK Ch.15

The Queen of Nothing Ch.18

Bonus: Cardan being told to leave Jude

QON Ch.13

QON Ch.18

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

The way I desperately wish I could read chapter 15 the wicked king all over again even if it wasn’t quite the first time Jude & Cardan kissed… also a reason why I can’t wait to read Jude & Cardan’s first kiss in fine line shshhshdbdjsjsjsjjs

sfkgjfkfj i love hearing what really Does It for readers. kissing has never really done it for me except in very specific scenarios which is maybe why i'm putting off writing it into fine line lmfao but i'm so happy it's exciting to you!

also if you didn't know yet, i wrote an explicit version of TWK ch. 15 👀

[duchessvultjag]

the first half of ch. 15 in twk

jude: *barely acknowledges cardan while getting angry at locke*

cardan, internally: this is terrible. i'm going to get a bad grade in annoying jude, something that is both normal to fear and possible to achieve

[angrylittletrashpanda]

Let’s talk about Eva and Madoc?

I admit Madoc is one of my favorite characters from the TFOTA trilogy. His relationship with Jude is very complex and many-sided, what made me enjoy following the family dynamics far more than reading about the “Judran” romance. We cannot deny the Grand General is a perfect example of a morally gray character- despite his violent nature, he was a very devoted father, willing to give his children the world. I strongly believe he wanted to seize the throne not because he was a cartoonish villain, stereotypically bloodthirsty and power-hungry, but due to the fact that making his (mortal) daughters princesses of faeries was the only way to secure their safety. I find his reaction to Jude being fed with Everapple was heartwarming in a way, since it showed his immense attachment and concern about the girl (although I have to admit Madoc, yelling he would find the faeries who did it, rip out their hearts, cut off their heads and mount them on the roof of his house sounded like a stereotypical father of a teenage daughter, what made me laugh. I bet he would have wanted to do exactly the same to Cardan if he had found out what happened in TWK, CH 15). I used to perceive him as a good, caring parent, who was doing his best to raise his human wards to be tought enough to survive in the dangerous fairyland and… succeeded! It was also mentioned that the fact that he used to treat the Duarte twins as if they were actual fairy ladies was unusual (and made some gently born a-holes furious). Of course Madoc committed numerous mistakes while bringing Jude, Taryn and Vivi up, but  come on, no parent could be ever called perfect!

Fanfictions usually show Madoc as a positive figure, in the modern AUs he is a quite strict father, who desperately does not want to admit Jude and Taryn aren’t his little girls anymore (which is quite funny), but eventually accepts the fact that they have grown up and want to fly the nest.

Also, I don’t hide I was a bit disappointed when “HTKOELTHS” turned out to be some moments from TCP from Cardan’s POV instead of, for instance, a prequel about Madoc and Eva. I admit I tend to romanticize this (I guess) passionate romance that ended up as tragedy and wonder why Jude’s mother eventually decided to run away from her first husband. There were  certainly numerous cultural differences, and also his violent nature could have made her feel uneasy, but I think he truly loved her and used to do his best to be a decent husband.

On the other hand, Eva MUST HAVE HAD an good reason to leave him. I simply refuse to believe she decided to flee from Elfhame just because idk, Madoc kept forgetting to take out the trash, used to walk around the house wearing ugly ass sweats, frequently threw his socks on the floor or something of sorts. Was she afraid? Of what? Of the fairy land? Of her husband? Did the things become complicated (even for faerie standards)?

And now, think about a scene from TQON. I mean the one in which Madoc told Jude she had always been good but never good enough. Just imagine how his words must have hurt the girl, who desperately waned his acceptance/used to do everything to prove her worth. In addition, she heard them not from a random ass dude she didn’t really care about but from her FATHER FIGURE. Could Eva have guessed that Madoc was capable of such abusive behaviors/ mental cruelty? If so, I am not surprised she decided to keep her unborn child away from this guy.

[duarteegreenbriar]

It's 11:00 pm (hence this shit post) and I'm randomly thinking about how Jude was robbed of good foreplay (and we, of good smut) in chapter 21 of QoN. I mean, we got canon second base stuff in ch 15 TWK, we heard all about Cardan's expertise in THIS department and we're supposed to believe the only foreplay they had involved some talk and a few kisses?

Please let Cardan's novella have some good stuff

[myqueenjudeduarte]

top 5 jurdan moments

UGHHH this is the hardest question I’ve ever been asked but. off the top of my head they’re:

1. QON CH. 21

2. “I will lie down if you lie with me” and the kissing in bed that follows in TWK

3. TWK CH. 15

4. The HUG in QON

5. “Beg. Make it pretty. Flowery. Worthy of me.” in TCP

[nirrimsid]

ok so twk bonus content cardan gets emo about the fact jude closed her eyes when he started to kiss her in ch 15 "as if she couldn't bear to see who made her feel that way" (rough paraphrase) but like why would she keep her eyes open?? is kissing with your eyes open the norm in elfhame?? what is up??

leave him alone he jus wanted to gaze lovingly into her brown eyes :/

[duarteegreenbriar]

omg ALL OF THIS PLUS

• The scene where cardan sees jude for the first time *faints*

• Him admiring/thinking of her during the palace lessons

• Why he sent her the coronation gown + his thoughts when he saw her in it

• The "Take care of yourself, it'll be very boring to wait here for a day of you get yourself killed"

• The KiSS

• Everytime he noticed a bruise on her and asked her if she's fine

• Ch 15 of twk

• When he stole her ring

• The entire undersea phase (especially how he got to know, as the last time they spoke was when he was mad at her for commanding him, imagine how the news would have CRUSHED him)

• The marriage, obviously!

• The exile and letters

The EXACT moment he fell in love thank you

• His reaction to seeing her as taryn and recognising her

• WHEN HE MOVED FREAKING EARTH TO KEEP HER FROM BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM akshks

• STORMING VIVI'S DOORSTEP

• His thoughts on her taryn-locke wedding dress and that transparent nightgown *rubs hands in anticipation*

• What he was going to say before she interrupted him saying "To get it out of my system"

• When jude walked out n*ked in ch 21 ajshsk

• When jude and roach were both unconscious and he probably visited them both and mayhaps held Jude's hand when they were alone in the chamber maybe also kissed it and asked her to come back :'(

• Atleast ONE SCENE of them snuggling in bed together and him waking up before her and admiring her

• Snake cardan recognizing jude aksj

• the HUG and confessjon

• MORE OF MARRIED JUDECARDAN FGS

• Him discovering mortal world with jude

• Any mention of a kid maybe ohgod, please

I'm sorry for ambushing your post like this. 🥺

a list of things i need from the cardan novella

cardan. in. the. mortal. world.

why cardan had the book alice in wonderland

him writing jude the letters post-twk

the tcp scene where cardan and jude dance together from cardans pov

cute cardan and oak moments

cardan in the mortal world getting confused by human shit

the cruel prince scene where people are kissing all over cardan but he’s staring at jude from cardans pov

cardan going to a mortal world store like target or claire’s and absolutely freaking out

snake boy cardan from his pov

antagonizing jude as a smol emo boy

the scenes leading up to cardan going to save jude from madoc

did i mention cardan in the mortal world??

cardan putting on make up and admiring himself

baby boy writing “jude” over and over and his thoughts while he’s doing it

when cardan realized that he loved jude

cardan in the mortal world!!!!!!

post-qon scene of jurdan ruling like fucking bad asses

maybe even a flash forward scene of jurdan baby?

did i mention CARDAN IN THE MORTAL WORLD

feel free to add 😭💞

[clockworkbee]

I'll ask one of the most obvious ones lol. Do you prefer ch 15 of twk or ch 21 of tqon? You know the scenes👀

Qon chapter 21 over twk chapter 15 🫶🏼 (whether it's those specific scenes or the whole chapters)

Look at those chapters this way: twk says everything and more on page and between the lines while the qon gives us everything in dialogue (and most of what is left out is simply left out without hints), and as much as I enjoy making assumptions and going crazy over the stuff in twk, I am an absolute sucker for conversations/communication between characters and ugh! It's just so good <3

for tfota ask game

[darlingod]

twk ch 15 by Holly Black

Cardan really had been contemplating what Locke found attractive about Jude oh my lawddd

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

ahhh thank you so much for the tag @faeriebabee !! 🥹❤️

rules: pick any 5 of your fics, scroll somewhere to the mid point, pick a line, and share it! then tag 5 people

1. Silent Knight - Jurdan Spy AU

"But I've made my bed. I might as well get fucked in it."

2. Between Two Lungs - Jurdan ABO AU (draft)

"Lacing our fingers together feels like brewing a storm between our palms. How sick. How fucking cosmic."

3. Fine Line - Jurdan Quarantine AU

"My pace is nothing but punishing. Her moans sound more livid than lewd. Fucking Jude is like pressing down on a purpling bruise, deeper and deeper, again and again until all I feel is an ambrosial ache clawing up my spine."

4. The Unwitching Hour - Jurdan Charmed AU (draft, but the drabble it's based on is posted)

"The garden, however hackneyed, is a secret. Strange things are reaped from its soil. For instance, bury a coin and the next day a pair of wall sconces would be sitting atop the dirt. Yesterday, I buried a body. This morning, a demon was waiting in its place."

5. I Hate You So Much - TWK Ch. 15 Explicit Rewrite

"He stifles a low moan in the crook of my neck, hips stuttering forward into my grip. A smug grin pulls at the corners of my mouth. There is a sort of power, I decide, in this pleasure stuff. If I can understand it as a weapon, maybe I can learn to wield it."

tagging @jurdanhell @kevin-day-is-bi @clockworkgraystairs @acciomanorian @anonniemousefics

[duarteegreenbriar]

judecardan in ch 15 of twk

Me @ Cardan:

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

SGDGDVSGH even when you’d let us know that you’re officially writing a sparring scene makes me go insane with excitement let alone the chapter, like.. you don’t have to spoil any of it, just the fact that you’re working on it is enough 😂😂😌

when am i not writing a sparring scene these days lmao. feel like i've unintentionally become the fandom smut gremlin (not complaining tbh). but seeing as that's the case, i honestly have no clue which fic this is referencing 😂🙈

THANK YOU THO NONNIE, ILY!!! 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️

[clockworkbee]

the fandom needs to talk more about ‘soft Jurdan’

I personally feel their fluff and soft intimate scenes are underrated & overlooked because of the intense (sexual tension) scenes between them. And so, here I am, quoting every soft scene from my annotations to share with you all.

I mean, holding hands? Kissing them? soft

He takes my hand. “Nothing is sweeter,” he says, kissing the back of it, “but that which is scarce.”

twk, ch#10

My hands are shaking. He captures them and kisses my knuckles with a kind of reverence. “I want to tell you so many lies,” he says.

twk, ch#15

He kisses the scar of my palm.

twk, ch#29

“I will lie down,” he says, letting me guide him toward his enormous bed. Once there, he does not let go of my hand. “If you lie with me.”

twk, ch#29

He presses his mouth to the pulse point of my wrist, racing in time with my heart. “Mock me all you like. Whatever I imagined then, now it is I who would beg and grovel for a kind word from your lips.” His eyes are black with desire. “By you, I am forever undone.”

qon, ch#21

Cardan slips his fingers into mine. “It’s hard to work against someone you love.” I wonder if he’s thinking of Balekin.

qon, ch#22

the sweet intimacy? cuddles? felt. so. soft!

A shiver goes through his body, and his hand goes to my waist, but instead of pushing me away, he pulls me into the bed with him, rolling my body across him onto the heavily embroidered coverlets.

twk, ch#26

We trade kisses in the darkness, blurred by exhaustion. I don’t expect to sleep, but I do, my limbs tangled with his, the first restful sleep I’ve had since my return from the Undersea.

twk, ch#29

“My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.” He pulls my body against his, cradling my head against his chest.

qon, ch#21

He’s every bit as terrifying as any serpent. I don’t care. I run into his arms.

qon, ch#26

Cardan’s fingers dig into my back. He’s trembling, and whether it is from ebbing magic or horror, I am not sure. But he holds me as though I am the only solid thing in the world.

qon, ch#27

Cardan lies on the rug with one arm propping up his head and the other slung across Jude’s waist.

htkoelths, ch#10

Oak gave up his room so they could sleep there, and although the bed is small, Cardan cannot mind when he takes Jude in his arms.

htkoelths, ch#10

He traces the edge of her lip, runs his finger over the soft human hair of her cheek, pausing on a freckle, and comes to rest on a tiny scar, a line of pale skin drawn there by some blade.

htkoelths, ch#10

He lets himself lean against her, lets himself hear the warmth in her voice. “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.”

htkoelths, ch#11