#the wicked king

[ekbelsher]

"I will lie down," he says, guiding me toward his enormous bed. Once there, he does not let go of my hand. "If you will lie with me."

The Wicked King Holly Black

[weebssecretattic]

So, I was reading QoN and for some reason I decided to search up what briar meant in flower language for funsies, and I was expecting something like appreciation or superiority or ""bow down the king is here" something cheeky and smug, cuz that's what cardan appears to be right? And-

I am DEVASTATED, either this was an abrupt cry for help from cardan if he grew them consciously and knowingly, OR the earth responded to his emotions and grew briars.

[xcruelprincessx]

at the end of the day it's always the one that tried to drown you in the lake 💗

[thejudeduarte]

"When I allow myself to truly think on it, I cannot fault Locke for choosing her. I am violent. I’ve been poisoning myself for weeks. I am a killer and a liar and a spy. I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me."

- Jude Duarte, The Cruel Prince (page 280)

[balladofareader]

Jude: I saw the letter with my name written all over it, I know you hate me and I do too

Cardan: Okay...if that's what you understood...

[swiftievolturra]

nicasia : cardan, Jude is trying to kill you

cardan: oh my God ! Yaaay! It’s finally happening!!!

nicasia: SHE IS LITERALLY TRYING TO KILL U!

cardan: what do you mean she’s trying to kill me? It isn’t a declaration of love?

[mxngieemanhaa]

"Do you remember in my maze garden? How I kissed her while you watched?"

"I recall that your hands were on her, but her eyes were on me."

[starrynightsxo]

cardan: *does the most pathetic loser boy thing ever*

fandom: *nodding in approval*

jude: *does the most downright violent thing when she could've probably talked it out*

fandom: *vigorous nods of appreciation*

taryn: *breathing*

fandom: *compose death threats*

[darlingod]

TWK Ch.12

Does anyone have a reason/explanation why Cardan was so crabby with Jude here? Were they giving each other attitude because they were terrified & reeling in the threat from the Under Sea? Terrified for each other because of the threat?

[cloversjean]

Cardan: I bet you’d look adorable grasping the sheets on my bed.

Jude: no matter how many times you compliment me I’m not making your bed.

Cardan: *looks into the camera like he on the office*

[madockisser]

jude duarte everyday in tcp and twk:

eva duarte:

cardan greenbriar:

what oriana thought jude was gonna do to oak:

jude to cardan throughout twk:

nicasia and orlagh to everyone, all the time:

cardan and valerian tweaking over their sadistic crushes on jude:

[viivdle]

cardan when jude came to kill him:

[xcruelprincessx]

Other book boyfriends: "Have I told you how beautiful you look tonight? 💕"

Cardan Greenbriar: "Have I told you how hideous you look tonight? 😏"

[thejudeduarte]

‼️THE COURT OF SHADOWS HEADCANONS‼️

Liliver and Van would give Cardan regular updates on Jude during her exile because ofc he'd be worried sick abt her

Liliver, Van, Garret and Cardan would all play EXTREME truth or drink but because they can't lie is extra serious and ends up with a very annoyed Jude

Frequently during the exile Cardan would get super drunk and tell Liliver and Van about how much Jude means to him and when he got her the dress, write her name all over the paper and when they kissed in tcp ect ect. Liliver would probably end up crying herself to sleep that night (I don't blame her)

Liliver loves noodles and when she introduces Cardan to them he gains a new obsession with Chinese take-away

Liliver would make funny harmless bombs or potions to put people to sleep or something and plant them in Lady Asha's room. For fun, of course

Jude would braid or do Lilivers hair for her often

Cardan would help apply Lilivers make-up sometimes

Cardan insisted on putting on a party or celebration for Liliver and Van so he brought funny party hats and stuff from target and threw a party in their base

All the new recruits would be too scared to talk to Cardan (I know I would be)

The court got Cardan a pet snake/snake toy as a joke for his birthday one year and he wasn't very impressed

Liliver and Jude would often have 'girls night' but instead of doing face masks or whatnot they would throw daggers at targets and talk about the best way to kill someone with minimal damage. And gossip, of course

Cardan would go to Van for life advice a lot

I've never done hc so I hope you like them!! And I love the court of shadows so you knew they had to be my first lol

[slarxsa]

Do you think holly was thinking about mean girls when she wrote the scene where Cardan breaks the crown.

[deathsweetblossoms]

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