#story: tcp

[curiosity-killed]

the collector

[ALT ID: A digital illustration of a jackal-headed figure in a feathered robe and using a sword as a cane walking past a huge portrait of a large family. The figure wips its free hand against the painting, leaving a streak of bright red paint. On the painting itself, red graffiti has been used to cross out the eyes of most the figures and draw symbols around them.]

[letmeliveinelfhame]

FairyLoot TFOTA iron editions 💕

[thejudeduarte]

I read somewhere that this was Cardans' first genuine hug and wtf why is there water leaking out of my eyeballs

[murasaki-cha]

Jude and Cardan on a flower field. Cardan laying his head on Jude's lap. Jude makes a flower crown for him and puts it on his head. Cardan tilts the flower crown succeeding in making Jude laugh. The flowers bloom brighter all around them. That’s it, that's the post. Just happy and soft Jurdan.

[clarissaweasley-10]

OMG GUYS I JUST REALISED- In the first book, Cardan had been reading 'Alice in Wonderland' when he wrote Jude's name over and over again in a piece of paper.

But what is Alice in Wonderland about? A young girl, in a 'wonderland' surrounded by people who arent like her, having to make her way through by herself. does that ring a bell about someone we might know??

HE WROTE NAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN CUZ THE BOOK REMINDED HIM OF HER AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[reu8ell]

Cardan being self-deprecatingly honest

[celectial-rhyme]

Cardan being Cardan :3

[tothestarsinvelaris]

okay so Cardan hides his tail because it gives away his real emotions. It makes him feel vulnerable, so he hides it away. and like, it can't be super comfortable to tuck it away all the time, but its better than having people use it against him. and when Jude is interrogating him, she first mentions the letter she found with her name on it over and over again - he's not really ready to admit his feelings for her, so he tries to redirect by bringing up his tail.

"Just ask me something. Ask about my tail. Don't you want to see it?"

Like, he is absolutely terrified of her (which he also had literally just said) nearly his whole family is dead, he doesn't want to die too, he knows she is capable of killing - and at this point he thinks she hunted Valerian down to kill him. and despite all of this, he's like 'let me offer you my most vulnerable and true self' but she doesn't quite get it bc she's also dealing with a lot and trying to process a lot.

and then by the Queen of Nothing, he has his tail out. his clothes are now cut in a way to let his tail be free. and its all because Jude has helped him see that sometimes being emotional and vulnerable isn't so bad. Even without her there with him, even with him horrified that he ruined everything because she hasn't responded to any of his letters - lets his tail be visible. And to quote him from How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories:

"Everyone finds different lessons in stories, I suppose, but here's one. Having a heart is terrible, but you need one anyway."

[amrubrum]

Cardan Greenbriar:

[i-only-see-daylight]

Cardan: We all have our demons. 

Cardan, grabbing Jude: This one’s mine.

[rainingriversofyou]

Jude x Carden - The Cruel Prince - Artist: scribbubbles

[curiosity-killed]

Sweet. Naive.

Stupid. Dead. 

ALT ID under cut

[ALT ID: A vertical comic in greens, red-orange, and lavender.

Panel 1: A woman stands at a window, looking out over a road where a messenger on horseback is riding toward her.

Panel 2: Three pictures of the woman and a man as children, teenagers, and young adults.

Panel 3-4: A close-up of a map where a border is drawn between two countries, and a view of the woman as a child, looking up at faceless strangers.

Panel 5: A throne sitting empty before a window.

Panel 6-7: The woman and man sparring as teenagers and then studying at a large table.

Panel 8-10: Two doves, a young woman with a flower crown and veil over her head, and a white flag.

Panel 11: A close up of a horse's chest, where a large circular emblem is visible on its harness.

Panel 12: A solid dark green frame.

Panel 13: Split diagonally, one half shows the woman descending a staircase while the other shows the rider finally reaching the gates of the castle.

Panel 14: A torn image of the woman and man as teenagers, grinning at each other. Most of the man has been torn away.

The text reads: "The funny thing about growing up together is it was my never my land, my court, my throne—but we shared the same lessons. For example, white means: 'peace' in Nafyr, 'innocence' in Capall, 'mercy' in Jimar. Combined with the royal crest, it could be any diplomatic emissary. But in Arradine, white means Death. So there is only one message this rider could carry. 'The Imperator Princep is dead.'"]

[mia-nina-lilly]

I could make a list of the cutest things involving Jurdan, and I'd start by saying the obvious: Jude wearing Cardan's clothes even relegating them to the space of complete extravagance is very cute

[thejudeduarte]

Cardan hiding away when he was younger, telling himself that the reason he's not being found is just because he's such a good hider when in reality it's because no one truly loves and cares for him. Him also getting lost during the coronation as his family didn't care that he wasn't on the dias.

But then there's Jude who finds him almost instantly without having any idea on where he could be, once out of pure luck OH MY GOD they're made for each other.

[murasaki-cha]

Cardan: I always smile or sneer when I'm nervous

Jude: You're always smiling or sneering when you're with me

Cardan: Don't think about that too hard

[marecalshipper]

POV: when you realize that Jude is a mortal and Cardan isn’t, and it means that Cardan will probably be there to see Jude die of age