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[sydneymack]

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”

Cardan and Jude - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @gracerstudios

[claire-kie]

THE CRUEL PRINCE COMIC ♛ CHAPTER 4

a continuation of my fanmade comic adaptation! click here for chapter 1 + 2 / chapter 3

thanks for reading ☻

[chaiichait]

When Jude told Oak to not worry about being the heir I was so hopeful for a jurdan baby 🥲

[zumurruds]

This is a cruel game, meant to be played on mortal girls when they’re glamoured so they don’t know they’re being laughed at. That’s the fun of it, their foolishness. They delight over dresses that appear like finery to them. They exult greedily over crowns seeming to gleam with jewels. They swoon at the promise of true love.

The Wicked King

[cromulentreader]

Although I pictured Jude a certain way (physically) while reading the books, it really doesn't make much difference to the romance aspect of the trilogy. They didn't struggle with their feelings because Jude was ugly/plain/gorgeous. They struggled because their stations in the social hierarchy were polar opposites, yet they both resented each other. Cardan was a prince who saw his station as a play. He had no support network, his guardian beat him for fun, his friends were just using his birthright to get away with being turds. When Jude looked at him, she saw a spoiled prince who did whatever pleased him, blessed with being born into it and reminding her she would never be like them. And then Jude, who saw herself as human/weak/lesser than. Who spent 10 years letting insults slide and hiding under tables in hopes of raising enough in the hierarchy to - even if not truly belong there - at least be left the fuck alone. Cardan looked at her and saw the General's favoured daughter, raised as Gentry, never in rags or forgotten if she were to sleep on stables. Jude reminded Cardan what he did not have despite being a prince.

[mewesmewesmewes]

I see too much fanart of buff cardan. that man is a waif.

[viivdle]

cardan memes🔛🔝

[starrynightsxo]

did someone say serve? 😍

... (by honeyypears) <3

[moondust-on-the-hijabi]

rereading the cruel prince and cardan is down bad for jude

[rose022]

And how could he have ever supposed she would come to care for him? Who can love someone who is empty inside? Someone who steals love instead of earning it?

- Holly Black, The Prisoner's Throne

[bannedfrombookclub]

The Prisoner's Throne, a summary:

Cardan: So have you noticed that Oak is exactly like me but without a shred of dignity?

Jude: You have dignity?

[sydneymack]

Jude and Cardan - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @honeyypears

[lanterns-and-daydreams]

Cardan, after trying to drown Jude: 🎀🙄💅🏼✨🤟🤪🤪🤪🎶Im a BaD GiRL, I DiD SoMe bAd tHiNgS🎶🤪🤟✨💅🏼🙄🎀🎀

Jude:.......

*Years after they're married*

Jude, grinning: Hey, remember when-

Cardan: No.

[motherfeyre-archeron]

Reading the cruel prince made me doubt if I even knew English💀

[ilophilia]

Jude: Honestly, sometimes I don't understand why you picked me over Nicasia.

Cardan: ???

Caradn: The only thing we have in common is that we both tried to drown you at some point.

[driedscones]

Some quick Jude studies; I decided to take some creative liberties with her design, it’s always kind of difficult to draw book characters because of how diversely book character descriptions can be interpreted.

I decided to make it easy on myself and just try to design her in a way that’s easy to draw, but doesn’t take too much away from her character. (or at least how I interpreted her) :3