#cardan the serpent

[acourtofserpents]

prince of the faerie kingdom

#a court of serpents #acos #ryzan #interactive fiction #if wip #a court of serpents if #if game #the cruel prince #high king cardan #cardan greenbriar #fantasy #the folk of the air

[lcvescountdown]

jude and cardan would be the slytherin it couple

#cardan greenbriar #elfhame #high queen of elfhame #holly black #jude duarte #jude x cardan #jurdan #the cruel prince #tcp #the wicked king #twk #the queen of nothing #tqon #high king cardan #high king of elfhame #faerie #serpent #high queen jude #reading #slytherin #hogwarts #magic #wizard #witch #lovers #they would slay so much #cardan would be the king of parties #jude would be obsessed with dark magic #books and reading

[viivdle]

the prophecy of the unwanted king

#cardan greenbriar #serpent cardan #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #the folk of the air #tfota

[sweetvillainjude]

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.

– Chapter 27, The Queen of Nothing

#reread this bit and oh. yeah it still hurts #the image of them holding onto each other after jude slays the serpent #and the way cardan is trembling #MY HEART. they really went to hell and back #oh goddddd #jurdan #jude x cardan #the queen of nothing #queen of nothing spoilers

[crochet-by-a-manda-lorian]

Cardan in his cursed form! 💛

#crochet #plushies #amigurumi #i made this #bernat blanket #bernatyarn #the cruel prince #prince cardan #cardan greenbriar #cardan fanart #high king cardan #folk of the air #fota #serpent #snake #the cruel prince fanart #holly black

[kacchanisalive]

some of my fav book bfs who are complete simps for their girlfriends <33

Cardan Greenbriar

Dorian Havilliard

Nikolai Lantsov

Reid Diggory

Garrett Graham

Kaz Brekker

Aaron Warner

#throne of glass #dorian havilliard #the cruel prince #cardan greenbriar #serpent & dove #reid diggory #shatter me #aaron warner #grishaverse #nikolai lantsov #kaz brekker #the deal #garrett graham

[cruelprincae]

THE LORE DAMP, THE LORE DAMP, THE LORE DAMP

"Mab was born when the world was young," The Thirstlewitch says. "In those days, we Folk were not so diminished as we are now, when there is so much iron. Our giants were as tall as mountains, our trolls like trees. And hags like myself held the power to bring all manner of things into being. Once a century, there is a convocation of hags, where we, the witches and enchanters, the smiths and makers, come together to hone our craft. It is not for outsiders, but Mab dared enter. She besought us for all that she wanted, the power to create. Not a mere glamour or little workings, but the great magic that we alone possessed. Most turned her away, but there was one who did not. That hag gave unto her the power to create from nothing. And in return, she was to take the hag's daughter and raise the witch child as her heir. At first, Mab did as she was bid. She took for herself the title of the Oak Queen, united the smaller Seelie Courts under her banner and began bestowing sentience on living things. Trees would lift their roots at her beckoning. Grass would scurry around, confusing her enemies. Faeries that had never existed before grew from her hands. And she raised three of the Shifting Isles of Elfhame from the sea."

Oak frowns at the dirt. "Has [ Cardan ] inherited some of her power ? Is that why he can - "

"Patience boy," Says the Thistlewitch. "Prince or not I will tell you in full or I will not tell you at all." [ . . . ] The Thistlewitch clears her throat and begins to speak again. "Mab called the child Mellith, which means 'mother's curse'. Not an auspicious beginning. And yet, it was only when her own daughter was born that she began to think of ways to weasel out of the bargain."

"Clovis, who ruled before my grandfather, Eldred."

The thistlewitch includes her head. "Indeed. In the end, it was a simple trick. Mab boasted again and again that she had discovered a means for Clovis to rule until the rumors finally found their way to the hag. Enraged, she swore to kill Clovis. And so, the hag crept up on where the child slept in the night and fell upon the girl she found there, only to discover she had murdered her own daughter. Mab had bested her. But the hag was able to put a final enchantment on her daughter's heart as it beat its last, for her daughter was a hag too and magic sang through her blood. The hag imbued the heart with the power of anihilation, of destruction, of unmaking. And she cursed Mab, so that piece of her child would be forever tied to the queen's power. She would have to keep the heart by her side for her magic to work. And should she not, it's power would unmake all that she created.

As for Mab, you know the rest. She made an alliance with one of the solitary fey and founded the Greenbriar line. A trickle of her power passed down to her grandson, Eldred, granting him fecundity when so much of Faerie is barren, and to the current High King, Cardan, who pulled a fourth isle from the deep. But a large amount of Mab's power stayed trapped with her remains, confined to her reliquary."

THIS IS HUGE THIS IS HUGE, THIS IS HUGE.

#( 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 ┊ character study ) #( 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 ┊ headcanons ) #( personals do not interact. ) #( THIS IS HUGE FOR CARDAN'S FUNDIMENTAL POWER #( my suspicion that cardan has in fact inherited power nearly as strong as Mab's was correct #( he was the only one out of the next 3 rulers of Elfhame - clovis and eldred and himself - that managed to make a fourth island #( CARDAN HAS THE POWER TO CREATE Y'ALL #( AND APPARENTLY HE ALSO HAS SOME TRINKLET OF A POWER TO DESTROY AS WELL BECAUSE THINK ABOUT IT #( AS A SERPENT ALL HE DID WAS DESTROY AND WHEN JUDE ASKED ABOUT IT HE SAID IT WAS A FEELING HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND #( NOT A CURSE. A FEELING #( I'M SCREAMING CRYING I'M FUCKING HYPED #( anyway balekin & family co must be feeling preeeeeeeeeeetty stupid rn lol #( eldred ignored the one (1) child of his that actually HAD the power to rule because he thought he was useless and weak #( love that for babygurl cardan

[viktoriakosci666]

Enemies-to-Lovers Nicknames

Rhysand to Feyre "Feyre Darling."

Feyre to Rhysand "Poor Baby High Lord, Illyrian Baby."

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Cassian to Nesta "Sweetheart, Lady Nesta, Lady Death, Nes."

Nesta to Cassian "Brute, Bastard, Pigeon."

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Casteel to Poppy "Princess, My Queen."

Poppy to Casteel "Your Highness."

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Wrath to Emilia "My Queen, My Wife, Lady."

Emilia to Wrath "Demon, My Prince."

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Reid to Lou "My Little Heathen."

Lou to Reid "Chass."

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Meanwhile. . .

Cardan to Jude "My Sweet Villain, My Darling God, My Sweet Nemesis, My Dearest Punishment."

He looks at Jude with a smile.

Jude to Cardan "You Faerie Dick."

#holly black did something right #holly black #sjm #jennifer l armentrout #shelby mahurin #kerri maniscalco #acosf #kotw #serpent and dove #of blood and ash #cruel prince #i made up the jude one as she didnt have a nickname for cardan sadly #enemies to lovers #books

[xanaxtequila]

Just finished reading twisted love and it's probably one of the worst books I've read this year... Definitely do not recommend it.

I love romance books don't get me wrong. But after reading ACOTAR, from blood and ash, the cruel prince and serpent and dove, this series was incredibly underwhelming.

Alex is so... Meh... The plot is boring and I didn't like any of the characters. It just wasn't for me I guess.

If you're reading this, please recommend me some of you favourite books, I have no idea what to read next!

#books #book lover #acotar #a court of thorns and roses #rhysand #casteel da'neer #the cruel prince #cardan greenbriar #serpent and dove #from blood and ash

[mafiasliege]

“Cardan,” I say in a whisper. The golden net of the bridle shines in my hands. As if in answer, the serpent draws back, neck curving in a swinging movement as though calculating how best to strike. “It’s Jude,” I say, and my voice cracks. “Jude. You like me, remember? You trust me.”

Why is NO ONE talking about how soul-crushingly, heart-shatteringly painful this is omg I'll go cry a river now.

#the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #tfota series #jude x cardan #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar

[duarteegreenbriar]

In conversation with Holly Black - The Stolen Heir Tour 2023

PLEASE do not repost anywhere without due credits.

It was so amazing finally meeting Holly in person (and gush about how much I love Cardan and Jude and Cardan. And yes also bargain with her about writing Cardan POV books. At least she listened to me intently and said “We will see about it some day!” 👀)

Here are a few things she answered at tonight’s event:

- Her favourite character is Jude.

- Their favourite Starbucks drinks as per her: Jude ‘s will be Frappuccino, Cardan’s is Espresso (and she added an obviously), Oak’s will be matcha green tea latte.

- There will be another series in Elfhame/Faerie after she finished Book of Night sequel, TSH 2 and one more book. She said we will know if there will be more Faerie books, and on whom, by the end of TSH 2.

- Cardan had more siblings who got cut out last minute because she felt his family was too big.

- Qon serpent track was last minute, all she knew was that Cardan had to be in danger and separated from Jude in some way.

- The above point is because she always intended Jude to figure out how to be Queen on her own and needed Cardan away for that. Because Jude’s character arc had to include her having all the power she always craved and still choosing family and love over it.

- Holly likes hooves 💀

- She wanted to draw parallels between Suren and Jude and their choices.

- She will not write about what Jude Cardan were up to in the years between QoN and TSH because she doesn’t know it herself yet.

- Somebody actually asked if Jude Jude Jude letter had cum splatters OMFG. She clarified that no, they are indeed ink stains 💀

- One thing about Cardan that she feels is the most over looked is the fact that people ATE the snake in the end of Qon lmaooo. She cracked up here 😭💀

- She always wanted to write a character with a tail and this was part of Cardan’s characterization since the beginning.

- Her choice of Cardan in live action - she just wants a good actor that’s it lol

- She wouldn’t write a book on Madoc Eva because it’s too tragic and devastating, though maybe she might add in bits in some other story

- She doesn’t know how to write adult Cardan lmfao 💀 but she said she will figure it out 👀 (internally screamed here because WHAT does this mean??) She also said the sex scenes were short and her editor asked her to make them longer 😭🤣 (she said she does understand what we’re asking lmaoo)

- She never reads her fan fiction because she would feel tempted to change what’s in her mind

Question I asked: Her side characters are as interesting as main ones. Will we see Court of Shadows again? (Round about way of asking more about Jurdan lol)

Holly’s answer: TSH was a road trip book so it was set away from Elfhame and we didn’t meet most of the old characters. But we’ll be closer (or in *she winks*) Elfhame in the next one and we will see many of the old characters (shrugs)

#tfota #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #jude duarte #judecardan #qon #the folk of the air #holly black #the stolen heir #novels of elfhame #elfhame

[deathsweetblossoms]

I force my feet to move across the wilted and blackened grass. ... “Cardan,” I say in a whisper... As if in answer, the serpent draws back, neck curving in a swinging movement as though evaluating how best to strike.  “It’s Jude,” I say, and my voice cracks. “Jude. You like me, remember? You trust me.”  The serpent explodes into motion, sliding fast over the grass in my direction, closing the distance between us. Soldiers scatter. Horses rear up...Kelpies run for the sea. ... But the serpent pauses perhaps ten feet from where I am standing, winding around itself.  Looking at me with those gold-tipped eyes. 

I woke up in the early hours of the morning thinking about this scene, and how Snake Cardan heard Jude whisper his name from thirty feet away (It's canon that he's thirty feet away from her, by Jude's guess when she first sees him in the clearing). At the sound of her voice, he rushes across the distance between them and stops in the security position for snakes. (Snakes winding around themselves aren't positioning to strike. They're moving into a protective position.) What strikes me the most about this scene is that Cardan later tells Jude he only knew "hatred, terror, and the desire to destroy". So much so that he blackened the land and the trees wherever he slithered. So much so that anyone who came near him died.

He was himself, but he wasn't. But even in this stripped down form of himself, the mere sound of her whispering his name draws his attention, and he immediately RUSHES toward her and just...stops to rest in front of her. It's such a deep, primal sense of knowing someone and it makes me go absolutely feral. Even in snake form, he trusted her.

This also somewhat parallels the hedge maze scene in Cruel Prince, although I'm not sure it's intentional, when Cardan is high off his ass but still recognizes Jude by the sound of her cough.

I start coughing immediately. At that moment, Cardan's gaze goes to me. His eyes are barely open, but I can see the shine of them, wet as tar.

We talk a lot about how many small details Cardan notices about Jude's appearance from the get-go, but recognizing the tenor of someone's voice from a COUGH? Hearing their voice from thirty feet away when they're WHISPERING and you're A DAMN SNAKE???? HELP.

#jurdan #im never going to get over them as long as i live #lmao #bye everyone else can go home #already every other ship pales in comparison (except for like..my top fives of course) #cardan x jude #jude x cardan #the cruel prince #the folk of the air #tfota #otp: he’s flint you’re tinder

[sydneymack]

The curse is broken. The king is returned. He’s every bit as terrifying as any serpent. I don’t care. I run into his arms.

Cardan and Jude - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @itsartbybea

#jurdan #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #tcp #the cruel prince #tfota #holly black

[starrynightsxo]

"'What was it like?' I ask. 'Being a serpent.' He hesitates. 'It was like being trapped in the dark,' he says. 'I was alone, and my instinct was to lash out. I was perhaps not entirely an animal, but neither was I myself. I could not reason. There was only feelings- hatred and terror and the desire to destroy.'"

- Cardan Greenbriar, The Queen of Nothing

#real tfota girlies know what comes next #book #new books #books #bookish #the cruel prince #booklr #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #tfota #cardan #jude #jurdan #judecardan #cardan x jude #jude x cardan #tfota quotes #quotes #book quotes #holly black #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #the stolen heir #the prisoners throne #the folk of the air #the folk of air #high queen of elfhame #high king of elfhame #jurdan quotes #enemies to lovers

[whisperingreader]

LET’S GET THIS CLEAR. Cardan Greenbriar is a lover boy.

“I knew little else, but I always knew you.” I MEAN COME ONNNN. I was squealing when I heard this. Cardan fr just wants Jude to know he was thinking of her when he was a serpent. OR when he says, “Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It’s disgusting and I can’t stop.” Like this man was in love day one, and he’s honestly one of the biggest lover boys I’ve ever read about. He just wants someone to love him and love in return. It’s such a sweet thing to think about when looking at the series as a whole.

#cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #jude greenbriar #the cruel prince #cardan duarte #cardanandjude #folk of the air #jude x cardan #the wicked king #cardan's letters

[iknowitwontwork]

jude would rather lose cardan all together than to control him and bound him to her in his serpent form... no i'm not crying ur crying😭😭

#jurdan #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #the folk of the air #holly black #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #jude x cardan