"We do not love because people deserve it-nor would I want to be loved because I was the most deserving of some list of candidates. I want to be loved for my worst self as well as my best. I want to be forgiven my flaws."
-Tiernan, The Prisoners Throne
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‼️ The Stolen Heir spoilers ‼️
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It was foolish of Wren to take Oak hostage, when she’s fully aware of Jude’s reputation. Like, Jude is a girl who poisoned herself, killed members of the gentry, and clawed her way to the throne, becoming the first mortal queen of faerie.
Jude is going to tear her apart with her teeth for not only imprisoning Oak, but for bridling him.
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Lake house poem by trafton gives Oak and Suren vibes
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!THE PRISONERS THRONE SPOILERS!
Today I'm gonna be talking about my babies wren and oak cos I love them so much. And I've also been seeing people say they don't really know them?? It might help y'all out since I've spotted lots of parallels between them and I'm obsessed 😭😭
(ps I'm really bad at writing these type of things so it's prolly gonna be a bit all over the place but nevermind lmao)
At the end oak says this massive paragraph basically declaring his love for wren. I think it's really beautiful and gives a really good summary on why they romance is just o beautiful 👌💕
He says at the end that noone gets us but us and I think the reason for this is they're more similar then you think
These two both hold family ay the very basis of everything they do (okay maybe not everything) family is their EVERYTHING and they'd do pretty much anything for them. Oak would put himself into conspiracies and risk his life for them constantly so Jude and Cardan could stay on the throne. And wren sacrificed everything she loved and cared for for her unfamily, a family who she hadn't seen in years and didn't think cared for her any longer:
Oak had been willing to sacrifice wren for Jude and Cardan - wren who was his everything - and wren had been willing to sacrifice herself. What I love is I think each other RECOGNISES this is the other.
2. They both know each other wears a mask around other people. When they're with each other, it's one of the only time that they let this mask fall. Not only does this show the trust they have towards each other but the care.
When they're with each other it's the ONLY time they can be their true selves. No more hiding. And I think this is super important in a relationship:
They both see and don't deny that they're both monsters. But they love each other anyway. I think the reason oak gets so mad at the end is because he thought he KNEW the real wren. But he gets worried that that was all just an illusion. A lie. What's important is that they don't have to hide away from each other, oak and wren both love each others flaws. Oak felt like he couldn't be loved properly because he didn't think anyone truly knew him but wren does.
3. They both want to be loved SO SO badly. Wren yearns for love. She craves it so badly it hurts:
Holly's writing here is so poetic I love 👌
And oak loves to be liked, he's also mentioned this many many times. However, he believes himself to be a monster so doesn't think he's capable of being properly loved (and also due to the fact that noone knows the true him):
4. They both believe themselves to be monsters. Oak due to his bloodlust and wren due to her being a hag and such. What I like is they don't deny that they monstrous. They accept it and love them for it. They understand the pain each other has been put through and understand why they are full of this rage and pain:
Overall, they're just two babies with such a raw understanding of each other it makes me SICK!!😭 They just get each other which I don't think is something Jurdan entirely had. Oak needed wren and wren needed him. They can't hide from each other. They see through each other. I want I love like this, I ache for it. I love these guys so so much 😭
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❄️Some of my favourite the prisoners throne moments❄️
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First of I just wanna say holly black did it again 😭 I loved the stolen heir but I absolutely ADORED this book and thought it was the perfect end to oak and wrens story. It was the biggest five stars ever and I don't think I'm ever getting over this for a long long time. Anyway lmao
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the Taryn shade LMAO
chapter 18 🤭
Just ALL of the twists
Finding out about oaks fighting
Tiernan x hyacinthe just being absolute couple GOALS
Oaks cute lil speech at the end (ONLY FOR WREN NOT TO HEAR 😭😭)
Wren being reborn with fucking wings!!??
Jude just being a hot bitch
Jurdan (I could go on and on about these guys)
The final battle scene 👌
Cardan and oaks convo at the end
Cardan being the absolute best uncle to Leander possible
Wren pulling a cardan and throwing her teacup at the wall
"Let's be monsters together"😭
This book was everything I hoped for and more 😭 literally, the only things missing was the bomb x roach and my life would have been complete
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