"Come home and shout at me. Come home and fight with me. Come home and break my heart, if you must. Just come home"
"I look into his black eyes, hoping to see recognition there, but they are cold and empty"
"And with his bare hands, he cracked the Blood Crown in two"
"I poisoned you. Don't worry. It was a small enough dose. You'll live"
"I change the angle of the knife, turning it against his neck. He doesn't look nearly as alarmed by that as I might expect. Not nearly as alarmed as I bring my mouth to his"
"Time to change partners. Oh, did I steal your line?"
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how dare cardan greenbriar casually drop a number like "yes, my sweet villain, my darling god" and kiss jude duarte on the mouth in front of basically the whole damn kingdom
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she’s a fairy taleee 🧚🧚
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if he doesn't write my name a thousand times in anger because he's supposed to hate me but can't stop thinking of me then is it even worth it
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cardan’s letters to jude in a nutshell
That’s a waste of pap— that’s a waste of grief, begging, love and I quote, “indiscreet promises”
the “I expect you to come back now that everything is settled” letter
lol the “I want you to come back but I don’t want to say it so just come be angry at me closer” letter
The second half part though- 😭. the “just come home I don’t care what you do to me but just COME BAAAACK” letter
Cardan be like: tf does this queen think she is not responding to my letters, AKA the “YOU HAVE NEVER DONE MORE OF A SIN THAN THIS JUDE DUARTE” letter
Also cardan: yeah I’m doing something wrong, how about I address this to The High Queen of Elfhame, ha this will definitely work AKA the most heartfelt, poetic and longest letter
At this point cardan just gave up and started doing what he does best: writing Jude’s name in an angry, passionate and grieving fashion. This is called the, “ I give up you win” letter.
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Jude x Carden - The Cruel Prince - Artist: scribbubbles
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Cardan: I have a question for you
Jude: Yes I’d cry if you died
Jude: Yes, I’d still love you if you were a worm
Jude: Yes, I still love you
Jude: No, I don’t want to break up
Cardan: Thank you
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Sometimes, Jude will let herself cry into Cardan’s shoulder, let herself be held in his arms, let his hand stop the shaking of her own. She will let him whisper “I’m here” and “I love you” into her ear and let him kiss her tears away. It happens rarely, but when she lets her thoughts spindle out of control (again, rarely) she will think of those three horrible days that Cardan was gone. Those three horrible days that she thought he was gone forever despite what she had been telling herself. She thought about how those three horrible days could have turned into three horrible weeks, months, years. And so she lets herself sink into his warmth and remind herself that he is here, and he loves her, and he’s real. And she prays to a god she didn’t and still doesn’t believe in that it isn’t a dream.
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Jude is the type to press a kiss to Cardan's cheek before leaving for royal duties. Every time she does though, Cardan tells her 'that won't do' never failing to bring their lips together.
"If you wish to say goodbye, mean it." Cardan loves the way Jude's cheeks flush when she stomps off to relinquish her duties. No matter how many times it happens it never gets old.
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Remember when cardan said “I want to tell you so many lies”
BC HIS ASS DIDNT WANT TO SLIP UP AND CONFESS HIS LOVE FOR HER and WHEN HE WAS POISONED HE HIT HER WITH THE “YES MY SWEET VILLIAN, MY DARLING GOD!! IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE KINGDOM❤️
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Jude and Cardan went from:
--> Kicking dirt into your food and adding salt into your food
To:
--> Tricking you into becoming High King and exiling you
They seriously need to chill it with the pranks
Artists: Lowena Art and Clarywhy on X
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sweet jude, you are my dearest punishment
just finished this piece that took so. fckn. long. btw did i mention my commissions are open? 😼
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“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.
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jude duarte sketch
🗝️📜🧚🕸️🍇🗡️
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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
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