Cardan has fantasies about Jude. He's complicated. Or how Cardan's fantasies about Jude might evolve during 'The Cruel Prince'.

A brutal assault brings an already-depressed Taryn to the brink of suicide. But an unexpected rescue takes her to a new life, far from Court, where she discovers new meaning and even happiness and love. But the past isn't so easy to escape-especially when you may be carrying Faerie's future... (Trigger Warning: rape, depression, PTSD, suicidal ideation.)

"I never expected Jude's presence to be a constant in my life, but now that she isn't here, it feels like part of me is missing." Cardan's POV while Jude is exiled, specifically the situations and emotions surrounding when he writes the letters. Entry #2 for my TFotA oneshot collection.

Jude is dropped off in the human world for her exile to fend for herself. She makes her way to Vivi's apartment, struggling to keep her emotions under control and fighting with the reality that she had been betrayed and was no barred from returning to her home in Elfhame. Post-The Wicked King, pre-epilogue. Jude's POV.

Her Majesty has a tell, and although she doesn't lie as often as Cardan thinks she does, she's lying tonight. Cardan's POV. Post QoN.

Takes place during The Wicked King after Jude is taken to the Undersea. Cardan's mother tries to make amends while Cardan struggles to conceptualize what love is and what Jude means to him. These are his first thoughts of wanting to marry Jude and sharing the crown with her. Cardan x Jude

This is a Cruel Prince fanfiction that takes place after The Wicked King, BEFORE Queen of Nothing was released. These are my thoughts on where Jude might be at when the third book picks up next year. Of course, everything belongs to the enchanting Holly Black.

Cardan wants to understand if Jude will ever be enticed away from him so he asks, "Is there anything you miss about the mortal world?" Cardan's POV. Post QON.

Jude and Cardan's first kiss told from Cardan's POV. Occurs during The Cruel Prince. Jude returns to interrogate Cardan to unexpectedly find that he is completely enamored by her. Cardan x Jude.

Prelude to Jude and Cardan's first kiss told from Cardan's POV. Occurs during The Cruel Prince. Cardan awakes to find himself tied to a chair. He befriends the Court of Shadows to get them to untie his hands as he plots to keep himself alive and win over Jude.

Jude gets drunk at a revel - Cardan is delighted. Based on the Scottish folk song Tam Lin. "My sweet nemesis," Arms closed around her waist from behind. "I was considering coming to your rescue, before that dull little creature bored you to death. Alas, I realised then that it was only fair you get to experience how I feel when you start droning on about matters of state,"

Jude is in exile when she finds out Cardan is to be married to someone else. What will she do? Also has a playlist you can listen to Made for my knife wive @fantasyfox10123 on Tumblr!

Falling in love is like falling underwater: you know if you don't back out, you will drown. And yet, the entire time, you hope you're strong enough to not. Falling in love with Kaan Coro was much the same, except I really was drowning that first time. Jude and Cardan's daughter falling in love with Nicasia's son, basically.

A oneshot about the Bombe, the Roach, and their captured hearts. Rated K for romance, possible kissing.

The very pregnant Jude Duarte Greenbriar doesn't know whether she and Cardan would make good parents. Cardan convinces her that they would with his pillow fort.

"It should be illegal how long and dark and beautiful your eyelashes are." Post The Queen of Nothing.

Jude & Cardan go on an adventure to the mortal world for the first time.

The High King of Elfhame, Kingling, King Cardan of Greenbriar, the beautiful King. Whatever the folk of Elfhame call him, the only thing Cardan is sure of is the fact that he is a reluctant ruler. *Cardan's POV, Wicked King spoilers, TWK retelling

The High King of Elfhame had been unusual since the moment of his birth. Disgrace and horror written all over himself. Death and inevitable destruction, his loyal companions. Cruelty and hatred for his shining armor. And a shabby, worm-eaten and scabrous thing for a heart.

“And yet I still crave for your attention, for every kiss you give me, for just a touch from you. You truly have undone me forever” “You were the one who taught me it is okay to want something that may hurt, to love, my cruel prince.” Set some years after QoN.

A little Jude and Cardan fic set after the events of Queen of Nothing

Cardan's POV from the end of Queen of Nothing... leading to a little bonus post-party scene where Jude is a little emotionally vulnerable. "In all his life, Cardan is certain no one has ever held him in the way Jude is holding him now, with a permanence to the grasp of her fingers, as if she hopes never to be removed. It's probably just wishful thinking, born of his own relief."

"The knife is no longer the threat, the danger. Jude is. She's like a chasm tearing open beneath his feet, and the longer he stares at the black hole, the more he wants to be enveloped by that void." Cardan's POV on the tempestuous kiss in "The Cruel Prince."

"Her kiss is like lightning in the dark. It has all the terrifying power of being drawn to something that can destroy you, of knowing the danger of a thing you cannot help but admire. Her breath liquefies him. He was completely unaware that another person's touch could unravel you." Cardan's POV on the kiss scene in Wicked Queen

When a heavily pregnant, and hormonal, Taryn decides to lament fae love by Jude, Cardan steps up to explain just how wrong Locke's assessment had been. [One Shot, Jurdan, Taryn x Ghost, Mention of Multiple Other Couples from Holly's books]