I have a mighty need for Jurdan hc when Jude is pregnant and Cardan gets super P R O T E C T I V E!!!
I loVE this idea SO much, and I’ve actually finished this hc a little while ago, but I didn’t feel entirely sure about it, so I just waited, but now I feel like it’s ready so here you go!!
when Jude thought Cardan was obsessive
she didn’t realize that she was just scratching the surface of Cardan’s deep emotional ocean
she was only two months pregnant
her belly only slightly swollen
when she wore a looser gown it didn’t even show
but Cardan acted as though she could go into labour at any given moment
every time Jude sat down, sighed, rubbed her forehead or basically just… existed
Cardan gave her a wary look and quietly asked
Jude rolled her eyes and answered him, trying to keep her voice calm
“Cardan, I know it’s hard, but please try to comprehend the fact that the baby is not coming for at least another seven months.”
“He might just be early,” Cardan replied, slightly offended
Jude actually found it really funny that he doesn’t seem to understand the nature of a pregnancy
she tried to explain things to him
but he stubbornly stuck to his own little beliefs and assumptions
for example, he firmly believed that the baby is already fully developed inside Jude’s womb but is just really tiny
and that he hears and understands everything they are saying
“We need to stop talking dirty lest he should pick it up,” he whispered to Jude one time when they were lying in bed
“Cardan, he can’t hear and most certainly cannot understand us at this stage. He probably doesn’t even have his ears fully grown yet.”
Cardan just frowned, as if what Jude wasn’t making any sense
their sex life changed too
eventhough the pregnant Jude turned him on like nothing else, it also turned him so very cautious, that he hardly even dared to touch her
“Oh for fuck’s sake, Cardan, just put it in!”
“But wait, what if it hurts the baby? He cannot—”
“It’s not gonna hurt the baby, but it HURTS ME THAT YOU DON’T DO IT!”
but Cardan wasn’t just protecting Jude from himself
he protected her from literally everything and everyone
she wasn’t allowed to practice weaponry and spycraft anymore
because it’s too “dangerous”
“Put that sword down, riGhT nOw, Jude!”
people were not allowed to touch or approach her
because it would disturb her and the baby
“Hey, you! Why are you looking at my wife? Are you trying to harm my family?”
Cardan made sure that Jude never stays alone, not for one second
“Cardan, I’m just trying to pee, could you get out?”
“I’m just standing here, don’t mind me.”
it’s hard to be pregnant and be the Queen of Elfhame at the same time
sometimes, in the middle of an audience or a conference she feels like fainting or throwing up
she gets morning sicknesses regularly, and her swollen breasts are hurting
it would be a really hard thing to go through alone
and Jude is grateful for Cardan for all his efforts, despite his occasional stupidity
she understands why Cardan is so excited
he’s never had a real family
a family that he could truly call his own
a family that would love him
and now is his chance to get one
and recently, Jude noticed one thing
when they are lying in bed in the middle of the night
and Cardan thinks she is asleep
sometimes she hears him whispering
at first, she thought that he is talking in his sleep
she realized he is talking to—
so she lies there, without revealing herself, and just listens to it
when he thinks that only his son can hear it, Cardan talks about his feelings
he tells him how excited he is and how much he loves him already
and when Cardan falls silent, he listens to his son’s answer in his imagination