Take Me As I Am

Jess • 26 • poet • taurus • enfj

[stevenrogered]

Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall as Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew ONE DAY (2024)

[sydneymack]

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”

Cardan and Jude - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @gracerstudios

[yureichi]

I was thinking about Jude and Cardan’s marriage. Cardan came up with this plan bc he wanted his will back, which was perfectly valid and fair, but when you think things through, other than having a brand new wife that he loved a lot, this union didn’t benefit him in anything else. Marriage between them only binds him and she was the daughter of a two time traitor, murderer of an ambassador/prince/his fucking brother and mortal. She wasn’t the best candidate for a queen. He really was willing to give her a fancy title, a crown and all the power she wanted and settle for whatever crumbs of affection she might give him in return.

On the other hand, at that point in their relationship, I think that Jude accepted the marriage proposal bc 1) she secretly loved Cardan and thought that this new station in life and relationship status would make it safe to love him openly and was hopeful that he might love her back 2) she really wanted to be queen and have absolute power 3) she did not want to be so scared anymore. In that order. Jude spent the exile angry and cursing and planning Cardan’s demise but she never took off her wedding ring. Girly was feeling absolutely hurt and heartbroken and betrayed and foolish and I’m pretty damn sure she was suffering a lot more about supposedly being dumped by her new hubby than for being the queen in exile.

Anyways, young love is crazy am I right.

[starrynightsxo]

did someone say serve? 😍

... (by honeyypears) <3

[sydneymack]

“I’m out of practice,” Taryn says.

“I’m not.”

She swings. I block her blow, our swords slamming together. The metal rings out, echoing through the room like a bell.

Taryn and Jude - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @manaarts_

[wraithberries]

JUDE DUARTE HAS CURVES!!! SHE IS A THICK GIRL SHE HAS A BELLY AND A BUTT AND BOOBS AND CARDAN LOVES THAT ABOUT HER!!!!!!!!! she told me when we had lunch last week i saw her she was beautiful

[tyrannusimons]

[urbanfantasyinspiration]

Murdered the entire squad

[beaniebaneenie]

THIS. This shit right here is why any adaptation that has Daphne as a “bitchy popular girl” stereotype and Fred as a “popular jock” stereotype are totally wrong.

They both self-ID as fucking NERDS.

[whitehairedanimeboyfriend]

Fred is obsessed with setting traps and Daphne is an aspiring mystery novelist… in what world are they not nerds.

[hms-no-fun]

i think it’s time to reappraise the neurotypicality distribution of the mystery inc gang now that we live in a post-dungeon-meshi world. fred is allistic the way laois is allistic, which is to say: he fucking isn’t lmao

[vexwerewolf]

Fred’s wearing a skeleton onesie, in no universe would a jock ever be caught dead in such a thing

[sydneymack]

Jude and Cardan - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @frostbite.studios

[highladyofterrasen7]

Cardan: no Jude, we can’t just go around killing everyone

Also cardan: GIVE ME BACK MY WIFE BITCH

[flueroses]

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.

[cardanapologist]

every day i think about the way cardan gave himself up when jude was interrogating him in TCP. like once the ball got rolling, there was no end. it was like his tongue was betraying him

he said, "most of all i hate you because i think of you."

he literally could have stopped there. but no. then he said, "often."

yknow what fine. it slipped out maybe. he could have stopped there.

nope! he keeps going: "it's disgusting" ok! i think she's got the point!! you don't need to--

BUT NO!!! THERE'S MORE!!! "and i can't stop."

HE HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO STOP DIGGING HIMSELF A DEEPER HOLE BUT THIS MF JUST KEPT YAPPING LMFAOOOOOOOOO

[darklesmylove]

enemies to lovers be like

[highladyofterrasen7]

If you know, you know

[snufflescribbles]

i love you insane, unhinged female characters who fuck everything up. i love you female rage that ruins everything else. i love you evil women who don't give a shit.

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

POV you overhear Cardan Greenbriar talking to someone on the phone

[highladyofterrasen7]

I mean who didn’t nearly die.

[mistylakeee]

I love how Jude kissed Cardan the first time with the intention of humiliating him. this guy pushed her into a lake, kicked dirt in her food, did little to nothing when she was high on faerie fruit, and now he reveals it was cuz he has a crush on her and hates himself for it. And her knee-jerk response is to shame him by making out with him so he can feel how badly he wants her and how embarrassed he should be by it. It’s almost too girlboss to wrap my head around. And then she accidentally enjoys kissing him so whoopsie