#holly back

As a devoted fan of The Folk of the Air, I desperately want to believe that Elfhame and Prythian are neighboring realms, separated only by the Mortal Lands.

My toxic trait? Cardan would absolutely dominate any High Lords' meeting.

Picture this: Cardan sauntering into the room, tail flicking lazily, and verbally dismantling every single High Lord with that wicked tongue of his. He'd run circles around them in any debate.

But the second one of them dares a sly remark about the mortal High Queen Jude of Elfhame? Cardan's grin turns positively feral, while Jude silent and deadly makes the entire room shiver with respectful fear.

Meanwhile, the Archeron sisters would be in awe of Jude's raw mortal grit and ruthless ambition. Feyre, Nesta, and Elain quietly worshipping her unyielding strength.

And Jude? She's secretly fascinated by their transformations: How they were Made? In the quiet corners of her mind, she wonders: Could I be Made too? She never voices it, of course. But Feyre catches the fleeting thought and just... smiles. And then, of course, the freshly bonded arrogant duo Cardan and Rhysand host a fae wine party.

Torna a casa e gridami contro.

Torna a casa e litiga con me.

Torna a casa e spezzami il cuore, se devi.

Ma torna a casa.

Can we please take a moment to talk about the armour parallels between Jurdan from The Folk of the Air series and Kanej from the Six of Crows series?? Y'all know what I mean.

In The Queen of Nothing, Jude and Cardan have this whole moment which alludes to them needing to take off their armour in order to let the other in. Cardan is closed off and aloof because of everything he went through at the hands of his family and Jude has always been struggling to fit in in the Fae world and has developed a shell as a form of defense.

And it's the same for Kaz and Inej;

Kaz has his gloves which are not only a tangible piece of 'armour' but also representative of just how closed off he is. Inej may not have any such physical representation of armour but that doesn't mean she's not hiding a part of herself from everyone too, thanks to her horrible time at the Menagerie.