What would happen if Cardan and Jude's son met the daughter of Lord Roiben Rye and Kaye, rulers of the Court of Termites? Between a new violent war, unspoken truths and betrayals, Vael Greenbriar and Nalyv Rye will have to work together to uncover the secrets of this war, and they will have to learn to trust each other again. Will they be able to put aside their differences for the sake of Elfhame? Or will they collapse under the weight of their regrets? ✩ ⭒ ⭑ ⭒ ✩ From a chapter... "Her words had hurt me. They had opened a hole in my chest, and I had tried everything, to fill it. And now, as I hug her tight, as I feel all the accumulated hatred melt into her white hair, I realize that what I needed to fill my emptiness was the thing that opened it. It's funny. We always talk about mending hearts we didn't break. In my case, she was the knife against my skin. And now, she's stitching me back together. I think of all this as her hands are in my hair, her tears bathing my shoulder. I hold her close to me, maybe because I don't want to see her go away, or maybe because I am afraid she will stab me again and I will let it happen." ✩ ⭒ ⭑ ⭒ ✩ All characters except Vael and Nalyv belong to Holly Black, writer of The Cruel Prince. This is just a fanfiction! hope you enjoy started on 20/03/2024

"Seriously, hadn't mortals heard of velvet, or even fur? (Cardan)" When Cardan, the High King of Faerie, finds himself in a motel room celebrating a "honeymoon" (courtesy of Vivi, his mortal wife's cousin), he goes along with it. Never mind that he has no idea what a honeymoon is. Never mind that he's still enamored by Jude, his wife. It's an opportunity for embarrassing Cardan, one that Jude would not waste. Guess she has an interesting idea of what to do on a honeymoon, because it's definitely not the same as other couples! Short story/ one shot ft. Cardan in the mortal world (just some fluff and Cardan's high king attitude). ... ONE MAJOR SPOILER LIES AHEAD (plus other minor ones). The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black I do not own any of the characters. None of the art is mine.