This is a fanfiction based off of Holly Blacks 'the folk of air' trilogy, 'the cruel prince'. I always wondered what would have happened if Cardan had gone to the mortal world after banishing Jude to beg her to come back so I wrote a story about what would happen if he did. Yes, she does come back pretty early on, but don't worry there's a lot of agnst, drama and plot twists! If your a Jurdan fan give my fanfiction a go because.. why not? I update at least once a week. Enjoy:) 21#thequeen

𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟, 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨 💕 ☕ 🐍 🍄 🗡️ 🖤 may contain traces of pining idiots, housemates/workmates with a questionable list of rules, family closure and a full persephone-scale exploration of Cardan's power set ☕ 🐍 🍄 🗡️ 🖤 Much has changed in the wake of the bloodbath coronation. Vivi and Jude escaped and settled into a mortal life, Madoc rules Elfhame, Balekin disappeared with the blood crown, and Cardan was spirited away to the Undersea by Nicasia. Ten years pass. Jude blossoms into a competent barista and a semi-normal human. She lives a life of quiet anonymity in the city and brews a damn fine cup of coffee. Just don't get on her bad side, or she'll poison your latte with decaf. It would be a shame if a certain someone snaked his way into her life again. Pun fully intended. Seriously, he's going to be a big ass snake.

A show where the King of Elfhame reacts to mortal things that he has never seen, done or eaten before... As Jude and Cardan's relationship grows stronger, we get a sneak peek at what would happen if a faerie was exposed to the mortal world!!! *winks* Special Chapter about Jude and Cardans child!

This is a follow up to the fanfic "Jurdan - The Pain of Love" by jurdanfanfr. I do not know this person and do not know where they intended to take this story, but I wanted to make a follow up to it and finish it with how I picture the story was resolved in my mind. I highly recommend reading that fanfic for more context and also because it is very well written. I am not the best writer and this is my first fanfic, so please feel free to give feedback if you want. No explicit smut, I don't feel comfortable writing it. I will put any trigger warning disclaimers on each chapter intro. Thank you for reading!

*ALL CHARACTERS AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD ABOUT THIS STORY BELONGS TO HOLLY BLACK* After the ending scene in the QON (aka don't read this if you haven't read the QON), Cardan decides to stay a while. Oak begs to go to the amusement park, and while Cardan is scared as heck, Jude agrees happily.

It's only after the end of the war with the Undersea; led by Madoc, that Cardan discovers the reason his wife has never returned to Elfhame. Now, he's ready to do anything to bring her back, and whoever has entered her life since she left. Originally posted on AO3 by me under the same title.