#Linette Owenes

[feanoryen]

I'm upset we didn't get more of a reaction to Christopher's death from Cecily especially since she had to watch her parents go through the same thing with Ella and saw how it destroyed her family.

With Anna away living her life with Ari and Cristopher gone, did she have to watch Alex become another version of herself, alone after the death of her sister & the departure of her brother (before she was able to reconnect with Will)?

[malecftmaxrafe]

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY.

[tscsmashorpass]

TSC Smash or Pass Tournament: Round 1

[faithfromanewperspective]

Okay so I'm about to be real annoying about autism and biology(specifically genetics) real quick-

So first off, just because Ty has autism doesn't necessarily mean that Livvy does. Yes they are twins but they are fraternal twins, ie two eggs and two sperm, which means they only share about 50% of their DNA like regular siblings. Because that's what they are canonically, regular siblings who just so happened to both be conceived in a roughly 2 week window of each other and born at the same time.

Same with Mark and Helen. Only they share about 25% of their DNA with the other Blackthorn siblings.

Now autism is genetic, this is scientifically proven to be true, and as of 2023 1 out of 100 children has autism. Those chances increase if a sibling or a parent has autism because they share genes, and if one person has the gene then it's likely to assume that someone else in the family does as well.

Take my family as an example: my grandfather is autistic, so was his brother, and his sister's daughters(identical twins) were both autistic(because they share 100% DNA so if one is autistic likely the other is too), and so were their kids. So even though my great aunt is NOT autistic, both her brothers are, which meant she carried the gene for it, and it passed down to her kids and grandkids. Now none of my grandfather's kids got the gene, but all of us grandkids did. Because even though our moms weren't autistic, they carried the gene.

Now, there's not too much proven scientific evidence for how autism works genetically other than it is passed down and can even skip a generation or two. But because of how society is, especially how afab people are raised in society, there could genuinely be a significant amount of people who just haven't realized that they are autistic, not to mention the over a million people who aren't able to get a diagnosis. So please take what I've said above with a grain of salt.

NOW onto my personal headcanons with the Blackthorns-

I truly believe that Lucie Herondale is autistic and I will die on this hill. Which means that the gene could carry all the way down the Blackthorn line, all the way to present day. And since we know almost nothing about Andrew and Eleanor, we don't know if either one of them had the traits or if they just carried the gene.

Let's start with the oldest(s) and work our way down, shall we:

Mark: the nature audhd, he loves everything plants earth related and spend almost too much times researching flowers and berries that can be grown in California. He much prefers a date to the botanical gardens rather than to a movie theater(too loud) or a library(too quiet). But he loves concerts(jumping up and down bass boosted music).

Helen: the coffee autistic, she loves everything in the world of coffee, and if she wasn't so debilitated by her enhanced hearing making her uneasy out in public she would open her own coffee shop just so she could make coffees all day everyday. Aline gifts her different coffee scented candles for anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays.

Julian: the art autistic, he loves the feeling of paint on his fingers, and has spent an hour rubbing a new and soft brush over his palms and face(much to Emma's amusement). His go-to stimming behavior is sketching something either on scrap paper or with his fingers on the table or on his thigh. He loves drawing over his arms and hands with pen, and he also loves drawing all over his families' hands and arms as well.

(Ty is canon, so I'll skip him)

Livvy: the theater audhd kid, she loves reading Shakespeare and obscure off-Broadway plays. Once a week she puts on a one woman show for her siblings(mostly Dru and Tavvy) entertainment. She collects playbills, cds, records, merch, and autographs from shows she sees(she goes with Jocelyn or Tessa at least once a week) and covers her room with them.

Dru: the thriller audhd, she loves everything that gives her a fright and makes her adrenaline and blood pressure skyrocket. Her favorite "dates" are amusement parks with Thaís and Jaime, she makes them go on every terrifying ride. She, Livvy, and Emma have movie nights where they binge vintage horror movies and play indie horror games. She went bungee jumping for her 18th birthday.

Tavvy: the music autistic, he loves everything in the music realm: instruments, songs on the radio, Broadway musicals, and Julian humming while he cooks. He learns to play over 16 different instruments and uses each one to stim depending on what environment he's in(if he's at Cirenworth then it's violin or piano, but if he's at the NYC Institute then it's drums or guitar, his favorite is playing the pan flute on the LA Institute rooftop with Mark and Kieran).

I also hc that Livvy is trans that her and Ty ARE actually identical but apparently it's weird to say that😒

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense I just woke up from a nap😅-

dude. this is such a detailed ask. shaking screaming silently in excitement that i get to answer this!! all of this detail for me!! this is such a fascination of mine! anyway ANYWAY SO

I love your hc's about the blackthorns especially tavvy, idk why i see him as a musician as well but it just FITS. and hey, they are in LA right?? he def spends his teens sneaking out to see live music and he def gets SUPER into like a handful of artists and spends hours just playing around with their songs, remixing them or whatever (do i do this? am i talking from experience? do i have a sideblog dedicated to it?) and dru is absolutely that kind of adrenaline junkie. so am i! i say she gets really into lead climbing (rock climbing, but the rope is below you instead of above and when you fall it's TERRIFYING) and it helps her get really comfortable with her body esp when she goes with mundanes and downworlders and shadowhunters all mixed up. and i love theatre livvy, i really do, but her canon thing is computers and maths isn't it? maybe she's both. i can see that, different sides of her personality: she's into STEM a lot as a kid but realises she also likes to act when she's a bit older. you're dead right with julian, tbh what he was going through in the tda era makes it hard for me to see his neurodivergence clearly but yeah i can see it, and he's a cassandra clare male protagonist after all, he's gonna remind me of a bunch of people i know irl who are--slowly realising their neurodivergence, shall i say. mark and helen are dead right too. i see it. never did they come across as neurotypical to me.

and i do know, genetics of fraternal twins--if you're referring to the 'twin thing' or whatever i said i was meaning the bond between them and how they communicate so naturally! which is in part due to their proximity being together since the womb, but also because they are naturally so similar and also complimentary and actually, the fact that they both 'adopt' kit into their group is just another neurodivergents unite moment. like, it just works. so naturally.

and i 100% agree with you that yeah, sure maybe they're not ALL autistic in the family but with underdiagnosis and stuff and genetics it does make sense. Also irl i do think that 1% is a MASSIVE understatement (idk what the actual number could be, but the way i go out in public and in community with people i've known for years even when we're not brought together by things in common, and i just get the vibe of people, i'm pretty sure a lot more than 1% are autistic). now, with lucie. i never was quite sure with her, she's very much a could-never-have-been-neurotypical-herondale but the more I think about it the more it makes sense. it's really interesting to see her and james interact as siblings bc they're SO different but there's this common thread of likely being autistic, in fact a specific genre of autistic that clearly runs in their family (and i could say the same of anna and christopher, but that's for another post). anyway. just for fun. I reckon we can trace it back up both sides of their family to Linette Owens on the Herondale side and to Aloysius Starkweather on Tessa's side. and cassie invented genetics again.

but seriously, i fondly summarise tlh as 'bunch of neurodivergents adopt biracial traveller who doesn't fit in anywhere'. like SO MUCH of the cast is autistic coded, trust cassie to do that, there's also a heap of rep of adhd and cptsd and bipolar in the mix and then. there's cordelia

I also have to say I do love your trans livvy hc!! the more i think about it the more i'm like, oh, that could make sense. in the way she presents her femininity (which trans women don't have to!! I know!) and imagine her bonding with diana over it! anyway that's all i have to say. slightly differently coloured features to ty--that's just a technicality right? no, this could definitely work.

[rhiannons-bird]

I am of the staunch conviction that every single dark-haired sassy Herondale and Lightwood of the last 150 years has inherited these attributes from Linette Owens.

No you can’t change my mind.

[mattiloveskawoshin]

They said that the Shadowhunter's genetics are strong but boy they didn't know Linette Owens

[edwinspaynes]

Linette Owens/Herondale bingo. She's autistic right is or it just me?

[magnus-the-maqnificent]

It’s those common Linette Owens-Herondale genes at work

Why does Alec look James in the new art tho??!

[cristinablackthornkingson]

Shadowhunters Short Story #61 part 2

Lucie rushes into the room ahead of Charlotte and James, quickly situating herself in a chair beside Will and holding her arms out for the baby. 

“Slow down there Lu Lu, you’re holding your sister not competing in an Olympic sport.” Will says in an amused tone, using the nickname he gave Lucie when she was a toddler, a nickname that she only lets Will call her. 

“I know but I’m just so excited!” Lucie exclaims, her heart racing when her dad lowers her new sister into her arms. 

“Oh really? It’s not like you’ve talked about nothing else for the past nine months.” Will teases, making sure Mina is settled in Lucie’s arms before sitting back as James walks over. 

“Hi Mina.” Lucie quietly says, letting her sister grasp onto her finger. She is so thrilled to finally be a big sister, it’s something she’s wanted for as long as she can remember, and now it’s finally happened and she could not be more in love with her baby sister. 

“She looks like papa.”James softly says, leaning against Lucie’s shoulder and looking down at Mina. 

“She certainly does, although he’s insisting she looks like your mum, but I don’t think you got all that thick black hair from your brown-haired mama, miss Mina, whatever you papa says, you look just like him.” Will coos.

“Where are mum and papa?” James asks, looking around the room for his two other parents. 

“Your mum’s in the bathroom getting changed and your papa went to buy a new shirt, after Mina spit up all over him.” Will says, biting back a laugh at the memory of the always put together Jem, covered in baby vomit. 

“I guess I owe Matthew money then, he bet me that she’d look like papa or dad, I bet she’d look like mum.” James says in an amused tone. Matthew is always up for a bet, wanting to gamble and bet on the most inane things. 

“Of course he did, does Matthew do anything without putting a wager on it?” Will laughs, though secretly worried about his nephew’s gambling habits, the way he behaves reminds Will greatly of how his father would behave when he was in the throws of a gambling addiction. 

Before James can answer, Jem walks back into the room, causing Lucie and James’ face’s to light up in delight. 

“Papa!” James exclaims, jumping up from his seat and rushing to hug his father. Lucie quickly and carefully passes Mina back to Will, before jumping up and throwing herself into Jem’s arms. 

“Well hello my babies, I missed you too.” Jem says with a laugh, pressing a kiss to Lucie’s head and a kiss to Jamie’s forehead. 

“Papa, I finished my book last night, will you read it?” Lucie hopefully asks, looking up at Jem with hopeful blue eyes. Jem smiles and cups her cheek. 

“I would love to Lucie Lu, I’m sure it’s going to be the best book I’ve ever read.” Lucie smiles brightly. “Have you met your sister yet?” Jem adds, as Lucie and James finally pull back from the embrace. 

“They have and she’s quiet popular with them, though not as popular as you, clearly.” Will grins, as Jem walks to his side and places a hand on his shoulder before pressing a kiss to his cheek and then bending to kiss Mina’s forehead. 

“That will change I’m sure, have you held her yet?” Jem asks, taking Mina as Will passes her to him, and cradling her close to his chest. 

“Lucie has, I haven’t.” James says, before Lucie can call dibs on holding the baby again. 

“Well then I think it’s your turn to hold her Jamie, what do you think Mina mine, do you want to go to your brother?” Jem coos, carefully passing Mina to James, who holds her just as close and tight as Jem had, and looks down at her in awe. 

“I really hope you’re not as annoying as Lucie, word of warning, she’s like the most annoying person ever.” James quietly says to Mina, smirking at Lucie who glares right back at him.

“I would hit you if you weren’t holding the baby, I’ll just have to get you later.” She says, crossing her arms over her chest.

“See what I mean? Super annoying.” Before Lucie can actually attack James this time, the door to the bathroom suite opens and Tessa steps into the room, smiling warmly at her family. 

“Jamie next time Matthew wants to put a bet on, send him to me, I’d like to bet on how long you two can go without arguing.” Tessa teases, carefully lowering herself onto the bed.

“The longest Cecily and I went without fighting was the 7 years we were apart after I ran away from home, then she showed up at Charlotte and  Henry’s and we immediately started fighting again.” Will says in a mock nostalgic tone. 

“Uncle Gabriel says you and Aunt Cecily actually never fight and are really close.” Lucie says.

“Don’t listen to your Uncle Gabriel Lucie, he’s a Lightworm, you can’t trust them.” Will says.

“Is that why you suggested Gabriel be Lucie’s godfather then?” Tessa teases, knowing how Will prefers to pretend he still hates Gabriel, than to actually admit he considers him a good friend. 

“Mum, does Mina look Jamie or me, when we were babies?” Lucie suddenly asks in a curious tone, softly stroking her sister’s hair. 

“A bit, her hair reminds me of Jamie’s, he was born with a mop of black hair too, and she has your nose Lucie, but mostly she looks like your papa.” Tessa says, settling back against the pillows. 

“No way, she looks like you Tess.” Jem insists. 

“You must be blind James, Mina is your twin, the only one of our kids who looks like Tessa is Lucie.” Will says in an exasperated tone. Jem just doesn’t seem to accept that Mina looks as much like him, as Jamie looks like Will. 

“We’ll see as she gets older, I guarantee she’s going to be a mini Tess.” Jem confidently says. 

“When are you coming home?” James asks, eager to have his new sister at home and for his parents to be back home too, while it was great having Matthew and Cordelia to stay and only having his Aunt Charlotte check in every few hours, he does miss the normalcy of every day life, and is eager to settle back into a routine. 

“Probably tomorrow my love.” Tessa says, sensing how much James is missing her and his dad and papa. 

“If it would make you feel better your dad or I could come home and stay tonight, if you don’t want to be home alone.” Jem offers, knowing he wouldn’t have liked to be left alone over night at 17 in the middle of London, with his little sister. 

“No it’s okay, I’m not frightened at night I just miss you and can’t wait to have Mina home.” James says, smiling down at his little sister, who has now opened her eyes and is staring at him and gripping tightly to his finger. 

The next day, around 2:00 P.M., Jem, Tessa and Will arrive home with little Mina, greeted by Lucie, James and Cecily. 

“Oh God, what are you doing here?” Will asks in a mock tone of annoyance, upon seeing his sister.

“Just making sure that my niece and nephew are alive and haven’t inherited your reckless idiocy.” Cecily responds, ruffling Jamie’s hair and sharing a grin with Lucie. 

“My kids being reckless? Your Christopher blew up half of his school and Anna use to steal Christopher’s clothes and sneak out in them.” Will says in an amused tone, remembering how nervous poor Anna was when she had come out as gay and genderqueer a few years ago, it was no surprise to anyone really, and everyone was extremely loving and accepting, but it was still difficult for her.

“Oh Chris did that because Matthew told him to because the school was discriminating against James, Christopher thought he had permission to carry out his science experiments at school, and I knew Anna was sneaking out but I also knew she was well able to take care of herself so I didn’t say anything.” Cecily replies with a wave of her hand. 

“Can you two stop arguing and can we focus on my daughter?” Jem asks with a grin, setting Mina’s car seat down on the table and unbuckling her, before lifting her and holding her to his chest. 

“Oh look, she looks just like you Jem!” Cecily exclaims when she sees her niece for the first time. 

“See? Jem thinks she looks like me, he won’t listen when we tell him she looks like him.” Tessa laughs, as Jem slips his arm around her waist and kisses the top of her head.

“Well she’s so beautiful how could she look like me?” Jem softly says. At the end of the day though, Jem couldn’t care less who Mina looked like, she’s his, Will and Tessa’s daughter and that makes her perfect, no matter what.

Over the next few days, the rest of Mina’s family comes to meet her, with Charlotte and Henry being the first. Charlotte had brought very useful gifts, like bottles and diapers, while Henry had made some toys for Mina, that she will be able to use when she’s older. He had tried to make a swing for her too, but like a lot of his inventions, it ultimately failed.  

“She’s just so gorgeous, isn’t she Henry?” Charlotte softly says, smiling down at Mina in her arms, trying to hold back tears. Just a few months ago Charlotte had found out she was pregnant with her and Henry’s third child, who they were sure was a girl, however a few weeks after they found out about the baby, Charlotte started experiencing a lot of cramping and bleeding, and in the end Charlotte ended up having a miscarriage, leaving her and Henry totally devastated. So it was difficult for them to be around sweet little Mina without thinking about their loss, but being around such a sweet and innocent new life brings them a lot of joy, and hope for the future, hope that when they start trying again things will work out much better.

“She certainly is, I can’t believe it was so long ago that the boys were this size.” Henry quietly says, resting his chin on his wife’s shoulder as he gazes down at the baby in her arms. 

“I know, it feels like Charles was born only yesterday, he always looked just like you, but you always insisted he looked like me, like how Jem insists Mina looks like Tessa and not him.” Charlotte says in an amused tone. Charles has always looked like his father, even now at 19, though he is a more neat version of Henry. Charles takes great care in his appearance (Though not in the same way as Matthew who has about 20 hairbrushes and reams and reams of high fashion clothes) whereas the last thing on Henry’s mind is his appearance, his hair is often in total disarray, usually with a pair of safety goggles pushed up into it, and smears and stains of grease and oil on his clothes, from when he works on his inventions.  

“But Mina does look like Tessa! She’s so beautiful, how could she possibly look like me and not her beautiful mother?” Jem asks in a confused tone, looking between Tessa and Mina, not understanding how nobody else can see the resemblance between them. Sure Mina has his hair and eyes, but everything else about her is all Tessa. 

“Good Lord somebody get this man a mirror, have you not seen yourself lately James Carstairs, you fool? You are beautiful too you idiot, Mina gets her beauty from you, just as Jamie gets his good looks from me.” Will says in a confident tone.

“Ewww, dad I’m right here, can you not flirt with papa in front of me, please?” James groans in a tone of disgust, covering his face with his book. Jem chuckles and ruffles his son’s hair on his way past the couch. 

“Asking your dad not to flirt with your mum or I is like asking him not to breathe.” Jem says in an amused tone, picking Mina’s bottle up from the mantelpiece.

“That’s true I suppose.” James admits in a defeated tone. “Aunt Charlotte, Uncle Henry, can I stay with you tonight? Matthew and I are going to study for English together, he’s going to help me with poetry and I’m going to help him with essay writing.” James asks hopefully. He and Lucie have grown up spending multiple nights at various Aunts and Uncles houses, they are homes away from home.

“Of course you can, you and Lucie are like 3rd and 4th children to us, we love having you to stay, and so do the boys, despite what Charles might make you think.” Charlotte says in a warm tone, smiling over at her nephew. Charlotte and Henry were the ones who helped Tessa, Jem and Will raise James and Lucie the most, since Charles was 2 when James was born and Matthew was 5 months old, they had plenty of experience and were practically experts, whereas Will, Tessa and Jem were terrified, exhausted new teen parents, trying to juggle school and work on top of parenthood. 

*1 month later*

It is a frosty, cold day almost exactly a month after Mina’s birth, and while James is at Charlotte and Henry’s, Lucie is out with Cordelia, Jem is out getting more nappies and Tessa is resting in their room, Will is pulled from his work by a low cry coming from the bassinet beside the couch, a few feet away from him. With a smile, Will sets his pen down and makes his way over to the bassinet and scoops Mina up. 

“What are you complaining about now, Miss Mina hm? Are you hungry? Shall we get you a bottle?” Will coos, holding her to his shoulder and kissing her temple. Mina’s cries die down slightly, and she nuzzles into Will’s shoulder, griping his shirt in her little hand. 

20 minutes later Will is sitting in an armchair by the fire, holding Mina (Who is much happier and calmer now she’s eaten) in front of him, unable to stop smiling at his sweet little girl, who is a perfect mixture of Jem and Tessa, two of the people Will loves the most in the world. 

“You look more and more like your papa with every passing day, Miss Mina, lucky little thing.” Will coos, pressing a kiss to her chubby cheek. When he pulls back, Will is amazed to see Mina’s mouth curve up into a smile as her big eyes light up in delight. “Oh Mina your first smile!” Will exclaims. “Oh your mama, papa and brother and sister are going to be so jealous I made you smile for the first time! We all thought you would smile for Lucie first.” Even at a month old, Mina absolutely adores her big sister, and is always happiest with her or Jem. 

“Just missed it then, did I?” Will hears a a soft, familiar feminine voice ask from the doorway to the living room. He looks up and sees Tessa standing in the doorway, her dusty pink bathrobe open over the silk pajamas that Magnus gifted her, after Mina was born. Her brown hair is up in a messy bun, with a few strands hanging down around her face. She looks as radiant and beautiful as ever.

“Just by seconds. Did you have a good rest, love?” Will asks, as Tessa comes over and leans down to kiss him.

“Mhm, wonderful. Is Lucie still out?” Tessa asks, sinking onto the ottoman at Will’s side.

“Yes she is, though with Cordelia with her I’m not worried one bit.” Will says. “Cordelia’s a Carstairs, Jem’s cousin, she’s a got a good sensible head on her shoulders, unlike our Lucie who’s always off in her own world.” Tessa laughs softly and rests her head on Will’s shoulder. 

“She got all your impulsiveness, while Jamie seems to have inherited Jem’s shy nature.” Tessa says. “I wonder what our Mina will be like, you or me or Jem.” 

“God I hope she’s like you or Jem, I don’t think I could deal with another child who has my impulsive behavior, what do you say Mina mine? Are you going to be a musician like your papa? He’ll be thrilled if you are, and I think you’ll have a natural talent for music, with these long fingers.” Will coos, a smile lighting up his face as Mina’s wraps her hand around his finger. 

“Can you believe it’s been almost 17 years since Jamie was this small, and 16 since Lucie was this size?” Tessa softly asks, stroking Mina’s hair, hardly able to believe how fast the time has gone, it feels like just yesterday she, Jem and Will had arrived home from the hospital with Jamie, all three of them terrified and anxious beyond words. Tessa had been the same age Lucie is now, and Will was Jamie’s age, while Jem was 18. 

“Not at all, I have no idea how we did this as teenagers, twice.” Will says. “I just hope it doesn’t run in the family, seeing as I was 17 when we had our first child and Cece was barely 16 when she got pregnant with Anna, and my mother was quiet young when she got pregnant with Ella.”  

“Oh I don’t think we have anything to worry about, not with Jamie and Lucie anyway, they’re pretty tame kids, much to Anna and Matthew’s dismay.” They hear Jem say in an amused tone. They both turn to see him coming downstairs, smiling warmly at them both. 

“That’s true, thank god.” Will acknowledges. When Jem comes into Mina’s line of sight, her little eyes light up and her hands start opening and closing while she wriggles in Will’s grasp. 

“Hey my little Mina mine, did you miss me? I missed you.” Jem softly says, taking his daughter into his arms and kissing her cheek. 

“She smiled for me a few minutes ago, you just missed it.” Will says, lacing his hand through with Tessa’s.

“Oh is that so? Can you smile for me too, Mina mine, huh? Can you smile for papa?” Jem coos, gently tickling Mina’s cheek. Her little mouth turns up into a smile again and she snuggles further into Jem, making his heart melt into a puddle. “Oh sweet Mina, your Nǎinai and Yéyé would have loved you so much, you and your siblings.” Jem softly says. Even though the three children only have their grandparent’s on Will’s side, they know all about their other four grandparents, Jem and Tessa tell them many, many stories about them, and since Jamie could speak, Jem’s parents have been referred to as ‘ Nǎinai ‘ and ‘ Yéyé’ the mandarin terms for grandma and grandpa, while they call Will’s parents Nain and Taid (Grandma and Grandpa in Welsh) and Tessa’s ‘Grandpa’ and ‘Grandma’.

That night, at around 3:00 A.M. while James lies awake in bed, hopelessly starting at the ceiling, trying to bore himself to sleep, he hears the sharp and high-pitched cry of Mina, coming from her nursery just a few doors down from James’. Without a second thought, James swings his legs out of the bed and quietly creeps out of the room and down the hall, to Mina’s room, hoping he can get to her before she wakes their parents, they all work so hard and take such amazing care of all 3 of their kids, James feels it’s only fair that he helps out in anyway he can.

When James steps into the nursery, he realizes Mina’s crying has stopped, and when he turns up the dimmer switch, he sees Lucie standing over Mina’s crib, holding their little sister and gently rocking her back and forth. 

“Luc?” Jamie asks in a tone of confusion. “What are you doing here?” As far as he was aware, Lucie never had any trouble sleeping and could sleep through anything, as a kid Jamie had always been jealous that his sister could sleep through storms, while he only stopped crawling into his parents’ bed during storms, at 12, so it’s surprising for him to see her up and comforting Mina. 

“Uh what does it look like JJ? I’m calming Mina down so she doesn’t wake mum, dad and papa.” Lucie says, turning to look at her brother. 

“Don’t call me JJ, I hate that nickname! Also, smartarse, I meant what are you doing up? I thought you could sleep through the apocalypse.” James asks in a teasing tone. 

“I was up late reading, I was about to go to sleep when I heard Mina, I’m not tired so I figured I’d come check on her, mum’s still not fully recovered from Mina’s birth, dad was at work today, and papa’s been taking care of the three of us all day, as well as making sure mum is okay and keeping the house clean and helping mum make dinner, they need to rest more than me.” Lucie explains, adjusting the pacifier in Mina’s mouth. She, James and Mina are truly blessed to have 3 amazing parents, who clearly love them so much and work their arses off to provide for them and make sure they have better childhoods than they did, with all three of them loosing loved ones very early on in life, and having to learn to fend for themselves at a very young age.

“Is she okay? Does she need a bottle?” James asks, coming to stand beside Lucie and peering down at Mina in her arms. Mina is wide awake, her big brown eyes taking everything around her in, but she is totally calm and serene in her sister’s arms. 

“No she’s fine, I think she was just lonely and wanted to be held, she stopped crying the minute I picked her up.” Lucie says, stroking Mina’s cheek. She couldn’t love her baby sister more, she is the most perfect sister Lucie could have asked for, and was well worth the wait, Lucie had been asking for a baby brother or sister since she could talk, and now she finally has Mina, and she couldn’t be happier. 

As James and Lucie stand shoulder to shoulder, gazing at Mina and laughing in delight at her cuteness, they hear a familiar and comforting voice from the doorway. 

“What’s going on in here?” They hear Jem ask in a tired tone, clearly having just woken up. 

“Papa!” Lucie exclaims in delight, always happy and excited to see her beloved papa. 

“Hi baby, what are you two doing in here?” Jem softly asks, arriving at Lucie’s side and kissing her forehead, while squeezing Jamie’s hand affectionately. 

“Well I couldn’t sleep so when I heard Mina crying I came into check on her, but Lucie was already here.” James explains. 

“I was up late reading when I heard Mina and decided to come check on her, she was just lonely so I’ve just been holding her for a while.” Lucie tells Jem.

“That’s very sweet Lu, but you really don’t have to, your mum, dad and I are Mina’s parents so it’s up to us to do the difficult things like get up in the middle of the night with her, you and Jamie are still babies yourselves, you don’t have to concern yourself with settling your sister.” Jem calmly and softly says, brushing Lucie’s hair back form her face. Sometimes his eldest two children are too kind and considerate, though he appreciates this kind gesture, he doesn’t want them to spend their teenage years raising their sister, they’re meant to enjoy these years, not worry about getting up with a baby at night. 

“I wanted to papa, I didn’t feel like I had to come in here, I wanted to.” Lucie says. Jamie nods his agreement. 

“Me too, it’s not like we have school tomorrow or anything, I want to help out when I can.”  Jem smiles softly, his heart swelling with pride at his two amazing children. He ruffles Jamie’s hair affectionately and does the same to Lucie.

“I understand and appreciate you wanting to help out with your sister, but there are better ways to do it, you need your sleep more than I do, so let me get Mina back to sleep, and you go get yourselves off to bed, I’ll check in on you when Mina’s asleep.” Jem says, carefully taking Mina from Lucie, breathing a sigh of relief when she stays calm and contended. 

“Okay, love you papa.” Lucie says. Jem smiles and squeezes her hand. 

“Love you too Lucie Lu.” As Lucie makes her way out of the room, Jamie turns and smiles at his papa. 

“Night papa, I love you.” He says. 

“I love you too Jamie, and if you still have trouble sleeping, feel free to come keep Mina and I company, then maybe I could make you some chamomile tea, it helps your mum sleep, it might work for you.” Jamie nods, glad that he won’t be awake staring at the ceiling all night. 

“Thanks papa.” He says, before turning and heading back to his room.

When Jamie and Lucie leave, Jem settles into the rocking chair and lays Mina on his chest,rubbing soothing circles on her back to try and lull her off to sleep.

As Jem sits holding his new baby girl, with his husband and wife sleeping just a few doors down, and his only son and eldest daughter in their own rooms, just one and two doors down, his mind drifts to his parents, and how happy and proud they would be, of the life Jem has made for himself. 

They would love Tessa and Will, because they make Jem happy and treat him well, and they would absolutely adore being grandparents to Lucie, Jamie and Mina, teaching them all about Chinese traditions and helping them learn Mandarin, his mother would cook them traditional Chinese dishes and buy red dresses for Mina and Lucie on Chinese New Year, while his father would teach them to play violin and tell them stories about his youth, and how he met their grandmother. 

There will always be a part of Jem that aches for his parents, and what it would be like if they were still around today, but a bigger part of him also acknowledges that if they hadn’t died and he hadn’t been sent to England to live with Charlotte and Henry, he would never have met Will or Tessa, he would never have fallen in love with them and married them, and would never have had 3 beautiful children with them.

As Jem holds Mina close, he closes his eyes and pictures his parents. 

“I hope you’re proud of me, Māmā, and  Bà, I wish you could be here, but I believe that you are out there somewhere, watching over my family and I. I love you, and I miss you.” He quietly says, tears trickling down his face. 

Not long after, Mina is sound asleep, so with ttea final kiss to her forehead, Jem settles her in her crib. He then stops by Lucie’s room, and finds her curled up in bed fast asleep, the light still on and a book dropped on the floor, clearly she had fallen asleep while reading, typical Lucie. With a soft laugh, Jem switches the light off and moves onto Jamie’s room. Jem finds Jamie curled on his side, also fast asleep, Jem is glad Jamie is finally getting some sleep.

Assured that all 3 of his children are safe, happy and content, Jem slips back into bed with Tessa and Will, and soon falls asleep, his heat full of gratitude for his beautiful and perfect life.

[incorrect-tsc-quotes]

Linette: I raised a perfectly well behaved, functioning son

Tessa: you have a son I don't know about?

Will: I-

[tscclace]

“Your father must have loved your mother very much, to give up being a Shadowhunter for her.”

Will winced almost imperceptibly, but his tone was surprisingly calm as he said, “He did. I asked him once if he was ever sorry, but he said he never was. He said there are thousands of Shadowhunters, but great love comes once in a lifetime if one is lucky, and one would be a fool to let it go.”

On the Bridge

A Clockwork Angel Extra

[imherongraystairstrash]

can I ask you for the headcanons you have on edmun herondale?

Edmund herondale?!?! Anon, this is the most original ask I've ever gotten and I absolutely love it! I've have been fascinated (strangely enough) by Edmund in the past, so you've come to the right place! Here you go:

Edmund was practically raised by the Fairchilds. This means that he was there when Charlotte was born and, due to his fondness for children, he and Charlotte were practically inseparable! When Edmund and Linette go to the institute to retrieve Will, he is shocked when a girl, who looked so much like Granville Fairchild, opened the door. After a couple of seconds, he recognized her as Charlotte and was in complete shock. He'd always wanted to know what had become of Little Lottie. Charlotte, of course, didn't recognize him, nor did she had any memories of Edmund. When it was obvious that Will wouldn't come back with them, Edmund was beyond devastated, but he felt a tiny bit better knowing that his only son was in good hands

He didn't have many friends growing up, despite being a ladies' man

His favorite child had always been Cecily (even though he would never admit it). She reminded him so much of Linette with her braveness though, unlike Ella (who also portrayed this trait) she was also quite quiet and observant, something she inherited from his dear mother. He cherished the reminder he had of her through his youngest daughter.

Though none of his children possess his coloring, their facial features make it undeniable that they're his.

The first time he held each of his children, he cried :,)

After Cecily left, Edmund never gambled again.

Every year, he and Linette walk to the sea and throw grains of rice into the ocean in honor of Ella's birthday

For years, he felt guilty for Ella's death (it was his Pyxis box, after all) and for Will running away. I feel like he gambled because he wanted to feel like he could succeed in something, which makes me quite sad lol i have to stop upsetting myself

He still trained after getting his marks stripped because he absolutely loved being a shadowhunter (though, he loved Linette even more)

He loved his parents more than anything (hence why he named Will after his father). When they died, a little piece of him broke that come never be recovered

Once he was able to overcome his gambling addiction, he and Linette happily grew old together, enjoying every visit they got from their children (both biological and in-laws) and grandchildren.

Yall why is Edmund's life so freakin' sad holy crap, was all of that suffering freakin' NECESSARY?!?

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[faithfromanewperspective]

so apparently days past exists in my fic now go check out linette and cecily hanging out and being badass capable women

[lxdyblackthorn]

happy women's day to linette owens and her female descendants only

[livia-dovehallow]

For the short prompts gabrily telling Edmund and Linette their engagement?

this one is sooo interesting because my first thought was i could write this entire piece as a letter!!!!!

Edmund and Branwen Herondale Ravenscar Manor, Yorkshire, England 4 January 1880 Mam and Da,

It has been much too long since we have come to see you. I miss you both terribly and think of you often. Will and I hope you are at peace knowing we are happy and together.

And I am especially happy today.

Last night, Gabriel proposed to me!

Da, I imagine that right now you are grumbling to yourself and Mam is scolding you. You may skip all that, as Will has already experienced the seven stages of grief on your behalf in the hours since I broke the news to him despite the fact that he knew it was going to happen.

The rest of this letter may be of only Mam's interest, but I trust that she will share a summary of the event with you in time.

Mam, it was everything I had ever hoped it would be. It was just as you had described--the overwhelming feeling of being loved and your heart racing in your chest wanting to blurt out, "yes!" before he'd even finished speaking.

I knew I was going to marry him, Mam, but Gabriel did well in surprising me with the actual proposal. I swear I could not breathe when I turned and found him down on one knee looking up at me with that smile and those eyes.

He said such romantic things to me that even now I tear up recalling the memory. It was so perfect, I tell you. Snow was falling around us and was all over the ground. There is nothing like the sight and peace of snow falling against a dark night sky with the dim light of the street lamps at the edge of the gates.

And Mam-- he had an engagement ring opened up to me alongside his family ring. It was the most thoughtful gesture anyone has ever made for me. He found the most simple yet meaningful way to honor my life and memories as both a Mundane and a Shadowhunter. He loves all the parts of me. And I love all the parts of him.

I wear both rings now as I write to you and pause after each sentence to admire them. We promised Will it would be a long engagement and I fully intend on letting him have his wedding first. After all, it will take more than mere weeks to plan my wedding.

How I wish I could be with you now to share in my happiness. Know that I love you both dearly and that Gabriel and I are good to each other and that I have not disemboweled Will in his sleep yet.

Nes i mi dy weld di eto, Cecily

BONUS: A letter from Gabriel to Cecily's parents!

Edmund and Branwen Herondale Ravenscar Manor, Yorkshire, England 3 January 1880

Mr. and Mrs. Herondale,

I send this letter to you both as a thank you for the warmth and generosity you have shown me since we met. Cecily and Will have always, and still do, speak of you in the highest regards and fondest memories and I understand why.

Admittedly, I also write this letter to you as I prepare the bravery to ask Cecily to marry me. Had circumstances allowed, I'd have preferred to share this with you both in person, no matter how wracked with nerves I am, as I value the opinions of those Cecily holds so near and dear to her heart.

You already know this well, but Cecily is the most amazing, beautiful, smart, witty, and brave person I have ever met in my whole life. I'd be a fool not to realize it. She encourages and supports me to be the best version of myself I can be, and for that, I will never be able to repay her. But I will try each day for the rest of my life.

I promise to protect her, and care for her, support her and above all, love her with everything that I have and am. I love her more than I have ever thought it possible for one person to love another. Love itself doesn't seem to be a strong enough word.

Thank you for being a part of what makes Cecily so special.

With greatest appreciation and gratefulness, Gabriel Lightwood

[gayforcarstairsgirls]

A round of applause for Linette Owens, totally changed the game of Herondale hotness