#Thomas Lightwood

[im-out-of-it]

now that I’m thinking of it but wouldn’t chain of irons be so much better without the whole wedding or marriage? I’m just saying if you take out a lot of the Cordelia and James stuff, you can work in other stuff that personally I feel takes higher priority

instead of focusing on the marriage, focus on James finding out about what Grace did and his trauma. literally the whole marrying James and then Cordelia being jealous that James had “feelings” for Grace-

GIRL WHAT DID YOU EXPECT

YOU KNEW THIS

IT WAS NOT A SECRET

I feel chain of iron and thorns take too much time on the marriage and the nonsense miscommunication. thorns spent 400 bloody fucking pages just on not communicating and iron spends about 500 ish pages on their wedding and marriage.

I said it from the start that this series should have focused on Alastair. sorry not sorry but he’s more interesting than Cordelia and his story deserves to be heard. having a lgbtq+ main character and couple would have been elite. also all Cordelia’s growth and development kinda goes out the door after chain of gold. she’s just kinda set up as this I don’t care about anyone but James type of person

ITS LITERALLY REPEATING CLARY THEN TESSA NOW CORDELIA WE GET IT YALL ARE SELFISH AND ONLY CARE ABOUT YOUR DICKISH BOYFRIENDS

the fact that Alastair doesn’t have any pov and that he doesn’t have more moments with Thomas or really bonding with Ari, Kit, literally anyone is criminal. Alastair, Matthew, Thomas, Kit, Anna, Ari are some of the most fascinating characters to me and they should have more of a spotlight

and then James being magically back in love with Cordelia after all of that? I get he’s under graces spell or whatever but it didn’t feel believable for me. there’s just so much wasted potential in this book especially that I don’t see talked about that much

the fact that some of the most important moments (thomastair, Lucie development, James and Jesse trauma, any upcoming wars regarding belial, etc) are overlooked is insane. the whole timeline feels wrong too. like shouldn’t they be spending more than 50 pages on a bloody war?

CC uses 95% of her time on miscommunication and then is like ah shit, there’s a war with a villain coming up. let’s squeeze that in and do the aftermath in 50 some pages. it won’t be that noticeable

IT WAS AND IT IS

yes she put some murders in but this book still largely feels like it’s the James show when there are much better characters out there

FOCUS ON BETTER CHARACTERS THANKS

[tys-kitty]

I just know that Alastair kept that half-burnt fire message from Thomas, and it can now be found framed in the couple‘s drawing room

[ilovefandoms]

[heronchildlove]

Chapter 4 is up!

In which I torture someone other than James, for a change...

Fic Summary:  Matthew gets turned into a werewolf when him and James are separated and James thinks he is dead, but is there still hope for them, after all?

(Read here on AO3 from the start!)

SNEAK PEEK!

The first thing he did was send a message to Christopher and Thomas. Such a simple, straight-forward task ended up proving much more difficult than he had imagined. His first instinct was to ask them to meet him in their club room, but just the thought of being there without Matthew hit him with such a wave of nausea he almost couldn’t keep down the hearty breakfast his mother had made him take.

He needed to think of a better place, but how? There wasn’t any place, anywhere in his life, that wasn’t marked by Matthew’s presence and coloured by his memories of him.

In the end, he ended up inviting them to his room. It wasn’t ideal, but it was still the only place he felt safe at the moment, even if he would have to use a soundproof rune at the door to deter meddling little sisters or well-intentioned parents hearing what they shouldn’t when coming to bring them a snack or something.

Read chapter on AO3!

[letika]

They did kiss under the mistletoe after all

Happy two year Chain of Thorns anniversary everyone ♥️

[mikawa13]

Same, Alastair... Same...

(July 31, 2021)

[all-this-panic-still-no-disco]

there is something just so. incredibly hot about james in this picture

[spacehero-23]

he asked for no pickles.

[spraypaintstainonawhitewall]

the merry thieves: wow i sure hope thomas is okay in the jail cell what a shame he's locked up with alastair

thomas and alastair:

[fergarroway1994]

[edwin-paynes-bowtie]

There is literally no Ship Type I like more than the Healing Ship. When both characters have experienced trauma and/or grief. And they're a little jagged around the edges, but they don't love each other despite that. They love each other's jagged edges, because they love every part of each other. And that doesn't fix the trauma, but it means having unconditional support and comfort

[im-out-of-it]

PSA: LONG RANT ABOUT CHAIN OF IRON WEDDING ALASTAIR THOMAS CORDELIA MATTHEW SCENE

“Tom,” he said carefully. “If I could talk to you for a moment.”

Thomas stood up, almost knocking over the table. Cordelia looked at him in astonishment.

“I told you before that if you spoke to me again, I would throw you into the Thames,” said Thomas. His normally open, friendly face was twisted into an expression of fury. “You might at least have chosen a warmer day to take your plunge.”

“Stop,” Cordelia threw down her napkin. “Alastair is my brother, and I love him. And this is my wedding day. No one will be throwing my family members into the Thames.”

“Honestly, Thomas,” said Lucie, looking at her friend with disappointment. Thomas clenched his fists at his sides.

“Now,” said Cordelia. “Will someone tell me what this is all about?”

“This is- unbearable,” he said. “It is not to be endured.”

“It is what you deserve”- Matthew

ONCE AGAIN AN INAPPROPRIATE POV

literally we only get a semi right pov about their whole issues and it seems to be cut short. we never get to see Alastair’s thoughts and emotions and how HE FEELS. it’s either in lucie or Cordelia’s pov.

1. it has to take a lot of nerve and strength for Alastair to face Thomas knowing that Thomas is angry with him

2. Thomas has every reason to be upset and I don’t really like Lucie acting disappointed but I also don’t like how they can’t have a simple fucking moment alone to talk

does Thomas seriously have to be arrested for them to finally talk?

3. I don’t like how desperate Cordelia is to stay in the aura of the merry thieves and instead of protecting her brother more

4. why doesn’t Cordelia ever think about Alastair’s feelings instead of how James feels?

5. let Thomas be upset but do it in a private setting

6. THIS IS ONLY CONCERNING THOMASTAIR SO LET THEM PROCESS ALONE and

7. Alastair is allowed to feel hurt AND guilty for his last behavior

oh it’s her wedding so y’all can have it out tomorrow. Thomas does have every reason to feel upset and hurt- and I also don’t like that Matthew was the one to tell him. it felt more vindictive on matthews part. he’s jealous that Thomas and Alastair are friendly or he takes joy in hurting Alastair which just ended up hurting Thomas. well I do agree with Thomas deserving to know, it shouldn’t have come from Matthew (also Mathew has every reason to be hurt but I don’t like the way it’s being formed)

Thomas is a naturally calm person so the fact that he is having a rough time being around Alastair, unable to look at him, and saying remarks about throwing Alastair into the Thames should be sending off warning signs to everyone. THOMAS IS HURT

thomastair deserved to have a moment without everyone listening in to their problems. this is about Thomas, not Lucie Cordelia James Matthew. as it does involve Matthew a little, this is the hurt THOMAS FEELS. like what is up with lgbtq+ couples in these books having a fight and there’s always a straight person having that pov where it doesn’t involve them? it has nothing to do with Cordelia (still not over how book malec fights and it’s in simons pov and he has the audacity to call them dramatic or something as if they’re only drama)

also ALASTAIR IS HURT AND FEELS GUILTY. it’s okay and valid for him to feel upset that Thomas isn’t ready to talk to him and for him to feel guilt for his past self. it’s also okay if he feels he had no choice to be a bully and also regret the way things were handled. it doesn’t justify Alastair’s behavior but if he felt then that he had no choice but to fit in with the mean boys so they wouldn’t be racist pigs to him then that is Alastair’s decision alone. it’s okay to feel as though you want to explain your behavior without justifying it. but it does absolutely nothing if we don’t get to see or experience that.

Thomas doesn’t have to talk to him but he also shouldn’t have to endure everyone at that wedding just to attempt to reconcile with Thomas.

and I don’t like Lucie almost dismissing Thomas’s anger. he shouldn’t throw Alastair into the Thames (even if it is a Lightwood trait- cough cough Gabriel) but he’s allowed to feel hurt by the words Alastair repeated about his father that he never spoke of, especially as he started to catch feelings for Alastair. Thomas is probably the only person to see the good of Alastair no matter what

I also feel that Cordelia is so obsessed with staying on the good side or in the circle of the merry thieves. I hardly ever see her support Alastair or have his back more. she says “he’s my brother and I love him” and that’s it? THIS MAN SACRIFICED HIS CHILDHOOD AND HAPPINESS JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDNT SUFFER THE SAME FATE. the childhood part was taken away from him but he always supported Cordelia no matter what

I wanted Alastair to tell Thomas about his past

I wanted Alastair to tell Cordelia about his experience at the academy

like why are the wrong people having the pov or telling someone else things they shouldn’t?????

also to end this, it bothers me how Matthew is saying it’s the least you deserve as if everything is Alastair’s fault. Alastair didn’t make Matthew buy that potion. what Alastair said was wrong and hurtful but he didn’t force Matthew to buy a potion, trust downworlder products (especially from downworlders who hate shadowhunters for good reason- even though that’s not matthews fault) that would have killed an unborn sibling

it does irritate me how Matthew puts all this blame on Alastair as if everything is Alastair’s fault. I can’t remember if he ever made racist remarks towards Alastair but if I remember correctly, I think he does. I’ve never seen Alastair be rude to James or Matthew for no reason. he sees either a drunk (no offense to Matthew) or a man obsessed with another woman (no offense James) vying for his sister. his protective instincts are obviously out. Alastair spent his whole life protecting Cordelia. a woman’s reputation then meant everything. I saw James and Matthew being rude for the fun of it to Alastair but I never saw Alastair throwing the first blow. it’s as though they wanted Alastair to feel terrible all his life. they’re not perfect either but they treat Alastair as the worst villain they’ve laid eyes on

if you want us to think Alastair is so terrible, SHOW IT. it doesn’t pay off if it’s in another book and doesn’t line up to this book. James and Matthew do have reason to be upset with Alastair but instead of the remarks they make, fix why they’re upset instead of constantly antagonizing Alastair. Alastair by no means is perfect. he does say some stuff against Matthew and James (TLH) but I never see it as underhanded as what is done to him

but also it’s been a while since I read this and I’m just going by the pages I marked that I can’t remember if I talked about yet

but it makes absolute no sense to say hey Alastair was such a bastard to us and then not show us in this series

it seems a wasted shame we didn’t get any Alastair or Matthew growth or that this isn’t in Thomas’s pov or really any thomastair content in their pov that much

I very much would have preferred for Alastair to attempt to talk to Thomas in a quieter setting alone and possibly have a fight than what was written here. I don’t care about Cordelia or her thoughts. I care about thomastair and how THEY FEEL

STOP WITH THE INAPPROPRIATE POVS

[llilychen]

sona being the captain of the thomastair ship was not what i was expecting

[xchloecarstairsx]

The tale of a Lightwood and a Carstairs (A poem)

There was once two boys who fought demons (literally and metaphorically)

One who was forced to grow up quickly

And the other who was sheltered too much

One who had to become the bully to avoid getting bullied

And the other who was always referred to as ‘the kind one’

One who hides behind his sharp tongue 

And the other who wears his heart on his sleeve

Both have endured loss and tragedy

But both love each other endlessly and unconditionally 

One thinks he is undeserving 

But Thomas Lightwood will spend his entire life making sure that he knows how deserving of love he is.

The other feels too much sometimes

But Alastair Carstairs will spend his entire life easing the pain the best that he can.

There was once two boys who fought demons (literally and metaphorically) and they loved each other until the end, and beyond that.

[thevagabondexpress]

SHUT UP, THOMAS really was the realest thing in all of TSC. sometimes you meet a really beautiful man (or person if any gender) and it just do be like that.