#christoper lightwood

[daisymydaisycarstairs]

the tlh gang pretending to miss the portal to Idris from dark London because they were chasing after a dog that runs away at the very last crucial moment is so typically childish shenanigans of them

[oakleavesandcoffee]

Finally read chain of thorns

Christopher did not deserve to die

AND NO ONE SAID THE RITES

[cassandraclare]

Q&A, spoilers, COT

VERY SPOILERY. DEATH AND STUFF.

shadowbooker asked:

Hi Cassie!

I love Christoper so of course I’m devastated about what happened to him. Was his death always planned or something you came up with while writing book 3?

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I knew Christopher was going to die before I started writing Chain of Gold. There are a few hints I think in Thorns, but I wanted his death to be unexpected, to hit our characters out of nowhere — and to hit the readers the same way. But indeed, the reason Alexander, his little brother, exists is partly simply so we would know who carries on the Lightwood line down to Alec etc. — because it was never going to be Christopher.

[readitwatchitwriteit]

Some more post canon chain of thorns theories:

Cordelia and James have at least 4 children.

The fairchild twins are girls and marry Alex Lightwood and Zachary Carstairs

Anna and Kamala have the next largest family, but they take the joshi last name, and they are the desendents in the Dark Artifices series.

Gabriel and Cecily move back into the London Institute with Alex.

Lucie and Jesse only have one or two children. Lucie is a little absent-minded when it comes to her kid(s), but Jesse is very attententive. Maybe this is why great Aunt Marjorie is so distant and down right rude and resentful.

Euginea becomes a downworlder, possibly a vampire.

Matthew would be my next guess on his journeys.

Thomas and Alastair don't have children but are the favorite uncles of all the others children.

This makes Matthew flabbergasted.

Grace, Alastair, and Jesse become part of the merry thieves.

Grace never marries or feels anything like she did for christoper, but she still lives a happy and full life with their friends.

Ari (kamala), Anna, Alastair, and Thomas go on double dates, alot.

As do thomastair and jordelia.

And ghostwriter and thomastair.

And jordelia and ghostwriter.

Eugenia likes to tag along on these with thomastair and/or Arianna.

What do you think of Eugenia and Matthew as a couple? Just a thought.

[livia-dovehallow]

The prev anon has a point about Christoper but I also think Anna is in danger. Belial had Barbara killed to hurt Gideon (and also bc imo it was their mother's name so she thought how dare her bro name his daughter like that). She tried to hurt Kit in CoG but wouldn't be too obvious if he were to die? Whereas with Anna it would be like Barbara... it's the first daughter of her second brother. I don't know if it makes sense

I think you have a point too. I definitely think something tragic is going to happen to one of Gabrily's kids because it would hurt Gabriel the way losing Barbara hurt Gideon. Tatiana is a terrible sister fr.

That also reminds me of this hint we got a while back (got it from the TSC wiki if you're interested in seeing all of them): "Two of the following statements will happen (and one will not): a leader of a major Institute will be killed by a demon, Belial will fly around on a giant talking bird, and/or one of the main characters will be Turned into a vampire."

and this hint: "Anna will pay the price for her lack of care as to her reputation and gender roles of the time."

Those two together make me speculate that Anna might become a vampire? Because she didn't care for the gender roles of the time, so what if she's Turned as the price to pay for "being ahead of her time" because now she's cursed to live that long. That would also hurt Gabriel.

BUT, also, time and time again, Lightwoods come in 3's but something terrible always happens to one of them. In TMI, it was Max. COG, it was Barbara. In the case of the TID Lightwoods, it for sure has got to be Tatiana.

But the Lightwood-Herondales? It's anyone's guess. Cassie might even pull a TMI and off Alex (in which case, I will also jump off a cliff).

Is it bad to say that out of the three, I'd be the most okay with it being Anna? I'll admit she isn't my favorite. I just think she so... rude? I don't know how else to put it. I don't think Gabrily would have raised her like that so I have a bone to pick with CC about that.

[purplebass]

yayy glad about that fic!!! can you maybe share a snippet of gabriel pov to make the wait less hard? looking very forward it :)

Count that I haven't revised it yet, so there may be errors. I don't know if I can finish it tonight because I've just returned from work and my brain is tired haha

Gabriel felt someone’s hand on his shoulder and he blinked to adjust to the light. He hadn’t realized how long he had been holding his son’s hand, holding his gaze on his pale, long fingers, the Lightwood family ring still on his fourth finger — the finger with the vein of love. He hadn’t noticed that he’d reached out for it and squeezed it, to look for vital signs in the slightest nook of his body. The shock of seeing him there, still as a statue, hadn’t stopped from him checking his son’s pulse. Even though someone had covered Christoper’s eyes with a white strip of linen, and his skin had turned into an ashy shade, Gabriel couldn’t tear his hands from his older boy. The boy he loved so much and that was too young to die.

In the throng of shadowhunters talking around him about what they’d just learned from London, Gabriel’s ears tuned to listen to Kit’s breath. He automatically put his head on his chest, his fingers on his throat, and under his nose. Maybe they’d been wrong. Maybe – someone gently put a hand over his, shaking him from his reverie, from his robotic first aid behavior. “Brother, please. Please, stop.” It was Gideon’s voice. His brother. 

[vwritesaus]

carnival carnival writing game

share a snippet of a wip, or more containing this words : "show", "ride", "mask", "gala" and "beard"

share with other fic writers

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lol none of these are carnival related in the slightest, but i hope you enjoy the snippets nevertheless!!

1. "show"

‘Show me,’ she demands. Blinking at her, slow and astonished, Henry’s cheeks begin to turn pink. ‘Sorry—beg your pardon—what did you—?’ ‘Show me.’

from a chenry prompt

‘His problem,’ Matthew tells him. ‘Though to be fair, you did show up with a book as well.’ He’s trying not to laugh, because the entire situation had been rather ludicrous. Thankfully he’s saved from bursting a vein when Alastair genuinely barks out a laugh.

from timeless

2. "ride"

He sits on the steps leading up to the front door of Lightwood Manor, letting the cold air coat his face, hands, and his ankles from where his pyjama bottoms ride up. His breath leaves him in puffs of white, his nose stings every time he inhales, and his fingertips are a touch frozen, but he doesn’t care.

from ch5 of dear christoper

3. "mask"

That seems to do it for Alastair, who scoops his sister into his arms without another word. Cordelia manages to catch the crack in his guise, the mask he’s held to his face all these years, and she’s thankful for it. It’s a start, and so are the hands clutching desperately at the back of her shirt and the hot tears hitting her neck.

from ch7 of timeless

and i don't have anything with "gala" or "beard" haha

thank you for sending this in, healy!! ♡

[tory00001]

Shadowhunter Family Tree

@cassandraclare is there any chance we will get a comprehensive Shadowhunter family tree at some point. I loved to be able to see how all the characters are connected and I have it figure out for the most part but some things don't seem to connect like they should.

Primarily what I am thinking about are some connections from The Last Hours characters: (1) Who continues on the Lightwood family line, I've seen its listed as Christoper and Grace which doesn't make sense since Christopher died in CoT. (2) Does Emma Carstairs really descend from Alastair? Did him and Thomas adopt kids and take the Carstairs name? Or did the line continue with Zachary? (3) Same question for Clary's line descending from Charles.

I know this probably isn't your main concern but I just love to be able to see the connections that way and follow the family ties of all our favorite characters. I'd love to hear your idea behind all these things!

Thanks in advance!

Tory - Long time Shadowhunter reader!

[ohcoolnice-art]

literally just made this for my redbubble and also:

Tag yourself I'm idk.

Tag list (let me know if you'd like to be added/removed)

@axoloteca @lucie-blackthorns @adoravel-fenomeno

[wisteriabookss]

The Last Hours characters as memes

James:

Cordelia:

Matthew:

Lucie:

Thomas:

Anna:

Christopher:

Grace:

Alastair:

Jesse:

Magnus:

[madmanreaper]

Kit 🤝 me during 99,99% of my life:

[daisymydaisycarstairs]

TMT at the DT

A reminder? The title of a play, a poem, a thought?

-Chain of Thorns

Now that’s a play I’d like to see

[kazledazzel]

Thomas: why is Matthew crying?

Lucie: He did a quiz to see which TLH character he was

Christopher: Who did he get?

James: Alastair

[justchillinwithpjo]

Chain of Iron rant (Part 1)

Soooo this is going to be a rant abt Chain of Iron so shoo if you don't want spoilers

Well actually, I'm going to start with a bit of Chain of Gold and my first impressions...

Cordelia, Lucie, James, Mathew, Christopher, and Thomas. I instantly liked them.

Alastair. I hated him so much. He was so arrogant not to mention he lost his temper quite quickly.

Anna. I just simped. That's all. She is perfection.

Jesse. I didn't know what to think but I liked him because he seemed like a nice and chill dude.

Grace. I instantly hated her. I didn't like her vibe. AT ALL.

And turns out this rant will be about Alastair.

Spoilers start here

My opinions on Alastair changed gradually. He really did love Cordelia and I, uh, kinda started to simp? Then the whole thing with Charles in the library happened and I was like: oH. aHeM. Nice to know he's a fellow gae but I cna't simp for him. Then I remembered how he's a fictional character...So I resumed my simping because he continued to prove that he wasn't too bad. Then he turned on Cordelia so I got mad. But still, I felt bad because Charles is someone who cares more about politics and his social status than Alastair. Then I learned about how he'd been shielding Cordelia from Elias's drinking. I just. I love him. Sure, he's used to be a complete asshole at the Shadowhunter Academy but I genuinely think he's changed. But I don't believe people change. I think that underneath he really is a caring dude except he doesn't let it show.

Okay, that was my opinion on Alastair badly summarized. Well, I guess it's time to talk about how much I ship Thomas and Alastair. So I finished Ghosts of the Shadow market a few days ago and I read about how Thomas was standing up for Alastair and that was kind of odd. Considering Thomas is the shy type. So even though I knew what was going to happen, later on, I shipped it. Alastair didn't even notice him and I was really sad about that. Back to Chain of Gold. So, when they met in Paris, and they went on the unofficial date(I'm calling it a date because they spent time together just the two of them and I think Thomas was trying not to die), I was waiting for a kiss because I, have very high expectations and forget that falling in love takes a long time. And I really was wondering why they didn't because they seemed to like each other. Goddamit Charles. I hate him. Even though he truly loves Alastair. Now to Chain of Iron.

Wait I don't know if this was in Chain of Gold or Chain of Iron but Mattew was talking about how Alastair spread rumours of how he was Gideon Lightwood's bastard and Thomas said not to talk to him again. And I remember how Alastair fled the ballroom crying. Alastair Carstairs was actually crying and I felt so bad but I understood and I think he did too.

Well now uh. aHeM. Thomas and Alastair waiting to be questioned by the Mortal Sword. *Screech* Please, eXcUsE mE, but ahhhhhh. I couldn't sleep that night (I was under the covers reading by the dimming light of my dying flashlight) because I was trying to stifle my screeching. And it was Thomas's first kiss. TwT it was so bootiful. I say I don't like lovey-dovey things but here I am screeching over Thomas and Alastair. They really are cute though. And then Cassie decides to go like, nah, nothing will happen after that let's break them up even though they weren't dating. AND SHE BROKE, MY HEART, ONCE AGAIN.

Wow, that was a pretty long rant. But yeah...I know not many people are going to take the time to read all that but I guess I wanted to rant to someone about that. None of my friends have read Chain of Iron. Well, I least I don't think so... And it's 1:40 AM and I have classes tomorrow so I should probably go to sleep but I'm too busy crying over Thomas and Alastair. Or Alastair and Thomas. Strangely, both sound equally nice.

[atelophobicgurl]

Chain of Iron Spoilers

It’s been a week since i read it but i’m still not over chain of iron! I just wanted to talk about some characters and i’m gonna start with Alastair, gosh i love him, i love how he supports his sister and love her unconditionally, i love how he cares about his family, i love how he followed Thomas for the patrols bcoz he was worried about him, i love how he don’t wanna be anyone’s secret, i love how he loves Thomas enough to let him go bcoz he thinks Merry thieves will not accept him and i can go on and on. So in general I didn’t have any problems with his character.

Now Matthew, my second favourite character from the book! So apparently half of the people are hating on him bcoz he came in between jordelia. But guys, it is not his fault at all.. and personally i like Matthew and Cordelia dynamic more sometimes bcoz we got to know how their friendship developed through out the series and how they both have a healthy relationship but i still agree on the point that jordelia should be the endgame and fairstairs should have a platonic relationship. And I really, i really wanted atleast one paragraph from Matthew’s POV but we didn’t get it and it makes me anxious about the next book. Is he gonna be killed?become a down worlder? get strip of his ruins? we don’t know! and him missing from the family tree doesn’t help abt it at all. I’m worried abt him the most bcoz.. we don’t get to know what is going on inside his pretty little head bcoz we don’t get his POV. Alas, I just wish he starts loving himself till the end of the series.

Now Cordelia, she is one of my favourite protagonist of all time (after Tessa) and I loved her in Chog but in Choi she was like too perfect aside for the fact that she had terrible communication with other characters (accept for Matthew). And I loved the scene where she demanded James to kiss her to take a revenge. But overall I love love Cordelia.

James, poor James Herondale. It’s like I didn’t like him much in chog bcoz of all the hurt he caused (unintentionally) to Cordelia. But in the second book he totally had me simping over him. And i’ll love to see a confrontation scene between James and Cordelia & James and Matthew in Chot.

Lucie, Lucie, Lucie I personally love her but I am not necessarily happy with the choices she made in the book. I just didn’t like the fact that she had a completely different storyline going on and wasn’t interecting much with Cordelia and Merry thieves in the book. Otherwise i love her and Jesse.

Christopher Lightwood? I fucking adore him and just want more of his scenes in the next book.

Anna&Ariadne (kamala).. tbh i was so excited about them in Choi but they sought of disappointed me. Like Anna was a complete arsehole to Ariadne.. I understand she was heartbroken by Ariadne when she agreed to marry charles. But it’s 20th century we are talking about, not everyone is comfortable with their sexuality like Anna is and she should understand it.

Thomas Lightwood? I just wanna see him happy.

Grace Blackthorn.. I don’t loath her but I don’t like her either lol.

And about Chain of thorn i so want a big twist or something in that one, TLH is a character driven story so I don’t think a plot twist is something which is gonna surprise me. Idk i always like the unexpected ending and that is one of the reasons why i love tid( who could have expected Jem to become a silent brother? And Tessa getting a happy ending with both of them. When i read the clockwork angel i was so sure she’s gonna end up with Will.) So if everyone is gonna end up like as mentioned in family tree i’ll be disappointed. And doing some heartbreaking stuff with Matthew is soughta predictable as well, so overall I just wanna be surprised by the ending.

[chocolatecarstairs]

we’re getting chain of iron tomorrow!! pls note i’ll be tagging spoilers as #chain of iron spoilers AND #coi spoilers so PLS be sure to mute those tags to be spoiler free from me