#he just has 3 now ig we cant leave out sophie

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some people seem to like this so i’ll elaborate

basically we know that alastair doesn’t want to go into politics right? but that doesn’t mean he can’t use his genius to help out gideon and charlotte, the extra parental figures whom he adores. he subs in for legislative debates when they need help or a strong speaker, especially since he doesn’t want a political career so he doesn’t exactly have to be courteous, he can say whatever he wants as he doesnt have a political reputation to coddle. hes charlottes mouthpiece, when she has to be the calm, collected, and perfectly neutral consul, he can get in front of a crowd and shoot down every bullshit proposition with no looking back as eloquent as ever.

as the years go on, he stays just as involved, working directly with charlotte and gideon, and gaining more and more infamy. people respect that he isn’t some wishy washy asshole, if he thinks a plan is bigoted and idiotic he’s going to say it, but the thing is, he gets people to move. he’s incredibly intelligent and well spoken, hes prepared for any argument with a logical and moral comeback as to why his point makes sense. he changes opinions, he gets things moving. so much so that people try to offer him jobs to campaign and speak for their proposals, with his minds monetary value increasing by the day.

and then the time comes for charlotte to step down. its a planned in advance resignation, so candidates have a chance to put themselves forward and speak on their beliefs. all the options are absolute SHITE. no one has known what charles supports since he began hinting at being a candidate. the others are weak and torn to bits. people have been BEGGING for alastair to put himself forward but he continues to refuse. the choice is much to the chagrin of half the shadow world, but no one wants to get on his bad side and nominate him last second [god bless jace for consul lightwood bane]. as we know, the hunters vote through speaking into the cup so like,,, technically they’re not exactly restricted to those offered up formally.

everyone votes. the smoke whirls out of the cup.

alastair carstairs.

you could hear a pin drop. and then the loudest roaring cheer as charles fairchild looks like hes about to commit a felony.

i think from there its up to anyone who likes the hc, maybe you think he becomes a successful politician who goes on for years but i like to think he takes the position, spends the first few years making changes he sees fit or pushing for things charlotte could never get through, and once he does that he just… he just starts pushing forward increasingly liberal campaigns like mental health services or improving the academy or providing help for things like addiction [remember the year they’re in] and he just keeps going and going until the majority is against him and he retires early and gets to live the peaceful non political life he wants. a girl boss, if you will.

my best crack pot theory about alastair’s life is that he gets elected consul against his will it makes me giggle every time