#julian blackthorn dad

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

Julian Blackthorn’s constant awareness of his siblings is both so heartwarming and so heartbreaking to read

[garvalhaminho]

fav trope is when the older sibling raises the younger siblings

[margareturtle]

Ash Morgenstern’s biggest fear is Julian Blackthorn

[sarascamander]

"give me back my girlhood it was mine first" but it's Julian Blackthorn sacrificing his childhood to raise his siblings.

[alistairleonis]

GUYS, WHICH OF THE BLACKTHORN SIBLINGS WOULD BE THE MOST OPPOSED/MOST FREAKED OUT ABOUT ASH PURSUING DRU?

Look, I know the Blackthorn siblings all love each other to death, and they generally would not want to be in the way of one of their siblings' romantic relationships.

But Ash is a different case.

He is the son of Sebastian Morgenstern, the man who brought so much trauma to their childhoods(and so many other Shadowhunters families as well). He was the reason why their father was Endarkened - so Julian had to kill their dad, then he had to raise the rest of his siblings for years.

Sebastian didn't want Mark in his Endarkened army, so he ended up in the Wild Hunt - although he did meet Kieran there, he had endured so much suffering there as well, being half-Nelphilim and all.

Sebastian's alliance with the Seelie court caused the Cold Peace, so Helen had to be sent to Wrangel island away from the rest of the Blackthorns. And she was only allowed to marry Aline after she was made a mockery of in the Shadowhunter Academy by telling the story of her dad and her mom from the Seelie court.

Then Ash's mom, the Seelie Queen, isn't really all that pleasant either.

Plus, if they all were to find out about his current guardian, Janus, Jace's evil counterpart whose probably concocting some awful plan to get Clary and give Ash the world, I imagine they'd all freak out along with the TMI gang.

On top of all that, Ash himself isn't on the 'Good' side as well(not yet, at least). Given his ties with Janus, the Seelie Queen(and previously, Sebastian of Thule) everyone would understandably be doubtful of him.

I simply refuse to believe that not one of the Blackthorns would vehemently oppose Dru and Ash being together. At least one of them would have to be heavily convinced by Ash that he truly does love Dru and that he has no intention of harming her or use her for some evil plot.

I imagine that after losing Livvy, the Blackthorns would have their reservations and would be exceedingly anxious and careful- they don't want to lose another family member now that they're all finally together.

I think they would likely fear for Dru's safety and well-being if she were to be with Ash, or if they were to find out Ash was pursuing her.

Tell your thoughts in the comments why you think so tooo

[livvylives]

I keeping seeing that poll where 60% voted Julian as the Blackthorn sibling who will have the most negative reaction to Dru dating Ash 😐 this is like that stupid trope in Kitty fics where Julian loses his mind at Kit for the crime of dating his younger brother.... none of you understand Julian Blackthorn I fear. heaven forbid his younger siblings date because he's their Dad and the Protector and he'll point a gun at you or something because that's what Protective Dads do.

also tbh I think people are just putting way too much weight on the Blackthorns not liking Ash purely based off of who his parents happen to be. like yeah Sebastian and the Seelie Queen are evil and manipulative and there probably will be characters who judge Ash & his character off of that. I don't think the family that was torn apart because of preconceived notions of who their parents are and now they are Just Like Them are going to be the one doing that however. and as far as guys their siblings bring home Mark fucked that so astronomically badly already 😭 the bar was so in hell they all wanted Kieran dead back in the day like I think Ash will be okay as long as he doesn't nearly kill someone or something lmao.

[dancing-in-the-rain-1104]

The way Gabriel Lightwood and Julian Blackthorn could have trauma bonded over having to kill their fathers who weren’t really their dads anymore 😭

[wikitpowers]

What’s your opinion on Julian and Kit’s relationship?!

I feel like I see a lot of people head canon or think they had a sibling like relationship but IMO I don’t think Jules really cared for Kit/didn’t mind him. Like not a hate or a dislike but just as someone who’s there

What do u think!!! I’m curious since your like the Kit expert 🫡😉

oh this will be interesting!

side note: U CALLING ME A KIT EXPERT ACTUALLY MADE MY DAY! UR SO SWEET! THANK U SO SO MUCH, LOVE 🫶🏻

as for kit/julian relationship, i share the same thoughts as u! i don't think julian hates him or anything extreme like that, but i definitely agree that (especially in tda) he's kinda indifferent to him. tbh when u are out there raising 4 kids, u really don't stop to think about another strange kid entering the household. baby had a lot on his plate, so we gotta give him the benefit of the doubt here :')

but i think julian does like kit despite their few interactions. like during the car scene in lm when kit tells julian that ty isn't weird, he's just autistic, i think julian starts to respect him in that moment. he sees that kit won't judge his brother. and honestly, i think he probably felt more at ease when he saw kit, ty and livvy hanging out because of it. i think julian sees how happy the kiddos are with kit around (especially the twins). i bet julian's thoughts are just "he's a good kid" (<- because he's a dad).

i think their relationship is kinda different in sobh. like the scene where kit assumes that jules doesn't want to see him bc he's "on ty's side" broke me in ways u cannot imagine. atp, i think julian knows that something (whatever it may be) went on between kitty and he realises that both of them had something special together, that ty was happier with kit around. i hc that in the back of his mind he's like "we gotta help fix this, i can see that kit is suffering just as much as ty is." i think he genuinely does want kit to be happy :(

so in general, i think they respect each other. like kit wants to do good, to show julian that he isn't a threat to the blackthorns, that he can be trusted. he knows that julian is super protective so he wants julian to trust him and i think he does. honestly, i think julian acknowledges and appreciates kit efforts and sees how easily he fits into the blackthorn's everyday lives. so, they might not interact much, but i think they still truly care about each other <3

honestly though, i think twp will be the series where we see kit and julian's relationship shift more when julian realizes that his brother is in love with our little blondie. and it will be crazy <3

[inkedbydave]

Why do you love Julian sm 😋?

Because he's hot asf. Just kidding.

He is one of the most interesting characters in all of TDA imo

Julian Blackthorn is like a tragic hero, an artist with a soft heart and a ruthless streak. He’s the guy who’ll sketch you beautifully one minute and manipulate the entire Clave the next, all in the name of family. This is the same dude who had to kill his own dad during the Dark War (therapy? Never heard of it) and still got up every day to raise his siblings like the awesome dad he is.

What I admire most about Julian is his unwavering devotion to his family. He sacrifices everything, his innocence, his dreams, his sense of self all for his siblings. To Julian, love isn’t just an emotion, it’s a responsibility, a duty, and a source of strength. It’s this love that makes him so relatable to me. As someone who’s had to learn the weight of caring for others, I see shades of my own experiences in Julian’s fierce protectiveness.

And yet, life has not been kind to Julian. He had to kill his own father during the Dark War, a moment that would break anyone. But Julian didn’t let it destroy him. Instead, he stood up, not because he wanted to, but because he had to—for his siblings, for their survival. That resilience, that refusal to let tragedy define him, is both inspiring and devastating. It’s a reminder of how much weight he carries and how much he’s had to endure without anyone truly seeing the toll it takes on him.

Julian’s character is far from perfect, and that’s what makes him so human. His willingness to manipulate and make morally grey choices speaks of how far he’ll go to protect the people he loves. It’s easy to judge him (looking at you most of the fandom, istg if I see another Jules hate post I'll bury myself in the ground) but I think, in the end of the day, he is still a wonderful character with real depth and strong emotions that are often built on contradictions. Julian’s complexity lies in the stark contrast between his ruthless pragmatism and his immense capacity for love.

His art is the only thing that reminds us he’s still soft inside, though he’d probably use it as evidence in court if anyone tried to adopt his siblings. The guy deserves a break, maybe a vacation where no one is trying to kill him or emotionally destroy him. I just want Julian to finally experience what it’s like to not be a single dad at age 17. Please, let the boy rest.

(Also he is hot asf.)

Look at this man. AAAAAAAAAAGHHHH

[perpetualprocrastinationisme]

Artist: Bev Johnson

I want to think of this as Andrew Blackthorn with Ty but then I remember this:

There had been a time when Ty's father had tried to train him to immobility, had held his son's hands tightly at his sides when he was upset and said, "Still, still." It had panicked Ty into throwing up.

And just feel an intense hatred for him. I also feel intense love, respect, and pride for Julian Blackthorn. I don't know how many memories Ty has of Andrew but I just wonder if Kit and Ty will ever talk about their dads?

[daisymylove]

Don't know, I find it so weird how this fandom isn't completely and irrevocably obsessed with Julian Blackthorn. Like underwear in the floor level of obsession. The fact that he gets hate is unfathomable to me

I'm a bitch for that man, he's the goat, he's literally the whole package

Intelligent, artistic, hot, faithful, reliable, sassy, good cook, good dad, good in bed

I don't even want kids in the foreseeable future, but I would easily have 5 with him lol

People judge Julian too harshly bc of a brief period when his empathy was magically turned off. Not even Emma, who's obsessed with the guy as she should likes that version of Jules, bc he's not meant to be likeable.It was a temporsry, desperate measure taken out of grief to keep what they thought was an actual curse at bay

Oh he killed some bitch on Faerie

So fucking what? That dude whose name I don't even remember was not only there to kill them, but also said it was a good thing Livvy had died and casually talked about raping a 13yo girl.And again, his humanity was off

Julian only cares about the blackthorns

Not true at all.I could make a huge list of people he cares about that are not emma or related to him.The thing is that he spent five years on survival mode fighting to keep the blackthorns afloat, and only by the end of tda his family wasn't in danger anymore.Of course he had to tunnel vision on Emma and the kids and shut out the outside world, his resiliency was the only thing keeping that family together when the adults that survived helped precious little

That includes Diana, even tho she's one of the best amongst that group, and I mean this in the least hateful way possible.

She's cool and probably did what she thought was best, but it's a fact that Diana knew Arthur wasn't running shit. While her reasons to not want to formally become the head are completely valid, she could've helped Julian more under the wraps.

Does someone remember why she didn't? Has a believable explanation been given? Bc its not like she doesn't care and I genuinely don't remember

Anyway, didn't mean this to be a rant, point is that Julian rocks and is such complex, interesting character. Appreciate him

[dhampiravidi]

when you dislike the MC of a good series AKA Who Will Die in The Wicked Powers

damn, being petty enough to flip off the MC x canon ship in my (favorite) fandom is really kicking me in the ass--

yeah, basically I can't touch half the TSC stuff on Tumblr bc I'm so anti-Clace...(meanwhile I love literally every other character that's been in every Shadowhunter series)...& they're probably gonna have a wedding + kids in the next books (assuming Jace isn't killed)...

The Wicked Powers is most definitely gonna have the Princes of Hell as the main villains. I feel like Luke, Gwyn, or Izzy will die, since the younger Shadowhunters are supposed to be central & well...look at the couples who will be alive/extant by TWP:

SPOILERS FOR ALL SHADOWHUNTER BOOKS!!

Jace & Clary

Magnus & Alec

Simon & Izzy

Julian & Emma

Kit & Ty

Kieran/Cristina/Mark

Dru & Ash (& maybe Jaime)

Diana & Gwyn

Luke & Jocelyn

Tessa & Jem

(forgive me if I'm missing anyone!)

Jace already died once. Clary had dreams about dying, but those were shown to be visions of Thule. Based on canon events, I think they're Clare's favorite ship. SAFE.

Magnus almost gave himself to Asmodeus in CoHF. Alec almost-ish died saving Magnus in The Eldest Curses. Also, Alec almost died thanks to that poison demon in TMI (the one Magnus saved him from). Malec might end up forced to rule some region of Hell (reason unknown but I think it'll have to do with them beating/destroying Asmodeus). I feel like past events foreshadow Magnus dealing with the unfortunate sides of being a warlock. But he won't die--the "killing your gays" trope might actually save he & Alec.

Simon nearly died when the vampires attacked him (when he was a mundane), then when Valentine bled him pre-Daylighter (then Jace's blood saved him). He "sacrificed" himself to Asmodeus CoHF, in the form of his vampire immortality + memories (which he basically got back later on). Izzy...she's been through a lot psychologically & about as much as I think most Shadowhunters would physically. She lost Max & her dad. But she's a badass (I'm not faulting her for it, either). So I don't think she's safe.

Julian & Emma both lost their parents in horrible ways. Their whole series was about the parabatai curse (which, to me, was conveniently not mentioned in chronologically earlier series...probably because it wasn't invented til TDA was written, lol). They're kinda written to be the leaders of Livvy's Watch. SAFE.

Kit has his whole faerie power reveal shit to explore & he + Ty are some of the major characters in TWP. I'm pretty sure they'll spend the series healing their relationship. SAFE.

Kieran/Cristina/Mark will survive because 1) Kieran as the Unseelie King is an important Shadowhunter ally, 2) they're poly rep in YA, which is rare, and 3) killing one of them off would leave the others to mourn in such a weird way. SAFE.

I love Dru Blackthorn. She's one of the main of TWP, so I think she'll survive, plus tbh I don't think any more Blackthorns will be killed. Ash will probably end up as the Seelie King or as Clace's adopted son, to "redeem" Sebastian in a narrative sense. Jaime's sort of a main for TWP as one of Dru's love interests. SAFE.

Diana & Gwyn aren't main characters (though I like their romance). Diana also is the ONLY transgender person in all the books (unless I missed something). I don't think she'll be killed off. Gwyn might be just because I see the Wild Hunt as an important group in TWP & he might die protecting Diana (narratively, this shows strengthened faerie-Shadowhunter relations, despite the Wild Hunt being unaffiliated with either Court).

Luke & Jocelyn deserve to be endgame, but I could see Luke being killed off as one of those "MC's loved one is killed so the MC goes & avenges them" type of things. I love Luke & Jocelyn as characters, though.

Tessa & Jem deserve to be endgame, arguably, more than any couple. They were the mains in their series, then Jem survived but was sort-of-"lost" when he became a Silent Brother. Then he miraculously became a (mortal) Shadowhunter again when he was burned by heavenly fire, he just left the Clave behind to hang with Tessa (good choice!). Tessa has a baby & she's gonna suffer enough when she outlives Jem. SAFE?

[garvalhaminho]

i have to admit i think about mark blackthorn in "tales from the shadowhunter academy" at least once a week

[di-daynamic]

I love Emma's relationship with Jace and Clary so much. Emma really, really treasures it.

She calls them 'the people who held her hands during the toughest time of her life'. She and Julian trust them to be on their side. Twelve year old her decides they are the ones worth being given information about their brother and enemy. She thinks her talks with Clary are the one thing that's hers, specifically.

Her idolization for and crush on Jace have faded to such a beautiful friendship. She hates giving up the stele he gave her to the Phouka - like this is compared to Julian giving up his dad's old watch. Jace has a photo of her on his phone he can pull up whenever he wants. Clary told her and ONLY her she thought she was going to die. She mentions always wanting to go on a flying motocycle because they have once.

No, I am not going to stop thinking about it.

Emma is so going to be the godmother and fun aunt to the Clace kids. I can just imagine her showing them Cortana and them going 'ooh, shiny!' and then badgering their parents for weapons. She and Izzy and Rebecca and Maia - and you know what, let's throw Lily in too - will be bridesmaids for Clary in her wedding, and no, I will not hear anything against this. The Lightwood-Bane-Herondale-Fairchild-Blackthorn-Rosales-Carstairs-Gray family will live on.

[x-ceirios-x]

letters: emma and jensen

a handful of letters/fire messages between jensen ashfair and his friend emma carstairs. takes place between the end of city of glass and the beginning of city of lost souls

Emma,

Sorry I haven’t been answering your letters. Things here are still crazy. I feel terrible all the time. Mom’s trying her best to cheer me up, but I can see she’s upset too. I slept in her bed with her the other day—I think it made us both feel better. 

Thanks for checking in. 

- Jensen

— —

Emma,

Mom says she thinks its a good thing for me to talk to you some more. I want to, I guess I don’t know what all to say. Life’s not too interesting right now, just a lot of Rowan and Dad fighting. Alec’s on vacation with Magnus which is super cool, I wish I was on vacation. Maybe one day, I can come visit you in LA! That would be fun, right?

I’m gonna go back to reading my comic books now. It’s good to hear from you. Mom says thank you, too. 

- Jensen

— —

Em,

How are things in LA? I hope they’re good. Thanks for asking about the comics. I’ve been reading this Spiderman series that I think is super cool! I really like that Spiderman could be anybody behind the mask. Maybe I could be spiderman one day. That sounds lame. Ignore that. 

I’m still missing Max but I had dinner with Jace and Clary and Izzy last night. I think Rowan was at Simon’s house. They seem to spend a lot of time with him lately, which is funny, because I think he’s dating Izzy. They hang out a lot, though, and I think Rowan has a crush on him. You can’t tell anyone that, though!! Please. Rowan will kill me. 

Dinner was good. Dad cooked, and he made this chili stuff that he says Uncle Patrick can’t eat cause it’s too spicy. I think it’s funny. I’m gonna write to Aline and see if he’s messing with me and trying to make me laugh or if he’s being serious. 

I found out from Mom today that Dad likes to draw. I didn’t know that. I asked and he didn’t say much about it, but maybe that’s where I get the steady hand from. Clary says when I draw runes it doesn’t hurt so much. Don’t you have a friend that likes to draw? Maybe he could teach me one day.

It’s late where I am right now. I should probably go to bed soon, Jace said he’s gonna take me out for training tomorrow morning. I don’t feel like running, maybe he’ll let me climb for a bit. I like climbing. 

Say hi to the Blackthorns for me.

- Jensen

— —

Emma,

I’m worried about Jace. He seems really closed off lately. No one really wants to tell me what’s going on, which is fine, but I’ll ask him about it later, maybe. Everyone’s off at that party for Luke and Jocelyn tonight, which is cool, but I didn’t really wanna go even if I was invited. 

Otherwise, things seem okay. I think my dad and Mom are hanging out a lot lately, and that Andy girl is third-wheeling a lot. Andy is Jace’s sister, I guess (Jace has a sister, it’s not Clary, it’s a whole thing. I don’t even know anymore, I just stopped asking). She’s an adult though, so I guess she’s helping Mom. 

I forget if I ever explained this. Mom and Dad aren’t actually together. Mom is Maryse, who isn’t “technically” my mom, but she’s Mom. Y’know? Dad is my actual dad. It’s strange, but I call the Lightwoods family too. Kinda like you and the Blackthorns, right? I think family is whoever you decide to annoy for the rest of your life. 

I hope things are good. I like the picture you sent with the last letter with the palm trees—things are getting colder here and all the trees lost their leaves. I wish it was 70 again, not below freezing when it gets dark out. Visiting sounds better every day. Maybe with some convincing, we can get Mom to bring me for a few days. 

- Jensen

Jen,

I think a visit sounds great! Maybe I’ll talk to Julian’s dad and the parents can work something out. Let me know! I don’t envy your weather right now, the sunshine feels amazing. It NEVER rains here though. You might have to get used to the dry heat. It sucks. We’ll take you to the beach sometime. 

That’s funny about your mom and dad. I don’t have that, but Julian’s dad is pretty cool. I think you just collect moms like crazy. You’ve gotta have at least two, is there any others you haven’t told me about?

Sorry things are stressful, but I’m glad you’re doing better. Things are good here, too. Not much different in my life, but you guys in New York seem to have something different going on every week. Keep me in the loop—I’m rooting for you!

With love,

Emma Carstairs

— — 

Jen,

Hope you’re doing okay. I haven’t heard from you lately. There’s some council meeting happening soon and Helen is going to that with Julian and the Blackthorns. I dunno what it is. I’m gonna see if I can go so I can see you! It’s been too long. I’ll keep this short so I can tell you all about life when I get there. 

With love,

Emma Carstairs

— —

Jensen, where are you? I know this won’t go through, but it doesn’t hurt to try. Everyone’s trying to find you. Just hold on a little for me. 

With love, 

Emma

[livvylives]

random thought I had the other day but never shared but. Ty lowkey parallels King David. I was thinking about QOAAD & the Battle on the Imperishable Fields, and how it's kinda weird Ty is mentioned multiple times to be using slingshot because that's not a typical shadowhunter weapon we see. then it occurred to me that literally a battle where giants show up and Ty helps "slay" them so to speak. like David & Goliath, which is also previously mentioned in QOAAD by Emma

where Julian's words are equated to David's stones. and by the way, David is said to have five stone and who's the fifth Blackthorn to try & speak to Julian & Emma? Ty. and this is what happens when he does.

not only that but King David of David & Goliath fame is also the David of (biblical) David & Jonathan fame, which the parabatai law draws inspiration from. aka the thing actively going wrong at that very moment. Biblical Jonathan also dies btw. and you wanna know what the icing on the the cake is? David's dad's name is Jesse.

theres no way this isn't a purposeful reference but I have no idea if it's like. just CC having fun or something that had Implications. food for thought.