#julian blackthorn dad

[vixs48]

the relationship between ty and Julian is just especial in so many ways.

“And there is Jules. You might like him the best. He is the one who takes care of us all. He is the reason we're all okay and still together. I don't think he knows we know that, but we do. Sometimes he might tell us what to do or not listen, but he would do anything for any of us. People say we're unlucky because we don't have parents. But I think they're unlucky because they don't have a brother like mine.” 

(the way I sobbed reading ty letter, I had to reread)

[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.

[thosesillylittlegayghosts]

So I’m like not even a hundreds pages into my lady midnight reread and now I’m linking every song to Julian and emma?!

[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

[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

[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

[vixs48]

thoughts on the dark artifacts trilogy ending

(basically this is my rant on why Julian is the parent of his siblings and always will be)

I don't see it. I just don't see how Julian would leave his siblings, his children behind just so he would live a happily ever after with Emma. They're part of his happy ending. Family is everything to him.

He would never leave them behind. Ty needs his support now more than ever after everything that happened with Livvy and Kit. Dru I understand cause she needs space to figure out who she is but he needs to be there for her those crucial moments. And he could never walk away from Tavvy. Julian is the closest thing that Tavvy have as a parent, he is his child for all senses and purposes.

Nothing against Helen and Mark, but is totally different for them. Helen is just a stranger for them for the most part, and I get her as leader to this institute that makes sense. And as much Mark got know them again, he's not ready to be the person who takes care of his siblings is too much for him after the hunt and everything.

I'm not against Julian having a happy ending with Emma is not that, it's the part that Julian would be happier without his sibilinas there, they are everything they have known for the last five years, and I don't think he's ready to say goodbye to that part of his life and go back to five years ago when he was just their brother.

There are multiple times in the books when they show how Julian is literally their dad but I think we really see it in QOAAD after Livvy death, when first response of Ty, Dru and Tavvy after Livvy died is to such Julian for comfort (I also think this apply for Emma and how she would still worry for the children and she's still a support for them as she has been for the last five years.). We also see how even do Mark has been back for a while he's still not sure how to act around his siblings and he's not sure what they need. We see so much of this in the scene where Mark and Helen have to see Tavvy and tell that Livvy has died, they don't know how to act and Tavvy doesn't completely see them as family, cause he does know them yet.

And I simply don't see Julian giving up control. He needs it too much. it means he has control over his family safety and that's everything to him.

He is the guy that says I would let the world burn if that means many family lives.

[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

[judasgodness]

I love how people describe Julian, it's "ruthless heart here", "scary there", "he'd do well in crime there", when Julian is also just an extremely concerned 2-in-1 mom and dad, who has a meltdown when HIS KITCHEN is destroyed and who still has a favorite sibling just like every parent tends to have a favorite child (aka Ty Blackthorn).

Julian Blackthorn is the best brother, father and mother anyone could have, my side with daddy issues cries every time.

[di-daynamic]

@fluffbruary Day 12

Jace liked watching Clary sketch.

She always got this adorable furrow between her eyebrows when she concentrated. She always stuck her tongue out from the corner of her mouth as she tried to get a particularly tricky part. Her movements were so certain, so perfect, so graceful. There was always this one red curl that never stayed in her hastily done ponytail and hung tantalizingly down by her ear that she was too focused and busy to brush back.

She was always incredible, always bright, always incandescent, but never more so than when she was doing something she loved.

“Uncle Jace!” Max called loudly, ruining the introspective mood. He held up and shook the wooden sword in his hand - one of the pair Jace and Clary had spent days painstakingly making for their nephews. “Come and help me!”

Jace smiled ruefully. Romance was hard with kids around, which was why Alec and Magnus had dropped them at the Institute, declaring they were off for a romantic get away which included rarely found gems such as peace and quiet and no levitating children and no explosions.

Fortunately, Max hadn’t started his anti-gravity antics yet, because Clary would kill Jace when he started climbing to follow. He would probably start soon though, seeing as he’d clearly gotten bored of the colouring books and was restlessly walking around, horns bumping into everything.

Rafe looked up from where he watching and helping Clary paint. “Can I go too, Tía Clary?” He asked softly.

Clary reached out to ruffle his hair. “’Course, kiddo,” she said in the tender voice she saved for the children whom she wanted to protect: Emma. Julian. The other Blackthorns. And now their nephews. “I’ll save your painting so you can finish it later, okay?”

Rafe nodded vigorously, before snapping to his feet and rushing over as Jace corrected Max’s grip on the practice sword. “Me too, Uncle Jace!”

Jace chuckled. “No rush, Rafe. Grab your sword and come.” He walked them through some simple exercises and maneuvers he thought they’d be able to do – the same ones he’d done with his younger brother so long ago.

“Gah!” Max growled, swinging his sword wildly. “I’m a Shadowhunter! I’ll kill all the demins!”

Jace grinned. “That’s my boy.”

Rafael was much smoother in his movements – which made sense. He was a Shadowhunter. He had a natural instinct with weapons, and Alec had told him he’d spied on other Nephilim and trained by himself. Jace admired that sort of independence and stubbornness. It reminded him of himself, how much ever Magnus would hate that comparison.

“Uncle Jace, when can we see Tavvy again?” Rafe asked suddenly. He left his sword down next to his overnight bag and came over. Max tossed his randomly and skipped towards them.

“Max, keep your sword properly,” Jace chided gently. “If you get hurt, how are you going to be a little nuisance? Besides, it could get damaged.”

“Not a nuisance,” Max slurred petulantly, but he went and retrieved his sword anyway.

“Alec or I’ll talk to Helen and Julian,” Jace promised his other nephew in response to his question. “I’m sure you’ll get to see him soon.”

He cast his mind back and tried to remember. Right. They’d had only one playdate with the youngest Blackthorn after the whole Cohort-fake death-giants fiasco, and Magnus and Alec’s wedding. Max and Rafael were probably still worried about how Tavvy was holding up after everything his family had gone through. Jace knew he worried about Emma and Julian plenty, despite them seeming perfectly happy on their travel year.

Rafe nodded, satisfied. Jace directed him to the myriad of toys spread on the floor, nearly obscuring it. Sometimes he nearly understood Alec’s concern that they were spoiled, but nah. If he was saw something he thought his nephews liked, he’d buy it. If he took them out, he’d get them unhealthy stuff and ice creams to eat. He was their uncle. That was his job. It was Magnus and Alec’s job to be the boring dads.

“I want to build the Col-o-se-um,” Max enunciated carefully. Clary came up to them, and Jace slid his arm around her waist, lightly pulling her in for a kiss.

“Where did you hear of the Colosseum?” She asked curiously.

“Bapak talked about it,” Rafe answered as they scrambled around looking for materials for the project. “He said he was there when it started to crumble. He said it was very ‘siting.”

“And then Daddy called him a very big liar,” Max added.

“But then Bapak said he was a liar whom Daddy loved,” Rafe continued.

“And Daddy said he was lucky he did,” Max said, gathering the cloth from their short-lived knitting project and dumping it to the side. Jace wondered how that was going to go in the Colosseum but decided not to ask. He didn’t want to know. “And Bapak agreed.”

“And then they kissed,” Rafe made a face. “So many kisses.”

“I don’t see why Alec and Magnus had to go on a vacation to get their share of romance,” Jace complained to his fiancée. “They seem to be bringing every cliché ever to life.”

“Yeah, but they won’t get their peace and quiet with you around,” Clary grinned as he made a face, and went over to the boys. “You know, I painted the Colosseum once.”

“Really?” Max asked, wide-eyed. “Can we see it, Tia?”

“Yes!” Rafe said excitedly. “I want to see your studio, Aunt Clary!”

“Sure, later,” Jace interrupted. “Didn’t you want to make your own Colosseum first? To work, builders!”

They nodded in agreement, starting to discuss (read: argue) how they ought to begin the construction.

“I don’t know how you get them to always listen to you,” Clart said, smiling, as the brothers argued over the largest of the plastic multi-colored building blocks Jocelyn had given Magnus and Alec, which Clary and Simon had played with when they were kids. There was a ‘CF + SL forever’ scribbled on one of them, which at one-point Jace would have loathed and felt intensely jealous of, but now merely smiled at in fond amusement.

How things had changed in the years since he’d left his father and the foreboding mansion in Idris to the welcoming shores of New York: Max. Alec. Isabelle. His mother. Robert. Simon. Magnus. Jem and Tessa. Ragnor. Emma and Julian. Rafe and Max. Kit.

And Clary. Always, always Clary. His one constant in the world, his home, where his heart would be forevermore.

He thought about the seven-year-old he’d been when his father had first told him that parabatai was weakness, emotions were to be hidden, love was destruction.

He’d run at risky missions and self-destructive behaviour and death in his teenage years like flies going to amber: so attractive a prospect that all intelligent thought was out.

He remembered telling Kit that however much he thought otherwise, he didn’t want to die. He remembered looking at that fragile, orphaned, sarcastic, scared, defensive child and feeling a pang of commiseration, of old memory and a person he wasn’t any longer.

“Uncle Jace?” Max tugged at him worriedly when he was silent for a while. “You okay?”

Jace pressed a kiss to his head, carefully avoiding his horns. He exchanged a look with Clary, who smiled softly at him. “Yeah, Max. I am.”