#probably Luke x Jocelyn

[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?

[josephqunnies]

Horrible edit but a concept that I hold deeply in my heart: The show follows the lives of 6 young adults living in NYC and the owner of the bar they frequently visit.

Luke Garrowy: Former NYC detective and owner of  the HuntersMoon. 

Clary Fray: The artist, reckless with the heart of gold. Ready to fight everything. Might be high but it’s just coffee.

Maia Roberts: part time marine biology student, part time bartender, full time badass

Raphael Santiago: Eye rolling 24/7, no one is sure what he does, wants new friends but doesn’t like people enough to try. Really needs to stop lending Simon his clothes 

Simon Lewis: Musician/accountant because he loves his mom. Needs to stop ripping Raphael’s clothes.

Magnus Bane: Fashion Bicon, loves his friends, mom friend, there’s nothing that he can’t do. Needs to start locking his door.

Alec Lightwood. Pretty rich boy that walked out of his wedding, doesn’t know how to flirt. Really is trying his best. 

[myadmiringmind]

Pumpkin Carving | Simon Lewis

The Mortal Instruments Masterlist

Word Count: 2k

Genre: fluff | slice of life

Pairing(s): Simon x mortal!girlfriend!Reader, Clary x friend!Reader, mentions of Clary x Jace

Summary: You and your boyfriend, Simon carve pumpkins for Halloween at Clary’s house

Warnings: Knives, mentions of fights with demons, mentions of stabbing oneself, dizziness

Notes:

Reader is aware of the supernatural

Reader is a mortal but never said to be a mundane

Reader has fought demons before

Simon is a vampire in this

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|PICTURES ARE NOT MINE|

Your boyfriend is a vampire. 

Something you never thought you'd say or truly believe. 

But it does seem to add to the aesthetic of fall, or more specifically Halloween.

Halloween is about a week away so Clary brought it upon herself to try and get you all together to do fall activities. 

Today you’re carving pumpkins but it seems that only you Clary, and Simon are in attendance.

When you arrived Clary said something about the shadow hunters being busy with something at the institute and that they might join you later for the movie.

You walked out to the back to see your boyfriend and Luke putting newspapers on the table on the patio. 

You’re out at the farmhouse for the weekend, Clary and Simon said it would be the perfect ambiance for fall activities. You couldn’t help but agree now that you're standing outside.

“Are we sure these aren’t gonna fly away?” Jocelyn Fairchild asked, looking skeptically at the table covered in the newspaper.

“We can always tape them down later. Besides, the pumpkin's weight will keep most of them grounded.” Luke shrugged looking at his fiance 

“Oh! Speaking of pumpkins we should probably go get them from the truck.” Clary said rushing back inside

Luke and Jocelyn began to walk after their daughter meeting somewhere in between and wrapping their arms around each other. 

Simon made his way over to you and pulled you into a quick greeting hug. 

It was different hugging Simon after he turned, you were sure of that but you couldn’t quite remember how it had felt hugging him before he turned. You quickly realize that you're not so sure we hugged at all before he turned.

Simon's lips pressed to your forehead and you shivered involuntarily. It was an odd feeling, not unpleasant, just weird. 

“How was the drive?” He mumbled, his lips pulling away from your forehead.

He kept one of his arms wrapped around your shoulder as you began walking after our friends. 

“Decent.” You shrugged, “I must admit I forgot how beautiful this place was.” 

You had been to Luke's farmhouse once before, about a week ago, but it had been nighttime and you hadn’t been there long. 

Now, seeing the field of trees and grass in the light of the late afternoon you felt peaceful.

Something that has recently become foreign. 

When fighting demons becomes your life you begin to savor this domestic kind of peace. Something as simple as looking at a pretty view wrapped up in the arms of someone you love.

“Me too. But if you think it’s beautiful now you should see it in the spring, when all the plants are coming back to life after the winter.” Simon replied

Your stomach rattled in excitement, something about Simon sharing something he loved with you felt so...lovely? You can’t really find a good word to describe it.

Your relationship is still new, but your feelings have been growing for far longer. 

Walking out in the front to where Luke’s truck (and your car as well) is parked on the gravel road.

Clary stood holding a pumpkin wider than her frame, the orange being an odd contrast to her hair. 

She looked up at the sound of the door shutting behind you and grinned, “Finally, I thought you guys might’ve gotten lost in the bedroom.”

Simon surely would have flushed if he was still human, and your own cheeks conjured a bit of a rosy tint on them.

“Clary!” Her mother chastised, Luke shook his head disapprovingly but didn’t say anything.

Clary blushed a little bit, seemingly forgotten her parents were there too. 

“Whoops. Sorry.” She said but her grin didn’t fade, and you all knew she wasn’t really sorry. 

“Don’t worry Clary, we'll save our antics for bedtime.” You whispered to her once you were close enough

Clary giggled and Simon looked shocked. 

He squeezed your arm and sent you a teasing glare.

You responded with a mischievous grin of your own and kissed him lightly on the cheek. 

He made a grumble sound of appreciation. 

Apparently, Luke and Clary had gotten up early this morning and picked out a bunch of pumpkins from a local market for you to choose from.

Once you picked one you all headed back out to the patio. 

“Are you sure you don’t want me to carry yours?” Simon asked you once more

You nodded in response just as Clary said, “Don’t worry Simon, you can show her your new found strength later in the bedroom.” This time her voice was hushed to make sure her parents weren’t listening. 

Though in the back of your mind you wondered if Luke had heard anyway.

But when you looked over at him he was chatting happily with Jocelyn so he probably wasn’t paying attention to your trio.

Once you all found your place at the table Luke pulled out a little bin of carving tools and put them in the center. 

“I wasn’t able to get any from the store because they were all sold out, so these are the ones from last year that we were able to save. So we’ll all have to share. And Simon you can still bleed so please be careful with that knife.” Luke said, causing all of you to snap your attention to your boyfriend, who was examining one of the sharper knives. 

He looked quite offended to be called out, “What- I wasn’t going to stab myself!” 

“You may not have meant to but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t have happened.” Clary muttered causing you to laugh

Simon sent a glare towards both of you but you only giggled in return. 

...............

Turns out fighting demons made it easier to carve a pumpkin.

No one asked for Luke’s assistance (which he seemed to be a little upset by) as you cut the tops of your pumpkins out.

You watched as Simon put his arm into the pumpkin to grab the first handful of pumpkin guts and saw him shiver in disgust. 

“I swear it didn’t feel like that last year.” He said

“You're a vampire now.” You respond

“Right.” He muttered

......................

Sometime later, you walked over towards Simon to borrow one of his knives when you saw him beginning to carve out on the face of the pumpkin. 

“You're done scooping out the seeds?” you ask glancing towards the pumpkin so see plenty more of the pumpkins insides still present. 

“Yes. Why?” He asked 

“Well it's just..” You reached into the pumpkin and pulled out a handful of seeds.

“I’ll get those later.” Simon shrugged

You huffed out a laugh and threw the seeds at your boyfriend, causing him to let out an over exaggerated gasp. 

Clary, who had apparently been watching, started to laugh. You giggled before looking at Simon’s face and wondered for a moment if you had gone too far.

Then he looked up and grinned at you, “Oh is that what we’re doing now!” He reached back into the pumpkin and pulled out two handfuls of guts. He threw one at you and the other at Clary. 

“Hey!” Clary yelled out in surprise

You only giggled and walked back towards your own pumpkin to gather some of the insides that had piled up beside your pumpkin. 

When you looked back up, a handful of seeds and such in both hands, you saw that Clary was smearing some pumpkin guts on Simon’s shirt.

You ran over to help Clary, throwing some of the stuff at Simon’s face. He cried out in disgust and looked towards you. 

Realizing what he was about to do you began to try to run backwards but Simon was faster. 

He grabbed you around your middle and threw you over his shoulder. 

Then I heard Clary shout, “Let her go!” 

She was running towards you with more orange guts in her hands. 

Simon seemed to have also noticed his best friend because his arms tightened around you as he started running away. 

Simon was running at a human pace, you noted.

You couldn’t breathe because of how hard you were laughing as Simon ran in circles with Clary after him shouting things like; 

“Put her down and I won’t have to gut you!” 

“Simon Lewis I hope you don’t value your hair too much!”

“Once i’m done with you i’m going to enter you into a pumpkin contest you’ll look so orange!” 

Eventually Clary caught up with you, but at that point you were dizzy from being tossed around as Simon ran. 

As Clary threw pumpkin guts at Simon, he seemed to be tossing you around even more as he tried not to get hit.

“Okay kids if you want to finish these pumpkins before dark you better go back over here!” Luke called

Simon and Clary seemed to have silently agreed to yield their fight and Simon lowered you to the ground.

You stumbled a little but Simon's arms quickly sought out to help you. 

“You okay?” Clary asked you, still out of breath from running and laughing

You nodded but you caught Simon's worried glance, “I’m okay.” you assured him

He smiled apologetically, “I’m sorry.” 

“Don’t be sorry, I had fun.” You grinned, still a little dizzy

“Okay lovebirds.” Clary called out walking back to her parents

“Just because Jace isn’t here doesn’t mean you have to rain on our parade.” Simon called back causing Clary to let out a laugh

Simon kept a steadying arm around your waist as you walked back to the table.

When you got closer you realized that Jocelyn and Luke’s clothes had also been stained in orange, you think they had their own little fight as well.

When you got back to carving out pumpkins (with occasionally throwing of guts until Jocelyn told all of us to stop to stop) things were peaceful with the remains of laughter still in the air. 

Finally you finished, and looked over at your friends.

Clary and her mother were still very concentrated on their pumpkins. But Simon and Luke seemed to be chatting. 

“You done?” You asked going over to your boyfriends side

“Yep, look!” He said beaming proudly his arm coming around your shoulder to pull you closer.

When you looked over at the pumpkin you saw a glob of different shapes.

“What is it?” You asked after a moment

“What do you mean? It’s a smiley face with fangs!” He said genuinely shocked

“Oh!” You nodded 

“Let me see.” Clary said, wiping her hands off on some of the newspaper. 

When she walked over she let out a laugh, causing you to bite back one your own.

Simon teasingly kicked the back of her leg but it only caused Clary to laugh harder. 

“It’s wonderful, Simon! Here, let me take a picture!” Clary said grinning 

Simon was quick to move causing you to nearly lose your balance.

“Absolutely not, you are not sending that to Jace!” Simon stated

“What makes you think I'm sending it to Jace?” Clary questioned

“Because I know you!”

“Oh-Whatever!” Clary said

“Fine. If you think mine is so bad then let's see yours!” Simon said but as soon as the words came out of his mouth he seemed to reconsider. 

“Of course.” Clary grinned

The three of you walked over and saw that Clary had carved some sort of ghoul and had even added some runes to the pumpkin.

“Really? A shadow hunter ghoul.” Simon said seemingly unimpressed

“You should’ve just carved out Jace.” You teased, earning a laugh from your boyfriend. He sent you a pride filled smile, that made your heart speed up.

Clarys face seemed to be a mix between unimpressed and amused. 

“And make his ego grow some more, absolutely not.” Clary said

“I say we name him...flace.” Simon said

“Flace?” you and Clary said at the same time

“It’s a mixture between flaky and Jace, I think it fits.” Simon said with a grin

“Did you just call my boyfriend flaky?” Clary asked already starting towards Simon.

.................

The rest of the night seemed to be trying to save Simon from Clarys wrath. But in the end you wouldn’t have spent it any other way.

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edited on 05/17/2024

[ladyhindsight]

When it’s all over, and you finally begin to see light at the end of the tunnel, the epilogue tries to pull some relationship bullshit even when there is no longer any incest plot to stop it.

This book was supposed to be the end and this part here is the only door open for any continuation. 

There’s not talk about whether the others know that Jace died and Raziel brought him back to life on Clary’s wish or whether they don’t know that Jace died and merely believe that Raziel merely healed his founds from the fight with Sebastian. The way this is written gives room to refine the facts to suit the events in the subsequent installments.

Funnily enough, Clare has also forgotten than Jace had a parabatai and it would had some effect on it, but the bond and whether Jace’s death had any effect on it even momentarily remains unmentioned.

→ “The towers of Alicante glimmered in the distance, their former glory restored.”

Don’t you mean AdOpTiVe FaThEr, because in the final chapter the fact that Jace was Valentine’s adoptive son was wedged in there for no seeable reason. Father is a father.

No contradictions here. Just facts.

I think 10-year-old is more a child than just “barely”?

For the hundredth time, Hodge should’ve been able to tell the difference between Jace and Sebastian. It makes absolutely no sense that he didn’t. Kids have faces, you know!

HE. SHOULD. HAVE. BEEN. ABLE. TO. TELL.

Your dumb plot is dumb. Later Clare tries to tell how much Jace resembles Stephen, his birth father, except around the eyes that are shaped like Céline’s. HOW COULD HE NOT KNOW? HODGE KNOWS WHAT BOTH OF THEIR PARENTS LOOK LIKE. KIDS HAVE FACES.

Probably everyone knows. “x knew” is another writing trick that Clare sows around and has for the whole book. Also emphasizing the fact that they are burning her father is unnecessary when Clary had no feelings about Valentine and his fatherhood anyway. Luke is her dad.

→ “They were burning Valentine today in the necropolis just outside the gates.”

I wouldn’t be surprised if Aline didn’t like Clary because there is like five girls in this book and none of them like each other. At least at first

More conversational and less like trying to establish some character would be: “I think she just says whatever comes to her mind.”

Maybe Aline is right about Jace being bored now with Clary because their relationship isn’t “forbidden” anymore and Clary thinks that, yeah, maybe.

AS. IF. How can you go through all this and then think that no, Jace no longer likes me because I am not forbidden to have relationship with. How little does Clary know Jace? Trying to squeeze out the final drops of will-they-won’t-they makes your characters look like idiots.

Case in point. Now Isabelle is dumb also.

There were two absolutely beautiful scenes in this book. The first one was when Clary showed herself to everyone as someone each person loved most, and all Jocelyn saw was Clary. The second on is this.

And it’s so unearned. They just fought and cried about Jace’s feelings and now they are friends?

Yes, that must be it. Total 180, just poof, out of nowhere. Does Jace know Clary at all?

Constantly staring at Jace because his backstory is the weirdest and most convoluted? Or that he’s the last Herondale (that they know of) alive? Or does this just sound a bit too egoistic.

And now Jace decides to question Valentine’s stories. The guy is dead! Maybe you should’ve done that a bit earlier about bigger things than some birthmark. And especially since when right after this Amatis tells him what it is, it’s irrelevant whether Jace believes Valentine or not.

No comma, what is wrong with you?

It wouldn’t be fair to Luke. The Luke who has pined after Jocelyn for 20 years? That Luke? And I honestly forgot what I was meaning to say about that clapping of hands and can’t remember. At this point, I don’t think I care anymore either.

Now this is character development. Clary finally asks permission to wear Amatis’s clothes. 👏👏👏👏👏

Why is a surprise at all? Sebastian wasn’t the Penhallows’ cousin so why would Lightwoods hold grudge anymore? Penhallows were betrayed as much as they were, though they did not lose a child.

Any black-haired character: Their hair was like spilled ink. Their hair was shockingly black.

Not having to hold secrets and hide your true self from everyone around you is freeing, it's a relief. Of course it is, but the way the narrative has treated Alec is that everyone else knows better than him about Alec’s own business and what he should do. 

Alec should do this, feel this, feel that, and it’s not Alec ridding himself of the weight on his shoulders. It would most likely be more rewarding if the narrative didn’t actively shame Alec for being in the closet and confused about his feelings.

Given Clary’s track record with other girls, that “if so, it was a good choice” doesn’t save this from sounding somewhat snide still. Also, let girls wear T-shirt they want to wear and don’t make it about some boy.

It went at least ten minutes. No way all that happened after Sebastian releasing the demons and Valentine dying took so little time. Also, if this was the end of a trilogy and the series weren’t to continue after this, why would you belittle such a battle like this? There was such a preparation for it and everything and then the battle was a really short one.

Say one more time it was ten minutes. I dare you.

So now they are all friendly and crushing on Simon together? Nothing in Maia and Isabelle’s relationship makes sense and will not make sense in the future.

Magnus was told to be talking with Tessa, so specifying that the girl is indeed her is unnecessary. There was no other girl mentioned in between.

→ “Magnus broke away and came toward them, and the girl slipped into the shadow of the trees and was gone.”

I didn’t sit and read through the drivel about how Jace loved Clary the second he saw her, how he came awake in an instant, and how everything he did was for Clary back when neither even thought they were siblings to be served this one and moldy final step before they finally get together.

FINALLY. 

And Clary acts like this is a fucking surprise. I think it’s safe to say that aside from Valentine, the sole reason for anything plot related Jace has been Clary because it’s hasn’t been Alec or Isabelle or Max. Not Robert or Maryse, and definitely not Simon. Clary has been Jace’s motivation. “In part” is just putting it mildly.

You think. It’s great that this is addressed here but it was never part of Alec and Jace’s relationship or interaction or anything.

I am officially throwing up. Clary, you are special, I get it, even if it has to be on the expense of other important relationships. How can you be parabatai to someone and not give yourself to them completely (though not romantically, of course)? How’s that supposed to work? Or am I confusing this with Jaeger pilots.

No comma, same subject. 

→ “Jace made an inelegant noise; he was trying not to laugh and only semi-succeeded.”

You all over there are acting like you don’t even know each other. And Clary still keeps seeing things in surprise for the umpteenth time. And I am so sick of it.

I am so sick of “—and”, it’s used so many times that it’s coming out of my ears and haunting my nightmares. And oh my god, Jocelyn hasn’t dressed up but still Luke totally thinks she is absolutely perfect? What?? As if relationships are supposed to work like this???

I am so sick of this nice little ending like this is some satisfactory and fulfilling end to all crap that happened. This book sucks, fuck it and fuck all.

[walkerwords]

“The Savior Sessions” Part 11 of 33 - Negan x GN!Reader

IMAGE CREDIT: GENE PAGE/AMC

SERIES MASTERLIST

Summary: Part 11! The reader has to greet the newcomers and try to convince Michonne to do the right thing...

Word Count: 2584

Warning: Swearing

Song I Wrote To: “Off My Mind” by Radio Company

Note: Bit more of a filler, but I am slowly trying to map out the timeline that extends from the beginning of the whisperers all the way through s10 finale. I am going to be staying as close to canon as possible with a few changes. For example, Negan getting out, certain deaths, and of course Alpha and company. There will be spoilers in the upcoming chapters.

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Staring at the group in front of you, you felt an immense amount of pressure building in your chest. 

The man before you, Luke, was still gripping your hand. He was waiting for you to say something, but your brain was moving a mile a minute. Not just because of Negan, but because you hadn’t been faced with a decision such as this one. Michonne was the one to make the rules.

It was an unspoken thing, her reign over Alexandria. Before Rick had died, he was the one in charge, but since the bridge incident, the council had been born. However, everyone knew that if Michonne said no, that was the law and she would not be happy with what was happening right now. 

“This isn’t my decision,” you said, taking back your hand from the stranger and giving your full attention to Aaron. 

“It is now,” he said, and coming up behind him was Gabriel who was nodding in agreement. You looked back to the newcomers and noticed one of the women was signing to another, translating everything that was going on. You also noticed that the woman who was injured wasn’t looking much better. 

“(Y/N),” Judith said, pulling your attention. You looked down at the girl, worry still on her freckled face. “This is Luke, Connie, Kelly, Magna, and Yumiko. They need medicine and water, please.” All you wanted to do was be there for the little girl, but you had never been put in this position before. 

“I don’t know what to do,” you admitted. “Michonne, your mom, she needs to be the one to make this decision.” Judith frowned, ready to make her case when suddenly the far gate opened and you heard the unmistakable pounding of hooves along the road. Michonne was home. “Oh, thank god,” you whispered.

“(Y/N), please,” Judith begged. You reached down and squeezed the hand that was gripping the bottom of your shirt. 

“I’m sorry, Jude, but it’s up to your mom,” you said, and with barely a glance towards Luke and Company, you jogged over to Michonne as she dismounted from her horse. 

“What is this?” Michonne asked, already seeing the small group forming around the others. 

“Judith found them,” you explained and it was enough for Michonne to rub the space between her eyebrows. 

“My kid, always the good one,” she muttered and then let out a deep sigh. It was then that you could already tell what she was thinking and it wasn’t good. 

“Michonne,” you began, “just let Siddiq look at the woman. She’s hurt and Judith saved them. I know your rules, but we’ll keep them under guard.”

“You know that we can’t,” Michonne said, her hand snaking back around her waist to hold onto the sheath that held her katana. You noticed that she did that whenever she was on edge. It seemed that was her natural state these days, not that you could blame her. Michonne had seen enough terror in her life to last a lifetime.

“We are better than this and you know it,” you challenged. Michonne blinked at your strong tone but relaxed her arms. 

“I am thinking of our people, (Y/N),” she said back, staring you down. 

“And you don’t think I am? Alexandria has always been a place of refuge. What would our people think if we just said, ‘good luck people, go and fend for your damn selves,’?” you asked, crossing your arms. 

“We did,” Michonne reminded you and your mind flashed back to those days on the road after Terminus. You glared at the woman, knowing that she was trying to get you to cave, but you had dealt with enough of your own bullshit over the years. 

“Aaron found us,” you argued. “He invited us here and you were one of the only ones to convince Rick to accept Alexandria. Aaron took a chance on us and because of us, we helped this place thrive. Hilltop, Kingdom, Oceanside, all of them accepted us and we helped them because we believed that there were more good people out there.” 

“You weren’t there, (Y/N),” Michonne said and you knew what she was referring to. Only she and Daryl had witnessed the horrors of Jocelyn. You weren’t even sure if Judith remembered the day she was taken. 

“I know,” you said, this time your tone much softer. “However, I also know that we are not the kind of people who have stopped caring.” She was quiet for a moment, thinking over your words and eventually she hung her head before looking back towards Aaron. Her eyes fell on her daughter who was looking at her with those big brown eyes of her and the determination of a Grimes. She looked back at you and then nodded. 

“I will speak to the council,” she settled on and you sighed, 

“Thank you, Michonne,” you said and she nodded once before grabbing her bag and heading over to her daughter who was still looking at her with a pleading expression. Not wanting to intrude, you decided to head out of the community to make sure that nobody had followed them 

The last thing you needed was for Michonne to blame you for something you championed for.

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You had killed a lot of Walkers since the beginning of the Apocalypse, but it still never failed to gross you out. 

Once you realized that the group had been alone, after all, you began the trek back towards Alexandria. Nevertheless, the monsters of the new world had still managed to ruin your day. After fighting through a small pack of them, you were exhausted.

Your mind began to wander towards Hilltop as you walked through the woods. You hadn’t been to see Jesus in some time and you were missing him a lot. When you had met the eccentric man the day Rick and Daryl dragged him into Alexandria, the two of you had connected almost immediately.

With your skills as a long-distance fighter and his close-quarter combat ones, you were an unusual, but strong duo. You often worked as a spotter for the man, keeping your hand on the Walkie as he fought through hoards of Walkers or smaller groups of Saviors. Then, when Paul had approached you about taking the survivors of a Savior outpost back to Hilltop to keep them as prisoners instead of killing them, you had backed him. 

Maggie was not thrilled that you were not willing to kill the Saviors, but that wasn’t how you thought anymore. You knew that you had to kill to survive some times, you had even done it yourself, but there came a time when the killing had to end. 

Jesus always told you that holding grudges would never amount to anything and you believed him. It was why you had never told anyone that Rick had actually come to you to discuss what he was going to do with Negan.

You had told Negan that there wasn’t a vote, but what it actually was, was a conversation between you and the man you trusted most in your life. You weren’t sure if even Michonne knew what was going to happen on that field when Rick slit open Negan’s throat. 

That day had been one that nobody wanted to remember. There was already too much loss on both sides and after losing Carl, nobody wanted there to be more carnage.

Well, except for Maggie Rhee.

You couldn’t even begin to think about what she would be thinking right now if she knew what you were feeling when it came to the man who murdered her husband. 

You were close to Maggie once, but after Glenn died, the two of you had begun to pull away from each other. You both missed Glenn, but while you were just trying to resolve the issue, Maggie was out for revenge. Never once did you blame her for it, she had every right to want Negan dead, but you weren’t so sure that Negan was still that man. 

At least that was what you felt. 

As you approached the main gates of your home, that analytical side of you, the one that made you such a great teacher, began hounding you. You couldn’t stop all the scenarios that ran through your head and all the possible negative reactions that could happen if anyone outside of Alexandria found out about you and Negan.

However, there was still one thing that offered you comfort. You knew that your best friend, Paul, would not judge you and as you stepped into Alexandria, you felt the urge to run all the way to Hilltop. Instead, you let Eugene roll the gate behind you and seal it shut.

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The next day, Judith Grimes sat on the steps of her home as she did her homework.

“Airplane ‘A’ and airplane ‘B’ are 1000 miles apart. If airplane ‘A’ is flying east at 500 miles per hour and airplane ‘B’ is flying west at 650 miles per hour, how…”

“You know what?” Negan interrupted, “I would definitely recommend booking a seat on airplane ‘C,’ because that is shaping up to be one hell of a mid-air collision.”

“You gonna help me or what?” Judith asked with a frown, the small sheriff figurine in her hand as she read from her textbook. Negan chuckled, watching her from the small window of his cell. 

“All right. Let me ask you somethin',” he began, “you ever seen an airplane fly in any direction, at any speed?” 

“No,” Judith said. 

“Do you think you ever will?” Negan asked. 

“Probably not,” Judith said. 

“So, what the hell difference does it make?” Negan asked. “See, math problems are supposed to apply to the real world. You want my help? Give me a question or a problem from right here, right now.” Judith was silent for a moment as Negan waited patiently for her to continue, but instead of math, she diverted the conversation. 

“You know the strangers we brought here yesterday? My mom's gonna make them leave,” Judith said with a sigh, pushing up the brim of her hat slightly. 

“Well, no, I didn't know,” Negan said with a smile, “but let me guess. You being you, you wanna help 'em.”

“I found 'em. I brought 'em here,” Judith argued. 

“What does (Y/N) think? Ain’t they second in command or somethin’?” Negan asked, wondering where your head was at. 

“They think that they should be able to stay,” Judith revealed, closing her book and bracing her elbows on the cover. 

“Does your mom agree?” Negan asked. 

“No, but (Y/N) got her to let Laura stay after the war,” Judith explained. “They’ll get Mom to let these people stay too. I’m almost positive.” That bit of news had Negan slightly surprised. 

“They wanted Laura to stay?”  he asked. While he knew that Laura was the tamer of his former fighters, she was still a Savior and he didn’t think her transition into Alexandria would have been that easy. 

“(Y/N) wanted as many people to live after the war as possible,” Judith told him, “They don’t like it when people die. I like that about them.”

“Me too,” Negan said softly. 

“What are you two chattin’ about?” you said as you approached the duo. Negan’s eyes lit up as you came into view, a bottle of water swinging from your fingers as you looked at Judith with a smirk on your lips. 

“Math,” Judith said nonchalantly. 

“Mmhmm,” you said, not buying it for a second. “Your momma is askin’ for you, Jude,” you said with a nod towards her house behind her. 

“Okay, fine,” Judith said with a sigh. 

“Wait a minute,” Negan said, “Where you going? I thought you wanted my help.” you looked over at him with a smile and he sent you a wink. 

“I do, but just with math,” Judith said, gathering up her stuff.

“Why just math?” he asked. 

“Because it doesn't matter if you're a good or bad person on the inside. The numbers don't care,” she said with a shrug as she jogged up the steps and into her house. You watched her, your mouth open in shock. 

“Wow,” Negan said as soon as the door closed behind her. “Since when is she that sassy?”

“Since she was born,” you said with a snort as you leaned against the gate, turning your back to him. “Just lettin’ ya know, shit might start hittin’ the fan. Michonne is on edge.” 

“Ain’t she always?” Negan asked with a sigh. “This about the newcomers the kid found?” You nodded, twisting off the cap of your bottle.

“She thinks Hilltop will take them. Apparently, the meeting didn’t go too well. One of the women is a bit… edgy.”

“Will Maggie take them?” Negan asked. 

“It’s not up to Maggie. It’ll be up to Jesus and Tara,” you explained. “Maggie isn’t at Hilltop.”

“No?” Negan asked in that curious tone you liked so much. 

“She went away for a bit,” you said, “At least that’s what Enid told me last time I talked to her.”

“So what does this mean?” 

“It means that Michonne is going to have to finally talk to the people we once considered friends.”

“And you?” he asked. 

“I am going to have to keep my head on a swivel,” you said with a sigh. All the drama that had come up hadn’t helped the insomnia that had crept up on you in the past couple of weeks. 

“Which you will, of course,” he said and you rolled your eyes. 

“You really have so much faith in me, don’t you?” you asked with a sly smile. 

“I like to put my money on people I know will win,” Negan said and you just knew he was shrugging.

“What exactly is the competition?”  you wondered. 

“Life,” he simply said. 

“I am not so sure you can win at life, Negan,” you said with a small chuckle, drinking from your bottle.

“I don’t know, (Y/N), I seem to be doing pretty damn well,” he said, his voice lower and you almost choked on your water right then.  You weren’t quite sure what to follow with after that statement and he seemed to realize. “Too strong?” he asked, worried he may have pushed it a bit far. 

“No, no,” you said, turning to face him. “I just, uh,...” you tried to find the words.

“You’re blushin’,” he pointed out with a sly smirk.

“It’s hot,” you said. 

“Not really,” he whispered back. 

“Shut up.”

“Is that a challenge?” he asked with a quirk of his brow. 

“It’s an order. I am still technically your warden.”

“I thought that was only when I was in your bed,” he said as he wet his lips with that grin of his. 

“You were never in my bed, just beside it,” you clarified.

“Optics,” he said with a  wink, and you were reminded of the time you had said the same thing to him when discussing the details of who started the war. Pushing off the gate, you straightened your clothes. 

“I am going to go and do something...something else,” you said, still flustered. 

“Yeah, maybe ask Siddiq about what to do about a heatstroke,” he teased and you flipped him off. “How adorable,” he cooed. 

“I hate you!” you called as you walked away.

“No, you don’t!” he yelled back and you chuckled under your breath. 

No, you really didn’t.

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[khaleesiofalicante]

Ok this is a stupid question because you probably have but have you seen the classic fairy tales reimagined for TSC because its fr the coolest and cutest and I just wanted to hear your thoughts hehe

Jocelyn x Luke as Lil Red Riding Hood - It’s so fitting. Jocelyn’s red hair and Luke being a wolf??? Nicely done. 

Diana x Gwyn as Beauty and the Beast - This is stunning because both Diana and Gwyn considered them to be the beast in the relationship thinking they did not deserve true love but they are actual both beauties and bebes!!!!!

Rafael as Momotaro - I like the parallels - both of them being adopted and both fighting demons. ALSO RAFE WITH A KATANA IS *chef’s kiss*

Anna as Puss in Boots - MY FAVOURITE SUAVE, SMOOTHER TALKING HEROES!!!!

Kierarktina as Wild Swans - This is one of my favourite stories!! It fits them so perfectly. Cristina in a way rescues both of them (and they all rescue each other) ALSO CRISTINA AS A PRINCESS!!!!

Malec as Snow White - I love this. In the story of course, the princess dies after eating the apple (I relate) but in here Magnus saves Alec (like he did in CoB) ALSO DID YOU NOTICE CHAIRMAN FJHSDHGKS

Sizzy as Frog Prince - A perfect choice because Isabelle initially thinks Simon is not right for her and Simon thinks she is out of his league but they both eventually make each other better (Simon becomes braver and Izzy becomes kinder) I am love them, your honour

Max as Sorcerer’s Apprentice - THE PURE CHAOS THIS CHILD IS CAUSING IN THIS PICTURE GIVES ME LIFE!!!!!!!!!

Haline as Rapunzel - Aline following Helen to save her from the cold and lonely Wrangle Island?? PERFECTION <3

Jessa as Little Mermaid - Jem as prince Eric killed me, bro. The whole thing about how Tessa saved him (not just in 1878) but also how she kept him alive during those centuries...I am emotion.

Kitty as Sherlock Holmes - NOW THAT I AM READING QOAAD I AM SCREAMING ABOUT THIS PARALLEL THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED OMG (there is a deerstalker hat in the background someone please put it on Ty djhfgjahdfgdjf)

Clace as East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Just clace never giving up on each other and going to hell for each other and always saving each other. It’s perfect for them.

Dru and Jaime as The Lion and the Mouse - This is sooo interesting because obvi Jaime and Dru’s story isn’t over and I AM DONE WITH PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATING DRU SO YAS GIRL YOU SAVE THE DAY!!!

Livvy and Ty as Hansel and Gretel - THEY ARE NOT SEPARATED NOT EVEN IN A STORY BOOK. I AM EMOTION BYE

Will and Jem as Brothers Grimm - I really like the idea of Jem and Will writing a collection of stories because they are the best dads <3

Wessa as Cinderella - This is my favourite princess story so I emo over this!!!!!! I love the ball scene for them. It’s beautiful and perfect. 

Jemma as Sleeping Beauty - BRO THE ROLE REVERSAL HAS ME ON THE FLOOR I STAN

Maia and Bat as The White Cat - My favourite unproblematic couple looks fantastic :)))))

I hope I didn’t miss anyone!!! I love these illustrations - I mean, the design and drawing is just PERFECTION but also the creativity behind it is just fantastic. I do not own the book and now I gotta find a copy OMG!!!

[justfinishedreading]

The Mortal Instruments – Graphic Novel Vol.3 Story by Cassandra Clare, Artwork by Cassandra Jean

Warning: Spoilers

With the first two volumes in this series I already knew what was going to happen based on what I’d seen from the 2013 film, volume three is the first one in which I’m reacting to (mostly) unknown story developments, and as such this is going to be a very different type of review: it will be me gushing over what I find exciting, and scowling all the disappointments.

Speaking of disappointments, when I saw this cover I got super excited that we were going to see the beginning of Alec and Magnus’ relationship, the only clips I’d seen of the tv series were relating to them and I absolutely loved it. The biggest disappointment with graphic novel volume three is that their relationship happens “off-screen”, we get hits that things have happened between them but we don’t see ANY of it first-hand. We get a casual comment from Magnus that they’ve been “friendly” with each other, and Alec getting embarrassed at a love bite on his neck, and Jace remarking that he doesn’t understand why they are keeping their relationship secret. A glance here, a glance there. And that’s it. Now it could be that in the Mortal Instrument novels the Alec/Magnus storyline does indeed happen off-screen and the graphic novels have stuck to that, while the tv series had more time to show us their development, but still, I can’t suppress how disappointed I am, I was really looking forward to seeing their romance blossom.

Simon is probably the only character in this fictional world that I truly hate, he’s the dopey-eyed best friend, secretly yet not-so-secretly in love with Clary, the type to always be insinuating things but never saying them outright, always giving longing looks but never brave enough to declare their feelings properly. In this volume he calls her his girlfriend and kisses her. When someone asks Clary about it she says that she and Simon haven’t actually discussed becoming anything more than friends.

There are parallels between Simon and Clary’s relationship and Luke and Jocelyn’s, both Simon and Luke are in platonic yet potentially romantic relationships with women who are (or have been) attracted to someone else, and that someone else is more “alpha”, more charismatic than the “secondary men”. However the reason why Luke’s character works is because he has a lot more going on aside from his relationship with Jocelyn: he has a history with Valentine, he’s a werewolf and has a clan, he’s a parental figure to Clary and a source of wisdom, and he commands respect. Simon on the other hand is a mopey teenager who plays in a band and 80% of his life seems dedicated to pinning over Clary.

While it is true that Simon is going to be turned into a vampire and that is going to bring all sorts of new conflicts and drama to his life, it doesn’t fix the fact that his base character is so MEH. I’ve seen some spoilers that suggest that he and Isabelle might become a thing, which I absolutely hate, Isabelle’s character feels much older, much more mature, and she deserves more than this wimpy kid. However I am very keen on new character Maia, she looks about the same age as Simon, she’s super cute but with a bit of sass, it’s great to have more characters of different ethnic groups, and I think the fact that she’s a werewolf and Simon is a vampire and those two groups hate each other could make a potential Maia x Simon pairing really interesting, dramatic and hot.

Another pairing that I would love is Isabelle and faerie knight, Merliorn. Her over-flirtatious nature against his stoic appearance is perfection. But again spoilers indicate that Isabelle x Simon is the end goal, I’m sorry I just don’t see it.

Other comments, I find Jace’s rebel boy pick-a-fight-with-anyone attitude quite tiresome. But I’m happy with the progress between him and Clary, I already know the spoiler regarding them so I’m not on the edge of my seat for them, but I like them as a couple, helped greatly by how Clary is so likeable in the graphic novel. I am so glad I’m reading the graphic novels instead of the original novels because I can’t imagine dedicating so much reading time to multiple will-they-won’t-they romantic couples. I am, however, loving the supernatural world, really love the introduction to the faerie court and how they get in there via the moon’s reflection on a lake, and I’m liking the introduction of more werewolf and vampire characters.

Side Note: the illustrator has created a few colour illustrations that show character floral bouquets, at first I didn’t really like these, I feel like she should have drawn the bodies because it feels a little like floating heads, however I do find it interesting to read which flowers she’s picked, what they mean in the language of flowers and how that represents the character’s personality.

Review by Book Hamster

[alecmagnuslwb]

Day Eight: Childhood (Luke x Maryse)

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Maryse remembers with clarity the first time she met Lucian Graymark.

She was nine years old running around the fountain at the center of the city in Alicante her mother standing nearby yelling for her to get off the ledge before she fell in. Maryse didn’t listen though kept walking precariously around the edge and speeding up as soon as her mother told her to slow down.

She wouldn’t notice, she was too busy enthralled in a conversation with some old member of the Lightwood family. She dove around to the side where her mother couldn’t see her and just as she took off she hit a slick spot on the edge her little lace up boots catching and sliding.

She was ready to land in the water, braced to hit the hard-stone bottom of the fountain and then get an absolute thrashing of words from her mother about carelessness. But none of that happened because as soon as she braced herself for a watery hit a hand gripped around her forearm and pulled her back up steadying her on the edge of the fountain.

She opened her eyes and before her stood a boy that looked to be around her age, clearly a Shadowhunter but with no visible runes yet likely having not gone through his first ceremony. His dark brown eyes looked at her in concern.

“Are you okay?” he asked and Maryse nodded immediately straightening up and hopping down off the ledge. The boy let go of her arm as she settled back on her feet in front of him.

“Yeah,” she replied with a smile that he returned. It was probably the biggest, brightest smile she’d ever seen on a boy’s face in her whole life, not stoic or just a small upturn of lips like most Shadowhunter boys. “Just hit a slippery spot. Thank you for catching me.”

“You’re welcome,” he said stepping back a bit and crossing his arms. Definitely a more Shadowhunter boy move, but still with a kindness to it most of them didn’t have. She looked at him closer now trying to determine if she’d seen him before or recognized whose family he belonged to.

She was about to ask him when a young girl not much older than them with a few scant runes along her arms called out a name. The boy turned towards the voice yelling back.

“Just a minute,” he shouted before turning back to Maryse. “Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I’m fine,” she said with a smile. He nodded again and began to turn away before backtracking.

“I’m Lucian, by the way,” he said when he returned to stand in front of her. “Lucian Graymark.”

Graymark, that made sense. She’d seen the woman she assumed to be his mother before, a tall, strong cut woman who gave her own mother a run for her money. Trueblood’s and Graymark’s weren’t Shadowhunter names that held a lot of power, they had to prove their worth a little harder in crowded rooms sometimes.

“Maryse Trueblood,” she said in response with a smile. “Nice to meet you.”

He responded in kind before his name was called by the girl she now assumed to be his sister again. He turned smiling in apology and jogging off to his sister’s side.

They’d see each other a lot more after that, at meetings and during training and courses at the Shadowhunter academy; then later on at balls and gala’s where she’d be on Robert’s arm and he’d be trailing along behind Jocelyn and Valentine and they’d steal occasional glances at one another. Much later it’d be the dark days of the circle, that sweet smile that was so rare for Shadowhunter boys fading from his handsome face, but she never forgot that first interaction, the kindness that he showed to her.

“You ready to go?” Luke says breaking her away from her trip down memory lane zipping up his jacket and turning to where she’s gazing out the front window of the shop.

“Yes,” she says as she stands and places a quick kiss on his lips with a smile.

He responds with that same bright beaming smile he’d had when they were children, resting proudly on his face again. Now a Shadowhunter man with a kind smile and a good heart that chooses to love her and always catches her when she falls.

[ssa-montgomery]

It All Started With A Coffee Chapter 2

Word Count for this chapter: 2825

Story Summary: Magnus Bane decides that running a quiet coffee shop is a better idea than the loud nightclub Pandemonium, it just happens that it has the best coffee in Manhatten and Alec needs an escape when his parents come to town. Magnus is happy to let the young Shadowhunter hang out at his coffee shop for most the day and even starts to enjoy his company. When things go even more downhill than usual with his family and Alec opens up to the Warlock they start to grow closer, and it’s totally just a coincidence if they run into each other at the Institute right? More importantly, his parents won’t notice, will they?

Characters in this chapter: Magnus x Alec, Izzy x Simon, Clary x Jace, Maryse Lightwood x Robert Lightwood, Maia Roberts (Mentioned), Max Lightwood (Mentioned)

Warnings: Fluff, Arranged marriage, Angst, Swearing, Clave being Homophobic, Fighting, First Love, Injury, Blood, Maybe future smut (? not decided yet)

A/N: Chapter two is finally here! I hope you enjoy this. It’s a little longer this time around and I hope it turned out okay :) Thank you for all the support on the first chapter! For those of you who asked, yes this is available on AO3 you can find it here.

Feedback is what motivates me to work so please let me know what you think! Reblogs are also greatly appreciated.

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"So you're parents live in Idris permanently?" Clary asked. They were standing around a table in the middle of the Ops Center that was starting to fill with more and more Shadowhunters, the chatter around them growing louder. The Institute was preparing for the arrival of the Lightwoods and the Shadowhunters were now setting the finishing touches. Alec could sense the tense energy in the room as it got closer to the time of arrival. Alec himself had been on edge since the day before. The thought of his parent's visit constantly playing in the back of his mind. It had been a few months since he had last seen them and he hadn't made an effort to keep in contact apart from a few fire messages to his mother.

"Yeah." Jace nodded. "They live in Alicante with our little brother Max. Alicante is the main city in Idris. Well, actually it's the only city. Almost all Shadowhunters grow up there and eventually end up moving to an Institute."

"Wait, where is Idris?" Simon had now joined the group at the table taking a place next to Isabelle, who snuck a quick look at him before turning her attention back to Alec.

"It's in Central Europe actually. Between Germany, France and Switzerland. The wards keep out Mundanes, if a Mundane were to stumble across it they'd just be teleported from one border to the other." Alec explained pulling up a map on the digital surface of the table in front of them. In the centre of Europe just like Alec had said there was a country outlined with a golden border.

Before anyone could say anything else the sound of the heavy front door being pushed open echoed around the room. Alec turned around to see Robert and Maryse walking into the entryway of the Institute. Maryse was wearing a long well fitted blue dress, her black hair - it was the same shade all the Lightwood children had which always made Jace stand out among the group with his golden hair - pulled back into a ponytail. It was how Alec was used to seeing his mother but there was something different about her today. Maryse had always had a certain confident air about her but now it was gone. Dark circles stood out under her eyes, her shoulders were slouched forward and her fingers were twisting the silver ring on her finger, the Lightwood family ring. Alec could recognize the pattern of flames, the family emblem, on the band and the letter L carved carefully into the top.  

"My children." She beamed letting her hands fall to her side and straightening her shoulders, within seconds any sign of her previous nervousness melted away.

Maryse advanced quickly across the room weaving her way through the Shadowhunters that had surrounded her husband at the door and were now filling him in on the status of the Institute. Alec was the first to step away from the table to greet his mother and allow her to pull him down into a tight hug. She gave him a squeeze before pulling away to hug Izzy and Jace.

"Hi, mom." Izzy smiled when Maryse let her go. Alec watched how Izzy tucked her hair behind her ears, one of her habits when she was nervous.

"Maryse." Jace nodded a grin spreading across his face. Looking over his shoulder he held an open hand out to Clary who happily laced her fingers with his and moved forward to stand next to him. "I'd like you to meet-"

"Clary Fairchild. I could have sworn Jocelyn was standing in my institute. You look just like your mother." Maryse finished for him. Alec knew his mother had known Jocelyn from her time in the circle but he could never tell if they had been close. Maryse rarely talked about that time and when she did her expression was guarded and gave nothing away.

Robert had now managed to detach himself from the group of Shadowhunters at the door to come to greet his family.  Alec couldn't help but notice the distance between his parents, Robert moved to stand next to Isabelle and Maryse was now standing on the other side of the table talking with Clary. They had barely looked at each other since they arrived. Isabelle had worshipped their father ever since they were children but Alec, not so much. Alec never had a perfect relationship with Robert and it had only gotten worse as he got older. He had accepted long ago that he could never live up to what his father wanted from him.

"Oh!" Izzy whirled around suddenly remembering that Simon was at the table. He was standing behind Clary as she talked to Maryse, his eyes focused on his shoes like they were the most interesting thing he had ever seen. "Mom, Dad this is Simon Lewis. He's Clary's best friend."

Maryse smiled warmly at him and extended her hand to him. Simon shook her hand hating how formal it felt. He was used to Clary's mom who had woken up to Simon sitting in her kitchen so many times that she no longer questioned it. Maryse, on the other hand, was watching him with questioning eyes.

"The Daylighter. I had heard Clary was fond of you." Robert's voice was tight as he spoke, his arms crossed firmly in front of his chest.

"Robert." Maryse shot her husband a cold, warning look.

"I better get going, I have a meeting with the Shadowhunters who were sent over from Idris last week." Robert turned away from the group without another word and disappeared down the long corridor on the opposite side of the room.

"And I would love to talk more with my children, why don't we go to Alec's office?" Maryse asked. "Clary, Simon you are both welcome to join if you like."

"Thank you Mrs Lightwood but Simon and I promised Luke we'd meet him at the Jade Wolf to help out with some stuff. It was great to finally meet you." Clary said.

"It was lovely to meet you both. Give my regards to Lucian Greymark."

Once Simon and Clary had said their goodbyes the Lightwoods made their way to a large room at the end of the nearest corridor. It had become Alec's office now that he was Head of the Institute. Alec was given the position when Maryse decided to move back to Idris so Max could attend the Shadowhunter Academy there. According to the Clave, Maryse was still the official Head of the Institute but the other Shadowhunters had started to respect Alec as their leader in her absence.

"Where is Max?" Izzy asked settling on the couch opposite the wooden desk that had the detailed image that Shadowhunters were so familiar with, the Angel Raziel rising from Lake Lyn with the Mortal Instruments in hand, delicately carved into the front of it.

"Unfortunately your brother won't be joining us for a little while. He decided to stay in the Academy a little longer as the trainer from the Dublin Institute arrived and offered to coach him." Maryse explained. "I must say it's wonderful to be home and see you all."

"It's great to see you too." Jace agreed.

"I would love to spend some time with you all later to catch up, I was hoping we could maybe get some food somewhere in town."

"We could go to the Hunters Moon!" Izzy suggested. "I can call Maia and get her to reserve a table for us."

"Yeah sounds great." Alec nodded.

"Jace please invite Clary if you would like, I'd love to talk to her more. Oh and Isabelle, you seem rather fond of that Lewis boy, you could ask him along as well."

A slight blush covered Izzy's cheeks at the mention of Simon but she shook it away quickly. "Of course, I'll ring Maia now and get us that table."

"Right well, I should probably join your father in that meeting. I shall see you all for dinner." With that Maryse excused herself from the room and each of the Lightwood children left after her heading off in their own directions to get ready.

"Hey, Alec!"

Alec stopped just outside his room and turned away to see Izzy following him down the hall. "What are you doing until dinner?"

"I'm running to change now and then I'm heading out for a while. I'll meet you back here to go to the Hunters Moon later."

"Where are you going?" Izzy questioned, her eyes narrowing, it wasn't like her brother to go out unless one of them was dragging him to something.

"Out." Alec shrugged.

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Alec pushed open the door to the coffee shop and ducked in out of the cold air outside. The shop was quiet again today, the only other customers were a Mundane woman who was lost in the writing on the laptop in front of her, quickly tapping at the keyboard and a Seelie. The Seelie had dark green hair that at first glance seemed to have small white flowers weaved through it but Alec quickly realized the flowers were growing out of the strands of her hair. Magnus, who had previously been leaning against the Seelie's table glanced over his shoulder when he heard the door swing open. Alec's trained senses caught the way Magnus's lips curved into a grin for a split second before he spun away from the table and walked around the counter.

"What can I get you, pretty boy?" Magnus asked resting his elbows on the worktop.

"Um, just a black coffee thanks." Alec could feel his cheeks burning at the nickname as he awkwardly shoved his hands into his jean pockets.

"Take a seat," Magnus suggested waving a hand towards the table by the window. "I'll drop it over to you."

Alec walked over to the table Magnus gestured at and sat down. Alec watched the Mundanes hurrying by the window the outside, completely unaware of him. He was used to slipping through the crowds unnoticed with Izzy but that was usually thanks to the glamours that hid them. He wasn't entirely sure why he hadn't told Izzy where he was going when he left and he almost felt like he had lied to her. He always told his sister everything but when she had asked where he was going he had the sudden urge to hid it. Maybe it was because he didn't know why he was here.

A gentle touch on his arm pulled Alec from his thoughts. He turned his head to see that Magnus had placed his coffee in the middle of the table and was smiling down at him. Magnus slid into the seat across from Alec and pushed the mug closer to Alec.

"Is your sister not joining you today?" Magnus asked.

"Uh no." Alec shook his head. He reached over and grabbed a packet of sugar, his eyes fixed on Magnus watching him carefully. He knew practically nothing about the Warlock but yet here was, sitting across from him asking him about his family. "How did you know she was my sister?"

"I inquired yesterday," Magnus said. "I'll admit, I didn't expect to see you back in here, Shadowhunters don't tend to visit Downworlder shops that often."

"It's quiet here." Alec shrugged taking a sip of the warm liquid. "And I go to the  Hunters Moon a lot so I don't mind Downworlder places."

"The Institute chaotic at the moment? I hear Maryse Lightwood is in town, she was a handful when she was a young Shadowhunter. I imagine she still is at times." Magnus laughed.

"You knew the Lightwoods?" Alec asked. He didn't know many people who had known his parents when they were his age and any time he tried to ask what they were like back then he was quickly shut down. Alec had always been curious about what other people thought of his family, especially Downworlders. From the way Magnus was talking about Maryse it seemed he didn't know who Alec was, or more importantly who his family was. He intended to use that to his advantage.

"Yes." Magnus nodded." I've known the Lightwoods for generations."

"Oh, do you know much about the Lightwood children?" Alec's tone was calm when he spoke. He had perfected keeping his voice and expressions still when he was lying or trying to keep an advantage in a situation over the years.

"Well, I think everyone in the Shadow world has heard about the adopted one. What's his name? The attractive blonde one." Magnus dismissively waved his hand. Of course, Magnus thinks Jace is attractive Alec thought. Why did it matter what Magnus thought of Jace anyway? "Whatever his name is I've heard he's a lot to handle. Always trying to save the world from whatever great evil is looming over it. Sounds like trouble if you ask me. The girl sounds a lot like her mother when she was her age. Headstrong and passionate. She's a bit wild but I'm sure she'll settle down with time. And the eldest."

Magnus paused for a moment his long fingers tapping on the table. His nails had been painted black, the polish was scattered with small pieces of silver glitter. Alec took another drink from his mug while he waited for Magnus to continue talking. He couldn't help the nervous feeling at the bottom of his stomach. He hadn't paused for Izzy or Jace, did people not talk about him as much?

"Someone told me that the eldest has a thing for older Warlocks that run coffee shops but that's probably just a rumour."

Alec burst out into a coughing fit, the coffee he had been drinking burning his throat as he tried to catch his breath. His face was burning even more than the inside of his throat, a dark red colour now covered his features. Magnus let out a laugh, head tipped back, his eyes crinkling at the corners. Alec turned his head away hoping Magnus hadn't already noticed his blush. The Seelie girl Magnus had been talking to before was now glaring at Alec, she shoved her chair back and made her way out of the shop. Alec guessed she had been looking for Magnus's number but had quickly realized he wasn't interested in her.

"Honestly Alexander, did you really think I wouldn't know who you are? I'm the High Warlock, it's part of my job to know the Shadowhunters that run the Institute in my area. I'll admit I didn't recognize you at first yesterday it was only after you left I realized who you were."

"You know my name and you don't know Jace's?"

"Ah, Jace! I knew it was something like that. You know, though he might think it, the world doesn't revolve around Jace. People are allowed to notice you too."

"Guess it just doesn't happen a lot," Alec said keeping his eyes on the table as he slowly turned his cup around in circles.

"It should."

Alec finally looked up again and met Magnus's eyes. Alec wondered what Mundanes saw when they looked at him. What colour did they think his eyes were? No matter what they saw it wouldn't compare to their natural gold that seemed to catch the light perfectly where Magnus was sitting. Alec felt almost uncomfortable under his gaze, he wasn't sure how to respond. What he said was true. He was rarely noticed especially when he was with either Jace or Izzy, being Jace's parabatai Alec had grown used to it. He had always been the friend that was close by in the shadows but was never in the spotlight. Alec was saved from responding when his phone began to vibrate in his pocket. He pulled his eye's away from Magnus and took it out to check the caller ID.

"It's Izzy."

"I'll let you get that then," Magnus said standing up and moving towards the front of the room.

"Iz. Everything alright?" Alec asked finally answering the phone.

"Yeah, I'm just calling to let you know we got a reservation. We're leaving at five." She explained.

Alec glanced up at the golden clock on the wall behind the counter. It was half four already. "Alright. I'll come back now."

Alec could feel Magnus watching him from he had settled, he was standing with his back against the wall and his arms loosely folded over his chest. Alec hung up the phone was slipped it back into his jean pocket. He picked up his mug and finished off his coffee.

"Hey Magnus, I have to go. Thank you for the coffee." Alec was now standing in front of Magnus. He pulled some money out of his pocket and held it out to him. "I'll uh, I'll see you around."

"I'll see you later Alexander." Magnus grinned taking the money out of his hand.

Taglist: @thewaywardimpala 

[kalinara]

You know what I loved best about Shadowhunters?

It is the first time I’ve seen anyone tackle the idea of a deconstructive adaptation outside of fanfiction.

The Mortal Instruments novels were pretty popular as I recall.  They sold well, built up a pretty passionate fanbase, and even got a movie that I never actually saw.  I think I read maybe the first one, and it wasn’t really to my taste, but I didn’t think it was terrible.  It just had a lot of the common flaws that I see in a lot of YA books.  

And generally, when you get an adaptation, it doesn’t tend to touch on these problematic elements.  Or if it does, it kind of sidles away from them.  The Twilight movies, for example, show us a couple of POC as vampires, even though technically according to the books, all vampires get paler with age.  But at the same time, neither movies nor books really address the inherent racist dynamic between the vampires and the werewolves.  And so on.

Shadowhunters is different.

When I watch Shadowhunters as an adaptation, I get the sense that a lot of the people involved genuinely do love the Mortal Instruments as a series, but that they’re not willing to overlook the problematic elements.  They want to explore them instead.

And they did.  Starting with the Clave.  Because, at least from what I recall, there’s not a whole lot TO the Clave in the books.  I mean, it’s there.  Sort of.  But our main trio (Jace, Alec, and Izzy) seem to be primarily fighting demons on their own.  They’re literally children.  I think Alec is the oldest at what, seventeen?  And while they’re meant to protect Downworlders and only kill demons, there’s a certain level of probably unconscious superiority.  I mean obviously they don’t support Valentine, the villain who wants to genocide all the downworlders.  But the elements are still there.  Our heroes have angel blood, our heroes are special, and their authority is righteous.

I’m not trying to attack Ms. Clare with this, because I think this kind of thing is very very common in YA books in general.  But I love what Shadowhunters did with this set up.

First, Shadowhunters did away with the idea of Jace, Alec, and Izzy as lone child soldiers against demons.  The Clave exists, and it’s very visible.  The Institute is bustling, filled with all sorts of background personnel.  Something is always happening.  Things are always being monitored.  There are missions happening that our characters aren’t necessarily involved in.  This does create a bit of narrative awkwardness in the first season, when the show tended to cleave more loyally to the books.  (Alec’s role as de facto leader of the Institute early on in particular seems to wax and wane in terms of level of authority.).  But it smooths itself out early on.  And it makes more sense: fighting demons is pretty important.  Not a matter to be left to three teenagers alone.

The show both ages up our characters, which makes certain romantic plots a lot less creepy, and actually addresses the idea that these people have been essentially soldiers from childhood, and that there is a LOT of institutionalized racism and superiority, along with militant duty, that gets drilled into these people from birth.  We get to see the kind of environment that builds a Valentine, and how even generally rational adults like Luke and Jocelyn might have gotten caught up in his fanatic ideology.  It takes the throwaway comments and superiority displayed by the protagonists in the book and extrapolates where that came from.

I remember reading somewhere that Ms. Clare was really unhappy with Alec’s actions early on in season one, when he was in support of Meliorn being taken to the City of Bones for interrogation (torture).    And I can understand that.  I’m sure Ms. Clare has a very clear idea in her mind about who Alexander Lightwood is.  And her Alec Lightwood would never agree to take a man to be tortured.

But I think that, in terms of the show, it was important to show Alec like that.  Because we needed to see exactly how ingrained this ideology actually is.  Jace is the brooding rebel.  Izzy is the bleeding heart half in love with Meliorn already.  Alec is the responsible one, the dutiful one who shoulders the burdens.  Which means, he’s the character most likely (at this point in the story) to swallow his conscience and misgivings and do what he thinks he’s supposed to do.

It’s an ugly moment, but it provides us with a focal point for his eventual growth.  Alec’s multi-season plot, of overcoming both overt and unconscious personal racism, to tackling the problems of the Clave itself, is one of my favorite parts of the series.  And it had to start somewhere.

One of the touches that initially made me uncomfortable, but now I rather like, is how most of the Shadowhunters are white, while most of the Downworlders are POC.  There are exceptions on both sides (the Penhallows, Luke-pre-Werewolfing, Iris Rouse), but that’s the general gist.  And at first, I thought this was a really bad thing.  Until I realized that the show actually was making a point.

Because the racism against Downworlders is fantastic racism.   And all too often, fantastic racism becomes an excuse to use real world narrative tropes meant for poc and apply them to white people.  And look, I like X-Men as much as anyone, but this isn’t our story.  (And there are very few things that annoy me more than when we see fantasy racism applied in ways that lead to POC being racist against white people: see the anti-alien senator during one season of Supergirl who just happened to be Latina.)

Even though it’s still a little uncomfortable that most of the people with “angel blood” are white and most of the people with “demon blood” are not, it does mean that we’re basically returning the focus of the fantastic racism back where it should be: on the POC victims.

Most of the Downworlders we see on the show are good people.  They’re trying to live their lives the best they can.  And the Clave uses the actions of a few bad apples (many of whom have some significant provocation!) to justify a draconian rule over all of them.

The parallels are hard to miss, and the show doesn’t actually try to miss them.  I always think particularly of the episode in season 2, where the Clave starts to chip Downworlders in response to a serial killer targeting Shadowhunters.  It’s heavy handed, sure, but it hits hard when Maia talks about real world racism and how the Shadowhunters are supposed to be better than that.  It’s another episode where a main character is complicit in the institutional racism, and that gets called out too.

It’s not perfect, of course.  And I think Jace, in particular, ends up getting off scott free for things that he really shouldn’t.  (For example, kidnapping the werewolf girl and bringing her to Valentine makes him literally guilty of her murder under the law.)  But it’s something.

Another improvement from the books is in Alec and Magnus’s relationship.  For one thing, they’re a side couple in the books, given a handful of scenes here and there, but very much in the shadow of Clary and Jace’s drama.  Their plots have some seriously uncomfortable elements: the age difference, the way Magnus presses Alec to come out, Alec’s paranoia over Magnus’s sexuality and past experience, Alec’s plotting with Camille to remove Magnus’s immortality.  It’s a mess.

Now whether or not it’s a worse mess than Clary and Jace’s nonsense.  You got me.  But it wasn’t fun.

But even with the problems, Magnus and Alec meant something to a lot of fans.  And I think the show really delivers on that front.  Magnus and Alec go from being a side couple with a handful of scenes, to in many ways, being the pillar of the series.  The age difference is less of an issue (I mean, Magnus is still many times Alec’s age, but Alec is actually an adult in this version).  The biphobia is gone, and while Alec is occasionally intimidated by the difference in their experiences, it never turns into a critique of Magnus. 

Their conflicts and obstacles are much more compelling.  Alec’s initial coming out story was triumphant and the best part of season 1 to me.  The fact that Magnus is a Downworlder, and Alec is a Shadowhunter, with all that entails isn’t forgotten.  The romance, and Alec’s plot of overcoming his racism, are deeply intertwined.  And Magnus isn’t a bit part in the story either.  His plot, especially with regard to his self-identity and relationship to his magic, is just as important, if not more so, by the last season.

The weakest part of the series for me was when they were more faithful to the books, but I thought the show did a good job of refocusing later season events on Clary rather than Jace.  One of the things that annoyed me about book and the early part of the series is that, as soon as we had Jace’s (not) parentage reveal, he seemed to end up with 90% of the focus in any of the family drama.  Clary discovers her long lost father is a genocidal maniac, but Jace was raised by the man so it gets more focus.  The dynamic between Jace and Jonathan had a lot more focus in the books too.  Sometimes it seemed like the story forgot that Clary also had a family stake in more than just her mother.  So I was really happy when the show started digging into Clary’s identity as a Morgenstern, and went the route of linking her to Jonathan.  (Even if I could definitely do without incestuous overtones.)  Jace, as a character, tends to work better when he isn’t the center focus, in my opinion.  Or at least when the focus is shared, and he gets to react and take part in other characters’ plotlines.

You’ll occasionally see this sort of deconstruction in fanfiction (when it’s not a joyous celebration of unlikely characters banging - not that there’s anything wrong with that), but rarely to this extent, and certainly never with this kind of budget.  The idea of a “Shadowhunters style deconstruction” is a really interesting thought exercise to apply to all sorts of media that has both enjoyable and problematic elements.  

[langstykangsty]

What are some of your favorite book ships, if you don’t mind telling, and why do you ship them? Like I saw some of your tv show ships in the tags (which are self-explanatory bc those ships are practically canon even if their writers are cowards) but probably not all of them bc the app is glitching for me.

I am a multi shipper so I have so many pairings. I won’t tell the ship name, I’ll just say who is a part of it, and I’ll tell you my favorites because there are too many. 

Red Queen (by Victoria Aveyard): Maven x Mare, Cal x Mare, Cal x Cameron, Kilorn x Maven, Kilorn x Mare

Infernal Devices (by Cassandra Clare): Tessa x Jem, Tessa x Will, Nate x Jessie, Gideon x Sophie

Mortal Instruments (by Cassandra Clare): Clary x Jace, Simon x Clary, Simon x Izzy, Magnus x Alec, Luke x Jocelyn 

Penryn and the end of the days (by Susan Ee): Penryn x Raffe

Half Bad (by Sally Green): Nathan x Annalise, Mercury x Rose

And the list goes on. I ship all of them for various reasons, but what is common for all is their dynamic as friends or enemies or just acquaintances. When I read a book I try to ship nobody because it can ruin my lecture. Last time I read a book from Cassandra Clare it was Lord of Shadows (second book of Dark Artifices) I couldn’t decide which ship is better ( Kit x Livia or Ty x Kit ) and you know what happened in the end...

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 082: GUAM]

In celebration of Guam History & Chamorro Heritage Day on March 5th, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 90+ Chamorro faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Lourdes Klitzkie (1940) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Julie Ogborn (1958) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Kimberley Santos (1961) Chamorro - model.

Jen Allred (1961) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Rhonda Davidson-Alley (1961) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Marie Benito (1965) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Talia O’Neal (1975) Chamorro, probably other - actress and writer.

Sloan Siegrist (1980) Chamorro - middle-distance runner.

Cora Alicto (1980) Chamorro - sprinter.

Heather Snow Clark (1980) Chamorro - actress.

Maria Dunn (1986) Chamorro - freestyle wrestler.

Brittany Bell (1987) Chamorro / African-American, Unspecified Native American, Unspecified Southeast Asian, Unspecified Caribbean - actress and Miss Guam 2014.

Alyssa Cruz Aguero (1988) Chamorro - Miss Guam 2012.

Amy Atkinson (1989) Chamorro, German - middle-distance runner.

Starla Edney (1990) Chamorro - singer and actress.

Annrenaye Diaz (1993) Chamorro - model.

Roman Rochelle (1993) Chamorro - youtuber.

Remi Cruz (1995) Chamorro / Korean - youtuber.

Alixes Scott (1995) Chamorro, Filipina - Miss Guam 2013.

Pia Mia / Pia Mia Perez (1996) Chamorro / Italian, Dutch, Hungarian - singer-songwriter and model.

Pilar Shimizu (1996) Chamorro - breaststroke swimmer.

Skye Celine Baker (1997) Chamorro - Miss Earth Guam 2014.

Regine Tugade (1998) Chamorro - sprinter.

Emma Sheedy (2000) Chamorro - model, Miss Earth Guam 2017, and track and field athlete.

Mariana Ysrael (?) Chamorro - long-distance runner.

Teresa Garrido Roberts (?) Chamorro - writer.

Kacy Owens (?) Chamorro / Black - actress.

Fran Marie Castro (?) Spanish, Chamorro - actress.

Tricia Santos-Lujan (?) Chamorro - actress, writer and producer.

Billie Reyes (?) Chamorro - actress.

AJ Pelkey / Amanda Jo Pelkey (?) Chamorro - actress.

Jhe Manreal (?) Chamorro - model.

Sierra De Jesus (?) Chamorro - model.

Antoinette Manibusan (?) Chamorro - model.

Leslie B. Sanga (?) Chamorro - model.

Jocelyn Toves (?) Chamorro - musician.

Annalyn Buan (?) Chamorro - Miss International Guam 2016

Anna de Castro (?) Chamorro - dancer.

Flora Baza Quan (?) Chamorro - singer.

Evelyn Flores (?) Chamorro - author.

Julie “Jill” Quichocho Benavente (?) Chamorro - artist.

Maria Yatar McDonald (?) Chamorro - musician, traditional tattoo and visual artist.

Tiarra Jean (?) Chamorro - model.

Monica D. Baza (?) Chamorro - artist.

M:

Peter Onedera (1953) Chamorro - playwright, author and poet, a master storyteller.

Ronald “Ron” J. Castro (1953) Chamorro - artist.

Manny Crisostomo (1958) Chamorro - photojournalist.

Richard “Ric” Castro (1961) Chamorro - artist.

Q. Allan Brocka (1972) Chamorro, Filipino - director.

Noah Bernardo (1974) Chamorro, Filipino, Italian, German - drummer, guitarist, and singer.

Sonny Sandoval (1974) Chamorro, Native Hawaiian, Mexican, Italian - singer-songwriter and rapper.

David Cruz (1976) Chamorro - reality star.

Donovan Patton (1977) Chamorro - host, actor, voice actor, and singer.

Joseph Aguon Drake (1978) American, Chamorro - producer.

Craig Santos Perez (1980) Chamorro - writer.

Melvin Won Pat-Borja (1981) Chamorro - poet and hip hop artist.

Santiago X / Lawrence Santiago (1982) Chamorro / Coushatta - musician.

Jason Cunliffe (1983) Chamorro - writer.

Joe Taimanglo (1984) Chamorro - mixed martial artist.

Jon Tuck (1984) Chamorro - mixed martial artist.

Sean Pangelinan (1987) Chamorro - sprint canoer.

Marko Germar (1988) Chamorro - dancer.

Elias Merfalen (1989) Chamorro - footballer.

John Hattig (1990) Chamorro - professional baseball player.

Mark Chargualaf (1991) Chamorro - footballer.

Zach Banner (1993) Chamorro - American footballer.

Christian Rafan (1993) Chamorro - Youtuber.

Benjamin Schulte (1995) Chamorro - swimmer.

Jamal Agnew (1995) Chamorro - American footballer.

Sean Reid-Foley (1995) Chamorro - professional baseball player.

Peter Michael Perez (2000) Chamorro / Italian, Dutch, Hungarian - singer and model.

KC Deleon Guerrero (?) Chamorro - musician.

Angelo Villagomez (?) Chamorro - environmentalist, blogger and model.

The Crank / Frank Camacho (1988) Camacho - mixed martial artist.

Angel Vega (?) Chamorro - model.

Luke Fernandez (?) Chamorro - model.

Joshua Sapakoff (?) Chamorro - model.

Jon Kanemoto (?) Chamorro - Mister Guam 2016.

Adrian Calugay (?) Chamorro - dancer and actor.

Johnny Sablan (?) Chamorro - singer.

Ariel Perez Dimalanta (?) Chamorro - graphic artist.

Filamore Palomo Alcon (?) Chamorro - artist.

Francisco “Frank” Rabon (?) Chamorro - dancer.

Herman Crisostomo (?) Chamorro - photographer and filmmaker.

Kie Susuico (?) Chamorro - artist.

Jeffrey Crook (?) Chamorro - rapper.

Mark Dell’Isola (?) Chamorro - artist.

Vince Reyes seia (?) Chamorro - dance leader.

[blissfulexcape]

~Sibling Bonding~  ~Clary x (Relative)Reader~

~~~~~~Hey guys heres Part 2 of Clary’s Sister story. It took me forever to think of where I wanted to take this story. So hope you enjoy what I was able to come up with. I really appreciate all the likes and  I hope I can get some requests. Have a good day! Love ya!~~~~~

You stared quizzically at your opponent waiting for any move. There! His shoulder shifted slightly and you jumped back as he made a swing at you with his seraph blade. You exchanged multiple blows before sensing another coming behind you. You turned just in time to block the attack. Kicking the second attacker gave you enough time and space to face your first opponent who switched to a crossbow! You watched an arrow came looming towards you. You leaned away it barely nicking your shirt. However, it threw you off balance enough for number two to kick your feet out from under you.

You hit the ground hard but rolled away without waiting to catch your breath. Quickly grabbing two daggers off a crate and pushing behind a pillar for temporary protection. You stayed long enough to climb to your feet before jumping back into the line of sight skillfully throwing the knives at your attackers. Both hitting their targets in the arm.

A sudden applause stopped you in your tracks as you turned to see Valentine standing above. He leaned on the rail smiling down at you. “_______! Your fighting skills have improved so much sense being with us. You were slow and careless before and now look at you!” He smirked as he walked down the stairs to come to your level. He gripped your shoulders slightly smiling. Then he twisted you and his arm was roughly pressed to your neck. As hard as you pulled and struggled nothing came of it. “Fight! Fight ______! I could have been anyone. You can not show anyone mercy even if they wear my face! Stop being a victim and fight!

Your brain was screaming and black spots dance across your eyes. With the last bit of your strength you risked to slam your heel down and luckily it connected and with the new space around your neck you pushed your elbow back into his ribs. He made a sound of agitation but you continued on and with put all your weight into flipping him. He crashed to the ground in front of you and you quickly placed your foot over his throat. Resisting the need to cough and cover your mouth so you wouldn't gasp in air little a fish.

Valintine’s smile returned as he began to laugh. He easily threw off your balance pushing you onto the ground as he laughed. Climbing unsteadily to his feet, “Now that is my daughter!” He reached down and pulled you back to your feet drawing an iratze on the inside of your wrist. You hadn’t noticed the cut on your palm from scraping against the floor. “ I think it’s time for you to meet your brother.”

~~~~~~~~~~Small ordinary apartment~~~~~~~~~

You began to pick at the red blanket over the back of the brown leather couch as you waited for your father to return with your brother. Groaning you stood up and made your way to the kitchen. You just opened the fridge when you heard the lock on the front door unlock. You froze in place wondering if this was another test.

“_______! I found Jonathan. Come over and introduce yourself. I’ll make dinner for all of us.” He shouted before coming into view. Smiling wolfishly, “Ah, you’re in here. I’m sorry for making you wait so long. You must be starved.” He pet your check lovingly. “Go say thank you at least. This is his home.” You nodded in agreement walking around to look at him.

He stood on guard watching you. Calculating your strength and possible weaknesses. “You need to work on your balance.” He stated simply.

“You need to work on your bedside manner.” You scuffed lightly crossing your arms. A smile graced his face then. Amusement. “Thank you for having us over. I always wanted a brother...”

“Let’s get to know each other then? I always wanted a little sister. I dreamed of teaching her how to fight and defend herself. Seeing her kick some poor lads arse.” Jonathan laughed. You giggled too and walked towards the couch again.

Just as you were passing Jonathan, he grabbed your wrist and spun you so you back was against his chest and you were in a choke hold. You hands reached to pull his arm away from your windpipe. After a few feeble attempts you kicked your legs out and pushed against the couch to push Jonathan back. He landed on the ground with a rough bang as he knocked down a chair as he fell with you on top. His arm loosened slightly enough that you were able to elbow him in the side hearing him wheeze. He let go and you both tried to breathe steadily. “I.. knew.. there was... a.. test.”

“No bet.. no better bonding... than fighting” Jonathan chocked out. Both of you slowly clambered to your feet and over to the couch.

You did your best to bite back a laugh. Groaning, “Stop! No laughing. Too..soon..” Jonathan smiled nodding in agreement.

“Aww my children fighting and me cooking dinner. All we need is Clarissa painting and Jocelyn yelling about being careful with the furniture. Until then I’m grateful for our little family...” Valentine sighed gleefully almost. “Dinner is ready.”

~~~~~~~~After dinner~~~~~~

“What was Jocelyn like?” Jonathan whispered as you tucked into the blanket on the couch.

When you looked at him, he was looking at a book. You sighed dejectedly, “I’m not the best person to answer that. Unless you don’t want an honest answer.”

His eyebrow went up in silent question. “You’re my sister. Your opinion is the most important. Tell me. Please.”

Groaning you rolled over onto your back to stare at the ceiling. “She hates me and she’s always been scared of me. I could never do anything right. If she could I’m sure she would have erased me from existence. I tried for a long time to get her to like me but when I turned twelve I stopped trying. I asked Luke to teach me self defense and weapons training. I wanted to be strong. Dulcina was the one who recommended it.”

“Who’s Dulkenna? Why did she recommend it?” Jonathan asked as he leaned forward resting his elbows on his knees.

You took an uneasy look around. Sitting up and throwing your legs over the side of the couch. “It’s something that Dad doesn’t know..” You whispered cautiously.

Jonathan got up and moved to sit next to you. “We are brother and sister. We’re supposed to have secrets. Siblings against the world right?” He smiled comfortingly.

Smiling back, you nodded. “Dulcina is my seelie friend. I know we’re supposed to have a thing against fae but she saved me. I was trying to get away for awhile because of Jocelyn hating me. I took the fire escape but I was attacked. I couldn’t defend myself.. Dulcina jumped in front of me and fought it off and killed it. She saved me. I didn’t remember for awhile because Jocelyn took me to a warlock to hide my memories. After I remembered she told me to to ask Luke to give me the training and she trained me too. She looked after me.. cared for me. I didn’t have very much of that so it meant a lot to me.”

“I understand your mixed feelings...”  He took a deep breathe staring at his hands. “Can I tell you a secret?”

You nodded eagerly which made him smile slightly. “Father tested us. Changed us. Altered our genetics..” Jonathan looked so rattled up all the sudden like he wanted to say something important but didn’t know how. “He put angel blood in Clarissa, you and Jace. But me... he put. Demon blood. I’m evil.”

He looked up at you then to gage your reaction. You stared at him. Seeing the honesty and vulnerability in his eyes. “I don’t think you are evil. I don’t think you are defined but what you have done. I see you care about me right?” He gave me a look that screamed ‘what’s your point!?’ “So if you are capable of caring then you can not be evil. Evil people don’t care about anything or anybody else. If what you’ve done makes you guilty then do something to fix it. Do the hard thing which is usually the right thing. And if you don’t know then I’ll help you. Because that’s what siblings do.”

“You still want me to be your brother?” He asked curiously. “I’ve-“

“You’ve killed people and hurt people... but you.. you were ripped apart physically and spiritually.. You wanted to be saved. I’m here. I’m reaching out because I need to be saved too. We’ll save each other.” You smiled hopefully. He laughed putting an arm around your shoulder and pulling you into his side.

“How do you read me so well?” He looked so sad as he asked you this.

“I see things.. when I look at people sometimes.. I see memories maybe? I saw threw your eyes when you remember when you said you did bad things. But I saw deeper into that into your feelings. You may have thought you enjoyed doing those things but more so you enjoy the thought of the praise you’d get after..”

“That’s probably from the extra angelic blood in you. A new gift. What’s Clary like?”

We both took a collective step back after our little heart to heart moment. “Clary is great. She’s smart, caring, and talented. She’s always looked out for me. Whenever mom failed at the basics of comforting me or showing support or interest; I had Clary to hold on to. She helped me with homework, encouraged me to keep trying with whatever I was interested in.” You pulled your legs up so they were criss crossed.

“Let’s get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow.”

[hazelleves]

Shadowhunters Cooking Show Au

Co-created with @deliriumkitsune (peep the crossover, blink and you’ll miss it.)

Based on this video.

Valentine is the mean judge. Not even critical, just mean read: tramatizing.

Luke is the nice judge, and will try to make the contestants feel as comfortable as possible.

“This dish is absolutely fucking horrendous, which piece of shit made this hellhole?”

“Don’t listen to him, I happen to think the, er, texture is not that mushy, so 8/10 :)”

Yes he somehow conveys smilies in his speech sorry I don’t make the rules.

Jocelyn was the neutral judge but she just kinda disappeared one day and nobody knows where she went

Legend says, the person who makes the worst dish that season will face her wrath, whatever that is

However, Jocelyn who? Lydia is in town now motherfuckers

She is the most honest out of them all, and tells it how it is, however she also writes 15 page essays on why you should have used x spice instead of y spice

“You know, the texture is a bit mushy, but the flavor of the sauce is to die for. It’s so succulent and rich, I can tell it has a savory taste, did you use oyster sauce” five years later, “and thats why using basil was such a smart choice.”

The fourth panel is for guest specialty judges, Like Raphael and Meliorn.

Raphael doesn’t say anything, he just tells them his score, which is probably a .00000283748384/10

He’s fucking scary. End of story.

Meliorn on the other hand is a bit brutally honest, but not purposely mean.

“I can’t lie to you, honestly this is one of the driest steaks I’ve ever had in my life. However, these potatoes are actually good, wow, color me surprised.”

Sometimes the judges argue about who has the best dish

When that happens the show reverses, and the judges compete against each other with the contestants being their judges

Whoever wins holds the overall judgement.

Now what we have all been waiting for: THE CONTESTANTS

Clary cries

A lot.

Honestly she came on this show to have fun but keeps getting attacked by this Valentine guy?!?!

“Who is this guy and why does he hate me,” she probably says while sobbing

It’s okay though because Luke has got her back.

She is actually a decent cook, and specializes in mac and cheese, who knew?

“…the special ingredient was lobster, and you made lobster mac and cheese?”

“Yes, is that a problem?”

“No.. we were just expecting a little more pizazz.”

“You don’t know pizazz until you taste the oven baked goodness of five cheeses mixed beautifully with the smooth elbow pasta, and soft, juicy lobster.” She says with passion, fire burning in her eyes, and her fist clenched at her chest.

Clary accidentally gave Valentine food poisoning, but when they cut the camera to her in a one-on-one shot all you could see was the chair and wall, and hysterical laughter in the background, and the occasional foot coming from the bottom of the screen.

Alec rolls his eyes anytime she speaks, and this time he rolled them so hard that his eyes almost got stuck.

That’s not the only thing he rolls, surprise, it seems that Alec loves baking after all.

But he’s still not your bitch.

He makes cinnamon rolls because he says they remind him of his boyfriend.

Actually no, of you said that he’d make cutthroat kitchen a reality, but we all know it’s true.

“Why is the little girl touching my cinnamon ?”

“Alec, bro chill, the ingredients are for everyone.”

*Alec looks into the camera like the office*

Speaking of Jace, the shows eye candy

He takes any and all opportunities to flirt with the entire cast.

Even that one camera guy Raj, the fans think he’s talking to them, but no.

“Hey Raj ;)))” “Wow Clary, you’re hair looks as amazing as this carrot.” “Simon, is it hot in this kitchen or is it just you?” “Magnus, you’re like a full on meal today wow.”

Jace no, you’re embarrassing yourself. Not to mention every flirt has to be a pun.

He?? Put?? A?? Egg?? In?? The?? Microwave??

“At least I won’t be in last place.”

Yeah, no, that spot is saved for Isabelle.

S H E W R E A K S H A V O C

when she walks in the kitchen they all walk out.

“Ohh, uhh, spaghetti with vanilla pudding, lemon, and alfredo sauce. Creative.”- Luke smiles painfully, in between bites with his thumb up.

“I made it in honor of my mom, seemingly sweet, but bitter on the inside.”

She gossips about everything and knows everyone’s secrets.

The only reason she is still here is because of Luke and Lydia, who are two of the only three who will eat her food.

Speaking of the third lets meet Simon.

HE IS A GREAT COOK PASS IT ON.

Vegan everything, if you hate tofu, you’d love it after eating his food.

“I get my inspiration from nerdy nummies, she has taught me everything in life.”- You heard it yourself, everything he makes is some nerd shit.

“You recreated the Millennium Falcon out of s'mores??” A very shocked Raphael utters his first words.

“Ummm it’s not food if you can’t play with it.” He says while looking at Alec’s uniform plate.

“Alexander’s plate is just fine,”

Magnus is a food god.

It’s like he uses magic or something ;)))

He once made Valentine cry.

His dishes are top A++, he had Lydia writing up 50,000 page essays on them

He is also really nice to the other contestants, giving them advice and tips.

He especially likes helping his biscuits Clary and Simon bc he just can’t help it okay, they are his mini apprentices.

He is not allowed to go near Alec for the fear of a monopoly forming.

One day an episode got cancelled because Magnus’ cats started to burst in and eat at the dishes

The whole room was full of his 16 cats and the judges fell out of their seats and the contestants are trying to shoo them off their food BUT GET THIS they don’t touch Magnus’ food he basically called them to sabotage the contest

And get this

They constantly start food fights with each other, and flour, rice, and other crap gets ALL over the place.

Once, Izzy messed up so badly, but nobody wanted her to leave so they all jacked up their dishes and tied for last place

The show runners were forced to make the show a team v team v team and had to get more teams of people last minute.

Their captain’s name was peter, or percan, or whatever. He loved cooking fish.

Then another team lead by a woman who is strangely good at cooking and likes drawing with sauce

Well her team wins and surprise it was Madzie in a glamour all along

Glamours were banned from that point on.

But Magnus and Alec were both proud and taken by surprise that their kid beat them

Wow this was really long my sleep deprived brain went on overload, please feel free to add on to this

[taemochis]

3 FANDOM TAG

RULES: choose any three fandoms and answer the questions. Then tag some friends. I wasn't tagged but I saw this going around and wanted to do it so 🤷🏻‍♀️ I choose: * The 100 * Harry Potter * The Mortal Instruments / Shadowhunters The first character you loved: * Jasper Jordan * Fred Weasley * Alec Lightwood The character you never expected to love so much: * John Murphy * Draco Malfoy * Jace Herondale The character you relate to the most: * Probably Monty? * Hermione Granger * Clary Fairchild The character you'd slap: * Abby Griffin * James Potter (very unpopular opinion but who cares) * Jocelyn Fairchild Three favorite characters (in order of preference): * Bellamy, Octavia, Clarke * Fred, Draco, Hermione * Alec, Jace, Magnus A character you liked at first but not so much anymore: * Harper * Albus Dumbledore * Luke Garroway A character you didn't like at first but they've grown on you: * Bellamy Blake * Ginny Weasley * Isabelle Lightwood 3 OTPs: * Bellarke, Linctavia, Jonty * Dramione, Remus x Sirius, Albus x Scorpious (do they count?) * Malec, Clace, Sizzy That's it, y'all. I'm tagging the lovelies @finallybreathee and @timrggins

[lunaswondrousworld]

Salty fandom questions

Thanks to @darknesshadows @darknessp @malikaesthetics for sending in questions. I’m answering all of them together and putting my answers behind a cut because this turned into a bit of an essay. Because SOMEONE ( *cough* @dnteverdoubtme *cough*) said I should just answer them all (seriously, if I wake up tomorrow with no followers left I will blame this entirely on you). Also, well, salt. Quite a bit of salt.

Anyone following me for longer than 4 weeks shouldn’t be surprised by any of these answers (even though I’ve probably never spelled things out so explicitly), however for those of you who are new around here… beware some highly unpopular, possibly PROBLEMATIC™ opinions. Consider this your only warning and proceed at your own risk (or, you now, just don’t ;- ).

(I’ve done my best to ensure that this doesn’t end up anywhere near any tags, if it does anyway it’s not intentional)

All answers apply to Sh@dowhunters.

Disclaimer: when I talk about “The XY fandom”, this is obviously a generalisation. I know it doesn’t apply to everyone. Some of my mutuals are part of the xy fandom, and all of them are lovely people. /end disclaimer

What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get? While I personally don’t ship any of the canon ships, I do get why people ship them. If we’re talking all the ships in this fandom that anyone could possibly ship, I’d have to say ClaIec. Or Alec/any girls really. Make no mistake, I’m not saying this due to moral or ethical concerns – personally I don’t give a flying fuck what people ship, even if its VaIentine x a Vetis demon, whatever floats your boat – but I just really, fundamentally do not get it. I mean that boy is as gay as they come, take that away and you’ve got an entirely different character. Beats me really.

Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP? All the canon ships, current and future ones.

Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion? More than once. I usually live by “don’t like don’t read”, and I scroll past / blacklist a lot. But there’s a handful of things where my stance is 100% A and if yours is B or C, that’s not something I can ignore. In this fandom, it’s mostly when people post / reblog certain nasty anti opinions/posts.

Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP? *looks at the camera like I’m on The Office* (for those of you reading this who seriously DON’T know, just continue to the next answer)

Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you? (this one was sent in by ALL but one person, I would like to point out. So either you truly don’t know or you’re just here for the wank.*g*) Okay you might want to sit down and grab a bite cause this might take a while. You see (and that’s the part that usually surprises people) I actually started out as a pretty hardcore MaIec shipper in this fandom. Yep, me. Shocking, I know. I sort of migrated from the Teen Wolf fandom and everyone I followed back then was gushing about MaIec, I saw the first gifs on Tumblr (the show was already more than halfway through S1 when I started watching) and I thought hey, they’re cute, and actually canon, whee! So I pretty much fast-forward binged to 1x12 - through a pair of heavily MaIec-tinted glasses. My ideal version of the show back then, I’m ashamed to admit, probably would have been 90% MaIec, 9% Izzy and a little bit of Lydia on top (which was pretty much what a large majority of my dash was on about), I was totally ready to ditch everyone else for a short while. But thankfully, it wasn’t long before my brain remembered that I was capable of independent thinking, and I did a re-watch, and noticed that not everything was as picture perfect as it was made out to be, and I also actually noticed (and started falling for) the OTHER characters and possible pairings, most prominently Jace and JaIec (and honestly it will never cease to baffle me how anyone with a functioning pair of eyes will be able to look at S1 and NOT see that potential. Well, except for the MaIec-tinted glasses, probably). For a very short while, still blissfully oblivious to the nastier parts of this fandom, I happily multi-shipped (which was a first for me, I really am a ONE OTP kind of girl) both JaIec and MaIec pretty much equally, MaIec as far as canon was concerned (despite its many flaws - which where blatantly obvious once I cared to LOOK - but chose to ignore for the sake of happy shipping) and JaIec as a “God look at all that potential, in a different reality where xy had gone differently they totally would have been endgame” sort of way. And then that E!Online Shipping poll happened (the 2016 one where MaIec lost to CIexa) and that’s when got a first inkling of the truly ugly, rabid side of this fandom (back then I shipped both MaIec and CIexa so that’s probably what gave me a bit of a neutral observer’s perspective on these poll shenanigans, cause personally I didn’t care which of the two ships won since I loved them both). Around that time I had also started talking to a couple of JaIec shippers - who were lovely (looking at you fam) and refreshingly NORMAL compared to what I’d started to see in that other corner. Anyhow, from then on I was slowly distancing myself from the MaIec fandom as a whole. I still liked the ship in the sense that I enjoyed watching it in canon, even though, in terms of actual OTP, I quickly gravitated more and more towards JaIec (as I said I am a ONE OTP kind of girl so it was bound to happen). Long story short, during the long hiatus between s1 and 2a, (MaIec) fandom got exponentially nastier until, at some point – I’m still not sure when exactly - it just TIPPED (cause it definitely wasn’t like that back when S1 was airing, not to that extent) – and it suddenly started being “okay” to just outright attack and hate on everyone who dared ship either one of the pairing with someone else. With a level of vitriol and nastiness I have seldom seen (and I’ve actively been in fandoms since BtVS first aired, which was in the late ‘90s). Coupled with such a level of impertinent entitlement where everything has to be about or relate to MaIec, else there’s outrage across the entire fandom. And that, my friends, eventually managed to put me off the pairing for good. To the point where, if I’m entirely, brutally honest, I’d actually prefer to not see any Alec scenes at all to having to watch MaIec scenes, because this godawful fandom will find a way to ruin it one way or the other. If only by constantly whining about how it still wasn’t enough or “how dare that other character breathe while my OTP was about to suck face this is an OUTRAGE!!!”

Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated? I can’t think of one, no. I might end up hating something I started out liking (see above), but I don’t think it ever happened the other way around. What sometimes does happen is that maybe there's something I don't actually care about all that much and then fandom will start hating on it and in the end I'll like the thing out of pure spite. But if I actually hate something, that'll stay that way.

Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now? See #5.

Have you received anon hate? What about? Nope, because I don’t have anon on.

Most disliked character(s)? Why? I don’t actually actively dislike any of the current main characters. I did Simon in S1 but I’ve learned to tolerate his existence (that’s as far as I’m willing to go here). If we expand this a bit to “characters I’m least interested in” I’d have to go with Luke and Simon. I’m just not interested in either of their personal arcs unless they are somehow relevant to my faves’. Also I’m not to keen on Maia or any of the other new characters they’re adding (unless they’re somehow relevant to my faves) for the sole reason that they will take up screen time I’d rather spend on characters I’m actually interested in. I did dislike Jocelyn, but, yeah.

Most disliked arc? Why? My knee-jerk reaction would be to say MaIec (bitter? Me? Naah!) but that’s only part of the truth. Actually it’s more “all the romantic arcs for the sake of romance while not contributing anything else to the greater plot or to individual character development”. Cause MaIec as a general development was an important part of Alec’s character arc in S1, and that whole “the girl who you’re falling in love with is actually your sister” an important factor for Jace’s, so I can appreciate them for that. But beyond that, I’m just not interested in any of the romance plots. At best, they bore me to tears (I’m not actually joking when I say that I signed up for a show where pretty people wearing leather jackets and fingerless leather gloves kill demons and are awesome together, not “the warIock and his shadowhunter and their epic romance”. I’m more of a “The Walking Dead” / “Supernatural” girl than “Friends” or “Gilmore Girls”, you know?). At worst, they make characters I actually like do increasingly stupid things to the point where I’m left wondering if they’re actually the same character I originally fell for.

Is there an unpopular character you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why? VaIentine & Sebastian. I usually tend to like villains, and while VaIentine really often leans towards “ridiculous comic book villain”, I just love AIan Van Sprang and what he does with the little that the show gives him. And Sebastian (judging from what we know from the books) is just so deliciously fucked-up badwrongevilPROBLEMATIC™ that he’s inspired the keepers of this fandom’s moral purity to write up entire manifests why Thou Shalt Not Like Him Under Any Circumstances Cause He’s Bad Wrong And Evil™ back before it was even certain that he would be in 2B in the first place. So obviously I’m going to stan the shit out of him. Also, WiIl Tudor’s cute and British and I’m really looking forward to him and Dom having scenes together. :-)

Is there an unpopular arc that you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why? As for what has already happened, I didn’t actually mind Izzy’s Yin Fen plot. I wouldn’t say it was my favourite, but I certainly didn’t hate it as much as the rest of the fandom. I don’t have a particularly sophisticated reason for it though. As for what’s most likely / possibly to come, I hope the show will follow the book plot for Sebastian as closely as possible. (I don’t want to say too much for people who don’t know anything about it and don’t want to be spoiled.) Why? Because I like darkbadwrongnasty shit. Give me “darkbadrwongnasty shit where awful things and horrible people happen to good people” over romance any time. (Also, it would most likely piss large parts of this fandom off, that would be an added bonus.)

Unpopular opinion about XXX character? He’s not as flawless as you all like to believe. That’s okay though, flaws are what make characters interesting.

Unpopular opinion about your fandom? It’s the worst fandom ever? IDK is than an unpopular opinion? Probably, since around 80% ARE the worst people, and they would disagree with me so...

Unpopular opinion about the show? The writing really is rather subpar compared to some of the other shows I watch.

If you could change anything in the show, what would you change? Age it up (have the characters be some of the actor’s actual ages, i.e. around their late twenties), move it to a network like HBO or Starz, and make it push the limits of an R-Rating. Also, put the main focus on the Sh@dowhunters, Sh@dowhunters politics, just all things Sh@dowhunters. Centered around the Lightwoods (including Jace). (And did you notice how none of what I would change would actually include “make JaIec canon”? Cause contrary to what large parts of this fandom seem to think, this is not all I / we think about. Wow what a shocker.)

Instead of XYZ happening, I would have made ABC happen… Well take a look at my shipping and plot preferences and then you can probably guess my answer.

Does not shipping something ‘popular’ mean you’re in denial and/or biased? I don’t know, does it? If you ask the majority of this fandom, it really means I’m all sorts of –ist and just generally a horrible person. Or something. Do I get bonus points when I act like I care?

What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom? Pretending to do everything for a higher, nobler purpose (shipping for representation and the likes), refusing to accept that not everyone else will or has to adhere to your own standards of what’s right or wrong or PROBLEMATIC(TM), and taking everything that happens on the show too damn seriously. Refusing to grasp that this is primarily a fantasy tv show with a main purpose to entertain its audience, and to earn the network money, not to make the world a better place.

What is the purest ship in the fandom? CIizzy and CIimon, probably. But honestly, nothing in this fandom is even remotely pure.

What are your thoughts on crack ships? Whatever makes you happy, I don’t judge.

Popular character you hate? Nope.

Unpopular character you love? see #11

Would you recommend XXX to a friend? Why or why not? As a piece of trashy popcorn entertainment to pass the time, yes. To someone who actually asks for a rec for quality television, no. Cause it just isn’t quality television. (And yes I know it’s a fantasy show geared towards teenagers, but so was BtVS, and that one still managed consistent writing and character development, over 7 seasons. But anyways.)

How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX? With the Lightwoods / Alec running the NY institute. The very last scene would end like the very first one began: Jace, Alec and Izzy together, just the three of them.

Most shippable character? For me personally? Jace. Generally (though I personally don’t actively ship them with anyone except low-key with each other), I think Izzy and Clary are pretty shippable as well. Simon too.

Least shippable character? Luke? But just because he doesn’t really interest me so I personally wouldn’t know who to ship him with. Except VaIentine (past times, and probably present time also), but I’m sure that’s all sorts of badwrongproblematic. Ah well.