#shadowhunters city of ashes

[haikkatoscorner]

Re-reading City of Ashes

So, I'm re-reading City of Ashes, I had read them like almost 10yrs ago or so but I was a kid and didn't understand half of the things I had read.

Tell me why, in chapter 5, while Clary is thinking about how her mother was, she thinks, and I quote (sorry if anything isn't properly translated, I'm straight out translating it from my book in another language):

"But the Jocelyn that Amatis had met was the one who conspired against Valentine, that had set an alliance of nefilim and undergrounds that had destroyed the Circle and saved the Agreements. That Jocelyn would had never agreed to stay at home so calmly in that home and await while all of ther world was being shattered."

Okay, isn't that what that Jocelyn did? Literally stay at home while her whole world was being shattered?

[illustratinghan]

a young clary and simon playing their weekly friday night game of mario kart (in their pyjamas of course!) after a long day at school 🎮

characters by @cassandraclare 💛

[amrubrum]

*cough* *cough* SHADOWHUNTERS *cough*

from @ writtenbycraine's reel on insta !

[alesardesign]

Not so gentle reminder that Alec said this in City of Ashes while he was going to rescue Jace because he thought that since he was gay he wouldn’t deserve to be buried there like other shadowhunters. He probably thought he was going to be buried somewhere at an intersection. Excuse me while I go cry.

[mayaheronthorn]

Simon turned rat turned vampire turned human turned shadowhunter Lovelace vs Jace turned brother turned not brother turned dead turned alive Herondale

[dayque]

The Simon Lewis subplot in every TIM book

City of bones

City of ashes

City of Glass

City of Fallen angels

City of lost souls

City of Heavenly Fire

[kasirose]

This scene was way too perfect for this meme I just had to XD

Original scene by @cassandraclare under the cut!

here's the original meme too even though I'm pretty sure everyone knows it XD

[omgserafinablog]

A poster with characters from the Russian publishing house Mainstream to the "city of ashes" 😻😻

АСТ: Mainstream

[kityherondale]

Clary forcing Simon to practice "coming out" to his mother as a Vampire is peak comedy

ive been dying at "The second thing you should know is that it isn't a choice. I was born this way. Sorry, reborn this way." for the past five minutes ahahaha

[tyblackthornfrog]

Imogen Herondale being the only one who recognized Jace's birthmark was so significant to me, because she just knew. She hardly denied it. She was the first person who knew Jace was a Herondale and she only told him that his dad(Stephen) would be proud of him. Because although he might find out his true heritage later, he might not get to hear those words from any of his actual relatives if Imogen died, and he would consider others are lying. That was more important.

on my tmi reread I actually cried during that moment. I was so excited for it and it left me thinking about Imogen for longer than normal. She lived most of her life grieving and ice-cold because her family had been ruined. She was alone and only in her final moments she got to know that the Herondale name will live on after her. She got to look at her grandson properly. I can't imagine the regret she must've felt when she realized she'd been against him the whole time, not caring one bit about him.

[balladofbells]

the utter disbelief on their faces kills me

[witchlingcirce]

I really like how the TMI graphic novel changed this scene, to this:

It’s like ten times funnier than the original!!! Izzy you always THE Lightwood.

[illustratinghan]

our favourite feisty little redhead 🔥🤭

clary fairchild in celebration of her birthday today! @cassandraclare 🧡

follow me on instagram! @/illustratinghan

[amrubrum]

what it'd look like if inside out 2 was filmed in my head:

[julianblackthornspancakes]

friendly reminder that the lullaby maryse sang to baby jace (“a la claire fontaine”) is literally a song about celebrating beautiful things that were thought to be lost or undeserved. “I have loved you for a long time and I will never forget you.”

i’m glad jace took the herondale name, but it can never be said that he had no claim to the lightwood name 🥹

[we-live-and-breathe-words-1897]

Alec: Just because you said dragon demons were extinct-

Jace: I said mostly extinct.

Alec: Mostly extinct is NOT EXTINCT ENOUGH

Jace: I see, I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy?

― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes, Chapter 1 (Valentine's Arrow)