#she could have saved everything with chot but she didn't

[tleeaves]

So, I made a post where I attempted it anyway:

No one has to read that because it's hella long, but I did attempt to unite what I called the four different Jameses that existed along the TSC timeline. Honestly, I've been wanting to rewrite it to further flesh out his TLH arc (or, well, lack of one) but I am still in the middle of exams, so... bear with me.

let's talk about the "my father was cursed. Whereas I, I'm damned" line because it was damn good and so herondale like but WHAT HAPPENED

nah for real, homeboy was in the TRENCHES

in tlh it is explained that it was because grace broke up with james and asked him to return the gracelet, which he did.

and to me it seemed like it was implied that his behaviour was the aftermath of being exposed to the gracelet for so long, however after reading chot that doesn’t make much sense to me? in chot once it breaks, it’s like a fog is lifted and jamie is totally fine?

(also going from feeling like you’re dammed to being the confident man that he is in tlh is CRAZY)

honestly i don’t get it and there is literally no point in analysing james in the short stories vs in tlh because they’re different people. i have given up.

[saskiahaggens]

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Please remember that English is not my first language, so please don't kill me.

Shibuki stepped up and took Arisu's paper.

"What is the population of the planet Earth. As a courtesy you may round up to the nearest hundred million.", she read out.

"They are asking for an answere in the billions."

"If we're off by just one, a billion flaming arrows will come flying right at us."

"'As a coutensy'. What a cruel joke."

"There is no way we could answer the question."

They all started speaking at once. But they were right; this question can't be answered correctly.

"Damit. All right, we just have to get it right then. Anyone here know the answer?", started Karube surprisingly calm.

"How would I know the answere! I don't even know japan's population.", started Chota.

You simply nodded. To be honest, no one needed to know the world's population for anything. It's a changing number, therefore no one knows the correct answer; even your textbooks have different answers to that question. Still, you didn't care to remember one.

"Shibuki what about you?" Karube questioned, knowing Arisu wouldn't know the answer as well.

"I don't know. Plus, any figures I learned during school would be outdated by now. I've heard the world population increases by 80 million each year. Using that we can deduce the population to be 6.6? No... it's 6.7 or 6.8 billion."

This is a far too ambiguous answer. Surviving a hundred million arrows would be impossible. Nobody wants to answer such a question.

"Arisu! You decide. You pulled the fortune. I'm trusting you with my life. If someone has a problem with it, talk it through with Arisu. I'm not butting in.", sight Karube.

Has he given up? No, there must be something behind this. From everything you've learned about them so far, he's not the kind of guy to give up. Especially when one of his friends is in trouble.

"Dose is hurt?", he suddenly asked you.

"Yeah, but I think it would be worse if it weren't for the adrenaline," you responded, holding your arm.

"Hey, Karube. Why are you letting Arisu decide. We could still be brainstorming together.", asked Chota who scooted next to you.

Karube gave a short speech on Arisus and his past, but you were otherwise busy. He had his reasons, and you wouldn't question him after he saved you. You were preoccupied with the question.

Why didn't they just ask the questions like that? Why the fortunes? There has to be another way to end the game.

"I got it!", Arisu called out. "The answere is 6.8 billion."

•~•~•~•~•~•

Answere

6,900,000,000

The penalty will now begin. It will continue for as many days as necessary until complete.

•~•~•~•~•~•

"What have you done!", called Shibuki out.

"As if you knew the exact answer." you bluffed back, which caused her to shut up.

"The problem was unsolvable form the beginning. So, I didn't try to figure out the correct answer."

"No offence Arisu, but you had to find out something else. May you mind explaining it before we are shot?", you asked while Karube helped you stand up.

"It's the fortunes. Each fortune contains a rank and a problem. But what is the rest of the text for?", he asked, and it clicked.

"Your best direction is south!", you called out what was written on Karubes' fortune.

"Arisu you really are something else. Alright everyone! Run until your lungs give put!" Called Karube when the first arrows hit the ground.

He grabbed your arm and started running south, trying to doge the arrows. Karube also bought the table, which he previously used to shield you and Chota from arrows.

"At this reate we'll die frome the heat alone!", yelled Chota.

You'd never realize how loud arrows could be until 100 million of them were fired at you, let alone the heat. Some objects even started exploding, and if Karube hadn't dragged you along, you would have given up and accepted your fate a long time ago.

"We got so far! Don't you dare give up!", he encouraged Chota to run faster.

You stumbled across an old well at the end of the path, but it had been filled in. You started to lose hope again, when an arrow hit the earth, and you noticed a clinging noise. Karube dragged you all underneath the table, before rushing out to check where the arrow struck. What an idiot. The table was too small to fit all of you and would give in anyway sooner or later, so you jumped to assist him; at the very least, the others would be saved.

This time, you have the chance to actually help them. You would also return the favor for saving you earlier. You thanked the adrenaline for existing because you could feel the heat, but you couldn't feel the agony of your hand burning any further than earlier, when you tried to put out the fire on your arm.

You both pulled open a huge metal door which led to a bunker. Karube wasted no time in pushing you near the edge to allow you to climb down while he yelled out for the others.

After you hit the ground, you kept an eye out for the others and whether they needed assistance. At least, you tried since it was pitch black down there. You heard Chota, Shibuki, and Arisu climbing down and directed them to the wall so you wouldn't bump into each other. Karube was the last one to get down and finally lights flickered on.

•~•~•~•~•~•

Congratulations

Game Complete

•~•~•~•~•~•

A monitor began to flicker on. What were the higher levels like if this was only a level three? How should you survive them, or why would you play them at all?

•~•~•~•~•~•

To return to the surface, please take the path that leads to the sewer.

•~•~•~•~•~•

You all started shouting in delight, and Karube pulled you in a headlock while jumped Arisu. Chota sobbed as he embraced Shibuki. You weren't sure if he was crying out of joy or agony at one point, because all your wounds were starting to hurt.

Suddenly, the monitor came back on and informed you that you had been granted a visa. A little register on the end of the room started beeping and a few moments later Arisu held out a paper and a card.

_________

Visa

Immigration status

verified

__________

Y/n L/n

__________

Points earnd this round: 3

Total points: 3

Valid until Tuesday 7/14

Please remain aware of your remaining time balance.

Registration: ♧3

____________

"The text all looks the same.", figured Karube.

Shibuki must participate in the games in order to receive the visa and/or the cards. It's not like she'd gotten anything else out of it.

"Shibuki. We're out of danger for now. It's time you tell us what you know."

"Fine but first let's get to the hospital. Y/n wound could get infected. We need to look for supplies. I can talk as we go. I'll tell you everything I know, about this place they call Borderland.", Shibuki exclaimed while walking away.

"Well, you get a piggyback ride," Karube said as he knelt down in front of you.

"I hurt my arm, not my leg."

"Yeah, but you saved my friends, and I can't repay you for that. Let's not forget that you may have saved me back there as well. We were significantly quicker at burring that door. So, no back talk.", he mumbled, and you gave up.

Shibuki told you all she knew about this place, but you couldn't focus. You felt that Karube was exhausted, but he still wouldn't let you down. You thought it might hurt his pride, so you stopped asking. You were also exhausted. Perhaps as a result of what you had just survived or because you hadn't slept in a while. I mean, before you were bought to Borderland, it was the middle of the night, and after that, it was dawn there, so you were awake for at least a day, added was Karubes warmth and you slept in quickly.

Unknown to you Karube turned slightly red, as you nuzzled your head in his neck. He thought no one could see it, but Chota caught him.

"Oi, Karube got a crush!", he shouted out.

Arisu chuckled but pulled him in a headlock after. "Not so loud. You'll wake her up."

Shibuki giggled and tried to redeem Karube. "How long do you know her?"

Chota murmured, slightly embarrassed by the fact, "…a day."

"Only a day and she risked her live for you? She must really like you already."

"Probably," Karube murmured, while his thoughts began to wander.

Arisu smiled as she glanced at your sleeping face. He had no idea who you were or where you came from, but you were kind of his guardian angel.

Arriving at the hospital, Karube put you in one of the beds and drew a blanket over you, after Shibuki treated you wounds.

"You really are quite something huh?", he asked more himself them you. "Many people just died, because their visa expired and here you are sleeping through it all."

Chota and Shibuki left to get some sleep and Arisu was who knows where, so he was alone with you.

"Thank you.", he mumbled turning away.

"You saved the two people I cared most for, but still your stupid to risk your life like that."

If Karube was honest he would admit that he didn't sleep the night. He wasn't sure about Shibuki, but he heard Chotas' and Arisus muffled cries. If he wasn't worried for you waking up, he probably would have done it too. He could have left but he decided against it. You saved the things that mattered most to him, so he could at least take care of you… for now.

[lovelyladylavie]

Angst prompts -- "Why are you still here?" Chot & Uzuri

It was a late evening by the campfire, the clouds obscuring even the Moon Orb this night. The girls had gone to bed in their tent and Chot was taking first watch. Uzuri hadn't turned in just yet, something was on his mind.

Uzuri had been a jackass again. It was in his nature, it seemed. He hated whatever part of his past that made him have that hair trigger response. But instead of telling him to hush up, Chot just...didn't answer. Had he hit an actual nerve? He hadn't spoken to him directly all night.

The tension was thick in the air as Chot was darning his socks across the fire from him. His big hands seemed like they'd be ill-suited for such delicate work, but he nimbly sewed the holes shut regardless. Chot felt his eyes upon him and he glanced up and Uzuri looked away.

Uzuri growled, frustrated at the pregnant silence between them. He went for it.

"Chot...why are you still here?"

Chot looked up, alarmed, "what do you mean?"

"I mean-! Your mission is complete already. We saved the Isle from the Gloom, and we freed the souls of the dead. Why are you sticking around?"

Chot looked rather insulted. "How dare you?"

"Wuh-?"

Chot threw his socks back down into his bag. "After everything we've been through together...YOU want ME to leave?!"

"N-no! I'm wondering WHY you haven't! After all the crap you've had to suffer through because of me? Why wouldn't you want to leave!?"

Chot looked at him, then looked up at the sky and sighed. He crossed around the fire and sat next to him.

"Uzuri...you're an ass. You've got a variety of problems. Your flight and height anxiety, your corroded silver tongue, your inability to stop yourself from pilfering a loose wallet. This is...true. But you are also my best friend. I have never confided in else the way I do you. You personally axed off the man I fear the most, so I wouldn't have to. Would Rosa do that? I don't know! Deliah?...Maybe. She's a lil-" he waggled his hand to say 'off-balance' - "Yknow."

Uzuri scoffed, "YEAH."

"But YOU came through for me. You slew my dragon. I owe you. So even if you sling me some attitude every once in a while, I KNOW you got me when it counts. I might get a bit huffy, but it doesn't mean I'm going anywhere. I'm with you to the end of the line."

He raised his fist and Uzuri bumped it. Chot gave him a side hug.

"You're not gonna leave me?"

"No one could possibly get between us. You're my best friend. My first real friend. Besides... Anyone who's seen me get Feather Itch and scrape my wings around in that gravel patch -like a dog in the dirt- needs to stay where I can watch them."

"I still have the pictures."

"And I will find them one day..." He glowered.

"Good luck..."

[ohnotoomanyfandoms]

This is probably farfetched but what is Matthew is actually alive now and there is only one person who knows and it may be Magnus. Now I'm not saying vampire or in fairie or whatever because all these theories have been discussed soooo many times but I am saying that one of them could actually be true.

The ending of tlh is kinda probably gonna be bittersweet (since Cassie said that it is gonna be the saddest series ending and it will have ties to twp sooo maybe not everything was resolved)

But about the Matthew being alive today thing is that when jem and Tessa were reminded of him in the land I lost their reaction didn't really seem like just grieving someone but almost like a crime to mention him and they hear about him for the first time in years while I'm pretty sure that jem and Tessa do actually talk sometimes about the past and in the same story Tessa talks about her children. It is full of grief but also peace. Very different to when Matthew was mentioned.

For some it could be said that he died young but the you also have time to grieve. It's almost as if they didn't get this chance. As if he just disappeared one day without any trace or something

Now why Magnus is the one who knows? Well in sobh he says that the people he knew and are dead now would pass on peacefully. He has mentioned some of the edwardian shadowhunters before but never Matthew. Whenever we are looking through his pov he does think about the people he cared about in the past and again never Matthew. Sure you could say they weren't close but you could say that as well for Christopher and Thomas and there were still mentioned by Magnus.

So yeah I think that Magnus either knows or thinks that Matthew is alive. Why not say it? Well why did Matthew disappear? Why did jem and Tessa have this reaction to Matthew being mentioned? It's probably something dangerous that could either be revealed in chot, twp or I am just overthinking things

It's all well and good to overthink, I do it all the time :)

Personally, I don't believe Matthew is still alive in present day. I am 300% sure he is not, but you should believe what your heart wants you to! Thank you for sending me your beautiful elaborate theory, maybe you'll find some kindred spirits through this!

To address only a couple of your points, I think that we don't hear much about Matthew (save in recent Secrets of Blackthorn Hall entries) simply because Cassie didn't want to spoil anything. Magnus never mentioned him because there wasn't much to mention. True, he mentioned Henry before and a bunch of Lightwoods, but that's because Henry and he literally created the Portal together, he must be reminded of him every time he opens one, and the Lightwoods he mostly thinks about in relation to Alec and Izzy. Magnus doesn't think about Matthew in relation to Clary simply because the last time one of those thoughts appeared in Magus's POV was maaaany years ago, before the plot of TLH wasn't fully established even in Cassie's mind.

It's true, Jem and Tessa have weird reactions when Matthew's name is brought up, but that's a plot necessity, because Cassie can't tell us exactly what happened, but we already know there is tragedy written all over Matthew's life. She can't spoil anything about his fate anyway.

Sometimes we overcomplicate things when they tend to be quite simple. I am guilty of that all the time. I believe Matthew's ending will be very straightforward. He will probably choose to leave the Shadowhunters behind and go on a grand mundane adventure.

I do agree with you that the ending of The Last Hours will be bittersweet. I'm guessing a happy ending for at least one Lightwood, plus James and Cordelia, and exile or self-exile for their loved ones aka Lucie and Matthew. Which isn't bad per se. They will still find joy in their lives, just not with their parabatai and family.