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　lilith & cordelia

　　“you’re my paladin, now.

　　foolish child. you are mine.”

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Why did you leave these bitter lessons of love?

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Back in the days, while reading the last sentence in #tid I was crying so bad; with #tlh I genuinely laughed a bit.

goddamn cordelia's really getting her cardio done in chain of thorns

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“we are married, and we will remain married, and in love, until the stars burn out of the sky.”

Cordelia and James from Chain of Thorns by @cassandraclare

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We fail as a fandom if we don't talk more about the fact Alastair teaches Ari's pet parrot rude persian words (and will not be stopped even by a very tall person's opinion on the matter)

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Cordelia Carstairs 🌼

“Daisy”

📖~@cassandraclare

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James Herondale 🌒

“Haven’t you heard? All the stories are true.”

📖~ @cassandraclare

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Cordelia Carstairs from The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare @cassandraclare

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"with a gang of ducks chasing his ass, Will ran."

the end.

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my charlotte/henry stanning ass 12 years ago

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TLH’s characters and their big 3 astrological signs:

(personal analysis) Cordelia: Taurus ☉, Aries ☽, Sag ↑

James: Virgo ☉, Sag ☽, Capricorn ↑

Matthew: Pisces ☉, Cancer ☽, Leo ↑

Anna:  Scorpio ☉, Sag ☽, Leo ↑

Alastair: Virgo ☉, Scorpio ☽, Aquarius ↑

Lucie: Gemini ☉, Aquarius ☽, Sag ↑

Thomas: Virgo ☉, Virgo ☽, Cancer ↑

Christopher: Aquarius ☉, Gemini ☽, Pisces ↑

Grace: Virgo ☉, Capricorn ☽, Scorpio ↑

Jesse: Libra ☉, Aquarius ☽, Gemini ↑

Charles: Gemini ☉, Taurus ☽, Capricorn ↑

Barbara: Cancer ☉, Pisces ☽, Libra ↑

Eugenia: Leo ☉, Taurus ☽, Aries ↑

Some explanations about this little and personal astrological game that I have played : 

- At first, James and Matthew’s friendship did not have a good start, as James fits well as a shy, practical and detail-oriented Virgo young boy. Thomas said of him “I am not [..] or aloof and above it all like James” (in “Nothing but Shadow”), which is a good example of how can behaves a social mask (the rising sign) in Capricorn that also contrasts (and it’s not easy fascinated by) the bursting rising sing in Leo of Matthew, who attracts attention without much effort. The two of them then found their compatibly when they both dropped their social masks, as Pisces and Virgo are opposite signs: one has what the other misses. And they compensate each other. 

I’ve also assigned the Cancer Moon to Matthew since he doesn’t forgive and doesn’t allow himself to ever forget his mistakes; he’s not capable of handling his suffering due to this great hidden personal sensitivity. - For Cordelia I’ve thought about the brave moon in Aries, which is able to set and organize her emotions quite quickly… almost too quickly. As if she is not able to stop and to reflect deeply on what she has left behind her. A moon full of life that masks its emotions and feelings with self-confidence, a trait that we find in many passages of the books. But her sun sign is in Taurus, an earth and concrete sign, ruled however by Venus, and so, by love. I finally gave her and James something in Sag since: “We’ve talked so much about travel, I wanted to give you the world” (Chain of Iron) and I liked this little metaphor for a fire sign without boundaries like Sag is.  - Anna is seductive and silent “you have to wait for her to approach, like a cat does” so I thought of a water sign which is very deep as the ocean like Scorpio can easily be. I gave her the moon in Sag for her sense of independence. The emotions of this moon are settled in a way that the instinct tells them to do not form a bond with someone until they know it will be value added in their life and making it better. - Alastair: I have given him the moon in Scorpio because he doesn’t let easily people inside his heart. Edit: While he gives me strong Capricorn vibes we know for a fact that his birthday is on September from the beginning in Chain of Gold (thanks for the notification). Virgo is a very reasonable placement for him: an earth sign ruled by Mercury (I don’t forget his habit of searching for deamons’ activity through mundane’s newspapers). Still, for me, he could easily have Capricorn placements in his Mars and his Jupiter as well. - Charles also has been an interesting case. I gave him the rising in Capricorn for his practical, clear-minded and ambitious side. And also because he appears to be easily oriented to not be too sentimental and to protect his heart with emotional detachment. But his Taurus moon tells how hard it is for him in reality to react to changes and dramas that basically tend to give him a real personal crisis (as we see his tendency to not give up on Alastair in many passages at the end of Chain of Iron). I finally gave him the Gemini sun sign for his multitasking ability, his communication skills, and his difficulty with not mastering the more detailing aspects of his own plans (Charles’ mistake of forgetting the Marseille’s Vampire Clan in Chain of iron, for example). Also, in the case of Charles, I knew that he was born during spring time, due to the informations that we have in “Clockwork Princess” in The Infernal Devices saga where Charlotte’s pregnancy due time is said. Same for Matthew and James we kind of knew the period when they could have been born, from what we learn in the little comic pieces designed by Cassandra Jean when Tessa tells Will about her first pregnancy. characters belong to @cassandraclare

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TLH’s characters and their big 3 astrological signs:

(personal analysis) Cordelia: Taurus ☉, Aries ☽, Sag ↑

James: Virgo ☉, Sag ☽, Capricorn ↑

Matthew: Pisces ☉, Cancer ☽, Leo ↑

Anna:  Scorpio ☉, Sag ☽, Leo ↑

Alastair: Virgo ☉, Scorpio ☽, Aquarius ↑

Lucie: Gemini ☉, Aquarius ☽, Sag ↑

Thomas: Virgo ☉, Virgo ☽, Cancer ↑

Christopher: Aquarius ☉, Gemini ☽, Pisces ↑

Grace: Virgo ☉, Capricorn ☽, Scorpio ↑

Jesse: Libra ☉, Aquarius ☽, Gemini ↑

Charles: Gemini ☉, Taurus ☽, Capricorn ↑

Barbara: Cancer ☉, Pisces ☽, Libra ↑

Eugenia: Leo ☉, Taurus ☽, Aries ↑

Some explanations about this little and personal astrological game that I have played : 

- At first, James and Matthew's friendship did not have a good start, as James fits well as a shy, practical and detail-oriented Virgo young boy. Thomas said of him “I am not [..] or aloof and above it all like James” (in “Nothing but Shadow”), which is a good example of how can behaves a social mask (the rising sign) in Capricorn that also contrasts (and it’s not easy fascinated by) the bursting rising sing in Leo of Matthew, who attracts attention without much effort. The two of them then found their compatibly when they both dropped their social masks, as Pisces and Virgo are opposite signs: one has what the other misses. And they compensate each other. 

I’ve also assigned the Cancer Moon to Matthew since he doesn’t forgive and doesn’t allow himself to ever forget his mistakes; he’s not capable of handling his suffering due to this great hidden personal sensitivity. - For Cordelia I’ve thought about the brave moon in Aries, which is able to set and organize her emotions quite quickly... almost too quickly. As if she is not able to stop and to reflect deeply on what she has left behind her. A moon full of life that masks its emotions and feelings with self-confidence, a trait that we find in many passages of the books. But her sun sign is in Taurus, an earth and concrete sign, ruled however by Venus, and so, by love. I finally gave her and James something in Sag since: “We’ve talked so much about travel, I wanted to give you the world” (Chain of Iron) and I liked this little metaphor for a fire sign without boundaries like Sag is.  - Anna is seductive and silent “you have to wait for her to approach, like a cat does” so I thought of a water sign which is very deep as the ocean like Scorpio can easily be. I gave her the moon in Sag for her sense of independence. The emotions of this moon are settled in a way that the instinct tells them to do not form a bond with someone until they know it will be value added in their life and making it better. - Alastair: I have given him the moon in Scorpio because he doesn’t let easily people inside his heart. Edit: While he gives me strong Capricorn vibes we know for a fact that his birthday is on September from the beginning in Chain of Gold (thanks for the notification). Virgo is a very reasonable placement for him: an earth sign ruled by Mercury (I don’t forget his habit of searching for deamons’ activity through mundane’s newspapers). Still, for me, he could easily have Capricorn placements in his Mars and his Jupiter as well. - Charles also has been an interesting case. I gave him the rising in Capricorn for his practical, clear-minded and ambitious side. And also because he appears to be easily oriented to not be too sentimental and to protect his heart with emotional detachment. But his Taurus moon tells how hard it is for him in reality to react to changes and dramas that basically tend to give him a real personal crisis (as we see his tendency to not give up on Alastair in many passages at the end of Chain of Iron). I finally gave him the Gemini sun sign for his multitasking ability, his communication skills, and his difficulty with not mastering the more detailing aspects of his own plans (Charles’ mistake of forgetting the Marseille's Vampire Clan in Chain of iron, for example). Also, in the case of Charles, I knew that he was born during spring time, due to the informations that we have in “Clockwork Princess” in The Infernal Devices saga where Charlotte’s pregnancy due time is said. Same for Matthew and James we kind of knew the period when they could have been born, from what we learn in the little comic pieces designed by Cassandra Jean when Tessa tells Will about her first pregnancy. characters belong to @cassandraclare

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JAMES HERONDALE

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Recap of Cassandra Clare’s YALC panel

1)Cassie always wants to put a name to everything: She wanted to make Ty’s autism very clear instead of casually revealing it years later. Christoper probably has ADHD.

2)Whose POV were sometimes difficult to write? Anna’s because she’s so confident, Alastair’s because he’s so angry, and also Mark’s because he’s been through a lot of trauma.

3)Cassie gets ideas while walking in the woods and listening to music with no lyrics.

4)A fan asked Cassie to write about the Merry Thieves discovering custard cream in 1908, she laughed and wasn’t against it. 😉

5)Cassie wants to do one more short story collection like The Bane Chronicles once The Wicked Powers is done. She has one specific person in mind.

6)Matthew is thinking stuff that Cassie doesn’t want us to know now, it was the same with Ty due to his whole plan in Queen of Air and Darkness. That’s why we don’t have POVs of these two characters. The only time we got Ty’s POV was in Ghosts of the Shadow Market and Cassie consulted neuroatypical writers before writing The Lost World.

7)About The Wicked Powers: Dru goes to Faerie. Ty has to ask Kit for help after something major and bad happened. Kit is the only one who can help and that’s how the boys reunite.

8)If The Shadowhunter Chronicles were food, what would they be? Cassie cannot cook, but her husband Josh can so the answer was a bit difficult for her. She settled on a pie with rhubarb, ginger, turmeric and noodles.

9)Did Cassie ever change a relationship into a completely different direction? At the beginning Cassie meant for Mark and Cristina to be together in The Dark Artifices, but then she was like: “Hey, there’s also Kieran!” and the rest is obviously history.

10)There are lots of reason to be worried about Mathew. [Yep, that’s basically how the panel ended.]

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The only trivia info that he’s got. I can’t

im in tears

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tlh is such a queer powerhouse tho. we have gays, bisexuals, lesbians, genderqueers and surely many more

special mention to charlotte and henry who decided there would no heterosexuals in their household and brought to the world two queer icons

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