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1jemmagirl22 · 1 year

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Me at James every time he has a scene with Cordelia In Chain of Thorns

#chain of thorns #the last hours #the shadowhunter chronicles #jordelia #james x cordelia #cordelia x james #my gods its enraging #james and cordelia #cordelia and james

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luciehercndale · 1 year

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TSC Analysis: Will and Tessa's behavior towards James and Lucie's partners

Tonight I'll talk about a topic that personally interests me a lot and that, I don't know, may interest other people? I hope. Parents and their relationship with their in-laws. It was inspired by a poll about who was Will's favorite kid, lol. It got me thinking about Will and Tessa's "kids", and specifically, about Cordelia and Jesse, who are part of their extended family by this point. This analysis is about how Will and Tessa view Cordelia and Jesse as their children's partners and how they interacted with them in TLH. Did they trust them instantly? Did they like them? Are they close? Things that I often asked myself and I thought I'd share with you hoping you're interested because this took me hours to write 😅

Will trusts his children's judgement when it comes to Cordelia and Jesse, but naturally, he also has opinions about them, and we saw them in the way he interacted with both. Cordelia (and James) lied about their marriage, but since he never knew about the sham, he never doubted her. Will was overjoyed with the news that James was going to marry a Carstairs, Jem's cousin no less, and gave her his blessing. To him, Cordelia was already family, and he loved her already and trusted her. Wessa trusted Cordelia but she was actually lying to them about her marriage to James.

Will was distrustful towards Jesse at first, because he had been possessed. He accepted him after he discovered what he did for James. Sacrificing his last breath for his son was enough 'proof' that Jesse didn't have ill intentions towards his family. In London, Jesse acted like a proper boyfriend towards Lucie, but he also was well-mannered with Wessa, he helped around the Institute; Will never once thought his trust had been misplaced. Unlike Cordelia, Jesse had to earn Will's trust. By the end of the story, Will considers Jesse like family, that's why he gave him the home mark and the stele which belonged to his father. This is very symbolic. Will officially welcomed Jesse in the family even though he's not married to Lucie yet (so this was sort of a blessing from Will to Lucie and Jesse) and probably a promise about Jesse's own future in the London Institute.

Will is very sentimental: he accepted Cordelia instantly because she was a Carstairs, unaware that Jordelia lied about their marriage at first. Will is also very practical: he accepted Jesse not because of his last name, but for the way he behaved, for his practical actions. Wessa considered Cordelia like a daughter, because of who she was. They loved her already, and she needn't do anything for them to like her, or to earn their trust (which she very much broke when she and James lied to them). Jesse was the son of the villain and won Wessa's heart over by showing them he was a person they could rely on. This also meant being a well-mannered guy around their daughter and be transparent, for the sake of the future he wants to have with her.

Tessa also trusts Lucie and James's judgement. It's very easy to win Tessa over. She is a great judge of character and very hopeful and tries to trust people even though they did bad things (she was the only one who believed there was still hope to save Tatiana, uhm). She knows how to read people, and I bet she is very good at figuring body language too and understand whether someone is uncomfortable, lying, needs advice, etc. Not that Will isn't, but he lets his emotions cloud his judgement at times, and he can be impulsive and act rashly, then later rationalize and change his mind if he needs to. Tessa is more rational than Will and more controlled in her reactions (if you think that when Will sees Jesse for the first time, he literally takes a blade to threaten him, duh!).

Tessa seems quieter than Will, but she's not. She pays attention a lot and seems to be very helpful in making people feel at ease or more positive and hopeful about a situation. She's very attentive. When talking about Cordelia and Jesse to Lucie and James, she first comments about their outward appearance. Soon, though, she gives insight about their inner world, what not many people bother to see when they interact with pretty people. Tessa understands the struggles Cordelia and Jesse are going through, and is ready to offer them support when she feels they need it.

Cordelia felt very uneasy during her engagement party with James, the moment when she was officially introduced to their society as James' future wife and the Herondale's future in law/family member. Tessa helped her feel more confident. She was able to understand Cordelia because she is also a woman who is often whispered-about by the people in the Clave, and her father is also someone very questionable. Before Jordelia's marriage, she also advised James that even though Cordelia was a strong woman, the matter with her father bothered her a lot because it was complicated. Hence, Will also advised James to be a good husband and support Cordelia.

Tessa's situation with Jesse is quite similar, but the conversation happens in private during a dinner, where Jesse is already inserted into the Herondale's family dynamics as if he was already one of them. Will had just received the call that Tatiana was in Cornwall. This whole situation upsets Jesse, because his relationship with his mother was complicated. Tessa sensed it, and tried to give him hope. Something any good mother would say, if they see their son looking lost and hopeless. Lucie wanted to go after Jesse to support him but Tessa advised against it and suggested she gave him time to be alone.

In both instances, it's James who notices Jesse's shocked reaction to the fatherly/motherly way in which Will and Tessa interact with him. He doesn't just recognize how Jesse grew up in a very different environment than he did (dead father, problematic mother), but also that his parents were and are good parents to him and Lucie. They were always supportive of him and his sister, and they received a lot of love. And Wessa's love and support is not limited to James and Lucie only, they also show love and support to their family and friends, and to even to people they barely know.

Closing remarks: I believe that Wessa like Cordelia and Jesse very much as James and Lucie's partners, of course, and they welcomed them with open arms in their family. Because of the circumstances, though, the end of TLH it seems to hint that Wessa (and especially Will's) relationship with Jesse is going to be tighter than the one with Cordelia. It's not a matter of preference between their in-laws, who I think they equally like, but a matter of proximity. James and Cordelia got married, and they now live in a separate house. They are in a new "cycle" in their life where, as a couple, they started their own life and they separated from their birth parent's house. This means they may spend less time around Wessa because they're going to have their life in their own house, and when they have children and they will get married, it will happen the same thing. They're just following a life cycle. Things are different for Lucie and Jesse. They still live under Wessa's roof, and Jesse helps Wessa doing things around the Institute, eats with them, does stuff with them most likely. If my theory about Jesse running the London Institute in the future turns real, it is highly likely and natural that Wessa and especially Will, will strengthen their relationship with Jesse.

#tsc #tsc parallels #tsc analysis #tsc meta #will herondale #tessa gray #lucie herondale #james herondale #jesse blackthorn #cordelia carstairs #jordelia #blackdale #ghostwriter #cordelia and james #lucie and jesse #tweety writes analysis #my posts 3 #tweety.writes

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dayscrazed · 1 year

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"Matthew, what I feel for James hasn't changed. It has nothing to do with you. You ought to be adored above all things, for you are wonderful. You ought to have someone's whole heart. But I do not have a whole heart to give you...I have always loved him. I always will. It is not a choice; it is a part of me, like my heart or...or Cortana."

-Cordelia to Matthew, Chain of Thorns page 383

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jess-carstairs · 1 year

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CHAIN OF THORNS SPOILER

if he isn’t like any shadow hunter boy written by cassandra I don’t want him

#chain of thorns #james herondale #cordelia herondale #cordelia carstairs #chain of gold #chain of iron #the last hours #will herondale #cot spoilers #cordelia and james #shadowhunters

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tys-kitty · 9 months

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Me after reading the 20th book about some angel descendants fighting demons and dealing with their very emotional love lives

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hanelizabeth · 25 days

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i think this may be my favourite photograph from james and cordelia’s honeymoon 🫶

characters by @cassandraclare 🤍

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someonefantastic · 7 months

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BUFFY REUNION PANEL – C2E2 (April 1st, 2023)

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rinadragomir · 3 months

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Hey I've made a thing!

I've spent 3 days on it so please be kind and pretend to smile for me🥺

#cordelia carstairs #cassandra clare #tsc #the last hours #alastair carstairs #james herondale #matthew fairchild #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #anna lightwood #chain of gold #the shadowhunter chronicles

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outerspacess · 25 days

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I think about this more often than I’d like to admit.

“Whoever you have loved, and however you loved them,” said Jem, “anyone you loved would be lucky.”

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lopeirce · 7 months

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I'm not crying. You're crying.

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spacehero-23 · 1 year

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look at the sneak peek of the illumicrate dust jackets for the last hours!

they look so pretty!✨

#shadowhunters #cassandra clare #the last hours #tsc #tlh #chain of thorns #chain of iron #chain of gold #the shadowhunter chronicles #james herondale #alastair carstairs #matthew fairchild #cordelia carstairs #thomas lightwood #christopher lightwood #grace blackthorn #rosiethorns88

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aratilightwood · 1 year

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#chain of thorns spoilers #chot spoilers #cot spoilers #the last hours spoilers #tlh spoilers #cassandra clare #the shadowhunter chronicles #the last hours #chain of gold #chain of iron #chain of thorns #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #matthew fairchild #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #anna lightwood #arati bridgestock #tatiana blackthorn

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dayscrazed · 1 year

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"You thought I would pity you? Belial wove an enchantment, a band of silver and the darkest magic, to bind you. Most would have crumbled. You fought it. All this time you have been fighting a silent battle entirely alone, while nobody knew. You fought it and you broke it, snapped it in half, the most incredible thing. How could I ever pity that?" "I did not break the enchantment knowingly. Yes, I fought it, without knowing I was fighting. But what snapped the band was the force of what I felt for you."

-Cordelia and James, Chain of Thorns page 450