#james carstairs

[hanelizabeth]

“There is never any need to worry, Mina mine,” said Jem. “Silly melon.”

jem took mina for a picnic in the park, but of course they got distracted by a book tessa had packed for them in the basket and forgot all about the jam sandwiches mina insisted on🙈

characters by @cassandraclare 🤍

#cassandra clare #shadowhunters #artists on tumblr #digital artist #tsc #illustration #cartoon #the shadowhunter chronicles #drawing #illustrator #twp #the wicked powers #the dark artifices #tda #the last king of faerie #lady midnight #queen of air and darkness #lord of shadows #jem carstairs #mina carstairs #picnic #cute #happy #fanart #james carstairs #silly melon

[booklovingturtle]

You don’t understand…they are EVERYTHING to me

Artist: @charliebowater

#cassandra clare #tid #the infernal devices #will herondale #william herondale #james carstairs #jem carstairs #heronstairs #tessa herondale #tessa gray #tessa carstairs #herongraystairs #clockwork angel #clockwork prince #clockwork princess #church the cat #cassie clare #charlie bowater

[clockwork-carstairs]

i have to say seeing how popular jem is now, knowing he hasn't always been, is SO reassuring and relieving. not because other characters aren't great or have good values, but because it means jem's standout qualities – things like kindness, compassion, gentleness, being thoughtful – are being appreciated and seen as more important and that's SUCH a good thing. especially knowing ya's history of pushing forward the toxic-cocky-mysterious bad boy agenda… we're finally putting qualities like kindness above that, which is a really positive step forward. i know it's more nuanced than this, and tsc's characters are far more nuanced (jem's sole trait isn't being kind, for instance) but he wasn't always appreciated this much and as a longtime jem fan i truly love to see it. i grew up reading books where the mc always went for the mysterious bad boy character – ruder, testy, provocative – and often these characters were more popular because being kind was seen as 'boring' or meant you could only ever be in the friendzone. jem was one of the first characters i read who had this really horrible backstory, but throughout everything was genuinely just kind. it's really wonderful to see so many people appreciating that :)

#like yes let's keep normalising healthy relationships and kindness yk? #the way tessa fell for jem because he was so compassionate towards her and always listened to her and made her feel great about herself - #like that's the message! #this isn't saying other stories aren't important or interesting #but i'm saying that love interests who are just kind + good are rare and often overlooked in ya and i'm really proud of how much apprecia- #tion jem is getting now #bec a lot of people reading these books will be young and impressionable and like when i was growing up i thought love was meant to be - #rocky and difficult based on the books i read…but no it shouldn't have to be that way #and jem came along and proved that a relationship based on friendship and intimacy can be equally passionate #and he slayed sooooo hard for that #ok i'm done lmao #jem carstairs #tsc #the infernal devices #tid #james carstairs #tessa gray #meta ? #idk #ya

[buzzbuzzlittlebees]

william herondale really told jem carstairs he was his conscience and shoved his hands into a fire to retrieve drugs for jem and people think alec and jace are the better parabatais

#buzzbuzzlittlebees #the infernal devices #tid #shadowhunters #william herondale #will herondale #jem carstairs #james carstairs #tessa gray #henry branwell #charlotte branwell #jessamine lovelace #the mortal instruments #tmi #alexander lightwood #alec lightwood #jace herondale #jace wayland #jace morgenstern #parabatai

[thepictureofsdr]

long time no see yall, just popping in to say that i went to cassie’s event tonight and my friends and i got confirmation that zachary carstairs is named after brother zachariah :,)

#the last hours #chain of iron #chain of thorns #chain of gold #tlh #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #the infernal devices #tid #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #thomastair #cordelia carstairs #jem carstairs #james carstairs #brother zachariah

[dayque]

#just saw it #shadowhunters #the shadowhunter chronicles #incorrect shadowhunters quotes #castairs #herondales #will herondale #james carstairs #emma carstairs #the mortal instruments #shadowhunters the origins #the last hours #twp #the last shadowhunter

[divno]

- Soulmatism or being half of one's soul in Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller// Infernal devices by Cassandra Clare// Confessions by Saint Augistine//these violent delights by micah nemerever

(Some from pinterest, some are screenshots of the online versions of the books)

#cassandra clare #these infernal devices #tessa grey #tessa gray #will herondale #jem carstairs #james carstairs #will x tessa x jem #will x jem x tessa #jem x tessa x will #jem x will x tessa #tessa x will x jem #tessa x jem x will #song of achilles #madeline miller #shadowhunters #soulmates #patrochilles #achilles x patroclus #these violent delights #micah nemerever #dark academia #quotes #paul x julian #paul and julian #half my soul

[starlight-in-my-eyes]

Our hearts, they need a mirror, Tessa. We see our better selves in the eyes of those who love us.

Happy Birthday Jem Carstairs <3

#jem carstairs #james carstairs #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #the infernal devices #tid #the mortal instruments #tessa gray #will herondale

[henrywinterswhore]

you can't convince me that Jace Herondale is not what people on wattpad want Harry Styles to be

#jace herondale #mortal instruments #shadowhunters #angst #harry styles smut #one direction #harry styles #wattpad #fanfiction #will herondale #alec and jace #alec and magnus #alec lightwood #jamie campbell bower #james carstairs #mathew fairchild #will and tessa #jace and clary #clary and jace #harry's house #louis and harry #harry x y/n #city of bones #the shadowhunter chronicles #cassandra clare #simon lewis #the infernal devices #chain of thorns #the last hours #jace wayland

[tys-kitty]

Imagine Alastair apologizing to the Lightwoods for all the things he said and did. And before he can even finish Sophie gets up and pulls him into a tight hug. And Thomas just leans in the doorway and smiles because he feels like the happiest man alive.

#cassandra clare #alastair carstairs #thomastair #thomas lightwood #sophie lightwood #gideon lightwood #tlh #the last hours #chain of thorns #chain of iron #chain of gold #cordelia carstairs #matthew fairchild #james carstairs #christopher lightwood

[hanelizabeth]

just jem and tessa sat doing their favourite things by the window at cirenworth 🤍

characters by @cassandraclare 🫶

#cassandra clare #artists on tumblr #shadowhunters #digital artist #tsc #illustration #cartoon #the shadowhunter chronicles #drawing #the infernal devices #tessa herondale #tessa gray #jem carstairs #james carstairs #will herondale #mina carstairs #kit herondale #reading #violin #clockwork princess #clockwork angel #twp #the wicked powers #the last king of faerie

[caylenqueen]

Tessa: So, Will is no longer allowed to take the trash out at night.

Jem: Why?

Tessa: Because I've caught him trying to train raccoons to fight five times in a row.

Will, arms crossed and pouting: You'll be thanking me when the third raccoon battalion saves your ass.

#tid #the infernal devices #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #tessa herondale #tessa gray #will herondale #william herondale #jem carstairs #james carstairs #incorrect quotes #tid incorrect quotes #incorrect tid quotes

[starcrossedluvr]

do u ever think about how will, on his literal deathbed, stayed alive until he could hear jem playing the violin for him one last time

#heronstairs #will herondale #james carstairs #jem carstairs #tessa gray #herongraystairs #the infernal devices #tid #cassandra clare #tsc #shadowhunters #thinking about them makes me so sick

[clockwork-carstairs]

rereading clockwork angel and i’m thinking about the parallels between will/jessamine and tessa/jem.

will and jessamine: both come from parents who left the shadowhunter life, spending their childhoods in the mundane world. their behaviour is often rude, volatile, they shout and argue, both masking their pain by lashing out and rejecting the love charlotte & henry offer them (for wildly different reasons, but the outward behaviour is not dissimilar). they have moments of raw vulnerability before rapidly closing off (jessamine and her dollhouse; will when tessa sees too much of his real self). will and jessamine’s lives both make them hopeless — will because he cannot let anyone get close, and jessamine who says she’d rather die than live this life she never wanted. will chooses the shadowhunter life, because he cannot go home; jessamine wants nothing to do with it, but she cannot get out. they’re both desperate for their lives to change (though we see more of this from will in cp1).

and then you have jem and tessa: both travelled from different continents after basically losing everything, to arrive in london. both tortured repeatedly, forced to recalibrate to the world after. they feel out of place initially, yearning for the lives they had before everything changed, before they had to travel so far from home (which brings the most pain, as jem says). people see them as different for what they are, for things they cannot change — the “half one thing and half another, like me” conversation. they take on more nurturing roles, so in the rare moments when they do express anger, it hits extra hard. they both want something essential: jem to experience the kind of love his parents had, and tessa to know who she is, to not be alone in the world.

they all carry their histories in different ways, i guess is the point here, and it’s interesting how certain characters’ backgrounds/stories parallel others. this isn’t to compare either pair, rather i’m just observing the similarities — it’s always struck me how will and jessamine seem pretty similar at the start of clockwork angel, (which shows in the way they argue and shout at each other a lot) though obviously their needs/reasons/values are incredibly different. and then there’s jem and tessa, who are more shy and yet, contradictorily, more openly feeling, who i think because of their nature often have their pain overlooked (especially the fact that they were both tortured!!) and tessa representing a reason to hope for both will and jem but also jessamine, who later projects this onto nate, bec she’s desperate for a way out, while jem and will have a reason to not be resigned to their fates.

anyway stan tid for breaking my heart again!

#just parallels i’ve noticed #the half one thing half another convo gets me on a deeply personal level #tid spoilers #tid #the infernal devices #the infernal devices analysis #jessamine lovelace #jem carstairs #tessa gray #james carstairs #clockwork angel #clockwork prince #clockwork princess #cp1 #cp2 #thoughts #jessa #wessa #clockwork princess spoilers

[whatsnotinaname]

going to put this out there, please don't come @ me for it, but i think i need jem and will to finally meet in the epilogue of twp (wherein jem dies a few decades after the events of twp). for jem to cross over to the other side of the river and for them to be together in a way they were never able to bc of will's curse and jem's illness & silent brotherhood when they lived. for them to have their time together in eternal shadowhunter heaven as two people who have loved each other and understood each other more then anyone else has, with the exception of one who came into their lives later on, since they were 12.

will and tessa got to be together.

jem and tessa got to be together. after 130 years.

jem and will need to be together. 130 years after will died? with jem dying in 2067? and we need to be able to see it.

(by this calculation will and tessa got to be together for 58 years and jem and tessa could also be together for 58 years)

@cassandraclare

#cassandra clare #james carstairs #william herondale #tessa gray #the infernal devices #herongraystairs #jem and will #jessa #wessa #parabatai #if there is a life after this one let me meet you in it #clockwork prince #clockwork angel #clockwork princess #the wicked powers #jem and will forever #please cassie clare do you think you could do this for us?

[buzzbuzzlittlebees]

no one will ever hurt me as badly as cassandra clare did when she wrote william herondale

#buzzbuzzlittlebees #william herondale #will herondale #jem carstairs #james carstairs #cassandra clare #tessa gray #jessamine lovelace #charlotte branwell #henry branwell #the infernal devices #tid