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margareturtle · 4 months
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Pitching another one of my TWP Crackpot Theories
Soooo
We know Cassie doesn’t give Clace a break
So I’m calling it now that Janus does kidnap Clary
(And to raise the stakes she’s pregnant too)
Janus takes Clary back to Thule
For some reason Jace isn’t around when this happens (he might be away with Malec that has smth to do with The Black Book of the Dead)
But Clary stayed back to run the NY institute and with her parabatai Simon and Izzy
So Janus kidnaps Clary and brings her back to Thule (maybe before Clary has been able to tell Jace that she is pregnant)
But he doesn’t bring Ash with him (Ash wouldn’t want to go back to Thule anyway)
Dru hears what has happened through Luke at the Academy (prob bc she was spying not bc she was told) and she immediately thinks of Ash knowing he one of the only ones who can open a portal to Thule. So she takes it upon herself to hunt down Ash…
Meanwhile Ty is currently hunting down Kit (he doesn’t know he’s looking for Kit but he’s looking to protect the First Heir from intel the scholomance received that the Seelie Queen and/or the Cohort is after him)
When Ty finally reunites with Kit is when they hear that Dru is missing (most likely it would be when they’re about to have a first kiss but then interrupted)
So obviously they have to go after Dru
And this inevitably ends up with the whole gang headed to Thule (after several adventures in faerie I’m sure: included but not limited to multiple close calls with Kit, seeing Kieran in Unseelie, getting weird warnings from the phouka, and prophetic dreams about the rising of the prince’s of hell)
They do eventually get to Clary and Janus in Thule (Thule Livvy and Ty meeting — devastating) — luckily not much time has past in Thule (Clary is still pregnant)
Kit and Ash together are able unblock Faerie in Thule (we find Thule Mark, Kit, Dru, Simon as well djsbrdjrjj) — imagine Kit has to fight his Thuleself lmao
They return to their world with the Thule Gang in tow (they can’t fight the final battle without Livvy, Raphael, etc— Cam and Thule Livvy maybe 🥹🥹)
Ash + Clary fight together — aunt & nephew bonding 🥹
While they have been gone a lot of shit has gone down!
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hopestrope · 1 year
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"'Then a voice coming from the other direction said, "I'll kill you, Jace Herondale.'" The last time Janus had seen Simon in his world, Simon had said something similar." -Forever Fallen, GotSM page 587
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Stuff that I noticed while re-reading City of Bones
The blue-haired demon at Pandemonium was from Thule. He described the land which he came from as hard to eke out life there, where the sun was a burnt cinder that hung limply in the sky. This sounds a LOT like Thule.
DJ Bat was probably the werewolf Bat Velaquez (apologies if the spelling is wrong). In City of Ashes, or one of the sequel books, Maia mentioned that Bat would sometimes work as a DJ.
The person who was coming out of Madam Dorothea's door description was a quite similar to Magnus Bane's description, if you think about it.
The first time Clary heard about the Clave she'd already decided they didn't sound like nice people.
5. Was Hodge really speaking figuratively when he said that Valentine had a son? (yes i know ive read tsc)
6. When Jace said "This place is for the living," it directly foreshadowed the fact that Simon would turn into a vampire, one of the undead.
7. Maryse Lightwood is taller than Robert Lightwood. Half a head taller.
8. Alicante holds dances. Every week.
9. Jace's motto was the same as Will's supposed curse.
10. Alec got extremely exited when he saw the vampire motorbikes.
11. Magnus probably gets drunk really often.
12. Did Raphael actually have a brother?
13. Lily Chen has blue hair.
14. Alec and Isabelle have pollen allergies.
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themimsyborogove · 5 months
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Tagged by @amchara 💖💖💖
How many works do you have on ao3?
39, but a few are ficlet collections. If I separated them out, it would be closer to 150
What’s your total ao3 word count?
296,544
What fandoms do you write for?
Mostly TSC. Dipped my toes in Shadow and Bone show fic a little bit, but I think I got all I wanted to write there out of my system.
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Just Keep Walking, Step By Step
And We Keep Living Anyway
Hold on Hope
The World is Gonna Roll Me
We Made It Here Through the Storm
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I always try to. If I ever don’t respond, it usually means I saw the email while I was somewhere I couldn’t stop and write a reply, then forgot that I hadn’t actually responded.
What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
We’ll Have to Muddle Through Somehow, the Ragnor&Tessa&Raphael fic about what happened to Thule!Ragnor. No happy endings allowed in Thule
What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Probably Like a Storybook Story, the Princess Bride AU. It ends with a solution to the mortal/immortal ship angst
Do you get hate on fics?
Only once from a known troll. I think most of what I write is too niche for the majority of the fandom to have a strong enough opinion on that would make them upset enough to write hate comments
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I still write some, but I’m not comfortable posting it anymore. Most of what I write is character exploration through smut or hurt/comfort. I actually ended up working out some real headcanons for Ragnor and Hypatia through the nonsense I was writing a couple of months ago that I might be able to edit into something postable eventually.
Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I’ve never written one, but a friend and I used to joke about a warlock squad/Gundam crossover
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I know of
Have you ever had a fic translated?
I don’t think so
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
No. I wouldn’t be opposed to trying, but I think I’m too controlling and stuck in my own headcanons about certain characters to be a fun person to cowrite with
What’s your all-time favorite ship?
Catarina/Ragnor, mostly because I’ve put so much work into making content for them
What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
We Share the Weary Load, which was missing moments from QoAaD. There were a few more I wanted to write, but I just ran out of steam and never picked them back up
What are your writing strengths?
Filling in the holes canon leaves for more minor characters and relationships/friendships that happen mostly off-page, coming up with rules for how magic works, and swinging from humor into angst with no warning
What are your writing weaknesses?
Long plotty stories
Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I use a word or two sometimes, but not whole sentences of dialogue. Japanese is the only second language I speak well enough to do it with, but I think throwing whole sentences of Japanese into a fic would just be jarring and confusing
First fandom you wrote for?
TSC
Favorite fic you’ve written?
Different ones hit different spots, so it’s hard to pick one as a favorite. But since Christmas season is upon us, Florida Man might be winning right now
Tagging @terrainofheartfelt @ibrushmyteeth-donttellanyone @chibi-tsukiko @upagainstabookcase @vivacephoenix
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brightasstars · 2 years
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For never was a story of more woe than this... Written for the @shadowhunterbingo​ Square filled: Wedded Rune
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Warnings: Major Character Death, book characters, Thule, hurt no comfort
“Magnus hoped if he ever went mad like that himself, so mad that he poisoned the very air round him and hurt everyone he came into contact with, that there would be someone who loved him enough to stop him. To kill him, if it came to that.” - Cassandra Clare, Saving Raphael Santiago
Magnus kept looking at his hands as they were suddenly crossed by tremors. They quivered and shook uncontrollably sending random sparkles of orange and red magic around before settling again.
The movements started and then stopped out of any control and there was nothing he could do to stop them.
He raised his head to stare at the gray sky slowly but relentlessly covering his beloved town, the ashes pouring from the sky, filling the air with desperation and cold. It was finally happening, the one and only thing he feared in terror throughout all his life.
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multifandom050 · 3 years
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Is it just me or do y'all also wish to see Raphael playing with max and rafe , Joking around and having fun with them !?🤧🥲
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annbthjcksn · 4 years
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i think about this line a lot
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booksbeatromance · 5 years
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Raphael whenever he witnesses shadowhunter romance drama:
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elettralightwood · 2 years
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Hello and welcome to ✨moments in which Thule broke my heart and consumed my soul✨ hope you enjoy ;)
Clary’s hand circled Emma’s wrist, gripping tightly. Her voice was a bare whisper. “That’s me.” Emma stared through the Portal. Wind blew the sand in harsh gusts, uncovering a body in black Shadowhunter gear, the chest torn open and white bone showing. A spill of red hair threaded through the sand, mixing with blood. I absolutely didn’t need the visual representation thank you ( ͡ ͜ʖ ͡ )
Just Sebastian being there :’)
JUST JACE 😭
Amatis :(((
“I killed my own mother, Lilith, for Jace,” said Sebastian. “Now he will kill his mother for me.” Jace unsheathed the sword at his waist. […] Sebastian’s lips were turned up at the corners; he was smiling, but it wasn’t a very human smile. “Any last words, Maryse?” Maryse twisted around so that she was looking up at Jace. […] “Do you remember, Jace?” she said. “That song I used to sing to you when you were a boy.” She began to sing, her voice high and wavering. […] Jace brought the sword down and across, severing Maryse’s head from her body. WTF WHY WHY WHY WHY I’M FUCKING CRYING SO HARD JUST WHY WHAT WAS THE REASON
Clary Fairchild was murdered by the demon Lilith at the Battle of the Burren. MY SWEET BABY NO STOP
Magnus Bane was one of the first great tragedies, Bane realized he was turning into a demon. He begged his boyfriend, Alexander Lightwood, to kill him. Alec did, and then turned the sword on himself. Their bodies were found together in the ruins of New York. I’m gonna need 5 minutes cause i- y’all wtf. I’m not ok. Gonna close the book for a bit. THIS IS NOT OK. SERIOUSLY I’M NOT OK. I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME PERSON AGAIN.
Is there a dimension where the twins are both alive?😩
All of the story of Thule destroyed me on a molecolar level.
“Then who is the leader of the New York vampire clan there?” said Raphael. “Lily Chen,” Emma said. Raphael smiled, surprising her. It was a real smile, with real fondness in it. 🥲
“I saw Isabelle Lightwood take up the Mortal Sword and deal Sebastian an incredible blow. He wasn’t even nicked. He struck her down instead.” My brave baby😫
Maia’s tattoos 😭
Tessa noo ☹️
In the club yesterday you talked about the weight on you, crushing you. In our world, your last words were ‘I’ve never felt so light.’ STOP PLEASE JUST STOP I CAN’T. I wonder if there’s a dimension where he is alive and happy with his family. The person he was supposed to be.
THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED 😀
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khaleesiofalicante · 3 years
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10 saddest deaths ranked in TSC
Ouch. This one hurt. Also love how you said 10 cause there is so many to choose from ;)
1. George Lovelace - It didn't make any fucking sense I'm still bitter
2. Celine Montclaire - they killed her and then framed it as suicide. I've never been more disgusted
3. Tobias Herondale and his wife Eva - I was wrong. I'm more disgusted than before.
4. Annabel Blackthorn and Malcom Fade - This was fucked up. Like BIG time.
5. Raphael Santiago - He was too powerful for yall. RIP my king.
6. Jesse Blackthorn - This one makes me want to punch Tatiana in the face - with a chair :)
7. Thule malec - This felt very personal. Like Cassie literally just wrote this cause she wanted to ugly cry on the floor.
8. Rosemary - You deserved better queen. Kit deserved better.
9. Robert - It's the "I have all the time in the world" for me
10. Max/Livvy - I didn't find their death sad cause I wasn't attached to them, but the reactions of Alec/Izzy/Blackthorns was so painful.
Honorable mention to Will Herondale.
Also random death I'm bitter about - that werewolf couple Janus killed??? They were literally minding their own business and fangirling over consul Alec?? Like wtf???
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susufromfinland · 2 years
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My ratings of shadowhunter books (spoilers)
1. TMI: City of bones 2.5/5, great introduction but the writing isnt that good and sometimes little boring
2. TMI: City of ashes 3/5, this would be 5/5 if that “we are siblings, lets till be together” wouldn't be happening. I really love alec and magnus in this but i actually enjoy the plot too. Maia is introduced, yay
3. TMI: City of Glass 3.5/5 i like the plot, i am not loving the “oops kissed my brother again”-thing. Isabella is badass, malec awesome, Aline introduced yeahh. I liked valentine and sebastian as villains. RIP max :(
4. TMI: City of fallen angels 2/5 only good thing in this is simons and jaces friendship and sebastian becoming villain again. Plot was weak. Maia awesome.
5. TMI: City of lost souls 4/5 i really enjoyed the plot and everyone else except clary. Page 511 killed me, cried so much... The end battle was little disappointing.
6. TMI: City of heavenly fire 5/5 i just love this book. I love the plot, i love every main character (even clary is good in this book) i love love love everything. Ending felt little bittersweet which i loved. Writing was good and alec was sassy. Only minus: RAPHAEL DIED!
7. TID: Clockwork angel 3/5 it was good but when i read it first time i really excepted something more, especially from will herondale. I like tessas powers and i am in love with jem but i really dont like tessa and will as characters. Plot was okay but not the best.
8. TID: Clockwork prince 3.5/5 i love jem even more. I dont hate will anymore but definitely rooting for jessa. Tessa was definitely better in this. I enjoy the lightwood siblings really much. And sophie and jessamine. Plot was okay but i cared more for wills plot than the whole plot.
9. TID: Clockwork princess 4.5/5 i love this plot and love every side character, i am even more invested in them than in the main ones. Jem died, hated it (but i knew it had to happen). I just didnt like the wessa endgame. the epilogy killed me.
10. TDA: Lady midnight 4/5 i actually really loved this one! Emma was amazing and her friendship with christine was everything. I was little bored during kit’s story but in the end it made so much sense. The plot was good but sometimes a little boring. I am not super big fan of the “we love each other but cant be together” trope.
11. TDA: Lord of shadows 3.5/5 i absolutely adore kit (and ty and livvy) in this. I hated zara but that was the point. This felt sometimes a little boring but the ending was sad but good. I am glad emma and jules decided to ask for help. AND MALEC IN IT OMG
12. TDA: Queen of Air and Darkness 5/5 this was just incredible. The plot was great, i loved thule. Jemma is happy yay. I loved the battle and i really loved kitty. The ending was just so shocking i excepted everything to be happily ever after. AND MALEC WEDDING I CRIED SO MUCH. I ACTUALLy liked clary in this book. Emma was amazing as always and julian was good. I liked christines ending but i wasnt super invested in her relationship. My man diego really saved himself in this.
13. TLH: Chain of gold 3/5 it was great and the writing was like really really good. Just didnt care for james herondale in this and sometimes felt a little boring. The ending was good. Grace is interesting.
14. TLH: Chain of Iron 4/5 omg i loved this! Cordelia is amazing and i actually liked james in this one. Lucie wasnt good in this, i didnt like her in this book.Everyone else was so good. Grace is just so interesting, Christopher needs more lines, Thomas and Alastair have my heart. Pls someone help Matthew. I ship jordelia. What a cliffhanger in the end cant wait for chainf of thorns.
15. TEC: Red Scrolls of magic 5/5 i know many people didnt love it this much but i just cant help myself. I really enjoyed the plot even tho i knew they would survive. Malec was amazing in this but ALINE AND HELEN were sooo cute. I was crying, i was laughing. My ultimate comfort book, i have read it like 5 times already. I know the rating should probably be lower because of my previous one but sometimes you just like something so much you dont care that it has flaws.
16. TEC: Lost book of the white 4/5 i loved this one too but some characters (like simon) were little weird in this one. I enjoyed the plot but it wasnt the best but i am so excited for the future. RAGNOR IS JUST AMAZING. Magnus and Alec were awesome too.
17. Tales from the shadowhunter academy 3.5/5 I fell in love with simon and george as characters. Malec was so precious. Isabella was complex and interetsing and i enjoyed her. Clary and Simin becoming parabatai was awesome. Some of the stories from the past were reallyy boring. RIP George, i miss him so so so so so much.
18. The Bane chronicles 3/5 some stories were 5/5 some were really boring. But i love magnus (my fav character) so of course i enjoyed this. 
19. Ghosts from the shadow market 4/5 i was happy to read stories from jems pov. Most of the stories were really good and i loved how it wasnt JUST jems pov. Malec of course was amazing but so was kitty, Anna Lightwood and jessa. Story about jace arriving was just heartwarming. Some stories were little boring (a deeper love for example) but it was anyway best from these standalones.
20. The shadowhunter codex 2.5/5 of course it was nice to see book with clarys, simons and jaces writing but overall this was little boring (i am not surprised but i am not fan of these kind of books). I liked to learn new thing but yeah this was really hard to rate because there isnt any story in it.
I am super excited for the future of this world. Sorry for grammar mistakes, english is not my first language.
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thomaslightwood · 3 years
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Raphael Santiago discovers he is aromantic - Headcanons
Happy Aromantic Awareness Week!! 💚🤍🖤 Here are some headacanons about our favorite boy Raphael and how he discovers his aromantic identity
Just want to say: I'm a-spec person as well and I write from my experience and observations - these headacanons do not apply to all aro-ace people
TW: mention of sex, mention of blood, mention of death
What he heard first was the word 'asexual'. It was Lily who told him about it
It was after a wild party - she asked him if he spend the night with someone. He told her no.
When she asked why he never hook up with anyone on parties, Raphael said it's because sex wasn't something he was interested in or desired to experience at all
Lily asked him if he was asexual. Raphael said he had no idea what this is. So Lily explained the term to him.
He could relate to it and secretly was glad there is a word to describe him (not that he'd ever admit it to Lily or anyone else) but still wasn't enough
For what he understood, asexuality was about your sexual attraction. This was okay. It was nice. But he felt like something was missing
Then he heard the word 'aromantic'. It was from Ragnor
One night when they haven't seen each other in person for months
Raphael wanted to ask his friend, to tell Ragnor what was troubling him
But he couldn't make himself write it in a letter. Because of the fear there was something wrong with him after all, beside his vampirism.
When he was human he had the courage to go in vampire's place, to watch his friends die and then to kill the vampire who killed them.
But now, as bloodthirsty creature of the night he couldn't even stand up in front of his own fears
How pathetic. How contemptible he was. His mother had taught him better
So, this night, at the Ragnor's apartment, Raphael told him a bit of all this while drinking blood cocktail
Ragnor said he can't decide his identity for him but said Raphael may be aromantic
Raphael asked him to explain it, but his mind was already working, rolling the term into his brain. Could be that... Raphael wasn't actually alone in this?
“Aromantic is term that is used to describe people who experience little to none romantic attraction.”
“They have pretty flag," Ragnor said. “It has green.”
Raphael wanted to see. So Ragnor googed it on his laptop and showed him
The flag had five stripes - dark-green, light-green, white, grey, and black. It was beautiful.
Raphael knew his eyes are red with blood tears. He didn't let them fall. He never would.
Ragnor didn't say anything about it. Instead, he continued to tell him stuff about aromanticism he was reading from internet and some he knew himself
He told him that aromantic and asexual are often shortened to aro and ace. That there is a-spectrum with variety of orientations. That non a-spec people are called alloromantic and allosexual. That there was something called queer platonic relationships
At some point Raphael told him to stop
He was overwhelmed. Maybe a little confused with all the new information. But also - somehow happy
He was aromantic. He didn't fall in love.
He thanked Ragnor for the knowledge he gave him and left his apartment. It was almost dawn anyway
It had been years, Raphael thought, years before and after Louis Karnstein turning him into vampire, years of confusion and irritation of all the people around him having romantic and sexual relationships
He couldn't remember all the times he felt the pressure to have sex or fall in love with someone because everyone around him do it
He was so glad. So relieved.
Raphael was aromantic. He didn't fall in love. He didn't want a partner. He was alone and he was finally free to admit - he liked it this way.
It wasn't perfect. Nothing was. But a tiny smile appeared on Raphael's face on his way back to the Hotel Dumort.
Note: the events here take place before 2009 while the aromantic flag that is described is created 2014 - it happened this way because it wasn't possible to include all these characters because they're, well, dead, even in Thule
And pls tell me if you want second part, I have ideas but this would have become too long 🙈
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intrenalcrisisnerd · 3 years
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Here are my Headcannon hogwarts houses for the TSC Characters... no I won’t take criticism.
TMI
Clary- Gryffindor
Jace- Gryffindor
Alec - Hufflepuff ( fight me)
Isabelle- Ravenclaw
Simon - Slytherin
Magnus - Slytherin/ Ravenclaw
Maia - Gryffindor
Luke - Gryffindor
Jocelyn - Gryffindor
Raphael - Ravenclaw/ Hufflepuff
Jonathan/ Sebastian- Slytherin
Valentine - Gryffindor
Jordan - Gryffindor
Eric, Kurt and Matt - Hufflepuffs
Mayrse - Ravenclaw
Robert - Hufflepuff
Hodge - Ravenclaw
Max - Ravenclaw/ Hufflepuff
Jia - Ravenclaw
Camille - Slytherin
Rebecca - Hufflepuff
Amatis - Slytherin
TDI
Tessa- Ravenclaw
Jem- Gryffindor/ Ravenclaw
Will- Hufflepuff / Gryffindor
Charlotte- Gryffindor
Henry - Ravenclaw
Sophie - Gryffindor
Brigit - Gryffindor
Thomas - Hufflepuff
Jessimine - Slytherin/ Gryffindor
Nate - Slytherin
Gabriel- Gryffindor
Gideon- Gryffindor/ Ravenclaw
Benedict - Squip ( no respect for the light worm)
Axel - Ravenclaw
Alexis de Quincey - Slytherin
TFTSA
George - Hufflepuff
Beatriz- Gryffindor
Julie - Ravenclaw/ Slytherin
Jon - Gryffindor/ Slytherin
Marisol - Gryffindor
Catrina - Ravenclaw
Ragnor ( not technically a tftsa character but I don’t know where to put him) - Ravenclaw
Viviane - Gryffindor/ Hufflepuff
Larkspear- Gryffindor
Micheal Wayland - Hufflepuff
TDA
Emma - Gryffindor
Julian - Slytherin
Livvy- Gryffindor
Ty - Ravenclaw
Kit - Hufflepuff/ Slytherin
Tavvy- Ravenclaw/ Gryffindor
Helen - Gryffindor
Alaine- Gryffindor/ Slytherin
Mark - Hufflepuff
Kierian - Slytherin
Cristina - Gryffindor
Jamie - Gryffindor
Diego- Ravenclaw
Divya- Slytherin
Max - lightwood bane - Gryffindor
Rafael lightwood bane - Ravenclaw
Cameron- Ravenclaw/ Hufflepuff
Thule! Livvy - Slytherin
Thule! Cameron - Gryffindor
Thule! Jace / Janus - Slytherin
Zara - Gryffindor
Manuel - Slytherin/ Ravenclaw
Lily- Gryffindor
Annabel - Slytherin
Arthur - Hufflepuff
Malcom - Ravenclaw
Jonny - Slytherin
Diana - Gryffindor
Dru - Slytherin
Adaon - Ravenclaw
Ash - Slytherin
Rayan - Gryffindor/ Hufflepuff
Anush - Gryffindor/ Slytherin
Nene - Ravenclaw/ Slytherin/ Hufflepuff
Samantha - Gryffindor
Gwyn - Gryffindor
Bat - Gryffindor/ Hufflepuff
Venessa - Gryffindor
Paige - Slytherin
TLH ( I haven’t read this series yet, so just what I get from the shorts)
James - Ravenclaw
Matthew-
Thomas - Slytherin / Hufflepuff
Alastair- Ravenclaw
Christopher- Ravenclaw
Charles - Gryffindor
Grace - Slytherin
Tatiana- Ravenclaw/ Slytherin
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themimsyborogove · 2 years
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For @shadowhunters-whumpmas
This started as Christmas Cryptids, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get anything else written this month, so I threw the rest of the prompt list at it too to see what else would stick. I think I managed to also squeeze in Stranded, Kidnap the Sandy Claws, Terrible Traditions, Family Matters, Broken Dreams, If the Fates Allow, and Memories for extra angst.
We’ll Have to Muddle Through Somehow
(Thule!Ragnor & Tessa & Raphael, angst without a happy ending and character death warnings)
Ragnor Fell has no idea that the only thing saving him from the same fate as the other warlocks of Thule are the very wards keeping him trapped in the cage in Shinyun Jung’s basement.
When all of the spells suddenly vanish—with what he assumes is Shinyun’s death—Ragnor tries to return to his friends, only to discover the tragedies that happened to the world of Thule in his absence, and the fate that now awaits him.
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Summary: When Clave-in-Exile and Downworld answer Seelie Court's request to meet, Ash Morgenstern is declared as King of Seelie but he is challenged by Kit Herondale who announces his legacy. As the boys duel for the crown, secrets start coming to light. But will all these secrets be welcomed?
Known Secrets are Revealed
The mundanes of New York could tell something unnatural was happening in the city. Everyone was keeping track of the thick tension which had settled the city as the fog surrounded England during the Industrial Revolution, anytime now it would happen.
What they didn’t know was that it had begun a long time ago. For weeks New York was being shrouded deeply by the Warlock, Nephilim, and Fae wards. A few hours ago, the parley of Seelie Court had arrived in Central Park with the Seelie Queen herself at the centre. They had been greeted by the Clave-in-Exile, Werewolves, Vampires, Warlocks, Unseelie Court, and Wild Hunt. Confusion had spread through the lower ranks of both sides at such a huge and varied receiving party. It wasn’t as if a war was in talks or were the Nephilim still ruminating over the parley conducted by Horace Dearborn and Oban of Unseelie Court had resulted in the majority of Nephilim leaving their beloved Idris to Cohort.
Even though Alec Lightwood-Bane was now the Consul his ability to put up with bullshit was still low. He had refused the talk, talk, talk, and do no work attitude of the Clave. This was a difficult beginning for them. He was not going to make it impossible by allowing his shadowhunters to whine, refusing to do what was expected, and just being unhelpful to spite others. With Diego Rocio Rosales as the Inquisitor, his load had lessened a lot.
When the Seelie Court had requested the parley Nephilim and the Downworlders had instantly gone on high alert. After all, it was Seelie Court that had aided Sebastian Morgenstern and his Endarkened and they had never apologised. These days the Shadow World trusted the Unseelie Court which had been kept hidden and the tales of its cruelty reaching young ears but had transformed greatly under the rule of Kieran Kingson. The Unseelie Court participating in the change with immense enthusiasm as they too had been exhausted from living their lives like that.
Of Course, the beautiful but treacherous Seelie Court had shown their cards one by one but to their eternal frustration their opponents were completely nonchalant about it, some even appeared bored, something which their dramatic souls just couldn’t bear. The knowledge that Seelie Court and the cohort were in cahoots was a surprise. Though for years now they had been aware that the CohortChort had been watching them, all thanks to the spying done by the ghost of Livia Blackthorn in March 2013. Though the only people who truly knew from where the information had come up were Livia, her twin brother Tiberius Blackthorn (then a centurion in training), Christopher Herondale (the Lost Herondale), and Magnus Bane (the High Warlock of Brooklyn). Magnus had declared that they couldn’t tell the truth as it will endanger Livvy along with Kit and Ty, who had tried and failed to do the necromancy, but one day in the future Livvy would get the credit she deserved while Kit and Ty would be punished for the punishment they had in store.
Janus and Ash Morgenstern were also not a shock. Janus when he had tried to spy on the AU version of himself and his friends had also kissed Clary Fairchild. She had later teased her fiancée of his odd behaviour earlier the evening but had received a negative. Suspicious the couple had discussed this with their friends and had wondered if someone was taking their obsession towards Clary and Jace towards a higher disgusting and concerning level ore this was an atrocious prank. But they were unable to draw out his motives until Maia Roberts had complained that one of her werewolves had been missing for days and they hadn’t been able to find her. Thanks to Magnus’ magic they had found her dead body and of a fae boy who had been identified to be of Unseelie Court. It had worried them greatly but not much as Alec who had recognised the couple from an outing with his family. When Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn had visited the New York Institute as the last stop for their Travel Year, they had concluded that this Jace was Jace Herondale but from Thule. He had been Sebastian Morgenstern’s right hand, someone who after seeing and participating in the unending massacre of his world had lost his sanity and was a danger to them. And if Jace of Thule was here then Ash Morgenstern might be here as well.
What had shocked them was the betrayal of Lily Chen and her Vampires. After the Seelie Queen had removed the oblivion placed on her she had remembered her promise to Janus of Information in return for Raphael Santiago of Thule. Lily with a heavy heart and guilty conscience had aided the Seelie Court.
The Seelie Queen indicated towards her son and said, “By my blood, he is the heir to Seelie, by his father, Sebastian Morgenstern’s blood, he is a shadowhunter, by Lilith, the Mother of Warlocks’ Blood, he has been blessed by the Fallen Angels, and by the Unseelie King Arawn’s experiments, he holds many gifts. I am here to announce his rulership and to should anyone present know of any reason that Ash should not be the King, speak now, or forever hold your peace.”
“We should hire her to conduct our wedding ceremony,” Simon Lewis Lovelace muttered.
Isabelle Lightwood nodded her assent. “With fair folk arranging our wedding it will be bold, beautiful, and dangerous.”
“Not unlike both of you.” Cristina Mendoza Rosales pointed out. The couple shared a smile, ignoring the exasperated looks sent by their friends.
Drusilla Blackthorn hearing this exchange added her own two cents, “You guys should make themes for each program. The wedding ceremony will be of shadowhunter style of course but have the reception in Star Wars theme” Jace groaned. “And how about the rehearsal in the horror theme. You’ll start a new trend.”
“Why horror theme? To depict the horrors of marriage?” Thais Pedroso questioned her friend and received a stink eye for her sarcasm and lack of support to Dru’s schemes. Emma and Jace could sympathise with her for having parabatais who never appreciated their grand plans.
Alec ignoring the childish squabbling taking place behind him spoke out, “I gather that you want your son to be the King but what of Ash? What does he want?”
Silence fell in the park. No one had expected this. Ash Morgenstern was the son of Sebastian Morgenstern and Seelie Queen, grandson of Valentine Morgenstern, would of course be a discriminating, bloodthirsty, power-hungry character. But at Alec’s question, they all had to agree that they were being biased. Once upon a time, Downworld had stood against Nephilim and also to the different factions of Downworlders, Shadowhunters too had butchered them kept their remains as trophies in their houses, even today their Vampire alleys had turned out to be traitors so, no they couldn’t say that they knew anything about Ash Morgenstern.
Ash eyed Alec, a golden metal band hid his forehead, his face blank but his Fairchild green eyes were of a predator honed by the years of captivity in Unseelie Court, surviving in Thule from his own AU father and of the politics in Seelie Court where honeyed tongues had poison and beautiful faces hid grotesque personalities.
“I request you, Consul, to not try to create a rift in between my mother and me. If there had to be a rift it would have appeared years ago. I have heard a lot about you from the rumours and from Janus who had you as a parabatai but knows nothing about you. You are a stranger and why should I believe a stranger’s word over those who are dear to me?”
“Well, I’ll thank the angel that you’ve thoroughly understood the basic instructions given to children.” Kit Herondale said. “At least we won’t have a Snow-White situation on our hand.”
Titters could be heard as the tension slightly lowered.
“Watch it, boy!” Janus growled. “Your sanity ought to be questioned for making merry of such important occasion.”
The Seelie Queen frowned as she stared at Kit. She didn't see any kind of resemblance between him and Jace Herondale then why did he look so familiar?
Kit rolled his eyes. The blasé persona achieved after spending years at Shadow Market, the tumultuous times in which his Nephilim heritage had revealed and of course the Herondale he was made a striking combination, hiding a brilliantly sharp mind which could see through every single of actions of his enemies.
“You were born sometime before 2009. You should be in 3rd grade now not going on and declaring yourself as King. Have you even completed today’s homework? You are spoiling your son too much, your majesty. He will turn out like Draco Malfoy like this.”
Laughter was clear this time. Ash’s lip curled at the comment. Someone *cough*Simon*cough* even did an improvised ‘My mother will hear about this.’
“He is right.” Ty Blackthorn spoke up. “His age by Fair Folk standard and by ours presents an anomaly. You can’t expect us to see this as anything more than a farce.”
Kit beamed at him before recalling himself. Ty didn’t even spare him a glance.
Livvy who was floating in the middle of both of them fell to her knees and held her hands above her. Glancing at the sky she beseeched, “Grant me the serenity, Raziel . . . this is turning worse by the moment.”
At that, both boys glared at her.
“Ty, the question is not about age but maturity.” Ty’s boyfriend Anush Joshi said.
“Yeah. But we do need to come up with something for this. What if tomorrow Ash calls us to announce he is making his child the ruler? Fae do age rather strangely. Surely there must be something to do.” Mark Blackthorn crowed.
Hong Yeon Woo of Seoul Institute raised replied, “Due to the unique age calculating system used in my country, Koreans consider a year in the womb as counting towards their age, so every one is one year old at birth. Everyone gets one year added to their Korean age on New Year's Day. But internationally it’s bothersome.”
“In Romania, many old families consider their members one year older each time their birthdays come up.” Casimir Munteanu of Craiova Institute answered.
“See? We need to do something about this. Truly mundanes always have answers to any kind of situations.” Mark gleefully said. “And we shouldn’t hesitate to take their lead. We already have Nephilim currency with our Consul on it.”
Alec groaned. Those had been truly trying times.
“In case the nonsense is finished, Consul either swear your allegiance or we shall have to drench this park from Summer to Autumn,” Janus called out.
The threat didn’t go unheard. Clary and Julian felt sick at this horrible implication to their painting. Kit exchanged a look with Tessa and Jem. They both were concerned but Tessa gave Kit a determined nod and Jem squeezed his shoulder supportively. There was no doubt in them for him only love and trust.
Before Alec could say anything, Kit interrupted. “We won’t swear our allegiance.” His joking demeanour had vanished. “For I do have a reason why Ash shouldn’t be King.”
Everyone looked at him curiously. The Seelie Queen got a sinking feeling as she once again looked at Kit.
“To join their Courts together Seelie Queen and Unseelie King made a truce that the child born through their union would inherit both the Courts. They had a girl named Auraline, the First Heir. The king who wanted a son was displeased but still kept her away from the Queen who was incensed to be parted from her daughter. Then there was a prophecy that the First Heir upon reaching their full power all the Faerie would fall under shadow. The King was enraged and the Queen was terrified. The war between the Courts grew even more fierce as the people thought that the First Heir was cursed. Auraline who had never even asked for the powers or the prophecy scared for her life escaped to the mortal world which she found beautiful. The Unseelie King however did send Riders of Mannan after her. She visited the Shadow Market where Downworlders and Mundanes unaware of her birth never called her cursed. Decades later she fell in love with a magician at Shadow Market known as Roland the Astonishing. He too had a secret of his own. As they both confessed how they were wished dead for crimes, not of their own they decided to run away together. Auraline through her Faerie powers made sure that Roland lived longer than most mortals. They had a child together and then finally even Auraline’s powers couldn’t keep death away from Roland. When Roland died, Auraline chose to be with him.”
One could hear the leaves rustle from the breeze as the parley intently heard Kit. The Seelie Queen was expressionless but internally her heart ached at the injustice done to her daughter. Jace and Clary wondered why Kit knew First Heir’s story in such detail. Mother Hawthorn connected the dots and as she looked at Kit, all she could remember were the rumours of when he had been found in LA’s Shadow Market where he had been kept hidden and not long after had left with the couple who had visited her years ago. He hadn’t been seen since then. He too had been forced into hiding just like Auraline. She was just glad that the love between Kit and the couple was real. It was what Auraline had deserved and thankfully Kit had received.
Kit continued, “Auraline’s child had a child. And so it went. There is still a First Heir in the world.”
In unison, the parley gasped.
“Tobias Herondale and Eva Blackthorn’s child, Ephriam was secretly taken to safety by Catarina Loss before the unfair justice of Tobias’ crime was carried out by the Clave. The line from Ephriam is known as the Lost Herondale. His grandson was Roland Loss. For those who don’t get it, he was also known as Roland the Astonishing.”
Kit’s last comment undoubtedly made things clear to all. And panic started to replace the tension. ‘What now?’ was the biggest question in everyone’s mind.
“The First Heir Line and the Lost Herondale have intertwined ages ago. Hunted by the Riders of Mannan, unwanted by their people, shunned by the Courts and the Nephilim, they found their refuge in the Shadow Markets.”
Hypatia Vex, Juliette the Queen of Bueno Aires Shadow Market, Mother Hawthorn along with other Shadow Market denizens couldn’t help but smile.
“I am Christopher Jonathan Herondale. I am the Lost Herondale and the First Heir of Faerie.”
At once shouting began from both sides of the parley. Confusion, fury ran rampant. One thing was in agreement that they all had been blindsided.
Kit looked unconcerned though his hand was on his double-aged straight sword. Tessa and Jem shifted into a battle stance. Emma and Julian slowly inched towards Kit. Magnus, Catarina, and Ragnor added wards in front of Kit. Kieran made a motion and the Unseelie guards split in two one surrounding Kieran and the other unsurely moved towards Kit. Cristina and Mark though didn’t move from beside Kieran. Livvy hovered above Kit but not before shooting him a betrayed look, which her younger sister was sporting too. Helen and Aline standing beside moved to shield them.
Out of the corner of his eye Kit saw that Ty was unsurprised. “I have been wondering how you made the Riders’ horses disappear that day in the Brocelind Forest.” He answered at Kit’s questioning look. Livvy and Dru shifted their glares to him.
"You did hit one of the riders with your slingshot." Kit spoke as he remembered.
Alec, Jace, Clary, Isabelle, and Simon couldn’t decide which one of them was more shocked, especially considering Magnus was unsurprised. Jaime Rocio Rosales standing beside his brother couldn’t deny that Kit was really and truly intriguing. That day in the LA institute’s library he had given Eternidad to Cristina, Mark, and Kieran, he was curious about the boy who was distinctly not a Blackthorn yet he fit in them just like Kieran. It was later when he had visited Diego in New York, he had learned who that boy was.
A growl interrupted the noise. It was Janus. He barked to Kit, “Where is the proof? How do we know you aren’t lying?”
Jace cut in, “How do we know you and Ash aren’t some faerie illusions forcing us to do your bidding”.
As Janus glowered at him, all Jace could think was how close he had come to share this man’s fate. He grabbed Clary’s hand, his palms sweaty but she only smiled at him and squeezed his hand.
Ash’s voice brokered their attention. “Then Christopher, why don’t you and I duel for the crown?”
“Well Asher, I find it difficult to finish my daily chores, there is no way I am going to shoulder the burden of ruling a realm.”
Anush goggled at him, Jaime choked, Julian nodded prompting an amused smile from Emma, Livvy and Dru facepalmed, Ty, smiled a little, Jace was ready to make a smartass comment was silenced by Alec and Clary.
“We will duel Christopher. Duel to death for the crown.” Ash snarled. His eyes narrowed at Kit.
The parley wondered what would be the outcome. They couldn’t decide between Ash and Kit both scions of important Fae ancestry but shadowhunter blood ran through their veins as well. The Seelie Queen was trying to gather her wits. She was not fond of Nephilim and definitely not of Herondales but she couldn’t ignore how Kit bore such a strong resemblance to her Auraline. Absently she wondered if the magic they had done on Auraline had passed down to Kit as well.
Kit tilted his head and after thinking for a moment sighed and nodded. Panic and excitement ran through the parley. The Seelie Queen and the Downworlders and shadowhunters who knew Kit started speaking at once. Only Jem and Tessa were quiet. They squeezed his shoulder and then stared directly at Ash.
Both blonde boys moved towards each other effectively silencing the parley. They drew out their swords and circled each other. Finally, Kit stepped at him.
“He shouldn’t have made the first move.” Jace concernedly said.
Janus chuckled at Kit’s impatience and inexperience.
But as Ash moved to block it was clear that Kit had feinted throwing him off guard and moving closer to the Seelie prince. Kit’s blade was about to slice Ash’s side but using faerie speed Ash swiftly moved. Kit circled Ash so he was always at his back, the latter after few moments stopped turning.
“Christopher’s fighting style is unique,” Anush noted. Ty observed Kit and wondered if he was mixing Mundane, Shadowhunter, and Downworlder styles.
When Kit lunged at Ash who readily parried him and moved so he could end the distance in them and draw him in a space where he could control Kit. Ash started moving faster, his moves rougher, all his blows landing heavily on Kit.
It was clear to viewers that though Kit fought unusually he did lack Ash’s training and experience as well as his savagery not to mention stamina.
Bored and smiling a smile sported by his grandfather and parents Ash moved to land a fatal blow on a panting Kit but he sidestepped just like Ash had done earlier. Ash couldn’t stop himself in midmotion and Kit moved closer, when he hit Ash’s hand with his sword’s hilt. Ash winced and that time was enough for Kit to twist his hand, remove the blade from it. Reeling him in Kit sild Ash’s sword at the back of Seelie prince’s neck and then pointed his sword at his throat.
Once again silence reigned as Kit panted and Ash stared at him wide-eyed. They could hear Janus cursing, Emma and Jace whooping, and Simon cheering, “That’s our Aragorn.”
Kit raised an eyebrow at Ash who had no way to move without getting his head chopped off. But Ash was not just a shadowhunter he bore many more powers which Seelie Queen had advertised when she had introduced him. So, he raised his hands and blasted Kit with a huge fire of darkness.
Screams erupted as Kit slammed against a tree and fell on his stomach unmoving. Before anyone could move to help him, Janus barked orders and Seelie forces surrounded Ash and Kit, but they did look reluctant. While they didn’t like Kit for the First Heir prophecy, taking orders from Janus who didn't have a speck of Fae blood in him irked them.
Ash leisurely walked towards Kit and picked up both swords. As he reached Kit, he prodded Kit with his foot further infuriating Kit’s friends and allies. But Kit made no move to get up. Ash’s brow furrowed and taunted Kit, “What happened? Ran out of your tricks? This was a duel for the crown of Seelie, it was never going to be of just our swordsmanship prowess. Powers are also to be tested but you didn’t use them. Either you can’t use them or the shadowhunter blood ran true and the First Heir doesn’t have powers. Well, which one is it?”.
There was no answer. Ash got on his and hit Kit with his sword’s hilt on his shoulder. He turned towards Janus moved towards them. Just then Ash heard a moan and turned towards the sound. Hidden by the Seelie guards who had their backs to the boys, Ash leaned over Kit so no one in the parley could see when Kit’s blue eyes opened and he grabbed Ash’s wrist tightly, a smirk on his lips.
Everyone looked away when a blinding white flash lit Central Park. When they finally regained their sights, terror filled them as they realised that Ash and Kit had disappeared.
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spoilers from tda and some side books of tsc
one of the funniest things to me is, and always will be, that Raphael of thule thinks alec and magnus named their son after him. they have the same name, and that's it- it wasn't planned. its ridiculous
i love it
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