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*SPOILERS FOR QOAAD*

FINISHED QOAAD! CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY FINALLY GOT MARRIED! Like Catrina holding Magnus’s hand as he walked down the ile!? A shadow hunter-warlock wedding fusion!? Lightwood rings!? Jia performing the ceremony!? THE KIDS DANCING WITH THEM AFTER!? ALEC PROPOSING EVEN WHEN HE HAS SO MUCH ON HIS MIND WITH RE-BUILDING THE SHADOW HUNTER WORLD!? YES PLEASE!!!

truly an underappreciated moment between these two immortal husbands

What in the World: How to Read the  Shadow Hunter Chronicles Chronologically

The Series:

The Infernal Devices (Tessa, Will, Jem)

Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Prince

Clockwork Princess

The Last Hours (Cordelia, Lucy, James)

Chain of Gold

Chain of Iron

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The Mortal Instruments (Clary, Jace)

City of Bones

City of Bones

City of Ashes

City of Glass

City of Fallen Angels

City of Lost Souls

City of Heavenly Fire

The Eldest Curses (Alec, Magnus)

The Red Scrolls of Magic

The Lost Book of The White

The Black Volume of The Dead unknown release

The Dark  Artifices (Emma, Julian)

Lady Midnight

Lord of Shadows

Queen of Air and Darkness

The Wicked Powers (Ty, Kit, Dru) unknown release

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The Short Stories:

The Bane Chronicles

The Tales from the Shadow Hunter Acadamy

Ghosts of the Shadow Market

I see this a lot, where even characters like Julian and Alec and even Tessa and sometimes even Kit and darling Ty are reduced to ship names but these people have gone through hell and back and THEY. ARE. I N D I V I D U A L S. 

You can appreciate their ship without diminishing all the character development they've gone through themselves to get to this point. 

Mark Blackthorn deserved so much better than to be reduced to his relationship w Cristina and Kieran

Shadow Hunters: 

You're in for a long ride... 1 series...2 series...3 series...4 series...5 series...6 series and 3 huge ass novelas. Once you're in--there is no way out. But you won’t want a way out. 

Yes, we have a TV show...no it is not like the books and yes it is trash (fight me). Humour (hell yes, even when their shouldn't be...Herondales got your back making tense situations lighter since 1234 ;)  Tears, plot twists and a lot of family drama...if you can figure out which family you're from but if you can’t some immortal warlocks will probably remind you of what a prick your ancestors were (or otherwise).

Wait oh yeah and they fight demons sometimes but are usually caught up in fighting wars over their own messed up political systems. If you don’t like someone there's always someone else. A L W A Y S. The characters are endless, (you'll figure out how to keep track of them all)  but you’ll love each and everyone with whatever shards of your heart you still have left :) Think someone or something is insignificant. (think someone is dead?) HA. THINK AGAIN!

will you cry? yes. will it be worth it? A B S O L U T LY. Ships? HELL YES. Fandom ship conflict...sometimes, except over MALEC. because....no. They are untouchable.

A Newbie’s Guide to YA Literature Fandoms

So, you’ve stumbled upon this fantastic (please note my combined use of sarcasm and eager honesty) website - Tumblr.  Or, perhaps, you’re reading a screenshot of this on Instagram or Pinterest.  Whatever you’re on, it’s official.  You’re a part of the fandom.

How does one survive in a fandom?  Here’s a guide, sorted book by book… and don’t worry if you do not see your fandom yet - the list will receive future additions. 

1.  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Yikes.  I can’t help you.  Be prepared for lots of conflicts over characters - Do we stan Tamlin, Nesta, and Elain?  Do we ship Elriel (Elain x Azriel), Elucien (Elain x Lucien), or neither?  Don’t forget to use caution - we have a lot of ~steamy~ jokes floating around here

2.  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Wow, this is intense.  Personally, I am not heavily into Tumblr’s HP fandom, but I can say one thing - Non-canon ships.  We sink canon and let the best ships sail.  Drarry?  Totally.  Wolfstar?  Most definitely.  Romione?  Debatable.  Dramione?  Not as popular as Drarry, perhaps, but also debatable.  Hinny?  What’s that?  Does that exist?  What’s that, now?  I’m forgetting something important?  Oh, yeah… how do we feel about Snape?  Also, what’s your Hogwarts house?  You should know that.  Keep that very close - but don’t be afraid to blur the lines between houses.

3.  Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

What do we want?  THE CROWS TV SHOW.  When do we want it?  Now!  This may actually be the most wholesome fandom on this site.  Except, there’s one little thing… but I won’t spoil it for you.  Because.  It.  Never.  Happened.

4.  Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Turn back.  Turn back NOW.  Your heart is important.  Don’t let anyone rip it out of your chest… and NEVER.  EVER.  TRUST SOMETHING THAT SAYS “FRIENDLY REMINDER.”  There is a 95% chance that it is most definitely not friendly.  Oh yeah, there’s also a huge stockpile of pre-KOA theories…

Feel free to add more.

And of course let us not forget the golden line of  “I'm going to introduce you to a wonderful invention called Uber,”™ Kit Herondale: The bridge from the Shadowhunter world to our odd form of mundane normalcy.

God bless Cassandra Clare for finally breaking the YA “what is technology we can’t use that” trope we stan OfficeMax the skilled calligrapher

I thought this was Arthur Blackthorn and honestly...it still works...

Arthur: Vaccinate your fucking kids.

Who did it better? 006

Visual Art:

Clary Fairchild vs. Julian Blackthorn vs. Feyre Archreon vs. Karou 

Basically The Entire Shadowhunter Chronicles:

"...Shadowhunters, however loving, were all reckless lunatics."

Red Scrolls of Magic ~ Pg. 96

Alec had one hand in Magnus's, and his other hand on the hilt of his seraph blade.

Alec Lightwood in one sentance (Red Scrolls of Magic~ Pg. 156)

The Red Scrolls of Magic: Highlights

1. Every world out of Raphael Santiago’s mouth is gold. Stone cold and beautiful. Fight. Me.

1.5 Seeing Raphael again broke my heart all over again. Like...he’s only 15. My boy...my bb... So yeah. Thanks for that.

2. THE BANTER. THE BANTER. THE BANTER.

3. SEEING ALEC BEFORE HE WAS CONFIDENT IN HIMSELF AND HIS RELATIONSHIP AND JUST BLUSHING AND SQUIRMING sweetie. don't worry. it all turns out okay.

4. Magnus being extra as hell just *sigh* ive missed you

5. THE FREAKING TUXEDOS. Damn.

6. THE FREAKING MASERATI. SOMEONE GET ALEC LIGHTWOOD A SPORTS CAR LIKE RN AND LET THE MAN LIVE.

7. Aline and Helen. Just. I--

8. FUCKING LEoN

9. Alec interacting with people outside New York? But mostly Alec and Aline were so cute? It was so nice? To see him trusting people?

10. MeNtiOnS oF tHe nEw yOrK cReW

11. “i tHoUgHt iT wAs tHe vAmPire” “i tOtALLy sAw sCaRs oN jAcE’s nEck”

12. The purity of Izzy being so happy to see her brother happy?

13. “Alec had spent so long with a desperate impossible crush on Jace. He had thought it was a secret: now he knew everyone had always known, especially Jace. Jace had never minded. He had understood Alec needed to have a crush on someone who was safe.” IM NOT CRYING. YOU ARE.

13.5  “Wait! Jace says he needs the phone back. He says he may have mIsUnDeRsToOd tHe qUeStIoN.”

14. IN CONCLUSION: “I’m not Jace Herondale. But I’ve learned to keep up.” was the “Because I’m not you’re bitch.” of the eldest curses. This. Is. The. Tea.

I REPEAT:  “I’m not Jace Herondale. But I’ve learned to keep up.” was the “Because I’m not you’re bitch.” of the eldest curses. 

And. This. Is. The. Tea.

So I’ve officially decided I’m using the Parabati Vows as my marriage vows and that’s final 

So I’ve officially decided I’m using the Parabati Vows as my marriage vows and that’s final 

a tribute to shadowhunters and downworlders:  emma cordelia carstairs

born: 1995

kind: shadowhunter

parabatai: julian blackthorn

“Sometimes she thought the only things she had faith in were revenge and Julian.”

                 ↳  the dark artifices.                                                                 

Everything Isn’t Enough

An Angsty Jemma Fic

My first collaboration with @fieryfantasybooklover​

Read it on ao3!

It was an ordinary patrol. That’s all it was supposed to be. Nothing else was meant to happen.

Word Count: 1,396

Tw: Self hate

Diana Wrayburn was left in charge of the Los Angeles Institute for the weekend. The Institute’s normal heads, Helen and Aline Penhallow-Blackthorn, had gone on a short trip with the Consul and his husband. The majority of Helen’s younger siblings were also away from the Institute. Mark away in Faerie with Cristina Rosales and Kieran Kingson. Drusilla in Idris studying at the Shadowhunter Academy. And Tiberius, far away in the Carpathians, at the Scholomance. Julian and Octavian were still in L.A. Tavvy, still being under the age required to patrol, remained at the Institute with Diana while Julian and his former parabatai, now girlfriend, Emma Carstairs were on patrol duty for the night. 

It was a normal night. Patrol nights had been slow recently, so the two were perfectly fine with going by themselves. Also, they were Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn. The two were basically legends at this point. They had been transformed into True Nephilim not even two years ago and lived through it. The two were the dream team. They were damn near unbeatable. That’s what everyone believed, at least.

“Think it’ll be a slow night, Em?” Julian asked. The two had just begun their drive into the city, Julian watching the road and Emma the sensor. They did not expect to see anything out of the ordinary. Because shifts normally alternated, Diana had briefed them on Mark and Cristina’s patrol from last night. No irregular activity had been noticed.

“If it’s slow we can always drive down to the beach,” Emma answered. “We’ll have time.” And just as expected, they did just that. After about an hour and a half of no problems or run-ins with a demon, the pair decided to take their patrol to a place with a better view of the sunset.

“Should we text Diana to get the “Okay?” Julian inquired, knowing that Emma had no intention of playing it safe. 

“Jules we are adults,” Emma replied. “Plus it’s a slow night, I doubt she’ll even care. I’ll bring the sensor and my phone, just in case.” Emma was aware that anything could happen, they were Shadowhunters, she needed to be prepared for anything. 

What they weren’t prepared for though, was a nest filled to the brim with Scorpio demons. They walked down the beach, hand in hand, weapons ready, if necessary. However, as the made their way further down the beach, Emma noticed that the sensor in her pocket was becoming warm. 

“Jules,” She said. “Be on guard, the sensor is heating up.” He looked at her and nodded, now being made aware of a potential threat, his attitude was immediately shifted. 

“How close?” He asked.

“Not sure.” 

“Emma! Watch out!” Julian yelled. It was only at this moment that he had become aware of the presence of a looming Scorpio demon. Julian, drawing a seraph blade and calling out “Gabriel!” with great force as he prepared to face off the demon. Emma, drawing Cortana, silently moved to flank him. The demon, yellow eyes narrowed to slits hissed, revealing its needle-like teeth. This was the moment the battle calm descended in one swift motion. The rest of the world fell away, becoming distant and insignificant in the face of this hulking, bestial threat. 

The demon was the first to lunge, moving as quickly as a blur, barbed tail whipping and spearing towards Emma. She barely managed to dodge, avoiding the needle-like tail. Julian darted forward, then, using the seraph blade to cut deep into the demon’s side, causing a spray of ichor that spattered over Julian. Contact with the liquid made his skin burn. The demon hissed louder, lunging backward before moving with lightning quickness towards Emma. But this time, she was ready, dodging the moving demon and sinking Cortana deep into the demon’s side, killing it in a single fatal stroke. The demon sunk to the ground, disintegrating into nothing. 

Julian exhaled deeply, waiting as the rest of the world came into focus again. Turning towards Emma, Julian’s euphoric feeling of victory faded unbelievably quickly. Emma had sunk to the ground and was clutching her side tightly, her face contorted in pain. Julian dropped the seraph blade to the ground with a clatter, rushing to her side. “Emma!” he shouted. Bending over her, he inhaled sharply at the sight of the vicious stab one penetrating Emma’s side.

“It stabbed me right before I killed it… I didn’t realize it until it was gone.” Emma whispered her face was drawn and pale, the mere act of talking seeming to drain everything from her. 

“Hey hey hey Em stay with me. Stay with me, you’re not dying here.” Julian whipped out a stele, drawing an iratze on her as quickly as possible. The rune faded into her skin, and both anxiously waited for the injury to vanish or at least get milder in some way. When the wound continued to bleed and Emma doubled over wincing, it was clear the rune hadn’t worked. What’s going on? This isn’t normal. Julian’s mind was racing, panic beginning to take over.

Emma was fading fast; it was clear, the poison that had been in the demon’s tail consuming her from the inside out. It feels like fire in my veins. she thought as she faded in and out from consciousness. “Julian, what’s going on?” She managed to say before passing out again.

“No no no no no no Emma hold on please hold on. Don’t leave me now.” Julian begged, tears streaming down his face. Helplessness nearly crippled him at that moment, drowning him in a wave of infinite blue-black darkness. “Help! Somebody, please! Help me!” Julian shouted. Yelling to the angel, praying that he was being heard, but knowing even as he spoke that it was hopeless. They were alone, and beyond help at this point. Emma was convulsing at this point, violently shaking and shivering. Julian frantically drew more iratzes on her, dozens more, hand flying in desperate gestures. But as each one faded, his remaining slivers of hope faded, leaving him cold and empty. 

“Jules,” Emma whispered faintly in a raspy whisper. “I love you.” 

“Oh, my Emma. I love you too.” Their eyes met in that moment, and only a few moments passed before Julian was forced to witness the life vanish from behind her eyes. Her soul, her spirit, her life, everything that made Emma Emma quietly vanished, leaving behind nothing but an empty shell. At that moment, Julian’s heart splintered into pieces and he sobbed. Gripping Emma tightly, Julian sobbed as his very being broke to pieces with grief and sadness and regret and every other possible feeling. 

Have you ever seen the light leave someone’s eyes? Julian had seen it happen more times than he’d care to remember. The moment when you look into a person’s eyes and you know their heart has stopped beating. He had watched some of his closest relatives pass before his eyes. He had looked his father in the eyes as his soul left his corrupted body. He had watched his precious sister’s life be taken away far too soon.

But this? This was infinitely worse. The knowledge that not only was she dead, he had done nothing but sit and watch. All of his efforts seemed so pointless now, insignificant. His Emma’s last words echoing in his mind. Jules. I love you. And he loved her. So much, more than anything he could possibly dream of. For years, she was what kept him grounded. She was what his life was centered around. She had gone from being his first love to being his forbidden love. But that never stopped either of them. Julian had lived silently in love with her for years until their curse was broken. Then, finally, he went back to being his Emma. He would have done everything for her. But now, everything wasn’t enough.

I should have done something else, something more. I could have saved her. If I could have done something better, she would still be here. Julian sobbed to himself, folding inwards under the weight of crushing guilt and grief. Why am I so helpless? Why didn’t I do something, anything else? Em, I am so sorry. I will be sorry until the day I die, and it will never be enough. Because I couldn’t save you, or anybody else. 

tsc books summed up (spoilers duh)

-tmi-

city of bones: what the fuck??? hot guy with tattoos??? my best friend is a rat??? mOm

city of ashes: family problems. umbridge 2.0 turns out to not be so bad. it's almost like the universe has something against simon lewis being human

city of glass: if you thought family problems were bad in the last book, oh boy you have another thing coming. actual incest happens compared to the previous incest-that-wasn't-incest. everyone is an asshole at some point except maybe baby max and yknow what happens to him

city of fallen angels: guESS WHOS BACK BACK BACK BACK AGAIN

city of lost souls: we can't even focus on the fact that clace is now happily incest-free because of what the shit going down. alec is insecure but we love him. poor amatis. alec becomes a hero yay

city of heavenly fire: a lot of people die. we get vague tid references and we meet mini emma and jules before the parabaDRAMA goes down. people walk in on other people doing things. we visit hell for a family vacation.

-tid-

ca: "i would literally rather be reading than doing any of this"

clockwork prince: more family problems also im crying and wow these parabatai are both gorgeous

clockwork princess: ducks and demon pox. lots of feels. tessa kicks ass.

-tda-

lady midnight: i swear that these kids were like 12 what happened why did they grow up and why are they so much cooler than me?? cristina is awesome and malcolm is not. we meet the angel that is kit. this is the book where people still thought Diana was irrelevant lmao joke's on them

lord of shadows: HI I DIDNT SIGN UP FOR THIS??? WHY IS MY HEART BEING RIPPPPED OUT OF MY CHEST IM CRYING LIKE EVERY OTHER PAGE except kitty that's cute. asH (morgenstern)? it's a really big damn book

qoaad: not even out yet but we're all probably going to die. but is clary?

-bonus-

tftsa: hi im Simon Lewis and im cool but i don't remember being cool anyways let's hear about waywood that shit is sad

the bane chronicles: glitter 💫 and a long line of people who aren't as cool as alec up till we meet alec. shadowhunters suck

tlh: we are all going to die wtf is happening with the family trEE?

codex: dictionary that you actually enjoy reading

twp: (chant this) KITTY KITTY KITTY (sing this) aaaaand a plus sized drusilla blackthorn with her own!! friend group!! yeS!!!

I AM LIVING 😂

IF THIS AINT LOVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS

Kit felt a rush of tenderness toward Ty, mixed with near-panic. In other circumstances, he thought, he would just have lied. But he couldn’t lie to Ty.

Favourite book female characters :

June from vicious by V.E scwab

Jude duarte from the Cruel prince by Holly Black

Celeana sardothien from throne of glass by Sarah j mass

Nesta archeron from A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J mass

Jax Taylor from warcross by Marie lu

Scarlett Dragna from caraval by Stephanie garber

Ulla morozova from a language of thorns by leigh bardugo

Emma Carstairs from lady midnight by cassandra clare

Juliette ferrars from shatter me by Tahereh mafi

Jules from genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Helen aquilla from an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir

Favourite friendships in YA (+NA) fantasy books

Juliette ferrars and kenji kishimoto (shatter me by Tahereh mafi)

Emma Carstairs and Cristina Rosales (the dark artifices by cassandra Clare)

Kaz brekker and jesper fahey (six of crows by leigh bardugo)

Bryce Quinlan and Danika fendyr (House of earth and blood by Sarah j mass)

Jem Carstairs and Will herondale (the infernal devices by cassandra Clare)

Fang runin and Chen kitay (the Poppy War by R f kuang)

Chaol westfall and Dorian Havilland (throne of glass by Sarah j mass)

(you can add more in the comments✨)

Emma Carstairs is definitely a Pisces ♓