#fairstairs

[rinadragomir]

I spent 3 days colorizing Chain Of Thorns arts, please tell me it looks good🙇🏼‍♀️

I know that someone has already made a similar post and they inspired me to make my own version, but I don't remember their username😭pls let me know if you remember, so I can tag them

#*exhausted sounds* #I'm still not satisfied enough with James aka Belial and Jordelia ones #but i did everything i could #i even colorized Westminster Abbey accurately! #😮‍💨 #chot #chain of thorns #tlh #jordelia #fairstairs #arianna #thomastair #grace blackthorn #christopher lightwood #ghostwriter #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #matthew fairchild #shadowhunters

[belle-keys]

i don't exactly see james and matthew as opposites, but instead i love how they complement each other and think that's underrated. james is introverted and matthew is very extroverted. james is midnight and matthew is sunlight. james is elegant darkness and matthew is golden effervescence. james is the ideal gentleman and matthew is the coy bohemian. james has the Mask while matthew has the Smile. james is latin and ancient epics while matthew is french and comedic plays. james is london and matthew is paris.

#james herondale #matthew fairchild #heronchild #herondaisy #fairstairs #tlh #the last hours #chain of gold #chain of iron #chain of thorns #chot #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #cassandra clare #ya books #ya fantasy #parabatai

[readwithlivvy]

rating the shadowhunter main girlies by how horny they are

clary:

was kinda incest-y with multiple guys so that has to count for something

banged jace for the first time in a CAVE in HELL

created the birth control rune😭😭

overall 7/10

tessa:

found out her fiancé died and decided to fuck his best friend on the same day!!

still managed to wait for marriage with will though (which i find sliiiiightly unbelievable)

not incredibly horny because it is the victorian era and she would've been stoned or whatever idk

5/10

emma:

the first shadowhunter girlie not to lose her virginity to the love interest 🎉🎉

attempted to do the tango with julian right afTER HIS SISTER DIED?!?!

they also fucked in the first book which is record speed for shadowhunters

feels like 9/10

cordelia:

hehehe did some light bondage on james

made out with matthew on the streets of paris and was fully prepared to have sex if james didn't show up

always thinking about james' hair and eyes in a way that has some sexual undertones?? am i the only one seeing it like that??

overall 7/10

#clary fray #clary fairchild #jace herondale #clace #tessa gray #tessa herondale #tessa carstairs #will herondale #jem carstairs #herongraystairs #emma carstairs #julian blackthorn #blackstairs #jemma blackstairs #cordelia carstairs #cordelia herondale #james herondale #jordelia #matthew fairchild #fairstairs #shadowhunters #the mortal instruments #the dark artifices #the last hours #the infernal devices #cassandra clare

[the-merry-thieves]

TLH Couples as Taylor Swift Songs

Because I wanted to connect two things I love :)

Cordelia & James: "You’re Losing Me" (throughout CoG and CoI) and "Lover" (end of CoT)

You're Losing Me: Cordelia had to pretend that she was fine and didn't love James for so long, and thought she needed to endure it alone. She gave James her "best mes", "endless empathy", until she couldn't anymore. Seeing James embrace Grace at the end of CoI was the final straw after years of slowly "losing" her because of Grace's spell

Then I threw in Lover because after all the emotional turmoil they've been through, they deserve a cute little love song now that they're finally happily married for real

Cordelia & Matthew: "Wonderland"

This song just captures the mood of their lil spontaneous Paris getaway - trying to escape reality by throwing themselves into the wonderland of Paris (also, Cheshire cat smile and green eyes; come on, this song was made for our favorite charming, tortured-soul green-eyed boy)

Thomas & Alastair: "Begin Again"

This song is Thomas giving Alastair everything that Charles could never, and helping Alastair see that he is worthy of love and deserves the world (someone please give me more Thomastair x Taylor Swift suggestions, I could definitely do better but I can't think of more rn)

Lucie & Jesse: "Enchanted"

Every time I hear this song I think of the scene where Jesse tells Lucie to command him to dance, and then they dance together, and "the night was hushed, enchanted". One of my favorite Ghostwriter (do people use this ship name) scenes. Truly only the very first page; Lucie was determined to see him (*alive*) again...

Grace & Christopher: "Mine"

Because Grace & Christopher deserved to live in happiness together and we can just pretend the last 200 pages of CoT never happened! I think of this song as their story that *could* have been. It represents how Kit brought out the best in Grace and forgave her past wrongs, and how Grace didn't think she could have true romantic feelings for anyone ("wondering why we bothered with love") until she met Kit

Anna & Ari: "Untouchable" and "I Can See You"

I imagine Untouchable as Ari talking about Anna and how she's this emotionally guarded, beautiful but unattainable figure; in CoI she describes Anna as "hard and bright as a diamond. Untouchable" & "like starlight... it seemed warm and radiant and near, but was in truth uncountable miles away". I think this song depicts how Ari sees Anna so perfectly

As for I Can See You, the sensual, clandestine romance in this song is so Anna & Ari. There's just something inherently sapphic about a secret love

(Bonus?) Tatiana & Rupert: "right where you left me"

No explanation needed for this one...

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Give me all of your favorite Shadowhunters-inspired music suggestions!

The blue text is quotes from the songs and the purple text is quotes from the books, if anyone cares

#herondaisy #fairstairs #ghostwriter #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #christopher lightwood #grace blackthorn #tatiana lightwood #arianna #anna lightwood #ari bridgestock #tsc #tlh #taylor swift

[gold-tinted]

I'm gonna say it, the matthew/cordelia/james love triangle was the WORST in all of tsc. literally every other love triangle was handled better I truly hated reading about that.

#i didnt even hate it in like a good way #it was so unnecessary tbh like matthews addiction was a strong enough plotline #and also matthew saw cordelia as some sort of salvation not as someone to love be fr #ugh that ruined tlh for me a little bit #gonna pretend tlh is a duology 👍👍 #tsc #tlh #the last hours #matthew fairchild #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #thomas lightwood #thomastair #alastair carstairs #fairstairs #jordelia #herondaisy

[threewaywithdelusion]

Shadowhunter Chronicles characters/couples as Taylor Swift songs:

Couples:

Herongraystairs: Timeless

I would’ve read your love letters every night / and prayed to God you’d be coming home alright / and you would’ve been fine, we would’ve been timeless /

cause I believe that we were supposed to find this / so even in a different life / you still would’ve been mine / we would’ve been timeless

Cordelia/Matthew: Getaway Car

I struck a match and blew your mind / but I didn't mean it / and you didn't see it

I wanted to leave him / I needed a reason

You were driving the getaway car / we were flying but we'd never get far / don't pretend it's such a mystery / think about the place where you first met me / riding in a getaway car / there were sirens in the beat of your heart

It was the great escape / the prison break

You weren't thinking / and I was just drinking

Thomas/Alastair: Sweeter Than Fiction

Wish I could make it better / someday you won't remember / the pain you thought would last forever and ever

Just a shot, just a shot, in the dark, oh, oh / All you got, all you got are your shattered hopes / they never saw it coming

Proved me right, proved me right, when you proved them wrong

I'll be one of the many saying "look at you now, look at you now, now" / I'll be one of the many saying "you made us proud, you made us proud, proud"

Anna/Ari: A Perfectly Good Heart

Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart? / Why would you wanna take our love and tear it all apart? / Why would you wanna make the very first scar?

Maybe I should've seen the signs, should've read the writing on the wall / And realized by the distance in your eyes that I would be the one to fall

Kieran/Mark/Cristina: Out of the Woods

The rest of the world was black & white / but we were in screaming color

Are we out of the woods yet? / Are we in the clear yet? / Good

We were built to fall apart and fall back together

Your necklace hanging from my neck

That night we couldn't quite forget / when we decided, we decided / to move the furniture so we could dance

Remember when you couldn't take the heat? / I walked out, said 'I'm setting you free' / But the monsters turned out to be just trees / when the sun came up, you were looking at me

Emma/Julian: Run

Give me the keys / I'll bring the car back around

And my so-called friends, they don't know / I'd drive away before I let you go

I could see this view a hundred times / pale blue sky reflected in your eyes

There's a heart on your sleeve / I'll take it when I leave / and hold it for you

There's been this hole in my heart / this thing was a shot in the dark / say you'll never let 'em tear us apart / and I'll hold onto you while we run / like you'd run from the law

Emma/Julian Part 2: Dress

Our secret moments in a crowded room / they got no idea about me and you

All of this silence and patience / pining and anticipation / my hands are shaking from holding back from you

I don't want you like a best friend

Inescapable / I'm not even gonna try / and if I get burned, at least we were electrified

Even in my worst times / you could see the best of me / flashback to my mistakes / my rebounds, my earthquakes / even in my worst lies, you could see the truth in me

I woke up just in time / now I wake up by your side / my one and only, my lifeline

Kit/Ty: Renegade

I tapped on your window on your darkest night

Are you really gonna talk about timing in times like these? / And let all your damage damage me? / And carry your baggage up my street? / And make me your future history?

Is it insensitive for me to say "get your shit together so I can love you?"

Magnus/Alec: You Are In Love & Lover

You understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars

There's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear / have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?

Can I go where you go? / Can we always ben this close? Forever and ever

Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand? / with every [bow] string scar on my hand / I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover

My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue / All's well that ends well to end up with you / swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover

Characters:

Julian: Eyes Open

The tricky thing / is yesterday we were just children / playing soldiers, just pretending / dreaming dreams with happy endings

And now we've stepped into a cruel world / where everybody stands and keeps score

Everybody's waiting for you to break down / everybody's watching to see the fallout / even when you're sleeping / keep your eyes open

So here you are / two steps ahead and staying on guard / every lesson forms a new scar / they never thought you'd make it this far

Nobody comes to save you now

Matthew: Tied Together With A Smile

Hold on, baby you're losing it / the water's high, you're jumping into it / and letting go / and no one knows / that you cry, but you don't tell anyone / that you might not be the golden one / and you're tied together with a smile but you're coming undone

it's not his price to pay

Clary: The Man

I'd be a fearless leader / I'd be an alpha-type / when everyone believes ya? / What's that like?

I'm so sick of them coming at me again / 'Cause if I was a man / then I'd be the man

#the shadowhunter chronicles #herongraystairs #fairstairs #thomastair #Anna and ariadne #idk their ship name #kierarktina #Julian and emma #what do we call them? #jemma blackstairs #kitty #malec #Julian blackthorn #matthew fairchild #clary fray #the last hours #the infernal devices #the dark artifices #listen I haven't read TMI in like 10 years so I can't possibly figure out the songs with enough accuracy

[allthelegendsaretrue]

matthew fairchild × alastair carstairs

"You are never going to be able to drink casually. Alcohol will always mean something to you that it does not mean to other people. Getting rid of this stuff will make it easier. Why not have it be easier?"

Matthew hesitated a moment, and Thomas knew him well enough to read the look in his eyes: Because I do not deserve to have it be easy, because the suffering is part of the punishment.

The Last Hours, Chain Of Thorns;

#shadowhunters #gif #chain of gold #the last hours #tlh #chain of iron #friendship #tsc #chain of thorns #fairstairs #alastair carstairs #matthew fairchild #alastair carstairs x matthew fairchild

[dayscrazed]

Chain of Thorns, page 178:

Alastair: "Your devotion to your family is admirable. I'm sure it is unrelated to your having just run off to Paris with your husband's parabatai.

Cordelia: "I had my reasons Alastair."

Alastair: "I'm sure you did. I wish you'd tell me what they were. Are you in love with Matthew?"

Cordelia: "I don't know."

Alastair: "Are you in love with James, then?"

Cordelia: "Well, we are married."

Alastair: "That's not really an answer. I don't really like James, but on the other hand, I also don't like Matthew very much. So you see, I am torn."

Cordelia: "Well, this must be very difficult for you. I cannot imagine how you will find it within yourself to go on."

#shadowhunter quotes #cot spoilers #chain of thorns spoilers #alastair carstairs #alastair and cordelia #cordelia carstairs #cordelia herondale #james and cordelia #herondaisy #fairstairs #jordelia #james herondale #matthew fairchild #cot #chain of thorns #cot quotes #tlh quotes #tlh #the last hours

[onomatopoeiasuga]

the sole antagonist in the last hours is communication. Belial and Tatiana are just there to spice things up

#cassandra clare #tsc #the last hours #tlh #chain of irons #coi #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc memes #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #thomastair #thomas alastair #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #matthew fairchild #fairstairs #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #blackdale #charles fairchild

[alastairstom]

I hope that one day society can holistically progress to the point where everyone realizes that the main TLH "love triangle" was neither useless nor a love triangle at all. It's two intersecting plotlines: a pretty straightforward love story that was always the obvious endgame, and a story about grand self-sabotage that leads to rock-bottom and healing.

The "love triangle" is in Matthew's case a plot device, and honestly it's a damn good one considering how important James obviously is to him. It's a great way to showcase how unwell he is. It shows simultaneously how much he wants to harm himself and how desperately he's looking for salvation.

Fairstairs was never an option. You're supposed to know that. It's interesting because it's a mental health/trauma story where neither character really did anything wrong at all. It's a character study of Matthew and a glimpse into how the space between people can impact us all differently.

#maybe it's because i view it primarily through a matthew lens #and dont care about jordelia/obstacles to them #but i ADORE this 'love triangle' #matthew fairchild #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #fairstairs

[rinadragomir]

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑤, 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑-𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑜-𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑡, ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛.

𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚.

𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅/𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅

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#rina dragomir edits #cordelia carstairs #james herondale #matthew fairchild #the last hours #cassandra clare #tsc #chain of thorns #bookedit #litedit #jordelia #fairstairs #rina's tarot series

[belle-keys]

Dearest James Herondale, are you absolutely sure your father has never ever been angry with his parabatai in his life? Are you super sure? Are you doubtless? Are you certain? By chance, have you, uh, tried asking your mother? Just by chance?

#james herondale #will herondale #this is so funny #tessa gray #tessa herondale #jem carstairs #herongraystairs #wessa #jessa #tid #the infernal devices #clockwork princess #jordelia #matthew fairchild #fairstairs #heronchild #chain of thorns #chot #chain of thorns spoilers #chot spoilers #tlh #the last hours #tsc #heronstairs

[lightstairs1902]

I'm back with these ...

#alastair carstairs #chain of gold #chain of iron #the last hours #shadowhunters #thomas lightwood #cordelia carstairs #james herondale #charles fairchild #tsc #matthew fairchild #kamala joshi #jesse blackthorn #lucie herondale #eugenia lightwood #cordelia x james #jordelia #fairstairs #anti charles fairchild #chain of thorns #ghostwriter #the shadowhunter chronicles #thomastair #grace blackthorn #christopher lightwood #anna lightwood #ariadne bridgestock

[trcwebweaving]

#heronfairstairs #herondaisy #heronchild #fairstairs #taylor swift

[tys-kitty]

Me seeing all my canon ships and no sight of Fairstairs

#cassandra clare #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #thomastair #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #james herondale #cordelia carstairs #herondaisy #fairstairs #matthew fairchild #anna lightwood #ariadne bridgestock #tlh #the last hours #chain of thorns

[tamlinfairchild]

The main argument I see about not shipping Matthew/Cordelia is that they are "better as friends" which is so funny to me because that's exactly the point? The book claims James and Cordelia are friends to lovers but they just aren't? They barely communicate, they even get together because someone else (Grace) did the communicating for them. Matthew and Cordelia would've done the friends to lovers trope so much better because they were actually friends who talked that were also attracted to each other, as opposed to childhood crushes refusing to talk the whole time.

#mila rambles #anti tlh #fairstairs #anti jordelia #tlh critical