#and maybe Christopher and Grace

[butt-puncher]

Does anyone have a pdf of Six Months Can Change so Much When You're a Demigod by uptoolate? Its been years since it was deleted but I still think about it like all the time.

#jasico #old timer jasico fans i need ur help #pjo #jason grace #nico di angelo #also if anyone wants to talk abt this old ass fic w me... #nico with the saint christopher medallion u will be missed #i checked the internet archive but the saves from 2015 is blocked by ao3s consent page #clicking proceed leads to ao3 error page not found ;_; #maybe i could message the author but it doesnt look like theyre active anymore #lol someone else on reddit is desperately searchjng for this fic too; p recently at that. lilli we are one and the same

[zoyalannister]

I wish that I could draw, if I was able to do it all my fanfics will be illustrated like Fire and Blood, starting with the scene of Cecily and Grace in Geranium where she hugs her in the carriage.

#ao3 #author talks #gracetopher fanfiction #grace blackthorn #christopher lightwood #cecily lightwood #gabrily fanfiction #gabriel lightwood #gabrily #drawing #I wish I could illustrate my fanfics #You literally have no idea how much I would spam my drawings here too #maybe I hope that someone who can draw will show up #just maybe

[grace-lightwoodd]

Random gracetopher headcanons:

Before they even start courting, Christopher’s the one that helps Grace with the confidence to change her surname back to Cartwright

Likewise, he helps her research her family and honor their memory. She was very young when she lost them, so I don’t think she remembers them.

It takes Christopher SO long to ask if he can court her. I think James would have to pull him aside and specifically tell him to do it, because Kit doesn’t want to make things weird with the merry thieves.

Once they do start courting, they’re inseparable. Practically joined at the hip. Especially in the lab,

Anna absolutely gives Grace the shovel talk, and Grace just starts laughing and tells her that she has no plans for a future without him at her side.

At some point, Christopher and Grace corner Matthew and they all have a lengthy and healthy conversation about their past. Matthew and Grace learn that they’re not as different as they initially thought.

People of course tend to hurl insults at Grace, and Christopher is the first one to defend her honor. She’s learned to not care what others think of her, but if someone so much as LOOKS at her the wrong way, they’re on his hit list lol

One day, they’re in the lab, and Christopher just goes “what if we got married?” And they have a really long conversation about it and they decide “fuck it why not.” That night, Grace goes back to the Bridgestocks with the Lightwood family ring and a massive smile on her face.

#anyways maybe gracetopher wedding soon lol #christopher lightwood #grace blackthorn #gracetopher #the last hours #chain of iron #chain of gold #chain of thorns

[lesbocrocker]

Jessamine Lovelace, Christopher Lightwood, Grace Blackthorn and Jace Herondale are all on the aro ace spectrum. Think about it.

#It makes sense okay #christopher lightwood #jace herondale #grace blackthorn #gracetopher #jessamine lovelace #the shadowhunter chronicles #the last hours #the infernal devices #the mortal instruments #Ace #aro #headcanon #Shadowhunters headcanons #Aromantic #asexual #Okay maybe I’m making rep out of nothing but I don’t care #ace #aromantic #aspec

[buckttommy]

"I married the first girl I dated."

"I think you might mean slept with"

there is. a whole world of implication here. and who would know the intricacies of eddie and shannon's relationship as an outside party better than best friend buck himself and now i have. so many questions. like. like. okay. like. it is very obvious that eddie was in love with shannon. it is equally obvious that they only married because she got pregnant. and now. when i think about their relationship, think about their scenes together, all the things we've seen and all the things we didn't see, i have to wonder: was shannon even in love with him at all? at any point? like. they were friends. they were very obviously friends who fucked around and apparently (obviously) had a very satisfying sex life. but we've often talked about the communication issues between eddie and shannon and how, like, they used their bodies to do all the talking and how unhealthy it was in a dating relationship. but fuck me, i'm starting to think they never even dated. not properly, at least. and that would explain... so much. how ill-fitting they were, how much they struggled, how they could never seem to get on the same page even when they tried. how hesitant eddie was to bring her back into his/christopher's life, like. yeah she abandoned him/them. but when i think about the grace you extend to a spouse whom you know intrinsically (kind of like...eddie...forgiving... no i shan't say) vs. the grace you extend to someone else you love that you maybe don't have that same connection with, it's just like. fuck. you know? like yeah, it was bad enough when i thought they were dating and shannon got knocked up. but if they had just fucked around a couple times? or only went out on a couple dates before having sex? and then they get knocked up and the next thing they know, they're MARRYING each other??? right out of high school????? like. this explains Everything, actually.

#MUCH 2 THINK ABOUT !!!!!!!!!! #eddie/shannon #jack.txt #tv: 911 #911: 07 x 01 #911 spoilers

[thesecretsofthedivine]

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PILE 1 COLLECTIVE

7 of pentacles. ace of cups. the magician.

channeled songs: sh-boom - the chords. starstruck - christopher wilde. magic - bob. where you lead - carole king.

people admire how much of a visionary you are! your aesthetic sensitivity, long-term goals, personal values, business skills, creativity, and optimism are some sources of your beauty. people find you to be very physically beautiful in general though. maybe it’s the advice you give or the pleasant sound of your voice, but your charm is undeniable. people also appreciate your unique flare, work ethic, and emotional intelligence. it’s clear you have big dreams and capabilities. something about you is dependable and trustworthy to others. you have tinkering energy and raw talent. people recognize the positive impact you make regardless of the environment. you may often be in a fixer-upper, alchemist, support system, teacher role. people admire your dedication and feel more connected to their dreams/purpose because of you. your energy is healing and uplifting. the sincerity in your heart is a gift and allows others to find hope/relief in you. you’re a trailblazer, philanthropist, humanitarian that does the world good simply by existing and sharing your light. your self-assured outlook is infectious and the way you make life feel like a party is irreplaceable. people admire how much of a safe space and muse you are, tied all into one.

PILE 2 COLLECTIVE

knight of cups. 2 of wands. 9 of wands rx.

channeled songs: perfect (exceeder) - mason. the heart wants what it wants - selena gomez. come & get it - selena gomez.

you are a natural flirt and an object of affection, whether you know it or not! you've got sweetheart/crush/eye candy energy. people love to simply know and be near u. it can be hard to read your mind because of your gentle/feminine/passive nature, which tends to keep the thrill or mystery alive! you're someone that can appear intimidating or too hot to handle, but your inner self is much more reassuring and grounded. people find your resilience, charm, social status, patience, thoughtfulness, style, and mysteriousness to be beautiful. it’s giving hot but unavailable/bad bitch or bad boy. you can be quite protective with your energy/time, which people admire. you know not to settle and to treat yourself like the prize. you often intimidate but intrigue others. cat's got their tongue when they look at you! you embody the beauty standard or simply have that “it” factor. you leave people wanting more and struggling to move on from you. you’re unforgettable and mesmerizing, which is beautiful. you’re like a still and elegant work of art that people would go up to admire in a museum. sometimes it can seem like you're a shiny toy that everyone wants a chance to play with, but you’re not easily impressed.

PILE 3 COLLECTIVE

queen of swords. 5 of wands rx. knight of pentacles. knight of wands.

channeled songs: look at me, i’m sandra dee - grease soundtrack. something that i want - grace potter.

your composure, morality, clear judgment, inner beliefs, and stimulating conversation are really attractive to others! people feel that you have a way with words or a commanding presence without actually exerting force. you’re strategic and wise beyond your years, which makes people want to respect you. others also admire your resilience and thoughtfulness. you can easily find answers to problems or have an unmatched intuition to those around you. you’re in it to win it, which makes u dedicated and passionate. for some, you may relate to the underdog. even with life’s tough challenges, you always persevere. people admire your loyalty & find your mind attractive. you may tend to keep to yourself or people could view you as having a big ego, but your tunnel vision blocks out all that noise. you're admired for the way you defy expectations and others’ authority. you are the boss of your own life and a force to be reckoned with. your identity is a mix of stoic tradition + edgy rebellion, which can surprise people at times. your tenacity, analytical traits, high spirits, and capacity to lead are beautiful. you have natural leadership skills that make people want your approval or loyalty. your aura is dominant and elusive so people know better than to stand in your way or do anything other than tag along for the ride.

PILE 4 COLLECTIVE

8 of swords. 9 of swords. 8 of pentacles. justice (libra).

channeled songs: i’m a mess - bebe rexha. mind over matter - young the giant.

your past, independence, emotional maturity/depth, complex mind, shadow self, and resilience are focal points of attraction. you are a survivor who takes their time in opening up/letting go. people admire the capabilities of your heart and feel a lot of sympathy for you. others may feel that you are too much of a people pleaser or often underestimate/overwork yourself, which makes them want to show up for you. the more reluctant with embracing confidence you are, the more people want to advocate for your potential and growth. others feel like you deserve all the privileges and platforms that you may have been previously denied. you deserve to take up space. people tend to develop a karmic attraction to you where they want to see things through or can’t bring themselves to leave your life. you are hardworking and deserving of everything good, which can enhance other people’s desire to provide and show up for you. if life has not been fair to you, this inspires generosity and admiration in others. people feel protective and want to advocate for you. your fairness and respect for the balance of life is also beautiful. people enjoy how even-tempered, considerate, honest, and reflective you are. they see you as the work hard, play hard type. “went from nothing to something”, apocalyptic energy. you’re on your grind and everyone wants to be a personal cheerleader to you. you fight the good fight and others believe in ur potential because of how beautiful your heart is + how much you’ve overcome. your willpower is also a defining statement/testament of your core identity.

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[emmacarstajrs]

I'm gonna be brutally honest, cassandra clare is no longer able to write a final book to her trilogies.

everything was so rushed and at the same time so *slow* in chain of thorns that at christopher's death i decided to stop reading it. I only decided to finish it because I don't like UNFINISHED BUSINESS (you know, cassie, the kind of business you left kit with?), but I was so disappointed in this book that I don't think I'm gonna read TWP when it comes out. I'm tired of creating expectations in my head for them to be completely destroyed once the book is out.

christopher's death was what shattered me. I loved him to bits, he was the only character I really related to, and seeing him gone so unnecessarily made me feel as if I've lost a dear one. I think I'm grieving more than his friends and family, considering how they seemed to get over it so easily except for anna and, somehow, grace.

grace, who is basically considered kit's substitute, both in the lab and in the group! I'm pretty sure she doesn't consider herself that, she would've wanted to keep working with him and who knows, maybe they would've fallen in love (as if they weren't already doing it, you dorks)!

he didn't deserve anything that's ever happened to him in these books, he was treated so poorly that I think cassandra only created him to kill him sooner or later, and in fact, she did.

plus, she killed a character who wasn't functional to her idea of a plot: he did not contribute to the romantic and physical attraction between two characters she so longs for. gracetopher was more of a mental attraction, they were the only ones who truly enjoyed each other's presence just for the sake of being with the one they loved. kit was so into the ace spectrum (and grace, somehow, too) that cassandra didn't think people would like him! but she was wrong about that: maybe he was the one merry thief that people considered less, but he was so loved and so appreciated he didn't deserve the end he got.

I'm open to talk to anyone who wants to share their opinion and, who knows, maybe just wants to grieve with me. let's get each other's mood up, we all deserve happiness.

#christopher lightwood #chain of thorns spoilers #chain of thorns #grace blackthorn #gracetopher #cassandra clare #the last hours

[millenari]

naming in Cats is a difficult matter so funny because so many names are indicative of the nature of the cat themself. Grizabella is an excellent example: 'griz' meaning 'grizzled' and 'bella' which traditionally means 'beautiful/beauty', aka 'grizzled beauty'. Bustopher is half 'bust' which the meaning of is obvious given his everything and the 'opher' is most likely derived from Christopher, which adds a dignified, traditional vibe to the name that matches his personality.

You also have names like Pouncival, half Percival which is a name that I think most people would associate with a young man, and then 'pounce' added in there to compliment his mischievous and active personality. Mistoffelees is derived from Mephistopheles, a demon from German folklore, though Misto's name has quirkier spelling to give him the otherworldly yet less threatening vibe of his demonic counterpart (which also suits his horn-like curled ears and sometimes cryptid-y vibes in some productions). There's also Bombalurina-- 'Bomb/Bomba' is perhaps derived from 'bombacious' or a similar term to probably describe her general l‌asciviousness and s‌ensuality, and then 'balurina' at the end is an alternate spelling of 'ballerina' to indicate her grace and maybe her performative nature.

And then you have names like Munkustrap. Which... Just kind of exist.

#cats fan on main #cats the musical

[ilsaafaust]

Thoughts on Ilsa Faust in DR. Spoilers.

Thinking about Ilsa Faust's fate in Dead Reckoning and director Christopher McQuarrie's comments about it in the Empire Podcast. As a fan of the franchise and with Ilsa being my favourite character, I feel like I had to write a little something based on the movie and his reason for it. A lot of fans are upset (including me) and I want to write something properly, not just the angry tweets and posts. 

To start off, they wanted Ilsa to die already back when they were making TGM. And his reasoning seems to be that he didn't want Ilsa and Ethan to be romantic. Just that baffles me, if you don't want romance, how can you not just write a script where Ilsa and Ethan stay platonic? They handled it well in Rogue Nation and Fallout, you can see they care for each other deeply, but they don't act on it. We could have had Ilsa on the team, she could have gotten out of the game but was brought back in for some reason, she could have had literally any other story. But the fact that the only thing that seemed to come to mind if he didn't want to make them romantic was to kill her off seems very odd. 

He also talked about wanting to work with Hayley Atwell for over ten years and this fact seems a little too convenient when thinking about why he had to kill Ilsa off. But we'll come back to Grace later. 

He explains that they killed Ilsa off before they even knew the reason why. They killed off one of the most popular characters of this franchise without even having made up the reason behind it. We know that they work without a script, but making such a huge and impactful decision (he says he knew the fans would be upset) without even knowing why baffles me. 

I also need to point out, I would have been fine if she had been given a decent, meaningful death. Yes, I would have been sad, but had it felt worthy it would have been one thing. With how they handled her death in this, I can't be sad. I am just mad. Frustrated. Confused. 

Let's talk about Ilsa's storyline in this film. At the end of Fallout, she got out. In this film, she is disavowed for some unknown reason, and she is brought back into the game with the whole thing about the key. Kittridge says some weird comments about Ethan and Ilsa's relationship, that Ethan has saved Ilsa over and over when it is clearly the other way around. Let's go with this just being Kittridge getting it all wrong and not McQ but.. what do I know.

Ethan finds her in the desert and the whole scene is very rushed, they barely even talk, and.. she just hands him the key? What was Ilsa's plan? Ilsa's purpose? We don't know and we never find out (at least not in part one). Maybe there was more to it, more to Ilsa's story, we know they cut a lot of the movie, and we know for sure they cut at least two of Ilsa's scenes. 

Then she just shows up in the van in Rome before they end up in Venice. 

In Venice, we have Ilsa and Ethan hugging on a rooftop and holding hands on the gondola on their way to the party. For someone who claims that they didn't want Ilsa and Ethan to be romantic, I have a lot of questions. Especially since we also had the desert hug where she is literally on top of him. She is clearly a romantic interest, there's no questioning that. And to be honest, that is basically her only purpose in this movie. 

Now things get a little messy because we arrive at the party. I have always been a fan of McQ's writing of female characters. He did absolutely fantastic in Rogue Nation, Fallout and Edge of Tomorrow. At the party, the villain gives Ethan the choice between Ilsa or Grace. One of them has to die. 

Now, we know Ethan cares about Ilsa a lot, so the choice should be simple, her compared to this woman he just met who kept running away from him over and over and left him to die on a train track handcuffed to a car. The thing is, Ethan Hunt can't make that choice. He cares about each and every individual. 

We've now arrived at the reason why Ilsa dies. And I cannot begin to express my distaste for the cliché writing of having a male character choose between two women, one who is a love interest and the other who is so obviously made out to be the new female lead (and potentially, a new love interest, Ethan/Grace share some suspiciously weird longing looks but the fans are divided if it is romantic or not). 

Ilsa or Grace. Apparently, there can only be one woman on the team, which the previous films have shown us, too. 

I just need to add that they're working against an all-knowing AI, so why isn't "the choice" between Luther or Benji? Ethan's two very best friends, two brilliant tech minds who must be a bigger threat to the entity as well?

In the end, it all comes back to that it's not people that Ethan loses - it's women. And there is only space for one brunette woman on that team. 

So let's talk about the bridge scene. First of all, Grace has been running the entire movie, why would she suddenly stop running when there is a man literally trying to kill her? 

Anyways, she holds him off surprisingly long considering she's just a thief and with how in the previous action sequences she kind of came off as a damsel in distress. Eventually, Gabriel knocks her down the stairs. 

Enter Ilsa Faust. Highly capable spy, Ethan Hunt's equal, a woman who we know is lethal in hand-to-hand combat. We saw her take down Janik Vinter in a knife fight at the end of Rogue Nation and we saw her take down Solomon Lane in Fallout (tied to a bloody chair). 

She even has the advantage of a sword compared to the villain who has a tiny knife. They fight. For some reason, Ilsa manages to get in way too close several times (watch the choreography for the RN knife fight - she's quick, get in, slash, get out, you can't linger in a knife fight) and she somehow doesn't seem to be able to hold off the old villain longer than Grace. 

She gets stabbed in the chest. Ethan finds her dead on the bridge. In the next scene, Ethan looks sad on a rooftop for a few moments. Benji wipes a tear. They never talk about Ilsa again. It's underwhelming in every sense. 

But what makes it worse, is the fact that in the next scene, the team asks Grace to join the team. Not going to get into the writing of that whole scene, but the thing is, they do it in a way that is basically "look what happened to Ilsa." and the things they say honestly make the team seem very cold-hearted considering Ilsa just died. And we know the team is not cold-hearted. Yes, there's a mission and they need to focus on the job, but they really didn't have to do it like that.

When I tell you I have a bad taste in my mouth, boy, do I mean it. Ilsa dies and in literally the next scene she is replaced by Grace. 

Now comes the talk about her death which McQ describes as "very heroic". I'll admit, in one way, I get why he thinks it is a heroic death. Ilsa sacrificed herself to save someone else, that would be a worthy ending for someone who dedicated their whole life to saving the world, saving people. 

What baffles me is how he doesn't see how poorly executed the whole ordeal was, which is what fans and a lot of critics are upset about (see list of articles criticizing it here:  https://www.tumblr.com/rebeccalouisaferguson/723559978545414144/list-of-articles-criticizing-ilsa-fausts?source=share ) 

Is it fridging? In one way it is; Ilsa is Ethan's love interest and we know "the choice" between Ilsa and Grace happens because Ethan cares about her. McQ also mentioned it happening to up the stakes, so..

Yes, she also died because she decided to save Grace, but there's more than one reason for her death.

I feel like what also needs to be mentioned is that article with editor Eddie Hamilton who said they cut a "badass" line from Ilsa when she arrived at the bridge. They cut it because it lowered the audience's expectations for what they were about to see. "In the audience's mind, you know that Ilsa is going to kick some serious ass. She kicks a bit of ass, but not a lot. It's not a complete, devastating, ass-kicking, which you hope Ilsa is going to give at some point." They later removed this bit from the article because of backlash. We, the audience, know that Ilsa is better than and so do they. 

We know they're doing damage control, a lot was cut from the delayed Empire part two podcast. Somehow, the more they talk about it, it gets worse.

I know this movie is only part one and there might be more explanations for all of this in part two. But with what we've seen in this film, they fumbled her death so badly that the one thing that would make sense is that it is all a trick and she comes back in part two. There are many theories on that, but I'm not going into details or speculating on that here. 

A testament to how badly they executed her death is that people literally can't believe they'd fail her character this badly. McQ who we all thought was a brilliant writer. McQ who wrote one of the best female characters we've seen in years only to throw her out as if she was garbage. No matter what happens in part two, one thing is for sure. 

Ilsa Faust deserved better.

#It's not just her death we're mad about #It's how poorly they handled it #Ugh #Ilsa Faust deserved better #Ilsa Faust #Mission Impossible #Dead Reckoning #Deac reckoning: Part one #Dead reckoning spoilers #Christopher McQuarrie #Rebecca Ferguson

[try-set-me-on-fire]

Tagged for wip Wednesday by @thewolvesof1998 @devirnis @rewritetheending and @alyxmastershipper! Was also tagged by a bunch of people for a bunch of things yesterday but was to busy to post anything, sorry i love you all mwah mwah mwah. Anyway (ringing a bell) Eddie’s miserable, come and get it (a little nsfw this time)

In February he breaks things off with Ana, gracelessly. She deserved better than his mumbling non-explanations over the kitchen sink, but he thinks she probably deserved better from the moment they went on their first date, so there's no use in splitting hairs now. In April he comes out to his sisters, who promise to have his back if he ever tells mom and dad. He privately and guiltily thinks about waiting for his parents to die so he can enjoy his life, but he thinks, overall, that it was a pretty positive experience, that he felt pretty good about it, so he comes out to Christopher a week later. Chris doesn't understand what that means for Shannon, and Eddie also doesn’t understand what that means for Shannon, has been wracked with guilt over what this means for Shannon, who died at 26 and wasted so much time with him when he’s not sure he ever loved her right. And so maybe he falls apart a little bit and maybe he yells a little bit, and maybe Chris yells too, and then they spend three horrible days barely talking, the longest they’ve ever fought. Truce is called in front of a picture of the three of them, together and happy, photo sitting pride of place in the center of the mantle.

“She was my best friend,” Eddie says, telling the absolute truth. “I’ll miss her all my life.”

Chris nods, and sighs, and leans against him, and says if he’s going to get a boyfriend he should find one who’s better at video games, and Eddie takes the olive branch gratefully, and loses at Mario Kart eight times in a row.

In May he gets drunk at Pat's birthday party and begins a series of regrettable hookups with Dylan the x-ray tech. There is not much grace to be found here, either. Half the nursing staff have had a series of regrettable hookups with Dylan the x-ray tech, a fact that makes him feel embarrassed, mostly, but also sort of delighted in some strange and shivery way. A feeling of solidarity, he would explain if anyone somehow had the insight to ask, a feeling of belonging brought about by commiseration over shared bad ideas. Harder to explain but perhaps more true: he liked the feeling of being wanted for his body and wanting another body, he liked the feeling of being used, he liked learning to suck dick with his knees aching on the cold floor of an out of the way janitor's closet.

In June there is a fire that takes out the metro dispatch center.

@shortsighted-owl @burins @buckactuallys @eowon @rogerzsteven @butchdiaz it’s Wednesday my (gn) dudes

#wip #wip wednesday #damn i had an idea for a line after the sucking dick one but I didn’t write it down and then i fell asleep. oh well #er nurse eddie au

[mafiatsunafish]

And I just realized some of my ship that one person basically baby trapped the other intentionally or because of the situation

(They also skipped dating life and jumped straight into married life and having kids and then maybe one or two divorced in between)

(They aren’t together is what they think and not people around them)

(Not you Hannibal)

Jonlock - baby Rosie

Dando - Grace and Charlie

Hannigram - Abigail

Buddie - Christopher

(Like if one of them was a female, then they would be together soooo fast)

#911 abc #hannibal nbc #hawaii 5 0 #bbc sherlock #911 buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #buck x eddie #hannibal lecter #will graham #hannibal x will #sherlock holmes #johnlock #john watson #dando #danny williams #steve mcgarrett #actual married couple mcdanno #fishy.hc

[kaitcreates]

The last hours charcters ranked from how good at fighting they should be

Alastair- didn’t grow up in London and would have experience fighting demons

Cordelia- only lower then Alastair because he’s older and would have more experience

Thomas- Didnt get expelled from the academy early, extra time experience during his travel year to Spain, would make couple mistakes but could kill a demon by himself.

Anna- never went to the academy but probably still went on a travel year somewhere and learned fighting there, most likely got trained by her parents

Lucie- has been actively training for years and has probably gone on patrol in other countries with Cordelia. Not amazing but can hold her own.

James- expelled from the academy early but seems to take training fairly seriously, could win against a still target and possibly a humanoid one as well.

Matthew- never took training seriously and expelled from academy early. Has some natural talent so not terrible but would need assistance to win in a fight

Ari- Never trained beyond basics, some natural talent but not enough to win a fight.

Christopher- More interested in science then training, still probably received some training during his time at the academy, never developed those skills afterwards though.

Grace- Self taught along with Jesse, most likely has bad technique and never really continued her training after Jesse died.

Jesse- Most likely self-taught himself longer then Grace(cementing bad technique in more) but has been dead for some years and his body is very weak. Maybe around Ari’s level by the end of chot.

#shadowhunters #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #the last hours #tlh #cordelia carstairs #alastair carstairs #thomas lightwood #christopher lightwood #anna lightwood #grace blackthorn #jesse blackthorn #ari bridgestock #arati bridgestock #james herondale #lucie herondale #matthew fairchild

[himboskywalker]

Heyy boo, do you have a book that is not star wars related that you wish you could read for the first time or reread all the time?

I am searching for books recommendations and I am pretty open about every genre, maybe not horror but everything else is totally fine.

My number one book recommendation that I will always obnoxiously shove in everyone’s faces is Lord of the Rings. It is my heart and soul and favorite thing in the world and if you’ve never read the trilogy I highly recommend it. But I also have quite a few other recs!

Anything written by Andy Weir. “The Martian” is his best known work,which they made the Matt Damon movie of,and while I do love it “Project Hail Mary” is my favorite of his and one of my favorite sci-fi books of all time.

I loved “To Sleep in a Sea of Stars” which was Christopher Paolini’s sci-fi debut a couple years ago but he just came out with its prequel “Fractal Noise” and I liked it even more.

For some good old fashioned space opera brilliance I recommend the “Final Architecture” trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The last book of the series just came out and I DEVOURED it. Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time,Ruin,and Memory are also phenomenal, you really just can’t go wrong with him.

For more space opera and politics I highly recommend Arkady Martine,she DEBUTED with “Memory Called Empire” which won all sorts of awards. The sequel also recently came out but I haven’t gotten the chance to read it.

I’m in the middle of reading Pierce Brown’s “Red Rising” saga,which I would describe as adult Hunger Games,and have thoroughly enjoying it as well!

For fantasy I love Samantha Shannon’s “Priory of the Orange Tree” and “A Day of Fallen Night”. You’ll get varying opinions of what to read first,I read Priory when it first came out so that’s my biased opinion.

I’m a massive fan of “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelly Parker-Chan and their sequel “He Who Drowned the World” and I want it to go on record I read SWBS when it first came out and before it blew up *flips hair*

R.J. Barker’s “Tide Child” trilogy is awesome,first book of that series is “The Bone Ships.” It’s high seas fantasy with dragon bone ships and epic war and amazing world building.

I always highly recommend “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir and now also the rest of the books in the series. I think the usual pitch is lesbian necromancers in space.

I cannot cannot recommend “The Shadow of the Gods” by John Gwynne enough! It’s quintessential epic fantasy told as a Norse epic and it’s in my top five of modern fantasy books.

While I have serious beef with Song of Achilles just like our fellow obikin Will,I did love and devour Madeline Miller’s “Circe.” In every way I think it’s her superior work.

I can’t recommend fantasy without recommending “The Grace of Kings” by Ken Liu. His entire series will blow your socks off,but the first book won nearly every award for fantasy books that have ever existed.

I’m a huge fan of R.F Kuang’s “The Poppy War” series although I’ve heard this one is a contentious recommendation. I think this series is hate or love it but if for whatever reason you don’t vibe with this series I also highly recommend Kuang’s “Babel.”

If you want something a little less well known I could chew through drywall over Simon Jimenez’s “The Spear Cuts Through Water.” It was in my top five of 2023 release books.

I can also make a separate rec list of less new books and overall classics I always recommend or gift to people,both fiction and nonfiction!

#book recs #book recommendations #science fiction #fantasy #anons

[alastairstom]

What would TLH core cast+ Jem, will and Tessa (and heck maybe even jessamine) AU IRL jobs be? (Assuming that their jobs add to their wealth)

Cordelia -> Kindergarten teacher. She'd be great with kids.

James -> Book critic, maybe.

Matthew -> The world's greatest ACTORRRRR in both movies and on Broadway.

Alastair -> Linguistics professor specializing in phonology/dead language reconstruction.

Thomas -> Linguistics professor specializing in historical linguistics and romance languages.

Lucie -> Author, maybe of YA or children's books.

Grace -> Engineer

Christopher -> Chemist

Anna -> CEO of some big company

Ari -> Homemaker, and quite a happy one

Tessa -> English teacher 100%

Will -> Freelance marketer, he'd have so much fun with it

Jem -> Music teacher

Jessamine -> Yet another happy, positively-portrayed homemaker

[pansexual-lilychen]

okay since i know all about the last hours & all about taylor swift & i already did this for midnights…

my predictions for which ttpd track relates to which tlh character

1. Fortnight (Featuring Post Malone) Jesse

2. The Tortured Poets Department Matthew / James (maybe Lucie)

3. My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys Charles & Alastair

4. Down Bad Thomas / Christopher

5. So Long, London Matthew / Cordelia

6. But Daddy I Love Him Cordelia / Grace

7. Fresh Out the Slammer Matthew

8. Florida!!! (Featuring Florence + The Machine) Lucie

9. Guilty As Sin? Alastair / Grace

10. Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? Grace

11. I Can Fix Him (No Really, I Can) Cordelia, Lucie / Christopher

12. loml Lucie / Christopher / Ari

13. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart Cordelia

14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Alastair & Charles / Jesse

15. The Alchemy Lucie & Jesse

16. Clara Bow Cordelia / Eugenia

17. The Manuscript Christopher / Lucie

18. The Bolter Cordelia (lol)

19. The Albatross James

20. The Black Dog Anna

i’ll come back to this to see how accurate this was

#the last hours #tlh #taylor swift #ttpd #the tortured poets department #cassandra clare #chain of thorns #tsc #chot #shadowhunters #chain of gold

[simplyclary]

TLH Sentimentality

There's something about the folks in The Last Hours trilogy that sets them apart from the other folks. Like don't get me wrong, I adore the folks from TID, TMI and TDA, but there's something special about the characters from TLH. I don't know what it is, all I know is that they are a special group and they have a special place in my heart.

Like Cordelia, James, Matthew, Lucie, Thomas, Alastair, Christopher, Jesse and Grace, everytime I see something that belongs to them in places like Cirenworth or Cornwall, I immediately tear up. Hence, why I teared up in reading Tessa's letter to Sophie in SoBH. I don't know, maybe because they are not immortal and I can only make connections to them through objects that they possessed during their time (Matthew's flask, Alastair's dagger, Thomas's journal.)

I also remember tearing up during a part in Lady Midnight (I think?) when Emma found a photograph of four boys in Edwardian outfits. My heart and mind immediately screamed "MY MERRY THIEVES!". There's just something about their group that makes them special to me.

Got a little sentimental there but yeah, I just had to say it.

#the last hours #cordelia carstairs #james herondale #matthew fairchild #lucie herondale #thomas lightwood #alastair carstairs #jesse blackthorn #grace blackthorn #shadowhunters