i can't get intimate parabatai moments out of my head
just imagine jace holding alec close to his body, rocking them gently when alec gets so stressed his breaths come out shaky. the way alec curls into jace in a way he wouldn't dare with anyone else. the way alec trusts him enough to let go completely. the way jace tightens his hold and shushes him quietly when alec let's out a sob and turns his face into jace's chest.
imagine matthew seeking james out in the middle of a party because he turned to tell james some gossip before realizing he had slipped away. the way matthew heads straight to the library because where else would his parabatai be? the way matthew lays his head in james's lap and let's james read aloud to him for hours. the way james cards through matthew's hair in the way he knows matthew loves. the way matthew silently preens. no one else willingly touches him like this.
imagine jem silently making his way to will's room sometime around 3 in the morning because he can feel the stress of his nightmares through the bond. imagine jem laying next to will and wrapping an arm around him because he doesn't want to wake will up due to how seldom he does sleep. so he just offers silent comfort and support and will basks in the warmth that radiates from their bond when he wakes up in the morning and sees jem sprawled next to him on the bed.
imagine emma wrangling all the kids up while julian cooks breakfast. the soft touches in passing and then the arm julian wraps around her once everyone is settled and eating. the kiss he presses to her temple and the smile emma hides in his chest.
imagine simon shrieking when clary beats him at his favorite game for the fifth time. clary's warm laughter flooding the room and simon shoving her bodily off the bed. simon's triumphant smile he gives clary from the bed.
imagine cordelia and lucie dancing in the ballroom of the institute for no other reason than want. the way cordelia ducks under lucie's arm with a laugh when lucie spins her. the way lucie absolutely giggles when cordelia dips her. the way they stumble when corselia looses her hold around her parabatai.
just intimate parabatai scenes where they both feel comfortable and warm and just loved because there is no love stronger than the one shared between parabatai.
"I thought if I was with Cordelia, I would not require the bottle. But it seems it was too late for that. The bottle requires me."
"I require you more," James said. "Math, let me help you."
Matthew: James, can I borrow 5000 bucks?
James: Why the fuck do you need 5000 bucks?
Matthew: For an escape room
James: What kind of escape room needs 5000 bucks?!
Matthew:
Matthew: Jail
i feel like james and matthew would love super mario brothers. like they would get SO WORKED UP.
matthew would be screaming at james like JUMP YOU STUPID MF JUMP
and james would be like I'M TRYING THERE'S F*CKING LAVA MATTHEW WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME
christopher would be really good at the game and like get so far ahead that it's pushing james and matthew's characters into like fire and drops and both of them are like CHRISTOPHER SLOW THE HELL DOWN or CHRISTOPHER IF YOU DON'T SLOW THE F*CK DOWN WE'RE GOING TO SACRIFICE YOU FOR THE GREATER GOOD
thomas is the opposite
like none of them have ever seen someone play worse that thomas does
they're literally always telling him to bubble
especially in the castle levels and they're all screaming at him to bubble because when he gets stressed he just stops playing and watches as he dies
alastair and cordelia are always so appalled when they watch them but lucie is always down to join in
For each day leading up to the release of Chain of Thorns, I’ll be posting one song parody inspired by Rent!
13 days to go: “Out Tonight” POV- Matthew
12 days to go: “Will I?” POV- Jesse, James, Alastair, Matthew & Cordelia
11 days to go: “I’ll Cover You” POV- Lucie & Jesse
10 days to go: “One Song Glory” POV- Thomas & Alastair
9 days to go: “Take Me or Leave Me” POV- Anna & Ariadne
8 days to go: “I Should Tell You” POV- James & Cordelia
7 days to go: “Another Day” POV- Thomas & Alastair
6 days to go: “Today for You” POV- Lucie & Jesse
5 days to go: “Light My Candle” POV- James & Grace
4 days to go: “What You Own” POV- James & Matthew
3 days to go: “Tango Maureen (Jamie)” POV- Cordelia & Matthew
Tango Maureen (Jamie)
Cordelia: You can flee today, but the gossip
Matthew: There's another way
Come with me, to Paris
Cordelia: But you love me
Matthew: I try to stop that
Cordelia: This is weird
Matthew: It's weird
Cordelia: Very weird
Matthew: Fucking weird
Cordelia: I'm so mad that I don't know what to do
Fighting Prince of Hell clones
Freezing down to my bones
And to top it all off I hurt you
Matthew: Feel like going insane
Got a fire in your brain
And you're thinking of drinking gasoline?
Cordelia: As a matter of fact
Matthew: Honey, I know this act
It's called the Tango Jamie
Matthew: The Tango Jamie
It's a dark, dizzy, merry go round
As he keeps you dangling
Cordelia: You're wrong
Matthew: Your heart he is mangling
Cordelia: It's different with me
Matthew: And you toss and you turn 'cause his gold eyes can burn
Yet you yearn and you churn and rebound
Cordelia: I think I know what you mean
Both: The Tango Jamie
Matthew: Has he ever bitten his lips when he calls you Daisy?
Cordelia: Never
Matthew: Have you ever doubted a look or two?
Cordelia: This is spooky
Did his face change, his mask that he wore?
Matthew: Every time, so be, cautious
Cordelia: Did he moon over other girls?
Matthew: More than moon
Cordelia: I'm getting nauseous
Matthew: Where’d you learn to waltz?
Cordelia: With an expert instructor who was hired by my mother. And You?
Matthew: With everyone in the Enclave that has a daughter at the annual Institute Christmas party
Cordelia: It's hard to do this backwards
You should try it in heels
Cordelia: He cheated
Matthew: He cheated
Cordelia: James cheated
Matthew: Fucking cheated
Cordelia: I'm defeated, I should give up right now
Matthew: Gotta look on the bright side with all of your might
Cordelia: I'd fall for him still anyhow
Both: When you're dancing his dance
You don't stand a chance
His grip of romance makes you fall
Matthew: So you think might as well
Cordelia: Dance a waltz straight to hell
Both: At least I'll have tangoed at all
The tango Jamie
Gotta dance 'til your partner is through
You pretend to believe him
'Cause in the end you can't leave him
But the end it will come
Still you have to play dumb
'Til your glum and you bum and turn blue
Matthew: Why do we love so unseen?
Cordelia: And I have since thirteen...My Jamie
Both: The Tango Jamie
One of the things I love about the Red, White & Royal Blue movie is that we could write a guide on romance tropes/tools just using scenes from it. For example: