With every single new SOBH post I become more and more scared that these two snippets are for Kit and Ty
I think, in this theory, Teaser #6 it's Kit dying. The character says "...all that effort to convince you that I wasn't in love with you..." And in Kit's letter to Jace in SOBH, Kit talks about how he knows that everyone he cares about is in danger bc of his heritage. It would make sense if Kit tried to "Convince Ty that he's not in love with him". I don't think the snippet could be Thomastair, because they both know how they feel about each other, so the line about convincing that they're not in love wouldn't make much sense, ESPECIALLY considering the snippets of them we already have for CHOT.
I don't necessarily think Kit will die, though, because in QOAAD we know that when he used his powers he was convinced he was dying. Now, at this point he knows why he felt like he was going to die, but I think if he used his power on a much grander scale then he might think he's going to die again.
Anyways, that would lead into snippet #7 being Ty. I don't think it'll be a right away snippet, Bc Ty knows why Kit's mad at him (I'm pretty sure, anyway. Tho it would be fcking HILARIOUS if Ty asked "How long do you think it'll take for you to forgive me" If he didn't even know why Kit was mad-). I think Kit and Ty would have already made up and then something happens to make Kit think he needs to isolate himself, so he tries to distance himself and Ty gets desperate.
My death theories for ChoT (I was doing the same thing on Stranger Things, so here I am again)
Characters I think might die: Matthew, Anna, Thomas, Alastair, Tatiana, Sona
Characters I don't think will die: James, Grace, Christopher, Jesse, Ariadne
Characters whose fates I have mixed feelings about: Lucie, Cordelia
Yeah, I'm stressing again, just as I was stressed with Stranger Things, at this point, the only series/books where I don't have to deal with this is Bridgerton, and thank god for that, because yes there's drama and quite a lot of drama, but at least it's always ended well so far
On reflection, as much as I wanted protectiveferal!Jem and Tessa... I am disappointed the opportunity for it is only for Mina.
See, I want Kit to witness it in action, and know Jem and Tessa would absolutely kill, maim and burn it all to the ground for him, as well as for Mina. That they love him just as much.
Because I think deep down, he doesn't believe it's true.
Something like this:
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Kit frantically tried to think of clues he could leave for Tessa and Jem so they’d know where to follow them. He tried to grab at his phone but with his arms still trapped behind his back, he was unsuccessful. He looked over at Mina, and noticed she had two bobby pins holding back her hair and Kit began to formulate a plan. If only he could grab them...
As they arrived in the garden, the Faeries dropped him on the ground and went to converse among themselves. Kit was still trying to figure out the plan when he noticed a small grey shadow creeping up behind the warlock. His heart leapt in hope. Mina was in a little heap beside him, and Kit tried to move to cover her with his body.
Less than a minute later, a tornado of grey-ish blue magic came sweeping up, knocking the Faerie warriors over, scattering them to various parts of the garden. Kit could see Church leap and scratch at the warlock.
Manuel whipped around and suddenly a dagger blossomed in his chest, and then another in the centre of his forehead, his final expression frozen in shock. He slumped down as Jem stalked out of the cover of trees, his face filled with a cold, distant fury.
Kit could see Tessa out of the corner of her eye, her face a study of concentration and Kit could see the Faerie warriors suddenly grab at their throats, convulsing, as if they were drowning on land. One by one, they all slumped still, their faces a deathly grey-blue. Tessa began to run over to where Kit and Mina were.
A blast of Portal magic startled Kit, and he could see the warlock straining to keep open a small one, and he threw Church off him and dived through it. It closed with a pop and there was silence in the garden.
Tessa dropped on her knees where Mina was lying, her face in a familiar anguish that Kit had felt earlier. “She’s okay- she’s just sleeping.” Tessa nodded, her hands trembling as she drew her daughter to her. She held out a hand to Kit’s cheek, her expression not changing- the same fear on her face. Kit wanted to cry but he blinked back the tears. “I’m okay too,” he said.
He could feel Jem come behind him, helping him to his feet and then using his stele to unlock the Faerie manacles. He gathered Kit in his arms, quickly checking him for injuries and drawing iratzes. Kit clung to him, trying to steady his breathing.
Jem didn’t let him go but drew Tessa, cradling Mina in her arms, also into an embrace. They stayed like that for a few minutes, fallen Faerie warriors scattered around them like petals.
just read the new sobh chapter and gurl.... how many times is cc going to use thomastair to draw attention and interest from the fandom just to deliver nothing in the end?
Cassie's publishing plans + things you can do while waiting for TWP (under the video)
The Wicked Powers - 2025👸🏼🔫(but read my thoughts below pls)
Sword Catcher - October 10
Secrets Of Blackthorn Hall (kickstarter), which is gonna include "other Shadowhunter material" (new short stories and something "mysterious" else) - 2024
Eldest Curses - unknown, but it will come out at some point during The Wicked Powers, please don't die while waiting🫶
So TWP comes out in 2 years. Listen🖐️I know how it sounds, but heeey it's not actually too long if you think of it. She hasn't even started writing and we were waiting for the Chain of Thorns around the same amount of time✊ focus on the fact that these two years will be full of different kind of new content!
We can read Sword Catcher, it looks and sounds like something exciting
We'll get lots of new arts for TWP and maybe something else for TLH
In a year we'll be able to hold a physical copy of SOBH and get !new! short stories✨
We'll probably get extra ChoT content, maybe explicit scenes or sth