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[luciehercndale]

A comment under something I wrote about Kell's childhood got me thinking about antari and how they are objectified. I also briefly touch on their boundaries and dynamics and parallels.

I want to believe that Kell's parents cared about his well being and that the only reason they surrendered him to the Maresh family was to protect him. Imagine if Kell had continued living with his biological parents. They were likely thieves on the run without a home and they probably lived on scraps. Once it would be known that Kell was antari, someone could've taken advantage of him, or worse. Someone could've attempted to kill him. Offering Kell to the king and queen would grant him protection, an education in magic. He wouldn't have to worry about eating and where to sleep. I don't think it was an easy choice for his parents, but they did it because they believed it would be for their son's good. They couldn't know that Kell would end up being dehumanized by his new "parents" and like a bird in a golden cage.

The main og antari and how their storylines reflect each other in different ways.

Holland is the representation of the life Kell would've probably had if his family wouldn't have surrendered him to the royals, and if he wasn't born in Red London. His brother and the woman he loved tried to end him and he had to murder them to survive. Then the Danes and then Osaron made him their pet by literally erasing his humanity by controlling him.

Lila's father sold her to pay a debt and he didn't care about her. But she didn't know she was antari, so her magic couldn't be exploited and this somehow was her luck. Lila could run away from her oppressors, and in theory, is what Kell and Holland both longed for. Freedom. (Side note: that's why Kell likes Lila so much but she also gets on his nerves - affectionately -. The things that come easily to her, are harder for him. And he gets a little irritated by this but I think she also inspires him to improve and believe more in himself.)

Lila is the only antari who wasn't objectified up to this point. She didn't let the black stone or others take control of her, unlike Kell and Holland. It isn't a question of power. This is more of a question of mindset/personality. Lila shares personality traits with Kell and Holland and so do they (and they're a trio of introverts). While the other two are still trusting and kind despite it all, Lila is selectively trusting and kind. She built strong walls around her to protect herself and this is probably why she could resist possession. Perhaps this is her strength. She is also vary and hardly lets people in. She has strong boundaries but she's is selective about them.

Having been treated as servants and not human beings, Kell and Holland do have boundaries but they waver. Kell tries hard to put boundaries but he sometimes loses the fight. Holland has his boundaries destroyed after he was possessed, so it's no wonder he doesn't know what boundaries are anymore. They knew that they needed to get away and could try to leave (they were powerful magicians, after all!) but at the same time, they didn't know how. Oftentimes, the person who lives in a toxic environment knows it's toxic but is unable to leave. Holland was teetered by an enchantment to the Danes and then to Osaron. Kell was bound by duty and by loyalty to Rhy, whom he didn't want to leave because he loved his brother. Rhy was the only reason for him to endure this treatment.

This is why, once again, when Lila appears in Kell's life, she is the catalyst for his growth and for his possibility to get away from the toxic environment he was in. And at the same time, Lila appearing in the story influences Holland's story too. And they also influence her personal growth, because Lila learns to trust people a little more. At the end of the series, their power come together to destroy the enemy, which is cool.

After seven years, things have changed a bit. Kell is free from his royal duties at the end of acol, but his magic is broken and he finds himself without purpose. I think of him as a broken vase that was fixed with a thread of silver just like Japanese do (but with gold) to embrace the philosophy that humans have flaws and they're not perfect.

Lila is more trusting and letting people in (albeit still selectively), and I think that these seven years weren't easy for her either. She was the last antari left (I don't think she counted Kosika because she was still a child and uhm, what did I say about Lila trusting strangers? Read that again lol). I think she felt a huge responsibility on her shoulders, especially because she didn't want to involve Kell in any of the things regarding antari and such (see, reason why she didn't tell him about Kosika either). She was also emotionally tested because of Kell. She was desperately looking for a way to help him but also tried not to show him how desperate she was because she didn't want to show her feelings so openly (vulnerability again).

Holland is haunting the narrative. If the ghost Kosika sees is the real Holland, because I have few doubts that he is the same Holland we know. He's doing to Kosika what was done to him, but in a softer way, because he quietly speaks to her and helps her, and only later she realizes that was the reason she knew how to use her powers. He is using Kosika to act as his vessel so she can finish what he started years before. There's an interesting parallel with Kosika and Tes and the antari but I need to reread Threads to analyze it better.

If you read until the end thank you! lmao and if you have questions please send because I like to talk about adsom

#I hope I explained clearly (reason n1 why my analysis are too long. It needs to be clear and not confusing) #shades of magic #kell maresh #lila bard #holland vosijk #delilah bard #the fragile threads of power #adsom #tftop #a darker shade of magic #a conjuring of light #a gathering of shadows #tweety writes analysis

[dailylooneys]

That's why Daffy, Yosemite Sam and Sylvester are successful, is because they're really aggressive villains. And when they fall on their face, people like it, you couldn't do that to Porky, for instance, because he's a lovable, sweet little character. A boy scout. Nobody really like to work with Porky, because he's too 'square' of a character. But, Sylvester, who falls on his face when attempting to catch Tweety, when he falls on his face, it's comedy. But, if you see Granny do the same thing, people aren't going to laugh, it's seen as rather sympathetic. That's the difference.

Friz Freleng on characterization and slapstick comedy

#friz freleng #quotes #looney tunes #granny #emma webster #tweety #Yosemite Sam #daffy duck #sylvester #porky pig #slapstick #slapstick comedy #character analysis #characterization #film analysis #comedy #comedy writing #animation

[cartoonosaurusrex]

HEYO!! feel free to answer this privately if you’d like—or publicly too! Tumblr won’t let me publish your submission for some reason, but i just wanted to pop in and say i read what you sent of the fic, and it’s GREAT!! i love your idea of combining the two series’—the line about Emmett’s potential blood running cold made me laugh HAHA. i used to write fics but haven’t in quite some time, but reading your writing definitely inspires me to get back on it sometime for fun! you’re doing a great thing—keep up the great work, and thanks so much for sharing!!

Holy toledo, thanks! Your funny Looney Tunes blogs are actually part of the reason why I'm writing it! I'm trying to do these characters justice as best as I can, and your analysis of them and their little quirks is very intriguing!

Speaking of, while I have you here, I'm writing dialogue for Daffy, and I'm trying to wrap my head around writing out his lisp. Do I do it for every "s" "f" and "th" sound and risk turning it into unreadable gibberish? Do I reserve it for specific syllables where it would be most pronounced? Or do I just write it normally like the comics and novels and let the lisp be implied? This, for the record, also applies to Sylvester, as well as Elmer and Tweety to a lesser extent.

#looney tunes #space jam #space jam rebuilt #lego movie

[luciehercndale]

TLH/TDA Cover Parallels and Analysis

The TSC cover poll by @kaitcreates made me realize how the TSC covers are so well intertextually connected between each other, especially the TLH and the TDA ones. So, I analyzed them.

We have Cordelia on the cover of Chain of Gold, while Emma, who is her descendant, is on the cover of Lady Midnight. The tone of TLH is warmer autumn colors compared to the blue and green (like the sea, an important symbol of the series and LA) hues of TDA. Also, the way the characters pose is different: Cordelia is standing before a palace's gate, supposedly, the London Institute, and she's starting her new life, Cortana ready to slash whatever comes her way. Emma, on the other hand, seems like drowning and Cortana is slipping from her hands. At some point of the story, both had to give up on their precious weapon.

Chain of Iron features Lucie facing a forest at night which has colors I associate with winter, the season in which it should be set. The moths are a symbol of change, mystery of the night, and death/endings and you can understand why they were on her cover. Coi ends with Jesse's soul disappearing after Belial is cast out of his body. But it's also a beginning because Jesse comes back to life by the end. And it all matches perfectly with the cover of Lord of Shadows, with Julian on it. I think we can safely say that Julian is Lucie and Jesse's descendant. The mood is very dark and he's also underwater like Emma. Water is a symbol of life but also of chaos and healing. In Qoaad, Julian turned off his emotions in order not to fall deeper for his parabatai Emma and endanger both their lives because of the parabatai curse. He holds the Blackthorn sword which we know it's destroyed in CoT, while Lucie holds the Blackthorn locket. The LoS ending matches the CoI one because in the former Jesse comes back to life, while in the latter, Livvy dies. She was the Blackthorn character that until her death wore the Blackthorn locket, which was worn by Jesse before he gave it to Lucie. Full circle, again with the descendants!

Cordelia faces a pretty London palace on CoG. Lucie faces a dark forest full of unknown creatures. On the Chain of Thorns cover, Grace faces a place in ruins (Blackthorn Manor?). The colors of this cover give spring vibes and in fact, if we consider the epilogue, it ends in spring, the season of new beginnings and where everything blooms again. While Emma and Julian are in a place underwater where they can be saved (they aren't too deep), the last character featured on the Queen of air and darkness cover, Annabel Blackthorn, has pretty much sunk to the bottom of the ocean and she is beyond saving. We can tell from the Titanic-esque ruins behind her feet that she's hit the bottom, literally and figuratively. Annabel was angry because she was brought back against her will, and in her fit of anger, she ended up killing Livvy and she lost her life for good after. Grace has the opposite features as Annabel, and for good reason. While Annabel can only go back to the world of the dead, Grace has a change at getting her life back and start anew. We can say both Annabel and Grace shared a similar fate: their so called Blackthorn "parents" manipulated and abused them and they both lived half a life. Unlike Annabel, who, I said, is at the bottom and is hopeless and gone for good, Grace facing the ruins of the place were she used to live also means starting anew. Starting from the bottom, from the ashes, but in the hopeful way. It means finally living the life she wants to live.

I know that "the last hours" is taken from Great Expectations and is also a quote Magnus says. But this quick analysis also brings to the surface how the last hours could indeed be the last moments of sadness and desperation, before getting through and making it out alive. In comparison, TDA's tone is darker but it also shows that humans are able to survive the worst and going above water to breathe again after tragedy and tough life choices they have to face.

#tsc #tsc parallels #tlh #tda #cordelia carstairs #lucie herondale #grace blackthorn #emma carstairs #julian blackthorn #annabel blackthorn #tsc meta #chain of gold #chain of iron #chain of thorns #lady midnight #lord of shadows #queen of air and darkness #tweety writes analysis

[luciehercndale]

TSC Analysis: Will and Tessa's behavior towards James and Lucie's partners

Tonight I'll talk about a topic that personally interests me a lot and that, I don't know, may interest other people? I hope. Parents and their relationship with their in-laws. It was inspired by a poll about who was Will's favorite kid, lol. It got me thinking about Will and Tessa's "kids", and specifically, about Cordelia and Jesse, who are part of their extended family by this point. This analysis is about how Will and Tessa view Cordelia and Jesse as their children's partners and how they interacted with them in TLH. Did they trust them instantly? Did they like them? Are they close? Things that I often asked myself and I thought I'd share with you hoping you're interested because this took me hours to write 😅

Will trusts his children's judgement when it comes to Cordelia and Jesse, but naturally, he also has opinions about them, and we saw them in the way he interacted with both. Cordelia (and James) lied about their marriage, but since he never knew about the sham, he never doubted her. Will was overjoyed with the news that James was going to marry a Carstairs, Jem's cousin no less, and gave her his blessing. To him, Cordelia was already family, and he loved her already and trusted her. Wessa trusted Cordelia but she was actually lying to them about her marriage to James.

Will was distrustful towards Jesse at first, because he had been possessed. He accepted him after he discovered what he did for James. Sacrificing his last breath for his son was enough 'proof' that Jesse didn't have ill intentions towards his family. In London, Jesse acted like a proper boyfriend towards Lucie, but he also was well-mannered with Wessa, he helped around the Institute; Will never once thought his trust had been misplaced. Unlike Cordelia, Jesse had to earn Will's trust. By the end of the story, Will considers Jesse like family, that's why he gave him the home mark and the stele which belonged to his father. This is very symbolic. Will officially welcomed Jesse in the family even though he's not married to Lucie yet (so this was sort of a blessing from Will to Lucie and Jesse) and probably a promise about Jesse's own future in the London Institute.

Will is very sentimental: he accepted Cordelia instantly because she was a Carstairs, unaware that Jordelia lied about their marriage at first. Will is also very practical: he accepted Jesse not because of his last name, but for the way he behaved, for his practical actions. Wessa considered Cordelia like a daughter, because of who she was. They loved her already, and she needn't do anything for them to like her, or to earn their trust (which she very much broke when she and James lied to them). Jesse was the son of the villain and won Wessa's heart over by showing them he was a person they could rely on. This also meant being a well-mannered guy around their daughter and be transparent, for the sake of the future he wants to have with her.

Tessa also trusts Lucie and James's judgement. It's very easy to win Tessa over. She is a great judge of character and very hopeful and tries to trust people even though they did bad things (she was the only one who believed there was still hope to save Tatiana, uhm). She knows how to read people, and I bet she is very good at figuring body language too and understand whether someone is uncomfortable, lying, needs advice, etc. Not that Will isn't, but he lets his emotions cloud his judgement at times, and he can be impulsive and act rashly, then later rationalize and change his mind if he needs to. Tessa is more rational than Will and more controlled in her reactions (if you think that when Will sees Jesse for the first time, he literally takes a blade to threaten him, duh!).

Tessa seems quieter than Will, but she's not. She pays attention a lot and seems to be very helpful in making people feel at ease or more positive and hopeful about a situation. She's very attentive. When talking about Cordelia and Jesse to Lucie and James, she first comments about their outward appearance. Soon, though, she gives insight about their inner world, what not many people bother to see when they interact with pretty people. Tessa understands the struggles Cordelia and Jesse are going through, and is ready to offer them support when she feels they need it.

Cordelia felt very uneasy during her engagement party with James, the moment when she was officially introduced to their society as James' future wife and the Herondale's future in law/family member. Tessa helped her feel more confident. She was able to understand Cordelia because she is also a woman who is often whispered-about by the people in the Clave, and her father is also someone very questionable. Before Jordelia's marriage, she also advised James that even though Cordelia was a strong woman, the matter with her father bothered her a lot because it was complicated. Hence, Will also advised James to be a good husband and support Cordelia.

Tessa's situation with Jesse is quite similar, but the conversation happens in private during a dinner, where Jesse is already inserted into the Herondale's family dynamics as if he was already one of them. Will had just received the call that Tatiana was in Cornwall. This whole situation upsets Jesse, because his relationship with his mother was complicated. Tessa sensed it, and tried to give him hope. Something any good mother would say, if they see their son looking lost and hopeless. Lucie wanted to go after Jesse to support him but Tessa advised against it and suggested she gave him time to be alone.

In both instances, it's James who notices Jesse's shocked reaction to the fatherly/motherly way in which Will and Tessa interact with him. He doesn't just recognize how Jesse grew up in a very different environment than he did (dead father, problematic mother), but also that his parents were and are good parents to him and Lucie. They were always supportive of him and his sister, and they received a lot of love. And Wessa's love and support is not limited to James and Lucie only, they also show love and support to their family and friends, and to even to people they barely know.

Closing remarks: I believe that Wessa like Cordelia and Jesse very much as James and Lucie's partners, of course, and they welcomed them with open arms in their family. Because of the circumstances, though, the end of TLH it seems to hint that Wessa (and especially Will's) relationship with Jesse is going to be tighter than the one with Cordelia. It's not a matter of preference between their in-laws, who I think they equally like, but a matter of proximity. James and Cordelia got married, and they now live in a separate house. They are in a new "cycle" in their life where, as a couple, they started their own life and they separated from their birth parent's house. This means they may spend less time around Wessa because they're going to have their life in their own house, and when they have children and they will get married, it will happen the same thing. They're just following a life cycle. Things are different for Lucie and Jesse. They still live under Wessa's roof, and Jesse helps Wessa doing things around the Institute, eats with them, does stuff with them most likely. If my theory about Jesse running the London Institute in the future turns real, it is highly likely and natural that Wessa and especially Will, will strengthen their relationship with Jesse.

#tsc #tsc parallels #tsc analysis #tsc meta #will herondale #tessa gray #lucie herondale #james herondale #jesse blackthorn #cordelia carstairs #jordelia #blackdale #ghostwriter #cordelia and james #lucie and jesse #tweety writes analysis #my posts 3 #tweety.writes

[luciehercndale]

After two months I finally saw my therapist yesterday. Aside from the usual talk (how my summer went and if I'm making plans for the future) we also talked about my hyperfixations. I'm putting this under the cut because... I don't even know. I guess I feel a little ashamed about this but maybe other people are experiencing this as well.

I talked to him how I am a little obsessed with tsc, and how my life is mostly about that. I think about my favorite tsc characters. I make scenarios about them. Which, fine, I am a writer and I create content, so it's normal to like things. I explained who my favorite characters were and their traits and that I also get depressed if someone doesn't like those characters or criticizes them or acts as if they aren't important. I explained that I may identify too much with some characters and I take other people's opinions too personally, as if by saying "this characters sucks," they are also saying "Tweety sucks because Tweety likes this character". The therapist validated this analysis I did and said that perhaps I should try to detach myself a little because he sees it's getting bad (some nights I can't sleep thinking about this and about the numerous ways I can reply to those critiques about my favorite characters). And that I should try writing to myself to understand why I do this and focus the attention back on myself and my reality and don't let myself entangle into my hobbies like this. He also said "talk about other people who like these characters" and I do this, but sometimes, it's not enough.

Today I tried being offline because I needed space to think. I still don't know what to do, honestly. I could try being online less and just post what I feel like posting at the moment, while I try to focus on some other things as well. I don't know what to do. What I know is that thinking and liking the blorbos is hurting me and my mental health but I still need them because they help me go through my days.

If you have any advice on how to cope, feel free to comment. I need to talk to someone about this because I feel so stupid right now. The only impulsive thing that this whole situation pushes me to do is disappear for good and I don't want to do this. I created friendships on this site and I still find enjoyment but my relationship with it is unhealthy and I have to think about my well being as well.

#Tweety.txt #hope someone reads it and replies #I need to talk to someone about this bc I'm sure someone may find this relatable #also because I would like some reassurance bc I feel like the only way out is cut all ties and disappear which I don't want to do

[luciehercndale]

Lucie and Jesse and Romeo and Juliet Analysis

“It’s never a tragedy to love somebody.” “I think Romeo and Juliet would disagree with you on that.” His voice shook. “And don’t you see? If—if you loved me back, then that is not just a tragedy for one of us; it’s a tragedy for both of us. For there can be no future in it.” - Chain of Iron, Chapter 9

Tragedy.

That is the word that stands out when you first read this exchange between Lucie and Jesse in Chain of Iron. Specifically, Jesse refers to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which is one, if not the most known tragedies in literature, and a very popularized one at that.

Jesse already sort of referenced this play when he and Lucie first meet after years, in Chapter 3 of COG. “I thought it would be kinder not to tell you who I was, when our families are enemies,” he tells her. Because that is how everything starts. From tragedy. Jesse’s death/life is itself a tragedy, not only because of the way he died, but also because he died young. Jesse’s life was a tragedy even before he was born, due to unforeseen circumstances which worsened the trauma his mother had been going through ever since the death of Jesse’s grandmother, Barbara Pangborn.

“I am Lucie Herondale. My father is Will Herondale and a very important person. If you rescue me, you will be rewarded.” “A Herondale?” he said. “Just my luck.” - Chain of Gold, Days Past: 1897

This is Jesse’s reaction after Lucie reveals her identity to him. He doesn’t tell her who she is, since she’s still young and as he claims, he wanted to be kind and not tell her. Jesse was raised to despise not only the shadowhunters, but the Herondales (among all) specifically. A sentiment that of course neither Lucie’s family nor the Lightwoods, Fairchilds and Carstairs share. On the other hand, the dispute is one-sided, since Tatiana still harbors hate against the other characters, for something no one of them was in control of. Romeo also discovers that Juliet is a Capulet after they share their first kiss.

Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt. - Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 5

Romeo fell for Juliet at first sight, to the point of claiming that she is “his life” quite soon. He’s implying that his life lies in her hands here, in Juliet’s hands who is his enemy, but he can’t do anything about it anymore - he fell for her already, without knowing that she was a foe. Jesse helped Lucie exit the pit in which she had fallen after discovering that she was a Herondale. Not only because he is kind and has a good heart, but also because Lucie was just a little girl at the time. It would have been cruel to leave her there, or worse, let faeries kidnap her, perhaps (like they did with Lucie’s maternal grandmother Lucinda, which is also the name of her fictional princess in TBC!).

In Ch. 3 of COG, Tatiana, followed by Grace and a ghostly Jesse who can only be seen by Lucie, get to the party organized at the London Institute. They are unwanted guests, although they have been invited. Will and Tessa are like Lord and Lady Capulet, and go greet them nonetheless even though you can feel the anxiety brimming around them. In the original tragedy, Capulet sees Romeo but tells his nephew Tybalt to leave him alone and “endure his presence”.

There is a double parallel here, because James and Grace also parallel with the original RJ, but in a negative way. James stops mid-dance with Cordelia, enraptured by Grace’s entrance, due to the effect of the gracelet which influenced James to feel something he did not feel for Grace. We could say Tybalt is Matthew, who goes to save a disappointed Cordelia left on the dancefloor by James. We know that Matthew also can’t suffer Grace, and he is probably the only one who considers her an enemy in that ballroom.

Romeo catches Juliet as she arrives, and stands there, stunned by her beauty. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” says Romeo, comparing Juliet to something bright, which is also what Jesse later in COG tells to Lucie: “You brought light into my lightless world.” In COG, Lucie and Jesse both seem to stare at each other at the same time, since he’s also an unwanted guest and she doesn’t know how come he’s there. She also confronts him about it later. The whole sequence where Lucie and Jesse lock eyes it’s like a dream. In COI, when Lucie sees Jesse's memories before bringing him back, we realize that he had been starstruck by her too, when he saw her at that ball, although she interpreted that as astonishment (because he realized she could see him). See the connection between light (life) and dark (death) here:

Then she was in the ballroom of the Institute, and now she could see herself—her blue lace dress that matched her eyes, the curls escaping from her bandeau, and she realized with a shock that through Jesse’s eyes she looked different than she imagined herself. Graceful, desirable. Beautiful. Her eyes were bluer than she knew them to be, her lips fuller and redder, her lashes long and secretive. She looked like a woman who was capable, adult, who had intrigues and secrets of her own. She felt his longing for her, as if it would crack her own chest open. - Chain of Iron, Chapter 27

Lucie’s name means light, but her power is also tied to the dark. Jesse is dead, but it doesn’t mean the flame of life (or his breath) has flickered off his eyes. And they could only see each other during the night, when Jesse could appear to her. Romeo and Juliet also see each other at night, and their balcony scene is probably their most known. In COG, it plays differently, with Lucie climbing the balcony of Chiswick and getting into the ballroom, and Jesse clearly not waiting for her and being angry at her for trespassing his property.

Lucie pulled herself up and over the balcony railing and tumbled onto the ground. [...] The door flew open, showing a massive, empty ballroom beyond. Well, nearly empty. Jesse Blackthorn stood in front of her, his green eyes blazing with rage. “What in Raziel’s name are you doing here?” he hissed. [...] “You’re mad to come here,” he said. “It’s dangerous.” - Chain of Gold, Chapter 6

In RJ, Juliet seems worried for Romeo because if someone found him on the Capulet’s property, they would kill him. They also declare their love, and Romeo wants to swear on the moon that he is being honest about his feelings, about denying his name because he can’t help but being in love with her. Juliet doesn’t want him to swear, though, because the moon changes and it is never clear (hence, it isn’t trustworthy).

I would not for the world they saw thee here. - Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II

Jesse makes Lucie swear that she will tell no one about him or he isn’t going to tell her anything.

“Before I reveal anything else,” he said, “you must swear you will tell no one about me—not your brother, not Cordelia, not your parents. Understood?” “A secret?” Lucie loved and hated secrets. [...] Jesse leaned back against the wall, his arms folded. “You have not promised.” “I give my word. I will tell no one about you. Now explain what you meant last night with your warning.” - Chain of Gold, Chapter 6

Romeo: What shall I swear by? Juliet: Do not swear at all. Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, Which is the god of my idolatry, And I'll believe thee. Romeo and Juliet - Act II, Scene II

One of the main themes of Romeo and Juliet is love, and the tragedy of it, because it brings these lovers to their death. Fate, such as time, is also what turns this into a catastrophe. We said that Jesse’s whole existence is a tragedy. The events of COG last a few days, but those days are enough for Jesse to change his mind about the Herondales and their friends, and to fall for Lucie. We don’t exactly know when Jesse changes his mind nor when he falls for her, because we do not have any recollection of the four months that pass between COG and COI. He might have fallen for her after a few days, for all we know. Same goes with Lucie, since she had already started inserting Sir Jerrod in TBC shortly after she started meeting with Jesse in secret.

By the time COI starts, they have both fallen for each other. Their love, just like Romeo and Juliet’s, is marked by death. A “death-marked love”, as the Prologue of RJ says. It’s not that much about the eneminity of some families, even if Tatiana is at odds with the others, but about death, the jealous mistress as Lucie calls her, that doesn’t let them be together because he is dead. That includes Belial, who forced his anchor in Jesse, and prevents Lucie to bring him back, and who also is related to death and can command ghosts as well. Lucie has the power to save Jesse’s life, which she inherited from her grandfather, but she can’t use it until Belial’s anchor is destroyed inside of Jesse’s body. This connects with their first encounter as well, if we think that Jesse saved Lucie from that pit (that looks so much like a grave) and then saved her brother James from the grave as well, by giving him his last breath. And Lucie saved Jesse’s soul - indeed like Romeo told Juliet, his life lay in his enemy’s hands.

Death is making it impossible for Lucie and Jesse to love each other past the time that is given to them, which is another theme of RJ. Romeo and Juliet’s love story happens in the span of a few days. Lucie and Jesse’s relationship is also short lived because of timing, since when they both declare their love for each other, Belial is already murdering shadowhunters and it doesn’t pass much time until Lucie herself figures it out. But it’s not about the quantity but the quality here, because the little time Lucie and Jesse have is enough for them to have their “waking dream”, their romance. They are aware he is fading. RJ are driven towards their doom as well as Lucie and Jesse, but in a different way. While Romeo finds Juliet in a death-like state and then kills himself, thus destroying any chance at finding out that Juliet was just sleeping, Lucie successfully revives Jesse and then faints. In this case, Lucie knows Jesse is not dead for good despite lying dead in the sanctuary, and Jesse (as Juliet) can save Lucie from a terrible fate, given that she may be in a coma-like state after resurrecting him.

This brings me to the last point of this analysis, the future. What happens now that Lucie has knitted Jesse’s soul back to his body? Is she alright? While it was confirmed that Lucie is alive, whatever act she performed in order to bring Jesse back, brought her closer to death and it will have repercussions. No idea which type, though. She never imagined that she would pull such a feat, and that she would be able to bring him back by herself, nor the power it would be required of her to achieve that. Which also connects to Romeo and Juliet in some ways, to their idea of innocent young love, which is also beautiful, but deadly. I’m not saying that Lucie and Jesse will die. On the other hand, since I’ve exemplified how their story unravels in different ways compared to RJ, I believe that we can safely assume that their story won’t end in tragedy. I’m not excluding that there may be repercussions for what Lucie did (like exile, since Jesse may not be reinstated as a shadowhunter after Belial possessed him), but I’d take anything as long as they both survive and stay together.

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Intro Masterpost

Hi, I’m Tweety, and this is a masterpost with all the fan fictions and analysis I’ve written (you can find them under the read more). I also accept fanfiction requests, you can send me an ASK 💜 I’m purplebass on AO3, you can also check out my writing over there. 😊 Aside from writing TSC fanfic and analysis, I also make book edits, you can find them here  💙

The Shadowhunter Chronicles FF and Analysis (not updated) - Masterpost

Thomastair - Over Again // Right Here // Live For // Heart’s a Mess // Unexpected // Behind Those Hazel Eyes // Paris 1902 (Alastair’s POV) // Standing Still // Moving Forward // Warm Enough // What You Need // Snowed In // Valentine’s Day // Burning // Coffee Shop AU // Breaking The Record // Thomastair Week 

Blackdale - If They Only Knew // A Shot In The Dark // Soulmates Never Die // Bright Lights // The Kiss of Dawn // The Starting Line (AU) // There’s nothing worse than feeling like a ghost // Lose my Breath // Something just like this // To Wish Impossible Things // Missed You // Dark Light //  Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch 3 - Ch 4 - Ch 5 - Ch 6 - Ch7 - Ch8 - Ch9 - Ch10 (End) // Valentine’s Day // Teardrop // Return the Favor

Jesse Blackthorn + Cousins / Uncles / Aunts - How Does it Feel // I’m still alive

Thomas Lightwood & Gideon Lightwood - Why not me?

Christopher Lightwood - Fireworks  Gracetopher - Valentine’s Day // Lab Partners

Matthew Fairchild - Second Dates // Road to Reconciliation

Thomas Lightwood & Anna Lightwood - Loving, Forgiving

Fairstairs (platonic) - Take Me Back In Time

Jordelia - Pain & Pleasure - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 // Close to the Flame Pt.1 - Pt.2 // Late // Bad Dream // Valentine’s Day

Fairondale (platonic) - Like a Brother // Insomnia

Herondale Family - Nothing Compares // A Walk In The Park // Happy Birthday Will!

Wessa - Afternoon // For the love of a daughter // Belong // Rush // Hues of Blue // Crushing Delight

Herongraystairs - It’s Time // Forgiven // Nothing Makes Sense Anymore // Amnesiac

Gabrily - Snakes and Worms // On Repeat // Sweet Rest // Third Time is the Charm

Kitty - Too Late

Emma Carstairs, Mina Carstairs, Kit Herondale - Girl’s Night In (AU)

TLH Gang + Kit Herondale, Mina Carstairs, Ty Blackthorn - Holograms

Haline - Eternal Bliss

The Merry Thieves - Wilde Dog // The Downworlder Device

Sizzy - It was always you

Shades of Magic FF

Kelila - Jade - Velvet  - Anchor  - Thunder  - Feast  - Epilogue // The Beach // Hard to Imagine // Ginger Mulled Wine // Nightmare // Silver Lining // It’s Just a Rock // Hair Cutting and Sunrises I’ve also written some Explicit Kelila FF. You can find them on my AO3.

The Last Hours Theories and Character Analysis

Lucie and Jesse and Romeo and Juliet Analysis

James and Jesse Analysis // Jesse’s Attire Analysis

Will and Lucie’s Relationship Analysis (What happens post COI)

Romantic Development in COI

TLH Parenting Analysis: Blackthorn // Carstairs // Fairchild // Herondale // Lightwood (Gabrily)

Of Forests and Fairytales: Lucie and Jesse Analysis

Jesse Blackthorn and Matthew Fairchild Analysis

The Maturity of The Last Hours Characters

Alastair Carstairs and Charles Fairchild: Uneven Love

James and Cordelia and 1001 Nights/Layla and Majnun

Cordelia Carstairs and Elias Carstairs

Golden Objects in Chain of Gold and CoG Themes

Matthew Fairchild and Will Herondale Character Analysis

Matthew Fairchild and Alastair Carstairs Character Analysis

Blackthorn, Lightwood, Herondale and their unions and unrequited loves

Lucie Herondale and Jesse Blackthorn’s future and their heritage

James Herondale and Grace Blackthorn VS James Herondale and Cordelia Carstairs Couple Analysis

Analysis on Herongraystairs

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