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julemmaes · 3 years

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So Cold - October 14th

Will Herondale x Tessa Gray

A/N: I can’t, for the love of god, find the request for this prompt here. “Quit touching me! Your feet are cold!“ so if it’s yours, I’m so sorry I cannot find the ask:(

THIS KINDA SLIPPED AND IT’S SMUT, put if you just want to read the fluffy part, it’s pretty evident when one finish and the other begin, so don’t worry.

Word count: 2,319

Tessa had never felt so cold in her entire life.

It had been a couple of days that she and Will were in Wales, visiting his family, and they had decided to get a hotel room to have some privacy while they took a break from their children and work.

It had been Will's idea, of course, and his mother had begged them so many times to stay over at their house, as Cecily and Gabriel had finally decided to do, that Tessa could still hear her husband's constant rejection rumbling in her head.

She was sorry to see Linette so sad, but she was grateful to Will for not giving in.

They had just returned to the hotel - a very nice and cozy place - and were both reading in the silence of the sleeping city. Looking at the clock, she saw that it was past midnight and with a sudden yawn, she decided to put the book down and go to sleep.

She had called Charlotte a few minutes before leaving his parents' house to find out how Lucie and James were doing, and knew that they had both been asleep for over two hours.

She turned off the light on her side of the bed, leaning towards Will to give him a kiss on the cheek, "Goodnight."

Will turned a slight smile at her and without taking his eyes off the words whispered, "Night love."

Tessa slipped under the covers and pulled them up to her nose. She tried to close her eyes, trying to find the sleep that so called her, but the cold in her feet was rising up her legs. Moving them closer to Will, she touched his calf. He hissed and moved his leg further away.

She smiled under the comforter, moving her leg again and putting both feet on his thigh. One of his hands snapped under the blanket, grabbing her ankle. Tessa looked up at him and Will was smiling at her amusedly, "Tessa." his tone inquisitive.

She smirked and then started moving her feet all over his leg. Will placed his book on the bedside table, shrieking when her feet slipped under his pajamas and climbed up to his knee. Tessa giggled.

"Quit touching me! Your feet are cold!" he scolded her laughing. He also put his other arm under the covers and grabbed her other ankle. Tessa wiggled, trying to free herself from his strangely warm and familiarly comforting hands.

She stopped when she realized that she would never be able to break free and stared him in the eyes with a determined look.

She sat up, now sideways on the bed, and pushed forward towards him. Will grinned and approached his wife, kissing the tip of her nose. "So cold."

He tried to get away, but Tessa took one hand behind his neck and pushed him against her, causing their lips to collide.

Will closed his eyes, moaning slightly, "Even if you kiss me like this," he panted when they pulled away, "you still are frozen and I'd rather your feet stayed more than four meters from my body."

Tessa bit his lower lip. If they had to sleep in a cold hotel just for the sake of privacy, they might as well use it to their advantage.

"Why don't you make me feel hot then?" Tessa whispered to him.

Will seemed surprised for a moment, his eyes wide open, before he laughed, "Fuck, I love you so much."

"Prove it to me."

He grinned, "Gladly."

She was used to sleeping in a nightgown and what she was wearing right now was the least sexy thing she had ever worn, but Will didn't seem to care about this little detail when he settled down so that he was on top of her, one arm supporting his weight so as not to crush her.

He kissed her slowly and Tessa grunted as he bit her lip sweetly. Her hands opened up on the sheets, before squeezing the blanket into her fists, when his fingers brushed her side and went up to her breast. His hand closed on her left breast and his thumb caressed her already hard nipple.

Tessa sighed in the kiss, taking a deep breath when she raised her leg and Will drove his hips against her. She felt how hard and ready for her he was and closed her eyes, throwing her head back, leaving her neck at his mercy.

He lifted his head so that he could kiss her fair skin under her jaw and went down to the collarbone, where he started sucking the skin as his hand went lower.

Tessa moved her hips, trying to relieve some of the tension that had formed between her thighs, but Will grabbed her by the waist, blocking her and clicking his tongue, "You have to be patient, love."

Before she could reply, he kissed her again, with more strength. His tongue moved with hers, and his hand shifted where she wanted it. When he slipped under the elastic of her panties, caressing her naked skin, Tessa moaned in the kiss, arching her back.

Will withdrew his hand snickering, pulling himself up to his seat. The comforter now forgotten at the end of the bed, her husband sat between her wide open legs and stared at her throbbing core with a ravenous look. She had to resist the impulse to close her legs when he looked into her eyes and the normally light blue, which had made her fall in love with the man so many years earlier, looked almost black.

He took his shirt off with a quick movement and then he was on her once again.

He lifted her by her hips and pulled off her panties, leaving a trail of kisses everywhere his fingers had just wandered. He caressed her inner thigh touching so close to where she needed it the most, that she took her hand to her face and grunted in frustration.

She looked down when she heard Will move and snort as he leaned over her and licked her hip. He kissed her where she knew there were stretch marks from the two pregnancies and then, pulling up her nightgown, uncovered her breasts. The swollen nipples hardened even more in the cold air, but Will was immediately there to make up for it.

His lips closed around her right nipple while his hand went to massage the other one.

Tessa gasped, feeling sensations she hadn't felt in a long time.

She lifted up her hands, sticking them in his hair and pushing his face into her chest, asking for more.

"Will." she sighed, between one caress of his tongue and another.

He gave no sign that he heard her and moved to the other breast, giving it exactly the same attention.

Tessa lifted her naked hips, rubbing against the light fabric of his pants and Will grunted against her chest, stopping his ministrations and closing his eyes, "You need to stop doing that."

She repeated the movement over and over again, watching as his face contorted into expressions of pure pleasure. She felt him hardening with each push and when both were panting Will pulled away from her, moving away so far that she was no longer in command of what they were doing.

He looked into her eyes with short breath, "You're beautiful," he whispered.

Tessa flushed and covered her face with one arm.

"You are beautiful." he repeated, "And I will never stop telling you."

Raising her head slightly, she smiled, despite the situation, and was about to reply, when she felt a finger slip between her folds. She moaned so loud that the hand of the arm with which she was covering her face clasped over her wide open mouth.

Her moans became even louder when Will stuck his finger inside her and her body reacted, her hips snapped up and her head fell back onto the pillow.

"You are so beautiful," he murmured, "so tight." his voice was so hoarse that Tessa couldn't repel a whimper. He moved his finger slowly, a much slower rhythm than they were used to, but then he accelerated, adding a second, and Tessa carried a hand between her legs. Before she could touch that bundle of nerves at the apex of her thighs, Will's hand that wasn't inside her grabbed her wrist, and she looked down at him gasping. He shook his head, tossing her hand away and shaking his finger no, "I don't think so."

"Will, please." she cried.

His fingers curled up and she screamed, thrusting down on him. He put his thumb on her most sensitive spot and she began to wiggle her hips, chasing that high she craved.

Tessa whimpered when without any warning Will took his fingers away from her and licked her sex from her entrance to her clit and sucked on it until she screamed.

She wheezed when she felt his fingers teasing her again and grabbed his hair by pulling it, knowing full well what effect that little gesture had on him and triggering a moan from him that vibrated through her body.

"Will." she gasped.

It seemed to be the only word she remembered.

"Will." she called him again and when he looked up at her, she almost came.

He stopped the movements of his tongue, leaving a kiss on the bundle of nerves and pulling himself up, took off his pants and boxer in an instant, remaining naked in front of her. Tessa felt her throat dry and smiled when he bent over her, kissing her.

She could feel the taste of her on his lips.

They both breathed in the kiss when his tip touched her center. Tessa reached between their bodies, taking his hard length in her hand and giving him a couple of strokes. Each time she pulled, his head touched her clit and it wasn't long before they both began to pant.

Will pushed his forehead against hers, "I need you."

And Tessa pleased him, opening her legs even more and waiting for him to be aligned with her entrance before pushing towards him, helping him in the movement.

As soon as he slipped inside her, they both moaned loud enough to be heard down the hall. He buried himself to the hilt and Tessa trembled when he hit a particularly sensitive spot inside her.

"Love," he kissed her lips, "I missed you so much."

Tessa looked at him with eyes full of love and carried a hand over his face. Will closed his eyes and leaned against her touch, starting to move in and out, eliciting noises of pleasure from both of them.

They saw each other every day, slept in the same bed, ate at the same table, but this - this was different. Not having distractions and only being able to worry about each other was something they had not been able to do for a long time.

Too much, thought Tessa, as Will pushed inside her and whispered sweet words to her.

She laid her hands on his hips, following his movements and feeling a new sensation bloom in the bottom of her stomach.

"Fuck." he swallowed.

From that moment on she gave the rhythm, while the sensations inside her became more and more intense. She raised her legs and wrapped them around his hips and he managed to go even deeper.

His kisses became more furious, his tongue moved in unison with her hips while her nails scratched the skin of his back.

Tessa didn't know what she meant when she sighed, "More." but Will reacted.

He gave her more.

Much more.

He sped up the pace and put his head between her neck and her head, biting and licking the skin there. The pressure between her legs increased so much that it overwhelmed every other feeling and the rhythm stopped being a rhythm the moment she started to pull him closer against her.

Will noticed this and stopped moving, starting to rotate his hips instead. The friction created was intense, devouring, and Tessa screamed when the tension inside of her reached the maximum point and suddenly loosened, releasing waves of pleasure that never seemed to stop.

He started moving again, this time faster, as he worked her through her orgasm.

Will no longer controlled himself as he felt her walls tighten and pushed, pushed harder. He stopped for a moment and then gave a last hard thrust. He shouted Tessa's name loudly as he too reached his climax.

She clung to him and closed her eyes while Will leaned over her body and stayed inside her.

An eternity passed and then he lifted his head, resting his chin on her shoulder and grazing her ear with his lips, "You good?"

Tessa was still struggling to breathe, her legs spasming, but she managed to nod.

He moved, then moaned when she still clenched around his member and slipped out from inside her, kissing her one last time.

Tessa could not find the strength to speak.

Will pulled himself up on his elbows, watching her carefully, "Tess, are you okay?"

She turned towards him, letting her head fall to the side and smiled sheepishly, "That was..."

She left the sentence hanging and her husband nodded, smirking, "You're right. That was."

Will grabbed her by the hips and twisted her around the other side, holding her to his chest.

He moved her hair to the side, placing her head between her neck and shoulder exactly as he had done a few minutes earlier, only in a completely different situation.

He kissed her shoulder and then set himself behind her, his chest flushed against her back.

"Are you still cold?" he asked her, knowing exactly what he was doing.

Tessa giggled and with the words already shrouded in sleep, she replied, "Definitely not."

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cristinablackthornkingson · 4 years

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Shadowhunters Short Story #69 Brothers are what best friends can never be.

Crossposted to my AO3, link in my bio.

It is a stormy March evening in Devon, 2013, when 15 year old Kit Herondale is pulled from his thoughts by the sound of footsteps entering the kitchen.

Kit lifts his head from where he was resting it against the wall his chair is against, and opens his eyes to see a tired but joyous looking Jem standing a few feet away from him, smiling ear to ear.

“Jem.” Kit scrambles to sit up, setting his mug down on the table beside him. “I-Is everything okay? Are Tessa and the baby okay?” He anxiously asks. Tessa went into labor about 6 hours ago, and Kit hasn’t heard much from she or Jem since. They came into the kitchen a couple of hours ago, with Magnus, so Tessa could get some herbal tea that she said is meant to help labor move faster and be less painful, but since then he hasn’t heard anything.

“Yes everything is absolutely fine, would you like to come meet your sister?” Jem asks in a tone of joy, still beaming with delight. He is so utterly in love with his baby girl, it almost hurts.

Kit nods eagerly, having been looking forward to this moment for almost nine months.

Jem gestures for Kit to follow him. As they walk, Jem turns to Kit with a look of confusion on his face.

“Oh yes I meant to ask you, who were you talking to earlier? Just after Tess, Magnus and I left the kitchen to go upstairs so Tessa could rest.” He asks, remembering hearing Kit’s voice, low and quiet in the kitchen, while Jem helped Tessa up the stairs.

Kit blanches, remembering the conversation he had with Livvy’s ghost, just hours ago. He could tell Jem the truth, but then he’d probably worry and feel like he has to contact Emma to check that everything is okay, and that would distract him from Tessa and the baby.

“Oh um, no one important, I was on the phone with someone I went to school with, we’re not close or anything, just... called them because I was bored.” Kit shrugs, easily coming up with a lie, that seems to satisfy Jem.

“Oh, well I’m glad to hear you have friends and are talking to them!”

A few seconds later Jem leads him into the main bedroom, Jem and Tessa’s room. Jem lets Kit step ahead of him, while he closes the door.

The first thing Kit notices is how nice and warm and cozy the room is, thanks to the fireplace against the wall across from the bed, that’s been lit. The second thing he notices, is Tessa sitting propped up in bed with a mountain of pillows behind her, her hair is disheveled and thrown into a messy bun at the back of her head. She’s wearing a dusty pink hospital gown, that is open at the top, showing a tiny little body curled up against Tessa’s chest, wearing only a diaper and a hat, with a blanket covering her back. Peeking out from the little hat are wisps of curling dark hair.

When she hears the door close, Tessa looks up and her face lights up when she sees Kit and Jem, a warm smile coming across her face.

“Hi sweetheart.” Tessa quietly says in a hoarse voice. “I missed you, come meet your baby sister.”

Carefully, Kit walks the few feet to the bed and lowers himself into a chair by Tessa’s side.

“Hold your arms out, one under the other like you’re making a cradle with your arms.” Tessa calmly says. It takes a few minutes of fumbling and help from Tessa, but soon Kit gets his arms in the right position. Tessa carefully lifts the baby out from inside her gown, wrapping the blanket around her expertly, before carefully laying her in Kit’s arms.

The minute the baby is in his arms, Kit feels an unexplainable overwhelming rush of love, he already loved her before she was born, but looking at her now it’s like falling in love with her all over again. He chokes back tears as his eyes well up and his throat tightens.

“Hi.” He quietly says in a tight voice. “Hi baby sister, I love you.” He briefly looks up from the baby’s face and asks “What’s her name?”

Jem and Tessa share a smile, and Jem slips his hand into hers.

“Wilhelmina Yiqiang Ke Carstairs, Mina for short.” Tessa softly says.

“What does Yiqaing mean?” Kit curiously asks, unfamiliar with Mandarin.

“It means ‘Remembrance’ we chose it for those we’ve lost but will always remember, Will, Lucie, Jamie, Rosemary.” Jem gently says, hoping that this won’t upset Kit in anyway.

“I....” Kit trails off, unsure of how to feel about his baby sister in part being named for his mother, who he has absolutely no memories of. When he thinks about it though, he realizes it’s a beautiful gesture and a perfect way to make sure his mom is never forgotten. “I think she would have liked that.” He finishes, earning warm smiles from Jem and Tessa.

“We think so too, love, we think so too.”

Kit looks back down at his baby sister, Mina, who has now blinked her eyes open to reveal big dark brown eyes just like Jem. She and Kit stare at eachother in fascination for a few seconds, before Mina wriggles her little arm free from her blankets and reaches up to grab onto Kit’s thumb, making him laugh and have to wipe at tears of joy.

“It’s like she’s holding my hand.” He laughs, liking the idea of Mina feeling safe with him and wanting to hold his hand. He’ll be a great big brother to her, and always protect her and keep her safe.

“Of course she is, she’s a very clever young lady and knows already just what a fantastic big brother she has.” Tessa says in a warm tone, making Kit’s heart flutter with delight.

Kit holds Mina for a few more minutes, just looking at her in awe, taking in everything about her. Everything is totally calm and peaceful in the room, until Mina starts to fuss which in seconds turns into full on wails, breaking Kit’s heart right in two and making him panic.

“Oh no! Oh I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to make her cry, I’m sorry!” Kit says in an alarmed and panicked tone, desperately trying to sush Mina and calm her with light bouncing.

“It's alright love.” Tessa calmly says, placing a calming hand on Kit’s arm. “You didn’t do anything wrong she’s just hungry, here let me take her.” Tessa reaches over and carefully lifts Mina into her own arms. She single handedly and quickly adjusts her gown before guiding Mina to her chest, helping her to latch on.

As Tessa nurses Mina, Kit flushes and awkwardly tries to find somewhere to look. He has nothing against breastfeeding of course, he doesn’t care if someone does it in front of him, but it’s a bit different when it’s Tessa, the woman who took him in and promised to love and raise him for the rest of his life, the only mother he has.

Jem immediately notices how embarrassed and awkward Kit feels and decides to intervene.

“Kit.” He says. “Do you want to join me downstairs for dinner? Magnus left enough food for us for the next week or so.” Kit immediately nods.

“Yes please!”

“Alright let's go, see you later my loves.” Jem softly says, stroking Mina’s hair and giving Tessa a quick peck on the lips.

“See you later.” Tessa replies, watching fondly as Jem and Kit leave the room, Jem telling Kit awful dad jokes and making him laugh, which makes Tessa’s heart lift. Once the boys are gone, she looks back down at Mina and smiles softly “We’re very lucky to have them Mina, aren’t we?”

The next day, at around 10:00 A.M. there is a light knock at Tessa and Jem’s bedroom door.

“Come in!” Jem calls, keeping a careful eye on Church, who has cautiously approached Mina, lying in Tessa’s arms, and is clearly trying to decide what he thinks of the new baby.

The door opens and Kit steps in, looking sheepish.

“Hello love.” Tessa beams, delighted to see Kit.

“Everything okay son?” Jem asks in a worried tone, afraid that maybe something is wrong with Kit.

“Oh yeah everything’s fine I just....” Kit clears his throat. “I um... I was just wondering if you need any help with Mina or anything, I’m not doing anything so... I thought I’d come see if you need some help.” He nervously tells them, afraid that they’ll say no and send him off to be on his own all day while they bond with Mina. He really wants to spend some time with Jem, Tessa and Mina but will they want to spend time with him?

“That would be lovely Kit, thank you.” Jem warmly says. Kit’s shoulders sag in relief and he starts to relax again.

“You can come over here and hold Mina for a while if you like, I’m going to have my first postpartum shower which can take anywhere from 10 minutes to about an hour.” Tessa lightly says, remembering her first postpartum baths after James and Lucie were born. She had been terrified of getting out of bed at all after James was born, nevermind bathing, but Jem was waiting right outside if she needed any medical assistance and Will was with her, while Charlotte and Henry watched Jamie.

Kit laughs as he takes a seat on the bed next to Tessa, and she lowers Mina into his arms when he is settled back against the pillows.

“Did it hurt?” Kit curiously asks, looking up at Tessa.

“Giving birth?” She asks. Kit nods. “It did, like hell, all 3 times, but it’s more than worth it, just like what we went through to find you and going through the adoption process is worth it, to have my babies.” Tessa fondly says, brushing Kit’s hair out of his eyes.

Shortly after he moved to Devon with Tessa and Jem, they approached him about legally adopting him, assuring him he can keep his surname and doesn’t have to take the name Carstairs if he doesn’t want to, but they would very much like to legally and officially adopt him. Kit thought about it for a while before agreeing, the process is long and stressful and still not fully complete, but it’s more than worth it to Tessa and Jem, to have their Kit.

Kit smiles and blushes and Tessa kisses his cheek before ducking to kiss Mina on the cheek too. “I love you.”

Tessa then stands up, grabs her towel, bathrobe and toiletries bag and heads into the ensuite bathroom for her shower.

“I was looking through social media yesterday, after you set me up on Facebook so I can stay in touch with Emma easier. I saw this group on there for new fathers, and decided to join, thinking it would be full of advice and tips on how to care for baby and handle your anxieties and take care of your partner if you have one, stuff like that. Instead I found the most awful people complaining about their wives and babies, mostly talking about how seeing their wife give birth and seeing her postpartum has totally turned them off and they feel cheated, one phrase I saw over and over again was ‘It’s like watching your favorite pub burn down’.

I just cannot believe how disrespectful and horrendous these men are, their wives have just gone through 9 months of pregnancy followed by labroing and giving birth, and all they can do is whine and complain that 2 weeks postpartum she hasn’t lost the weight she gained and is still wearing pajamas or comfy clothes most days.

I don’t understand it, I delivered James, I delivered Lucie and I delivered Mina, I was Tessa’s primary caregiver when she was pregnant with James and when she was pregnant with Lucie, I’ve been by her side every second of this pregnancy and I’ve seen her postpartum 3 times now, and to me she always seems even more glorious and beautiful after having a baby, because she’s just gone through so, so much to bring a whole new life into this world, she’s just grown an entire other person, she’s like a goddess.

I don’t understand it, how can anyone say those things about their wives? I couldn’t love Tessa more, whether she’s pregnant or not, whether she’s just had a baby or not. I just... I don’t understand it.”

Kit is totally unsure of what to say after Jem finishes talking. He totally agrees with him, that the way some men talk about their wives after she’s given birth is absolutely disgusting, but he doesn’t know what to say to Jem.

“I... uh... I agree?” He tries, not wanting to just ignore Jem. Jem turns to him and smiles softly, before reaching over and ruffling his hair affectionately.

“Sorry Kit, I didn’t mean to rant to you, it’s just when I was young, when someone had just given birth, they took weeks, even months, to bond with the baby and heal from the birth, there were no expectations to ‘bounce back’ or anything, I’m just still trying to adjust to modern life and modern people. But at least I have you eh? You keep me up to date.”

“I try, it’s my life mission to get you to stop saying ‘Order it offline’.” Kit grins. Jem chuckles.

“You’re a good boy my Kit, I’m so glad you’re here with us.”

About 20 minutes later Tessa comes out of the bathroom in a clean pair of pyjamas, her yellow bathrobe thrown on over her pink pajamas, and her wait hair tied into a bun at the back of her head.

“You made it!” Kit cheers, grinning at Tessa as she sits next to him on the bed. She grins and kisses his cheek.

“That I did, and now it’s miss Mina’s turn to get changed, your Uncle Magnus gave us the most adorable clothes for you Mina, and I can’t wait to see you in them.” Tessa coos, taking Mina as Kit carefully passes her to her, before laying her down on the bed, just in front of her.

From the basket on the floor beside her, Tessa takes out a plain pink baby-gro/onsie, that has a hood, and pockets at the front.

“That’s pretty tame for Magnus’ standards.” Kit notes.

“I know, I think Alec picked this one out and it’s just so adorable!” Tesa exclaims, beginning to unbutton the yellow onsie with pink flowers that Mina is currently wearing.

Kit watches in fascination as Tessa carefully and expertly slips Mina’s tiny arms out of her onsie and does the same with her legs. He can’t help but be fascinated by how small and tiny and delicate Mina is. She’s the smallest person he’s ever met, and so fragile too, he would be terrified if he were in Tessa’s position.

“Aren’t you afraid you’ll accidentally hurt her or break her, because she’s so small and delicate?” Kit asks Tessa, who laughs lightly as she starts to put the new onsie on Mina.

“I was when I had Jamie, Will and I both, but after having James and then Lucie and then helping out with my grandchildren and many, many other little ones, I’ve become an expert in handling delicate little babies.” Tessa explains. She then lifts a freshly dressed Mina up (once again shocking Kit with her confidence) and holds her so they’re face to face. Tessa’s smile grows and she leans in to kiss Mina’s cheek. “There we go, pretty baby! The sweetest, cutest baby in the world, huh?”

“You should take a family photo with the kids Tess, the same way you took a photo of you and Jamie after he was born, and then you Jamie and Lucie after Lucie was born.” Jem suggests, knowing how much having pictures to remember these moments by, means a lot to Tessa.

“Oh yes that sounds like a lovely idea! Is it okay with you, Kit?” Tessa asks, laying a hand on his arm. Kit finds it kind of hard to believe that Tessa wants to take a picture with him, he still finds it hard to believe that she loves him as if he’s her own, and Jem does too, but he’s not about to say no.

“Sure, sounds like a good idea.” Kit agrees.

A few minutes later, after a bit of fussing from Mina, Jem snaps a series of pictures of Tessa, Kit and Mina. In the picture Tessa is sitting up in bed with Mina cradled in one arm, and the other around Kit, who is leaning into her and smiling shyly. It’s definitely one of Jem’s favorite pictures.

“It’s perfect.” Tessa says when Jem shows her the photo. “We’ll get it framed and hung up beside the pictures of me and Lucie and Jamie, as soon as we can.”

“Sounds perfect.” Jem agrees. “I better go make a start on breakfast, I’ll bring you up a tray of course, love. Kit would you like to stay in here and have breakfast with us?” Jem asks. Kit nods, there’s nothing he’d love more, actually.

“Yes please.” He says, settling back against the pillows, beside Tessa and Mina, feeling truly safe, and loved and happy for one of the first times in his life.

*1 YEAR LATER*

It is a hot and humid day in March of 2014, when Jem, Tessa, Kit and Mina step out of the portal and onto the streets of Shanghai, just outside the Ke House, where they will be staying for the duration of their first family vacation.

They’ve been planning this trip since Mina was 6 months old, and agreed that the best time to come would be just after Mina’s first birthday, she would be able to handle the heat and humidity better now as a one year old, than she would have done as a much smaller baby, and Kit is truly settled and content with them now and feels comfortable enough to go on vacation.

“Is this where you lived before you moved to London, dad?” Kit curiously asks, having taken to calling Jem and Tessa mom and dad over the last few months, which they both love.

“For a year or so, I was born here, lived here till I was about 1 and then my parents were put in charge of running the Institute which is where I lived until I went to London.” Jem informs him.

“Cool.” Kit says, looking up at the building in front of him, in awe.

“Come on, let's go find our rooms and get settled in, then I’ll introduce you to everyone.” Jem says, as Tessa sets a wriggling Mina down.

“Mina.” Kit says with a sly grin. “Wanna race?” Mina has been walking since she was 9 months old, and now loves to run everywhere, especially when she gets to race Kit who of course always lets her win.

“Uh-hu!” Mina nods enthusiastically.

“Okay come on let's go, or I’m gonna get the biggest room!” Kit declares, taking off at a slow pace so that Mina can easily pass him by.

Jem chuckles and kisses Tessa’s cheek before going ahead of Kit to lead the way.

As Jem shows Kit and Mina where they’ll be staying, Tessa goes ahead to her and Jem’s room, the same room they always stay in when they visit here.

One of the first things she does is take one of her bags into the bathroom to unpack her toiletries. When she opens the bag, the first thing she sees is the pink box containing the pregnancy test she packed.

For the last few weeks she’s been feeling sick and tired all the time, and has been having some issues with her powers, all the symptoms she had when pregnant with Mina. She had meant to take a test before they came to Shanghai, but she was so busy with Mina’s first birthday she totally forgot, until this morning when she was packing the last bits and pieces and found the pregnancy test she had bought a few weeks ago but never taken, so she decided to throw into the bag and take it here in Shanghai.

Tessa nervously bites her lip and looks over her shoulder to make sure Jem or anyone isn’t nearby. When she’s satisfied she’s alone, she closes the door, opens the pregnancy test and takes the few minutes required, to take the pregnancy test.

Three minutes later her phone beeps to let her know it’s time to look at the test, and so on shaky legs she pushes herself up from her seat on the edge of the bathtub, and walks over to the sink. She takes a deep breath before picking the test up and looking it.

‘YES+’

Tessa can��t help but let out a stifled sob of delight, her hand flying up to cover her mouth. She and Jem weren’t trying, but they weren’t trying to prevent a pregnancy either, they decided to leave it up to nature, they agreed they would be thrilled if they had another baby now, but would also be okay with not having another one just yet.

Tessa quickly finds Jem standing outside the room that’s going to be Kit’s, supervising he and Mina as they unpack (well more like Kit occasionally takes something out of his suitcase, then gets distracted by Mina and doesn’t unpack anything else for 20 minutes.)

“How are you 3 getting on?” Tessa asks Jem, coming up to stand at his side.

“Not too bad, though I think I might have to seperate the kids in order to get anything done, they distract eachother.” Jem laughs, his heart swelling with love as he watches Kit laughing while carrying Mina around on his back. He then turns to smile at Tessa and softly says “I can’t believe how amazing the last year has been, I couldn’t have asked for a better first year of fatherhood, I’ve loved every second.”

Tessa grins knowingly.

“Well that’s good.” She says, holding up the positive pregnancy test for Jem to see. “Because in about 8 months, we get to do it all again.”

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realtalktsc · 3 years

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Happy herongraystairs week.

Tessa is boring spoiled btich and if she was a man she'd the fandom's no. 1 enemy for all she did. Y'all stan her to be edgy bc she has a harem. Her sole purpose is toroll around with jem and will witohut telling either and, oh, of course, she "reads". So smart.

Jem is a flavorless poorly written character who got no development or repercussions for his actions or his trauma. His only characteristic is being a thin line of nice. And he didn't even get a single pov. Honestly he deserved better. I blame it on writing most off all. She erased his Chinese heritage. He is a boy who as raised most of his life in China. And yet after five years in London, had Noa ccent and she made sure to say he was all white "except his eyes"

Will is your typical over-done male ya lead. Doesn't deserve the hype. I just eye rolled during all of tid when he was being Textbook bad tortured straight white boy. So sad.

Most of you love this trip because of some weird fanfiction idea of them. And not their actual canon characters and relationship.

Not all the fandom ofcourse. But it needed to be said. Thanks realtalktsc for letting me vent without them attacking me for that stupid book.

#Herongraystairs #Herongraystairs week #Jessa #Jemxtessa #Willxtessa #Tessa gray #Heronstairs #Tid #The infernal devices #Will Herondale #Graystairs #Herongray

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feyredarlingx · 4 years

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I’ve decided to erase the epilogue of the infernal devices from my brain permanently 😌 It’s the only way I’ll go on living

#wessa #willxtessa #willl herondale #tessa gray #tessa herondale #tid #the infernal devices #clockwork princess #clockwork angel #clockwork prince #cassandra clare

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artzzofkae · 3 years

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Hey! I'm not sure if you've already been notified (I'm so sorry if you have!), but there's a Tumblr account that has been stealing some art in the tsc fandom. I saw that they reposted an illustration you made of will (especifically this one), so I thought I should let you know so you can report them or try to talk to them to delete it. The name of the account is @willxtessa btw!

I've received a few messages like this one. First of all, you guys are incredible to inform me! Thank you so much 💙

And secondly - if this needs to be clarified again, I don't allow any reposts. Reblogs are fine, reposts not. Thank you.

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written-in-starlight · 4 years

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Me when I first read TID: I prefer WillxTessa but i'm okay with JemxTessa happening after Will dies

Me now: WillxTessaxJem is the obviously superior ship send tweet

#mine #the infernal devices #why am i having tid thoughts?#well you see #shut up #spoilers?#i guess?#i mean spoilers for clockwork princess (and jem becoming a silent brother) but like come on #that book came out 7 years ago y'all should know how it ends by now lol #or else just not care about this fandom #i don't #why am i still in it?#(oh yeah i'm still attached to malec and will and tessa and jem)#(still haven't read tda or tlh tho)#(oops)

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silveranchor · 4 years

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5 Questions

Rules: tag 9 people you'd like to know better

Tagged by @everything-that-is-wrong-with-me , thanks💕

Top 3 ships:

- shirbert (agog books, movies and awae)

- willxtessa (the infernal devices)

-elizabeth×darcy (pride and prejudice)

Top ship: I would die for all

Last song: Astro's Moonwalk

Last movie: The Duchess, I think

Reading: shirbert fanfiction lol (finished 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston on audiobook on Saturday tho)

What food are you craving right now: a nature valley oats n honey bar... weirdly enough

Tagging @starcarolstar @smolfangirl @huffletiika @manucomposer @zoey-angel @from-red-string @smiling-yuta @redbookpanda @scarletales

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julemmaes · 4 years

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“You’re worried they’re turning into mundanes? Really, Will, that’s a bit prejudiced of you.” - Tessa to Will in This Living Hand (chapter 3, Chain Of Gold)

me, thinking about the fact that we have no idea where Matthew will eventually end up:

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cristinablackthornkingson · 4 years

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Shadowhunters Short Story #67. Alastair and Cordelia meet their little sibling.

(This was written way back in March before I finished Chain of Gold, so there may be some minor inconsistencies with the plot.)

CW/TW: Alcoholism.

It is a cool October day in 1903, when Cordelia and Alastair Carstairs get to meet their baby sister for the first time.

It has only been 3 months since Cordelia found out her mother was expecting, and ever since she has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of her little brother or sister. Alastair has also been excited, but he has not shown it in the same way as Cordelia. Cordelia and Alastair’s friends are all eager to meet the newest little Carstairs too, especially Lucie who has always wanted a little brother or sister, and now will not stop pestering Tessa and Will to have a baby.

Elias stood trial a few weeks ago, but before he did Cordelia explained to Charlotte- The Consul- about his alcoholism and how he needs medical attention and help more than a prison cell. Thankfully Charlotte was extremely understanding, seeing as her Matthew is clearly an alcoholic too and she would never want to see him put in prison instead of being given the help he clearly needs. Now Elias is still in Idris, in the Basilas, receiving the right treatment. He has written a few letters to Sona and the children, and will hopefully be able to come visit the new baby soon.

Sona had gone into labor late last night and while Cordelia stayed with her mother, Alastair rushed to the London Institute to have them summon The Silent Brothers.

Cordelia had been delighted when Jem arrived along with a Clave midwife, she knew Jem would take good care of her mama and little brother or sister.

Now it has been approximately 8 hours since Sona went into labor, and Cordelia and Alastair are both waiting in the living room, trying their best to stay awake. Alastair is reading a mundane newspaper and Cordelia is attempting to stay awake while reading Layla and Majnun, though she is not having much luck and keeps dozing off.

After dozing off for about the 8th time, Cordelia is jerked awake by a familiar voice speaking in her mind.

Cordelia, Alastair.

Cordelia and Alastair both look up to see the robed figure of Jem, standing in the doorway to the living room.

“Jem?” Cordelia asks, pushing herself up in the armchair.

Yes Cordelia, would you two like to come meet your little sister?

“Sister? It’s a girl?” Cordelia asks in a breathy tone. She would have been happy no matter what, she would have been thrilled to have another brother, but secretly the idea of not being the only girl anymore is quite nice.

Yes, a very healthy little girl. She and your mother are doing very well, and I believe they are both eager to see you. Would you like to come meet her? Jem asks.

Both teenagers leap from their seats and eagerly follow Jem upstairs and down the hall to their mother’s room. When they reach the door to Sona’s room, Jem tells them

I will wait out here to allow you four some privacy, I will be right here if you need me.

Cordelia and Alastair nod, before Alastair softly knocks on the door before opening it and walking in with Cordelia right behind him.

Straight away they see their mother sitting up in bed in a pale pink nightgown and matching dressing gown, her roosari sitting perfectly as always. In Sona’s arms is a little bundle of pink and white blankets, and Sona is gazing lovingly down at the bundle, though she looks up when she hears the door open, and smiles lovingly at her eldest two children.

“Hello my loves, come meet your sister.” Sona softly says, beckoning them over. Cordelia and Alastair make their way over to their mother’s bed, both of them sinking into chairs that have been placed on either side of the bed. Cordelia eagerly leans forward to look at her baby sister.

The baby has brown skin, the same shade as Cordelia and Alastair, she is almost completely bald expect for a few tufts of dark black hair, the same shade Alastair’s is naturally, when he does not dye it, and big black eyes just like Cordelia’s. Immediately Cordelia falls completely and hopelessly in love with her sister, feeling a huge rush of love and a fierce desire to protect her at all costs. She can now understand why Alastair is so protective of her, why Jamie is so protective of Lucie, why Eugenia is so protective of Thomas and why Anna is so fiercely protective of Christopher and Alexander.

“Oh mama, she is so perfect.” Cordelia says in a tight tone, as she feels the tears well up in her eyes.

“Layla, are you crying?” Alastair asks in a tone of disbelief. Why would Cordelia be crying at such a happy moment?

“I-I... y-yes b-but I-I don’t u-understand why, I-I’m so h-happy!” Cordelia hiccups as she tries to control her tears, it makes no sense for her to be sobbing her eyes out at one of the happiest moments of her life.

“Oh khoshgelam, sometimes you can be so overwhelmed by happiness that you cry, it’s alright Layla, would you like to hold your sister?” Sona softly asks, brushing away Cordelia’s tears. Cordelia sniffles and nods eagerly. Sona helps her position her arms before carefully lowering the baby into them.

“Oh, hello baby, my sweet baby sister. I love you.” Cordelia says in a soft, teary tone, bending to press a kiss to the baby’s forehead.

“Have you decided on a name for her mama?” Alastair asks.

“Yes I have, her name is Daria Esta Carstairs.” Sona gently says, brushing her finger’s over the baby’s few tufts of dark hair.

“Oh that is so beautiful! It suits her.” Cordelia exclaims, gazing down at her sister, never wanting to let her go. “I love you Daria.”

“How do you feel mama, is there anything I can do for you or get you?” Alastair asks. Unknown to all but his family, Alastair is a complete mama’s boy and always has been, as a little boy he always clung to his mother’s skirts and followed her around, while Cordelia has always been more of a daddy’s girl, wanting her father to tell her stories about Cortana and the time he slayed Yanluo. The two siblings have remained much the same, Cordelia is still a complete daddy’s girl and Alastair is still a complete mama’s boy.

“No Aziz-e delam, I am fine thank you.” Sona says, placing a hand on Alastair’s cheek and smiling at him.

“Are you sure?” Alastair asks, eager to be of some help to his mother. He hated being completely useless and unable to help while she was in labor, now he wants to do whatever he can to help her.

“I am sure Alastair Joon, thank you, you need not worry about me, I have done this three times now, I shall be fine.” Sona assures her son ,squeezing his hand reassuringly.

“Alright mama. Cordelia, let me hold the baby now!” Alastair says, turning his gaze on Cordelia, who is still cooing and fussing over little Daria.

“Well I would have had you asked nicely, now I will not. One thing you need to learn sweet Daria, is that Alastair is very, very annoying, I am afraid we just have to put up with him, I have asked many times if we can trade him for a puppy but alas, mama and papa seem instant to keep him, Angel knows why.” Cordelia quietly says, slowly rocking her sister back and forth, as Alastair glares at her.

“Cordelia, let your brother hold Daria, honestly I do not know how I am going to cope with three of you.” Sona says. Begrudgingly Cordelia passes Daria to Alastair, who holds her with an air of expertise and comfort.

“Poor little thing looks just like Cordelia.” He says, adjusting the blankets around the baby’s face, smug in the knowledge that Cordelia cannot hit him or throw something at him while he is holding the baby, he can tease her relentlessly for the next few years and be completely safe, as long as he is holding the baby.

“Mama, are you sure we cannot trade Alastair for a dog?” Cordelia asks, looking at her mother, who smiles back and brushes Cordelia’s hair back from her face.

“Quiet sure Azizakam, quiet sure.”

About 40 minutes later, little Daria wakes up crying and fussing, clearly in need of feeding, so Cordelia and Alastair decide to wish their mother and sister a goodnight, and finally head to bed, after a very long day.

A week later, with permission from Sona and to the delight of Cordelia, Tessa, Will, Jamie and Lucie call around to meet little Daria.

Currently they are all gathered in the drawing room in Cirenworth, fussing over the baby. The only ones who are not there are Elias (who is still in Idris) and Alastair who left for London this morning, to go see Charles and help he and Grace with wedding arrangements.

Currently Lucie is holding little Daria and seems happier than she has ever been, no one doubts that she would sneak her home if she could get away with it.

“Oh she is just so adorable!” Lucie exclaims, as Daria wraps her tiny hand around Lucie’s finger. “Oh mama, papa, are you sure you don’t want another baby?” Lucie adds in a pleading tone, looking at her parents with begging blue eyes full of hope.

“Quiet sure Lucie, after my pregnancy with you I am quiet done, you never let me sleep a wink for about 5 months, and I was sick through the whole pregnancy, then you decided to be late, so late that I had to be induced, no my love I am quiet done with pregnancy.” Tessa laughs, though it is easy to laugh at now, her pregnancy with Lucie was a total nightmare, after she was born, Tessa and Will agreed that they did not want to risk Tessa’s health in such a way again, and would not have anymore children.

“Oh but you could adopt! Papa you always said you wanted a big family because you and mama came from such small families.” Lucie points out.

“Lucie my dear, adoption is not as simple as you seem to think, we could try to adopt but there is no guarantee we would end up with a baby, and we are quiet content with you and your brother, and having a big family is not only limited to having many children, I have you two, your mother, your aunt Cecily, Anna, Kit and Alexander, and angel forgive me, I even have your Uncle Gabriel and Uncle Gideon, as well as your Aunt Sophie, and Thomas and Eugenia, and of course there is your Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Henry, and Matthew and Charles, and now Cordelia and Alastair too.” Will gently explains. He understands Lucie’s desire for a little sibling, but he and Tessa have their hands full with her and Jamie, and all their nieces and nephews, who they love as their own.

Lucie sighs and looks back down at baby Daria.

“I know papa, I would just love to have a little brother or sister.” Lucie says in a longing tone.

“Oh Lulu, you would not be saying that if you did have a little brother or sister, trust me, I have your Aunt Cecily and she drives me absolutely mad at the best of times.” Will says, putting an arm around his daughter’s shoulders and kissing her temple. Lucie is such a sweet and happy girl, and has Will wrapped around her little finger, and has done since the moment she was born. It kills him not to be able to give her anything and everything she wants, but having another baby would be too unfair and harsh on Tessa, and as much as Will loves his daughter, he adores his wife too and would never want to do anything to compromise her.

Little does anyone know, that over 200 years later, Lucie finally gets her wish for a little brother or sister, when in March of 2013, Tessa gives birth to her and Jem’s first daughter, little Wilhelmina Yiqiang Ke Carstairs.

Lucie’s spirit often visits her little sister, keeping her company when she wakes up from her naps so Jem and her mother can rest some more, telling her stories about the adventures she and Jamie, Matthew, Thomas, Christopher and Cordelia went on when they were teenagers. Lucie adores her baby sister just as much as Cordelia and Alistair adored little baby Evie.

One night, as Lucie stands in Mina’s nursery, watching her sleep peacefully, she feels someone next to her, and looks over to see her father, watching Mina with the same love he always watched Lucie and James with. Will puts an arm around his daughter and holds her close, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

“So what do you think Lulu? Is being a big sister everything you thought it would be?” He softly asks. Lucie nods.

“Yes, and more. I love Mina so much it hurts, and I would do absolutely anything for her.”

“Just as Jamie would for you and I would for you Aunt Cecily, you are officially a member of the big sibling club, like you always wanted. Come on, let's leave this little one to sleep.” Will softly says. Lucie nods, but before leaving, she walks over to the crib, and using all her power she manages to reach down and brush a hand over Mina’s thick dark hair, and press a kiss to her cheek.

“I’ll see you soon sweet baby sister, I love you.”

She then turns and follows her father, rejoining the rest of their family and loved ones in the afterlife, watching over and protecting Tessa, Jem, Mina and Kit.

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