Maybe I’m Just In A Sebastian Mood (yuck) But What I Find Really Interesting Is That In The Clay’s

Kit, who ran away to another continent when Ty turned him down: guys it's not funny

Julian, who probably gave Emma a UTI after the beach scene: it really is

Will, who called Tessa a prostitute and insulted her at every opportunity: I can't stop laughing

Alec, who fell down the stairs after his first date with Magnus: you're right, Kit. you should drunk dial him.

Magnus, who at one point dated Camille Belcourt: I'll get the wine

Simon, who accidentally cheated on Isabelle once: I'll dial

Jace:

when tf did i become a jimon shipper

Hey that is so weird, my name is mairi and i look like that curly haired character on the left haha. It's almost eerie actually.

i’m only missing one party member!! almost done with my party’s line up!!!

lidara - mairi - azzurum - vincent

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Maia: Come on, I can see right through you. You are a mom pleaser - a level five mom pleaser! You will say anything to make that woman happy.

Simon: Alright, I used to be a mom pleaser, but I'm not anymore. I'm not gonna lie to feed into her dysfunction.

Maia: Who cares? Who cares what an old lady thinks about your life?

Simon: Not me! I'm a grown up!

Maia: ...Yes, and nothing sells that better than yelling, "I'm a grown up!"

I could not read another fantasy/YA after finishing TFTSA, the Cassandra Clare to realism/adult fiction pipeline snatched me up and spat me out.

at the end of the day no other series has given me the same high as the mortal instruments

This is just cartman

it's healthy for academics to have professional feuds. enrichment activity

More excited for this than anything tbh

heyyyy so happy for twp news finally after having religiously followed the shadowverse since i first read mortal instruments as a 13 year old I AM PSYCHED to see how it all ties up together

my question is how much of the mortal instruments gang will i get to see in twp?!! (pls keep the 6 alive and happy plsplspls thank you bye)

Well, you know I never promise anything about aliveness and happiness, but you will see them all. One of the first things that happens in Last King is that Dru and Thais travel to New York to see Simon's band at Pandemonium (and everyone is there — Jace, Clary, Simon, Isabelle, Magnus, Alec...)

I think Maryse would act like a parent to Simon in a way that the other adults in his life never really did (besides Luke obviously). Like yes Simon is smart and charismatic and super charming, but there is a certain vulnerability he has underneath it all, and it activates her motherly instincts. Every person around her, even her children, is hardened by the shadowhunter lifestyle, but despite his experiences Simon has maintained his sensitivity. It reminds her of max.

On Rebecca, she is an absolute force to be reckoned with. She’s a parentified older sister who practically raised Simon, took care of their mother, and had to grieve her father at the same time, the epitome of strength. She is incredibly protective (I also headcannon that Simon was a victim of bullying in school, and that Rebecca was the scary older sibling who fought off the mean kids). She would get on with Alec very well, they’re similar in the way they carry themselves and protect their siblings. Jace would be petrified of her, she’s one of the only people whose determination and forcefulness can combat his and win. She could absolutely wipe the floor with him in an argument, and it scares him.

I love the headcannon that Izzy never truly forgives Elaine for her actions, it mirrors the relationship Becky and Elaine have because of how she was after their father died. I like to think that it’s maryse who advises simon on how to deal with his mother, having been in her shoes, and that when things are particularly bad between the two, she’ll always somehow know exactly what to say.

any thoughts on how Simon and Isabelle will be around their in laws, I know we got to see a bit of it in the later books but would love to hear your thoughts

anon i will take any chance to talk about rebecca lewis <33 yes, i know there are more inlaws in question, and i will get to them, but i have been dying to talk about becky hehe plus there really is so much more to explore on the lewis side--naturally, since neither elaine nor rebecca have interacted with izzy in canon (insane btw).

sidenote: i kinda love how izzy only ever grew up with brothers, but gained a sister through simon (or two really, since we really must count clary, but you know, we're talking technicalities here), and that for simon, it's the opposite.

anyway, speaking of sisters hehe i genuinely think izzy and rebecca would get along well. i think iz would be a good source of.. fun i guess? for becky. like a good reminder to let loose. and i think becky would be a good resource for izzy, someone with a bit more age and wisdom that she can go to, someone who isn't maryse. and it's not like becky would be the only one offering advice. i think izzy would remind her to put herself first sometimes, to chase what she wants and to be kinda.. undeniable i guess. and i think they would laugh together and i think they would go shopping together, despite their very different fashion senses, and i think becky would maybe make some clothes for izzy and i think they would bond over the matching simon-shaped swell in their hearts.

i think becky is a common presence at the sizzy household. movie nights or game nights, or becky-cooked dinners (she might also try train some better cooking instincts into izzy while she's at it hehe), at least for a while until life things happen etc. i also think, and i know this is thinking a decent way further down the line, but i also think she'll be one of their go-to babysitters, since i don't think she'll get settled with her own family until she's in her 30s, and because i just know she'll want to be part of every second of that.

okay okay i think i need to stop talking about rebecca now or i will end up writing a novel..

i think their relationship with elaine is a lot more.. delicate. they don't see her nearly as often. because they can't be honest about the shadow world, for one, but also because i think she still has a little bit of.. not exactly loose canon, but something akin to that, in her. i think she wishes she got to see her son and daughter in law more, but i think there's this underlying anger for izzy any time they go to elaine's place, because even though it was years ago, izzy's first introduction to her personality was still through the lens of her condemning her son and kicking him out of the house at 16. and i also think izzy's seen how that reaction has affected simon, both in the direct aftermath, and in the years after he got his memories back.

i know levi is dead and wouldn't have any sort of relationship with izzy, but i do think simon would have taken her to levi's grave at some point to introduce them anyway. maybe around their wedding?

i really don't feel like there's much to say about the lightwoods that we haven't already seen, or that can't be easily extrapolated, but in spirit of fairness..

jace and simon are very much jace and simon. it's kinda hard to imagine their relationship changing much more than it already has. the comfortability and familiarity between them, the playful jabs, etc. i do think jace has probably begrudgingly gone to simon for a second (or third after clary, ig) opinion on some plans or strategies etc. he's having to make as an institute head. and i definitely think simon has tried to teach jace dnd, and had him over to play video games more than once.

i think simon and alec's relationship goes through more change than what we've been privy to. i think they have their bonding time doing target practice or over coffee after putting the kids to bed. they talk about politics and work and the sda. they also definitely talk about jace being an idiot lol

when it comes to maryse.. bro maryse is so hard for me. their relationship with her would be much closer than that they have with elaine, of course. and i think in maryse's effort to be more present with her family, she also makes a point to have a personal relationship with simon. they don't really have all that much in common, but simon has always seemed like something of a mom charmer to me. he's funny and smart and knows how to be polite. plus he really really cares about izzy. and i think it means a lot to maryse to see that. call it projection or mother's love or a little of both, but it's nice to have that reassurance that her daughter won't have to go through what she did.

Exactly! Creativity channels itself in so many different ways. If a character really speaks to you, if a story brings you excitement, then why shouldn't it be considered art when you express yourself through them? Why is this specific thing looked down apon, but when someone uses a model for their art it's not looked on the same way? It's likely because these characters and stories are already a creative channel of someone else. But no ideas have ever been born from nothing. Everything that exists is an adaptation of something existing. Did you know that every story follows the one of 36 plots? No story has ever been written outside of these plots. So why is every fiction writer held to such a high standard, when they're simply rewriting something that has been written thousands of times before? Fiction writing is no different from fanfiction writing. Fanfiction art is no different from art. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

Do you ever think you'll stop drawing fanart? No offense it just seems like the kind of thing you're supposed to grow out of. I'm just curious what your plans/goals are since it isn't exactly an art form that people take seriously.

Ah, fanart. Also known as the art that girls make.

Sad, immature girls no one takes seriously. Girls who are taught that it’s shameful to be excited or passionate about anything, that it’s pathetic to gush about what attracts them, that it’s wrong to be a geek, that they should feel embarrassed about having a crush, that they’re not allowed to gaze or stare or wish or desire. Girls who need to grow out of it.

That’s the art you mean, right?

Because in my experience, when grown men make it, nobody calls it fanart. They just call it art. And everyone takes it very seriously.