#clary isabelle

[sielaltruist]

The Gang.

[maluceh]

finally, and for the third time, here are the gals (and 1 nb pal) of the shadowhunter chronicles

[mayaheronthorn]

BREAKING NEWS: The Shadowhunters Chronicles (2007 - 2029) just received a 55 minute standing ovation from me in my living room after rereading it for the 200th time

[amrubrum]

in another universe jonathan and clary would have been spoiled, rich old money shadowhunter kids who lived next door to stephen and celine herondale as they raised an equally spoiled and sassy jace. they would’ve been with the lightwoods too. they all would attend idris academy and had the best times messing around with each other. oh what could’ve been

[tiredandoptimistic]

What I think works so well about Clary and Isabelle's friendship is that they're very similar people, but they present themselves just differently enough to appear alien to each other. Both of them were the only girls in a group of boys (Isabelle was raised more or less isolated with Alec and Jace, while Clary doesn't seem to have any friends other than Simon and to a lesser extent his band), and they responded to this in very different ways. Isabelle basically committed herself to her role of "the girl" and always performs extreme femininity, while Clary attempts to sink into the background as "one of the guys." Both of these behaviors can be seen as rebellions against their culture. Isabelle comes from the very misogynist world of Shadowhunters, where women are respected as warriors but expected to act in a masculine way in order to earn that respect. She rejects this, and proves her place as a brilliant fighter while maintaining her fun and glossy feminine traits (compare her with Jessamine Lovelace, who was seen as silly and frivolous for her feminine interests). Clary on the other hand is a child of the nineties growing up in NYC. As a teenage girl in the early 2000s, she would have been surrounded by "not like other girls" philosophy, and hyperfemininity would be both pushed on her and demonized in popular culture. Because of all the pressure placed on gender roles and her lack of connection with other girls her age, it's no surprise that Clary would develop a certain bitterness towards people who perform gender in a way she won't.

With all of that out of the way, we get two teenage girls who have no fucking clue how to handle each other. They're both jealous of how the other one fits in with the guys in a way they can't. Obviously any friend group is made up of friendships which fit together in unique ways, but Clary and Isabelle both see themselves as The Girl, and thus are worried that the other one will make them redundant (Clary gets along with Jace, so will he still need Isabelle? Isabelle and Simon are getting along, will this take away Clary's place as Simon's most important person?) Of course this isn't something that will actually ruin their friendships, but Clary and Isabelle don't know that. Instead they need to learn how to engage with each other, and I enjoy that TMI actually shows them having those conversations. They're trying, but it doesn't all happen at once. Clary still has bitter thoughts about Isabelle's femininity, and she also looks down on other girls like Maia.

Speaking of Maia, there's a really good moment in COA where Clary starts grumbling to herself about how unfair it is that a werewolf can be pretty, and that Maia should be gross and hairy. She then catches herself, and literally thinks "this is exactly why I don't have any female friends," showing that thanks to Isabelle she's learning to recognize her internalized misogyny. She can hang out with other pretty girls, and it doesn't decrease her value as a person.

It's just so nice seeing a character whose internalized misogyny is actively acknowledged by the narrative and treated as a flaw she must overcome. So many female protagonists in the early 2000s (and other decades) had the hyper-femme "best friend" who they hated, but even though that's how Clary sees Izzy at first, she's able to look past it and see the ways they click together. The two of them don't become besties immediately, but they're at least able to get past that first layer of hostility.

[saevity]

a mortal instruments drawing to go with this tid one <3 very fun to try and convey a little bit of family resemblance between the two :-)

the tmi cast is still soooo dear to my heart i will love them forever, no one has ever or will ever do it quite like them!!!

[tys-kitty]

Magnus in TMI: I only help you because of Alec

Also Magnus: Helping Shadowhunters since the 19th century

[helenofblackthorns]

we have the whole gang now 🫶🫶

[supfag]

PARABATAI TRACKING SHADOWHUNTERS (1.04)

[overheardinidris]

Izzy: We're losing, we need a plan.

Jace: I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually agree with that.

Clary: Okay, does anyone have a plan?

Alec: I have a plan.

Izzy: It can’t involve self-sacrifice.

Alec:

Izzy:

Jace:

Clary:

Alec: I no longer have a plan.

Izzy: That’s what we thought.

[sielaltruist]

City of Heavenly Fire in a nutshell.

[kasirose]

Happy International Women's day from the two OG shadowhunter chronicles girlies!

Just a quick sketch cause I ran out of time to draw anything more 😅 maybe I'll finish colouring this another day lol.

[cryinginmommyissues]

do you guys get it??? DO YOU???

ok theres so many more but i can’t think anymore

edit : can’t believe i forgot my mothers☹️☹️☹️

ultimately babies

[amrubrum]

*cough* *cough* SHADOWHUNTERS *cough*

from @ writtenbycraine's reel on insta !

[belladonna-flavor]

Thinking about Maryse calling everyone for a family dinner. Once all of them are done eating, she says she wants a family photo, everyone looks kinda shocked because it’s been a long time since they took one. Robert and Max were there.

So Magnus, Izzy and Clary arrange a small set and then Clary, Simon, Magnus and the kids step aside carefully, leaving space for Maryse, Alec, Izzy, and Jace to take the photo. And Maryse would be confused and a little bit annoyed like “What are you guys doing? You are part of the family, you have to be in the photo”.

Everyone is trying to be on frame and look as good as possible. They took the first shot, all serious and solemn faces. Maryse does not like it, so she asks everyone to relax, smile and feel comfortable.

They do it again and again, until everyone is laughing and doing silly poses and end up with a bunch of funny and cute photos. A couple of photos of Alec, Jace and Izzy joking around, then others of Magnus, Clary and Simon. A lot of photos of Rafe and Max, some of them with their parents, sometimes with their aunts and uncles and a lot with their grandma. There are also funny couple photos.

They all feel happy and at peace 🥹

[tiredandoptimistic]

Small detail, but I think it's really interesting how in the first scene where Alec and Isabelle's dad appears in TMI, Clary's narration always refers to him by his full name (Robert Lightwood) until he speaks up in defense of Isabelle (and by extension Jace), at which point she switches to calling him Robert. It's like he earned that level of comfortability with Clary by showing that, if nothing else, he will stand up to the Inquisitor for his kids.