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Isn’t that what you’ve always dreamed of? I’ve always dreamed of meeting someone like you.

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“Andrew was smiling, but Neil knew his cheer didn’t mean he was going to play nice. He’d been smiling when he smashed a racquet into Neil’s stomach, too“

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#a never ending saga

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simon + pansexual colors

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Happiness ↳ Because seeing our favorite characters happy makes us fans happy too.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Women in positions of power ↳ Shadowhunters has a lot of women in powerful positions. Jia Penhallow (Consul to the Clave), Isabelle Lightwood (Weapons Master at the New York Institute), Imogen Herondale (Inquisitor of the Clave), Lilith (Queen of Edom, Mother of demons), Seelie Queen (Queen of the Seelie Court), Lydia Branwell (Envoy of the Clave, ex-Head of the New York Institute), Maryse Lightwood (ex-Head of the New York Institute) and Camille Belcourt (ex-leader of the Brooklyn vampire clan) are some examples.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Racial allegory ↳ The Shadowhunter/Downworlder racial allegory gets confusing and messy at times but there are also times it’s done very well, like when the Clave tries to track Downworlders and the consistent mention of the Clave’s oppressive history.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Mental illness ↳ Shadowhunters has many characters who show symptoms of mental illness. Some examples are suicidal ideation (Magnus and Alec), self-destructive death drive (Jace), self-harm (Alec) and substance abuse (Magnus and Elaine).

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Abuse survivors ↳ Shadowhunters shows many different forms of abuse, such as physical and psychological abuse, as well as emotional neglect. We get to see abuse survivors who lash out, who close themselves off, who become kinder, who suffer from mental illness symptoms like PTSD and depression, etc. Some abuse survivors continue the cycle of abuse (Jonathan wanting to get revenge on his father and the rest of the world) and others are determined to break it (Maia refusing to let Jordan abandon Simon like he abandoned her).

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“People aren’t born good or bad. Maybe they’re born with tendencies either way, but it’s the way you live your life that matters.”

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ M/F friendships ↳ Shadowhunters subverts the myth that men and women can’t be “just friends”. Magnus and Catarina, Alec and Clary, Clary and Simon (S3A––) and Luke and Ollie are examples of M/F friendships without a romantic component.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ The wonderful cast ↳ The cast of Shadowhunters aren’t only incredible actors who have brought these characters that we all love and adore to life; they’re also great friends who have fun together and support each other.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Character development ↳ Maia Roberts learning to trust and love again after an abusive relationship, Maryse Lightwood overcoming her prejudices and learning to support her son and his boyfriend, and Alec Lightwood unlearning his prejudices and overcoming his internalized homophobia while Magnus Bane learns to prioritize his own happiness are examples of great character development on the show.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Undermining toxic masculinity ↳ The men of Shadowhunters are allowed to cry, grieve and hurt without being ridiculed. The show is setting a great example for young male viewers by letting their male characters express their emotions in a healthy, non-destructive way.

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#SaveShadowhunters ♡ Marginalized characters as leaders ↳ Alec Lightwood (gay, Head of the Institute), Magnus Bane (bisexual Asian warlock, ex-High Warlock of Brooklyn), Raphael Santiago (Latinx vampire, leader of the Brooklyn vampire clan) and Luke Garroway (Black werewolf, alpha of the New York werewolf pack) are examples of marginalized characters in leadership positions.

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