#tessa and andrew

[lexxwithbooks]

📖: 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 (𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 #2) 🦽🎂👙

✍🏽: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬

[fated-mates]

A classic among classics, we’re talking ENEMIES TO LOVERS this week! We get to the bottom of what we think of as “enemies,” and how it differs from “rivals-to-lovers” and “friends-to-enemies-to-lovers” and “friends-to-lovers” (jk, we’ll never understand friends-to-lovers). We revisit some of our very favorite romances, talk about stakes, about impossible situations, and about how sexy hating someone can be.

[bitofanattitudeproblemherondale]

Tessa really said “Don’t want no other shade of blue but you, no other sadness in the world would do” and married Will Herondale.

[jxcotts]

& atlas corrigan, peter parker and armin keenan <3

[obsessedwithbooksandmusic]

Hi, so I write songs and poems. They are all based on book couples or smt like that and I was wondering if anyone here would actually be interested in seeing those songs. I started writing over a year ago, quit cos of some judgment, and started again a few weeks ago and I think I’ve been fairly productive? My friends said I should probably post them here because I apparently I’m acc good at this and deserve in their words, “more compliments so it gets in your thick head that you’re good at this shit”. Thank you friends. Anyways, I will be putting in the tags the couple I have written for so far and if anyone sees this post and wants to be in the tag list then either dm, comment or reblog and I’ll do it. If barely anyone cares and some people acc do then I’ll send them through dms! Ok, that’s all I wanted to say. (If you like I won’t know whether or not you want to be in the tag list so pls do the things I asked so you can be added if I choose to post!)

[the-dark-artifices-trees]

Things we knew about Eleanor Blackthorn before SoBH 🕊

She had a certain style to her

Dru resembles her a lot

Died of cancer of the bone

She was a painter and photographer

She had 2 working studios; a larger one for painting and drawing and a smaller one for photo developing

[adanseydivorce]

what @exycourtbesties and I were saying literally a year ago about the heronstairsification of kandrew…

[tv-moments]

Westworld

Season 4, “Fidelity”

Director: Andrew Seklir

DoP: Peter Flinkenberg

[andrew-buchan-fansite]

Just tell the jury what you told me....

[boardchairman-blog]

**Shots of the Episode**

Westworld (2016)

Season 4, Episode 6: “Fidelity” (2022) Director: Andrew Seklir Cinematographer: Peter Flinckenberg

[bytheangell]

Elle’s 2021-22 Shadowhunter Bingo Masterlist

I’ve had a ton of fun creating fic for the 2021-2022 Shadowhunter’s Bingo! I didn’t manage to blackout my card but I did write a ton thanks to these prompts, and I hope you enjoy them! Infinite thanks to @shadowhunterbingo​ for running this event! 

Sex Work - Making Moves | Teen, No ship, Isabelle focus

As a sex worker, Isabelle knows that she has to look out for herself, so she's going to do just that.

Halloween Fic - The Treat of Trick Arrows | Teen, Clary & Alec & Izzy friendship

Clary is shocked when Alec agrees to let them wear Halloween costumes on patrol, and even more surprised when Alec's costume comes with a very helpful added bonus! 

Witch/Familiar - A Moment Changes Everything | Teen, Ragnor/Raphael 

Raphael meets Ragnor's familiar, and the two grow surprisingly comfortable. (Warning for canon mcd)

Wing Fic - There’s No Give-Up in Us | Teen, Alec & Clary and Clary & Izzy friendship 

When the wings that Clary's rune summoned to aid in killing Jonathan return even after the rune fades, she doesn't know what to do about them.

Warlock Mark - Shared Marks | Gen, Lorenzo/Andrew 

If a Nephilim’s soulmate is a Downworlder, then they take on the characteristics of that Downworlder. When Andrew wakes up the morning after Alec and Magnus' wedding with a warlock's mark of scales along his skin, there's no mistaking what it means.

Fuck or Die - Just off the Key of Reason | Mature, Jace/Jonathan 

Upon entering The Bone Chandelier, Jace subjects himself to unknown Seelie magic at Jonathan's insistence. The desires it brings to the surface are unexpected... but not entirely unwelcome.(content warning for dub con, sex pollen drug, frottage) 

 School Teachers - Change of Tune | Gen, Jace/Simon 

Jace is quick to dismiss the newest music teacher, but Simon is about to make a much more lasting impression than he would've imagined. 

Babysitting - Current Thoughts of Future Days | Gen, Lorenzo/Andrew 

When Lorenzo and Andrew babysit Magnus and Alec's children, they end up discussing the possibility of children of their own... one day. 

True Love’s Kiss - They Don’t Love You Like I Love You | Teen, Magnus/Jace

When Jace Herondale is put under a curse that only True Love's Kiss can break, only Alec knows who that is - he just has to decide if breaking Jace's trust in keeping his secret is worth it. 

Blind Date - A Lot In Common | Gen, Lydia/Tessa 

Lydia and Tessa realize that they have more in common than they first thought, and it might work to both of their advantages. 

Blind Character - Attitude and Outlook | Teen, no ships 

When Alec comes across a blind Shadowhunter who isn't being given a fair chance to train, he transfers her to the New York Institute to see what she's really capable of.

Vampire Alec - Eternity With You Doesn’t Sound That Bad | Teen, Alec/Raphael

When Alec gets too close to Raphael Santiago it lands him some unwanted attention as leverage against the vampire with life-changing results.

Magic - Faith in the Face of Instability | Teen, Lorenzo/Andrew 

When Lorenzo loses control of his magic, Andrew doesn't hesitate to come to his rescue no matter the risk.

Crossover - What’s Your Emergency? | Teen, Emma/Julian 

Trapped in place with a broken phone screen, Emma's forced to call for help from the only number she can dial by heart for help, and the first responders of The 118 come to the rescue. 

Rune Ceremony - Worth the Risk | Teen, Simon/Jace 

Simon is faced with a difficult decision after his class's Ascension Ceremony takes a turn for the worst. Does he leave, or risk it all to get his memories and his life back? (Warning for canon mcd)

Free Space - Working Relationship | Teen, Christopher/Grace 

Why would Christopher want to be anywhere other than completing his experiments with the person who seems to complete him?

[erintoknow]

what other media, if any (literally anything; interactive fiction, Bioware- or Bethesda-esque RPGs, etc) do you think Ari would be a good fit for?

what other media? hmmm

well i guess in a way i've already decided the answer to this because i picked out ari and a few other character concepts and are reworking them to fit into an original fiction narrative.

it's been incredibly invigorating to get back into a writing project again after spending the last two years tossing around different ideas and concepts - this one seems to be the one that's sticking so far.

oh dear, i've ended up writing quite a bit more then i originally intended for this, but here we go:

i can't really imagine ari as a character being that good a fit for a video game or even like a tv show or something like (despite having spent a non-small amount of time imagining different such scenarios haha) at the same time though, fiction is fiction - what you consider a good fit is going to depend on what specifically you consider essential to the character, so let's see...

fiction, or i suppose potentially interactive fiction as well, is kind of the one medium that allows the closeness to a character's interior narrative that feels core to making ari stand out in my mind.

i don't think she could support being a lead character without that close lens. dropped into a video game or movie or some other medium, i think you'd get wildly different impressions of her depending on if she was part of the central cast and afforded space (at least in a narrative sense) to drop her guard, or if she was limited to specific section or like 'side quest.' It'd be the difference between seeing a stoic 'action hero' esque figure, a fragile emotional mess underneath that, or a character desperate for love yet utterly afraid of it underneath that.

of course, this is true for all characters in fiction isn't it? the amount of space the narrative affords them determines how well they can be examined or well, characterized, within the core text. different character concepts are better suited for different roles, and which roles those may be can also be dependent on the medium at hand

so then, i'd say - if you want to lean into ariadne's interior psyche drama you want the close perspective only really possible in written fiction imo; if you want more emphasis on action, on ari's outside world relationship, a more visual-based medium like a tv show might be suitable.

hmm actually, a graphic novel in particular would be very hit or miss i think, a traditional approach i think would be pretty boring, but if you had someone willing to get really experimental with page layout and visuals to convey experience through nonverbal means... that could be interesting?

jumping back to video games for a second because now i'm in full on 8am ramble mode and i am going to make 0 effort to edit or clean this up – video games are pretty unique in our forms of media in their ability to use audience interaction to further draw them into the fantasy of the story being told - i mean, really this the whole appeal that otherwise extremely weak narrative series like bioware rpgs right? they manage to have such a profound emotional effect on us as player/audience because we allow ourselves to be drawn into the fantasy that we aren't just watching or reading events unfold but are actively participating in them ourselves. there's absolutely ways you could work with that for ariadne's character concept, i think? i still think she'd be better utilized as not a main character in such a conceit, but a character you have to choose to work to get to know, maybe? probably in some way that ideally comes back later in the game to have repercussions either in revealed information or character actions to represent / respect the work that was or wasn't put into befriending the character.

so uh, to summarize, i think you could take this character and jam her into just about anything with a bit of work and she'd still be mostly recognizable - but it's really only with the close pov of written narrative that she stands out (with the visual element of graphic fiction making it a potential runner up here if you got someone willing to go nuts with it)

an interactive fiction story feels a little too close to her origin as a FHR fanfic character for me to feel comfortable going that route - but objectively i suppose that could work pretty well too? it's just not an angle i'm interested in exploring with the character - if i were to write an interactive fiction story, i already know which concept i'd want to roll with for that. the Grey Painter by William Loman (which is a fantastic piece of horror fiction imo and deserves more love) is a great example of the kind of direction i was already thinking of going with: a character with several preset characteristics in a preexisting relationship with another character, navigating a situation --- i'm digressing now though

considering i am a writer and prefer written narrative (books are so good!!! please check out Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White or The Girls I've Been by Tessa Sharpe), am actively writing one rn, and developed the original version of the character as part of a written narrative fan fiction, i can't say i'm surprised at my own conclusion haha

[the-institute-rpg]

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[bitofanattitudeproblemherondale]

“He recognized and accepted this strange new feeling: that he would rather be hurt himself than hurt Alec.”

Because he was his first of many things, Alec Lightwood’s blue eyes brought colour into Magnus’s life, his piercing gaze steadied him. He loved him enough to let him go but he also loved him enough to always hold onto him, it wasn’t the sort of love that ended in flames but in fact it was the sort love that grounded those flames just like the steady stream of water ends the burning embers. He was the boy of his dreams, and despite the fact that he had fallen in love multiple times, this one was different because you know it when you know it’s going to be the worst heartbreak of your life, even if you’re immortal, some things never change. Magnus knew it, he knew it right then when he thought that he’d rather set himself up in flames than hurting Alec even slightly. He knew there was only one way out and that was to make Alec his.

[overflowingshelf]

7 Book Couples to Fall in Love with This Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is the day for love, and what better way to celebrate than by finding new couples to fall in love with. As a romance reader, I love reading about love. Give me all the swoon-worthy emotions that lead to a happily ever after!  Here are just a few of my all-time favorite couples who get a happily ever after!  Continue reading 7 Book Couples to Fall in Love with This…

[obsessedwithbooksandmusic]

Hello u amazing lot!

this past week I’ve been a bit tired so I haven’t rlly been posting as much (I’ve mostly just been reblogging stuff I like tbh)

But i feel better now so I kinda wanna post one of my songs! Now, I love them all so idk what to post so I’m gonna randomly select a few I wanna post and get anyone who manages to see it to vote on which one they wanna see.

also I remember a few weeks back I did say I was planning on updating the Herondaisy and Thomastair song using CHOT but that will probably take some more time

Ok now for the poll!: