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Behind the Scenes photo of Marie, Tasya & Chai

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Carl @various forms of bullshit

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Buzz and the Dandelions.

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I have a very specific skill set.

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‘Captives’ Premiere at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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lightwoodsdaily appreciation weeks: day five ▷ favorite dynamic: isabelle, jace and alec

We’re Lightwoods. We break noses and accept the consequences.

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I’m trying to remember how to draw with my new tablet. I have missed these boys so much!

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There are rumours that local shadowhunters have been interfering in Downworlder affairs. But you two wouldn’t know anything about that, right?

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“I know your heart is filled with hatred, seeking revenge.”

Requested by @devilishly-handsome-pirate

So I got this request a while ago and I only get around to prepare it now, but it is actually connected to something I’ve been thinking about yesterday, which turned a lot more clear after I was preparing these gifs, so if you don’t mind I will turn this gifset to a little meta (but I actually do this a lot, so I’m sure you are used to it by now ;) )

So here’s the thing, what’s standing out to me the most in this gifset is the order of the things chronologically. The last gif of Hook letting go of his revenge was before all these goodies he got after that: a new love in his heart, a new woman, a new family. And this is actually amazing because back there he didn’t really have “something to live for” when he gave up on his vengeance desire.

A long the way Hook was thinking of changing his ways 3 times (that we know of), the first one was when he bonded with Bealfire:

The second one was after Nemo saved his life:

and the third one was up on that beanstalk when this tough lass moved something within his heart:

But all these opportunities had fade away, either because he was rejected, or his past hunted him (literally), and so he came back to the familiar place of “what’s the point in even try to change when you end up hurt and alone either way.”

But then something has changed in his way of thinking, following this conversation:

Emma there wasn’t promising him a family, love, or something to gain out of the situation rather than just do the honorable thing and stop being selfish for a change.

So while Nemo was right saying Hook was missing out on family and something to live for, promise him all of that wouldn’t have been enough, because at the end of the day Hook needed to make the change not so he could gain something in return, but that he could become the man he wanted to be, gaining himself if you want.

Emma in 2x22 gave him the opportunity he truly needed, not so he could be with her, or becoming an integral part of the Charmings (which he eventually became), but to become the man of honor he wanted to be. The person he lost with the death of Liam.

Unlike Regina or Rumple that wanted to change in order to not lose the love of their children (that worked well for her and ended up being a complete fail for him), all Hook wanted was to change his ways for himself. This is why this redemption arc was the most successful, and this is why he was reworded with all the good things he never dared even to dream of getting.

It’s true, Hook now has something to live for, but beyond Emma and Henry (and let me even include David here ok?), he also has a reason to live for himself, because he has become the man he truly wanted.