The Fae Circle

She/They - Hope - 19 I never stay on one fixation for long!

[frereamour]

inspector lewis strikes again

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Find out whatever illegal part is giving Antonelli absolutely no problems with his car in a season riddled with technical issues. I believe in you king.

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

My friend got me watching the Canada GP the other day and with no other context other than a quick tumblr deep dive here are my early thoughts on the GP/general F1:

- the Mercedes team has the sibling dynamic of two children born like half a decade apart whose childhoods overlapped but the eldest is aggressively aware of what different houses they grew up (and still live) in while the younger is no thoughts head empty #eldestdaughterGR

- Alex Albon has suffered like Jesus and accidentally run over rodents

- Lewis Hamilton never done anything wrong ever (friend’s opinion, needs citing but seems accurate) I also got introduced to the brocedes lore which holy shit

- let them keep the helmets ad free it would help me remember who’s who

- Antonelli is a chihuahua

- They should introduce more split screens to the live match

- George Russell is a walking meme

- Verstappen seems pretty good and him and Hamilton’s last minute battle was very fun

- do they usually lose this many drivers? If so, brilliant, sounds fun but if not ouch that’s a rough track

- I like the cooldown room it feels like it’d be full of drama but I also want a DNF room where they give you hard alcohol not just the champagne, think you’d need it

- age gap yaoi in the Audi team? When the cars suck you keep busy somehow I guess

- definitely seems like some crews are better listening to the drivers than others

- apparently LeClerc is the F1 pretty boy (again according to my friend) but they all seem hot enough that the helmets should be transparent

[soldierboys]

GEN V 2.08 Trojan

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Emma was getting that threesome in Season 3, the show runners told me directly.

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Finally watched The Pitt and I gotta say I’m so excited to see the dynamic between the duos of Langdon/Mel and Trinity/Mel next season. Whether you ship them or friendship them it’s beautiful to imagine that the two people Mel has gotten closest to in the ED just do not fucking get along because they see themselves in each other and hate it. Mel going ‘Dr Langdon! Dr Santos!’ and accidentally facilitating a new (evil) friendship when?

[darlingofdots]

obviously I am far from the only person to note the crossover potential between Game Changers and Ted Lasso but I get a perverse kind of joy out of imagining how much Shane Hollander would absolutely despise Ted Lasso as a coach

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Ilya would hate Ted Lasso but fuck with Coach Beard.

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Aegon II didn’t actually lose much hair at Rook’s Rest but in an evil far beyond kinslaying Aemond had shaved his hairline like Viserys’ every night while he was unconscious to destroy his real source of strength (Alicent’s impeccable hair genes)

[abitlikemercury]

I don't know what I love more: Sophie having the cheek the nerve the gall the audacity and the gumption to basically tell Benedict "You make me too horny, you must leave your own house" OR Benedict responding with "You're absolutely right and I am so sorry, I'll go pack my shit"

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Only Sophie could be powerfully enough to kick a man out of his own house REPEATEDLY

[cassandraclare]

I’m doing a pop up signing in London for Daphne Press’ edition of Secrets of Blackthorn Hall! Tickets are super limited as it’s a small signing but you can get them here:

Cassandra Clare signing Secrets of Blackthorn Hall

Cassandra Clare will be signing copies of Secrets of Blackthorn Hall at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore

And as you can see, you need a book to get into the event — so either a copy of Secrets of Blackthorn Hall from Forbidden Planet is your ticket, OR if you backed the Kickstarter you can buy just a general admission ticket (six pounds to basically cover paying the bookstore staff, rental for the space) and bring your Kickstarter edition of SoBH. See you there, I hope!

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Got an exam at uni that day and am legitimately sending my sister on my behalf since I can’t make it

[catreadsbooks]

TMI/TID/TDA/TEC/TLH Extras

Edited in October 2024: Cassie has compiled a lot of the bonus content in different PDFs, you can find them here, but please be aware that you have to be a newsletter subscriber to have access to these files.

This list is still a WIP, but I’m doing my best to update everything! Since some content is exclusive and even Cassie hasn’t shared it yet, I also won’t share it here. I’ve still listed it and I’m sure you’ll find it elsewhere. :)

The Mortal Instruments

City of Bones (27 March 2007)

Not For Humans (crossover between Holly Black’s Modern Faerie Tale series and The Shadowhunter Chronicles, set before City of Bones)

Awake (Jace meets Clary for the first time from Isabelle’s POV): part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Original prologue from Jace’s POV

Magnus’s Vow

Kissed: Magnus and Alec’s First Kiss

When Midnight Comes: Jace’s point of view of his first kiss with Clary: Part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Official Clave files (City of Bones 10th anniversary edition): teaser

City of Ashes (25 March 2008)

Because It Is Bitter: The Seelie Court kiss from Jace’s POV: Part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Deleted scene: Isabelle defends Jace

Deleted scene: Magnus explains the faerie world

City of Glass (24 March 2009)

Read the original first chapter of City of Glass

Chapter 2: The Demon Towers of Alicante*

Jace kisses Alec*

Chapter 7: Where Angels fear to tread*

Chapter 9: This guilty Blood*

Chapter 13: Where There Is Sorrow*

Manor scene: Jace’s POV: Part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Jace’s letter to Clary

Chapter 20: Weighed in the Balance*

Jocelyn’s story

* Cut, deleted or changed

City of Fallen Angels (5 April 2011)

A story told in postcards

City of Lost Souls (8 May 2012)

A Question of Power

The Act of Falling

A Dark Transformation: Becoming Sebastian

Stephen’s letter to Jace

Deleted Malec scene

Deleted Jace scene

Deleted or cut scenes (including the cut DSCS)

City of Heavenly Fire (27 May 2014)

Inside jacket artwork

Uncut Clary and Jace cave scene

Deleted scene/comic: Magnus sends Emma and the Blackthorns back to Los Angeles

Comic strip scene “The Wedding” (exclusive to the UK edition)

Cut scene: Jonathan’s death

Letter from Faerie to Arthur Blackthorn

The Infernal Devices: Bonus content inside Life is a Book (PDF)

Clockwork Angel (31 August 2010)

On the Bridge: Will and Jem before Clockwork Angel: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Of Loss: Will’s perspective on his kiss with Tessa: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Why Will Hates Ducks: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Deleted scenes (Jem & Tessa on Blackfriars Bridge, Nate & Tessa, Will & Tessa): Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Tessa’s letter to Nate (exclusive to Illumicrate’s Clockwork Angel: 10th Anniversary Edition): Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Clockwork Prince (6 December 2012)

Will’s letter to his parents: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Burning Bright: Jem’s meeting with Tessa from his viewpoint: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Will’s love letter to Tessa (can also be read in Clockwork Princess)

An Offering of Moonlight: Jem’s Perspective on “Fierce Midnight”: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Deleted scenes: The Whole of It (Will tells Jem about his curse), Tessa and Jem: Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Clockwork Princess (19 March 2013)

Cut scene: Will and Jem

‘Will’s love letter to Tessa’

Carstairs, Herondale and Lightwood family tree (1831-2007), proceed with caution, because SPOILER this family tree is not correct

After the Bridge (Tessa & Jem with art by Cassandra Jean –> City of Heavenly Fire spoilers)

Will and Tessa comic from Cassandra Jean and Cassie

The Dark Artifices

Set before the books

Stars to Burn (Mark & Kieran, with art)

Lady Midnight (8 March 2016)

A Long Conversation (short story in some first editions of Lady Midnight, now an ebook): Part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Cut scene: Julian

Unedited beach scene

Deleted scene: Emma and Cameron

Deleted scene: Emma, the Blackthorns and the Ashdowns

Deleted scene: Emma and the Blackthorns

Deleted scene: Emma, Clary and Church

Lord of Shadows (23 May 2017)

Cottage scene (Emma & Julian, with art)

Our Waking Souls (canon online short story about Clary & Jace, with art)

Deleted Jemma scene (exclusive to UK 5th anniversary edition)

Queen of Air and Darkness (4 December 2018)

Deleted prologue: pending

Cut Blackstairs scene (unedited)

Deleted Jemma scene

A Love That Never Tires (short story in some first editions of Queen of Air and Darkness, sequel to A Long Conversation): Part of We Jace You A Clary Christmas (PDF)

Kit’s letter to Jace (exclusive to UK 5th anniversary edition): teaser

The Eldest Curses

The Red Scrolls of Magic (9 April 2019)

Magnus’s letter to Alec (from City of Heavenly Fire, formerly exclusive content for Illumicrate & Good Choice Reading)

How Magnus met Catarina: Now a flashback scene in The Lost Book of the White

Deleted snippet (back then the book titles were different)

The Lost Book of The White (1 September 2020)

Edited scene from beginning of the book

In Dreams Begin (Jem and Tessa’s wedding)

Simon’s graduation party (exclusive to Waterstones, deleted scene): A Tale of Brunch (PDF)

The Last Hours

Set before the books

Chain of Gold Extra Content (flash fiction): Bonus content inside The Penultimate Hours (PDF)

The Devil Tavern

Days Past: Lucie and Cordelia

Days Past: Christopher

Cirenworth Hall

The City of Bones

Lucie and Ghosts

A Lightwood Christmas Carol, Part 1

A Lightwood Christmas Carol, Part 2

The Anniversary Party, Part 1

The Anniversary Party, Part 2

Chain of Gold (3 March 2020)

Deleted scene: Matthew

Wedding Invitation (exclusive to Good Choice Reading): Part of Life is a Book (PDF)

Fairy Tale of London: part of Life is a Book (PDF) and also Fairy Tale of London (PDF). You can see artwork from the short story here.

Lucie’s letter to Cordelia (exclusive to LitJoy Crate)

Ragnor’s letter to Magnus (exclusive to Waterstones rune edition)

The Whispering Room from James’s POV with art by Cassandra Jean

Chain of Iron (2 March 2021)

One Must Always Be Careful of Books (exclusive to first editions)

Fever (exclusive to Waterstones )

Matthew’s letter to James (exclusive to LitJoy Crate)

Chain of Thorns (31 January 2023)

Aught But Death (Lucie and Cordelia become parabatai): Aught But Death (PDF)

Matthew writes to James (exclusive to Waterstones)

Jesse writes to Lucie (exclusive to LitJoy Crate)

Deleted snippets: pending

Unidentified snippets

The bonus content is put under the book titles where you can find the extras in, e.g. The Act of Falling is set in City of Fallen Angels but you can find it in City of Lost Souls.

[bonechandelier]

Hey so if any of you are doing any sort of reread before The Last King of Faerie, I think you’d appreciate this

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Rereading Clockwork Angel and can’t believe I never clocked that Thomas Lightwood was named after Thomas of the Institute who fought to defend Sophie and the others when Mortmain and Nate came. He loved Sophie and even though she didn’t love him in the same way, Sophie named her only son after him. Thomases you are so loved by me.

[cassandraclare]

Hiya Cassie! I’m so excited for The Last King of Faerie, though I’m not looking forward to figuring out how to fit it on the very full Shadowhunters shelf. Anyway though I love Ty (seeing autistic characters with their sensory accommodations means so much to me) I wanted to ask about Drusilla. Does she watch a lot of horror movies with Downworlders as the creatures/villains? Is she throwing popcorn and booing the inaccuracies?

That is very cute. I would say Drusilla has no way to watch any horror movies in TLKOF so it doesn’t really come up -though there is discussion of her love of horror movies and why she likes them, and how experiencing fear/scariness at this distance that art provides can help you cope with real fears. Also it gives her an interesting perspective on Thule, which is itself a horror movie of sorts.

One thing I do love about Dru is that she likes really old horror movies, and they have all these great names like Doctor Terror’s House of Horrors. We will see her in the series watching them and perhaps forcing others to watch them too :)

(my inbox is open at the moment, but I’m trying to think of a better way to do this so it isn’t just like, well, you have to check randomly to see if it’s open or not! Like maybe every Friday at five or something?)

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Guys Cassandra Clare answered my question this is officially the peak of my tumblr account. Also Dru-dictated horror movie nights are now officially canon to me :)

[hyperfixations-and-hecticness]

Keep having to resist the urge to let myself get sucked back into the Shadowhunter Chronicles I’m not doing this again until a fortnight before TLKOF is released - don’t think I didn’t clock that new delay.

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… the new cover got me. I’ve reread four TSC books in two days.

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Keep having to resist the urge to let myself get sucked back into the Shadowhunter Chronicles I’m not doing this again until a fortnight before TLKOF is released - don’t think I didn’t clock that new delay.

[garden-of-hyacinth]

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE HEDGE KNIGHT & AKOTSK!!!

The moment that made me love Maekar.

While reading The Hedge Knight, I didn't think much of Maekar for the majority of the novella. That was until the end, when Maekar has a conversation with Dunk after the trial of seven and Baelor's death. Maekar tells Dunk that Egg wishes to squire for him and asks Dunk if he will take him on as his squire. Dunk is understandably shocked and responds that he is only a hedge knight. Maekar then offers him a position in Summerhall as a knight of his household. Dunk turns him down telling him this:

"I will take your son as squire, Your Grace, but not at Summerhall. Not for a year or two. He's seen sufficient of castles, I would judge. I'll have him only if I can take him on the road with me."

Now it's Maekar's turn to be understandably shocked. Maekar tells him Egg is a prince of the realm and shouldn't be "sleeping in ditches," after he says this Maekar notices Dunk hesitate to say something. He tells Dunk to speak freely and Dunk does leading to the moment that made me love Maekar:

"Daeron never slept in a ditch, I'll wager," Dunk said, very quietly, "and all the beef Aerion ate was thick and rare and bloody, like as not."

Maekar Targaryen, Prince of Summerhall, regarded Dunk of Flea Bottom for a long time, his jaw working silently beneath his silvery beard. Finally he turned and walked away, never speaking a word. Dunk heard him riding off with his men. When they were gone, there was no sound but the faint thrum of the dragonfly's wings as it skimmed across the water. The boy came the next morning, just as the sun was coming up. He wore old boots, brown breeches, a brown wool tunic, and an old traveler's cloak. "My lord father says I am to serve you."

Even though it went against everything he knew. Even though it is not what he wanted for his son. Even though it meant sending his son away. Maekar, when faced with what was truly best for his son, chose to do what was best for him. That's what made me love Maekar. Despite all his complaining and clear disappointment with (some of) his children. He loves them and wants what is best for them.

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I hated that they changed this - it was Maekar’s most redeeming moment in the novella.

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The feeling when you love an author’s work and they have another EIGHTY in the fandom you like. Sometimes the fan fiction gods just bless you.

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Excited that we’re hearing more from the servants this season but we’re missing the ones I want to hear from most: the people driving Colin and Penelope’s chariots. They’re the backbone of the ton and deserve hazard pay from these exhibitionists.

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The change in Thalia’s backstory is INSANE to me. She doesn’t die because of Zeus’ negligence alone, she is turned into a tree by him. Zeus makes everyone complicit in his lies. He’s the top dog who makes every leader under him part of his scheme. Even Chiron. No wonder Thalia hates Percy, not only has he stolen her people and her life but his dad actually cares. Thalia loses personhood because she refuses to be a weapon but both Percy and Luke risk (or end up) becoming weapons for the other side and are still allowed to exist. Thalia sees almost every other character,even Annabeth (the little girl she protected in hopes of her having a safe future) as being able to access a kind of life and security that will always be denied to her by her father and his callousness. Book spoilers ahead:

This makes Thalia choosing to sign up with Artemis even more of an impactful and selfless decision IMO. Thalia loves her family but knowingly separates herself from them and their fates. She knows she could be powerful and great but instead chooses to be subordinate to someone she trusts not to misuse her power. Not only that but she chooses Artemis, her sister, who took the same bargain. To be able to protect the ones she loves instead of being powerful and all-adored. Artemis has no children but she’s connected to her hunters in the same way Thalia builds a connection with her own demigod family. Neither need to feel like they’re great, they just need their own people. Anyway, Thalia was never going to be Olympus’ hero. Much like Percy, she’s too zeroed in on the specifics. Unlike Percy, Thalia struggles to look outside her own experience. But she knows this so instead she puts herself outside the equation. Thalia knows what she never wants to become and she’ll do whatever she needs to in order to hold firm to that.