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#god this #izzy is always supporting everyone and being strong for them #but with raphael she can let herself show her weaknesses fears and insecurities #i just love these two together so much #rizzy #raphael x isabelle #isabelle lightwood #raphael santiago #shadowhunters

ishenwulf

Raphael + Opening up to Izzy

Nobody knows. Except for you.

#all the opening up... ah it kills me #raphael santiago #isabelle lightwood #rizzy #raphael x isabelle #shadowhunters

eizagonzalezs

#one of my favorite moments of the show #isabelle lightwood #raphael santiago #isabelle x raphael #rizzy #raphael santiago x isabelle lightwood #shadowhunters

packleaderluke

shadowhunters characters + blue:

↪ isabelle lighwtood

[Caption: 9 gifs with blue details of Isabelle Lightwood, from Shadowhunters Seasons 1 and 2.]

#best #isabelle lightwood #shadowhunters

maulthots

Izzy’s runes in season 2

#this is useful for fic writing #and also it's just awesome #isabelle lightwood #shadowhunters

vrainydays

Magnus, ever since our fight, I - I can’t… I can’t think straight.

#omg this scene and these lines killed me #magnus bane #alec lightwood #magus bane x alec lightwood #malec

thevampiredulac

“Let’s just say that there are a few places within the Shadowhunters universe that are more symbolic than others, and we see these two characters reunite once more in the final act at a place where they may hold some special memories from earlier in the season.”

#i didn't connect these dots but now that i have it's lovely #magnus bane #alec lightwood #malec #magus bane x alec lightwood #shadowhunters

smilefortheliving

Favorite Magnus Bane outfits: Season 2b ↳ requested by @moonylady

#magnus bane #shadowhunters

nephilimdaily

Valentine raised the angel, I used the wish to bring you back.

#this was a good scene #the finale in general was great #shadowhunters #clace #clary fairchild #jace wayland #clary x jace

maulthots

You may compel me to one action, Clarissa Morgenstern. What is it that you ask?

#shadowhunters

jamesvaldez

Are you sure you don’t want to come up? I’m not too big on Shadowhunter parties.

#so smitten #i love it #raphael santiago #isabelle lightwood #rizzy #isabelle x raphael #raphael santiago x isabelle lightwood #shadowhunters

bitillthedayidie

Your happiness, your well being… that’s all I care about.

#i love this #look at the vulnerability and the sweetness and how much they open up to each other #they are so beautiful together #isabelle lightwood #raphael santiago #raphael x isabelle #rizzy #raphabelle

Thank you, @outlawsandcircles and @jennylovelyheart <3

#you guys are sweet

rizzydaily

You shouldn’t be out alone. Raphael, thank you for coming.

#isabelle lightwood #raphael santiago #raphael x isabelle #rizzy #raphabelle

So, like I said in my casual review of S2, I absolutely love Raphael x Isabelle.

At first I really didn’t like the two of them together-- they started off in a really bad way. They were mutually swept up in addiction, and there was gross, manipulative behavior on both sides. So, despite how much I loved the vampire-aesthetic beauty of them together, it was pretty damn toxic for two of my favorite characters. It seemed to bring out the worst in them, and I wanted it to stop for both their sake’s.

But then things began to change.

Despite the blood-drinking, Raphael and Isabelle started to talk. They began to open up to each other. They fought their mutual addiction, and both of them became more vulnerable and emotionally intimate with each other than I’ve seen either of them be with anyone else. And on top of that there was acceptance, affection, self-sacrifice, support, and yes, romance.

A lot of my favorite ships involve characters who I can imagine to be on the ace spectrum like me. It’s just... more relatable to me, and it’s comforting, and I’m hungry for that representation. With Raphael’s character I don’t have to imagine it-- it’s already there, and that is so, so important. And Isabelle’s acceptance of him is everything, too.

Overall I find their relationship beautiful, sweet, angsty, complex, and so important. I just love it. There is still so much story to tell between these two and I really, really, really hope they’re endgame somehow. I want so much more development between them next season.