[alwaysalir]

Fangirling in the Hiatus: The Seelie Court Kiss

Note: I want to thank everyone who voted in my little poll. Clace fangirl posts got the most votes so instead of doing on post I decided I would do a series of post featuring different scenes. The first obviously being the seelie court scene.

As many of you know I love the books & the show but I’ll admit I was a little nervous going into this episode. I had become very frustrated with the show & how oblivious Clary seemed to be about her own feeling. However this scene was a turning point for me as it was for Clary & Jace.

We start off the scene with Clary pacing & worrying about what the Seelie Queen could want with Simon but Jace throws out the line “If I were him I’d never leave you side either.” Clary suddenly stops pacing to look for at Jace. The air in the scene completely changes after that moment. Clary is completely floored by Jace’s statement. No matter if Clary was pretending not to know of Jace’s  feelings or just genuinely did not realize at that point their was no turning back because Jace had never before made such a blatant statement. Makes you wonder what could have happened if Simon had not come running in at that exact moment.  

So the Queen comes in saying that Jace & Simon killed some of her kind & there must be payment. From the moment she says “the kiss that will set them free is the kiss you most desire.” Clary is concerned. Its written all over her face. Kat McNamara did such an outstanding job in these moments. Considering Simon & Jace were both about to be strangled she would have happily looked at Queen & kissed Simon but their was something underneath. She slowly approached Simon & only when Simon prompted her to. Its almost as if she knew the kiss wouldn’t work…..at least subconsciously. Of course when that becomes a reality she cannot pretend anymore & that truth echos through the Queens words “You can fool yourself….”

These words lead to Clary going up to Jace & saying “This means nothing” & he nods before she kisses him. I think the nod is so important because we as viewers know that Jace despite his denial at the beginning of the episode to Sebastian that Jace does indeed still have feelings for Clary. So for him this is going to mean everything but in that moment he’s pretty much acknowledging the idea that this will mean nothing for her but that completely changes as the kiss begins. I love the way the kiss was shot. You can visibly see they share one soft kiss (much like the kiss Clary shared right before with Simon) but Clary’s feeling take control as she pulls him in again. Its a beautiful moment that they both get lost in & lasts way too long to claim that it meant nothing.

Clary has to forcibly push Jace away to stop herself & both of them are left breathless & speechless. I love those final moments of them staring at each other in awe of what they had just experienced together. Clary even gives an quick almost omg smile before turning to see how much pain she just caused Simon but still she can’t help but look back at Jace knowing that whatever shell of obliviousness she can built around herself & her relationship with Simon had been completely shattered.  

[elizadusku-archive]

one of my favorite things about clace is that even though jace is a sarcastic little shit who mouthes off constantly and has never once in his life stfu he’s relevantly levelheaded, meanwhile clary is sweet and kind and cares about everybody but has the shortest fuse in the goddamn world and if you light it she will come at you with her bare fucking fists

[otherbully1]

So someone on twitter was asking for unpopular Lightwood opinions, and well… I opined that Alec was the worst Lightwood. And instead of just letting my opinion be unpopular, they asked why. And as I kind of expected, when I started listing reasons why, they didn’t engage with those reasons. They just told me that I was making things up and that Jace is a horrible person who hates downworlders.

Mind you, I didn’t mention Jace at any point, and unlike my tumblr there is nothing on my twitter to make someone thing I liked any Shadowhunters character particularly one way or another. But it really goes to show you how bad Alec is when he can’t just be defended. You have to deflect and attack another character (usually Jace) in order to make Alec look good.

Jace chipping downworlders doesn’t make it ok that Alec asked for Magnus’ hair and then told him he was being dramatic for being upset about it. Jace lying about being brought back to life doesn’t make it ok that Alec lied about the soul sword. 

All of Jace’s flaws are shared with Alec. But at least Jace never went through Clary’s personal belongings looking for information about her exes. At least Jace didn’t lie to Clary about something that could literally mean her life or death. At least Jace didn’t spend season 1 calling Alec’s love interest out of his name, or blaming him for everything that was wrong in his life. 

His fans shield him from criticism by calling people homophobic whenever they call him out on his bullshit. But I don’t care. I won’t stop being honest about how I feel.

[nephilimdaily]

#clary is so excited that she’s practicelly hopping on her heels #and she can’t stop smiling #because jace is trying his best but he’s so out of his depth #and she can’t help but tease him for how cute he is #and jace is out here nervous as all hell #he knows he’s already made a mistake in planning and the night’s just beginning #and sure #clary took this in stride #but he’s still scared he’s going to mess something up #mess them up #and he’s trying his best #because she’s the love of his life #and he really just wants her to to be happy

[clacedaily]

who needs a ~generic happy ending when you know that jace and clary’s love is LITERALLY stronger than the angels nothing can keep them apart they’re soulmates who will always find each other no matter what whew the power of their love 🤧

[alwaysalir]

Overall analysis of Clace season 2 included

A huge reason why the relationship works so well for me is the pacing & growth from both sides. When we started the series Jace was an arrogant guy repressing everything he feels. Clary was a girl lost in this new world.

Over the course of the past two seasons we have seen Clary grow into a confident woman who fights for what she believes in. One of the reasons she has gotten there is because of jace. He despite his own issues has always supported her. He’s encouraged her gifts & helped her feel like she belongs in the shadow world.

Jace has been a lot. A LOT. But he has gone from someone who repressed every emotion to a man who is actively dealing with feelings. And despite all the issues in their relationship Clary has been there. She has helped him deal with his emotions. She has seen him when no one else has especially in those moments when he pretends he’s okay.

I think despite how painful it was for me the choice to keep them apart for so long was smart. We got to see their connection through a different light. We got to see them grow & change as individuals. So when we reach the end of s2 we see a very different clace. We see Jace trying to open up to Clary & allow her to be there for him. We see Clary slowly dealing her own feelings for Jace & how deep they are. So instead of telling us how deep their feelings are for each other we actually got to actively see those feeling deepen.

[alwaysalir]

Why would you feel like Climon would take away from Clace?

I thought by giving Clary real feelings for Simon it was some how make clace’s story less special. As a book reader one of my favorite things is from the very beginning they both just know that they feel this way about anyone else.

But I was wrong. Everything with Simon comes off flighty bc on Clary’s part their is no depth. This is why Clary doesn’t really show vulnerability during their relationship (only when it’s ending). So when we see her start to open with with Jace at the end of s2 we really see how deep Clary really feels for Jace & how her feelings for Simon never truly compared.

[theprinceandagcd]

bc im fuckin’ dead and these two angels are ruining me

He didn’t plan on kissing her. 

She’s standing over him, gently tracing the iratze into his skin. He can feel the pain in his abdomen already fading, turning instead to a dull ache. His body relaxes, but when her voice breaks as she talks about how close he came to dying, some of the tension returns. 

“People die in war, Clary,” he says, but even as he speaks the words, he knows that maybe they weren’t the best. He just doesn’t want her to worry about him. 

“My mom, and Dot.” Her voice is shaking and his hand twitches, wanting to reach out and touch her, hold her, anything to make it stop. “I can’t lose you, too.” 

His heart twists so hard that it hurts, a brand new pain almost worse than the feeling of a sword piercing his stomach. He knows the feeling, knows the splitting terror that he feels every time she’s even in remote danger. 

“You’re not the only person afraid of losing someone,” he whispers, hoping she understands. 

When he looks at her, she looks so afraid, so worried. Even so, there’s a set determination in her eyes, a fire that he doesn’t think he’s seen before. “I am tired of being afraid.”

Her hand is still on his shoulder, even though the stele hasn’t touched his skin for a while now, and he can feel her concern for him, feel it just as well as he can feel his for her. 

He knows he was right– war brings death. It’s part of the risk. It was something he accepted from a a young age, something that he knew would be a part of his life. Dying in battle was always a possibility, and he knows that.

But watching her now, her eyes wet with tears because he almost died– he’s never wanted to live more. 

For her.

So he sits up until their faces are only inches apart, and he pauses before his hand touches her face. It’s only the slightest hesitation, but he wants to give her the space to pull away if she wants to.

She doesn’t.

So, he threads his fingers into the hair at her neck and captures her lips with his. Heat sparks in his chest, warm and bright and everything he’s wanted but he thought he couldn’t have.

It’s all he can do to hold her, hold onto to every second that she kisses him back, every moment that her hand runs over his chest, every instant that he spends breathing her in. 

He didn’t plan on kissing her. 

(But he’s glad that he did.)

[theprinceandagcd]

“I think she knows (that Jace is the love of her life) from the moment she almost got her head cut off. And I think at the point, after the fight, when she runs to him and just can’t even speak… That is the moment their relationship starts. The moment they both truly realize that if we don’t do this together… If we’re not together in everything we do… What is life? You know, if we don’t have each other, we can’t live. We can’t survive. And then when she loses him, it breaks her. Because she finally figured it out, she finally was clear in what she felt and what she wanted and she knew what she wanted. And she lost him, he literally slipped through her fingertips.”

— Katherine McNamara (AfterBuzz)

[alwaysalir]

Is it just me or is clary more confident with Jace? Like she’s more sure of what she wants. Like in this episode particular when asks him to model for her and when she asks him later why he hasn’t really made any moves to show he wants to be with her (sexually I mean, which we all know is not the case.) like maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure I could ever be that bold

Actually Clary has been pretty bold with Jace since s1. She kissed him first & made that move. I do think her assurance definitely comes across more when she wants something. I think the like flirty stuff is really fun

[legionofcrows]

Do u think that comment of Clary i’m Guessing it’s not the first time u used that line was kinda inappropriate? Bc it implies sth about his sexual past and honesty what else could he have answered?

Clary’s been vocal about her insecurities when it comes to Jace’s past/how it effects the way he acts with her before. (By that I mean he takes their relationship extremely seriously and wants to take things slow so he doesn’t mess it up because he’s clueless and Clary knowing Jace’s past assumes that him being weird and anxious about intimacy is because he doesn’t find her attractive.) Having sex one time isn’t going to erase those insecurities for her and Jace knows that since they talked earlier in the season. Their relationship is still growing and it’s getting stronger by the day. I feel like the show focuses a lot on Jace’s insecurities of rejection and abandonment within a relationship, so I kind of liked that they brought up Clary’s again. 

[wellmet]

“I just… I just want to hold you.” The way Jace hesitates just kills me. He doesn’t like looking weak in front of people, especially those he cares about most. But he needs this, needs her. And the way Clary looks at him and gives him a small nod and smiles, because she knows how much it took for him to ask. Just leave me here, carry on without me. We’re only through one episode and my heart hurts so much already. 😭

[alwaysalir]

Fangirling in the Hiatus: Clary heals Jace

Another week. Another Post. I will try & make this a weekly thing as long as I stay motivated. So If there is any scenes you would like to see let me know. I may even feature a few Jace scenes I absolutely loved. 

So we start this scene with Clary healing Jace’s wounds from the fight with Jonathan. First off I loved that we got to see someone looking after Jace. He’s usually the one checking up on everyone else so it was nice to see someone looking after him, Jace tries to joke but Clary’s is obviously very upset as she continues to heal him.  As the scene moves on Jace continues to seem unfazed by the fact that he almost died & Clary continues to be distraught. 

Clary & Jace are similar in a lot of ways but in this moment you can see the glaring difference in their upbringing. Jace was raised to be a warrior by Valentine & even the Lightwoods. Considering what they do on a daily basis death in an inevitable end. Jace is also someone who holds everything inside so to him this is just another days work. He even states in blatantly, “People did in war” but  He didn’t die & that’s all that really matters. For Clary its different. She was raised in the mundane world & has seen little of war. We have seen Clary struggle but the repercussions of the fight with Valentine but she always manages to push through the obstacles. She is driven to stop her father & that normally out weights everything The war with Valentine has already cost her so much including the life of her mother. Clary who normally has such a positive outlook on things seems shaken to her core. I think this goes to show despite everything they have gone through Jace is really Clary’s anchor. I think its the realization that even though Jace is this amazing skilled fighter he is still vulnerable & is someone she could possibly lose  

As Jace states that “Your not the only person afraid of losing someone”. Clary crying responses that “She’s tried of being afraid.” The camera pans over to Jace who is looking up at Clary. Dominic Sherwood is amazing in this moment as you have literally she the moment of realization in his eyes. As Clary cries over his wounds it becomes apparent that she does share his feelings. He sits up & cups her face. I love that he hesitates for a second, allowing her the chance before she kisses her. But of course Clary kisses him back passionately & the scene ends. 

[amethystdruse]

[shadowsource]

I love you, Clary. I’ll love you until I die. And if there’s a life after this, I’ll love you then, too.

[matthewfrchld]

The issue with First Love Trope in The Summer I Turned Pretty

The problem with TSITP is that it wants to be a first love story and a love triangle at the same time but you can’t sell both without one undermining the other.

Essentially the title is referring to when Belly “turns” pretty and this when her first love, Conrad notices her. Then because the story includes a love triangle, we have the second love interest Jeremiah who’s always had feelings for her.

The way belly and Conrad’s relationship is described is by the opinion and perspective of other people. It’s like a prophecy that was made to keep the story going. For them to have a reason why Bonrad should be together. Comments such as belly loving him since she was ten as the groundwork.

Also notice how these views reflect Belly’s infatuation with Conrad and not who they are as people. When it’s the perspective of Conrad, it’s always described as a sibling relationship where an older brother dotes on his little sister. Never something romantic. It’s like they’re feeding Belly’s fantasies forgetting they have include Conrad’s development and reasoning as to why he has feelings for her. Their reality is all hearsay. They’re never described as bringing the best out of each other or Conrad knowing belly better than she knows herself. No evidence is being shown why they belong together. Just the narrative.

Now we implement the love triangle. It was written to be a barrier for bonrad to overcome which is not the nature of love triangles at all.

Jeremiah is written as one of Belly’s best friends that’s knows her inside out as well as she does him. They share a bond so closely they believe they can read each other’s minds. They describe things about each other that serves as a catalyst for romantic feelings to grow. They’re able to see the worst parts of each other and able to grow from them.

This development was not given to Belly and Conrad therefore their relationship lacks substance. Because of this, it’s became obvious that belly and Jeremiah have a better developed relationship but the “prophecy” of the story (Conrad is belly first love) forces the narrative to push them apart. If Conrad is truly the better choice for Belly, why wasn’t he written as such? His character is so underdeveloped that other characters have to shift personalities to uplift Conrad. To soften his worst traits and make him seem like less of a bad choice. It’s like the story is lying to itself, hoping we won’t notice.

First love stories and love triangles don’t blend well if the protagonist was always going to choose the first option. It was never a triangle it was a waiting game.

[partiallypearl]

Lola Tung and Gavin Casalegno in The Summer I Turned Pretty S3EP2 - Last Christmas