My name is Herondale. William Herondale.

17. Shadowhunter. William Herondale, but everyone calls me Will. I know it's a pleasure to meet me, they all say the same. Indie Will Herondale rp and ask blog. {Will is post-CP2 unless stated} Multishipping. Multiverse. Mun is 18+

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{A Chance to Skate With You}

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“There’re more to leading a team than just talent.” Jem agreed. “Perhaps you just have to show the directors the error of their ways. Though between you and Charlotte, I’m sure you could make it work if you had to.”

He kicked the tip of his pick against the ground. “Thank you. But technique isn’t enough to score point. The judges want art, feeling, properly landed jumps.” He shook his head and laughed.

He froze at the sudden warmth on his cheek and just as suddenly, it was removed. He fought back the impulse to touch the spot with his hand.

“It’s fine.” He hoped Will couldn’t hear his quickening heartbeat as loudly as he could. “Thanks.”

“Wooing your next conquest, Herondale?” a voice from the side of the rink said.

Will turned around to see Gray stading outside the rink, already fully showered and dressed. Will sighed.

“What do you want, Gray?”

Gray shot them a grin. “I just want to meet your new friend, since he’s probably going to be around for a while.” He walked to the center of the rink with as much ease as if he were skating. He then extended his hand to Jem. “Nathaniel Gray, future captain of this team.”

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{wings and tails}

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“Oh.” Jem ducked his head, hiding the quick upward twitch of his lips. They hadn’t slept together! “It’s fine. Don’t worry.”

He took a spot next to Will on the couch. “It was uneventful. I fell asleep partway through the movie.”

He shook his head vehemently. “Tatiana doesn’t know me very well at all. It must have been misguided speculation on her part.” He took a deep breath. “I apologize if that’s how it seems. I appreciate your effort. I’m just…” He laughed. “quiet, for lack of a better word. I don’t really know what to do with any sort of attention.”

He turned to look out the window as his pearl pulsed warm against his skin. “Of course.” He stood to lead Will to the door. “Feel free to drop by any time.” He offered a distracted grin.

Will allowed Jem to guide him to the door. 

He smiled widely at him. “I will make sure to drop by, now that I know you don’t hate me,” he said with a laugh. 

When the spot on his back where his wings should be started aching, Will said goodbye to Jem and ran off into the streets. When he was sure nobody was seeing him, he changed into Knight and kept running through rooftops and alleways in the direction his folded wings were pulling.

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{if aught but death part thee and me}

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Jem shook his head. “Of course he does.” He frowned. “Nothing’s ever simple and safe when it comes to you, is it.”

He balanced both hands on top of his cane and stared at Will, brow furrowed. “I know this is a vampire matter, and that you shouldn’t be telling me any of this. But promise me, that if you need help, you’ll call us in.”

He stepped up to the young vampire and gripped his upper arm. “Promise me, Will. Vampire or not, we still protect our own.”

Will took his arm gently out of Jem’s grasp to cup Jem’s face between his hands. “I will be all right, Jem. I will not be fighting alone. I will have Raphael and the rest of the clan with me.”

He ran his thumbs in circles over Jem’s cheekbone. He felt warm and soft and human, and Will wondered how he himself felt o Jem now.

“I am not one of you. The ‘we protect our own’ does not apply to me anymore. You have to accept it, Jem.”

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{Easy as 1, 2, 3}

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“It’s incredible.” Jem smiled. “You have a definite talent. I think you’ve reset my standard for clubs everywhere.”

He turned to Will and raised an eyebrow.

“I didn’t realize my reputation proceeded me.” Jem teased Will with a gentle nudge. “I would’ve dressed up more for the part.”

“You look perfect the way you are,” Will assured him with a wink. “But Imight have talked once or twice about Gala’s cute teacher.”

Magnus laughed. "Cece had to intervene so he wouldn’t make a fool of himself in front of you. And it turns out his date was you. What are the odds?”

[ofcogitari]

It’s the end of 2016 (Thank G O D) so I decided to make a bias list for all the wonderful people that I’ve had the pleasure of roleplaying with this year (new and old)!

The people that have been with me since the beginning:

@ofglitterisms / @carstairisms / @angelus-filiae: Tori. Oh my God, where do I even start? You’ve been one of my favs ever since the beginning. We’ve had two years of amazing threads and friendship and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. I adore you and the way you portray all of your characters. You’re a fantastic writer and I can’t wait to see what more you do. <3

@ofcursesandsins: SOFI. Sofi oh my goodness, we’ve been friends for so so long. We’ve had the craziest threads and I’ve loved each and every one of them. You’re my angst partner for life and I can’t wait to see what more we get to do together. Your Will was the first one I really had threads with and I adore the way you write him.

@ofsilvereyesandlosttime: Cindy, you know that I absolutely adore you! You were the first person to actually start a thread with me and it’s all just gone uphill from there. I love how we can spend hours in each others’ messages plotting whatever angsty new thread we’ve come up with. You’re such a wonderful writer and your Jem will always have a special place in my heart!

@darahdemonis / @hathxway: Sunny, you’re fantastic. I love that I can hop on Skype and message you about a plot and we can spend literally hours planning it out to the very last detail. I love your Magnus and your Rose (my muses love them, too) and all of the amazing threads we’ve had in the past. You’re such a sweet person and I love that I can call you a friend!

The new friends I can’t wait to make more memories with:

@ofanomaly / @silvcrandashes / @ofhaughtiness: Savvy, you wonderful human being! Our threads are ones I constantly look forward to. I know I’m a slow snail but I love writing with you and your army of muses. You have so many wonderful muses and you write them all beautifully. I think you’re an extremely talented writer and an even better friend. I feel so lucky to know you and I cannot wait to see what threads we get into in the following year.

@elysiahellfire / @xherondalesiblings: I don’t even know where to start! First of all, you’re talented as hell. I love reading your threads even if they aren’t ones that I’m in. You managed to get me to fall head over heels for your OC (which I hate you for–not really but a little) and one of my OCs fell, too, so now we’re in this shipping hell together which is fantastic. I can always count on you to be there for me and to make me laugh when I need it most; in the short time we’ve known each other you’ve become a wonderful friend and I adore you.

Brand new friends who helped make the end of the year wonderful:

@axdacia, @demonveiined, @lilithsichor, @magiclimits

People I love seeing on my dash (favs in bold):

@bloodstainedbackseat, @centuriesendured, @darkveiined, @dnteverdoubtme, @ithurielbled, @lilithbcrn, @maledictus-angelus, @murilegusveneficus, @myhairsnaturallyblond, @ourheartsbeatas1, @perfectingdeathsdesign, @popsfangs, @remembcr, @walledoffheart, @warlockiing, @warstopper, @wielkazmora

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LANNY! I’m seeing this like four months later because I suck but you’re amazing and we need to do more angsty threads and torture wessa together <3

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{I AM BACK}

No, I am not dead. I wasn’t feeling much like rping these past few months but midterms season is hitting and guess who gets creative when she should be studying? Exactly.

So like, I’ll be around (ish?) I’ll try to pop by like once or twice a week, so if you wanna plot something, hmu!

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{A Chance to Skate With You}

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“Do give yourself a little credit, Captain.” Jem smiled. “You definitely did something to earn your title.”

Jem wanted to reach out and brush the dark hair from Will’s eyes, but he restrained himself, surprised at the feeling. That’s not something you just do for someone you’ve barely known for a few days.

“That’s fine.” He shook his head. “Everyone needs to vent now and again.”

He bit his bottom lip. “The first competition is in a month and I have my routine memorized, it’s just doing it…” He ran a gloved hand over his eyes. “I’ve got a long month ahead of me.”

“Oh, I know I’m a great captain. I know how to direct a team and make them play to their fullest. But I do have to admit that Gray’s a better player than I am. That’s why the directors want to put him as a co-captain. Charlotte is not thrilled,” he said with a soft laugh. “But they have the money, so they pressure her.”

Will smiled. “I’m sure you’ll beat them all. I don’t know much about it, but I think you have a really good technique.” 

When Jem removed the hand over his eyes, an eyelash fell to his cheek. Without thinking much about, Will removed his glove to brush it away. He only realised he had probably stepped over a line when he felt the contact with Jem’s soft skin.

“Sorry,” he said quickly, his hand dropping. “An eyelash.”

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{wings and tails}

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“He sounds like a great friend.” Jem smiled a bit absentmindedly. He finished disinfecting the cut and wrapped a white bandage around it.

“Well, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have gotten scratched.” He snorted. “It’s the least I can do.”

He vaguely remembered leaving his notes on Gabriel’s desk.

“Thanks. I hadn’t even noticed.” Jem smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. He took his notes and placed them on his coffee table.

“Oh, that’s very kind of you.” His eyes widened as they met Will’s. “But there’s really nothing to apologize for. Anyone could’ve made that mistake. The room anyway.” His expression darkened at the memory.

“Hate you?” He visibly flinched back. “What gave you that idea?”

“Well, at least I apologise for the whole deal with the fight,” Will smiled sheepishly. “She stayed the night with Blackthorn in the end. I just left because I wasn’t really feeling like partying. Did you have a good night at least?”

Will blinked at Jem’s surprise. “Tatti,” he replied. “She says that you can’t stand me.” He laughed, self-conscious. “You’d have a point if you did. I can be quite obnoxious and annoying. And I keep showing up and expecting you’ll like me just because I keep pestering you.”

And then a chill ran down his spine, the way it always did when a demon was closer. Will sighed and stood up. “I... I probably should go...”

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{if aught but death part thee and me}

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“Of course.” Jem stepped to Will’s side, right where he was supposed to be.

“What’s going on in… your community?” He had to stop his tongue from forming the word ‘our’. “I assume everything’s not okay if something needs to be solved.”

He took Will’s arm and waved back at Charlotte. She smiled and waved back.

Will waved back at Charlotte and the other and guided Jem to the clan’s building.

He bit his lip at Jem’s question. Then he ran a hand through his hair with a sigh, before answering: “We’re hunting Peter and his group down,” he explained. “I wasn’t the only complicated victim. They’ve been killing mundanes without a care, just for fun. And they’ve been turning kids into subjugates. Raphael decided to end them before the Clave involves themselves in it.”

Will thought about hiding the rest of the matter, but there was no way he was going to keep more secret from Jem. “Raphael took me in. He’s the leader of the clan and that’s why I obey him... But Peter is my sire. So Raphael needs me to track Peter’s group.”

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{Easy as 1, 2, 3}

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The club-owner’s outfit definitely matched the club’s theme.

“Pleasure’s all mine.” Jem took Magnus’ hand. “Wow, I need to find someone who’ll introduce themselves as ‘Jem’s friend’.” He joked.

“This is an amazing club.” He gestured around them. “Did you design it all yourself?”

The music seemed affect the bar area less. The music was only a dull throb in Jem’s lungs, and he didn’t have to raise his voice to be heard. He wasn’t quite sure if this was due to creative engineering or if Magnus simply exuded a more calming aura around him.

Magnus laughed. “He’s one of my best friends, so of course I’m going to introduce myself as such.”

Magnus smiled and nodded. “I designed the entire place myself. I studied interior design after doing a couple of terms at fashion design, so I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted the place to be like... I’m glad you like it, Jem. Will doesn’t bring many of his dates here.”

Will shot Magnus a grin. “It’s because this one’s important. You know this really pretty kindergarten teacher I’ve been talking to you about,” Will explained Magnus. He looked at Jem and winked an eye at him.

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Home is the place your heart is

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edomidrisangel

Sariel nodded. “I did a long time ago even before you left…” He admitted, smiling.

Will laughed. “That doesn’t really make sense.”

[edomidrisangel]

“Well I forgave you anyway…” He mused.

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“And I couldn’t be happier,” Will replied with a smile.

[fairiesfaderoses]

Faery Romance

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fairiesfaderoses

Mark shook his head, but smiled. “No. Kieran is one of the princes of Unseelie Court, so he’s special,” he mused.

Will frowned. “And what is a prince doing in the Hunt?”

[fairiesfaderoses]

“He was given to the hunt, either for his own safety or some motive, but he is one of many siblings that were fighting for the throne. To be truthful, he didn’t really want it. He was sent here due to one reason or another, but I’m glad you’re both here,” he admitted.

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Will cocked his head to the side. “You never asked him?”

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{A Chance to Skate With You}

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Jem stopped with a flourish, cheeks flushed from the cold.

“It was interesting.” He dragged his toepick across the ice, studying the resulting mark closely.

“You’re really good.” He scrunched up his nose. “I mean I think you are. I don’t really know a lot about hockey. It looks good anyway. Visually.”

He closed hs eyes in embarrassment. That was smooth Carstairs. Good job.

“Are you ready for your game?”

Will nodded. “Yeah, I guess the Lightwoods and I have a good game. We’ve been playing together for years, but it’s mostly thanks to them, you know. They’re really coordinated and in synch. It’s so creepy sometimes,” Will said with a laugh.

He ran a hand through his hair, disheveling even more. “I wouldn’t say we’re ready, no. We’re mostly there, but the whole thing with Gray is that he’s an arrogant arse. He’s on our starting line because he’s the best player on the team, but he doesn’t know how to play a team sport. So it’s always difficult with him... And the bosses want to make him my co-captain, which would definitely send this team to shit.”

He sighed and shook his head. “I’m sorry. I keep complaining about him... How’s your routine? When does your competition start?”

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{wings and tails}

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“Thanks.” Jem bit his bottom lip, his gaze suddenly finding all the tiny faults with his home that’d he’d never worried about before.

“It’s just me and uh…” He followed his cat’s retreating back.

“I’m so sorry!” Jem took Will’s hand and simultaneously pushed up part of Will’s sleeve to examine the damage. “If it makes you feel better, Church doesn’t like anyone.” He pulled Will to the couch and pushed his blankets to the side.

“I’ll be right back.” He rushed to the bathroom and grabbed his first aid kit. It came in handy for healing after night patrols.

He went back to Will and started disinfecting his scratch.

“It’s alright,” Will said, as he watched Jem run around to fetch a first aids kit.

He watched Jem carefully taking care of his wound and smiled. “You’re really caring. You remind me of a friend, in a sense. He’s always taking care of me,” he said with a small laugh.

When Jem was finished, Will thanks him and picked up his bag. “I brought you your notes,” he said. “That’s why am I here. Soph said you forgot them at Gabriel’s and she promised to bring them, but she had to work, so here I am,” he explained. 

He ran a hand through his hair. “I also brought you breakfast. Pastries, that is. My favourite ones, from my favourite place.” He shrugged. “I wanted to apologise for that awkward situation yesterday. I basically barged into the room and proceeded to have a fight with Tatti in front of you. Also I’m sorry about the way Tatti behaves around you. She has the feeling that you hate us or something.”

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{if aught but death part thee and me}

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Will’s presence didn’t quite feel cemented until he saw the Institute members light up. As if Will could’ve escaped as a wisp of memory before Jem reunited them.

Jem stood near the back of the group, waiting while everyone reconciled with Will. He’d had his turn the previous night. It was time for everyone else to catch up with their missing family.

He felt his chest swell with something as he watched. Happiness, love, relief - he felt complete again.

“I merely came to say hello,” Will started, slowly, when the rest calmed down. “Raphael asked me to take care of some matters with him.”

“Surely we can help...”

“It is a vampire matter, Charlotte. We should be able to solve them within our community,” he explained. It was the strangest and saddest thing, having to draw a line between his family and him.

“I understand,” Charlotte replied with a nod.

“I will come tomorrow night to have a longer chat,” he assured them and then turned to Jem. “Would you like to accompany me home?”

[ofsilvereyesandlosttime]

{Easy as 1, 2, 3}

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“Okay.” Jem took Will’s hand quickly as they walked to the bar.

“Nice to meet you.” He accepted his drink with a grateful smile and took a sip. His face reflexively scrunched up at the slightly bitter taste. He hastened to swallow and ended up choking a bit, eyes watering.

“Sure.” He cleared his throat quickly. He was curious about the man who owned the flamboyantly elegant night club.

The bartender winked an eye at them and left to call Magnus.

Will turned to Jem and couldn’t help a smile. “I gather that was strong, Jem?” he asked with a quiet laugh. “Do you have any preferred drink?”

“I personally make some excellente screwdrivers, if I say so myself,” a voice said behind Will.

Will turned around to find a man with dark skin wearing a shimmering blue pant suit and rainbow hair, matching his rainbow make up. Will smiled  at him. “Magnus!”

“Hello, Will. And...”

“Jem. He’s my date tonight,” Will said with a wide grin.

Magnus laughed. “I figured as much,” he replied, then he turned to Jem. “Nice to meet you, Jem. I’m Magnus Bane, Will’s friend and owner of Pandemonium,” he introduced himself and extended a hand to shake Jem’s.

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Home is the place your heart is

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edomidrisangel

Sariel nodded. “I did a long time ago even before you left…” He admitted, smiling.

Will laughed. “That doesn’t really make sense.”