desctruction

Seraphina Lightwood, 18 years of age. Shadowhunter. I kill the things that go bump in the night.

[katxherondale]

Katerina let out a sigh, just like her parabatai. “I still feel like it is my fault.“ She shrugged slightly. “Really?“ The ginger asked her friend, a small smile on her lips as she rested her head against the dark haired friend of hers.

[seralightwood]

“I feel like that too, but it’s important to know that while we are incredibly strong, we’re not immortal.” She murmured reassuringly, squeezing her gently. “Yes, really. You could never fail me as a Parabatai, or my best friend.”

[conamorparis]

“Well, you don’t have to be so high sadity about it either, sweetie. I was just making conversation or whatever.”

[seralightwood]

“I’m a Lightwood, it’s in my blood.” Sera quipped back, failing to mention that while she was a Shadowhunter, A Lightwood, no less, she still had downworlder blood inside of her, thanks to her father and yet couldn’t shake the stigma and negative views of downworlders. “So I might be a little strung up, but I couldn’t find Marius, I do... Apologise from snapping.”

[darcourtxastier]

Matt was still feeling a little shaky but the shower and fresh clothes he’d put on had done a great deal of good to him. “Hey, I’m sure it’ll be alright,” he said with a tight smile, “Well, I hope. That’s not reassuring at all, sorry.”

[seralightwood]

“It really isn’t reassuring.” She was wiping down her blade, inspecting it, before putting it away. Lailah, her mostly used Seraph blade, the one she felt most comfortable using, Sera found comfort in having it near her at all times. “You should write that on a Hallmark card, maybe the mundanes would appreciate that.”

[caleblxfeuvre]

“Fine,” Caleb said, standing up fiddling with his ring as he slowly paced the room. Normally he would have gotten annoyed, but Caleb was tired he didn’t want to argue. “Just … try to be more quiet.”

[seralightwood]

“Right, I’ll be sure to cater to your needs next time.” She snapped, running her fingers through her hair tiredly, letting out a small groan. It was from the lack of sleep she had gotten, Sera was running on fumes at this point, having eaten less at the party and had a little more to drink before the attack. “Sorry.” Muttering a small apology, the girl leaned against the wall.

[katxherondale]

Kat wrapped an arm around her. “It’s a lot. I feel like a disappointment to be honest, I feel like I failed my people and a lot of others that died here last night!” She told her parabatai. “I’m sure he’s fine. I am fine, you’re alive so at some point I didn’t fail you at least.”

[seralightwood]

Sera rested her head on Kat’s shoulder for a few minutes, emitting a sigh from her lips. “You didn’t fail, Kat. There are casualties in war, this is just something that happens, as hard as it is to say. But it isn’t your fault that people died, okay? We were blind-sided, unprepared.” She told her parabatai firmly. “You could never fail me, Kat.”

[lillia-maier]

Hana smiled at her “It’s not a thing… It’s okay to be sad you know.”

[seralightwood]

“Oh no, I’m not sad. It’s a loss, yes, but I’ve learned to deal with it. We don’t need grieving shadowhunters right now, as bad as it may sound, we need to be on our guard.”

[conamorparis]

“You’ll be okay. When it comes next time we’ll be better prepared.”

[seralightwood]

“I know I’ll be okay, I’m a shadowhunter. I can deal with this, it’s ingrained in my bones. So I don’t really need a pep-talk, sweetie.”

[caleblxfeuvre]

“Fifty people dead in the Institute isn’t just something, it’s a disaster. That’s something coming from me,” he scoffed, overhearing the girl’s utterances more than a little annoyed considering he was trying to clear his head. “And you can add possessions to that list of yours.”

[seralightwood]

“Shut up, just... I know, okay? I know it’s a disaster. I’m processing everything.” Seraphina looked at the vampire, before looking away with a sigh. She was half of what he was, and yet she couldn’t shake the prejudice against downworlders. “Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Everything is just... too big right now. So I’m processing, it helps me... think better. Clearer.”

[seralightwood]

“We’re okay. Not all of us... but we can manage. Pick ourselves up again, like last time. This is just a... thing that happens. It shouldn’t happen, but it does. Fifty people.... That’s - that’s something. Marius is fine, we’re all fine. I hope.”

[conamorparis]

“I went to a lecture today and didn’t even realize that they were talking about sex the whole time. Shows how little I pay attention.”

[seralightwood]

“That is just... wow.”

[seralightwood]

mattjacobson-shadowworld:

Matt was fiddling with everything he was wearing, not that he didn’t like what he was wearing, he just wasn’t used to wearing suits. “Very fancy and it’s made me realise how awkward I feel in a suit,” Matt admitted as he tugged down on the jacket of his suit.  

“You look good in a suit.” Sera nodded to him with a tight-lipped smile, taking a sip of her drink. “I don’t even know why we’re having a party, after the attack. Sure, it’s been a while, but... it just seems weird.”

[seralightwood]

hana-salman:

“Yes, terribly.” She chuckled nervously “I figured after the incident we’d be training even more but no, to keep shadow kid at bay we party.”

“It does seem odd to have chosen a time like this to party, when we’re still recovering from the last attack. Though I s’pose they just want to celebrate the life we have now, I guess. But still. Odd.”

[seralightwood]

thepercymarris:

“So much, I wasn’t expecting this.” He said thinking about his well cut shiny blue suit and his horned black mask “I like your dress, it looks nice.”

“Have you never been to an event like this?” She asked quietly, smiling at the compliment. “Why thank you, you don’t look too bad yourself.”

[seralightwood]

ronanwyd:

Her promise doesn’t intimidate him. He figured she might say something like that, expected her to, really. He can expect nothing less from a Lightwood. “Fair enough, dove. And while I’m impressed that your thigh is also a clever hiding place for a weapon, perhaps you can put those long legs of yours to even better use and join me for a dance,” he smirks, holding a pale, veinless hand out for her to take.

Accepting his hand to dance surprised herself, but she kept her face cool and impassive. “At least now they’d be good for something, aside from hurting people,” Seraphina shrugged, trying to ignore the coolness of his hand. Leading him out onto the make-shift dance floor, she placed her other hand on his shoulder. “And if there is anything I love, it’s dancing.”

[seralightwood]

ronanwyd:

He tilted his head to the side, pulling his hand away and tucking it into his pocket. “Oh, you know…” he smirks, a devilish little twinkle in his eyes. “I am fond of blood.” He follows up with a wink, rocking up onto his toes before falling back onto his heels.

Her smile widens at his words, though it was not a kind smile. Sera cocked her head to the side and looked him up and down, measuring him up for size. “Well,” she said after a while, sipping on her drink, “if anyone goes missing or ends up dead, drained of their blood, and if I find out you did it,” her tone was casual, as Sera gathered the fabric of her dress and hitched it up just enough to see a dagger strapped to her thigh, “I won’t hesitate to put you down.” Despite the minor threat, her smile turned into a sugary-sweet one. 

[seralightwood]

ophelia-black:

Ophelia raised an eyebrow. “Mildly so. The transformation of the training room was quite impressive, I wasn’t expecting that. But nothing else strikes me as particularly special.”

“It seems to do alright, people aren’t complaining.” Sera shrugged. “Though the buildings in Alicante are much more impressive than a dingy training room.”

[seralightwood]

ronanwyd:

He was a bit uncomfortable in his tux. It suited him well, but he wasn’t accustomed to dressing like this. He heard the girl mutter under his breath as he was passing by, and he stopped and snorted. “Fancy? Pretentious, more like,” he chuckled, turning to her and sticking his hand out for her to shake. “I’m Ronan, by the way.”

“As pretentious as it is, I do love a good party. Though usually, they’re more... wild than this stiff gathering.” She commented, nodding towards everyone, before her hand met his in a shake, squeezing his hand gently, but firmly. “Seraphina Lightwood,” Sera said with a flourish and a thousand watt smile, despite the hardness in her gaze. “I’m sure it’s a pleasure. What brings you here?”