rose garden filled with thorns.

                     She was  beautiful,          but she was beautiful in the way of a          forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.

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LUCA COLLINSWORTH.

      not her. there’s something in his head, something clawing at the calm haze, screaming under his skin. not. her. “i can’t-” he shakes his head vehemently, words forcing themselves through gritted teeth. “i have to, i have to finish what i started-” luca hisses, ocean hues darting between the blood on his hands and the girl before him. “tessa, you have to understand this must be done-” 

       one more step.  “  no,  ”  words started to leave her mouth, desperate for him to understand.  “  this. is. not. you.  ”  another step.  “  you almost killed your sister, attacked people, for what ? for what, luca ?  ”  a single tear streamed down her face as she was finally close enough      enough to look into his eyes, and hope to find her parabatai somewhere inside there.  “  these are not your beliefs, it’s not your purpose. whatever voice that tells you that it must be done      that voice doesn’t belong to you. please, luca. i’m your parabatai, you know you can always trust me. you... you always did      trust me now, too. trust that i can help you.  ”

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SHILOH COLDWATER.

“Thanks…” Now that he actually had Tessa here, he was a little nervous, unsure of what to say or what he’d find out. Looking around for some privacy, he ended up leading them out the back door towards the garden. “I’m just noticing that a lot of people are acting strange, like you, Lukas, Elena…I don’t know, I feel like something is wrong. I haven’t even seen you in what seems like so long. Are you alright? I mean really, you can tell me.” He hoped that she trusted him at least. Maybe he was just being paranoid, but with the way things were around here it was understandable, and it was better to just make sure. “I didn’t do something wrong did I?” he asked softly, that being something he was very afraid of.

      tessa hated it     she hated how the circumstances were making everything bad, complicated. and she knew it was time to tell shiloh. how long could she keep it anyway ? everyone was going to learn soon. and, well, it was shiloh. she could trust him.  “  no !  ”  the blonde suddenly said in panic.  “  no, no i promise     you’re great. i mean, you’re too great that i feel bad about not being around for you as much as i’d like to be.  ”  she continued with a slight chuckle, using a reassuring tone.  “  it’s just... it’s luca      something has happened to him, quill and i think he’s under some kind of spell. he’s not himself, shiloh    it’s like.. suddenly, everything changed.  ”  even talking about the matter was making her heart shatter.  “  he’s violent, cruel    different. we’ve been working to figure it out. i mean, people can’t completely change over a day, can they ?  ”

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LUCA COLLINSWORTH.

          his hands are slick; crimson staining pale skin. is it hers from the mess he has made of her head, sticking in her dark hair, smeared across the wall ?? or is it his from the way he has clutched the dagger so tightly, from the blows he has handed, her scraping defiant fingers against his arm ?? the blood is their both, whoevers it may be. his sister. the horror, the surprise, has briefly slowed him in his task. but clarity finds its way again, washing his thoughts clean, erasing the flicker of compassion and fear that had overwhelmed him. “it must be done.” luca says sharply. yet a shaking hand lets the knife fall free, his eyes unsteady on hers. he must, he must. the hand that grips her neck drags her forward and with a final push of immense force, he slams her head with an echoing crack against the wall again.

      OH NO. was it too late ? were they too late ? tessa ran towards her parabatai as she let lukas take care of his.  “  luca !  ” the voice that came out of her was quite literally desperate, begging for him to stop. without any fear, she took a few steps closer to the boy, her expression was soft despite the situation they were in. despite what was coming.  “  you need to stop.  ”  she knew words were meaningless for him, but maybe they could be enough to distract him.  “  this        ”  tessa continued, pointing at the blood in his hands.  “  this is not you. i know my parabatai       something happened to you.  ”  one more step.  “  please. let me help you.  ”

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EVERETT COLLINSWORTH.

“ so there i was , butt naked , splayed across the head of the institute’s car like a slutty chicken , covered in maple syrup and whipped cream and the fucker turns on his window wipers !! so now i’m screaming . he’s screaming . old ethel from across the street has pulled back her curtains and she’s screaming – “

     maybe... taking a break from doing research with quill was NOT a good idea.  “  ev, are you DRUNK ??  ”  the blonde asked, clearly worried (  and, well, horrified      maybe a little angry as well  ) for the boy.  “  please tell me that didn’t actually happen.  ”

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SHILOH COLDWATER.

Something weird was going on. Everyone was more tense and on edge than usual because of what had been happening. But there was something else going on with the people he knew better than others in the Institute. Lukas, Elena and Tessa all seemed upset and so it became something Shiloh couldn’t ignore any longer. He caught up with Tessa in the Institute. “Hey, I need to talk to you. Are you doing anything?”

       work. work. work. that’s all she’s been doing ever since elena told her about the things she witnessed. the first thing she did was finding her brother, quill, since she needed someone smart     smarter than the most. which, not so surprisingly helped a lot     they did figure out what happened with luca, however, figuring out how to fix it was taking longer than she expected. her thoughts disappeared as soon as she heard the very familiar voice      shiloh. by the angel, she was really being the worst when it came to him, wasn’t she ? tessa didn’t even know the last time she took time to talk to him, or anyone.  “  i      ”  shaking her head, she stopped her words. she was on a break, she did have the time to talk to him.  “  no, no we can talk.  ”

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ELENA BROOKS.

     when she asked the question, elena let out a sigh, body leaned forwards as she sat, elbows resting on her thighs with her face pressed into her palms for a moment as she shook her head. “ he just - appeared out of nowhere. when it startled me, he scolded me and said i’m not a mundane and i should act like that. that i’m childish or something – then, and then that i’m nothing more than a pretty face and forced me to look him in the eye when i couldn’t and tess - ” she swallowed, trying to blink away the tears. “ it just, it hurt - he’s my – ” she stopped herself, exhaling deeply. “ luca has never done such thing. ever. ”

       with each word that left elena’s mouth, tessa became more and more terrified. not for herself, not for elena... for her parabatai. she was terrified to learn what happened to luca that he ( in an abnormally fast time ) became such an awful person. that person      the person elena described... that wasn’t her parabatai. without hesitation, tessa pulled elena into a hug, wrapping her arms around the brunette’s tiny figure tightly. yes, she was worried about her parabatai       but she also had the extreme need to soothe her friend.  “  ‘lena, you do know that... you do know that you’re nothing like that, right ? none of the things he said is true. none of them. you’re one of the bravest and strongest people i’ve ever met. you do have a mundane side, that’s right      you got the most beautiful thing from them. it’s your heart. you care, you feel      not many shadowhunters choose to do that. but you do, and ‘lena, i’m proud of you for that.  ”  patting her back softly, tessa continued.  “  luca is your friend. he cares about you, he always cared about you. he’d... he’d never do that to you. he’d never do that to anyone.  ”  pausing for a moment, tessa closed her eyes, forcing herself to not cry or shout due to the stress she was in.   “  he’s a good man, ‘lena. he’s one of the best man i’ve ever known. and i’ll figure out what’s going on with him. i promise.  ”

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SHILOH COLDWATER.

Shiloh was surprised but pleasantly so to find Tessa suddenly in his arms and he took a moment to comfort her, returning the embrace and kissing the top of her head. “Hey, I’m fine I’m fine don’t worry about me. I’m just glad you’re okay. You are, right?” Stepping back to make sure, she seemed alright to him, at least physically. “No, my bond partner is safe, my friends are safe, no one hurt so far that I’ve checked.” He tilted his head in confusion. “Wait, why are you apologizing? You didn’t attack anyone. I’ve been looking for you all night to tell you what an amazing job you did.”

      relieved that he was fine, the blonde quickly nodded her head as they parted. “  i’m okay,  ”  she only got a few bruises     nothing an iratze can’t fix. however, the fact that she was okay made her feel even more guilty. it was the ball she and her family thrown      she should’ve been more careful, it was supposed to be a safe area for everyone.  “  really ?  ”  tessa asked, his response bringing her a bit of relief.  “  that’s good, i’m glad that they’re safe.        shiloh, no. i did an awful job    i... i should’ve kept everyone safe, i organized this ball, i was in charge of the security and everything, if i had been... if i had been a little more careful, this wouldn’t happen. i should be apologizing.  ”

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ELENA BROOKS.

     taking a deep breath, elena sat down next to the blonde, swallowing hard before she could find her voice to speak. “ there’s something wrong… very wrong – about luca. ” she said, looking at her with concern. “ i just – he isn’t himself. i tried to chalk it up to him being in a bad mood and all but - but i just know, it’s not that. it was like… it’s not luca… ” she rambled, panicking more as she spoke. “ something’s wrong… ”

      as soon as she heard her parabatai’s name, the blonde’s brows furrowed     it was a fact that luca was, quite literally, being an asshole towards tessa lately. however, what she didn’t know was that his behavior was not only towards her. the young shadowhunter kept thinking that she did something wrong, that she was the problem and he was normal to everyone else      but she couldn’t even spend enough time with him to see how he acted with other people around them.  “  can you... uh, can you tell me about the last time you saw him ?  ”

[tessawxllace]

ELENA BROOKS.

     looking disgruntled and upset, elena made her way into the wallace manor, looking around for a particular blonde. it took her some while, but when she did find the other, the brunette quickly made her way over. “ tessa, ” once she was standing before the other, she swallowed, taking a deep breath before speaking again. “ do you have a minute ? it’s – it’s important. ”

      tessa was about to apologize for the ball ( and for her behaviour when elena visited her the last time ) when she caught the sight of the brunette, noticing one of the servants let her in     however, elena was faster.  “  hey      of course,  ”  the blonde shadowhunter quickly replied, trying to use a soothing tone.  “  come, sit      what’s going on ?  ”