Alastair Carstairs - Blog Posts

just realized i never updated this thrilling saga:

i ended up liking him

before i read tlh for the first time i read cast long shadows and every exquisite thing and i have one thing to say:

FUCK ALASTAIR

if that man has no haters i'm a corpse idc idc idc. he will never redeem himself to me.

charles acting as if nobody understands him when literally every single person in that room is a raging queer is absolutely insane

also to anyone who cares i'm giving in and liking alastair

if you held me at gun point i would admit through gritted teeth that i've warmed up to him A LITTLE

...

still so no impressed by the whole "bully people first" thing but i can acknowledge that he was really young when he made that choice and is growing.

final verdict (open to amendment): i want to punch him in the balls slightly less hard

before i read tlh for the first time i read cast long shadows and every exquisite thing and i have one thing to say:

FUCK ALASTAIR

if that man has no haters i'm a corpse idc idc idc. he will never redeem himself to me.

thomas and alastair are kinda cute tho...

sad that he had a rough go of it but i still want to punch him in the balls.

sorry but he admitted to actively choosing to be the absolute worse type of monstrous bully at the academy and i'm not fucking with that

before i read tlh for the first time i read cast long shadows and every exquisite thing and i have one thing to say:

FUCK ALASTAIR

if that man has no haters i'm a corpse idc idc idc. he will never redeem himself to me.

YO WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH CHARLES AND ALASTAIR???

i think i felt very similarly about alastair before we see more of him in tlh. now hes my tlh fav. i am very interested in your thoughts. keep us posted

alas i wouldn't keep my hopes up for a change of heart

i'm already riding hard for matthew and i do not like the way alastair is acting in cls at all. like... what was the reason my guy? you get called on your shit and decide to not only insult the baddest bitch charlotte and her brilliant husband henry, but also hurt matthew?? for why??? like fuck yeah i cast at least partial blame on him for what happened. why the fuck would you say that shit to someone? 😤 i'm not fucking with that boy rn

i'll keep my mind open but....

before i read tlh for the first time i read cast long shadows and every exquisite thing and i have one thing to say:

FUCK ALASTAIR

if that man has no haters i'm a corpse idc idc idc. he will never redeem himself to me.

I JUST FINISHED CHAIN OF THORNS AND OMFG GUYS I CANT.

anyways here’s the merry thieves as marauders (or the other way round idk)

Thomas -> James

Matthew -> Sirius

James -> Remus

Christopher -> Peter

And as an added bonus, the love of my life, Alastair would be the other love of my life, Regulus.

(I REALLY wanted James herondale to be James potter for the lolz but they’re just don’t give off similar vibes in my humble opinion)

YESSS

Finally got COG 🤩 Think I’m in love

I was reading the "Whos gonna die in cot" theories when i remembered something about the epilogue of clockwork princess.

When Tessa is remembering Wills death (sorry, ik we all hate to remember this but hang in there) and she was thinking of all the family they had. And so i read it back, and found this

Um, sorry, but uhhh WHAT HAPPENED TO THOMAS ??? Like is this how Cassandra is breaking the news to us, does thomas die ? PLS NOO, do Thomas and Alastair ever get together. WAHT HAPPENS TO HIM ???

OMG ALSO "Cecy's blue eyed boys" ... kit ? Cass pls dont take him. Both Anna and Alexander have blue eyes, and ik Anna is explained as a girl, she could have changed to being seen as a male, i mean we all know what she does, but if one of the "blue eyed boys" is anna, and the other alexander, THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO KIT ?? He has brown eyes, does he die ?? Cass pls dont do this to us.

Wow, so in conclusion, both THOMAS and CHRISTOPHER are either not at Will's death (which is weird, like y would they not be yk) OR THEYRE DEAD. WE ALL KNOW THAT CASS SAID ITS AT LEAST ONE CHARACTER THAT DIES. OMG IM NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SLEEP TONIGHT.

thanks cass.

ehcvjhervcuervcherwvhcukecfkhudvhujfehv huefh- these head cannons! I fucking loved them! Especially the “Sex with a ghost one”! Like where do you get there fantastic ideas?! Also about the sex with the ghost head cannon I have tried to write it and extend it-

Lucie smiled as she looked at her husband. His Blackthron green eyes reflected the sunlight coming from the window, turning his face a shade paler. He looked beautiful as always, with messy black hair and his enchanting smile. He caught her looking at him and pulled her closer, kissing her lips as he did so. Lucie put her arms around his neck, into his soft raven hair and started ruffling it. He wrapped his arms around her waist and soothingly rubbed her back. She loved it when he did that, it calmed her down, made her feel wanted. 

“Happy Anniversary, love,” she muttered gently into the kiss. It was their first anniversary, and Lucie being Lucie had even wrote a short story on how she expected it to go. She hoped Jesse hadn’t found that story, cause he would have tried his best to finish all of the things on Lucie’s list. Which also included writing ‘L+J’ on the moon with gold chains. She really hoped Jesse hadn’t done that, and even if he had, how had he done it?

“Happy anniversary, Princess Lucinda,” Jesse said mockingly, but still with his usual warmth of affection. Lucie couldn’t help to prevent the blush on her face. She used her willpower to pull back from the kisses and said, “Oh thank you, Sir Jethro. What should I do, on this auspicious day, to amuse you, my dear?”

Jesse didn’t answer, just pulled her closer again, and showered her with more kisses, moving from her forehead to the bottom of her neck, where she still wore the chain of gold, that used to store Jesse’s last breathe. “Just be there for me,” Jesse said, and kissed the chain of gold, “Until my last breathe.”

Subconsciously, Lucie reached for his pulse, by placing her hand on his heart. He is still here with you, Luce she comforted herself, still alive, breathing.

While one part of her busy reminding her Jesse was safe, the other part was forming an idea. A very good one indeed. Lucie mentally made a note to visit her parabatai’s brother, Alastair Carstairs.

                  *  *  *

“Good Evening, one and all,” Will Herondale announced, “Today as we all know, we are here for my daughter, Lucie’s first marriage anniversary with Jesse Blackthron!” The audience erupted with applause as Jesse kissed Lucie on the forehead, receiving a stare from Will and James and a kind smile from Tessa and Cordelia.

The audience wasn’t a really big one, just the close relatives- the Herondales, the Lightwoods, the Fairchilds, the Carstairs, Grace, Brother Zacharich and Ariande. 

Jesse felt Lucie move away from him. He scrunched his eyebrows at her. She gave him a comforting smile and winked, “A surprise for you, Sir Jethro,” and she walked away to the stage. She took her place beside Alastair Carstairs, who Jesse hadn’t noticed was waiting on the stage with a piano. He couldn’t blame himself, the only person he noticed was his Lucie.

“Hullo everyone,” Lucie gave a small bow with a wide smile, “Since it is my first anniversary, I am going to perform a song that I myself have written and thanks to Alastair for the help with the piano,” she turned her head in an appreciative gesture towards Alastair, who smiled kindly. 

“This one’s for you, love,” Lucie gestured to Jesse, who blew a fake kiss at her.

Alastair started playing. Lucie followed and started singing, “I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs,”

Alastair gets nervous like “This is not what I signed up for”. Will and James get the questioning look on their face. Meanwhile Lucie ignores all this, not moving her gaze from Jesse she continues,

”I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuumI'm getting jiggy with a rifle I'll pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile,” 

At this point, James and Will were moving towards Jesse to kill him but thank the angel for Uncle Gideon and Uncle Gabriel, who held them down.

Then there is a few seconds of Alastair playing the piano and Lucie sings in high pitch, “I'm having sex with a ghost, 'cause he knows I'm alone He's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a Sex with a ghost, 'cause he knows I'm alone He's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a ghoul,”

Will, James, Gabriel, Gideon and Thomas were mortified while Tessa, Cordelia, Anna, Matthew, Ariadne, Jem and Grace were laughing their asses off. Christopher wasn’t really paying attention to the lyrics, he just thought it was nice of Lucie to write a song for her love. Gideon and Gabriel are holding James and Will back to prevent them from strangling their nephew. Jesse had no idea what Lucie was doing, but he definitely knew this was some masterplan of Lucie’s to make her dad and brother kill Jesse. 

Ignoring all this and looking at Jesse with a smirk, Lucie continued, “ The only time I ever see him Is when he's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear him Try to listen, but his whispers make my ears hurt,”

Will and James finally broke free of the Lightwood brother’s grip as they lunged towards Jesse and landed on top of him. 

“Thank you,” Lucie bowed and rushed to grab her second best bonnet.

(The song above was “Sex with a ghost”)

Ghostwriter/Blackdale Headcannons

As promised, in honour of my birthday here is a master list of all my Lucie and Jesse headcannons.

CHAIN OF IRON SPOILERS AHEAD

DISCLAIMER

If you’ve seen the same/similar headcannons to these it’s likely that someone has had the same idea and posted it immediately rather than add it to a list to be posted 2 weeks later. I promise I’ve not copied or stole from anyone, these are all straight from my brain as soon as the thought occurs.

Cannon Time Period

For a long time after Chain of Iron Jesse struggles to sleep because he’s scared of being possessed again and because he gets nightmares of murders.

·When they get to Cornwall Jesse refuses to go outside or open any windows until Lucie wakes up because he doesn’t want to see the sun without his light

As soon as he gets the chance Jesse goes to meet his uncles officially. He doesn’t ask Grace or Lucie to come because he feels his family is something he must face on his own. There were many tears, many desperate hugs, and many stuttering sobs.

Jesse makes a point to get to know his cousins. He tries to help Christopher with some of his experiments, he lets Anna take him shopping and Thomas helps to teach him Welsh. He asks Cecily and Gabriel if he can babysit Alexander sometimes and Eugenia takes him out for tea while teaching him modern etiquette.

Jesse moves in with Gideon and Sophie and they love and nurture him like his mother never did.

When celebrating her birthday Jesse always gets Lucie something pertaining to writing (new pens, a notebook, typewriter accessories etc.) then takes her some place beautiful so she can write about it in one of her books. He once took her the highest point of Idris where they could look down on Alicante and see Lake Lyn simultaneously; He also took her to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London which she thought would be a well-suited environment for a fight scene

At their wedding Jesse gives part of his vows in Welsh both to surprise Lucie and appease Will

 Lucie gifts Jesse his first set of gear and gives him a custom sheath for the Blackthorn sword as an engagement present.

 Lucie gives Cordelia the final instalment of The Beautiful Cordelia for their parabatai ceremony. In the instalment Cordelia discovers that Lord Hawke - her lover she’s been trying to reunite with this entire time - was actually Cruel Prince James all along, and he may not be as cruel as he seems.

After finishing The Beautiful Cordelia, Lucie begins writing a spinoff novel titled: Princess Lucinda and Her Adventures with Sir Jethro.

When they’re sleeping/cuddling she rests her head on his chest and her hand on his throat to feel his pulse.

Lucie inherited the Quiet Look and is often found gazing at Jesse from across rooms, much to the disappointment of those trying to have a conversation with her

As we know Alastair can play the piano so I got the idea that for their wedding anniversary or Jesse’s birthday maybe Lucie enlists his help to create the song “Sex with a Ghost” (this song is pretty funny if you imagine Lucie singing it). She writes the lyrics and Alastair does the backing music. The catch is she doesn’t actually give him the lyrics, so when the time comes Alastair along with Jesse, Will, James, and Thomas are all mortified while Tessa, Cordelia, Anna, Matthew, Ariadne, and Grace and laughing their asses off. Christopher isn’t really paying attention to the lyrics, he just think it was nice of Lucie to write a song for her love. Gideon and Gabriel are holding James and Will back to prevent them from strangling their nephew.

When Tatiania goes off on one of her anti-Herondale/anti-shadowhunter rants, claiming Lucie stole her son and that she’ll have her revenge, Lucie interrupts her by simply knocking her out with a punch then letting the Silent Brothers deal with her.

After all the chaos is sorted Jesse regularly wakes up at the ass-crack of dawn as to not miss a moment of sunshine. The first thing he does is look at Lucie and silently thank her for giving him life again. He doesn’t wake her up because he knows she lost many hours of sleep just to stay up at night with him. Instead he makes tea and reads by the window or on the balcony. If Lucie does wake up to join him she writes in her notebook next to him or they discuss they’re plans for the day.

It becomes their nightly routine to talk about their day while Jesse brushes Lucie’s hair before they go to bed

When they trained together for the first time Lucie was very surprised that Jesse could hold his own against her. That was until the sun shone through the glass panes, illuminating Lucie’s pale eyes and making her hair shine all the different colours he loves. This caught Jesse off guard and Lucie used the opportunity to knock his feet out from under him. In turn Jesse sweeps her off her feet so she lands on top of him and captures her in a kiss.

Lucie chooses Cordelia to be her suggenes and Jesse chooses Grace

Modern/human AU

Their respective clothing styles are lazy cottagecore with a touch of academia for Lucie and soft boy-next-door also with a pinch of dark academia for Jesse. Lucie drinks ice coffee out of a metal straw, wears baggy sweaters, has pencils in her hair, always carries a notebook and is constantly bumping into people. Jesse likesthe piano, black coffee, old converse and crewnecks and candid photos

Lucie steals sweaters from basically all of her friends. She took Jesse’s green one, Cordelia’s yellow one and a brown one from James

They’re both English majors which is how they meet but Lucie has a focus on creative writing and Jesse has a focus on literature. Jesse also does a minor in business to please his mother.

After they get married they open a publishing company where Lucie releases The Beautiful Cordelia and many others. Jesse is her editor.

Keep reading

I think Alastair is going to die in cot because of so many reasons, but also this unidentified snippet:

He spends so much time convincing Thomas he’s not in love with him (or at least giving Thomas that impression) and it makes sense for one of them to die because it would be utterly heartwrenching.

I very much hope I’m wrong though

And he fell in love with Alastair who is very good with words (footnote: I love the way of speaking and the extensive vocabulary Cassie chose for him) but quite often manages to fuck up when using said words. Just because he knows how to string fancy words together so that they sound nice it doesn't mean that Alastair gets his meaning across very well.

They really complement each other

Can we talk about how Thomas keeps on saying he doesn’t have a gift for words and he wouldn’t be able to charm Alastair or anyone with his words but with Alastair, he manages to say the most simple yet most important things that Alastair needs to hear

* the TLH Gang standing around Jesse's coffin *

Alastair: I am going to bury something that reminds me of the person that I used to be, that I don't want to be anymore.

* drags Charles to the coffin *

Whatever you do, don't imagine post-infirmary-scene Thomastair sound asleep, snuggled up in the narrow infirmary bed.

I love how Thomas is an unreliable narrator in the sense that he never notices how other people react to his appearance because he is so self-conscious and has a rather low self-esteem regarding his physical appearance.

It takes Alastair to tell us that, apparently, people are ogling Tom because he looks so good.

On the other hand, we never actually see people reacting that way in any of the other character's POVs, and that can mean 2 things:

A) The others don't pay that much attention to Thomas because he is just kind-hearted Tom to them

B) Alastair in a way overinterprets other people's looks because to him, Thomas is so beautiful, how could other people not see it, how could they not want him?

Addition: In ChoG, Cordelia actually describes Tom as handsome, but not beautiful as James or Matthew (several times). Clearly, the Carstairs siblings have different tastes.

Basically, Alastair asking Thomas to move in is the equivalent of a marriage proposal (at this point I'm not sure about gay marriage in the Edwardian shadowhunter community, but I assume it was not yet a possibility).

Also, only Alastair could make such a proposal and then need thorough convincing that Tom wants the same, which is really heartbreaking.

Anyway, I need that full scene ASAP

TDA - TLH parallels:

Mark glared. "She [Cristina] is nothing like me."

"You don't have to be like someone to love them," said Emma.

- Lord of Shadows

"I am nothing like you, Thomas," said Alastair.

- Chain of Iron

Just saw this pickup line "Are you a tower? Because Eiffel for you" and it just screamed Thomastair to me. Specifically, I think Alastair would say this to Thomas because

1) Thomas is a giant and towers over everyone

and 2) they were specifically talking about the Eiffel Tower in ChoG

And now I just headcanon that Alastair said this to Thomas at one point who just laughed himself to tears.

Cast Long Shadows:

"You do not know what he [Alastair] said to me the day we were expelled."

Tom shrugged. "Some nonsense, I expect. He always speaks the most shocking nonsense when he is overset. You shouldn't listen to him."

A couple of lines later: "Oh well," said Tom. "I like his nonsense." He looked wistful. "I think Alastair masks his pain with cleverly turned phrases."

Can we talk about how Thomas knew Alastair extremely well, even back then? And how Matthew could have saved himself (and Thomastair) a lot of drama if he had just listened to Thomas? Now I just want a novella with each conversation in which Thomas got to know Alastair so well.

I also hope that Tom will remember his own advice in CoT... Not that I want him to stop listening to Alastair

"Thomas was so quiet and small they were always losing him, rather like a human marble, and if left to his own devices he would inevitably roll toward Alastair Carstairs. [...] It was a simple matter to locate Thomas when he was lost. Matthew only had to follow the sound of Alastair's irritating voice."

- Cast Long Shadows

My HEART💔

Alastair in ChoG: *snaps at Thomas for calling him by his first name, they are not school boys anymore*

Alastair in CoI: *apparently likes the name Thomas so much he uses it like five times per page*

On a more serious note, he only calls Thomas "Lightwood" in front of the Merry Thieves or when he's trying to mask his insecurity ("speak sense, Lightwood")

I'm 100% sure that Will knows about Thomastair

Paris really is the Thomastair city. Why were they locked in the sanctuary in the first place? Because the Mortal Sword was in Paris.

Iconic.

The Perfect fan cast for Alastair Carstairs

It was extremely difficult to find ethnic Persian men that had blond hair but not coloured eyes and pale skin. After searching for a few minutes I believe I found the perfect fan cast for Alastair.

Meet Hamid Fadaei

(Alastair's real hair is dark brown and he has beady eyes).

How cool and amazing Carstairs siblings are. Both saved their beloved ones from Clave's clutches!

Lucky Tom and James.

Chain of Gold.

I completed reading this book. And I'm at loss of words to describe what I'm feeling right now. No doubt it is yet another great work by Cassie.

I loved this book and the merry thieves❤

Oh Cassie has succeeded yet again in breaking our hearts. More than once in the same book.

Aggh It's frustrating as always, after reading the first book of the series..

Totally excited for the next book.

Highly recommended.

And hey, Magnus Bane appears in the book. ;) It seems he'll appear in next two books tooo😍❤