julianspancakes:

me talking about myself and my life:

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me talking about Julian Blackthorn and how perfect he is and how much I love him:

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incorrecttdaquotes:

“Kierarktina is the best ship in TDA,” I say into the mic.

the crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence of the room.

“she’s right,” they say. I look around for the owner of the voice. there, in the fifth row, stands Emma Carstairs carrying a large poster that reads “hot faerie threesome”, which she made herself.

panicatwallmaria:

Kit basically represents all of us reading the books? He complains about people writing in books, he essentially makes the comparison of the Cohort and Hitler, he’s always saying about how shadowhunters are hot and he’s also spooked by the dark and portals? Like, same.

marcythewerewolf:

I was ignoring the drama for a while, but I do feel compelled to make a post about it just because people don’t seem to completely understand how polyamory works or what standards it should be held to, and they are using this misunderstanding to slander my very sweet babies Kieran and Mark and Cristina who are just trying their best in a very cruel world, as well as various others like Tessa and her boys. 

Polyamory is simply any relationship involving more than two people. It comes in so many forms! It can be multiple people all involved with one another, or a single person with multiple significant others in a closed relationship, or a couple or trio or larger group that invites other people into short term relationships with them. Sometimes polyamory is small, just three people. Sometimes it ends up as this huge network of love. 

Healthy polyamory is simply polyamory where everyone is consenting, happy, and comfortable with the relationship paradigm. That doesn’t mean it has to be all sunshine and roses, all romantic relationships have conflict. When you love someone you are always bound to have little fights and arguments and times when no one wants to do the dishes. Polyamory can come out of lots of different situations, just like monogamous romance can, because people react to stress in lots of different ways. There are lots of stories of situations that maybe wouldn’t be termed exactly “healthy” nevertheless resulting in relationships that made themselves functional and mutually safe despite that. Siblings marrying the same person is a theme through out global cultures. It probably wouldn’t pass Tumblr’s gross out meter, but nevertheless it is polyamory and depending on the situation it can be consenting, honest, and happy. At the end of the day as long as everyone is communicating, being honest and open, and not afraid to talk about their feelings, it’s all good. 

With that in mind, do Kieran, Mark, and Cristina have the potential to be a healthy polyamorous triad? Evidence would suggest yes. 

They all like each other. Cristina is increasingly fond of and protective of Kieran and Kieran sees Cristina as… not quite someone he loves but someone he enjoys being around, a beautiful stranger he increasingly trusts. At their best, they have fun together and take care of each other. They dance and laugh and smile. Regardless of sex (which is another matter, but they are all attracted to each other and interested in each other) they like spending time with one another. For Mark, Kieran is someone he cares for and a tie to his past, while Cristina is a fresh slate. They’re both peers he can be himself with, without fear of scaring his little brothers and sisters. Cristina sees both the young gentlemen as people she has a duty to, people she could help, and then once she gets past that, they’re people her age who don’t act like everyone else in her closed off Shadowhunter world. They’re nice to be around, they’re exciting, they’re interesting. She wants to help them and listen to them. Kieran sees Mark as his lifeline, the only person who has ever cared for him, while Cristina is someone he wants to see as a threat who has nevertheless been kind to him, and he puts a lot of stock in small kindnesses. 

They talk as well. Cristina and Mark open up to each other easily. Kieran and Mark have shared secrets in the past. Kieran and Cristina have a stunning amount of heart-to-hearts a week after meeting properly. When it comes to their feelings, it’s a share-a-palooza. 

The truth is trickier. Mark and Cristina lie to Kieran. Kieran acts selfishly to try to get Mark back. There is some overstepping of boundaries, some sniping, so erotic dream giving. That’s certainly not the best display of healthy affection, but under the stress these kids are under and given their ages I’d say it’s not too extreme either. It’s not right, but it is predictable. Scared people in corners lash out, or do questionable things, and the three of them are no different. Compared to Emma and Julian “lie to each other and repress our feeling for several months, then burn a church down with our unholy power then go have sex in a dead man’s house” though, they’re a goddamn fountain of communication and open discussion, and they’re still learning. They’re only going to get better at this with time. Mark lays down his limits more and more often. Kieran starts to learn how to step back. Cristina thinks lying is never right, and Kieran can’t lie, and now they all know that messing with each other doesn’t end well. 

In conclusion, they make each other happy, there are at least two paths of reciprocated attraction between Mark and Cristina and Mark and Kieran and Cristina and Kieran are rapidly warming up to each other, they talk to each other easily and often, they are still trying to figure out how to say what really matters and negotiate boundaries but they seem to be working on it. For a child POW, a little politician, and a prince with an explicitly abusive past, that’s not half bad. Imagine how much better it could get once they have fully formed frontal lobes and aren’t running off of hormones and desperation.  

storiesaremylife:

Magnus “I would like to stop walking in on Will Herondale and all his descendants now please” Bane