Deep Conversations

Today's theme: my favorite non-canon ship, Jace/Simon. Their whole relationship has been fraught with tension from the beginning, and then Simon died and became a vampire and things just jumped to a whole new intense level. After reading the books, it seemed to me that Simon is a masculine version of Clary in a lot of ways, and maybe that's why Simon is so intriguing to Jace. The show doesn't paint Clary and Simon as similar as they are in the books, but I still like how the show explores Jace's confusion over and jealousy of Simon and Clary's relationship. Jace has a hard time coming to grips with how he feels about Simon, even as he grew to like and respect him. They switch from being teasing to protective to fighting to angsty throughout the show and that really highlights the depth of their relationship.

Also, "I would have killed you" \\ "I would have let you" may be the most iconic piece of dialogue ever.

My current favorite Jace/Simon Fic:

blood and salt two-part series by firstaudrina
I love this in depth look into the vampire bite and its addictive properties. It's basically a super tender, super hot getting together fic with a wonderful exploration of Jace and his road to self-discovery. This series totally fits my headcanon for how Jace and Simon would work.

My current favorite fanvideo (it's short but so well done):

"Jace & Simon; Heartburn" (Watch on YouTube)

Stolen from a couple of people. Goodbye 2018!

1. Your main fandom of the year?
Marvel Cinematic Universe. And Teen Wolf (even a year after it ended!)

2. Your favorite film you watched this year?
Maze Runner: The Death Cure. Yay, an action packed blockbuster with my aesthetic! I thought they made a lot of great additions to book canon and O'Brien was quite impressive (and hot, dayum).

3. Your favorite book read this year?
Song of Achilles or City of Heavenly Fire because I'm a sucker for a tragic romance, apparently.

4. Your favorite album or song to listen to this year?
5 Seconds of Summer's Youngblood Album - got to go to their concert this year and had a great time. I didn't spend that much time searching for new music this year as I normally do, though. Monster Among Men is my favorite.

5. Your favorite TV show of the year?
Letterkenny! I discovered it this year, and I can't even believe how funny, witty, sarcastic, and socially conscious it is. And now it's all on Hulu!

6. Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
Shadowhunters! Although Letterkenny is a close second, it's not as active as Shadowhunters. SH has a pretty big fanbase and super talented fanartists. I do wish there were more fic exchanges/challenges/diverse writing though.

7. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year?
Shadowhunters getting canceled :/ Also, some parts of Infinity War. That plot was all over the place.

8. Your fandom boyfriend of the year?






9. Your fandom girlfriend of the year?


10. Your biggest squee moment of the year?
Tony pulling out the flip phone in Infinity War (but then not dialing??? Torture). Also, watching Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural and seeing the boys share. a. bed. Tropes in real life - count me in. Also, Shane Madej talking to demons gave me life.

11. The most missed of your old fandoms?
Smallville. I started a rewatch and even wrote a Clex fic, but then the news broke about Allison Mack and I felt bad about the whole fandom :/ I may continue my rewatch, because boy do I still adore Welling's Clark and Rosey's Lex.

12. The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?
Well, not sure really. Maybe All American because of Cody Christian, although I don't really want another teen drama in my life. I definitely want to watch all of the movies in The Conjuring franchise, because I watched the first one this year and loved it.

13. Your biggest fan anticipations for the coming year?
Shadowhunters 3B and Avengers: Endgame.

As for my writing: ( End of the Year Writing Meme )