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killerqueen-80:

I don’t think the Glee writers have ever been to a graduation.

I’m not sure the Glee writers have ever been to real life.

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bellegold:

fingers crossed for more pictures from Chris’ birthday party

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holhez21:

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cassandraclare:

stripperwithaheartofgold asked you:
Hey! I love The Mortal Instruments, and I was wondering if parabati were always boy/boy or girl/girl. Like, could it be a boy and a girl? I was wondering because you’ve called them like sister or brothers, not siblings. Also, does every Shadowhunter have one, or just some? (By the way, I also love your story in the “Zombies vs. Unicorns” anthology. I have to say, it was one of my favorites. Team Zombies all the way!)

Parabatai aren’t like siblings — it’s a different sort of bond. They are partners who would lay down their life for the other. It’s an ideal of warrior comradeship that goes back a long time. The term parabatai comes from heniochoi kai parabatai, which just means “charioteers and side-men” (in Ancient Greek. I don’t know how to pronounce it either. I ran across it reading about hoplites and ancient battle formations for City of Bones.) The side-man wasn’t supposed to leave the charioteer. One drove, the other fought from the chariot. The one is useless without the other.

Julian and Emma in The Dark Artifices are a boy and a girl parabatai. Siblings can be parabatai. Cousins. Girls. Boys. Pretty much any Shadowhunters near in age since you both have to be under eighteen when you decide. Most Shadowhunters don’t have a parabatai. It’s like .. being left handed. Not weird but less common.

And, as we know, parabatai are not supposed to fall in love with each other. But more on that later!

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