tsc fans im going to be so real with you right now i do hate to say it but rereading tmi is really truly making me realise how much worse the characterisation in tsc got over the years. and yes perhaps the dialog in city of bones sometimes actually causes me physical pain but at least i’m feeling something. like yeah the series that’s about 11 different people being friends for 3 books straight where virtually all conflict gets resolved in 10 pages or less to make sure no one possibly comes off as unlikable may have a distinct lack of deeply disturbing vaguely incestual vibes but those horrid vibes, too, are simply a part of the epic highs and lows of city of bones
on that same note i’m kind of a massive fan of how adoption works in the tsc universe. if you see a child on the street and you like them you can just take them home if you want. however they have to explicity decide for themselves if they want to actually be your child otherwise they’ll just be considered a random person who lives in your house. if needed surname changes can be done by just saying you have a new last name now. every part of this is legal
