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[royalpassport]

We're all stories. Tell me yours, and I'll tell you mine.

(Preferably over tea.)

Don't forget to start with "Once upon a time..."

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[royalpassport]

[ He laughs. At least some people are willing to play the game. It's nice. Listening to other people's stories gives him the chance to forget about his own, for at least a little bit. ]

And what took her away from her art?

[outofthinair]

[ Clary can't help but embrace the distractions for now. Anything to keep her in a good mood. Even if sharing her story might not quite keep that mood going. ]

Well, she turned eighteen as most little girls eventually do. And while it's not always an easy transition, this one was sudden; abrupt. One moment she was about to be a budding artist attending a prestigious art school, and the next her mother was telling her that everything she thought she knew about herself and her family was wrong. A lie.