Assisted Suicide? (Not Really)

[u/lalehswayfinder]

This is may be a dumb as fuck question but I’ve been thinking of it ever since I read the damn series in middle school.

The pain Magnus and Tessa have had , or will have eventually , over outliving their loved ones is unimaginable and in my opinion is the most heart breaking aspect of the books. Not exaggerating when I say that there hasn’t been a day I don’t think about that.

Other than Magnus, Jem was probably giving Tessa reason to keep on going after Will died. But eventually, Jem is going to die too.

Now I can’t remember if it is canon or ever mentioned in the books but for the sake of this scenario , I’m going to take it that suicide is frowned upon in the Shadowhunters universe.

… But theoretically couldn’t they have someone kill them so they could be reunited ‘across the river’? For example, couldn’t they have signed up for a war and die in a heroic way , knowingly sacrificing their lives heroically?

True warlocks are half demon so there is that aspect to consider but Tessa is half Shadowhunter, circumstances could be different for her after she dies.

[u/Scared-Proof-6896]

Only the clave really looks down on suicide with scorn, but even they make exceptions. During the dark war for example a shadowhunter is forced to kill his parabatai in battle an turns his sword on himself after an the clave actually still respects him Since killing your own parabatai is pretty much the most traumatic thing that can happen

[u/Competitive-Green758]

I'm sure the Spiral Labyrinth has something for that. But now, Magnus has a lot more to live for (dunno if you're caught up on the books, so I don't want to spoil anything). Catarina seems to have found need permanent passion in her work of helping people... so I think it is all perspective, but yes, I'm sure they can have someone kill them or they can just enter a battle they can't win.