Title of my new fanfic is also a title of the song Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey feat. the Weeknd. I love Lana Del Rey and her songs fit this fanfic pretty well. Lust for Life lyrics are perfect but, of course, don't take them literally.

The lines that grasp the story perfectly are:

"'Cause we're the masters of our own fate

We're the captains of our own souls"

"They say only the good die young

That just ain't right"

Plot:

Mizushima Irene Ayaka is a Japanese Shadowhunter. She and her uncle, after her parents died, moved to the USA. Even though the Japanese weren't allowed to legally emigrate to the US until 1885, they had got permission from the government and Japanese Enclave – government and Enclave because Mizushima Orochi is a mundane (a businessman), his brother – Ayaka's father had Ascended, after 3 years Mr. Mizushima was acquainted with Mortmain, decided to join his Pandemonium Club and moved to London. Ayaka's uncle is a great liar – just like Mortmain, he forced Ayaka to work in a brothel as a prostitute while he worked on the evil plans with Mortmain.

Keep in mind that Mizushima is the surname.

It may sound confusing, it's explained more in the story itself. Of course, I won't dump all the information in one chapter so don't worry if you won't understand something in the first chapter. For now, here you have a timeline:

Ayaka was born in 1861, moved to USA in 1873 at the age of 12, moved to London in 1876 at the age of 15.

Keep in mind Mizushima is the surname!

I also included some Japanese mythology which will be revealed in the later chapters and I'll foreshadow it. Don't google 'Orochi' unless you want to be spoilt. Now that I have told you what not to google, I bet you will google it. In that case when the time comes in the story, don't write comments like 'I knew this would happen,' or 'You couldn't make it more obvious,' etc. You get the picture. And if you don't like foreshadowing... well, there's nothing I can do about that. If you don't like the story, don't read it, there's no need to be mean. Constructive criticism is welcome of course.

Those who read Throne of Glass know that Celaena has also other name and SJM refers to Celaena as a different person. Since my OC has also two names, I will try to avoid this mistake and use both names for the same person. Irene/Ayaka won't turn OOC, she'll just grow as a character.

You've probably noticed the pairing isn't Jessa. I know, it's a shock. I wanted to write my own character and I love Jem, so those are the reasons.

The story is set before the beginning of Clockwork Angel and Tessa will appear later in the story.

I also planned special scenes for you, for now I have written the story of Jem's parents and one really sexy scene between Charlotte and Henry (because they took their time in TID and they deserve to be happy). ;)

Rated M for language, violence and sexual themes (it's Victorian London, Ayaka's a prostitute and I don't want to sugarcoat it).

Disclaimer: TID and everything in it belongs to Cassandra Clare. My own are only the characters Ayaka and Mr. Mizushima, and the idea.

I hope you'll like it and leave some reviews :).