#The red scrolls of magic

[tsc-malec]

“You smell amazing,” Alec whispered. “Why—why do you always smell amazing?”

“Um,” Magnus mumbled, delighted but fighting sleep. “It’s sandalwood, I think.”

“It’s great,” Alec whispered. “Come and hold me. I want you next to me.”

Magnus glanced up at him. Alec’s eyes were closed and he was breathing deeply.

Come and hold me. I want you next to me. Maybe it was easier for Alec to say things like that when he was half asleep. It hadn’t occurred to Magnus that Alec might feel self-conscious, saying things like that. He’d thought Alec didn’t want to say them.

Magnus did as requested and curled his body around Alec’s. Their legs tangled together. Magnus traced a forefinger across Alec’s cheek, down to his mouth. Alec’s lashes were long, thick, and dark, curving to touch the tops of his cheekbones. His lips were full and soft, his hair a tumble of rough black silk. He looked vulnerable in a way that was hard to square, sometimes, with the cold-eyed, arrow-slinging warrior he became in battle.

He thought about waking Alec up and suggesting they go into the bedroom. He could kiss that full, soft mouth, mess up that silky hair even further. He brushed his lips over Alec’s cheek, closing his eyes . . .

—The Red Scrolls of Magic

[carelessflower]

love as religion; a sacrament of devotion / malec special

quote / the mortal instruments graphic novel / the red scrolls of magic - cassandra clare / 'say yes to heaven' - lana del rey / ruhlare / the mortal instruments coloring book / gaston leroux - the phantom of the opera / 'evermore' - taylor swift / magnus's letter to alec / tag - anne carson / 'take me to church' - hozier / cassandra jean / selected letters - john keats / queen of air and darkness - cassandra clare / quote / deathless - catherynne m. valente / sweeney - anne sexton

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[iheartmalec]

Alec learned constellations for Magnus

I’ve been rereading the shadowhunters books and I noticed this! Just another small detail that makes me love Malec even more.

From the Red Scrolls of Magic:

From the City of Heavenly Fire:

which means, canonically between October 2007 (when the Red Scrolls of Magic takes place) and May 2008 (when the Epilogue to the City of Heavenly Fire takes place), Alec learned constellations for Magnus to be romantic.

NO one does it better then Malec <3

[illustratinghan]

Lavendar Rose ~ Enchantment 🔮

- a recreation of Max Lightwood-Bane’s flower card -

characters by @cassandraclare 🤍

[lalalilylulu]

I miss Izzy and Alec

[tu-vieja-steve]

One thing about Isabelle Lightwood is that she will always be there for her brothers and whatever they are she will still love them.

[faithless-hoaxx]

Y'all don't understand how much of An Experience it is having The Red Scrolls of Magic being the book that introduces you to the TSC fandom

Like, hello, I spent Too Fucking Long wondering how tf this is the first book of a series when every other page it felt like the main characters were making a reference to some plot element I didn't know about

"who is this Jace Herondale fucker? What do you MEAN there was a war this book ISN'T covering for some reason?"

"There has got to be a prequel of some sort I don't know about" i thought naively

The prequel was a whole other series. A 6-book series. With another 3-book series preceding it.

I was just a baby gay who wanted to read a fantasy about other gays. Being initiated into a cult was NOT what I was planning on

Anyways, here I am 2.5 years later

[tarotarra]

Alec Lightwood Bane sketch to brighten your day~

[kasirose]

11. Mask

I've always wanted to draw something related to the masquerade party scene from Red Scrolls cause it's one of my fav malec scenes! (masquerade balls sound so cool) So here's Magnus in his shiny mask for this prompt. 😀

I think this is one of my fav Magnus's now even though it's only a sketch XD

Scene inspo @cassandraclare

For Uncrtiveartist's sketchtober on instagram

[culiehua]

nothing, just alec, my baby, my moon and my stars, who is afraid of spiders, and what he felt when he thought a car could turn into a spider

[green28go]

“Stop telling me to let you go,” said Alec. “I will never listen. I want to be with you. I never wanted anything more in my life. If you fall, I want to fall with you.”

Alec in The Red Scrolls Of Magic

Alec looked stricken. “We’ll die together,” he said. “Let me stay at least, with you.” “You have to go back. You have to go back to the world.” “I don’t want the world. I want you,” Alec said, and Magnus closed his eyes, as if the words almost hurt.

Alec in The City of Heavenly Fire

Before Shinyun could act, though, Alec was moving. He was reaching out, and he was wrapping his hand around the blade of the Svefnthorn, and he was grimacing with effort and resolve, and he was thrusting the Svefnthorn into his own chest, piercing his own heart. From where he knelt, Magnus could see the thorn run all the way through him, emerge through his back, and remain there. Alec’s eyes were still open, still wide, still staring right at Magnus.

Alec in The Lost Book Of The White

Bonus:

“Magnus Bane was one of the first great tragedies,” said Livvy as if she were reciting an old story everyone knew. “Bane realized he was turning into a demon. He begged his boyfriend, Alexander Lightwood, to kill him. Alec did, and then turned the sword on himself. Their bodies were found together in the ruins of New York.”

Alec in Thule (Queen of Air and Darkness)

These parallels are truly heartbreaking.

[tsc-malec]

Magnus said, in a low voice, “And what’s that one?”

Alec answered, “Stamina.”

Magnus stared. “Are you serious?”

Alec began to grin. “Yeah.”

“Really, though,” Magnus said. “I want to be clear on this. You’re not just saying that to be sexy?”

“No,” Alec answered, his voice husky, and swallowed. “But I’m glad if it is.”

—The Red Scrolls of Magic

[carelessflower]

On Testing and Qualifying Magnus Lightwood-Bane's Sugar Daddy Behaviors - An Analysis

Multiple arguments have been made against the current High Warlock of Brooklyn, superficially regarding whether this gentleman's reputation as the current Consul of the Clave's sugar daddy is underappreciated or exaggerated. This study aims to dissect the argument with the support of textual evidence throughout the couple's appearances in the series

Paying for their first date

Taking care of the bill like a gentleman. From this instance, one can assume he takes his gentlemanly courting ritual very seriously, as he also reached for the meal cheques in other occassions

Conjuring and pelping to pick fine clothes for Alec

On their famous Europe vacation, it is shown Magnus has a habit of magicking tuxedoes, suits, and well-made sweaters for Alec. Now, if he could upgrade that GAP scarf to a Burberry one, it would be much appreciated

Gentleman behavior

Even though his boyfriend is supernaturally strong with biceps to bite for days and hunts bloodthirsty demons for a living, Magnus would still rather pay someone to carry the heavy luggage than his darling

Luxurious accommodation only

There has been a previously published study on the expenses for all these places here, so this article will be repeating the same key points:

one night at Istanbul Grand Suite on the Orient Express: $26,000

suite in Belmond Hotel Cipriani: $1,056

suite in Palazzo Manfredi, Rome: $729

It is understandably relatable when one pulls Alec Lightwood and wants to do everything in their power to woo him. For Magnus, it apparently includes never letting Alec stay in any place less than five stars

Letting Alec drive the Maserati

It costs around $10,860 to rent a red Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spider for one day. Therefore, it speaks volumes to Magnus's affection for his boyfriend that Alec almost crashes them and the expensive car off a cliff is just a "tiny accident". It is also very likely he buys this type of car later, seeing his husband's fascination with them

Living together in Brooklyn

Months into the relationship Alec has already possessed a literal key to Magnus's home and proceeds to move in after weeks of getting back together. For other poor souls who are looking for a 3-bedroom brownstone in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the rent would be estimated at around $5000 per month. For the Consul, it certainly would involve a different type of payment method

Alec's magically money-full pocket

The consul carrying energy bars in his duffle bag instead of using the 15000$ in his pocket guarantees the funniest mental images one could possibly imagine

Enchanting Izzy's whip for Alec's birthday

Knowing Alec's top wish is to keep his family safe, Magnus chooses to tip his boyfriend's sister's whip in a prized potion to help her on the battlefield. Loving someone to the point you want to protect what else they love

Assisting shadowhunter without payment

This element may prove to be the strongest supporter of Magnus's claim as THE sugar daddy of the shadowhunter chronicles universe title, seeing how he used to overcharge shadowhunter on their business (deservingly so), and now he is willing to do all kinds of crazy shenanigans without an ounce of money. Whoever's in charge of the Clave's budget better send Alec the biggest, freshest, most expensive fruit basket

Final note

In conclusion, this research paper does not provide a definitive answer to the argument but encourages readers to draw their own perspectives. Nevertheless, it is a great possibility that in his report, the consul stated he used 10-20 dollars each week while he was traveling across the world, going to Japan when he craved sushi and staying in the finest places, all thanks to his generous husband

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[chibi-tsukiko]

Sharp Dressed Man 😍

“The secret of the tuxedo, Magnus knew from many decades of experience, was that every man looked good in a tuxedo. If you were already a very attractive man, like Alec, you would look very, very good in a tuxedo.”

- The Red Scrolls of Magic

Just a quick drawing of the boys looking sharp 😉

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[illustratinghan]

Persicaria ~ Restoration 🌅

- a recreation of Rafael Lightwood - Bane’s flower card -

characters by @cassandraclare 🤍

[booksydaisy]

Idc what you say, but that one scene from Ghosts of the Shadow Market where the Leader of the Shadow Market in Spain says that the power in Alec's ring comes from the heart of hell and Alec proudly says "𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘤 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.", will always make me feel the proudest of Malec and the fact that they are now married with two kids. I will cry-