#alexander lightwood packs | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

vaguelyrotten · 2 months ago

Text

Through the Shadows, To the Edge of Night - Chapter 9

Weighed down by nightmares and bad memories, Alec Lightwood feels like he's just a ghost of the man he once was. When a new neighbor moves in next door and the man and his adorable charge become an integral part of his life, Alec starts to see a light out of the darkness…that is until a single horrific night forces him to relive the horrors of his past.

They moved quickly after their realization and Alec was pleased to see that not a single member of their assembled group had walked away. Clary liased with the NYPD, who was pulling together their own team, and would meet them at their destination. Lydia, thankfully, had the forethought to gather some gear and tech from the Institute before she’d left so they wouldn’t be going in entirely blind. Simon and Isabelle had disappeared at one point with promises of a quick return as they all got ready and when they’d turned back up, it was clear that they’d raided the FBI stashes as well. Alec really didn’t want to know what his sister had done to gain herself access inside.

He could tell that they were about ready to leave — Jace was checking his guns for the final time and Simon had set himself up a battle station on Alec’s kitchen table to help coordinate their efforts from the side lines as he wasn’t cleared for the field duty and didn’t want to get in anyone’s way. He’d already sent out a drone to the warehouse to do some preliminary reconnaissance so they had a clearer idea of what they were walking into.

Alec grabbed Magnus’ wrist and pulled him into his bedroom, shutting the door quietly behind them so that they weren’t disturbed. “Are you sure you’re ready for whatever it is we’re about to walk into? No one will think any less of you if you choose to stay here with Simon.”

Magnus’ eyes darkened at Alec’s words and he ripped his hand from his boyfriend’s grasp. “Are you saying that you think I’ll be a detriment to the group too? Just because I choose not to be a field agent, doesn’t mean I don’t go through the same training as everyone else. I prefer the luxury of my lab but that doesn’t mean I can’t handle a gun or a knife or defend myself should the need arise. I —”

“Magnus! I wasn’t implying that you couldn’t handle yourself, I just… I want you to be safe, okay? We still don’t entirely know what we’re going to find in there and…what if they take you too? Madzie needs you and if I think about the possibility of them getting their hands on you and what happened to me during the year that they had me…I can’t stand the thought of you going through what I had to go through.”

His boyfriend’s face softened and his hand came up to cup Alec’s chin. “I know exactly what danger I’m opening myself up to, Alexander, but I’ll probably be the safest one in our party. I know you won’t leave my side and while I just met them, I have a feeling that your siblings won’t let you out of their sight ergo, we’ll both be under their watchful eyes. Besides, we’ve got people from the Institute, the FBI, and the NYPD… it won’t be like it was when you were taken and alone. There’s no possible way what happened to you happens again. We’ll be alright, Alexander.”

Alec sighed and he knew that there was no argument that he could make that would convince Magnus to sit on the sidelines, not when it was Madzie’s wellbeing on the line. “Just be safe, alright? I can’t lose you. Promise me that you’ll be safe.”

“Oh Alexander, only if you promise me that you’ll be safe too. You promised Madzie that we’d go and ride the carousel when it got warmer. She’d be ever so distraught if we couldn’t go.”

A knock from his bedroom door sounded before Alec had a chance to respond. His sister poked her head around the door and raised an eyebrow at the sight of the two of them standing in the middle of Alec’s bedroom. “I’m sorry to interrupt whatever this is, but we’re ready to go. Raphael and Jace managed to procure a couple of vans — everyone is packed and Simon’s ready to do whatever tech-y stuff he’s about to do. It’s time to head out to bring Madzie home.”

Magnus’ hand fell from Alec’s cheek to take his hand and give it a squeeze. “Come on then, Secret Agent Man. Show me what you’ve got.”

Isabelle cackled at Magnus’ blatant flirting and Alec had to bite back a groan. When all of this was passed them, his sister and his boyfriend were going to be an insufferable duo out to make his hair grey, he just knew it.

Their group piled into the two vans and the ride over to Dark Horse Ironworks was silent and Alec felt himself slipping in that mindset that he used for missions. They stopped the vans about half a mile out where they’d agreed to meet the NYPD because they didn’t want to give the Circle any notice that they had been made. Clary’s stepfather introduced himself and his team but deferred to Alec to fill everyone in and make sure they had a plan in place before they moved forward.

“Simon’s research turned up the plans that were originally filed with the city. As far as we can tell, there haven’t been any major renovations to the building since it was shut down. Besides the main entrance, there are three others and I think we should split into groups and tackle those that way — Jace, you and Iz take the back door, Clary and Raphael can take the one on the lower level and Lydia and Luke can take the side door.

“I’m gonna stop you right there, buddy,” Jace said, holding up a hand and cutting Alec off before he could continue. Lydia can go with Iz, Clary and Raphael are fine, and Luke and his team will work better together. I’m coming with you. We lost you once to these assholes, I’m not going to lose you again.”

“I won’t be alone,” Alec huffed though he already knew he was fighting a losing battle. “I’ll have Magnus.”

“And you’ll have Jace too,” Isabelle butted in as well. “It’s not up for negotiation, Alec. I have plenty of faith that you and Magnus would protect each other if the need arose but after thinking you were dead for a year only to learn you were being tortured while none of us could find even a trace of you, you’ll get extra body with you and you won’t complain about it. We need this, Alec. You might not think you need it but we need it for our peace of mind.”

“No harm in letting your brother come with us,” Magnus said softly, his voice just loud enough for Alec to hear. “I certainly wouldn’t mind an extra set of eyes making sure you’re okay.”

Alec wanted to groan but he knew that it wouldn’t do them any good. “Fine, Jace, Magnus and I take the front. Lydia and Iz will go through the back, Clary and Raphael are still on the lower level and Luke and the NYPD will take the side door. Remember, we don’t know exactly what we’re going to find in there but if it’s anything like I saw at Black Rock Farms, we can assume that there will be victims other than Madzie. Don’t shoot unless absolutely necessary, we don’t want to risk injuring any innocents and we want any Circle members we may find alive for questioning. Don’t be afraid to radio for assistance if you find yourself in need and don’t do anything stupid,” he paused, sending a pointed glance at his brother. “Looking at you, Jace.”

“I’m not the one that got kidnapped,” Jace muttered under his breath though Alec chose to ignore him and continue.

“Our goal here today is to get Madzie out safely. If we come across other victims in the process, we do the same for them. While we can’t rid ourselves of the Circle in one fell swoop, the Black Rock project ends here today. I’m giving you one more chance to walk away.” When no one did, Alec nodded to his team. “You’ve got your orders. Let’s move out.”

Magnus fell into step at Alec’s side and Jace took the rear as they made their way to the front door where they saw a familiar car sitting in a lone parking spot. “I see it,” Alec whispered to his brother, knowing Jace would try to point it out. Magnus made a soft hum in question next to him. “Institute issued sedan. The plates tell us it’s registered to Hodge. I can’t say I was expecting to see him here today - he may have thrown me to the wolves but it’s not like him to hurt a child.”

“Yeah, well…it seems we’ve learned a lot about Hodge tonight,” Jace grumbled, following Alec into the building, his gun at the ready.

The foyer of the building was dark and silent. There were the remains of a check in desk and waiting area that had seen better days and a handful of promotional material that had faded with age strewn across the floor. Alec stepped carefully, trying not to make too much noise as they moved through the rubble. His eyes took in every nook and cranny in the room, looking for obvious traps or cameras.

Finding none, nor any obvious signs that the building was even remotely occupied, Alec continued through a door that was hanging off its hinges into what he could only guess were offices when the Ironworks had been up and running. “Alec,” Isabelle’s voice crackled from the com device in his ear. “We’ve got…a situation. We’re handling but they’re not going to realize they aren’t alone for long. This place is going to be swarming soon - we had to call for triage.”

Jace swore but Alec ignored him. “Madzie?” He asked, frowning as he held up his hand for the rest of the party to stop.

“Not with us but there are others… they’re alive but they’re in bad shape.”

“Do what you need to do. The rest of us will carry on as quickly as we can. If anyone else comes across something, let us know ASAP,” he said, addressing the other teams who were on the same comms channel. He went to take another step forward but Magnus’ hand pulled him backward.

“Look,” his boyfriend whispered, pointing out something barely visible in the darkness of the building. “Blood splatter.”

“Are you sure?” Jace asked, squinting in the direction that Magnus was pointing. “I think that could just be dirt. This place is filthy.”

Magnus rolled his eyes. “Trust me, I’m sure. I make my living looking at this sort of stuff all day. That’s blood splatter and it looks like whoever it belonged to was on the move. There’s some more further down the hall,” he said, moving ahead of Alec and taking the lead as he followed the path.

Alec was grateful that his long legs let him keep up with the other man. Magnus followed the path through winding halls before stopping in front of a door illuminated by a single flickering bulb. Without saying a word, Magnus pointed to a small pool of blood oozing out from under the door. Alec pushed Magnus behind him and made two quick hand gestures to his brother to give him his orders before he grabbed the knob and twisted it open.

The room was fully lit, unlike the rest of the building they’d seen thus far and Alec’s eyes immediately found the source of the blood. “Fuck,” he swore, dropping to his knees at the sight of his former mentor currently bleeding out on the ground in front of him. “Hodge, hold on.”

“Alec, I’m sorry,” the other agent whispered as he weakly grabbed for Alec’s hand.

“Don’t talk,” Alec responded, looking around for something to stop the bleeding. “Save your strength. We’ll get out of here.”

“No, I have to tell you…we both know that I’m not getting out of here alive. I’ve already lost too much blood. I’m sorry for the part I played in what happened to you and I’m sorry that I didn’t do anything to get you back when it was clear that something had gone wrong. The sight of the state you were in when you stepped off that plane is something that will haunt me even in the afterlife. I taught you, I trained you, and I used that knowledge against you. I’m so sorry…and I know it’s not something I deserve forgiveness for.”

“You can tell me later, Hodge,” Alec said and he hated the tremble that he could hear in his voice. “Just stop, please.”

His mentor’s eyes flickered closed again. “I did believe in what the Circle was trying to accomplish. I thought that the Institute wasn’t doing enough to keep us safe. I let those misguided beliefs lead me into doing some terrible things but I swear to you I wasn’t aware of what they were doing with Black Rock. It’s not until he asked me to meet him here tonight and I saw the little girl, did I piece everything together. I tried to get her out, I did, I didn’t want anything to happen to her but —”

“Shh,” Alec whispered, blinking away the tears in his eyes before they could form. “It’s alright, Hodge…but Madzie. We need to find her. Where is she?”

“He has her in the main room,” Hodge replied, his voice weaker than it was before as it trailed off. “Through that door.”

Alec gave his mentor’s hand one last squeeze, knowing that it was likely the last time that he would see him before he turned his attention to his brother. “Jace…stay with him. He shouldn’t be alone.”

He let Magnus pull him to his feet and they crossed the room to the door Hodge had mentioned quickly. “Remember,” he whispered as his hand hovered over the knob. “Whatever happens, I’m here with you. Everything is going to be okay.”

The door opened to reveal the Iron Works proper. Giant rusty machinery loomed down at him from what seemed to be every single corner of the room. A single overhead emergency light was the only thing illuminating the large space. Under the bulb was an old wooden chair and two figures that Alec knew far too well — his little terrified neighbor and the man who had been responsible for the torture that Alec had endured for a year.

“Sebastian,” Alec growled, tightening the grip on his gun as he neared the center of the room. “I’d say it was lovely to see you again but I’d be lying through my teeth if I did.”

“Ah, look, it’s the one that got away. I must say, I enjoyed our time together greatly. Would you like to play again? I’ve learned some new tricks since we last met…or maybe you would prefer to watch while I show our little friend here everything I know?”

Madzie let out a scared sob and Magnus rushed forward. Sebastian placed his own gun against the little girl’s temple, his finger hovering over the trigger. “Ah, ah, ah. Not so fast, Mr. Bane. I would stay right there. You wouldn’t want me to spook, would you?” Magnus froze in place and lowered his gun at Sebastian’s words. The man gave them a wolfish grin. “And you know what? I frighten so easily, I think it’s best if you both lose those weapons, don’t you? Put them on the ground now please.”

Alec did as he was asked slowly. He knew that if he could just stall for a little bit longer, someone on the team was likely to find them and possibly even their odds. Magnus copied Alec’s motion and they both rose to their feet with their hands in the air. “See, that wasn’t so hard,” Sebastian sneered before turning his attention to the forensic technician. “Magnus Bane — you sure keep interesting company, I must admit. At first, I thought that you were nothing more than a rather irritating thorn in my side but imagine my surprise when we learned who your neighbor was. Two birds with one stone? The thought practically makes me giddy.”

“Let Madzie go, Sebastian,” Magnus gritted out. “She’s innocent. If you have a problem, it’s with me. I’m the one who got close to shutting down your pet project. She has nothing to do with this and neither does Alec.”

“Oh but Lightwood was such a fun toy that I wasn’t finished playing with…and it’s obvious he missed our time together too since he came right back to me! And why would I let this little one go? I’ve already got buyers clamoring for a piece of her. As for you, Bane…well, you are quite pretty. A little training and some learned obedience and I’m sure we can find some interest in you as well.”

Alec couldn’t help the growl that escaped his throat. He was sick and tired of playing Sebastian’s games and Madzie and Magnus shouldn’t have to hear the things coming out of his mouth. Movement from the machines behind Sebastion caught his attention and he tried not to give anything away as he noticed his brother lurking in the shadows, his gun aimed and ready.

“Mags,” Alec whispered, trying not to let his mouth move too much in case Sebastian could read lips. “Do you trust me? Really, really trust me?”

This close, he could read Magnus’ surprise. “Of course. With my life, with Madzie’s. Do you have a plan, Alexander?”

Alec made a humming noise before turning his attention back to Sebastian and fixing him with an icy glare. “You ruined my life for a year, Sebastian, you and your father…now Valentine is dead and I think it’s about time you joined him. I won’t let you ruin any more lives, not when I can do anything about it.” He glanced down at Madzie who had tears streaming in her face as she sobbed through the gag in her mouth. “Hey sweetpea, we’re going to get you out of here. I need you to look right at me, okay? Just focus on me.”

“What nonsense are you spouting, Lightwood? You have no way out even if you did, my men would take care of you before you could leave the building.”

“On me, Madzie. Ready? One,” he said softly as Sebastian continued to protest. He saw Jace step from the shadows and take aim. “Two,” he continued as he felt Magnus tense next to him. His brother’s finger hovered over the trigger. “Three.”

A shot rang out and the room went deadly quiet. Sebastian’s body fell to the floor.

#shrb2024

0 notes

soundingstars · 1 year ago

Text

Alec Lightwood AU Verses

College: The decision had been made by Alec that he was going to become a double major because of his interests in history and writing. Despite his parents wanting him to follow the business that had been apart of the family for quiet awhile, Alec was against their wishes though which did put some tension between them. He hopes to be able to graduate as a double major though and find something that he would like to do as a future career. v: naps are essential for survival

Harry Potter: Being born into the Lightwood family, one that lived in the wizarding world, Alec became a student at Hogwarts to learn how to use magic to find his place among the world that he was born into. Hogwarts was going to be a new experience for him though, one that he was looking forward to. He is the first Lightwood to be placed into Hufflepuff, a house that he grew to love. v: those patient hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil

Percy Jackson: Alec is the son of Apollo who was brought to Camp Half-Blood at a young age to keep him safe because of the blood that ran through his veins. The blood of a demigod as he is one of the few Apollo children that exist while he does have siblings while there is a chance that they are only half-siblings. Alec is skilled with an bow and arrow though, one of the few perks that he gets from being the son of Apollo. v: the son of Apollo

Paranormal: The abilities that Alec were born with didn’t show up until a later date as it took him a bit of time to understand what he could do with them. They did scare him at first until someone that was like him helped understand what Alec could do. It was the reason on why he decided to get active in the world of the paranormal to help people who were struggling with problems from the otherside. v: I am very much into the paranormal

Vampire: Alec was born as a full-fledged vampire being born into the Lightwood family who is one of the few main vampire families around. He is the oldest son as the most likely will be the one become the next head of the family once his parents decide to pass it over to him. Something that Alec doesn’t really know if he does want, but it will be some time before that type of decision would be made. v: blood is my life

Werewolf: Alec is a born wolf from the Lightwood family as there are plenty of packs who have made a name for themselves, the Lightwoods being one of them. Alec does carry a lot with him since he is the heir even though anyone could challenge the leader for the position. There is a lot that Alec has to carry on his shoulders though plus dealing with his parents who continue to push him each passing day. v: the moon is my sun

Until Dawn: The Lightwoods ended up buying Blackwood Mountain become a place for their holiday getaway throughout the year as the winter trip was coming up to get away from the life of being a college student. Alec heads up there with his siblings and friends to have a week trip filled with fun and laughs. The one thing that the group doesn’t know is the strange events that have happened on that mountain, events that will cause nothing but trouble for the small group. v: a mountain built from tragic events

LOTR: Alec comes from a family known for being skilled horsemen while raising horses had started with his ancestors in the past. There was a lot of burden placed on his shoulders being that he is the eldest son, but he refused to follow the path that had been set for him by his parents. Alec ended up becoming a ranger though for a chance to travel and to give a helping hand if anyone seeked him out for a job.v: ranger of the north

Marvel: Alexander became an Agent of Shield before discovering that he was an inhuman because of the Kree DNA that was mixed in with his human DNA. It was the reason why he had the abilities that were unique to him, he continued to work as a Shield agent though using his abilities to help people. v: agent of shield

Marvel: Alexander Lightwood is apart of one of the oldest families that hails from Asgard. There is a lot of burden placed on his shoulders because of him being from a family with a lot of history and being the oldest son. Alec is trying to find his place in the world that he lives in while trying to deal with the daily struggles that he has to face. (This verse can deal with anything Asgard related) v: I hail from Asgard

Military: Alec is apart of the US Army serving as a captain among his fellow soldiers while he does come from a military family. He is hoping to do his family proud by serving like how other relatives before him have. v: just a soldier’s life

Detective: Alexander is a member of the New York Police Department probably the youngest detective working underneath the department’s roof. New York is somewhat new to him since he did move back after being reassigned to this department to help his family out. v: I think like a detective

#soundingstars #veni vidi amavi #m: alec #my verses

0 notes

demongemz · 1 year ago

Text

welcome to london, MAGNUS BANE! did anyone ever tell you that you look just like HARRY SHUM JR? well, no matter, we hear that you are 35/400 and working as a/an WARLOCK FOR HIRE. we also hear that you currently HAVE your memories from MORTAL INSTRUMENTS and have a tendency to be FLIRTATIOUS as well as EXTRAVAGANT.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Name: Magnus Bane Relatives: Alexander Lightwood(Boyfriend) Occupation: High Warlock for Hire Birthday: December 8, early 1600s Age: 35/400 Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Moral Alignment: Chaotic Lawful Memory Status: Somewhat Intact

BACKGROUND

Magnus was born to a half-Dutch and half-Indonesian woman and the Prince of Hell Asmodeus in the 17th century in Jakarta, Indonesia, back then known as Batavia of the Dutch East Indies. He was born seemingly normal, only with unusual amber eyes.

Magnus was raised on a farm with his mother and her husband, both of whom raised him lovingly. However, when Magnus's warlock mark developed and they realized that he was the son of a demon, they both feared him. Magnus despised himself, and his mother soon hung herself in their barn. When he was ten, his stepfather attempted to drown him but was instead burned when Magnus lashed out with his powers at him. He was then brought up by churchmen and raised by the Silent Brothers of Madrid, Spain, in the 17th century. In their care, he was introduced to Ragnor Fell and became his student. He chose the name "Magnus Bane" after Ragnor told him warlocks identify themselves before others can for them. Years later, Magnus met and saved Catarina Loss from being burned as a witch, who later became his second lifelong, fellow immortal friend.

Somehow, Magnus has acquainted himself with his father, Asmodeus. Aware of his father's influence, Magnus occasionally brought up his power and notoriety and used this in his favor. Being a very skilled and powerful warlock, Magnus began charging for his services fairly young, even before he was a full-grown warlock. Though he was only less than twenty years old, he had already begun lying about his age, claiming to be hundreds of years old, old enough to know historical figures such as Julius Caesar and certain oracles, to increase his clients' confidence in him.

In 1977, Magnus finally returned to New York from a trip that he intended to only run for a week but instead kept getting extended until he was away from home for two years. Shortly after arriving, Magnus immediately realized that the city had changed for the worse. He also discovered that Camille and her vampires, while doped up on drugged humans, had begun uncontrollably feeding on and killing mundanes. Though he managed to help the New York werewolf pack solve the problem, Magnus found the disturbing circumstances of his most recent encounter with Camille too painful. He later contacted Catarina and had her perform memory spells on him to make him forget all his encounters with Camille in the twentieth century.

After years of partying in the 1970s, Magnus decided to pick up an introverted hobby. He briefly collected stamps but grew tired of the sorting and moved on to growing Bonsai trees, but found that it was pointless as he could just use magic to grow the plants. He went on to start a livelier hobby: throwing elaborate theme parties, which suited him better.

In 1989, giving the news Magnus had heard of what the Circle had been doing to Downworlders, he was having doubts about whether staying in New York, or finding a place where he would be safe. One night, a werewolf boy came to ask for his help, telling Magnus that his family had been captured by Valentine Morgenstern and his followers. Magnus then warned the Withelaws, who were at the New York Institute, that the Circle was in town violating the Accords. When Magnus confronted Valentine, he was making a little werewolf girl blind by putting silver coins over her eyes. Magnus fought Valentine until Lucian Graymark appeared, making Valentine and the rest of the Circle leave. When the fight was over, Magnus realized that he couldn't run away from the Circle, and decided to permanently stay in New York, becoming the High Warlock of Brooklyn.

Two years after the Uprising in 1993, Tessa was staying with Magnus in New York when Jocelyn Fairchild came to ask him to protect her daughter, Clary. In the beginning, Magnus treated her skeptically as he knew that she was a part of the Circle. However, after Jocelyn told them about her escape and that her daughter was in need of help, Tessa encouraged Magnus to listen to her. As a result, Tessa, in the place of an Iron Sister, then performed the Shadowhunter children's ritual on Clary with Brother Zachariah.

Eventually, he was hired by Jocelyn, to erase Clary's memories of seeing anything related to the Shadowhunter World. She initially wished to remove Clary's inner eye, which was providing her sight of Shadowhunter world, however, Magnus warned that this would likely kill Clary or in the least drive her to pure insanity. Instead, he cast a spell on her that would cause her to forget anything she saw that was related to the Shadowhunter World. But this spell would fade as time passed, needing to be recast every two years.

In 2007, because of the sign he left with the spell on her mind, Clary and the others went looking for him at his New York apartment during a party he was hosting, for which Isabelle Lightwood received an invitation from a kelpie in Pandemonium. Magnus, assuming that he was the one who gave them the invitation, said that he "must have been drunk" because he didn't usually give out invitations to Shadowhunters.

At first, he said nothing about recognizing Clary but eventually had to acknowledge the fact that he had known her since she was little, even commenting that he'd watched her grow up. At the party, he talked about his tragic past, and Alec Lightwood sympathized with him and tried to remove the morbid atmosphere, but Magnus brushed it off, claiming that it happened a long time ago. He openly flirted with Alec by asking him to call him and winking at him. Alec, however, who had yet to 'come out of the closet', thought he was in love with Jace Wayland, his adopted brother.

Magnus was later called upon by the Lightwoods to heal Alec, who had been fatally wounded while fighting the Greater Demon Abbadon. Isabelle said that when Magnus showed up he was quite in a rushed hurry to get Alec to a private room in order to heal him.

After fully recovering, Alec confronted his and Magnus's growing attraction to each other and asked him out. Upon learning that Alec had never kissed anyone, Magnus kissed him (resulting in the couple's first kiss with each other) before arranging for a date with him within the week.

#Magnus Intro #wal: intro #death mention tw #murder mention tw

1 note · View note

malec-ao3feed · 1 year ago

Text

A wolf in Nephilim's clothing.

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3mV9jnu by thedarksideoflauren Derek and Alexander Lightwood are twins descending from a long and noble family of Shadowhunters, their destiny sealed since birth: they were meant to be the among the best Nephilims in the history. Their lives change drastically when, one night, the twins are sent on a difficult mission: track and kill a pack of Alphas responsible for multiple mundane deaths. Unfortunately, Derek gets bitten during the fight, his life completely changes after the event, when he meets the cause of the Alphas presence in town: Emissary Stilinski. Words: 5198, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV), Shadowhunters (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Clary Fray/Jace Wayland, Simon Lewis/Isabelle Lightwood, Luke Garroway/Maryse Lightwood, Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Getting to Know Each Other, Falling In Love, Good Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Emissary in Training Stiles Stilinski, Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, I Don't Even Know, No Beta We Die Like The Hale Family, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alec and Derek are twins, Derek Hale is Not a Failwolf read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3mV9jnu

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #shadowhunters #tmi #malec #magnus bane #alec lightwood #magnus x alec #malec fanfic #the mortal instruments

1 note · View note

bi-leigh-bi · 7 years ago

Text

i’m so genuinely overwhelmed by malec and how beautiful and broad and strong magnus is and how long legged and broad alec is like why the fuck do they have to be so pretty and look so good together and when will this show give us the magnus picking up alec and alec wrapping those baby giraffe legs around mangus’ hips and slamming him into a wall pre-sex scene we truly deserve

#malec #shadowhunters #magnus bane #alexander lightwood #do not come to me with your #no alec should pick up magnus nonsense because no #let magnus bane #he of huge bulging biceps his boyfriend can't even wrap his giant hands around #he of a million packs #he of broad shoulders that could carry mountains #grab up his baby giraffe legged boyfriend #and take him away to the bedroom

68 notes · View notes

blavksovl · 7 years ago

Photo

matthew daddario twitter packs like/reblog if you save/use

#matthew daddario #shadowhunters #alec lightwood #alexander lightwood #matthew daddario icons #matthew daddario twitter packs #matthew daddario headers #alec lightwood icons #alec lightwood twitter packs #twitter packs #icon #twitter #shadohunters twitter packs

345 notes · View notes

moni26 · 2 years ago

Text

Masterpost for @shadowhunterbingo.

Call me

Square: Taki’s Diner | Moodboard | Maia Roberts/Jace Herondale

Being an Alpha of a growing wolf pack, as well as running a restaurant, doesn’t leave a lot of free time for romance. And while Maia thought she got that message across a long time ago, one shadowhunter client keeps writing her notes- complimenting the diner, the food, and leaving his number for her to find. That is until she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Hocus-pocus

Square: Genderswap | Moodboard | Catarina Loss & Ragnor Fell, past Magnus Bane/Camille Belcourt

After trying, and failing, to use a love potion on Magnus, Camille finds herself in a lot more trouble than she ever imagined. When Catarina and Ragnor team up to protect their friend, they are determined to show the other vampire exactly why she was messing with the wrong warlocks. Thanks to the spell they invented, Camille has to face a different magic curse every week for three months. Unfortunately for her, even the first curse proves to be… rather uncomfortable.

The legend of Prince Alexander

Explicit | Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood

Chapter 1 Square: Free Space

Chapter 2 Square: Seelie Drinking Games

Chapter 3 Square: Deaf Character

Magnus entered the Cave of the Doomed, ready to uncover the treasure he had travelled so many weeks to find. His journey was successful, but in the end he found a lot more than he thought.

#shadowhunterbingo #masterpost #moodboards #fanfic #Maia Roberts/Jace Herondale #Catarina Loss & Ragnor Fell #Camille Belcourt #malec #shadowhunters

8 notes · View notes

originalwinnercheesecake · 4 years ago

Text

Parabatai bond Essay... Why they may all be destined to end

Parabatai: defined by Cassandra Clare as a rare intense where a pare of warriors connect/bond in childhood and then decide to knit their souls together so that they can always stay together and always carry a piece of the other inside them. Defined by the fandom as “ a type of (supposedly) platonic marriage”. Cassandra Clare also wants to claim it as a type of bond that is unique to the shadow world, but honestly I can name several pair of Parabatai all across different media’s. Just looking at early 2000′s children's anime and Disney esqu movies we have Ash/Pikachu, Yugi Muto/the Pharaoh, Hiccup/Toothless, Woody/Buzz, etc...

... If you share my taste in these media’s you probably noticed that of the 4 other series “Parabatai” I listed 3 out of 4 (Ash and Pikachu are still partners right?) have to split off from the other due to changes of destiny/life. This is also the case for man,y many parabatai in The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Sounding off pairs that are important enough for me to care about underneath

Jonathan Shadowhunter/David the Silent: Let’s began at the beginning. Jonathan Shadowhunter was the first ever Shadowhunter. His favorite person in the world was his companion David, who wasn’t as much of a fighter as Jonathan but was very smart and very good at keeping Jonathan grounded when necessary. After being traumatized by a greater demon when fighting alone one da, David gave up fighting (and speaking), and became the first ever silent brother. The story said this broke their bond and broke Jonathan down to tears. I am sure David still loved him though. David could have chosen to go back to being a mundane but instead chose to undergo the rituals to turn himself into a silent brother. David was never that into fighting/war. Everything he did he did out of love for Johnathan. When David was no longer able to be there for Jonathan as a solider, he found a new way as a Silent Brother.

Robert Lightwood/ Michael Wayland: Parabatai and joined at the hip as teenagers. When Michael confessed to having romantic feelings towards Robert confusion as to his own feelings and fears surrounded by change drove Robert to reject Michael in a cruel and harsh way. Their bond is officially severed after the uprising when Michael die,s and Robert is exiled. Decades later Robert still regards hurting Michael as the biggest mistake in his life, the persist moment when he lost faith in himself. It is only after he confesses to his oldest child what he did and how it still haunts him all these years, only after he is finally able to acknowledge within himself the importance of the memories he has of Michael, that Robert is able to finally turn his life around for the better.

Valentine Morgenstern/ Lucian Greymark: Parabatai while studying at the academy, and for a few years afterwards. When Luke started to doubt Valentine’s plans, Valentine took him to be ambushed by a pack of feral werewolves hoping Luke would be killed instead Luke was turned. After this Valentine and Luke became bitter enemy's. These two men who once had so much love for the other, now swore to destroy any plan the other had and would fight with the intent to kill upon seeing he other. Despite all this bad blood, both still loved the memories of who the other used to be, and it is implied that a lot of their hatred for who the other is now is born from grief over they Parabatai they lost.

William Herondale/James Carstairs: CC’s closest Parabatai pair. Both Will and Jem had their whole lives shattered by demons when they were just children, and afterwards questioned at times if it was still really had much of a reason to carry on. Then they met each other and decided that they had to carry on because they loved the other to much to leave them alone. These two are in a way echo’s of Jonathan and David, and like David Jem joins the brotherhood when it is no longer possible for him to stay with Will and Tessa as a shadowhunter. They lose the bonds, but keep their love for each other. Will calls silent city on a daily basis with some excuse for needing Brother Zachariah, and Jem faithfully answers every call.

Julian Backthorn/Emma Carstairs: Fall in love, turn into Giant “true Shadowhunters”. Their bond is severed when their runes are burned off by heavenly fire coursing though their veins. By this time though their relationship had already changed from a platonic one to a romantic one.

James Herondale/ Matthew Fairchild: The two that unquestionably love each other, but do not always love the others choices. As Parabatai they try to reach out to the other and help them. But both boys deal with so much and have trouble recognizing/excepting help when it when offered. Matthew is more aware of James issues than James is of Mathews, All though by the end of Chain of Iron even Matthew is at lose to understand James. James for his part only just starts to realize how sick Matthew may be. There are a lot of theories floating around that Matthew may being to sick to function as/ protect himself as a shadowhunter. With so much to recover from will their Parabatai bond last, or are they destined to seperate?

Cordelia Carstairs/ Lucie Herondale: The will they-won’t they pair. They have planed o one day become Parabatai since they were little girls, but have never gotten around to it. They are both nearly adults now and the story already seems to be puling them in opposite direction, so a lot of people now doubt that they will even make it to the ceremony.

Jace Herondale/ Alexander Lightwood: CC’ first pair of Parabatai, and so far the only pair to keep their bond for the whole series. Like seriously even when Jace died, he came back with the bond intact and Alec reporting that he only felt a little off for a few minutes. CC’s newest reasoning behind that is that there is apparently a delay time between one parabatai dying and the bond severing, and Jace came back before his and Alec’s had time to do more than fray at the edges. So that means that our boys stayed tethered together even when Jace was on his way to the afterlife. WOW (keep this reason CC, it actually kinda works). Jace and Alec’s bond has lasted the longest, but we still have 4 more books where something bad can happen to one of them, and they are now fighting in 2 wars at once.

Clary Fairchild/ SImon Lovelace: became Parabatai in between series, after both failing as a couple, and Simon going through multiple species changes. They are still parabatai in the most recent book but, like with Jace and Alec, we still have 4 future books that could change in. Clary, Jace, and Simon are CC’s three original main characters. She claims that the plan is to wrap up the Shadowhunter Chronicles for good in The Wicked Powers. What is the likelihood that she will leave all three of her original mains alive. I mean Clary already had a vision where “a version of herself” died, and Simon was originally supposed to die in COHF, but CC’s friends begged her to let him live.

While CC claims that Parabatai are rare in her universe, what seems to actually be rare is Parabatai staying bonded throughout the pairs lives. Why is that? Well lets remember that one of the rules for Parabatai is that they must meet and be bonded during childhood, Once they become adults they are no longer eligible. A fact of growing up is that lives and people change: We make friends, we love our friends,are there for them while we can be, and yet sometimes as we grow friends part ways. People die, they move away, or just grow apart. Memories of old friends and places we all used to hang out become beloved memories of being younger. During a time in our lives when we felt more innocent and care free. A time that sadly never lasts. In conclusion to why parabatai bonds tend to break parabatai could represent the close bonds of childhood, the friends who helped you grow into an adult, and some one who you are able to treasure your memories of as an adult, even if, due to circumstance, you no longer see that person as much or at all. Value your parabatai because you don’t know how long you will actually have them

88 notes · View notes

livia-dovehallow · 4 years ago

Note

Hello ! I just finish COI and I love your gabrily fics,

CHAIN OF IRON SPOILER

so can you do one about the part of Gabriel near death experience, maybe in the infirmary or Cecily realising Gabriel in distress with Anna, Christopher and Alexander in it ?

THANK YOU!! :’) You actually have the perfect request as I was already working on a piece on that exact topic. I plan to make an extended version of this soon, but for now, please enjoy!

WARNING: COI SPOILERS AHEAD

Stay With Me - Gabrily (Chain of Iron Fix-It Series by livia-dovehallow)

Characters: Gabriel Lightwood, Cecily Herondale-Lightwood, Anna Lightwood, Christopher Lightwood, Alexander Lightwood, Will Herondale, Thomas Lightwood, Alastair Carstairs

Time slowed down.

As if the world had stopped along with the beat of her heart, Cecily could only watch as the creature’s barbed tentacle grabbed hold of her Gabriel and brought him down.

“Father!” she heard her precious Kit scream before he ran toward Gabriel, Thomas and Alastair Carstairs close behind.

No, Cecily thought, Raziel, no, please no. She held the witchlight stone in her hand with a grip that should have shattered an ordinary rock. She knew she shouldn’t scream; Alexander was in the room, sitting quietly on the bed behind her, and she need not frighten him more than he already was.

“Be brave, my darling,” she had told him when they first fled up the stairs. She had tucked him in below the sheets, kissed his head, and gazed into his wide, scared eyes. “We are brave, yes?”

Alex had nodded and believed her. Cecily did not believe her own words now.

A scream—a terrified, broken scream—lay stuck in her throat. Gabriel was nowhere to be seen, taken below the murky waters. The only sign he was still alive were the signs of struggle in the rippling water and the young boys slashing vigorously at the creature’s extended body. Christopher was unlike his normal self; his face was hard, his body swinging and throwing with all its might. Cecily did not know what she would do if she lost them both today—the love of her life and their sweet, sweet boy.

She knew her marriage runes were symbolic—meant to display their vows of love and loyalty to one another—but she did not lose faith that there was something more. Something beyond symbols that connected her to Gabriel.

Come back to me, Cecily prayed. Come back to me, Gabriel. Please don’t leave me now.

This was not how Gabriel wanted to end his day. Or his life, for that matter.

The barbs on the tentacle twisted around him dug deep into his skin. Had he screamed with the pain then he would have drowned by now, surely. He heard Christopher’s shout before he went below the water and hoped he was all right. Gabriel wanted to live, but if giving his life meant his family would live, it was an easy decision.

Above him he could see the faintest of shadows indicating that there were people above him fighting to set him free. He knew from the shape of one of the shadows that it had to be Thomas and Christopher there, hacking away. The third shadow was anyone’s guess.

Gabriel thrashed, ignoring the continual digging of the barbs into his skin. He’d lost his knife in the fall but there was no time for sorrow now. Just as he was about to pull a Will Herondale and sink his teeth into the closest flesh, a ringing sound went through his mind.

Come back to me, Gabriel.

It was Cecily. He would know her voice anywhere. He thought of years past, when she had nearly died taking down a pack of Raum demons and he was sure he was moments away from losing her. He would not do that to her.

A wave of strength came over him. He turned his body and rammed against the boulder he had fallen from. He fought for a sturdy grip, reaching higher and higher until—

A hand clasped around his wrist and pulled hard. At the same moment, the tentacle engulfing him fell away with a screech, and the rest of his body came flying through the waves and back onto the solid rock, where he lay gasping for air.

“Father!”

“Uncle Gabriel!”

Gabriel coughed up water before looking up into the concerned and frightened eyes of his son and nephew. “Are you hurt?” he choked, reaching his hands toward the both of them.

Christopher burst; his lavender eyes wild. “Me? Father, you are bleeding! Thomas, where is your stele?”

Thomas fumbled at his coat desperately and swore. “Bridgestock took it from me!”

“Use mine.”

Gabriel glanced behind Thomas and was surprised to find Alastair Carstairs standing there. He held his hand out to Thomas, offering his stele with a softer expression on his face than Gabriel had ever recalled seeing. Without a moment’s hesitation, Thomas took the stele and began scribbling runes all over Gabriel’s arm.

The world suddenly went silent. Then, a roaring thunder sounded across the Institute lawn as the water that had filled the land drained away; the monstrous tentacles draining away with it.

“Bring him down,” Thomas said to Christopher. “They’ll be filling the infirmary soon.”

Christopher paled; his eyes wide toward the Institute. Gabriel started. He was badly injured and bleeding, but the look of fear on his son’s face paled in comparison. “What is it, Kit?”

Christopher swallowed; then, in a shaking whisper, said: “Mam’s coming.”

The boys scrambled quickly to bring Gabriel down to flat ground. Gabriel turned toward the doors. The closer Cecily got, the more he realized that the fierce expression on her face was not anger--it was desperation. She was, or at least had been, crying.

“Mam,” Christopher started, but faltered when Cecily reached them. She fell to her knees beside them and brought Kit into her arms in an iron embrace. “Are you hurt?” she fretted, looking him over. A stele had appeared in her hand, though from where, Gabriel couldn’t say. Years of marriage had not yet answered the mysterious origin of a mother’s love and protection.

Christopher shook his head. “Father—”

Cecily turned to him, her skin flushed, eyes wide with worry. She kissed Kit’s head and scrambled to Gabriel’s side, her eyes now scanning his body. He knew it was not a pretty sight—the barbs had torn his flesh and he’d lost a significant amount of blood. “Cecy—” he began and was promptly cut off.

“Boys, we must move him to the infirmary,” she commanded, gathering her skirts and squatting, ready to lift. “Now.”

There was no disobeying her; Thomas, Christopher, and Alastair all assisted her in lifting him off the ground without the slightest hint of hesitation or protest. The scenery passed Gabriel in a blur; of Anna spotting them and racing down from her position; Will running between the injured and barking commands; even James, Lucie, Matthew, and Cordelia appearing at the gates.

The infirmary was in chaos. Beds had been quickly assembled and set across the vast room. There had been no deaths reported yet, and Cecily Lightwood was determined to keep it that way.

After ensuring that all three of her children were safe and unhurt, she sent them upstairs to stay with Alexander. “Keep him busy,” she had told them, her heart racing. “He’s frightened.”

“So are we,” Anna had answered, but it was not argumentative. Cecily placed her hands on both their cheeks.

“Your father is a stubborn one,” she had said. She smiled, though it was wavering. “He will not go without a fight. I will make sure of that.”

With a flurry of kisses and “I love you’s,” the children finally left to care for their brother, leaving Cecily at Gabriel’s beside squeezing his hand tight while a Silent Brother tended to his wounds.

“Stay with me,” she whispered to him. His eyes were fluttering. He was fighting hard to stay awake, yet he had not the energy to do much else. Against her will, Cecily’s tears had begun to fall again. “Stay with me, Gabriel. I love you. I love you.”

Cecily had begun to fall into a dark pit of grief when she felt a hand grip her shoulder tight. She turned to find her brother looking at her intensely, concern evident in his expression. He said nothing, but she knew that he would always be there when she needed him, and here he was. “I can’t lose him,” she told him blankly.

“You won’t,” Will said.

“Is that what you told him, too?”

Will’s eyes were sad. “Yes. And here you are, aren’t you?”

Cecily placed her hand over her brother’s on her shoulder and looked back at Gabriel. His fight to stay awake was lost. He was too pale for her liking, his lips faded into the slightest memory of pink. “The children need their father.”

She felt a tugging at her arm and found herself being lifted from her seat and into Will’s arms. He held her tight and rubbed her back soothingly. “The last thing Gabriel would ever do is leave you or the children,” he assured her. “Not if he has any say about it. The man is a stubborn and loyal bastard.”

Cecily was unsure how much time had passed since she had last seen her children. Jem had come by to treat Gabriel, who slept, and had told her to take a break. It would do him no good if he woke and saw she had not eaten or slept.

When Cecily emerged from the infirmary, she found all three of her children posted along the wall across from the infirmary entrance. Anna and Christopher sat beside one another, each resting their head on the other’s. Alex sat in Christopher’s lap, his back to his brother’s chest, and was fast asleep. The sight alone warmed Cecily’s heart, a welcome distraction from the wounds that nearly tore the love of her life away from her.

She stepped forward and kneeled in front of them. She hated to wake them, but the corridor was cold, and she worried they may catch a cold waiting out there for too long. “Fy anwylyd,” she said gently, brushing their cheeks with the pads of her thumbs. “Come along. It’s much too cold to wait here.”

“Mam?” It was Alex, blinking sleepy eyes at her. He shifted his position, which woke Christopher with a sudden, “What ho!” and disoriented expression.

Cecily smiled gently at them. Her boys were such gentle people that sometimes she could not believe they came from her. “Come along now,” she repeated.

Anna lifted her head from Christopher’s with a tired scowl. “Watch your head,” she told him, rubbing her temple. “Those curls do not provide ample cushion for sudden movements.”

“Sorry,” Christopher mumbled, slowly becoming aware of his surroundings. “Mam,” he said upon noticing her kneeling in front of him. “Is Father all right?”

Cecily brushed his curls from his face. “He will be,” she said softly. “It will take time for him to heal, but he will be all right.”

Relief filled her children’s faces—even Anna’s, who had pretended she wasn’t terribly worried despite rightfully being so. “Can we see him?” she asked carefully. Cecily patted her knee.

“In a bit,” she told them and stood. She held her hands out to them, to help them stand or hand Alex over, whichever they chose. They chose to hand Alex over. He immediately hooked himself onto her neck and dug his heels into her side, firmly planting himself there in her arms. “He’s been given a sedative to sleep while the Brothers work to heal him. Your father will fret over us all if we have not eaten or slept before visiting him, you know.”

“Bridget is cooking a feast in the kitchen with so many people about the Institute. I hope there are still lemon tarts,” Christopher said wistfully. “I can save one for Father, too.”

Cecily smiled. “Let’s go find them before the others do.”

When Gabriel awoke, he had forgotten where he was. His body ached terribly and he could feel beads of sweat drip from the hair at the base of his neck. He could feel something warm in his hand—something comforting. He forced his eyes opened and groaned.

“Father,” someone gasped. The warm feeling—a hand—tightened in his and a head full of dark hair shot up beside him.

Cecily gazed at him, her grip strong as it ever was. Her hair had fallen from its pins when she rose from his shoulder, but he’d never been so happy to see her looks so disheveled. She rose her other hand and brushed at his cheek softly. “How are you feeling?” she whispered. Over her shoulder he could see his children. Anna, with Alexander climbing about her back, and Christopher stood beside each other, hope and weariness filling their eyes. He smiled at them all.

“I ache,” he admitted. “I don’t think I can move very much. But I don’t feel terribly under the weather.” He squeezed his wife’s hand with as much strength as he could muster. He saw the tension release from her shoulders and felt himself relax with her.

“Incredible!” Christopher said in awe. Gabriel met his son’s eyes and smiled in amusement. Christopher was observing the bandages across his body with fascination. “These were severe injuries, Father, and you only ache? I must figure out how that’s possible and recreate it in the lab.”

“I’ll do what I can to help,” Gabriel answered affectionately. Christopher grinned.

Cecily brushed away the hairs that had fallen into her husband’s eyes. He had regained color in his skin soon after waking up and looked like her lively Gabriel once again. She’d sat beside him for hours upon hours, her children coming and going throughout. “How many times do I have to tell you to stay with me?” she wondered aloud with a soft shake of her head. Gabriel chuckled. “This is not a request. It is a demand.”

“Leave this?” Gabriel asked, gesturing to their children asleep, their heads on the end of his bed, and Alex clearly enjoying the nook between Gabriel’s feet and the iron railing at the foot of his bed. He turned back to Cecily. “Not a chance. I’ve worked too hard to get here. I’m so sorry, Mrs. Lightwood, but I will not be throwing away all my hard work.”

Cecily’s smile grew until she could no longer hold in her laugh. “Hard work indeed,” she said and kissed him.

@tsccreatorsnet

#maggie answers #kind anons #request #chain of iron #chain of iron spoilers #coi spoilers #tlh spoilers #tsc spoilers #gabriel lightwood #cecily herondale #anna lightwood #christopher lightwood #alexander lightwood #will herondale #thomas lightwood #alastair carstairs #chain of gold #the last hours

45 notes · View notes

malecdiscordserver · 4 years ago

Photo

We’ve officially come to the end of the Malec Discord Mini Bang 2020 presented by the Malec Discord Server. We had a fantastic turnout with 35 writers, 21 artists, and 22 betas making it across the finish line. I hope you’ll join us in giving everyone a huge round of congratulations for this fantastic content.

Take a look at the AO3 collection here!

Without further ado, here is a masterpost of all submitted pieces for this event. Please be sure to give all of these fantastic creators the credit they deserve for these amazing stories and incredible pieces of art.

The Games We Play by @accal1a

Rating: Explicit Summary: Alec and Aed play a diabolical game, Magnus and Francesca look on, teasing their partners all the while.

When Life Doesn't Give You Lemons by @jesssssah

Rating: Mature Summary: Magnus and Alec are contestants on Masterchef. Without a recipe, they must each make a dessert by celebrity chef Jace Wayland or risk elimination from the competition. Magnus' talent is for desserts but Alec is inexperienced at those. So to save him from going home Magnus must give him some lessons in baking.

The Angel's Treasure by @notquiteascrazy

Rating: Mature Summary: When a change of life circumstance gives Magnus the means to go in search of adventure, there is only one person he can think of who should accompany him: his college friend, Alexander Lightwood. After all, what could possibly go wrong with taking the man you've always had a secret crush on to explore a tropical island on the hunt for long-lost treasure? Link to completed fic

You Are The Music in Me @brightasstars

Rating: Explicit Summary: Alec wakes up one morning, in a hospital’s bed, alone and far away from home, only to discover that he has lost his lower leg and all that he had, is now gone forever. With his new life, comes new relationships and encounters, and Alec finds himself working on his dream with Magnus, a famous cello player, who shares with him more past than he could imagine. Heart grows fonder as they get to know each other but it terrifies Alec to reveal everything to Magnus, scared that it would be too much, for he isn’t ready to lose everything all over again.When truth is forced out of him, even his own skin doesn’t feel safe enough. Luke’s question echoes through his mind, is he ready to let someone see him? let someone love him? A story of losing and winning and everything in between. Link to completed fic

hollow crown by taurussieben

Rating: Teen Summary: He nodded at himself in the mirror, took the keys from the bowl on the sideboard in the hallway, checked for his pockets for his card and phone, and stepped out. The door closed behind him with a soft click.

“I think we should take a break.”

A story about how we shape our own world and that sometimes, that shape is much more different then we thought it is.

of track meets and heartbeats by fallenhurricane

Rating: General Summary: Alec takes a deep breath and rolls his shoulders, bouncing from foot to foot. He adjusts his grip on the pole one last time before starting his run.

His run feels good and right; his knees are pulling up high and the pole is steady, if a bit lighter than normal, in his hands. As he approaches the crossbar, he straightens and speeds up a bit, extending his arms above him. The bottom of the pole settles into the plant box and Alec swings himself forward and up, just as he’s done hundreds of times before.

But.

While Alec has plans to clear this jump and advance to set his personal record, the pole that Camille loaned him has a different idea.

OR: The high school track team injury AU nobody asked for.

Please, Don't Turn Back by hmweasley

Rating: Teen Summary: Once they're 18, both demons and angels must visit Earth with their own personal missions before they come of age. For angels, this means saving souls. For demons, it usually means little more than corrupting a human or two, but Magnus isn't a run-of-the-mill demon. He's the son of a Prince of Hell, and his mission must reflect that. What Asmodeus gives him is a mission that's rather straightforward on paper: kill Alexander Lightwood, the son of high-ranking angels.

There's just one thing the plan doesn't account for: how Alexander makes Magnus feel.

Dormancy by Hermit

Rating: Teen Summary: Love used to be a weed that threatened to choke him. Now, it will never again be in the cards for him. Magnus absolutely, and with all the certainty of centuries, knows this. Until Alec Lightwood unknowingly waters his heart. It decides to grow. This is undeniably a problem, but both Alec and Magnus have to choose if it can bloom.

catch me when i fall by @mirrorofliterature

Rating: Teen Summary: When Magnus Bane walks into Alec Lightwood's office on one frosty fall night, fresh from a conference about a particular world-destroying lie-detector, the Damocles sword doesn't drop onto their heads.

Or: Robert Lightwood doesn’t tell Alec about the Soul Sword, and things change. Magnus and Alec stay together. Yet -

How much more does he have to lose - how much more does he have to suffer - before he’s finally left alone?

In the perpetual, lonely silence filling his home, Magnus Bane falls to his knees, and cries.

Meet Me On The Ice by @aceon-ice

Rating: Teen Summary: Magnus is at the top of men's figure skating, with a solid winning streak, but he's no longer interested in the sport- until he meets Alec Lightwood.

Alec is a pairs skater struggling with competition anxiety whose life takes a turn for the better when he's approached by Magnus Bane.

AKA the figure skating AU nobody asked for but I wanted to write.

Artwork for Meet Me On The Ice by @koryandr

the way to a chef's heart by @lecrit

Rating: Mature Summary: After a scorching review on his restaurant in one of the world's most famous food magazine, world class chef Magnus Bane is set on finding the food critic who dared to slander his art and make him change his mind. He doesn't expect someone as stubborn or infuriating as Alec Lightwood.

Artwork for the way to a chef’s heart by @whatanexcitingfewdaysithasbeen

I loved your colours (before I loved you) by @hopesilverheart

Rating: Explicit (Chapter 10 only) Summary: Magnus Bane is a journalist who's always dreamed of modelling for Lightwood Fashions. When the CEO Alec Lightwood starts looking for new models for their spring collection, he jumps on the occasion.

In the meantime, Alec Lightwood is struggling with the idea of finally announcing his role as co-designer. When Magnus Bane strolls into his life, Alec is torn between keeping his secret or throwing all caution to the wind. Link to completed fic

Artwork for I loved your colours (before I loved you) by @calliartss

Bleeding Heart by sivan325

Rating: Explicit Summary: “Are you sure? Maybe there is some other alpha out there for you?” Jace asked.

“What other alpha?” Alec asked as he stared at the beta, and added, “I don’t have a choice in that anymore, I’m without an Alpha, I’m more like pack less, someone that does not belong anywhere.” Link to completed fic

Artwork for Bleeding Heart by @miss-shiva-adler

They Call Me a Thief by @lightwormsiblings

Rating: Teen Summary: The Lightwoods are relatively new to the criminal scene but are quickly making a name for themselves. What happens when they run into world renowned con-artist Magnus Bane and his team when on a job after which Alec realizes he and Magnus might be after the same thing.

or a Shadowhunters Leverage AU

Artwork for They Call Me a Thief by @killiarious

Love, but Make it Fashion by theweird1

Rating: Explicit (Chapter 9) Summary: Alec couldn't stand corporate life anymore. Now he needs a job and Izzy is the girl to help. Unfortunately, it is to be a PA to the most overbearing and annoyingly handsome fashion designer to ever grace the pages of Vogue. A man with a heart of ice, but even ice can be thawed with enough care. Ghosts from the past will surface just when it looks like love is in the air. Suddenly Alec finds himself in the most awkward position of pretending to be his boss’ new fiancé. Magnus and Alec will have to decide if their fake engagement can become a reality before they are completely torn apart. Link to Chapters 1-5 Link to Chapters 6-Epilogue

Artwork for Love, but Make it Fashion by Kuro

To Shine A Light by Nadja_Lee

Rating: Mature Summary: Alexander Lightwood is a very old and powerful Warlock, who has risen to become a leader for the Downworld. When one of his people, the Warlock Andrew Underhill, is accused of breaking the Accords and faces sentencing Alec shows up at the New York Institute to set the record straight. Camille, leader of the NYI, has plans for the powerful Warlock, plans she is eager to see carried out. She has Idris’ best soldier, Magnus Bane, assist with the interrogation of Alec, unaware what she is setting in motion by doing so as Alec and Magnus are instantly drawn to each other. Soon Magnus will have to choose between helping Alec and his oath to Idris. Will Magnus dare to risk it all for the possibility the powerful Warlock will take a chance and open his heart to him? Link to completed fic

A Bit of Space by @facialteeth

Rating: Mature Summary: Alec and Magnus are the sole survivors after their spaceship crashes on an uninhabited planet. They have no way to contact anyone to let them know they’re still alive but somehow, they make it work. In the end, all they really need is each other. Link to completed fic

Artwork for A Bit of Space by @accal1a

A Prince of Gold and Glass by @harkasun

Rating: General Summary: When Magnus sends himself to Edom in order to protect Alicante and the world, Alec must come to terms with the possibility that the man he intended to marry has sacrificed much more than his freedom. Meanwhile, in the demonic realm, The Queen of Edom finds a warlock, the half-breed son of a Prince of Hell whose corruption can ensure that the throne of Edom is once again claimed by a creature of demonic royalty: one who will become her Prince of Edom. Link to completed fic

Artwork for A Prince of Gold and Glass by DarayFlair

Cradling the Sun by @cuubism

Rating: Mature Summary: Alec’s known for a long time that Magnus is a hard person to hold. He’s so much—so much power, so much energy, so much brilliance, so much love. He shines so bright he’s hard to even look at directly, never mind try to hold in one set of hands. Now that Magnus himself is losing his grip on all of that, well. Alec will just have to hold him a little bit tighter. Link to completed fic

Artwork for Cradling the Sun by @faejilly Also found on YouTube and Spotify

A piece of night sky by myulalie

Rating: Teen Summary: There are rumors that Valentine is back. And he's searching for something. When his dealings with dark magic cause swarms of demons to crawl New York, the city is not safe at night, especially for downworlders.

Alec is doing his best to keep the city safe. With no support from the Clave, the New York Institute is desperately understaffed. He begins patrolling with help from the Downworld factions - which proves to be tricky at best, and becomes almost impossible when the werewolves start hunting Alec.

His siblings have no idea of what he’s up to at night and to keep them all safe Alec needs to keep it that way.

Then, he meets the High Warlock of Brooklyn. Suddenly, patrolling also includes pop songs and bird puns in between watching someone's back when fighting demons.

But, what’s one more secret to keep? Link to completed fic

Artwork for A piece of the night sky by @jesssssah

Dona Nobis Pacem by lawsofchaos

Rating: Teen Summary: “When Alec kneels before you on that dais, Magnus,” Jace keeps going, “he’s telling every person present that it is your judgement, your respect, that he places before all others. In you placing that rune on his neck, Alec is publicly proclaiming that it’s your blessing and your judgement on him and on his reign as Head that gives him the right and the authority to uphold the Covenant.” Link to completed fic

Artwork #1 for Dona Nobis Pacem created by @cloudburst-ink Artwork #2 for Dona Nobis Pacem created by @cloudburst-ink

isn’t it just so pretty to think (an invisible string) by @iambeingcoy

Rating: General Summary: alec had jumped at the chance to work in paris when the offer presented itself to him. it was a chance to run away from new york for a year under the guise of a good career opportunity. there, he meets magnus. while falling in love with the other man, alec finds himself falling in love with the city too. when the year begins to come to a close, alec doesn't realize that what you're running away from can always catch up to you and, just maybe, he isn't the only one who has been running.

it's easy to fall in love in paris.

Artwork for isn’t it just so pretty to think (an invisibly string) by @spark-draws

Copper, Gold, Silver, and Glitter by YourAverageNerd

Rating: Teen Summary: "Oh. Yeah. You know how you invited Magnus Bane to Jace and Clary's wedding as a joke?" Alec shrugged. "He actually showed up. We went out for lunch yesterday."

Silence. It was silent. The kind that Alec craved and usually could never find and wow, he should drop bombs like this more often because he really liked it.

Then Jace ruined it by nearly screaming, "I'm sorry, what!"

(In which there's a wedding, some celebrities may be nicer than they appear, and Alec is trying to keep himself from turning into smoke.)

Blame It on the Fairy Dust by slyvir

Rating: Mature Summary: Pandemonium is Magnus's territory, the lack of Alec's presence by his side despite the latter's apparent open stance on downworlders is slowly brewing into political issues. That clubs are not Alec's scene it is not a surprise, the reasons why he tried to avoid nights at Pandemonium however blindside Magnus, especially when they came out in the open in a fashion that is uniquely normal for them.

Both Alec and Magnus are ready to give away a piece of themselves for the other. Suffering in silence, with the intent to protect their partner from pain or guilt. But the way to Hell is paved with good intentions. And the more one let someone else in, the more one can get hurt. No one has any doubt that Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are deeply in love, they show it all the time, even when no one’s looking. So it should not come as a surprise that they end up being each other’s reason to hurt so much. Link to completed fic

Artwork for Blame It on the Fairy Dust by @a-ghost-named-k

In Every Universe, We Find Each Other by EternallySilverMagnusandAlec

Rating: Teen Summary: Tensions have been rising between the Clave and the Downworld to the brink of near revolution in the wake of Valentine's return. Magnus is asked to lead in these trying times, pushed to fight at the forefront of his people and the downworld as he has for centuries. Despite this, Magnus and Alec still meet and dance around with whatever is growing between them, time stretching into months of stolen interactions despite the swelling conflict, and fall in love. And Alec Lightwood still makes the decision to choose Magnus Bane. Or: A collection of moments in a time of growing tension Magnus and Alec share, and the product of their final choices

Artwork for In Every Universe, We Find Each Other by @greentealycheejelly

Codename: Bane by @bidnezz

Rating: Mature Summary: Magnus Bane meets Alec Lightwood by pure coincidence on two occasions: one morning in a quaint coffee shop, and again during a mission briefing for The Clave. It’s only supposed to be one mission, but leaked information and the kidnapping of his friend and mentor Ragnor Fell lead to undesirable predicaments, and hard as he tries to keep it professional, Magnus can’t help his growing affection for the spy he’s hired to watch and navigate through the murky treachery of espionage.

Artwork for Codename: Bane by @myulalie

A Wonderful Institution by @rhosyn-du

Rating: Teen Summary: Magnus doesn’t have time for this bullshit. Warlocks are disappearing in New York City—five people in less than three months—and Magnus is determined to find them and protect the rest of his people from whatever took them. He doesn’t have time for politics, and he certainly doesn’t have time for whatever nonsense the Clave is proposing about marrying a Shadowhunter to a Downworlder as part of the new Accords. He doesn’t really have time for a pretty Shadowhunter who’s surprisingly kind to warlock children, either, but, well, he’s always been good at multitasking.

Alec always knew he couldn’t have what he wanted, but he’s spent the nearly four years since the newly-appointed Consul recalled his parents to Idris without explanation making the best of what he can have. When life suddenly offers up almost everything Alec actually wants on a silver platter, he can’t quite bring himself to trust it, especially when it comes with a million caveats and a side of impending disaster. But he knows how to handle disasters, even if the return of the Circle on top of Clave secrets that could destroy the Accords is way beyond the disasters he’s used to fielding. Hope, on the other hand? He doesn’t know what to do with that. Link to completed fic

Artwork for A Wonderful Institution by @bidnezz

Coming to America by PisangGoreng

Rating: Mature Summary: His Royal Highness Asmodeus Magnus III is the crown prince and sole heir to the throne of Edom. He has never left the island and is pretty desillusioned with the royal treatment. The law says he needs to wed before he turns 30, so on his 29th birthday his father arranges a marriage for him. But when his fiancée turns out to be an awful familiar face, Magnus takes matters into his own hand.

He bargains with his father, who gives him 3 months to do whatever he wants. So Magnus comes up with a plan: he's going to live life as a normal guy and find a partner all by himself in New York.

Not wasting any time he starts looking for love, with little success. Until he encounters the most handsome, intelligent and charming man he has ever seen! Without realizing it himself Alexander Lightwood sweeps Magnus off his feet, and along the way Magnus finds that he's in deep and has no plan, his dream guy is already in a relationship and every day he is closer to his return to Edom.

And even if he manages to get Alec's attention, will there ever be a good time to tell him he's been a prince all along?

An adaptation of the 1988 romantic comedy Coming to America (but probably a lot less funny). Link to completed fic

Artwork for Coming to America by amillustration_

until death do us part by ColorfulWarlock

Rating: Explicit Summary: In the past, a still traumatized six-year old Magnus thought he would have to endure the darkness of Edom alone. Until another child – a boy with dark hair, pale skin and bright hazel eyes – found him and lighted up his heart.

In the present, the High Warlock of Brooklyn Magnus Bane works with the Shadowhunters and other Downworlders to bring Valentine down. What he doesn’t expect is that Valentine controls a very powerful being, and how to fight someone to whom you give your heart centuries ago?

Artwork for until death do us part by @eternallysilvermagnusandalec

Keris by AlterEgon

Rating: Mature Summary: A recent death shakes Magnus Bane with some eerie parallels to his own past. As the supposed suicide turns to probable murder, he begins questioning the circumstances surrounding his own mother's death. When proximity to the dagger that took his mother's life brings him visions of details long forgotten that do not fit into the narrative he had taken as truth regarding her last days or weeks, he, Alec, and their friends and family begin to investigate, uncovering unexpected connections and a killer who has been on the loose for far too long

It's What You Do With Life That Matters by @skylar102

Rating: Teen Summary: Alec has come to the Sinnoh region in search of a rare pokemon. Along the way, he meets a trainer who is more than willing to help him out. Is there more to the stranger's generosity? Will Alec be able to capture the pokemon he's been long searching for? What secret is Alec hiding?

On this journey, Alec is going to make new friends, finish a long overdue promise, and finally confront a piece of his past.

Aligned by @jaackkitty

Rating: Teen Warning: Non-con in a chapter (not descriptive or explicit) Summary: In six months, Prince Alec Lightwood is set to become King of Idris. He’s been waiting to take the throne since his parents' unexpected death at sea eight years ago. Since then, Valentine Morgenstern has been serving as king. Needless to say, Valentine’s rules & regulations only serve Valentine and his trusted followers, with no regard for the well-being of the people of Idris, least of all the magic users. Afraid of them, he created a law to bind their magic to another. By circumstance, Alec finds himself aligned with magic user, Magnus Bane. Link to chapters 1-9 Link to chapters 10-16

Artwork for Aligned by @greentealycheejelly

My Fearless Love, I Will Not Say Goodbye by @arialerendeair

Rating: Explicit Summary: When their first time together results in an accidental mating bond, Alec and Magnus have to decide how they want to proceed. Especially since they were both sure that the other didn't want a full mating...right?

Also known as: Alpha Alec, Omega Magnus, and a fuckton of pining. Link to completed fic

Artwork for My Fearless Love, I Will Not Say Goodbye by @skylar102

Sixteenth Sunset by Nhixxie

Rating: Mature Summary: NASA astronauts Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood spend one year living and working together in the International Space Station. They fall in love one astounding view of Earth at a time.

Artwork for Sixteenth Sunset by @miss-shiva-adler

Untitled experiment by @imandras

Rating: General Summary: But it happened at the time that in one of Alec's lectures the proposal to conduct an experiment was presented so convincingly, that Alec and his guitar were allowed to (or rather had to) spend some time (with considerably less wages) in the subway.

And as fate would have it (she was in a good mood this morning) Magnus went to work earlier than usual, because he wanted to start the day pleasantly with his dear friend Cat and an extensive breakfast together.

Remember, it's all Simon's fault!

Artwork for Untitled experiment by @a-ghost-named-k

#malec #shadowhunters #malec discord mini bang 2020 #magnus bane #alec lightwood #magnus x alec #alec x magnus #mini bang #big bang #malec big bang #masterlist #writing #writing challenge #fanfiction #fanfic

116 notes · View notes

ladymatt · 4 years ago

Text

First Lines Of Your Last 20 Fics!

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

Tagged by the witty and wonderful @lorenzobane ❤️ TY, sweetheart! All of the humble offerings below are about Malec (of course), and I make no apology for wanting to write endlessly about them! I’M IN LOVE WITH THEIR LOVE, OK?

1) Protect You Above All Else - (T, Supportive Husbands, 3 Times Plus 1)

Alec is just making sure he’s mixed Magnus’ martini to his very stringent specifications when the man himself, looking entirely too put together to be feeling the supposed exhaustion Izzy’s text just warned him about, makes an entrance that has Alec eye-rolling in the fondest of ways.

2) There’s Something Magical About Christmas! - (T, Family/HP Theme)

Surely it couldn’t be time to rise and face the day already, Magnus thinks, burrowing deeper into the furry warmth of his husband’s comfy chest, stubbornly refusing to let the light stealing through the curtains rob him of his contented bliss.

3) Service With A Sunshine Smile - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Grocery Store AU)

“Alec, are you even listening?” Izzy whines, spoiling the intense eye-fucking that’s simmering between him and the sharply-dressed employee on checkout one every time they pass.

4) A Lesson In Love - (G, Prompt Ficlet, University Lecturers AU)

The customary curses that seem to follow every one of Magnus’ futile trips to the dean’s office filter through the open door connecting their offices, and Alec buries an affectionate smile as he walks through it.

5) Hidden Truths - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Mystery AU)

With the evening fire crackling in the grate and the gramaphone playing jazz 45s, Alec feels transported to another time altogether as he mirrors the relaxed and recumbent form of his live-in landlord across the hearth in his armchair’s twin.

6) Fighting The Good Fight - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Angel/Demon AU)

Satisfaction warms the heart of the angel, Integrity, as he surveys the crowded youth club he runs in Brooklyn.

7) Whiskey Rocks And A Little White Lie - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Exes AU)

It had taken three of his closest friends’ stimulating company and six whiskey doubles to reach this fragile state of near-acceptance over his break-up with Alec, but no distraction amongst the bar’s lively clientele made his pulse so much as flutter, let alone thump with the force of a thousand drums the way Alec’s smile could.

8) Wake Up Call - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Roomates AU) *My Fave Intro*

Surfacing from a sleep that should’ve lasted at least another week, Magnus’ mouth feels like a tide of alcohol has left only sand in its wake and his head’s still swimming with regret over the senseless fight with his best friend that triggered his headlong dash into anything offering oblivion from Alexander Gideon Lightwood.

9) A Love That Knows No Bounds - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Malec As Dads AU)

Arriving late at the gallery hosting Clary and Maia’s joint exhibition of art and marine photography, Alec weaves his way through the crowd to make his apologies to the forgiving duo, congratulating them both on the evident success of the ‘Nature’s Canvas’ collection before locating the expected family and friends, three of which are nowhere to be seen.

10) Interest Detected - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Film Noir/Detective AU)

“So you’ll take the case?” said the snake in the suit, aka the torment of Alec’s otherwise perfect life.

11) All Hail, Alexander The Grrreat! - (M, Prompt Ficlet, Role-Play Sex AU)

His husband’s formidable powers of application when learning a new skill had always been a source of pride for Magnus, but when paired with Alec’s insatiable, hitherto untapped predilection for role-play sex, he bore witness to more showstopping performances than Menzel could ever give on Broadway!

12) Impossible Just Means Try Again - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Neighbours AU)

They have no right, Magnus thinks as bodies and boxes make their way into his late friend’s beloved home, every clumsy accident and cheery apology grating on his fractured nerves.

13) To Us, You’re Still Here - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Widower Alec AU)

“You hate it,” Magnus states with amused certainty.

14) A Worthy Prize - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Game Show AU)

Acute nerves at standing in the line-up for the nation’s most popular game show, The Inquizitor, has left Alec’s skin glazed with sweat and triggered a plethora of childhood tics that serve to make him look even more anxious than he feels.

15) Unbridled Panic - (G, Prompt Ficlet, Film Set AU)

“OK, I might have forgotten to tell you I’m very afraid of horses.”

16) For One Day Every Year - (M, Canon Verse/Christmas Two-Parter)

Their first Christmas together fast approaching, Magnus was indulging in all things yule-related with a level of excited enthusiasm that he couldn’t recall ever having experienced before.

17) Consumed With Love At Christmas - (E, Family Christmas Party)

Alec Lightwood loved his family and friends with his whole heart, he really did, and inviting all of them over for a Christmas edition of their usual games night had even been his idea, but watching the way his hot tease of a boyfriend was making virtual love to that tangerine from all the way over here at the other end of the couch made him wish they were trapped at the North Pole with no means of return for years to come because all Alec wanted, for Christmas and the next few hours at least, was Magnus’ hungry mouth on him.

18) Lightwood Came To Win! - (M, Halloween Party At Pandemonium AU)

Although blissfully unaware of how the revolving multi-coloured lights of the packed out venue rendered his silky white outfit virtually transparent (except for a few face-saving ruffles and the odd gigantic bobble), Alec Lightwood still felt like a giant fool.

19) Musical Monday - (M, Sharing New Experiences/Competitive Shits AU)

There’s very little that Alec won’t do to put a smile on his boyfriend’s beautiful face, but donning a loincloth the size of a handkerchief while playing a harp, is not one of them, no matter what is dangled in front of him as a reward.

20) Made All The Difference - (G, Introspective Alec/Idiots In Love)

In the short time that Alec had known Magnus, his whole life had changed in ways he could never have thought possible.

Patterns: I think the very obvious answer here is ‘my intros are lengthy’ - but in my defence, at least with the ficlets and their word limit, I was trying to set as much of the scene as possible! 😂

Tagging (should you want to): @unending-happiness @poemsfromthealley @sassyweethang @intangibel @sfjessii @lynne-monstr @sugarandspace @cuubism @bidnezz @brightasstars

#TagGames #FirstLinesOfYourLast20Fics #TY lorenzobane #Apologies for the long post #MyFanFics

24 notes · View notes