#granted it's very Malec-centric

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WIP Wednesday

It is Wednesday, my dudes!

I am in a weird place rn where my mood swings wildly, which is honestly kind of annoying, and not very good for my productivity levels. But! I got a bunch of chores done the last few days and I get a new oven tomorrow. So. Some things are looking up.

Fic-wise... They Say is still in progress. I think I've got all the text for chapter 28, just needs editing, and chapter 29 is coming along too. Chapter 30 still eludes me, unfortunately. I'm hoping it will be easier once I have more of 29 done.

Actually, I might move things around a bit, so that parts of 28 will be moved to 29 and some of the things I have planned for 29 will be in 30 instead, plus of course the vague notes I already have for 30. Might be less daunting, then. And also 28 and 29 are long.

I've actually also worked a little on the sequels I've got planned for Hiding From Your Home, though mostly in the sense that I've been typing up the notes I had in my notebooks so I have it all together in a word document.

That's all for today. Have a great rest of your week!

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The Shadowhunters 3x19 “Aku Cinta Kamu” Theories

So apparently, all the reviewers who got their screeners of the episode are already done watching them and have started to answer fan questions on Twitter and on Tumblr and a recently released (but very sketchy) synopsis of 3x21 is out somewhere sending the entire Malec fandom into a frenzy (I'll get into that later). But after having viewed all the possible spoilers and asked all possible no-spoilery questions to the reviewers themselves, here's what I think will go down in 3x19. It's only a few hours away (more like a day, really) before we actually see the episode but I'd like to put my thoughts into writing just in case:let's start with the facts first from 3x18:

Alec broke up with Magnus to get his magic back

Clary is now Dark Clary

Sizzy almost happened

They are still trying to make Maia and Jordan happen (but why?)

Now let's proceed with the spoilers from the reviewers:

Aku Cinta Kamu will only be said in a flashback- we all saw it. Don't your hold your breath on it.

There will be no present time Malec scenes, everything will be flashbacks- because this is supposed to be Magnus' episode, and also because Alec is busy trying to save evil twin Clary with Jace. Now before you brush Alec off and say he's not hurting as much as Magnus, he is. But if we all know how Alec is, he gets himself with work so he doesn't have to confront the pain. Magnus is the opposite and that's why this episode is so character driven because you see both of them back in their old ways, their old habits.

There will be a Madzie scene with Alec and Magnus and they will talk about having kids- go on Twitter, it's already blowing up.

Asmodeus will give Magnus magic back without pretense- as evidenced in the trailer. As to how and what he will tell Magnus for giving his magic back is left to be unknown.

Jem or BZ will be in the episode to erase Alec's memories- but he won't.

Sizzy will happen (finally)- there will be a kiss as per the reviewers

Team Evil- will be in all its glory, for now.

Jace and Clary will be drugged and do things only consenting adults do- You know what it is.

One reviewer said that there is blatant foreshadowing in one of the scenes, she didn't mention what it was, but I'm pretty sure that means world-ending.

Jonathan is jealous of Jace and Clary's relationship. Still gives me the creeps. He still doesn't trust Jace, but whats new?

Asmodeus will "try to be the father" he never was to Magnus, for good and bad reasons. One reviewer said that we will grow to love and hate Asmodeus' role in all of this.

Magnus will cry a lot in this episode, the flashbacks good or bad, won't be of any help either. He is just as devastated the morning after the breakup. Like any regular person would be.

Magnus will be the star of the show. As I expected, an episode titled Aku Cinta Kamu should feature the character who said it, regardless of context and I am glad we are getting more Magnus scenes this episode. He deserves it. It gives his character even more depth, so that we understand what Alec never will. That Magnus' love for Alec is worthy dying for, even without his magic. Someone send Alec a fire message stat!

Now that we got all of the spoilers away, here are my thoughts about what's to come in the episode: First of all, I am pissed. The title of the episode is "Aku Cinta Kamu" an iconic line in the book by Magnus Bane to Alec. And we only get to hear that in a flashback? Someone fire the writer of this episode! Stat! Kidding aside, with the flashbacks confirmed as the only Malec scenes in this episode, only reinforces the level of commitment the show has to these characters. And before you chastise me for saying that, let me say this: this episode we will see Magnus shine, havent we been asking for a Magnus-centric plot ever since? We will see him take his story into his own hands. He will take his narrative back and for a character who went from B-plot to A-plot that means a lot. Magnus has always been "the other half of the Malec" ship, even when he was introduced to us in the first season, he was already being setup to be the other half of Malec. But Magnus is more than that, he's lived for centuries, he's wise, and he's a good character. He is probably my favorite character in the entire TMI series because of the layers that he has. And for us to be seeing that unravel, despite the circumstances, is really beautiful. Granted that we will not like what we see, with Asmodeus in the picture, but if there's anything we can learn from this episode is that the relationship of Asmodeus and Magnus can never be severed. He is his father, and he is his son. A father does not turn his back on his son and this might just be what we see in this episode, albeit Asmodeus ulterior motives to get Magnus back to Edom with him. But one of the reviewers said that he will do something we will hate to love, because as i said, at the end of the day, Asmodeus only wants the best for his son and for him, that is to rule Edom beside him. He doesn't see any more than that, and I can't blame him, he is a Prince of Hell. What do you expect from a manipulative prick right? Now I know what y'all are thinking, but Magnus is so vulnerable right now, with Alec gone his entire world is crushing in on him and fast- think of it this way- when a person hits rock bottom- there's really no other way but up, right? The same applies to Magnus and Alec, they are in their lowest points after the breakup, which means things can only get better from hereon end. And that's more than enough for us to be hopeful about. Remember, this is the shadow world, it always gets worst, before it gets better.,Some would argue that Alec had the better deal, he has his parabatai, his family and the Institute. I can't comment on this without seeing the actual episode but even if there is no indication of him in the episode where he mourns for the loss of Magnus in his life, the reviewers pointed out, he is back to his old Alec ways- keeping himself busy when things go awry. And truth be told, isn't that what we all do when things hit a rough patch? We hope that the craziness of everyday life will save us from the miseries of the night.He is hurting, we just don't get to see it, because it's uncharacteristic of him to show us. This is Alec Lightwood we're talking about. The rest of the episode, as the reviewers have pointed out will be Team Evil, and Sizzy finally happening. Duh. It's about time! This slowburn for Sizzy isn't really doing any good for anyone, I love me some Sizzy but this show has taken forever to build that relationship that I'd say they're a bit too late to the party, but hey, who knows, I might be wrong. As for Team Evil, we all know that they will be out doing some evil stuff somewhere in the world, getting high on drugs and doing things that only adults should be doing in the privacy of their homes, but nope, they decided that part of being Dark Clary means being risque as well. I'm here for it, but please do it tastefully. I have high hopes for this scene. Now, onto more interesting things- as one of writers of the show pointed out, 3x19 is alternately titled "The Betrayal". Now before we jump ship that this is Malec, this could very well be a Clace storyline. Really, people, Malec already had their fair share of angst last episode, I think another betrayal in the horizon would be too low a blow, even for the writers of the show. So this must be a Clace storyline- with Jonathan finding out that Jace has been spying on them for the Shadowhunters. But that's just me being hopeful that there'll be no more angst fest with Malec before 3x20 because we can only take so much before we break. My best guess on how this episode ends would be Magnus asking Jem to erase his memories, Asmodeus swoops in making him a deal he knows Magnus can't refuse and we see Magnus contemplating on it by the end of the episode. I hope Jem talks some sense into Magnus, because a person in his emotional state making decisions, we all know too well how that goes for anyone. The reviewers have already pointed out that Magnus does not end up with Asmodeus in Edom in this episode and he does not find out about the deal in this episode- and there's only one person that knows about this deal next to Alec and Asmodeus- Izzy. She could very well be the key to solving this puzzle next episode. As to how that would happen, is still left to be seen. Let's hope the promo for 3x20 shed some light on that. I haven't seen enough 3x20-3x22 spoilers to formulate my own theories but with the recently released synopsis of 3x21, let's hope the Malec wedding happens in real time and not just in a dream sequence.