#malec spoilers

[idk-i-just-really-like-tsc]

why am i legitimately sobbingggg at this one teeny line from Magnus abt alec like he knows alec so well and knows what he would do in this situation and that he would do the honorable deed even if it wasn’t the easy path i love themm

[thesilverstreets]

If I had a nickel every time an angelic being and a demonic being kissed desperately in a bookshop only for the angelic being to say very hurtful things to the demonic being after which one of them leaves the bookshop and they are both left heartbroken, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[flowerbritts]

So, I'm going to be the one that makes the post on Payneland and parallels to other couples/relationships, aren't I?

Sigh...I guess here we go. Spoilers, obviously. So if you haven't watched Dead Boy Detectives, go watch it and return to this post!

Believe it or not, there is more than one relationship to which I can compare the Edwin/Charles dynamic.

These couples include Destiel (Supernatural), Malec (Shadowhunters), and Solangelo (PJO).

So let's start with the Charles parallels.

We are introduced in Episodes 3 & 4 to the fact that Charles went through some serious physical abuse. His father had high expectations for him, and when he didn't match those expectations, he took his anger out on Charles. This gives reason as to why Charles's anger comes out in the form of protection because he was never protected from that abuse, and he doesn't want anyone else to experience the same type of hurt he did.

Not only does this remind me of Dean Winchester, but of Magnus Bane. Both were raised by men who were quite angry and abusive in their own ways. Yet these characters are known for their care and love of other people. Dean's entire job is saving people, Magnus' job is helping people with his magic abilities, and we already know Charles's job of helping ghosts solve their mysteries to cross over. All these characters wish to be better (while holding themselves to very high standards) and care more for everyone else than themselves.

So where do the Edwin parallels come into these pairings?

When Edwin was alive, we see that he was a loner, often ridiculed and ostracized by his peers for being a 'Mary Anne'. This puts us into the discussion of how and why it takes a cat king and a crow to help him figure out his sexuality; he merely doesn't realize his feelings because they were never needed during both his time alive and in hell. I'm going to assume that he didn't keep up with politics and popular culture once he got out, so he really was just unaware of what society became, and that's why Niko had to tell him.

This very much fits my comparison to Castiel, his brethren looking down on him because he had 'too much heart'; he began to care more heavily once he was introduced to Dean, but everyone believed he 'came off the line with a crack in his chassis'. I've always thought this was heavily queer-coded. Edwin and Castiel have the similarities of being adorably clueless when it comes to human modern-day communication and needing help in navigating relationships. The comparison I'll make to Alec is that he was also raised in quite a hostile environment. He was forgotten, and looked at as a second choice to his brother Jace before Magnus took notice of him. Alec is another character who goes through a self-discovery journey in which he's adamant that he doesn't need a relationship or feelings to do what needs to be done; he rather be all work.

Now let's get to Solangelo parallels.

Edwin and Nico are both placed out of time, stuck in places for decades until the world has changed around them so drastically they don't recognize it anymore. They both go to Hell/Tartarus and have to find their own ways out. They are both ultimately kind even though they have been hurt by the world, again ostracized and seen as outsiders. They do what must be done to save that which they care about most and, ultimately, torture themselves over their feelings.

Charles and Will are the blinding light that leads their respective partner out of the darkness in more ways than one. They make the choice to stick around their person even though Edwin/Nico thinks they are better off on their own, but Charles/Will pushes to stay with them, not out of duty but because they want to. They try to get their partners out of their comfort zone and remind them to not take everything so seriously all the time.

Now the Hell parallels. One partner always goes to Hell, and the other follows; it does not always perfectly align but stay with me.

Dean goes to Hell, and Castiel fetches him and brings him back to Earth, but Castiel is the one who is more changed by the experience. "When Castiel first laid a hand on you in Hell, he was lost." This could also parallel Edwin and Charles meeting for the first time. Castiel and Charles both choose to stay with the person who changed/was kind to them.

Again, the parallels don't perfectly align with Malec but Edwin goes to hell, as Magnus goes to Edom, albeit Magnus goes willingly, he can’t escape. Charles follows, as does Alec. And neither leave without their other half.

Same with Solangelo, Nico goes into Tartarus, and Will follows because he isn't going to let Nico experience it by himself for a second time.

My point to this post is that these are common tropes that go along the lines of 'Do not go where I can not follow'. Both people in the relationship are so devoted to each other that they are broken when they are apart and are willing to go to the ends of the earth to get them back.

If there are any other parallels/things I missed, please add to this post!

[katrinegrey]

More 'A Fire in the Flesh' thoughts

Now that I've gotten a little bit of sleep, I have more thoughts.

JLA making such a big deal about the relationship between Attes and Kyn throughout the entirety of A Fire in the Flesh and at the very end of the book having Nyktos point out that Kyn lost his memories after Ascending (thus most likely being one of the catalysts to him being the "evil twin") makes me so scared for Malec. We still don't know what happened to make him leave Iliseeum. Between Attes and Kyn's issues and Eythos and Kolis' story, the track record for male twins in this series isn't very good.

I'm also so curious about how and why he ends up in Atlantia and how Atlantia was created in the supposedly sacred Bonelands.

[i-have-not-slept]

why are cordelia and matthew appropriating malec culture

[khaleesiofalicante]

haven't read chot yet but i'm reading all your posts cause i don't give a fuck about spoilers. it sounds like there isn't enough Magnus which is why i don't feel like reading.

I know this most likely won't happen but if Alec were to become immortal what would your reaction be? i tried to think but i'm not sure how i'd feel. What do you think Magnus' thought process would be if Alec told him he wanted to be immortal?

There is actually a decent amount of Magnus content in Chot compared to the previous two books. He is, as always, getting shit done.

My reaction would be, noooooo baby don't. I'm not a big fan of immortal alec. while yes the world needs more of alec, i don't think it's something he wants for himself. if alec becomes immortal, he would only do so for one reason and one person. but personally, i think what makes malec unique is that not that they love each other enough to want to be together forever, but the fact that, even if all they have together is a handful of decades and even if he was mortal, alec would be magnus' immortal love. that's his flex :)

if alec tells magnus he wants to be immortal, i think magnus would take it very seriously. for one, such a thing wouldn't come without a price and of course it would have a lot of consequences. being an immortal if a lifestyle and it's not for everyone and i think magnus would ask alec to think it through and if after everything, if that's what alec wants, magnus would of course help him achieve it <3

[imaginarylifetimes]

I'm saving up all the new 911 episodes for when hockey is over but just wanted to say congrats everyone!

[not-a-princess-but-a-queen]

Humm Angel and Demon in charge of their respective sides fall in love… Hell Royalty….

Basically Beelzebub takes Gabriel to hide out with Magnus for a while

[dani-dabbles]

A Prince Restored please! :)

I got four tropes/prompts from a meme generator on Twitter and they immediately made me think of some what if’s with the Magnus/Valentine body swap storyline.

What if Alec didn’t save Magnus in time? What if Alec had to kill Valentine wearing Magnus’ face?? What if Alec never stopped grieving? What if Asmodeus was furious after learning his favorite son was executed because of Azazel’s games????

There was too much potential angst to ignore and not try to write it 😆

(this draft is very rough rn 😅)

[hawkefaery]

Why Malec could be a great traitor? (I know this won't happen but I like rambling)

(Disclaimer: I'm not saying this because I hate Malec. This post, compared to my other post about Malec, is not biased, I'm just pointing out facts lmao)

I was thinking about who could be "the traitor" among our "good" characters. It is someone close to poppycas so it won't be Malec but, while I was thinking, I realized how good of a traitor Malec would be and how much sense it would make.

First, why do I believe it makes sense?

Even though I hate Malec, if I were him, I would be extremely pissed. Let's picture this: I'm finally free from being in a cage for like 200 years and I found out that my parents knew the whole time where I was and did not free me, the woman that put me in there (now this is my Malec's point of view, but I love my baby eloana, she did the right thing - there is a post about that on my pinned) is not only still alive but she also lived a very happy long life where she ruled over the kingdom that used to be mine, she had the opportunity to marry someone she loved and also have children. Then, I find out that my brother has not one but two daughters with the love of my life, my biological son is dead, my literal heartmate was painfully murdered by my mother and niece and now she is also being tortured by own mother. On top of this, I was put on a cage after I fought in a war and now that I'm free I have to go to another much more difficult war and risk my life when I literally just got it back and to do this I will have to team up with all the people I hate. To finish this, one of the persons that will have a lot of saying in what is done and not and is a literal king is not only someone much younger and less powerful than me and who is not even a god but is also the youngest son of my ex wife, that I hate, and another man because now he is the king AND he is also married to my niece so I can't kill him in like revenge, same as his brother because he is the boyfriend of other niece. I would hate absolutely everyone.

If the writer wants Malec's character to make sense with the story he was given, then I don't think that a happy-get-along-with-everyone type of character should be expected over an annoying-grumpy-ass type of character. (but what do I know, he is not my character, this is just my opinion)

But now, why do I think Malec would be a great traitor when he could just be angry and that is it?

There is a good phrase somewhere that reads "It is not about me winning, but you losing" Malec has literally no reason to care about the destruction of the realms, he has already lost everything he deeply loved, and most of the time he was "betrayed" by those he loved. If he turns against those people with the intention to harm them just because they harmed him, it would make sense. Besides, anger is easy to manipulate and Kolis and Malec have one thing in common after all, they both lose the woman that they loved most (I know Kolis never actually had sotoria, but this is more from their point of view, not a normal persons' point of view. poor sotoria, at least isbeth had consented). In addition, while Kolis lost sotoria because of Ethyos (I think that was his name, can't remember sorry), Malec (in part) lost his heartmate because of Ethyos' son, his father Nyktos. There is a really strong connection in there. Last but not least, there is the fact that neither Nyktos, Sera, Poppy, Casteel, Millicent, nor Malik, lose their heartmate, they all had the chance to be with them. Even Valyn and Eloana, who might not be heartmates but they love each other, had the chance to be happy together but not Malec. They don't understand or know his pain because they never went through it.

Then my last point is about the impact. The treason trope is good as long as it is well-written. It is crucial that the treason has an impact on the reader along with an impact on the characters. The reader must be left wondering wtf but then they think about it and it makes sense. And then the impact on the story and on the characters is also essential because do treason trope without actual impact on the story, what is the point then?

Malec is the son of two main characters, so his treason would be an impact on the characters because it would be a son betraying his parents AND his twin. It would be heartbreaking for them. From the reader's point of view, Malec is a little bit harder because the readers have had no time to know much of him and what is known makes him look like a piece of shit, but the writer could show how much his parents love him, his twin missed him, they can show how much this character has grown, they can show him bonding with the new characters, and so on. This will create a bond with the reader and the character but then BOM treason. It could be great.

Anyways, I don't think Malec will be the traitor even when it could be good, this was just me rambling. My eyes are mostly on Emile as the traitor.

[ladymatt]

Chapters: 15/? Fandom: Shadowhunters (TV), The Shadowhunter Chronicles - All Media Types, The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood, Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood, Ragnor Fell/Raphael Santiago Characters: Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane, Clary Fray, Maia Roberts, Isabelle Lightwood, Jace Wayland, Asmodeus, Simon Lewis, Ragnor Fell, Camille Belcourt, Jordan Kyle, Raphael Santiago, Dorothea "Dot" Rollins, Max Lightwood Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Tattoo Parlor, Tattoo Artist Magnus Bane, Writer Alec Lightwood, Tattoos, Happy Ending, Secrets, Confident Alec Lightwood, Thirsty Magnus Bane, Thirsty Alec Lightwood, Mutual Pining, Mutual Pining (low angst edition), Misunderstandings, Texting, All The Bisexual Representation, Light Angst Summary:

Clary walked back to Magnus’ space, knocked on the doorway, and waited for him to look up from his current project. “Hey, I know you don’t usually take walk-ins and it’s your day off, but you’re the only one available at the moment, and something tells me you’re gonna want to take this one.”

Or...

Alec Lightwood is an author with a little secret. Magnus Bane is a tattoo artist with a much bigger secret. Their worlds collide when Alec comes into Magnus' shop to get his first tattoo.

*(COMING BACK SOON. CURRENTLY WORKING ON NEW CHAPTERS!)*

[idk-i-just-really-like-tsc]

gonna go reread that bit of trsom where Alec and Magnus are running back to their hotel because they were giddily making out to purify myself from what i just read Matthew and cordelia that was gross!

[write-and-read-and-dream]

“I’ll come back to you,” Magnus had whispered, even as the portal began to close around him. “I promise.” But that promise had been broken. The portal had closed, and with it, Magnus had vanished. Alec had waited, heart in his throat, for days, for weeks… until reality had crashed over him, a wave of grief so overwhelming he had nearly drowned in it.

[send-up-my-heart-to-you]

nothing sets me crying more than reading the teasers for the wicked powers/the black volume of the dead, so why not overanalyze them and wish for death in the process (i got all of them from the page on fandom)

❗️spoilers ahead ❗️

he kissed each finger, and with each one of them spoken a word. five kisses, five words. his last.

no 🫶🫶 (im hoping this is a flashback gurl plz i hope its not the ‘lightwood death in each series’ thing coming after my life)

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"oh, god, the lovebirds," magnus said, pulling the pillow off his face. "i hate happy couples."

this could be anything tbh but prolly gonna be in tbvotd

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belatedly, she realized something else. "do you... have anything?"

he didnt seem to have recovered from her last comment. "but do you mean - wait, do i have what?"

she slitted her eyes at him. "something important."

"like what? the phone number for the white house?" a moment later, under her withering glare, realization dawned. "oh." his was the expression of someone who has run out of gas in the middle of the desert, miles from help. "i..."

there are literally zero names in this one but i think its gonna be smth w dru and jaime (maybe the eternidad ??) but i swear if it turns out to be a joke imma flip a table

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"what if i just love you? what if i love you but i never touch you or talk about it, what would happen then?"

i think this might happen after a conversation between kit and ty where either kit says “its too dangerous to love me” or “i dont love you” and then ty replies w this

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"well, its a bit ironic, isnt it?"

"what do you mean?"

"all that effort to convince you i wasnt in love with you, and here i am, dying in your arms."

this is gonna kill me i just know it, but i have a feeling its gonna be kit saying the first and third lines and hes talking to ty, and then i can imagine it saying “dont say that,” ty said furiously

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his face crumpled. "he hates me," he said. "all i do is love him, but he hates me, he just hates me, i dont know why."

clearly gonna be ty talking about kit (to either livvy or dru ???)

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there was nothing less sexy than an angry-looking cat on your bed.

okay this is 100% magnus’s pov in tbvotd 💀💀

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"actually, its short for maximum lightwood," said magnus. "as in the most amount of lightwood you can have."

… no comment. actually, yea i do have smth to say. i love magnus.

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"no one who loved you would want you to sacrifice your own happiness."

if we’re going by the thing where kit doesnt want ty to love him for his safety, then someone is gonna say this to kit for sure

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alec was beginning to understand how the slings and arrows of fortune and history had shaped magnus and made him what he was. it was a delightful sort of discovery, as getting to know magnus always had been. magnus was probably the one person in the world who'd never bored him.

im craving more malec scenes please dear god

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"i was thinking about monogrammed towels," said isabelle.

"my name is going to be simon lewis lovelace lightwood," said simon. "no monogrammed towels."

first off, i forgot that simon wants to take isabelles last name

second, his initials are technically S.L.L.L oh my lord

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it was late, and someone was trying to break into the high warlock of brooklyn’s apartment.

​magnus bane, the high warlock in question, felt this behavior was rash and foolish. he’d been passed out on his still-made bed, too exhausted to slip under the burgundy and emerald sheets, or even take off his robe, when he heard the noise of his window sliding open. he was grateful for the robe. he felt it would be demoralizing to face housebreakers in nothing but silk pajama bottoms.

​also, the housebreakers had done nothing to deserve such a sight.

seeing magnus bane in nothing but silk pajama bottoms is the stuff of dreams

jokes (even tho i meant it with full seriousness) aside, this is definitely gonna be the opening lines of tbvotd. if it turns out to not be, i will never show my face in public again because of how sure i am right now

[dani-dabbles]

that little chin hold is my undoing like wtf stop being so damn cute and in love 🤧

This was done for a good friend of mine😘 Also, I have drawn an astonishing amount of zero  Shadowhunters fanart, so there’s that LOL. 💚💙💜

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[nancylou444]

Shadowhunters question. Does Alec, Izzy and Jace’s mother get any better or dies she stay like ThatTM? Because I just watched the malec episode and I kinda want to throw her out of an airlock. Sorry if you like her. You just seem to be an expert on this.

Oh no darling, I didn't like her until season 3, when she finally became a better person.

Not to give spoilers but she has a lot on her mind so that's why she's a bitch at the beginning of the series.