An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters 6: A Cruel BargainÂ
The Shadowhunter Chronicles - All Media Types
The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare
The Bane Chronicles - Sarah Rees Brennan & Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood
Characters: Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane
Additional Tags: Angst, Boys In Love, Falling In Love, Protective Alec Lightwood, Protective Alec, Malec Week, Malec Week 2016, Hurt Alec Lightwood, Nephilim, Magical Boys, Malec Monday
We saw in 3B-19 how Magnus suffered as a result of Alec leaving, but we did not get to see how the breakup impacted Alec. This is my take on that.
Disclaimer: As always, the Mortal Instrument characters belong to Cassandra Clare, and I claim no ownership over the parts of this story belonging to the Shadowhunters TV producers and writers. The rest of it is all of my own creation.
The scene had a surreal quality, as if an artist had unwittingly stumbled on two sleeping angels and his gifted hands had managed to capture their essence in a glorious painting. Jace’s golden hair and sun-kissed face had a completely unguarded expression, the face of a child, so young that it still betrayed a disarming air of innocence. Alec’s silvery glow was in shadow, his black hair in disarray, his moon white skin a contrast to his brother’s golden one. The two brothers were too sides of the same coin, gold and silver, white and blue, like sky and clouds in a perfect summer day. Beautiful, Magnus thought, the word somehow inadequate.
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