An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Shadowhunters (TV), The Shadowhunter Chronicles - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood
Characters: Magnus Bane, Alec Lightwood, Clary Fray, Max Lightwood, Maia Roberts, Isabelle Lightwood, Jace Wayland, Asmodeus
Additional Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Rivalry, Lawyer Alec Lightwood, Dancer Magnus Bane, Dual Timeline, Slow Burn, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Light Angst, Alec Lightwood Deserves Nice Things, Magnus Bane Deserves Nice Things, fallout between friends, Healing, Denial of Feelings, Protective Magnus Bane, Jealousy
Summary:
In 2005, Alec and Magnus knew each other. They went to the same school, Idris High, and were the top two scorers of the class. They were academic achievers (or overachievers??), rivals, and mortal enemies.
In 2023, Alec and Magnus haven't seen each other in almost two decades. Alec is a successful corporate attorney in New York, while Magnus is leading his Broadway musical, moving from one place to another in search for work.
When their paths cross again, feelings, rivalry, unresolved tensionāeverything rekindles. They try to see the other with the lens of the person they used to know a long time ago, but that person doesnāt exist anymore.
A āThen and Nowā dual-timeline AU exploring Alec and Magnusā relationships through two timelines: their time as academic rivals in Idris High in 2005 where being at each otherās throats was the default state of existence, and in 2023, where a chanced reunion brings back memories and deeply buried feelings.