The Genius and the mortal instruments

Lilac🪻➰ she/her ➰ I write sometimes AO3 : https://archiveofourown.org/users/i_have_not_slept/pseuds/i_have_not_slept ➰ my malec obsession is Not Even Funny at this point it’s like a brain worm

[i-have-not-slept]

✮GOOD LUCK BABE✮

Chp. 2

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[magnus-the-maqnificent]

As much as I love domesticated!Magnus, I hope he’s still got his whimsy and put into the wackiest situations hat don’t necessarily involve a shadowhunters. I hope he’s still dragged into Downworld shenanigans and hired by mundanes to do the craziest stuff and continuing to be his punk self except now with a get out of jail free card named Alexander Gideon Lightwood.

Like basically I need a sequel to the Bane Chronicles where Magnus is now a husband and a father and Alec randomly gets a fire message that says “got deported lol. I’ll be home by 7. xoxo” and also let’s call it The Lightwood-Bane Chronicles

[randomkatefangirl]

But seriously, this has been bugging me. Did Magnus slid his hand to Alec’s front or back? What I chose under the cut. :D

Where?

Front

Back

Voting ended on3h

I vote back, Alec was on top of Magnus, so it was easier to access. 🤔

[liarambles]

Every time Kit’s abandonment issues get brought up by the author, an angel gains its wings

[littledarkonex]

oh, kieran has never grieved before…

[reveuracine]

fanart by fiore.giallorosso

Malec and Jace

Will and Tessa

Herongraystairs

Will

Will and Jem but definitely no ducks

Will and baby James

Emma and Julian

Kit and Jace

Sizzy

Clace

Jace and Alec

Kit and Mina

James and Cordelia

Kitty

Ash

[tiredandoptimistic]

It's neat that this scene demonstrates the ways in which, despite Tessa's relative youth, she's still experienced things that Magnus never has. Magnus is over 400 years old, so he thinks he understands how it works: you love someone, they die, you keep living. Tessa, on the other hand, is the one who knows what it's like to truly find your soulmate and to outlive them.

I think part of Tessa's different approach to love comes from the fact that she was welcomed into a found family while she was still a teenager. She met Will and Sophie and the rest as peers, even though she eventually watched them grow old in ways that she couldn't. Magnus, on the other hand, spent most of his youth with the Silent Brothers. He didn't start really interacting with mortal humans until he was already aware of his warlock nature, and so all of his relationships kind of left him as an outsider. Magnus was the mysterious stranger who blows into someone's life, or the powerful warlock they go to for help. He describes how even the people who lived with him until their deaths still saw him as something temporary, because they assumed that they must be temporary to him. This is why Alec is different, because he fully sees Magnus as an equal human partner. He welcomes Magnus into his friend group and into his family, because that's what you do with a boyfriend. For the first time, Magnus is being treated the same way Tessa was treated in 1878: as another messy person who needs friends.

It's just interesting to me how much the experience of being a warlock is shaped by how they're perceived. Tessa spent an entire mortal lifetime as part of a group of Shadowhunter friends. She was treated with unconditional love, and so she learned to give unconditional love in return. Because of this, she knows that the love she had for Will continues to live on long after his death. The love was part of her and part of the world, because they all accepted it without limitations. Magnus has never had that, and so he doesn't know how to approach a romance without thinking of the inevitable heartbreak. He's only ever been an immortal in love with a mortal, not a person in love with another person.

[therealnuclearplatypus]

sup chat i wrote a thing

[simoneashwinis]

don't think about it. don't think about it i say.don't think about how magnus has learned to cope with mortality and lost love. don't think about how magnus is prepared for when alec's time is over. don't think about how magnus is not prepared for when its son's time. the son he instantly loved, the son who idolises him, the son who loved him without even seeing him. don't think about how the worst thing in the world is for someone to bury their child. don't think about magnus having to do it.

[malec-rec-a-day]

Unintended

Title: Unintended

Author: alittlebriton

Status: Complete

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary:

“I was flattered,” he admitted. “Not enough to seriously consider it though.” He shrugged, watching Magnus carefully, and picked up his own glass again. Magnus looked up at him then with a sharpened gaze. “Why not?” “Many things, to be honest. I’d miss too many people. There’s a lot of work to do here still. Part of me wondered if they were offering it to me to get me away from New York.” “From me.” Magnus’ voice was flat with no inflection and Alec winced. He moved to sit next to Magnus and put his glass down on the table so he could take one of Magnus’ hands, his thumb rubbing at one of his rings.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14341185

[therealnuclearplatypus]

if this does well enough to have requests for more chapters i will perform a double flip into mt etna (real) ((not clickbait))

[bytheangell]

One for the HIstory Books

(Read on AO3)

Magnus is no stranger to the Shadowhunters using his apartment as a ‘hangout’ spot. It always starts with Jace showing up to see Alec, then Clary tends to follow Jace. Once the two of them are here, it’s only a matter of time before Simon or Isabelle (or sometimes both) wind up here as well. It’s fine. He’d prefer it if they didn’t, of course, but he will tolerate it because he can tell that Alexander likes having them around. Magnus kind of enjoys the way they liven the place up as well, no matter how often he insists that they’re an inconvenience.

It’s on one of these days that Clary, reading through her history book, utters an excited little “oh!” that certainly doesn’t fit her previous boredom over the task.

“Magnus! Look!” Clary stands from the sofa abruptly, rushing over to him with such enthusiasm that it draws the attention of everyone else in the room.

“Isn’t that Catarina?” Clary asks, practically shoving the book in his face for him to confirm. He takes a look at the photo from the Second World War showing two nurses, one of whom is absolutely Cat.

Magnus frowns. He doesn’t answer her question. Instead, he grabs the book from her to read the title and author. Handing it back to Clary, Magnus moves swiftly to his bottom desk drawer, rifling through its contents before pulling out an old, tattered leather journal. Using magic to flip through the pages, he lands on the page where the author’s last name - Mortimer - would be, only to find it not there.

“No,” Magnus says, a bit too forcefully. “I don’t think it’s her.”

Alec wanders over to where Clary stands, squinting down at the image as if that may make it different.

“…Magnus?” Alec asks slowly, eyebrow raised. He’s looking at the picture over Clary’s shoulder then back over at Magnus. “That’s absolutely Cat.”

Magnus sighs. “Fine. It is. But you can’t let her know. In fact, if I could just tear this page out, and-“ Magnus reaches over to rip the page from the top seam when Clary pulls it away to stop him.

“Hey! Stop that, it’s a rental! Textbooks are expensive!” Clary huffs, clutching the textbook to her chest protectively. “Why are you being so weird about this?”

Magnus holds up the journal from his desk.

“Catarina, Ragnor, and I have a long-running competition, of sorts, to see who can be the most photographed throughout the years. Newspaper articles, documentaries, nonfiction literature… You get the picture.”

“Literally,” says Jace, making his way over to the group to check out the book for himself, which Clary offers him while keeping one eye warily on Magnus, as if afraid he’ll try to steal it from Jace next. Jace smirks at his ‘joke’, but Magnus and Alec roll their eyes. Only Clary humors Jace with a smile.

“My dear Catarina and I are currently tied,” Magnus admits. “And this book isn’t on our records.” “Which means Cat is ahead now,” Clary says with a wide grin, as if it’s her personal victory.

“Only if she knows about this book. Which she doesn’t. And it’s going to stay that way, isn’t it?” Magnus asks pointedly, narrowed eyes resting on each of the three Shadowhunters in turn.

“Or what?” Clary challenges when Magnus’ eyes meet hers.

Magnus considers. “Or,” he begins, making his tone as cold and threatening as possible. “I’ll stop letting my home be your after-school hangout. That includes the food,” he adds when Jace begins to shrug in response. Magnus knows that’ll get him - the amount of foreign snacks Magnus portals back for everyone here is honestly impressive, even for him.

“You drive a hard bargain,” Jace says. “But I think we can keep your secret.”

“Of course,” Alec agrees easily. Not that Magnus is surprised; he knows that he has Alec on his side no matter what.

Clary remains suspiciously quiet, but nods, which Magnus accepts as a reluctant agreement to protect her boyfriend’s snack supply.

“Wonderful. Now who wants some Korean street food for dinner?”

---

Magnus forgot all about the history book until nearly a week later when Cat shows up at his door with a six-pack of beers in hand.

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Magnus asks, gesturing her inside.

“What, a girl can’t drop in on one of her best friends for a drink and a bit of light reading?” Cat asks, placing the beers down on the counter and pulling a book out of her bag.

But not just any book.

“Clary,” Magnus mutters, not-quite-under-his-breath. He should’ve known she couldn’t be trusted.

“I couldn’t say,” Cat admits. “It just showed up as a package for me at the hospital.”

“So much for ‘textbooks are expensive’.” Magnus mocks in his best exaggerated Clary tone of voice. “Traitors, the lot of them.” “Never can trust a Shadowhunter, can you?” Ragnor agrees, following Cat in from the hallway.

“What are you so happy about?” Magnus asks, frowning. “You’re so far behind you aren’t even in the race anymore.”

“Exactly. So I have to throw my support to Cat to make sure she knocks that ego of yours down a peg or two. I’ll celebrate her win any day.”

“Her temporary win,” Magnus points out. “She’s fallen behind before, and she’ll fall behind again.”

“But tonight, we celebrate! Where’s the journal?” Cat demands, opening a can for herself and taking a sip.

Magnus sighs and grudgingly brings out the journal with The List inside. He hands it to Catarina, who writes in the title and author as well as an updated tally for herself, before using a bit of her magic to re-alphabetize the list with the newest addition included.

Catarina: 151 Magnus: 150 Ragnor: 73

“Enjoy your temporary lead,” Magnus grumbles. “I’m spending tomorrow in the library archives.”

[malec-rec-a-day]

Nobody But You

Title: Nobody But You

Author: SchrodingersHalfling

Status: Complete

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary: “Alexander, what are you doing here?” “Me? I happen to be universe hopping the correct way.” And Magnus knows that Alec is deliberately misunderstanding him and he loves him so much for it. Because Alec shouldn’t be here. He should be safe in the universe they belong in, not recklessly throwing himself head first into another universe to find Magnus when he has an Institute to run and a city to put back into order.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41453151

[maeblackthorn]

my tsc fanfics

i just finished my kierarktina fic and wanted to share the link along with the other fics i've written so far!

kierarktina: the unseelie king's revel (4k)

malec: the consul's robe (2k)

thomastair: heart in a headlock (8k)

all rated E! the thomastair one is a uni au but malec and kierarktina are canon compliant. just a load of smut really.

[maeblackthorn]

my tsc fanfics

i just finished my kierarktina fic and wanted to share the link along with the other fics i've written so far!

kierarktina: the unseelie king's revel (4k)

malec: the consul's robe (2k)

thomastair: heart in a headlock (8k)

all rated E! the thomastair one is a uni au but malec and kierarktina are canon compliant. just a load of smut really.

[halliedreaming]

….and suddenly I can hear violin music floating down the hall. a christmas party. a girl with blue eyes arguing with someone no one else can see while her brother asks a beautiful girl to dance. a ghost passes by without a sound. then, one hundred years later, two fifteen year olds talk quietly on the roof while their feet dangle off of the edge.

i remember it all too well….🗡️🪽➰ @cassandraclare

[todo-rororo]

y'all dont wanna admit this but malec break up in city of lost souls was actually so good. i enjoyed every crumb of it + they came back stronger.

like the yearning oof was just *chef's kiss*

also all too well by Taylor Swift is so them during the breakup phase