Malec in late 2B
Itās been *checks watch* three years and Iāve finally calmed down enough to try and untangle my feelings about the end of 2B in a coherent way.
1) Alecās decision not to tell Magnus about the Soul Sword. Iāve worked through my thoughts regarding that in this fic already where I go into Alecās reasoning for it. The tldr of which is that a) Alec consciously made the decision not to tell Magnus instead of running out of time to decide, b) he actually had good reasons for that and made that decision with Magnusās and the Downworldās best interests at heart and c) ultimately his love for Magnus was the very reason he didnāt tell him because if he had cared about sparing Magnusās feelings a little less he would have told Magnus about the Soul Sword on condition that Magnus canāt tell his people, damn the guilt Magnus will feel when warlocks die because they werenāt forewarned.
2) Magnusās reaction to finding out. Magnus flips his shit, basically, lashes out, is deliberately hurtful and doesnāt really listen to Alecās reasons for his decision. This is both an understandable and an ic reaction because Magnus is a very emotion-driven character and what he just learned is drastic. Could there have been a more graceful way to handle this revelation? Certainly. But itās nothing I would just expect from any given character. Youād have to be exceptionally level-headed to keep your cool in such a situation and I donāt fault Magnus for not being that. His reaction was very human.
Alec gets points deduction for his line āLetās not make this personalā because dude, do you know your boyfriend at all? Have you realized that emotional compartmentalization isnāt his strong forte? This line just angers Magnus more. (Alec also gets points deduction, with extreme prejudice, for trying to shush Magnus because what is wrong with you, man. I mean, this might just be a personal hang-up of mine but isnāt that gesture patronizing as hell? Anyway.) On the other hand Alec gets some points for not going after Magnus. When I first watched that I thought it was very strange and kinda weird but in hindsight it is obviously the right choice. Magnus needed time and space to deal and Alec realized that trying to go after him and talk it out then was pointless and would have only angered Magnus more.
3) Magnusās reaction to Alec seeking him out because of Max. Admirable. Magnus puts all his (very understandable) anger aside to rush to the Lighwood familyās aid. It doesnāt matter that he canāt help in the end, he is there as emotional support despite the frosty atmosphere between him and Alec. It is the decent thing to do but not everybody would have shown such kindness in his shoes. 10/10.
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* grabs plain popcorn * * sits down to read * * gets all needed salt from post * Seriously, though, I'm really loving reading this tumblr for the deeply insightful treatment of topics and unapologetic sass. I mean, salt.
