Wings are freedom, only when they are wide open in flight. On one’s back they are a heavy weight. — Marina Tsvetaeva
Once upon a time, Children of the Nephilim protected the world from demons. Now, their wings are in shackles.
Alec Lightwood knows little of the past, but when demons threaten to invade the world again, he cannot conceive the idea of just letting it happen.
Unable to fly, and forced to train in secret, there is only little Alec can do, and few people he can trust.
Enter Magnus Bane, who makes Alec feel like maybe, just maybe, shadowhunters could rise again and do what they were always meant to do: protect the world.
Find chapter 24 on AO3.
















