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unpopular opinion probably but i’m actually really glad the ending scene happened and that alec saw how not okay magnus actually is. i would have loved a proposal don’t get me fucking wrong but now at least alec knows the depth of the loss magnus is feeling. i dont want magnus to have to hide how much he’s suffering from the man he loves

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Two mundanes walked into a bar

The lights were dim and the music was honest to god trashy but Magnus had one too many drinks to care. He hummed out of tune and picked up the single gray hair he'd pluck out earlier that evening.

The bell above the door chimed, signaling the entrance of another patron. From his spot by the bar Magnus could see the whoever had entered, his eyes focused in on the familiar features but he had to blink twice to make sure his mind wasn't playing tricks on him in this drunken state. "Raphael?" He questioned just to make sure this wasn't an illusion. This boy, looked so much like his son, it made his heart hurt, but his Raphael was supposed to be locked away, this couldn't be right. Maybe this was a trick, after all he missed Raphael and he wasn't even there to help or even say goodbye when Raphael needed him the most.

Magnus eyes teared up, when the boy came closer, a fond smile replacing his usual gruff expression. "Magnus"

"Oh my boy, it's really you" Magnus looked into Raphael's eyes, tears rolled down his check "I never thought I'd see you again" he was off of the bar stool, pulling Raphael into a tight embrace "I'm so happy to see you"

"Me too, I'm sorry" Raphael sobbed and buried his face into Magnus shirt.

"Why are you sorry?" Magnus was slightly confused.

"You thought me better, I messed up, I did so much foolish things, I'm sorry I let you down"

Magnus stroked Raphael cheek, gently wiping away the tears "sit with me, lets have a drink"

Raphael sat besides Magnus as he ordered "plasma shot?"

"I-i, I can't, not tonight, just whatever you're having" Raphael smiled sadly, how could he begin to tell Magnus that he was no longer a vampire, that he was going to live and die, another person on a long list for Magnus. Raphael had seen him grieve those losses, it was never a pretty sight. "Remember the last time we were here?" Raphael asked, looking to change the subject.

"Hm we got kicked out, and then Ragnor portalled up to Rio, Catarina was so mad" the memory was one of many that Magnus cherished.

A comfortable silence settled between them, each one lost in thought.

"You know, you can never disappoint me right?" Magnus sipped from his glass, he was becoming increasingly light headed, a soft chuckle escaped his lips "how are you here anyways?"

"Simon"

"Oh the daylighter you have a crush on"

"I do not" Raphael ducked his head to hide his blush.

"Fine you're not, how did he manage to appease the clave?"

"One of their own was experimenting on downworlders" the thought alone made Raphael sick to his stomach "I was one of them"

Magnus didn't respond, it took him a little while to piece everything together.

"I'm a mundane now" he couldn't keep Magnus in the dark for long, after all Magnus knew him better than anyone else did.

"Raphael, I'm sorry" Magnus knew what it felt like to have a part of you ripped away.

"It's going to be okay" Raphael downed his drink and ordered another "why are you here?"

"Oh I gave up my magic to my father to help the shadowhunters" Magnus smiled brightly but Raphael could see past it.

"Are you crazy?"

"Maybe so, cheers to being mundanes" the bitterness in his voice was heart breaking. Magnus lifted his glass into the air, toasting to limited life they now had to live "just leave the bottle"

They drank together well into the night, the darkness of the sky had began to melt away to the pink hues of the early morning sky. Raphael and Magnus then stumbled back to Magnus' loft.

They pushed the door open to find Alec laying down on Magnus' couch. "Alexander" Magnus stood up a bit straighter, but his legs still wobbled a bit as he stepped into the living room.

"Have you been drinking?" Alec asked and Raphael took that as his cue to leave, he'd be back later, after all he had nowhere else to go, Magnus was the closest thing to home.

Raphael wondered along the street for a little while until he heard a voice call out his name. The chilly spring air had sobered him up a bit. He turned to face Simon with sleepy eyes and a crooked smile.

"What are you up to?" He turned back and continued down the street, he had a destination in mind.

"I came to check on you, I figured you'd be by Magnus" Simon fell into step besides Raphael.

"I'm fine" but he really wasn't, this would take some getting use to.

"Okay" Simon didn't fight it, he didn't know how someone was supposed to feel when they've suddenly become un-undead. He continued to walk in step with Raphael, enjoying his company.

A sudden burst of cold air caused Raphael to shiver as they got closer to his destination "you're cold?" Simon turned to him.

"A little" Raphael shrugged.

"Here take my jacket"

"I'm not a damsel in distress Simon" Raphael smiled and accepted the jacket, pulling into close to his body, it smelt so much like Simon, he liked it a lot.

"Why are we going by the river?" Simon asked as they got closer to the Brooklyn Bridge.

"It's been over 60 years since I last saw the sunrise, I get to see it again"

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