Any hcs about Raphael and Magnus and Meliorn fucking with Alec and the rest of the Polycule about things that happened in the past? Like Mel can’t lie but they can def be obscure/misleading and Raphael is so deadpan and Magnus would absolutely make up shit that sounds almost real. If we wanna get angsty about it it’s also a way for all of them to cope with losing so many ppl (more Magnus and Raphael since Mel is less involved with mundanes, but I digress).
god YES. tbh i love to think of raphaeliorn as the prank power couple (not in a mean way, just. like you said raphael is pretty deadpan and meliorn knows how to be misleading and they both greatly enjoy being little shits, and they blindside everyone because no one EXPECTS a couple that radiates such serious and respectable vibes to be just a couple of ABSOLUTE PRANKSTERS. i feel like simon and maia also like to be little shits but like, the best duo is def raphael and meliorn)
magnus doesn’t outright lie to people he trusts, i don’t think, even if he does enjoy confusing shadowhunters with his shit from time to time (i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again the whole freud thing was bullshit there’s no way magnus was friends with that racist biphobic ass) but he does love playing two truths and a lie, especially with alec and/or simon (raphael knows him too well and can tell exactly when he’s lying pretty easily) because their reactions are the best. alec gets it right a reasonable amount of times, but it’s still enjoyable because he always laughs at his lies, and his truths, and always looks at him with these wide eyed wonder at all of magnus’ ridiculous stories like he’s the most precious thing when really he’s just feeding alec some inside jokes and stories, and he’s a simple man. whereas simon SUCKS and gets it wrong every single time
raphael in particular loves watching simon and magnus play two truths and a lie. especially because simon is always like “i think third one is a lie. is it the third one? raphael, is it the third one? come on, help me out here. you did a little eyebrow raise, i think. he did, didn’t he? what does it mean. i’m probably wrong. it’s the second one” “it’s the first one” “NO” “and i didn’t raise my eyebrow, by the way”
(simon is super frustrated, but then raphael kisses his hand and smiles at him and meliorn says that at least his logic was good, and simon feels a little happier. he’s gonna get it right one of these days. he’s not, because magnus can tell what his thought process will be and designs his games accordingly)
also two truths and a lie is the one game alec miraculously doesn’t get competitive over (even if magnus does because he loves designing those little games) because he just loves hearing magnus share stories about his past and the absolutely crazy shit he makes up and aaaaaaaa
and raphaeliorn just love dropping random shit that they made up on the both of them + any shadowhunter really + probably some of the other clan members just because they can. they steer clear of seelies because seelies get very distressed when they’re outright lied to, since it’s literally impossible in their culture. and while they enjoy being little shits, they don’t want to cause actual distress
but they’ll be casually talking and raphael will drop an “ah, i remember the 1929 crisis” and simon’s like “i thought you were born in the 30s??” and meliorn is like “why did you think so?” and simon is like “wasn’t he? i was so sure. wasn’t he?” and maia laughs into her sleeve
(they quickly relent and raphael tells him that yes, he was born in the 30s, and simon really should be more confident in what he knows because simon isn’t one to forget this kind of thing. simon is just like “i don’t want to get it wrong”, raphael just tells him it doesn’t matter and plays with his hand. can you tell that im a soft fucker)
they particularly love doing that in front of maia because she always has the best time. she might not be very into setting up these pranks or whatever herself (not like she can anyway since she’s not immortal yet) but boy she does love watching them confuse the shit out of everyone. especially because raphael always looks at her with that straight face, but she can see the way his eyes kinda twinkle with mischief and it’s adorable. she kisses his cheek for his efforts later
basically let them be silly and little shits okay i love them the end
