#malec fics

“Max’s birthday, I think,” Alec replied easily. “He wanted to watch the stars.”

Magnus leaned against the railing, gaze fond as it settled on Alec. He never forgets a thing. “You should come up here more often, Alexander.”

“For what exactly?” Alec raised an eyebrow.

Magnus shrugged. “To watch the stars. Look up at the sky. Appreciate life and all that.”

Alec snorted. “Baby, I’m married to you. I don’t need to look up at the sky to appreciate life.”

“Smooth talker,” Magnus shot back with a scoff.

“Just telling it like it is.” Alec’s grin was boyish and bright. “Any particular reason you brought me up here? Or are we just appreciating life tonight?”

“Oh, I brought you up here for a reason,” Magnus said, straightening. “I wanted a private and spacious area for the two of us.”

Alec arched a brow, amused. “Oh?”

Magnus rolled his eyes and slapped Alec’s arm lightly. “Put that face away, Alec Lightwood. It’s not that kind of private.”

Alec smirked. “Then what?”

“I think you should train,” Magnus said, his voice softer now.

“Train?” Alec frowned. “For what?”

“To fight me.”

Alec blinked. “Baby.”

“He’s going to come after you too,” Magnus said, trying to keep his voice steady. “And when he does, I need to know you can defend yourself.”

Alec shook his head. “Is this really necessary?”

“You think he won’t come after you?” Magnus pressed. “Alec, he’s trying to kill children. I don’t think true love means a damn thing to him.”

If Alec was hurt by that, he didn’t show it. “Even if he comes after me, I can handle it.”

Magnus rolled his eyes—and in a blink, vanished. He reappeared behind Alec and smacked him between the shoulder blades.

“Ow—what the fuck?” Alec groaned, flinching.

“Was that you handling it?” Magnus asked flatly.

“You blindsided me,” Alec grumbled, rubbing his back.

“Oh, and you expect him to send you an invitation before stabbing you in the back?” Magnus countered.

“Magnus,” Alec sighed.

“Please,” Magnus said more gently now, stepping close and rubbing the same spot with soft fingers. “You have to learn. For me.”

Alec looked at him for a long moment, then exhaled. “Fine. But don’t get mad when I kick your ass.”

Magnus grinned and bopped him on the nose. “You’re adorable. Now—shall we begin with the basics?”

In order to ensure that no one else slips in front of Magnus, they—Dr. Carstairs & Dr. Branwell decide to inform everyone else of this decision. 

“You’re asking us to lie to Magnus.” Izzy calls out across the room. “We’re just supposed to what? Agree to that?” 

Dr. Branwell inhales a breath, “It’s been a few overwhelming days for him. Every piece of new information he receives is stressing and confusing him some more. This isn’t about lying or not—it’s about Magnus’s well-being.” 

“Well,” Catarina interrupts. “He has taken all of it pretty hard, didn’t speak to us for the first few days, he’s so out of it.” She avoids Alec’s gaze and he feels a little betrayed by her stance. He expects Cat to be on his side at the very least. 

“In order for this to work, we all need to be on the same page. If Magnus gets the information from the wrong person, it could make things worse.”

Alec wonders if he’s considered the right person or the wrong person. 

“I want a second opinion,” his voice is clear across the room. Even the implication of it. 

“Alec—” Jem starts but Alec raises his hand, “No. You stood in front of me a month and a half ago and told me that there is nothing more that can be done and we should let him go.” 

“Alec—” It’s Cat this time, but Alec brushes her off and continues, “I signed off on the papers to pull life support off of him and three weeks later, he woke up. I had to sign those papers,” he’s not screaming but he might as well be, it would be easier for everyone. “Not you. I had to do it. And I will have to live with my decision for the rest of my life so forgive me if I don’t believe your bullshit anymore.

|| They say that lovers create a language of their own- a language that no one but them is privy to. But what happens when one of them has forgotten that language? Is the love forgotten too? ||

|| Dr. Magnus Lightwood-Bane and Alec Lightwood-Bane have been together for six years when Magnus meets with an accident and loses the past six years of his life. Amongst a few crucial things, Magnus loses the memory of how he acquired Edom Hospital, his success as an acclaimed Neurosurgeon across the country and most importantly—his husband and the love of his life, Alec Lightwood-Bane. ||

|| Magnus wakes up in 2016 with no memory of Alec Lightwood but complete memory of his ex-girlfriend, who he’s supposed to be in love with at the time.

||Yet another amnesia au filled with angst and angst and angst because there can never be too many of them.||

Chapter V of Hope Is A Dangerous Thing

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your latest fanfics (or up to if you have fewer) and tag ten people.

Tagged by @foodsies4me sweetheart 🥰

Wherever you go (that's where I'll follow)

Tap, tap

where the sun sails and the moon walks

“Welcome, welcome to a place of magic and wonders, of glee and mischief.”

through the good and bad and all in between

Something was wrong.

there's so much love in your smile (when I look at your face)

“You’ve been insufferable today, you know?” Cat grumbled, burying her nose further into her scarf, and taking the chance now that her mouth was covered to recite a simple spell of body heating.

If you gather enough light…

The sky boomed again, heavy rain falling and thunderlight cracking in the air.

mixed signals

Magnus cooed at the tiny chubby hand trying to reach him behind the neonatal incubator.

I Like You a Latte

Alec didn’t know how to say no.

(right from the start you would be) My Light in The Dark

“I’m not the first person he’s loved, and I won’t be the last. Breaking up is gonna hurt like hell, but it’s the kind of hurt he can recover from.”

of proposals and promises 

Magnus was fuming.

A Family Motto

Killing a group of five Ravener demons by himself was a challenge, but nothing he couldn’t do with a lot of focus and effort. 

Not actually a part 2 to anything, just a new oneshot.

Mandatory Ao3 link

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“And then- BAM!” Magnus moved about his arms in a flourish. “I hit him hard with my magic and he crashed right through seven floors!”

“Woooaahhh!!” The kids cheered, looking up at Magnus with awe from where they sat on the floor. Magnus grinned at them, putting a finishing touch to his story.

“And that is how Warlock defeated Shadowhunter and saved the city once again.”

Rafe and Max cheered, clapping for their father’s feats - their father, the former superhero Warlock who had been keeping the city safe for ages.

Technically, he was still a superhero. But for a long time, there were no threats, and there was no superhero without a supervillain.

Speaking of supervillains…

“Bapak?” His little Rafe, ever the curious little boy, asked. “What happened to Shadowhunter in the end? Is he dead?”

Magnus started. “Well-“

“I’m home!”

The moment was interrupted by Magnus’s husband, Alec, walking into the house with an armful of groceries. He had only just dropped his keys into the little tray beside the front door before he was accosted by two toddlers with a screaming chorus of “Daddy!”

Alec’s face lit up as he spotted his boys, dropping to his knees and abandoning the paper bag in favour of hugging them and planting kisses on their cheeks. Magnus watched them, a besotted smile involuntarily creeping over his face.

Where was he again?

Ah, yes. Rafe’s question. Whatever happened to Shadowhunter?

The formidable supervillain who could bring the city down to its knees with just one look. Who bested several superheroes and nearly bested Magnus himself. Who'd been turned into a nightmarish story told to children at bedtime to scare them into maintaining good manners

Why, he was right here, in Magnus's house, wearing the softest of sweaters and smiling down at his children.

The greetings completed, Rafe ran back to Magnus while Max clung to the leg of his not-so-secretly favourite parent, who was ambling towards the kitchen now.

“Bapak, you didn't answer my question,” he said solemnly.

“Go ask your daddy. He'll tell you,” Magnus said with a wink and a ruffle of Rafael’s hair. Rafe nodded, bolting towards the kitchen. Magnus sighed and stood up, going after his son.

“Daddy! Daddy!”

“Hmm?” Alec turned to look down at his elder son.

“What happened to the supervillain Shadowhunter?”

Alec’s face was blank for a moment.

And then he grew a menacing smile, and bowed down to pick up his son. “Well, he's still out there!” He attacked Rafe with kisses, each kiss punctuating a word, making the little boy giggle and squirm. “And he'll go after little boys who don't go to bed on time!”

“Daddy! Not fair!”

“Do me next! Do me next!” Max tugged at Alec's pants, his laughter echoing like pearls.

And Magnus's heart just melted and melted at the sight.

They didn't know Alec’s story. His past secret identity. That he was Shadowhunter.

Nobody knew. Nobody except Magnus.

And if Magnus wanted to keep this life - keep Alec’s brilliant smile, and the careful way he held his children, and the way he looked early in the morning, with the sun slanting through the windows and his hair rumpled and cheeks flushed red as he woke up - then nobody could know.

Magnus watched as his kids scampered off, and then looked at the love of his life, his gaze catching on to Alec's and holding it.

He crossed the distance between them, cupping Alec’s face in his hands and kissing him.

“Welcome home, sayang,” he whispered against Alec’s lips, and could feel his smile in return.

“Hi,” Alec said, still smiling, his hand reaching up to curl into Magnus's hair. “What the hell have you been telling their children?”

“Ah,” Magnus said delicately. “Well, they want to hear about the great feats of their father, the famous superhero who saved the city numerous times along with millions of lives. And I can't help but indulge them, you know?”

Alec rolled his eyes. “And what, you can’t leave supervillain Shadowhunter out of your wonderful stories?”

“Well, love-“ Magnus’s arms hitched around Alec’s waist, pulling him closer. “What’s a superhero without his supervillain, huh?”

Alec only answered with another kiss, this one soft and sober, and then slid his lips along Magnus’s cheekbone till they brushed his ear. “Thank you. For everything.”

Magnus could only smile in response.

There was nothing to be thanked for, really. All he’d done was hold a hand out to Alec on his darkest day, promised him love and acceptance, and here they were now.

(Of course, said darkest day only came about because Magnus was annihilating him, but that’s all semantics.)

“I’m the one who should be thankful, love,” Magnus whispered, turning his head to catch Alec’s lips in another kiss.

“Ewwwwwww! Daddy and Bapak are kissing again!”

The pair immediately separated, Alec bearing a mildly annoyed expression which quickly turned into menacing glee as he chased around Max and Rafe, claiming that the evil Shadowhunter would come for them now.

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

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Shadows of Legacy (Shadowhunter Universe 2022)

The Eye of the Beholder (Malec one-shot)

Chasing your Attention (Malec one-shot)

The Price of Potions (Malec one-shot)

Alec’s Phone (Malec one-shot)

Jace’s Babysitting (TMI)

Simon’s Bachelor Party (TMI)

Rebecca Lightwood-Lovelace (TMI)

Whispers of The Departed (Emmrich x Rook)

My first @malecdiscordserver By the Angel Bingo prompt fill! (yes i know i really waited for the last minute)

Prompt: Forehead kisses

trouble's always gonna find you, baby (but so will I)

Magnus is sleeping when Alec hurries into the guest room with a bottle of water from Lake Lyn. It’s a testament to how sick he truly is, Alec thinks grimly, that he could sleep so easily in an Institute. He’s slept in a few over his many years, Alec knows, though recently always with Alec at his side, and sleep was hard won for Magnus even then. It’s gotten better over the last few years, but even so.

“Baby,” Alec says, sitting on the edge of the bed and running his fingers through Magnus’s hair. It’s free of any gel or spray, loose and soft and a little sweaty. His skin feels clammy, and Alec’s heart seizes in his chest as he clutches the bottle a little tighter. “Magnus, can you wake up for me?”

Magnus’s eyes didn’t open, but he made a noise of protest.

“Just for a minute, baby,” Alec says. “It’s important. Just for a minute, and then you can sleep again, okay?” He leans down to kiss Magnus’s forehead. “Please, Magnus.”

This time, Magnus blinks, his cat eyes half-lidded and hazy as he peers up at Alec. “Alec?”