#malectober25

Yes, this one, this one fits, after all the stumbling around and searching, and here it is.

Magnus started to laugh. It was odd to laugh and feel desire at the same time; he wasn’t sure he’d had that with anyone but Alec.

For you, Alec, it's always yes.

He wasn’t ready for death, but if it came today, he would face it with his head held high and Alexander Lightwood’s name on his lips.

“Magnus!” Shinyun’s voice was hoarse and cracked. “I demand that you take the third blow from the Svefnthorn. I demand it. Or I will kill the thing you love best.”

“Will you spare Alec?” he said quietly. “Promise you’ll let Alec go, and I’ll do it.”

My love for yours, my heart for yours, my soul for yours, Alexander. Now and for all time.

i do not ever want another love / alec is the love of magnus's life special

the red scrolls of magic - cassandra clare / the mortal instruments graphic novel - cassandra jean / magnus's letter to alec / queen of air and darkness - cassandra clare / city of heavenly fire - cassandra clare / the course of true love (and first date) - cassandra clare / born to endless night - cassandra clare / the lost book of the white - cassandra clare / cassandra jean / cassandra clare's tumblr

In case you don’t know what we do, here’s an introduction post.

Sooo here’s how this year works -

We’ve got 4 weeks in October, with each week having its own theme, which is hopefully pretty apparent from the title itself. The first 6 prompts of each week are single words, and the last one is a dialogue prompt.

And at the end, for the last three days of October, you can do as you wish or leave them out entirely, or follow the prompts I’ve given. Plus a few extras to switch out on the ones you’re stuck.

Of course, I only did the prompts this way for funsies. You can choose to ignore the weekly themes entirely, mix and match prompts of different weeks, etc etc. The world is your oyster. There’s no right way to do Malectober.

Now, let me add some guidelines -

If you’re posting on Tumblr, make sure to tag this account AND add #malectober within the first five tags. This will make it easier for me to find and reblog your work!

Anything goes, be it fic, fanart, moodboards, playlists, edits, or even a mix of all of these.

For those posting on Ao3, please add them to the given Ao3 collection

No AI works will be allowed.

Tag appropriately, both on Tumblr and Ao3. If your fic is nsfw, make sure to put it under a “readmore”

You can continue posting even after October if you want to.

For those not participating, make sure to show the creators lots of love!!

And to those who are participating, don’t stress yourself out over this, just do as much as you can. Most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

Happy Malectober!!

Prompt List in text under the cut:

It is one minute after midnight here, let the October challenges begin! :D This is a spoilerboard for my @malectober fanfic! I don't do moodboards, I'm bad with that. :D

The theme is Late Nights, prompts 8-14. 😊 The fic is named "A Thief Who Stole My Heart" and it has 7 chapters. I'll publish one chapter per day.

Malectober - Early Days @malectober

Title: Laundry Job

Summary: Someone did an awful job at the laundry job and everything is in chaos.

No longer white and no longer black.

@malectober, Day 28: “You lied. This is nowhere near awful.”

Brought to you by THE aleconnoisseur, thank you. And if you remember him trying anything else, feel free to add <33

Savory

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Caprese: Italian salad prepared with sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and sweet basil, and seasoned with salt and olive oil.

Noirmoutier lobster: a type of European blue lobster, distinguished by its deep blue shell, sweet and briny flavor, and soft meat. These lobsters are considered a delicacy and are prized for their high quality

Caviar-laden potatoes: salt-cured roe of the family Acipenseridae. Traditionally, the term caviar refers only to roe from wild sturgeon in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea (beluga, ossetra and sevruga caviars)

Pasta: Italian noodles

Charcuterie (cold-cooked meats collectively), cheeses, breads, and fruits.

The Course of True Love (and First Date)

Kitfo: minced raw beef marinated in mitmita (a chili-based spice powder) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices).

Tibs: spicy stir-fry, cubed or sliced beef or lamb coated in piquant awaze sauce with berbere

Doro wat: spicy stew made of chicken, often includes peeled but undivided hard-boiled eggs

Spicy red onion stew dish

Mashed lentils and collards

Injera: sour fermented pancake-like flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made of teff flour

Penne arrabiata: pasta with Arrabbiata sauce - spicy sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, pepperoncino, parsley, and extra virgin olive oil

The Lost Book of The White

Fried bean curd: deep-fried tofu

Xiaolongbao: soup dumpling

Red-cooked chicken (Hongshao Ji): chicken braised in Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, and water

Congee (Alec doesn't like it): a form of savoury rice porridge

Shrimp dumplings (Har gow): made of shrimp meat and steamed in a flour wrapper

Turnip cakes: stir-fried or steamed shredded radish (typically Chinese radish) and plain rice flour

Steamed buns: yeast-leavened filled buns, often with meat and quail eggs as fillings

Clams in black bean sauce: clams stir-fried with fermented black soybeans

Stir-fried gai lan: stir-fried Chinese broccoli

Queen of Air and Darkness

Jiaozi: a type of Chinese dumpling, typically consisting of a ground meat or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough and sealed shut.

Gyoza: Japanese dumplings that can be steamed or pan-fried

Polish cheese pierogi: filled dumplings with Polish cheese made by wrapping unleavened dough around a filling and cooked in boiling water

Pelmeni: Russian dumplings consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough

Mandu: Korean dumplings

Sweet

city of ashes

Doughnut: a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Pain au chocolat (chocolatine): a type of Viennoiserie with a cuboid-shaped piece of yeast-leavened laminated dough, similar in texture to a puff pastry, with one or two pieces of dark chocolate in the center

Crepe: a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle

Gulab jamun: an Indian dessert of fried dough balls that are soaked in a sweet, sticky sugar syrup

Rasmalai: a popular East Indian delicacy made with milk, a curdling agent, sugar, nuts, saffron, and cardamoms

Kheer: a pudding or porridge (specifically rice pudding) popular in the Indian subcontinent, usually made by boiling milk, sugar or jaggery, and rice. It can be additionally flavoured with dried fruits, nuts, cardamom and saffron

The Lost Book of The White

Candied tangerine: or tangerine tanghulu, a Chinese street snack with tangerine slices coated in a hard, crunchy candied sugar shell

Queen of Air and Darkness

Cinnamon roll: consists of a rolled sheet of yeast-leavened sweet bread dough or Viennoiserie, onto which a cinnamon and sugar mixture is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter

Pie: a baked dish containing fruit, cream, custard, or meat and vegetables, typically having a base (and sometimes a top) of pastry

Glazed apple fritter: donut-like treats packed with fresh apple pieces and coated in a sweet vanilla glaze

Drink

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Barolo: wine produced from the nebbiolo grape variety with the Lampia, Michet, and Rosé clones authorized

Pol Roger: a producer of champagne. Located in the town of Épernay in the Champagne region, the house annually produces around 110,000 cases of Champagne

Prosecco: a light, sparkling white wine from the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions of Northeast Italy, made primarily from the Glera grape and known for its fresh, fruity flavors like green apple and pear

Champagne: a pale yellow or pink, bubbly wine made in France, or a similar wine from somewhere else

Cassandra Clare's Tumblr

Red-eye with cream: a drip coffee with a shot of espresso poured on top, and cream

It’d been a peaceful night before Jace opened his mouth. Which, to all the knowers, was a bad sign.

“So Magnus–” Jace shoved several potato chips into his mouth, chewing them as obnoxiously loud as possible. “Truth or dare?”

Magnus waved a nonchalant hand, the other combed through Alec’s hair, who was lying on his lap. “You seem awfully interested in my life recently. Have anything you want to share?”

“Don’t change the topic,” Jace said. “And I’m perfectly comfortable with my sexuality.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure about that,” Simon said, just to be annoying.

“Everyone shut up. Magnus, I demand to know the reason behind your password,” Izzy stopped snickering into her drink enough to yell out.

“Leave my boyfriend alone, you punks,” Alec grumbled, not willing to leave Magnus’s comfortable lap yet. “His password’s none of your business.”

Jace shrugged.

“He can change after we get our answer.”

Magnus hummed. That was one of his best and most frustrating qualities, appearing as if others’ hurry and concern could never affect him at all.

Alec’d seen his boyfriend use this move on several entitled customers, and it’d never failed to put them in their places. If he could handle that, he surely had no trouble with four annoying shadowhunters.

“Biscuit, did you make a bet on my phone password’s meaning?”

Clary hid her face behind her mug, but the tips of her ears were already red. “No?”

“Oh, come on!” Izzy exclaimed. “I’ve been dying to know what that is, Alec won’t tell me shit.”

Izzy had immediately come back with her own tree of suspicion that day, pestering questions after questions on why, when Magnus forgot his phone password, all he had to do was find whenever Alec was, touch and showcase a “disgusting” amount of PDA, and his memory was unlocked magically.

Jace smirked. “His age, duh. He’s a senior citizen.”

“Ha ha, very entertaining.” Magnus rolled his eyes before shifting his focus back to Alec.

His touch was soothing and gentle, even without his signature magic.

“Sorry to disappoint you, I wasn’t there when the first atoms were born into existence. If it’d been that way, I would’ve used it to meet Alec faster.”

Months of dating, Alec truly was surprised by how much Magnus felt towards him. He blushed. “And I you.”

“—Anyway.” Izzy drew the attention back to herself. “382832. That’s gotta be his number of exes.”

Alec was annoyed. “No. Stop guessing.”

“Izzy, you forgot! We’re not supposed to use the “e” word in this place.” Clary nodded at Alec in solidarity. Alec found her slowly climbing up in his favorite redhead list. “Maybe it’s their anniversary date.”

“Earphones?”

“Eggplant?”

“Exclamation?”

“I found your misfits’ poor misinterpretation of me insulting.” Magnus winked at Alec. “This one kept me too busy to think of anyone else anyway— Alec, did you skip your meal again?” Magnus’s other hand was hovering over the permanent spot on Alec’s waist.

“—No..?”

“Don’t lie to me.” Magnus slightly tapped Alec on the side. “Do I have to force-feed you at work, Alexander?”

“Get a room!” Jace interrupted rather loudly.

Magnus was still fixated on Alec’s guilty face. “No wonder the last time it was 28, now it’s 25. I’m monitoring all your meals.”

“If you keep changing your password. You’re gonna forget it someday.”

“My memory’s more resistant than you think. And my reminder’s here with me, isn’t he?

The whole group seemed silent, as if something had dawned on them.

Simon was the one to break the ice.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking, or is this just me…”

“I’m afraid it’s not just you.” In contrast to her boyfriend, Izzy looked thrilled with the new information. “Do you really have a 28-inch waist, Mr Alexander Lightwood?

“I’m removing myself from this conversation.” Alec's face turned, hiding in Magnus’s shirt. “Goodbye.”

“Does this mean Magnus knows about Alec’s other body parts?”

“It’s crucial information I’d like to have around for every day in my life.” Magnus interrupted.

“While it’s sweet and all, do you really have to make his body proportion as your phone’s password?” Clary was looking positively scandalous.

“Yes.” Somewhere hidden away from the group’s sight, Magnus had a firm hand on Alec’s chest, grazing and touching them. “He likes it.”

And despite the ridiculousness of the situation, Alec couldn’t help but smile.

(He’d act annoyed and bratty later.)

As you know, I’ve been hosting Malectober for a couple of years now.

If you don’t know, you can check out my pinned post containing last years! (Plus all the info you need to know)

The basic idea is that I put out a list of prompts and you make anything related to said prompts (fic/fanart/moodboard/playlist/edit whatever)

I wasn’t planning on continuing it this year, but seeing as there’s lots of new Malec fans on my dash, i thought I’d at least see if people would be interested.

That said,