#superficialpeasant

5 Chapters, 35k words, Timeloop!AU [M], Completed

In which Alec finds old love letters from a Magnus Bane he's never met, but who has known and loved him for centuries.

Here on AO3

The Shadowhunters TV show - if you had to give percentages out to which parts are good, which parts are bad, and which parts are horrible - well, the good percentage will not be very high.  

One good thing about that show, other than having Magnus Bane in it (and really anything with Magnus Bane in it is good) was that it made all sorts of people want to write malec fic! The books have been a guilty pleasure of mine, because I am a sucker for Alec and Magnus. I don’t know if its because I’m gay and it was nice to see gay characters in mainstream books, especially those geared towards younger readers, or because I like drama and glitter.  Doesn’t matter, not the point of this post.

There is a great fic written by @superficialpeasant called Best Laid Plans, which is a favorite of mine (and about one thousand other people) and they have also written the fic I linked above.  I myself always groan when I see original character in the tags because often, it’s a mary sue, but that is not the case here. 

@superficialpeasant took a minor character invented by the trash tv show that had about 10-15 lines, never even had a first name, and then created an original character to be his love interest and managed to write one of the best stories I have read in a very long time in any fandom.  I might have even gotten choked up at a point or two.

So if there is an award for best fanfic based on a character from a tv show based on a book series that wasn’t even in the book series and their love story with a completely original character,  Lasă-mă să stau (Let Me Stay) would win all the prizes.  ALL THE PRIZES.  

awwwwwwwww all those hearts made my morning 1000% better! ♡♡♡

i don’t actually have a malec mafia au rec, so i’m going to ask for recs from everyone else!

Okay, jsyk, I have a clear preference for bottom alec when

it comes to reading explicit fic for its explicitness. So, do with that

information what you will.  Also, there

are so many excellent explicit Malec fics out there, but these are the ones I

immediately thought of.

Inimitable by bumblebeesknees

Time and Tide by beatperfume (a sequel to Per Aspera)

Good Our Whole Lives by beatperfume

Best Laid Plans by SuperficialPeasant

take the plan, spin it sideways by beatperfume and

misspamela

Three’s a Crowd by GoldenDaydreams

you know we’re gonna do it right by Fatale (femme)

Yours is the light by theonetruenorth 

Lionheart by bumblebeesknees

Good Intentions by alittlebriton

Be sure to read the tags, and if you don’t like any of these scroll through this.

I was tagged by @ladymatt, but free for anyone to do. Tag anyone you'd like.

Rules: Give us the links to your wonderful words with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.

This is going to be a bit sad, because according to my AO3 stats I'm a bit of a one hit wonder (LOL), so here we are:

Best Laid Plans (Completed 2019)

When a High Warlock looking to end his celibacy streak meets a Shadowhunter after no-baggage thrills, the two make a deal: anytime, anywhere, no strings attached.

You may have heard of it. It's the one where Alec and Magnus begin a casual sexual relationship, and end up as smooshy, world-saving superheroes in love (or the fic where I attempted to write pure malec porn and ended up spitefully rewriting the entire first season of Shadowhunters instead. Best laid plans, indeed).

Most Hits: 130,908 hits Most Kudos: 4,914 kudos Most Comments: 1,811 comments, 949 comment threads Most Bookmarks: 2,255 bookmarks Most Words: 131,321 words

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Least Words: Dreams Are Free (When You're A Hero) | 3,678 words

In which Alec and Magnus fantasize an outrageous wedding at the Clave’s expense, and get a better deal anyway.

Chapter 3 of 4, 5834 words, Canon AU

In which Alec finds old love letters from a Magnus Bane he's never met, but who has known and loved him for centuries.

Read here on AO3.

Chapter 2 of 3, 6,176 words, Canon AU

In which Alec finds old love letters from a Magnus Bane he's never met, but who has known and loved him for centuries.

Read here on AO3.

One shot, 6.6k words, Husband!Smut [E]

After helping with a job back in New York, Magnus' senses are left hyper-sensitive until his spellwork can wear off. Alec helps him make the most of it.

Here on AO3