#theme: aging

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Alicia Ostriker

Matisse, Too

Matisse, too, when the fingers ceased to work, Worked larger and bolder, his primary colors celebrating The weddings of innocence and glory, innocence and glory

Monet when the cataracts blanketed his eyes Painted swirls of rage, and when his sight recovered Painted water lilies, Picasso claimed

I do not seek, I find, and stuck to that story About himself, and made that story stick. Damn the fathers. We are talking about defiance.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shadowhunters (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood Additional Tags: Angst, poor decision making Summary:

Alec buys Magnus flowers on their first date.

So this was written pretty early in this fandom and it shows - the fics now must wrestle with history (all 8 weeks of it, lol) and a much more complicated and painful backstory. This is a simple rumination on mortal!Alec drawing comparisons with a bouquet of flowers. And it does so beautifully. One of my favorites and very underappreciated.