Month: May 2017

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YOUTH by AlxSteele

Part #15 of the Through the Looking Glass series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Alternate Dimension (This World Inverted)
Length: Under 5K
Rating: Not Rated
Secondary Characters: Alternate Alec, Alternate Magnus, Luke Garroway,

Ragnor Fell

Secondary Pairings: Alternate Magnus Bane / Alternate Alec Lightwood
Themes:

Alec POV,

Angst,

Business Owner, Established Relationship, Fluff, Hazel-Eyed Alec, Magnus POV, Party Planner

Summary:

Set in the AU of This World Inverted: Alec talks Magnus into going club hopping with him for Halloween but things come up. Magnus saves Alec’s life from a tiny deadly spider that’s not actually deadly but….Alec doesn’t like spiders.

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Worth a Thousand Words by MirellaPryce

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre:

Canon AU

Length: Under 5K
Rating:

General Audience

Secondary Characters: Jace Wayland,

Ragnor Fell

Secondary Pairings:

None

Themes: Alec POV,

Angst,

Death,

Established Relationship,

Family, Ghosts, Grief,

Hurt & Comfort

Summary:

Alec began to suspect Magnus wasn’t just talking to himself.

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Bring Me to Life by AlxSteele

Part #14 of the Through the Looking Glass series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Alternate Dimension (This World Inverted)
Length: Under 5K
Rating:

Teen & Up
Secondary Characters: Alternate Alec, Alternate Magnus,

Clary Fray, Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland,

Maryse Lightwood, Max Lightwood,

Robert Lightwood, Simon Lewis

Secondary Pairings:

Alternate Clary Fray / Alternate Jace Wayland, Alternate Izzy Lightwood / Alternate Simon Lewis, Alternate Magnus Bane / Alternate Alec Lightwood
Themes:

Angst,

Business Owner, Established Relationship,

Family,

Fluff, Hazel-Eyed Alec,

Immortality Issue,

Magnus POV, Party Planner,

Relationship Milestones

Summary:

Set in the AU of This World Inverted: Magnus finally meets Alec’s whole family, things happen. Including Magnus getting flustered by millions of questions. Alec getting embarrassed by stories Izzy and Jace tell, and Magnus somehow confessing more secrets than he means too. Light almost smut in the end!

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Here’s Hoping We Collide by kelleigh

Posted during Week #2: Space of Shadowhunters AU Mondays

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre:

Human AU


Length: Under 5K
Rating:

Mature

Secondary Characters:

None

Secondary Pairings: None
Themes: Alec POV,

Actor,

Celebrity,

Dancer,

Stunt Coordinator

Summary:

There is a reason why Alec has rules against getting involved with actors. It’s easier to do his job and stay away. He never thought he’d meet anyone who would tempt him to break those rules until he’s hired to work on the Star Chasers film trilogy with up-and-coming actor Magnus Bane.

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All About Us by AlxSteele

Part #13 of the Through the Looking Glass series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Alternate Dimension (This World Inverted)
Length: Under 5K
Rating: Not Rated
Secondary Characters: Alternate Alec, Alternate Magnus
Secondary Pairings: Alternate Magnus Bane / Alternate Alec Lightwood
Themes:

Alec POV,

Business Owner,

Domesticity,

Established Relationship, Fluff,

Food & Cooking, Hazel-Eyed Alec, Magnus POV, Party Planner,

Relationship Milestones

Summary:

Set in the AU of This World Inverted: Things happen. Alec and Magnus have been together for awhile now, is it…loooove? Basically, they’re fluffy goofballs and it’s adorable.

OR: the moment alt!Malec realizes they’re in love.

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No Use Crying Over Spilt (Coffee) by iloveyoursmile

Posted during Week #1: Coffee Shop of Shadowhunters AU Mondays

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Human AU
Length: Under 5K
Rating: Not Rated
Secondary Characters: Chairman Meow, Clary Fray, Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland, Maryse Lightwood, Max Lightwood, Simon Lewis
Secondary Pairings: Clary Fray / Jace Wayland
Themes: Alec POV, Coffee Shop, Lawyer

Summary:

Sometimes spilling coffee on people works out in some peoples favor, but it never has for Alec…so far.

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Geronimo by AlxSteele

Part #12 of the Through the Looking Glass series

Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Alternate Dimension (This World Inverted)
Length: Under 5K
Rating: Not Rated
Secondary Characters: Alternate Alec, Alternate Magnus, Clary Fray,

Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland,

Simon Lewis

Secondary Pairings:

Alternate Clary Fray / Alternate Jace Wayland, Alternate Izzy Lightwood / Alternate Simon Lewis,

Alternate Magnus Bane / Alternate Alec Lightwood
Themes:

Alec POV,

Business Owner, Established Relationship, Fluff, Hazel-Eyed Alec, Magnus POV, Party Planner

Summary:

Set in the AU of episode 10 This World Inverted. Alec accidentally tries out one of Magnus’ love/lust potions. Shenanigans and kissing ensue.

Monthly Analytics: February to April 2017

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Analytical Highlights

204 total fics recs have been posted in the 2 months since this blog’s creation. 

BREAKDOWN*:

By Chapters: 26 Chaptered Fics and 179 One-Shots
By Length: 163 fics Under 5K, 17 fics 5K – 10K, 9 fics 10K – 25K, 10 fic 25K – 50K, 2 fics

50K – 75K, 1 fic

75K – 100K, and 3 fics Over 100K
By Rating: 20 fics Not Rated, 69 fics rated General Audience, 79 fics rated Teen & Up, 22 fics rated Mature, and 15 fics rated Explicit
By Genre: 15 Alternate Dimension fics, 23 Canon Compliant fics, 145 Canon AU fics, 4 Crossover / Fusion fics, 19 Human AU fics, and 3 Other AU fics

* – Note that some fics fall into more than one option per category

Other Highlights

NEW FAVORITES

A Source of Hope by Annaelle
All My Scars Are Open by ohprongs
Anything by StarWitness42
As Light Chases the Night by magnusbaene
Before This Night is Through by fonulyn
Blood of the Covenant by mutt
Confessions by masquerade97
Cottage Kingdoms by Jinko
Destiny Calls by clockworkswan
Easy to Be by satonawall
Everything by StarWitness42
Falling by redskyatmorning
Hold On to Me by softlightwood
If It’s What You Want by oncethrown
If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On by

magnusbaene
In the Sin Bin by otppurefuckingmagic
Let’s Jump Ahead to the Moment of Epiphany by leopoldthebloom
Magic Eight Ball by dorkberto
Never Again Left Unsaid by hufflebee
Never Stand Between Two Mirrors by oncethrown
Strands of Silver by nameless_bliss
Terra Incognita by reviate
To Us by Pomyluna
Two-Track Playlist for Blue Days by mutt
Walk of Fame by Lecrit
We Choose (One Another) by ithilien22
Weight of the World by Duck_Life

NEW SERIES

2 Sons 2 Dads series by Inrainbowz
100 Ways to Say I Love You series by essiee and Guardian_Rose
A Pirate’s Life for Me series by Lecrit
Anything Verse series by

StarWitness42
Blue Steel series by Hobbit69
Celebrity!Magnus AU series by vulturemonem
Found Family ‘Verse series by

ithilien22
Hammers and Screwdrivers series by mutt
Hogwarts Malec series by Thealmostrhetoricalquestion
In Any World – Malec AU series by Inrainbowz
Merman/Pirate AU series by matslightwood
Mishaps and Tantrums series by Team_Alpha_Wolf_Squadron
Songs for All Occasions series by mutt
Spaces Between series by

oncethrown
Stars Aligned series by

Lecrit
Through the Looking Glass series by AlxSteele

MISCELLANEOUS:

Blog was created on February 19th.
2A Episode Collection Event took place over ten days in March.
Fic Preference Poll was announced in April.

Thanks for two great months!