Chapters: Chaptered Fic
Genre: Canon AU
Length:
10K – 25K
Rating:
Teen & Up
Secondary Characters: Clary Fray, Izzy Lightwood, Jace Wayland,
Lydia Branwell,
Maryse Lightwood,
Max Lightwood,
Robert Lightwood,
Simon Lewis, Valentine Morgenstern
Secondary Pairings: None
Themes:
1×08,
Alec POV, Angst,
Arranged Marriage,
Coming Out,
Domesticity, Family, Flirting, Fluff, Hurt & Comfort,
Injured Alec,
Injury,
Internalized Homophobia,
Relationship Milestones
Summary:
As cliché as it sounds, timing truly can be everything. What if Alec hadn’t had a chance to propose to Lydia yet? What if Isabelle figured out what was going on much sooner and was the one to try and help Hodge when the Institute was breached? What if Hodge was knocked out and she was left alone to fend off the Forsaken? What if she took a crushing blow that left her unable to fight back and Magnus was the one who ended up saving her life? And not just once, but yet again when they realize that Isabelle has been poisoned and needs his magical expertise in order to save her?
Timing can be everything, and yet somehow, things are still just as complicated for Alec.