The hiatus is almost over! Celebrate with episode-based fic recs as we count down the last month until Season 3!
One more month until the first episode of Season 3 airs and, based on the teasers we’ve received, we have a lot to look forward to! But before Magnus and Alec grace our screens again in March, revisit memorable moments from past episodes through the eyes of our fandom’s amazing fic writers.
Each day leading up to the air date will feature new recs based on episodes from Season 1 and 2. The amount of recs per day will depend on how many fics related to each individual episode are available. The event will conclude with Season 3 promo-based and teaser-based fics leading up to the premiere on March 20th at 8:00pm EST.
Want to evaluate how this blog is maintained? Here’s your chance!
365 days after this blog’s creation and I want to hear your opinions on its successes and issues. The Annual Review Poll allows you to weigh in on several topics and will remain open for 48 hours. It will close on Wednesday, February 21 at 9:00pm EST.
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I know this might seem like a lot, but I really want this blog to be a bit more based on user preference. In order to accomplish that, I need to know what you want. That does not mean that you have to take part in every section; please feel free to participate in whichever areas you would like.
Before the Annual Review ends, I need to give one final shout-out. While this event has been primarily linked to the running of this blog and the reception individual recs have received over the past year, I would like to take the time to thank each and every fic writer in the fandom. Your time, effort, creativity and genuine love for these characters does not go unappreciated. Without you, this blog would not exist. Thank you for what you do.
Magnus is it for me, Izzy. He’s it. He’s everything I always dreamed of but always knew I could never have and yet, somehow he’s here, with me and I am never letting him go.
“He watched with a sadness he couldn’t define as Alec drained the last drop of his drink. A toast to the dying, he thought, and took another sip of his own. Magnus supposed Alec had stuck to their agreement: One more drink and then decide. He’d decided.”
This author’s take on the missing scene from 1×06 “Of Men and Angels”.
Magnus has always been in that nebulous role of a lover, where the definition is fluid and dynamic, a romantic connection between souls and bodies. A husband is something entirely different. The idea of being one is – it’s frightening. The idea of being wanted as one is humbling. It’s something Magnus has never considered, seen as something that could be possible in his future. But Magnus had never expected Alec – had never expected what it would mean to be loved by a shadowhunter who is a good man and a traditional one. Who loves Magnus not just between the tangled sheets of their bed, a perfect and untouchable pocket of time and space, but also in the difficult, complicated reality of the world outside the two of them that must be navigated. Magnus doesn’t expect how much he wants it.
Malec Fic Library 