The irony is the most patronising aspect because you’d have thought Downworlders would be the understanding ones. Except the only Downworlders he’d opened up to had left or laughed. His Shadowhunter had stayed.
Magnus Bane in Alec Lightwood Likes to Quote His Boyfriend by thenovaksisters
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Watching Alec with his daughter, whispering some sweet joke to her and making her giggle, both of them wrapped up in fluffy blankets, reminded Magnus that humanity, as disgusting and rotten as it was, also had another side. One that was worth preserving and fighting for.
Magnus Bane in Sympathy for the Prince by Ketz
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Perspective is a funny thing. Sometimes, it is only amidst the bleakest of moments that one finds light.
Alec Lightwood in Sympathy for the Prince by Ketz
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If I deserve more than hiding my true self away then so do you.
Alec Lightwood in Seeing Red by theleftboobgrabber
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He might have loved before, fiercely and truly, but it never felt quite like this.
Magnus Bane in Catnip by bisexuallaurel
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Lots of things make us who we are, Alexander. A person is only the sum of their experiences at any given point in their life. It’s why people can change. How they can grow.
Magnus Bane in Two for One Special by ithilien22
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Magnus wasn’t the High Warlock in this moment, he was Alec’s Magnus.
Alec Lightwood in Laughter Lines by otppurefuckingmagic
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People will hurt you, accidentally or not, but it’s not you.
Magnus Bane in Night Vision by serendipitiness
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Don’t undervalue your own stories, Alexander. I’ll always want to hear them.
Magnus Bane in Night Vision by serendipitiness
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The soul bonding magic happens, it knows Alec better than he does himself, because now… he feels like everything makes more sense, like even without speech or touch Magnus calms him, fills him, and even though he’s a mystery, even though Alec doesn’t know anything about him, it’s okay. Because this is what poets write about, what every mundane and Shadowhunter and Downworlder waits for, isn’t it? This feeling.
Alec Lightwood in Night Vision by serendipitiness
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