His entire life feels like it’s spiraling into chaos, throwing everything he thought he knew into question. Magnus is the exception—when Alec is with him like this, his head, heart and body finally feel like they all align and pull him in the same direction

Alec Lightwood in Closed Doors Don’t Lie by RedOrchid

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As long as I have lived, parents have shunned their children for the choices they made. Every species, every race, every world, every century. Parents see a representation of their own pride in their offspring, and in every situation, there are parents like you and parents like me. You wanted your children to make you proud by being another generation of you. I want my children to be whoever they want to be as long as they are happy.

Magnus Bane in Life of a Lightwood-Bane by heartsdesire456

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I hope he does find someone who loves him as much as I do after I’m gone. I love him, why would I want him to be alone and sad for hundreds of years? I hope after he gets through grieving me, he finds someone who loves him and makes him happy. Anybody that doesn’t want that doesn’t really love their immortal husband.

Alec Lightwood in The Time Rafael Learned About a Dark History by heartsdesire456

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I love you, Magnus. I wouldn’t take back anything, wouldn’t change a single thing. Everything that I have been through, everything I will go through, is just a road that leads back to you, and you are one of the best things to have ever happened to me.

Alec Lightwood in We Need a Little Heart Hope by ninwrites

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Everybody’s time is limited. Even immortals have limited time, because eventually, it will end, one way or another. Nothing is wrong with having limited time. It’s how life works. But you know what has no limits? How much love we can have. This family has more love than any family I’ve ever known. Our life together in the present is as close to perfect as life can ever be. The amount of love I have for you has no limits.

Alec Lightwood in The Time Magnus and Alec Had to Explain Immortality by heartsdesire456

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Telling him about his past would not be for Alec after all. It had to happen for Magnus himself, be a way for him to finally work through it without simply forgetting, he knew that now. And maybe, hopefully, he had finally found someone who would simply listen and hold his hand while Magnus did just that.

Magnus Bane in What the Water Gave to Me by magnusbaene

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