#TRSOM

[malecftmaxrafe]

“How’s everyone in New York?” he added quickly. “Clary dragging Jace into any more trouble? Jace dragging Clary into any more trouble?”

“That’s the cornerstone of their relationship, but no, Jace is hanging out with Simon,” Isabelle reported. “He says they’re playing video games.”

—The Red Scrolls of Magic, The Eldest Curses 1.

[thebitchforjemcarstairs]

Raphael 🤝 Tessa

Being horrified of the “idea” of dating Magnus

[carelessflower]

Magnus is Alec's life and Alec is Magnus's death

One minor post to dive into this new theory I have. We know there are a lot of parallels and symmetries between malec: angel/demon, moon/sun, introvert/extrovert, silver/gold, etc Then I start thinking deeper into this tendency of their dynamic to push and pull each other, and come to this

1. Magnus is Alec's life

City of Bones

In the sense that Magnus has helped save Alec's life countless times, it was established in their small breadcrumbs in one of their earliest interaction, when he saved Alec from the demon poison. One can say this quite literally set the foundation of their relationship, as Alec asked Magnus out while visiting Magnus to say thank you for saving his life

City of Heavenly Fire

He also saved Alec again during the gang's journey to Edom, even though Magnus wasn't present. Alec's hallucination, caused by the demons, includes a lot of people, yet Magnus is the one who snaps him out of it, insisting that life is worth living more than fantasy.

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Magnus also brings life to Alec in a metaphorical sense, "breathing a new life" into him. Opening his eyes to new beauties, chances, and people, letting Alec know that yes, he is built for storybook moments too

Queen of Air and Darkness

Magnus is his biggest muse, inspiration. Magnus makes him strive every day to make the world a better place. Alec wants to be better for Magnus, for their family, he loves him so much, he will bend and break the narrative for the future in which Magnus can be happy

2. Alec is Magnus's death

The Red Scrolls of Magic

City of Heavenly Fire

City of Heavenly Fire

On many occasions, when Magnus has a near encounter with death, he remembers or thinks about Alec. Is it because somehow Magnus got the worst luck in existence and keeps kissing death every two months and stressing his friends and family out? Maybe. But this kind of proves Alec is present a lot during Magnus' perceived final hour

The Red Scrolls of Magic

Many times, people have told Magnus Alec will be "the death of him", referencing how his angelic blood and family will make him eventually choose his shadowhunter community above all else, and abandoning Magnus (not featured pictures, cause honestly there are like a lot). I kind of find it interesting how it ties up to Magnus's perception of himself, and eventually of Alec, like when he's kind of implying Alec should prioritize his life over Magnus's here

Magnus's letter to Alec

Death, of course, can translate to other things, not just a physical one. The death of one's old self, a transformation, aligning with how Magnus is describing Alec's presence in his life here

3. We Have to Talk About The Black and White Impermanence

The Lost Book of The White

For the sake of my argument, let's theorize White Impermanence as "life" and Black Impermanence as "death."

The Lost Book of The White

Alec eventually succeeds in his trial, and he is able to give "death" to Magnus. And we also know this is true because-

Queen of Air and Darkness

In Thule, Alec did kill Magnus after he turned into a demon. And after Alec's "life" is gone, he is gone too

The Lost Book of The White

I don't see people talk about this a lot, but from the way I interpret it, Magnus, too, has his own trial with the sword in The Lost Book of the White, and he passes it. He gives "mercy" to Alec, making Shiyun spares Alec's life. By submitting to Sammael, he literally gives "life" to Alec, while Alec brings "death" to him via death of the self, because Magnus's biggest fear is becoming a demon (stated he would rather be killed than that)

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@i-have-not-slept @rinadragomir @potato-jem @kasper-tag

@banesapothecary @culiehua @fatiguedcoffee

[darcyolsson]

it's kind of funny to me how many cameos there are in trsom. 150 pages in and i've already gotten appearances from tessa, catarina, raphael, lily, elliot, hypatia, adaon, johnny rook, jace, isabelle, robert, hyacinth, malcolm and helen despite this book specifically not being set anywhere near new york where most of these characters live

[tarotarra]

Magnus Bane

-banishing art block since >1600

[tu-vieja-steve]

One thing about Isabelle Lightwood is that she will always be there for her brothers and whatever they are she will still love them.

[sielaltruist]

“Oh, my love,” Magnus murmured. “I am so glad to be home.”

Magnus in The Red Scrolls of Magic

Magnus continued stroking Alec’s chest where the thorn had entered, until Alec, with effort, said, “Not here, my love. Ragnor is watching us.”

Alec in The Lost Book of the White

[chibi-tsukiko]

Sharp Dressed Man 😍

“The secret of the tuxedo, Magnus knew from many decades of experience, was that every man looked good in a tuxedo. If you were already a very attractive man, like Alec, you would look very, very good in a tuxedo.”

- The Red Scrolls of Magic

Just a quick drawing of the boys looking sharp 😉

Characters owned by @cassandraclare

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[booksydaisy]

Idc what you say, but that one scene from Ghosts of the Shadow Market where the Leader of the Shadow Market in Spain says that the power in Alec's ring comes from the heart of hell and Alec proudly says "𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘤 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.", will always make me feel the proudest of Malec and the fact that they are now married with two kids. I will cry-

[thebitchforjemcarstairs]

Oh! Now I have to add the Crimson Hand to the “Kit’s potential enemies in twp” list.

[malectober]

We’re back!!

In case you haven’t heard of Malectober, here’s a quick introduction!

As you can see, I’ve decided to switch up some things. Now, there’s 15 days instead of 31, and I’ve also included a set of dialogue prompts.

Now, some rules -

Anything goes. Fics, art, poetry, playlists, edits, anything.

Posting starts from the 1st of October, and you can keep going even after October ends.

Tag all your tumblr posts with #malectober and #malectober2024 and tag this account (@malectober). It will be much easier to find your posts and reblog them to this account if I’m tagged.

If you’re posting on Ao3, make sure to add your fic to the Malectober collection!

AI work is strictly not allowed.

There is no limit on nsfw works. Make the dirtiest nastiest things you can if you want to. Just make sure to put them under a “readmore”!

You can do only dialogue prompts or word prompts, or for an extra challenge combine both! Either combine one dialogue and one word or do one fic per prompt for both lists.

If you have any questions, send them to my askbox

Most importantly, have fun! 🥰

Prompt list in text below the cut:

Dialogue Prompts:

“Are you flirting with me?”

“Save me from this hell.”

“I’ll take care of that.”

“Who are you again?”

“Please, stop.”

“I want to run away.”

“I love you, but-“

“Why is this so tight?”

“You look awful.”

“Can I talk to you? In private?”

“This is so boring.”

“Why don’t you ask him out?”

“I love this song!”

“I do love a good workout.”

“How did you know?”

Word Prompts

Danger

Holster

Chess

Smoke

Liar

Lipstick

Rappel

Eight

Suits

Fist

Ropes

Cut

Bullet

Seduce

Blood

[carelessflower]

red scrolls of magic plot

[darcyolsson]

I CANNOT BELIEEEEEVEEVVEEREHHENEW😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[tyblackthornfrog]

cassie didn't write "You can't escape the past in Paris" at the beginning of Red Scrolls of Magic for us to only think about Magnus. Open your eyes, it was foreshadowing for matthew and cordelia!

[tu-vieja-steve]

After the events in tlbotw, Ragnor got his phone back. When he opened it, he received all the messages that Raphael left him in Trsom and throughout tmi, thinking that Ragnor was dead, and during all this time the one who is really dead was Raphael

[sielaltruist]

Catarina finding out Magnus is dating again.

Catarina knowing it is a Shadowhunter.

Catarina after meeting Alec.