#like with malec

[tea-and-cats-and-books]

Yin Hanjiang and Wenren È are one of the few OTP's I have where I love them pretty equally. Usually just one character is my absolute favorite

[alecgsaltwood]

I have this headcanon of the nephilim being nocturnal beings by nature due to their line of work hence their nicknames being "Shadowhunters" and whenever they are seen out in the day by other downworlders they never help their own case or image because 9 out of 10 times they were probably on call and pulled out of bed to deal with an issue at 11am after only 3 hours of sleep and were equally grumpy and the sun hurt their eyes.

And when Magnus and Alec started dating, even though Magnus was a morning person, he adapted to having a little raccoon slinking into their bedroom in the early hours of the morning and not long after bought blackout curtains and spelled the room to be noise cancelling (multi-beneficial) as to not disturb his sleeping partner once he had gotten up and ready for the day.

But it also led to a lot of morning cuddles, the fruit basket in the kitchen consistently being filled with unlimited oranges, and clients seeing a tattooed man half awake with bed hair sipping on coffee in the living room at 4 in the afternoon on their way out of the loft.

[tiredandoptimistic]

Shout-out to Cassandra Clare for appreciating the intimacy of characters calling each other by their full names when everyone else uses a nickname for them

[rohsolism]

Just remembered how Grace had men in her life wanting her for her beauty and never bothering to know about her other qualities and Christopher Lightwood being the first man who admired her for her intelligence and her brain and Sophie after her scar said that now she will know who loves her truly and how Gideon Lightwood told her that he admired for her character, bravery and her beauty. Oh Lightwood men you will always be loved by men.

[spicyvampire]

The future Head of the New York Institute everybody

SHADOWHUNTERS (2016-2019) 1.07 "Major Arcana" 1.08 "Bad Blood"

[emcreatez]

ちゅ~ 😘💕

Happy Valentine’s Day for your favorite couple and mine ❤️

Characters owned by @cassandraclare

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[kohdono]

[carelessflower]

alec tarot card and their meanings

a collection of all the tarot cards alec have been featured in, what actual tarot card they are based on, and how it relates to his character or plotline in the book. of course, I'm aware it all can be purely aesthetic and there are no further meaning, so im doing this for fun.

VI - LOVE

Based on: VI - The Lovers

Upright: partnerships, duality, union

Reversed: loss of balance, one-sidedness, disharmony

Relevancy: Alec and Magnus did indeed find a one-in-a-lifetime union in each other. It's particularly interesting how, for Malec, the illustration is flipped downward, making it a reversed card. The loss of balance and disharmony aligns with their storyline from Alec's closeting phase to what happened from City of Fallen Angels to City of Heavenly Fire

XVI - THE SOLDIERS

Based on: XVI - The Tower.

Upright: sudden upheaval, broken pride, disaster

Reversed: disaster avoided, delayed disaster, fear of suffering

Relevancy: Alec and Izzy indeed go through major life-altering experiences after meeting Clary - the start of City of Bones. Hodge, their parents, Max, meeting their significant others, they're also "broken" their previous total belief system in the Clave and the world around them as they know it

IV - FEARLESS - FOUR OF RUNES

Based on: Four of Cups

Upright: apathy, contemplation, disconnectedness

Reversed: sudden awareness, choosing happiness, acceptance

Relevancy: very relevant to feature Alec's coming out scene in this, essentially him choosing his happiness and Magnus over everything else

VI - PARABATAI - SIX OF RUNES

Based on: Six of Cups

Upright: familiarity, happy memories, healing

Reversed: moving forward, leaving home, independence

Relevancy: Jace and Alec understand each other more at the end of City of Heavenly Fire

IV - FOUR OF STELES

Based on: Four of Wands

Upright: community, home, celebration

Reversed: lack of support, transience, home conflicts

Relevancy: definitely very Lightwood dysfunctional family dynamic core. Despite that, they still love each other very much

KNIGHT OF STELES

Based on: Knight of Wands

Upright: action, adventure, fearlessness 

Reversed: anger, impulsiveness, recklessness

Relevancy: Alec is associated with fearless and the fearless rune. Also, Alec has one of the most major transformations through the TMI series.

Theory Time

If there's a new Tarot card for Consul Alec, in my opinion, it would be fitting for it to be Justice (cause and effect, clarity, truth vs dishonesty, unaccountability, unfairness) or King of Wands (big picture, leader, overcoming challenges vs impulsive, overbearing, unachievable expectations)

What do you think? Any theory?

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art credit: cassandra jean

tarot card meaning credit: labyrinthos

[kasirose]

I still remember, 3rd of December, me in your sweater, you said it looked better on me than it did you...

It's the third of December so I had to :3

[aleclightofmylifewoodbane]

i truly hate the show bc YOU GUYS DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE MISSING WHEN YOU WATCH THE SHOW BEFORE READING THE BOOKS

you dont know that magnus’ magic is the same striking blue as alec’s eyes

you dont know alec’s eyes are the same color as the ancestors of a family so intertwined with his

you don’t know that magnus sees ghosts in the blue of alec’s eyes

you don’t know magnus is two inches taller than alec

you dont know that alec loves that magnus is taller than him

you don’t know that they dated in secret for months

you dont know alec’s wardrobe is absolutely hopeless and he only wears years old worn out sweaters with holes in the cuffs and magnus loves it

you dont know that sometimes magnus wears his worn out sweaters

you dont know that they didnt get married for years until alec became consul and they could get married in warlock blue and shadowhunter gold under his new law

you dont know they have two kids, before they ever married

you dont know their first son is named after alec’s brother max, who actually died during the war

you dont know that max’s skin is blue, and his eyes are just a shade darker than alec’s

you dont know that alec loved one man so much he changed the world for him

[gotthat-lightwood-bane]

And if anyone is wondering where my thoughts are at, it’s that Alec Lightwood loved one man so much he changed the world for him.

Who could even imagine someone does as much for them as Alec Lightwood did for Magnus Bane?

[amrubrum]

every day i set aside a period of time just to mourn the loss of jamie campbell bower as jace

[alexanderlightweight]

Wednesdays are quickly becoming my favorite day of the week because of you!

I would love to request an Outside POV in the universe of your choice- specifically Alec's Shadowhunters observing their BAMF Commander be utterly delighted to be claimed by Magnus in whatever manner you choose. (Purely happy reactions only por favor, no shame/disdain.)

No preference as to nsfw/sfw. Hope you are having a great week!

this is Mirai being utterly delighted she's also just utterly competent and takes care of things even as shes clapping internally.

i hope you enjoy this btw, this is outside pov and my week is getting better so thank you <3 I hope you're having a good week too!

this is the first time Magnus visits Alec in the Institute in this verse btw. they're not yet dating. Magnus just knows what he wants and Alec is like 'yes. please and thank you. everyone else fuck off'.

this is in feral sweetness, like honeycomb and it's been a while since i've written in that verse so here is the first part and this is the part shortly after this piece i'm posting. though it was written first and this is part like three weeks after they start dating. because to be clear, Magnus and Alec aren't officially dating yet in this bit. they're just circling each other like buzzards over a carcass right now.... in a romantic way I swear.

<3 lumine

feral sweetness, like honeycomb

Mirai watches Alec grin at a fire message and sighs, mentally readjusting her night.

That kind of a grin never means anything but trouble and Mirai has a feeling said trouble will be coming in hot.

It turns out to be more true than she realizes when several hours later, Magnus Bane walks into the Institute. Still sparking hellfire from whatever battle he’s fresh off of and looking just as deadly as he did three days ago.

The alarms stay silent and Mirai pats herself on the back at foreseeing and getting ahead of this problem. Especially because Bane is so focused on Alec that she really doubts the sirens would do anything but annoy him.

Alec knows he’s there, but he’s also in the middle of explaining a very intricate protocol and so all he does is flicker his hand towards Bane. What no one but Mirai expects is that Bane will take that as the permission it is and just step into Alec’s space.  He claims it like it belongs to him. As if the air touching Alec is only there because he allows it and now that he’s here, it has no right to touch him with Bane close enough to do so.

Alec’s still talking, one hand pointing to the diagram on the screen and the other just petting over the arm wrapped around his waist.  Bane is holding him like he’s a toy and Alec just continues on, either doing a good job at pretending or truly ignorant to the fact that his students aren’t retaining a single thing he’s saying.

Mirai is pleased though, because with Bane here it will deter any of the new recruits from harboring thoughts above their station.  Like the possibility that they can seduce Alec, which never goes well for them or their spines.

Bane’s claim will deter them, because no one wants to mess with a warlock that is this terrifyingly powerful. Furthermore, no one is going to risk upsetting Alec, when Bane puts a smile as soft as silk and far more delicate on Alec’s face.

As far as Mirai knows, this is still only the second time they've met in person and yet Alec is acting like Bane is the air that keeps his lungs working.

Kaleb mutters next to her and marks something down on his tablet.

“I’m going to need to get his biometrics and scan him into the system, aren’t I? I heard how Alec reacted at the battle but this...” Kaleb trails off and goes back to watching the two of them.

It’s less of a burden and more of a complication, as Mirai is aware of how tricky and fiddly the system is. Especially when you bring magic into the equation, it's still better to deal with it quickly than let it become a problem.

“Think this means Alec will finally take his mandatory time off?” Kaleb asks and Mirai thinks that maybe, it actually will end up happening. Despite the fact that it hasn’t happened in the last three years.

“I think Alec won’t have a choice in taking time off.” Mirai hides a smirk and watches how Alec has finally either finished his lecture or finally given up. Considering that her Commander is currently talking to Bane in a position that is far closer and more intimate than mere conversation requires, Mirai figures he just got bored.

 Alec is still in Bane’s arms but they’re chest to chest now and Alec is laughing quietly at whatever Bane's saying, his own arms equally tangled around the warlock.

Mirai doesn’t think she’s seen so many positive emotions on Alec’s face in such a short amount of time before and it’s with resolve that she turns to Kaleb.

“I’ll send a fire message to Bane later. He’s been receptive to messages from us thanks to Alec. Alec can just add him to the system personally and do the scans necessary in private if we set it up correctly. I think they’ll both thank us and there’s no need for you to risk yourself.” Mirai really doubts that Bane will want any shadowhunter besides Alec in his personal space and there’s no reason Alec can’t do it himself, even if it’s not his usual job.

Mirai will take on whatever work gets shoved to the side from the meeting and Kaleb and Andrew can pick up whatever slack she creates.  It’s the best way to keep this moving forward. Not a single shadowhunter under Alec’s command who was on the battlefield when Alec and Magnus met disagree either, that prioritizing Alec’s new relationship is necessary.

For the good of the Institute. 

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AN:

Alec's entire chain of command is like: ... he can relax the commander?? he needs to stay. forever.

[helenofblackthorns]

kinda bothers me that so many people misinterpreted Malec break up era as Alec being biphobic (therefore the books are Bad). does Alec does say things to Magnus that are biphobic? yes. but i feel like it's very obvious that he's not saying them because Magnus has dated many people of both genders in the past but because he outright refuses to tell him anything about them. like Magnus won't even tell him how old he is, he just brushes him off & makes jokes about it. and that would make anyone a bit of an asshole I fear

[witchlingcirce]

I’m crying the next person who asks her where the Jessa story is she is gonna kill them in TWP 😭

[culiehua]

nothing, just alec, my baby, my moon and my stars, who is afraid of spiders, and what he felt when he thought a car could turn into a spider