#im just in politician alec feel like

[carelessflower]

early fleeting moments of alec already show his potential as leader and protector that moment when he fakes agreeing to imogen and maryse to lure them into lowering their guard with him to bust jace out in coa or how he does behind the scene maneuvering so the gang can go on mission smoothly. he grows up in shadowhunter society he knows its rules and which corners to bend and which to press, the problem with it is his naivety and too much trust in the system sometimes. he need to improve on combines with his alliance-making skills less talk more actions method and bam we have a powerhouse on our side

[khaleesiofalicante]

I AM REALLY EXCITED TO LIVE BLOG TODAY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A WHILE

I am also singing Hamilton but that's another matter

The title suggests there is daughter talk because they wanted to name her Brooklyn

I just read the first line and didn't understand a single word sir what

oh wow look at my boy go YES ALEC YOU'RE DOING GREAT

This is one of the worst things about being a politician. Not being able to say what you want and how you want to say it. You always have to sugarcoat it with a safe vocabulary.

Which is why I wouldn't survive a day. I would just punch someone in the face

If you only want to work with the good ones, then you won’t get to work with half of Congress.”

Ikr ugh. Fuck this shit

DUDE STOP SMOKING

AYYY JIA AND ALEC WORKING TOGETHER IN LA YEEEE

But he wants to be the governor of NY. Wouldn't it be better if he learned from the stupid ass here even if we all hate him?

oh, I guess not. Jia is excellent though it would be great

JIA AS PRESIDENT HELL YEAH

Oh yeah, all the changes happening.

OH YEAH THEY KNOW ABOUT CLARY NOW YAY

very high-key worried about Magnus :D

He just needs to know what’s wrong so he can fix it.

You can't fix this. You can't fix everything, Alec.

I just know the fixing thing is going to ruin shit :)

Robert is an asshole but he's an asshole who's trying so that's something. It is quite awkward though which means it is very entertaining

aww thats so cute

Alec baby that's so weird but also so fucking endearing

ayyy he's going to Brooklyn

Alec wonders if good means white, American, catholic, and heterosexual.

Oh damn

ALL THE FUCKING PARALLELS BETWEEN MALEC AND MARYSE AND ROBERT'S DIVORCE I WILL FUCKING JUMP OFF A CLIFF

To live alone without any kind of love. In a mansion, no less.

crying sobbing shaking

Not being able to tell the people you love that you love them.

Tis bout me? But yeah.

wait a fucking second-

THEY WERE ON CALL??? WHY DID I THINK THEY WERE SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER BYE IM DONE I MISSED THIS I NEED TO STOP SINGING ALONG TO MUSICALS WHILE READING

I pity his lungs

MAGNUSSSS

fuck assignments <3

I say that as if I am not on vacation

Magnus just randomly knowing facts THAT'S SO FUCKING HOT

Look at that consent! We stan!

Ah yes...the headache

“Now. Do you happen to know anything about the American political system?”

More than you'd think actually since I am not even American.

“I heard the future governor of New York is about to get a first class blow job,” Magnus says – with an equally serious tone.

You don't say, Mr Bane

The effortless love between them.

GONNA SCREAM INTO THE VOID BRB

“Let the doing commence!” Magnus announces with a cheer.

I WHEEZED MAGNUS-

THEY'RE GOING TO BROOKLYN LET'S GOOO

Magnus, you shouldn't be driving without a licence.

Hello I love timeline 1 Malec's banter so fucking much

They get on the highway, chatting here and there about this and that. Alec loves it. He wants it forever.

I LOVE THEM SO FUCKING MUCH LOOK AT THEM

EYES ON THE ROAD LIGHTWOOD

oh yes this conversation

MAGNUS WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE IT SHOULD NOT BE FOR ALEC

aww, Jace buying Clary flowers...

Alec is gonna ask Jace where the fuck his sweetheart roses are. But later.

SCREAMING

“Do you have a flower that says 'Look I know you wanted to move back to Cambridge, and I know New Jersey is a bit of a dump. But for me everywhere feels better when I am with you. So, I was just hoping it would feel the same to you. I really want us to live together, not just the next year but every year after that. I know New York doesn’t feel like home to you yet. But it doesn’t have to be because I don’t want New York to be your home, Magnus. I want to be your home. Forever. So, let me be your home. I’ll make it worth it. I promise'.”

the florist does not get paid enough for this

of course, Magnus heard that :)

Look up to where I said the florist does not get paid enough for this. Please don't fight.

tlnd makes me feel a lot and brings back a lot of shit from the past which is part of the reason I don't really live blog about it much. It is a lot. But today's good. I think. This is good

“Do you have a flower that says 'You really an idiot if you think you aren’t already my home and my everything. I will move anywhere for you, and yes, that includes the dump that is New Jersey. But I just need some time to figure out some personal things – including my scholarship and my…some other things I have left back in London. But yes, I do want to live with you and yes, I want forever with you. So, can you be patient with me until I figure this out? I’ll make it worth it. I promise'.”

The poor florist is just like "send help there are helpless gays in here who have involved me in their crisis"

okay, they're good. that's good

AWW CLARY

Alec's so done lmao

oh no, these two cannot draw...

I want to get my face painted now.

NOT THE EXTINCT ALEC PLEASE-

The girl's so sweet omg

THEY ARE SO FUCKING CUTE

But some of the kids only hear ‘paint fight’ and start throwing paint at each other and well, Clary's mother is not very happy about it at all.

I FUCKING LOVE THIS! LOOK AT THEM GO

Aww, the butterfly girl :((

Alec comforting her omg I love

HE'S SO ADORABLE WITH KIDS

This is what Magnus meant, isn't it? That he decided he wanted to have kids with Alec while they were in Brooklyn

Alec chuckles. “I mean, it’s not that hard. They are very tiny. Tiny things are manageable.” “You better not be talking about me, Lightwood!” Clary comes running downstairs.

CRYING LMAO CLARY

the middle lessgoo

I see we skipped straight to it on the first line

OH MY GOD THIS IS NOT SEXUAL WHY IS MY BRAIN LIKE THIS

okay what is this about now

Oh Magnus that is perfectly okay. You need to talk to Alec of course but he'll get it. You're so valid for this!

So you explain, baby.

Ah I see

“I would rather not say the name,” Magnus says quietly.

MY HEART BROKE

They keep telling him it will get better. But they don’t tell him when. So, Magnus waits. He is just tired of waiting now.

This hit me really hard. I was going through some old journals today and yeah...this.

oh right that slipped my mind

Will the baby forget his face too?

MAGNUS NO TELL ME THIS DOESN'T MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES

Luca is making lots of sense hello I need a Luca

“We all make accommodations for the people we love,” Luca says. “It’s part of being in a relationship. Compromise. Everyone does that. That’s not the issue. The issue is not knowing where to draw the line. The issue is not understanding where they stop and where you begin.” Magnus swallows. “It might start with little things like wearing glasses to look older so that one’s husband doesn’t get called a cradle robber,” Luca says. “But where does it end? Something for you to think about.”

I had to slap a hand over my mouth the noises that escaped me holy fucking shit

But yes about the first part!

DILFMAGNUS I CAN'T

I mean they're right

AYY IT'S MY BABIES LOOK AT EM

They're so excited...😭😭

ALL OF THEM MAKING JOKES ABOUT CLARY'S HEIGHT LMAO

“Brooklyn is such a confusing name,” Georgia notes. “What if you ask someone where is Brooklyn and they say ‘In New York, Duh.”

Babe your name is Georgia.

BABY BOOK OMG I AM GONNA CRY

“You know,” Clary says. “If those two don’t get together when they are older, Jace might throw a fit.”

nervous laughter

Magnus this doesn't make you a bad parent at all.

Oh-

Clary squeezes his hand. “You have brought so love into Alec’s life, Magnus. God knows Jace has told me enough times. So, don’t be afraid of taking some of it away. Sometimes you need it more than he does.”

Remember that thing Luca said about compromise? Yeah.

JACE AHJUSDHUHISD

I think I am gonna make myself food wait

it's like 1 20 am and I am frying chicken rolls let's hope I don't burn the house

wait how much oil do I need for this?

anyway

“Max can come with us,” Jace gasps suddenly. “We can cuddle with lions.” “Please don’t get my child killed,” Magnus notes.

I wanna cuddle with lions!

And I'm sure Max will be fine...mostly

HELL YEAH FUCK WHITE PEOPLE

“You know I am white, right?” Alec asks dryly, sipping on a cup of coffee “And we love you in spite of it,” Max says solemnly.

We really do Alec. Despite you being white.

NO, BECAUSE RAFAEL SAME IM THE CONCERNED ELDEST TOO

JHJHSDCJD ALEC-

Again not exactly how that works but sure

ah yes, shinyun.

Let's be honest here, Shinyun and Magnus would make a hot baby

Alec don't come for me

“But friends should be able to have babies with each other,” Max points out. “Right, David?” David, poor thing, goes scarlet.

OH GOD MAX-

oh difficult conversations let's go I hate confrontation so fucking much

my rolls are officially frying in the oil that has been heated

For some reason, it pisses Magnus off. “Do not undermine me like that, Alexander. I’m capable of making sound decisions with or without my depression.”

Yeah this really pissed me off too

oh damn wow okay

I think I should have added more oil...

Oh fuck.

Listen. Tell them if you want to tell them. Not because it will make things easier for Alec

the car ride home I... :(

oh wow pain

I AM GONNA CRY IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE

My rolls are here I shall cry into them

the end

MAGNUS SEEMS HAPPY IM HAPPY

AWW RAFAEL

The simpler times...

ayyy the best friend challenge

they are so cute MY HEART

aww the tiktok challenge is so cute

ayyy this is amazing

Alec is so fucking hot for this omg I love this white man

Alec chuckles at that. “I didn’t know homosexuality is criminalized in more than 80 countries until I researched about it when I figured out my sexuality. I didn’t know there was a trans military ban until one of my close friends had to resign from duty after her transition. I didn’t know immigrants were not allowed to carry a permanent driving license until I was informed by a friend of mine. You see, we go about our lives, without knowing the laws that dictate this very life we live.”

The students are eerily quiet then.

“You need to know your laws. You need to know what laws there are to protect you. You need to know what laws are against you,” Alec says and then looks at the chancellor. “I was told that I have permission to say the F word once. But I’m gonna say it twice, I apologize in advance. If I can give one piece of advice to you as you move forward into a new chapter of your lives, it’s this. Give a fuck. About yourself. About your country. About the world. That’s all you need to do. Most importantly, give a fuck about other people. That’s the only way we can build a country that’s safe for everyone. Thank you and congratulations.”

BABE YES! I LOVE YOU!

THE REWINDING BIT MY HEART HURTS

ah yes when you're simping over your ex husband and your girlfriend shows up

OH THIS YEAH

Hey, whatever the results, they don't define you

Oh...

British insults are just something else

“People who judge other people for their bodies aren’t worth thinking about, Shinyun,” Magnus says. “I don’t know if that’s why Asmodeus didn’t write Edom to you. All I know is that he missed out. And I know we will figure this out. Together.”

I love their friendship so so much.

AND FUCK PEOPLE WHO JUDGE YOU BASED ON THIS THEY HAVE NO FUCKING RIGHT TO

I will literally burn you alive

Ah yes. Giving relationship advice to your girlfriend

It’s hard to go from ‘I want to be your home and I want to be your forever’ to ‘so what are your hobbies’.

OH OUCH

You're so valid for this Magnus!!

“You know, you think you know yourself,” Magnus hums back. “You think you know who you are. But then you have kids. And they unlock this entirely different version of you. They make you do things you never knew you had the strength to do. They make you feel things you didn’t know you were capable of feeling. It doesn’t matter where they come from or who they come out of, Shinyun. All children have that power.”

This made me so emotional Magnus :((

He could find a thousand people to date.

But he will never find another person to be the father of his children.

No.

That privilege only belongs to one person.

I will throw myself out of a window

He knows what it is like to raise a child with Alec. The endless love they find within each other to give to their children. That’s what he wants. Nothing more or nothing less.

THAT IS SO FUCKING SAD AND SWEET AT THE SAME TIME NO ONE TALK TO ME

lmao shinyun's naming random cities-

we're all just humans. He's right.

Magnus laughs at that. “Shinyun, this isn’t the British empire.” “Of course not,” she agrees. “This is far more important.”

So true omg. The other day my friends and I were planning on killing all of them and bringing back Diana

“Allow me to educate you in a way that you will understand,” Shinyun says as she puts down the wine glass. “Edom is my Alexander.”

Babe that is a COMPANY

Anyway good for you, love!

listen I said that y'all would make cute babies but it is also in my best interest to keep Alec from ruining his career by doing something rash so uh-

okay yeah she's so right

HELL YEAH I AM PROUD OF YOU TOO BABE!!!

Their friendship is so fucking cute

Not the baby video...FUCK YOU ALL

okay good night love you

Evie hello. It’s good to see you and I missed your unhinged live blogging. You get a tiktok.

This is Rafe 🥺

[aberfaeth]

top five favorite characters!! <33

AHHH ty. ok buckle up bc i have thoughts

1. alec hardison. light of my life, i think about him all the time. i ranted abt him recently but to recap: his kindness, his GENIUS, the way he can pick up anything in the world like he is so smart i love him, his patience and understanding, just everything about the way he interacts with parker and eliot, everything about the way he interacts with EVERYONE tbh like i watched the double blind job the other day and the way he is with ashley....with trevor... <3333 alec hardison.

2. juno steel! season two of the penumbra podcast is a lifechanging piece of media and the lady himself is so wonderful. he has grown so so much and i am so proud of him like genuinely i think s2 is my favorite character arc in any piece of media that exists. also he is so funny and smart and his friendship with rita is so sweet and i just love him i want him to be happy

3. sam seaborn. now this is a doozy but listen. i just project onto him so sweetly bc we are both perfectionistic writers with a tendency to imprint on our authority figures like baby ducks. also he is gay. also his speech about exploration changed me as a person. i just think he is so wonderful and deserves to be calm and happy and like a california congressman (i feel the need to specify that he is a fictional character from the west wing, a show about a president and his cabinet. i do not stan real politicians. anyways)

4. figueroth faeth..... my GIRL!!! ok this is partially just me being a lil bit in love with emily axford but also she is just soooo important to me. its about the impostor syndrome and about the fear of vulnerability and also about an archdevil and her phoenix librarian girlfriend. im so proud of her genuinely like the way she said i will not blame myself for the bad things that happened to the people i love i will NOT take the easy way out i just <333

5. b’elanna torres <33!!! i do own a shirt thats like one of those Xsingle Xtaken and then theres a box checked and it says mentally dating b’elanna torres. anyways she is the love of my life. i love how clever and fierce and smart she is and honestly i love how angry she is like she will not take anyone’s shit at any point and good for her. her friendships with the main cast are so special to me like her and janeway obviously,...warp particles! her and tom and harry (who are in love), her and chakotay (they are best friends and they are CUTE), her and tuvok her and the doctor i JUST <33

honorary mentions to wesley fists, parker leverage, finn starwars, julie molina, and cassandra cillian!

[biconicfinn]

id like to know, what are your takes on politician!Alec? if you want to talk about that

THANK YOU FOR THIS ASK!!!!! POLITICIAN ALEC IS MY FUCKING JAM DJKABVHJKDBVKADVBFAV okay anon strap in because this will get crazy

holy shit this is long so i’m putting it under a read more!! 

okay so first of all: alec is someone who has been trained from a young age to be a politician, he would have been educated in diplomacy and politics, his parents were expecting him to become head of the new york institute and they have no qualms about living vicariously through their children and forcing their burdens on them as we have seen in the show.

he was probably taught clave law and the accords, a whole bunch of languages (polyglot power couple malec ftw) because i assume the NYI uses english as their lingua franca because of their location but since institutes also have to deal with local downworld and mundane populations it’s safe to assume that in other countries where english isn’t the main language, they go with the local languages and alec would need to communicate with these other institute heads, etiquette, some formal ballroom dances like the waltz, the art of negotiation, administrative stuff like resource allocation, budgeting, public speaking, the nitty gritty details of the clave workings, in addition to the knowledge of the different races of the shadow world, hand to hand combat, combat with a variety of weapons (he masters archery to utter perfection but he definitely is also incredibly proficient in close range combat as well).

sorry i just love alec and he is definitely more competent than most of the Alec StansTM (yall know what im saying) make him out to be

okay so!!!!! it’s pretty much canon that alec has spent a considerable amount of time as acting head of the NYI; what with maryse and robert always fucking off to idris to lick the boots of the clave and so he probably has a good relationship with the people under his command. he’s probably put protocols in place to reduce casualties and injuries, form patrol teams that are well-balanced so that they are versatile enough to take just about any threat that comes their way, etc.

of course, thanks to a little thing called the nephilim’s deep-rooted homophobia, a lot of the work alec put in probably got negated when he came out. it took a lot of courage for him to come out and to be openly gay. raj was an absolute asshole to alec for no reason and often questioned his leadership decisions post coming out, and even if not all the shadowhunters reacted like that, they did show some resistance(?) to alec’s leadership when he was appointed head and questioned him. it probably took a lot out of him because it’s one thing to have your people doubt you as a leader because of your actions or words; your decisions as a leader, it’s another thing for them to mistrust you entirely because of a fundamental part of your identity that you can’t change. you can build trust by publicly admitting and apologising for mistakes and putting in honest work to be better, but it’s impossible to build trust when the other person doesn’t even see you as human to begin with. 

this is turning into a hoti!alec ramble but i promise i will bring this back to politician!alec okay i promise i just need to establish the headcanons i’m building on first sorry 

okay back to business!!!! i feel like alec is so very genuine and honest outside of the political sphere alec “casual wedding vows” lightwood anyone? so when he does show his ability to be a complete fucking shark in the political arena a lot of people are blindsided because they expected him to be very honest and direct but he knows that as much as he’d like to be genuine, he needs that shrewdness to navigate the political minefield of idris. he prefers directness, but if you take the manipulative, indirect, route and underestimate him, he will not hesitate to turn your own methods against you.

he is also the type of leader who constantly tries to make an effort. his intentions were genuine with the downworld cabinet and i think that if it wasn’t set up in the middle of the shitstorm which was valentine’s re-emergence and the circle’s rise, it would have been more successful. he has a lot to learn and unlearn, and he (an utter perfectionist) will do as much as he can to help the downworld. i like to think that in a post s3 world, but before the time skip, he helps to re-establish the ties between the shadow world factions in new york and focuses on being the nephilim voice of the downworld to the clave, constantly trying to push for new accords and reformed policies, and he makes an effort to not speak over the downworlders, but instead be their representative and ally to the clave because the clave are racist bastards who wouldn’t listen to them but they have to listen to alec lightwood (”it’s lightwood-bane, actually”), one of the heroes who stepped up to defend alicante when the rift to edom opened. (and also because if they did try to slander or belittle him, they risk angering magnus, who has enough clout to embargo most warlocks from providing magical assistance to any local institutes, if he feels that the downworld is being ignored despite the fact that a warlock is the sole reason why alicante was’t razed to the ground, or that he and his husband are being targeted by the clave. because they are That Couple.) in conclusion alec is a good ally okay?

but as much as he tries/tried to do right by the clave, he sometimes also doesn’t give a fuck about them. he’ll be in meetings at idris, and maybe they’re discussing asinine, irrelevant, minor issues that are really just stupid excuses to showboat and compare family clout and whatnot and he’ll be pissed as fuck because instead of discussing actual relevant issues like irregularities/strange patterns in demon attacks, hunting down remaining circle sleeper cells, reparations for the downworld (like for the heavenly fire project), rewriting the accords, rebuilding idris, helping get the attacked institutes back up and running, you know, actual important issues that need attention but no, we’re discussing some petty family squabble that turned into a political feud that involves everyone and their fucking uncle. and he gets so damn angry he just blows up and rants at them and tears them a new one. he finishes his impressively long spiel with “you know what? fuck this. when you guys are done fighting like children and taking up precious time that we should be using to talk about real, pressing issues that affect the entire shadow world instead of five people at this table, let me know and i’ll be there but until then don’t bother. if you’ll excuse me, i’m going back to my husband. thank you. and for the last damn time, my name is alec lightwood-bane. i already changed my damn name legally so fucking use it.” and he just leaves to go back to new york because fuck the clave. 

he goes back home to the loft and it’s like the stress and anger just melts away because he walks in on magnus dancing around the kitchen as he cooks dinner, singing dancing queen at the top of his lungs, laughing when magnus twirls to see him leaning against the doorway of the kitchen with his heart eyes and blushes at being caught doing somethin so silly

he becomes a successful inquisitor by sheer force of will and determination. it’s not at all intentional, but it just happens. with the success of the cabinet and the measures he puts in place, he shares it with other institute heads and slowly more and more institutes are collaborating with the local downworld and most of the time, the statistics pay off in the long run. there are starting troubles as with any new initiatives, but soon enough there is a sizeable number of institutes following them successfully and it’s hard for the clave to ignore. alec gets invited to alicante to discuss the possibility of him becoming inquisitor just when the downworld deputy program is taking off in new york. (it all starts with simon asking “so are you guys nephilim or shadowhunters? what’s the difference? or is it interchangeable?” and then they realise that while nephilim is a term to describe half-angel half-human beings, shadowhunter is a term more commonly used by active duty demon hunters and drops out of use as a self-descriptor when the nephilim in question leaves combat. “so that means technically anyone in the shadow world whose job it is to fight demons is a shadowhunter? right?” and the lightbulbs light up in alec’s head immediately) oops time to get back to it the point. 

okay so!!!! the clave offer alec the position of inquisitor and it’s part recognition for his efforts and acknowledgement of his skills, part them wanting to keep him under their control. how does that work? well it’s simple. if alec is inquisitor and the clave makes it as hard as possible for him to do any effective work, bogging him down with bureaucracy and and votes on motions that are just shy of the majority needed to pass laws etc etc. basically throw every road block they can at him and wear him down; forcing him to step down and thus silencing him, and by extension, the downworlders who rely on him for a voice in the clave. 

malec side note: so they first say that magnus can come to alicante and make an exception for him, and the general plan is to make it look like they’re actually doing something good when it’s to lull them into a false sense of security. (but alec and magnus choose to live in brooklyn first because despite everything, it is still dangerous for magnus to be the only warlock in a city full of nephilim) but then alicante opens up to the rest of the shadow world, magnus becomes the high warlock of alicante, and the clave are dealing with the force of nature that is known power couple and ultimate badasses magnus and alec lightwood-bane. oops. 

but they underestimate the power of alec’s Lightwood(-Bane) DeterminationTM and his sheer stubbornness. so their plan backfires spectacularly when within the first few years, he’s implemented laws to open alicante up to downworlders, expunge criminal records of downworlders who were previously wrongfully charged with crimes, rehabilitation of wrongfully imprisoned downworlders, mandatory downworld cabinet and downworld deputy initiatives worldwide, as well as be part of the core group that rewrote the accords to be more fair. 

alec probably retires after like five years of being inquisitor and then magnus steps down as high warlock and they just travel the world together and be in love and happy, occasionally consulting on political issues here and there but for the most part they just run off into the sunset to be immortal husbands together because they’ve sacrificed enough for the good of the shadow world to last several lifetimes. 

[normal-thoughts-official]

hello dear lêx pls assist: so basically human malec aus are my shit and i love them, HOWEVER like 90% of them (including my own) are cop!alec and i used to like them but um now no thank u. ive got a couple fics im working on but theyre all cop!alec and I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE to like keep with the gist of the show. pls advise thank u in advance i love u

i’m glad you’re reviewing your stances on cops and the work they do, and the way the media you consume and produce is affected by that

my immediate suggestions are lawyer!alec and politician!alec. i think both are jobs that suit him quite well and are similar in gist to what we see him doing in the show

i’d, however, give you a few warnings about lawyer!alec, because while we can’t exactly All Lawyers Are Bastards, the way lawyers are commonly depicted in media is frequently ALSO cop propaganda. not to mention that well, being a lawyer is a complicated job because the laws we currently have are inherently unjust and so is the criminal justice system, so working as a lawyer can be a way to uphold white supremacy as well. i say can because plenty of prison abolitionists i know are lawyers, and some of them do very important work dedicated to freeing people who were unjustly imprisoned, pushing for the end of mass incarceration, representing people who have no access to the justice system, and other very important work. so again, i don’t think all lawyers are bastards lmao, but i do think it’s something to be mindful of (NOTE: i mostly follow the discussions of prison abolishment in brazil, so i don’t know the context of that fight and the role lawyers play in the USA. the context is very different because brazil has what is considered one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, so lawyers actually have a lot to work with because we are granted way more rights, at least in paper, than US americans are) 

im getting too complicated. what i mean to say is, if you’re gonna make alec a lawyer, be mindful as not to make him a prosecutor who is constantly arresting Big Bad Murderers and Terrible Rapists and sending them to prison all the time - that is basically reinforcing the idea that the cops’ job is to arrest Terrible Criminals, when in reality most cases lawyers deal with are the ones who are major reasons for mass incarceration, such as drug posession, stealing, handling divorces and other mundane stuff. so if you make alec a lawyer but have all his cases be of Really Bad People who were Rightfully Arrested, that’s still cop propaganda 

id be particularly supportive of alec being a defense attorney, not a prosecutor, dedicated to making sure people get the best defense they can and are not arrested for petty crimes, not racially profiled, and whatnot. if you choose to make him a prosecutor, i’d say, make him specialize in something such as domestic violence (altho that can also be tricky and fall into cop propaganda again if you’re not careful) or even police brutality, so what he’s doing is fighting the racist system, not upkeeping it

i also think that making alec a lawyer has potential to have a similar growth as to what we’ve seen in the show, i.e. maybe he begins as a regular lawyer who only cares about making sure the law is followed no matter how unjust it is, and he slowly develops to realize that the law sucks and starts using his job to protect people, not the law itself. but that of course depends on what kind of au you’re going for, if you even mean to get into these issues, etc. that is just a suggestion if you did have such plans

politician alec also works similarly, and well. we do see alec as a politician in the show - he is trained to be a diplomat after all - so again that is something i can easily see him doing, that fits him, and that is related to his work as a shadowhunter/inquisitor - trying to make the law and bring change from the inside. it’s not something i particularly believe in, but that’s neither here nor there

those are my immediate suggestions. i can also see doctor!alec since that is the #1 “boy who desperately wants to keep their parents happy” profession, if you are planning on talking about these issues. but i think his personality better suits lawyer and politician. if you want him to be someone who’s working with the practical aspects of tragedy, like when he is doing field work in the show, there’s always firefighters, or paramedics. i can see alec as a paramedic pretty well actually (again, careful as not to make it “he’s constantly saving people from GANG SHOOTINGS and MURDER ATTEMPTS” or stuff like that) because it’s a job where he can be in the middle of the problem, immediately help people in most need, and be active, rather than just doing mental work. not that that isn’t important, but i think alec might need to have some action in his life lol

i really hope this is comprehensive, and if you feel confused or have more questions, feel free to ask more, it doesn’t bother me. or you can DM me if you don’t feel comfortable asking again in public

finally, i am happy that you trust me with giving you tips in regards to these issues, and i also understand how you might not want to send an ask like this to a Black person, but i remind you that i am nonblack and police brutality is not really a problem that affects me in brazil. i have written this answer based on what i’ve learnt from listening to their voices and following the very important discussions regarding police brutality, prison abolishment, and etc both in brazil and the USA. so i encourage any black or indigenous person who has anything to add or criticize about my answer to do so, and ask you to please listen to them

[khaleesiofalicante]

ALRIGTH LET'S DO THIS

i read the first part during my class and did not liveblog so let's do it again

this is magnus' model original story I KNOW IT

Magnus likes sounds.

He likes the sound of the ocean, the meowing of a newborn kitten, the laughter of children, raining hitting hard on the rooftop, the click clacks of stilettos on marble floors, the shuttering of camera flashes.

He has a new one of course.

The little snores that escape Alec at night.

This is so precious omg

and yeah there is something so soothing about those sounds

He likes Alec. A lot. Magnus will have Alec in whatever way he is available.

I...I wanna cry and smile at this at the same time

Friend?

“Fuck off,” Raphael tells him.

Friend.

YES! FRIEND!

“Maybe one day you will,” Magnus winks. “Maybe I’ll wear them.”

You absolutely will!!!!

OO nightmares

elaborate

THEIR FRIENDSHIP DUIHEUHIUDFIHF

"As previously negotiated" is so formal lmao raphael

OMG RAPHAEL SAYING MAGNUS COULD TALK TO HIM

ISTG THESE TWO

Raphael doesn’t say nightmare after Magnus deliberately changed the vocabulary. Magnus is grateful for that.

🥺

their friendship

What if Alec wants to go home to New York? It’s not like Magnus can go with him.

You could always pull a "Happiest Season"

actually no dont

I SWEAR THEY ARE JUST-

Raphael barely goes to sleep. He is a bit of a nocturnal creature.

oh look it's Lyn

Alec makes him feel content in ways Magnus didn’t know it's possible to feel.

OMG

THEM

that is so sweet

ohh hes going home for christmas

omg alec stayed back for him??

“Baby,” Alec interrupts and Magnus’ heart stutters at the word

HDSUIHFDHUKIUIDFHVUHFV THIS!

DUDE IM SO-

Alec takes three long strides and reaches the bed. He kisses Magnus softly and slowly, cradling his face with both hands.

The way he holds Magnus is so gentle and careful that it almost hurts to be touched by him.

these bitches gonna end up making me cry

im too tired to cry right now dont do this to me

It’s him.

Alec is referring to him.

Magnus is baby.

He tries not to be ridiculously smug about that.

dude-

their love 😭

“I’ll blow you if you stay,” Magnus grins wickledly.

“Jesus Christ!”

“Please. My friends call me Magnus.”

Alec grins and looks up. “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”

“Do not quote the bible at me, Alexander Lightwood!” Magnus wags a finger.

MAGNUS DSCUUIYDFVYUIFDV

that line's kinda cool ngl

shinyun ew

go in a die ditch somewhere

wtf does shinyun want ew why is she in his dream

alec 🥺

aww they have sides now

Magnus smiles at that. He can imagine little Alec hiding Easter eggs for his siblings and little Alec decorating the Christmas tree with his parents.

SO FUCKING CUTE

ADORABLE

Ohhhh

shit

sending virtual hugs to alec

it really shouldn't be called "therapy" 🙄

oh max

“No,” Alec confirms. “I don’t think God gives a fuck, Magnus. Who are all these people to tell me that God hates me? What authority do they have to speak on behalf of God? I figured if God has a problem with me being gay, he’ll tell me himself.”

YUP

ok middle part

OMG MAX AND RAFAEL WITH RAPHAEL

YES YES YES

HE IS SWATTING THEM AWAY I AM DONE

MAX CLIMBING RAPHAEL LMAO

“Uncle Raph! Uncle Raph!” Max pulls at Raphael’s curls. “Will you swing me by the balcony like you did last time so I can go wheeeeee?”

“You did what?” Magnus demands.

“The child likes it,” Raphael shrugs, holding Max upside down like a bat. “He is deranged. Like you.”

“Not a child,” Max argues. “Am seven!”

“Really?” Raphael asks. “That’s the part you disagree with?”

OMG I AM IN LOVE WITH THEM

RAPHAEL SWINGING MAX OMG

“I was talking about the kids,” Raphael sniffs. “I wonder where they find the patience to put up with you.”

RAPHAEL LMAO-

OMG THEIR WEDDING SUITS

“I will not be taking feedback from that fashion inept politician,” Raphael huffs.

“Which part do you not approve of exactly?” Magnus chuckles. “The fashion part or the politician part?”

“Yes.”

I mean I wouldn't either but it's alec so of course I would

it's gonna be so great. their wedding

And this marriage was a success. Thanks to Alec.

I ACTUALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD

LMAO NO

omg alec changed the law 😭

my everything

omg this is so cool

They may or may not have had sex in the bathroom after that. But that’s not relevant.

What is y'all's obsession with bathrooms?

He pushed and pushed and pushed the governor until the bill was passed. Alec was only a congressman, running for many years now.

But Magnus knows this wasn’t just Alec.

There was so much effort and energy that had gone into this.

I love him so much

Fiancé. What a beautiful, ridiculous word.

it is...

LMAO RAPHAEL LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THE IDEA OF STAYING FOR DINNER

DUDE IT'S FOOD

oh no...

“That’s not how marriage works,” Raphael shakes his head. “People don’t win or lose. If that’s the case, then you are doing it wrong.”

👀

but yeah he's right

oof memories? GIMME

“When I get married, it will be a national holiday,” Max notes. “No one has to go to school.”

GET MARRIED RIGHT NOW

MAX I WILL DRAG DAVID HERE

the group chat name 😭

ALEC JUST GOING "not more than magnus"

ISTG I LOVE THEM

HELP I THOUGHT TAMALES WAS A TYPE OF FRUIT 😭

OMG THE LIGHTWOOD-BANE CONTENT WE DESERVE

max exhibiting the peak younger child behaviour

ew who's the new governer?

“No. I am my brand,” Magnus corrects. “If people don’t want me because my name is now two syllables longer, then I don’t want them. I want you, Alec. I want your name. I earned it.”

YAS

max is the ultimate cockblock

goddamn it alec right in front of my salad?

rafe same 😭

y'all just talk over text

damn it y'all the beach would be great

also...their relationship REALLY doesn't seem healthy...y'all....

ALEC IS HORRIFIED LMAO

magnus is right though. about max learning how to pick up after himself

damn i have so many thoughts here...

hmm

BABE REALLY WENT AND WASHED ALL THE DISHES-

IM SORRY BUT THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE SOMETHING I'D DO OUT OF SPITE

lmao i do that a lot. what rafe is doing

MAX 🥺

Ties are very stupid

okay but why would anyone wake up at 7 am to go to school ON FUCKING SUNDAY

damn y'all-

alec you really should have been there for the prep

oh my god alec why would you say that...

dude come on-

EW NO WHITE

oh they're actually talking...where did this go later on?

oh my god max is so fucking precious

RAFAEL FOUND A CHURCH ON THE BEACH FUCK I LOVE HIM

oh my god he still has his wedding ring...

Why is shinyun sending him shoes ew

He thinks of his family – and yes that includes Magnus.

I breathe and am hit with pain

david is so tall like dude-

also father enoch hehehe

who's the boy 👀

oo jackson??

alec and lexi duo is superior

so it aint jackson

ooo david got game 👀

aww he said no??

ALEC LMAO STOP GLARING AT DAVID

HE BREATHED

“Can you two stop gossiping during mass?” the woman behind them demands. “It’s very rude to discuss someone else’s love life!”

“Love is the lord’s instrument,” Lexi sniffs. “We are doing the lord’s work!”

LMAO LEXI

I LOVE ALEC AND LEXI SO MUVH

“Alexander Lightwood and Alexandra Herondale,” Father Enoch’s voice booms through the microphone. “Is there anything you would like to share with the parish?”

Oh fuck.

“Praise the lord!” Lexi stands and yells.

“Praise the lord,” they all yell back in chorus.

LEXI YOU CHAOTIC LITTLE SHIT ILY

Rafael 🤨

ok and...?

alec wtf-

what do you mean by sides???

"Where is bapak?" Rafael demands. "What about his side? What about what he wants?"

Alec swallows. "I didnt-"

"He keeps disappearing into nowhere," Rafael says, his brown eyes fixed on Alec. "This isn't about you or Shinyun. It's about him. And I am on his side. And I hope to god you are too."

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he's right

what's the "one time" ??

rafe is right

you do that a lot

assume whats best for the other person

and you really do need to move on

ooo max getting those shoes then 👀

noice

Ok I am gonna make some tea now and ignore all the typos and the fact that nothing is capitalised

texting in simple letters is very lgbtq 🏳️‍🌈

Also okay but this edit. For you. This is David with his iconic hair and amazing voice 😭

PS - Painkiller by Ruel is perfect for your rwrb au