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presidenthades · 9 months

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I am doing very minor revisions of Daemon’s Handbook (mostly formatting and continuity errors), and I wanted to do some behind-the-scenes commentary before too much time passes and I forget my original thoughts. Here’s Chapter 9!

(Note that these commentaries aren’t canon to the verse until/unless the author writes them into the series. I might change my mind on a few points later, but these are the thoughts I had while writing.)

I originally wasn’t going to write Daemon’s flashback to the night before. It was just going to be a recap of what he remembered. But my #1 fan Mr Hades said it was a shame we would miss out on seeing blackout drunk!Daemon firsthand, so thanks to Mr Hades, the flashback exists.

I would also like to confess that originally, Daemon wasn’t going to catch Luce and Aemond. My early outline had Luce and Aemond being caught by one of Otto’s people a few weeks after the wedding, and it was going to be a more similar scandal to the Daemon/Rhaenyra brothel scene in Episode 4. But while I was writing, I decided to center more on *Daemon’s* feelings and internal conflict, because this fic is mostly his story and character arc.

If you reread Chapter 9, you might pick up on the hints of what happened the night before, prior to the flashback: Daemon’s neatly arranged shoes and sword, Luce’s terror, clenching at the thought of Septon Eustace (😂😭😂😭), and of course the mysterious anger when he looks at Aemond.

House Celtigar’s seat Claw Isle is pretty close to Dragonstone, and they’re a Valyrian house that’s long been sworn to the Targaryens, so I think the Celtigars would have periodically visited Rhaenyra’s family at Dragonstone. Thus, Clement would have known Luce and her sisters before the wedding. He has reasons to think he’s well positioned as Luce’s suitor (prior friendship, Valyrian heritage, loyal vassals, proximity to Driftmark). Unfortunately for him, Luce wouldn’t be interested even if Aemond wasn’t in the picture.

Viserys doesn’t understand that a newlywed couple might want some privacy the morning after their real wedding. 💀 Aemond understands though! And he doesn’t want to be anywhere near Aegon and Jace today, no matter what his mother says 😂

Otto is pushing for an Aemond/Baratheon match because he likes to diversify his portfolio. Jace/Aegon was a win for him because that unites the claims of the two Targaryen branches. If that hadn’t worked out, then he probably would have supported Aemond/Luce so they get at least one of Rhaenyra’s daughters in the family. But two daughters would be redundant, and even though Driftmark is a wealthy seat, he thinks Aemond could be better utilized to secure a house whose loyalties are in the air. Otto is optimistic that a Dance won’t break out in this universe, thanks to Jace/Aegon, but in case conflict does arise, he wants to make sure the Greens have allies.

Baela and Rhaena caught Luce and Aemond hauling drunk Daemon home. After Aemond left, the twins interrogated Luce, and that’s how they know what she and Aemond got up to. 👀

The servants’ passages are something I invented separate to Maegor’s secret tunnels. The passages aren’t a secret, and they’re used primarily by servants to move around the castle without getting in the way of the nobles. (Who wants to see a maid carrying around a chamber pot?)

Aemond initially tried to convince Luce to leave the passages but she got curious about what was going on. 🫣 I’m 97% certain she started the make-out session/provoked Aemond into it.

When Daemon tackles Aemond, Aegon isn’t planning to get involved at first. Aegon absolutely noticed the way Aemond was looking at Luce during breakfast, deduced that *something* happened, and figured that Aemond probably deserved to get hit a few times—not that Aegon’s judging. It’s only when Jace gets hurt that Aegon jumps in.

Viserys’s reaction after the fight is supposed to reflect his reaction after the Driftmark fight in canon, but in a less extreme situation since no one lost an eye here. Either way, he’s still going, “Why can’t everyone just get along? I’ll just let Rhaenyra decide the solution and wash my hands of this.”

Luce *was* having fun with all the suitors at first, but it stopped being fun real fast. The combination of her being very short and very curvy has led to her being objectified and underestimated by a lot of men. She’s also hanging on to her epiphany in Chapter 3 of marriage being like whoring (it’s about money and sex). Moreover, she just doesn’t like court life. She’ll have a much better time on Driftmark where there are fewer rules and no suitors (but she’ll make an exception for this one guy).

Because Joff is so much younger than the others, she gets underestimated a lot, even by her own siblings. So she’s able to eavesdrop on a lot of conversations because they forget she’s there/paying attention. So she’s able to piece together Luce and Aemond’s miscommunication issue.

Jace and Aegon might have been able to figure it out too, by putting together what their respective siblings are telling them. But they’re newlyweds who haven’t seen each other in three years so they’re not exactly having in-depth discussions about their siblings. Their conversations on the topic are more like “wow they’re being stupid, I hope they figure it out soon” before they start making out.

Note that Joff never explicitly promises Daemon that she won’t tell Luce about the letters. Joff would have told Luce eventually (once she’s certain Daeron is sticking around), but Daemon shocks her by beating her to the punch in Chapter 10.

#my writing #hotd #house of the dragon #hotd fanfic #meta #hotd fic #house of the dragon fanfic #daemon’s handbook

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practically-an-x-man · 3 months

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Your OCs get anonymous flowers and NOT from their partners. How do they handle it? (OCs and partners)

Ooooooh this is a fun one!! Thank you so much!

Rae is more confused than anything, and honestly assumes it was Warren until he's also wondering where the flowers came from. She gets rid of them and is largely unconcerned, but Warren's a little more affectionate out in public for a few days (like he's trying to remind the others around that she's taken, thank you very much)

Robin thinks it's a sweet gesture and doesn't think much of it - she's had plenty of strangers give her flowers for her opera performances, by now she sees it as a nice but not romantic gesture. Peter also doesn't really care, he's not much of a jealous guy and it's not like a random bouquet is going to screw up his relationship with Robin. The flowers are displayed because they're pretty, and that's that.

Madison doesn't know what to make of it... Alex doesn't buy her flowers (he knows it's not her thing), and she's never really shown any romance to anyone besides him. Honestly, she kinda assumes the flowers are mislabeled and meant for Raven or Angel, because why would someone send her flowers out of the blue?

Ophelia just gets rid of the flowers before Peter gets home. She's reasonably sure he wouldn't get weird about it, but it's really not even worth the conversation about it. She's pretty cool-headed in general, and she's a bit of a public figure so these things were bound to happen once in a while, so there's no point in turning it into a big deal.

Jasper assumes they've come from a friend or family member, since they didn't come from Kyle. They're plenty comfortable with who they are, but in their mind they're still not an innately chaseable person so they don't know why someone would go through the effort of sending them flowers. And since their response to the flowers is "Oh look, my derby sisters must have sent us flowers!", that's what Kyle assumes happened too (I mean, really he does guess that Jasper has a mystery admirer, but given they didn't even think it was a romantic gesture he's pretty sure he's in the clear)

Quinn quite literally assumes it's some sort of prank. She has never once in her life been sent flowers, let alone from an anonymous admirer. She tosses them out, though Billy hears about this "never been given flowers" thing and decides to take matters into his own hands. He can't afford anything fancy, but it makes Quinn melt every time regardless.

Katherine honestly gets a little worried, actually. New York's a big city, and she doesn't know who sent the flowers or what they're expecting from her... and because of Ahk's whole thing with the museum, she's not seen in public with him a lot, so she doesn't even know if this person realizes she's in a relationship already... There's really no romantic jealousy or conflict on that end though, she does tell Ahk about it just out of honesty (he's unconcerned, their relationship is rock-solid and they both know it), and she asks Jace to walk around with her for a while to help discourage the anonymous sender.

Kestrel... I don't even know about Kestrel. Warren Burgess is a very romantic guy when he tries to be, so he's definitely given them flowers before, but I don't think they'd know what to do with the idea of flowers that weren't from him. In all honesty they're probably just up and say "can you buy me flowers?" flat-out and put those in a vase on the table, and hand the mystery flowers out to whoever wants them.

I wanted to say that Eris would be nonchalant because they don't understand why flowers are such a big deal, but I think actually it would be the opposite. They don't understand the significance of the flowers, so they actually get super worried about like... rival suitors and professions of love and all that. Maybe they even think there's going to be some kind of duel for their affections or something. Rick is quick to reassure them, of course, but he actually thinks it's a little cute that they got so worried - it means they care more than they let on.

Nikoletta is internally a little flattered, but she gets rid of the flowers as quickly as she can. Abner's really sweet but he's also so insecure, poor guy, and she knows he'd get worried about it no matter how many times she tried to reassure him that she's not interested in anyone else.

#my friends!!!#answered asks #my ocs #jasper wilson #ophelia octavius #madison douglas #oc quinn/aces #oc katherine johnson #rae mckinney #robin cassidy #oc kestrel #oc eris #nikoletta bordeaux

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lya-dustin · 7 months

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Shock and Delight

Chapter 6

Daeron’s main suspects are all gathered in the same place.

Lucky for him Helaena was going to call on their sister’s household because her sweet nature doesn’t see them for the treacherous vipers they are.

Helaena had visited Dragonstone in recent years, she and Aegon had gone for Visenya’s anointing and the twins’ namedays ---Jace and Aemma as well as Rhaena and Baela’s--- in father’s place and corresponded frequently with them.

You worry for nothing, they are harmless, she had said as she had the children readied for their playdate with their cousins and asked the handmaiden to set two or three places at the table as she expected Daemon’s daughters and Aemma to come to dinner.

They are vipers, he had said shocked that she’d invite them over to dinner with their family.

The only vipers are over there, Helaena had said looking at the Tower of the Hand where grandsire and the lords of the Small Council were gathered for a meeting.

Perhaps she was right, there is nothing fiend-like in them, he notes as they ladies laugh over some anecdote over tea. None of the women here where the bloodthirsty monsters mother had said they were after Aemond’s loss of his eye.

Aemma gave a frustrated huff as she gave up her embroidery, Rhaenyra talked with Helaena about the virtues of having the children’s hatchlings remain with them to foster their bond and the twins seemed perfectly capable of holding their violence.

Rhaena sketched on the seat beside him, and Baela posed with a book in her hands and a foot hanging off the side of the couch in front of them.

“Out with it, Daeron the Daring, what is it that has you looking at us like we are bugs Helaena is planning to pick apart for her boards?” Baela the Bold asks without breaking her pose. Rhaena the Radiant paused to look at him with as much curiosity as she did at the ball.

They were pretty, though Baela was the one who stood out with her boldness, Daeron preferred Rhaena’s subdued and more ladylike nature.

“The Morning Scandal. Seeing as my niece’s words are apparently frequent guests in the sheet, I would like to know which one of you is the gossipmonger who insults so many under a pseudonym.” He is as blunt as Aemond in hopes it gives him a result. Aemond can get all that he wants with a blunt sentence and a bored look in his face, a power Daeron has yet to develop.

“I am three years older than you, Daeron. I would rather you call me Aemma than niece, makes you sound like an old man.” Aemma the Adored points out and he bites his because he knows Helaena is only ten moons older than her and doesn’t mind when she calls her niece from time to time. “And no, I am not the writer, I just happen to be one her favorite subjects.”

This she says with a look of annoyance, as if she hated the attention her words got. Reminds him of Aemond when he is sought by every girl who finds his and rudeness to their liking ---which is all of them.

Then again she is their half-sister's daughter and some resemblance was expected.

“Neither am I nor is Rhaena, before you ask. I can’t be bothered to care about gossip, if it were Rhaena it would be extremely complimentary about Ser Corwyn in its latest issue. He danced with her twice and came to call earlier.” Baela shot down his accusations with ease. It was annoying to say the least.

Perhaps he can study them closely at dinner. If they accept Helaena’s invitation, that is.

“I think they would suit.” Helaena says to her spouses as they wait for their guests to arrive.

If you saw her ---heard her too--- you would assume she was this overly sheltered

“Aemond is too resentful for her. Likely thinks its her fault father didn’t let mother maim Luke in revenge for his eye.” Aegon made a face at the seating arrangements.

“Oh, I disagree. He would’ve let Lyonel ruin her if believed that. They are evenly matched, besides most of her suitors are intimidated by her height. She is as tall as you, husband.” Elissa said as she moved Baela’s name with Rhaena’s thus changing her partner from Daeron to Jace.

They are much happier now that Elissa is theirs.

They had wed the Valyrian way in Dragonstone last summer, Daemon and Rhaenyra had been so kind as to officiate for them and give them the bridal suite to take sweet Elissa’s maidenhead that night.

Soon they would be retiring to the newly built Summer Hall claiming to need fresh air and privacy for the birth of their third child.

They love Elissa, Elissa loves them and if Targaryen Exceptionalism had included polygamy, they would have happily married her and poor little Maelor wouldn’t have to be passed on as Helaena’s to hide the truth.

She hopes he has hair as red as Elissa's, a perfect blend of his mothers and fathers. Even if he takes after his mother, no one will dare call him a bastard.

Not when those who love to harass their sister and nephews are those who want Aegon king. And the Morning Scandal wouldn’t publish anything on it, Helaena knows the writer and has been supplying her with every miniscule detail of court and the parties she was too young to attend.

“If Aemond weds Aemma, mother gets her assurance Rhaenyra won’t kill us. We only need to make that happen so when the dragons dance, we don’t die.” The Dreamer revealed the reason she wanted her brother to find his helpmate in Aemma.

They do not wish to usurp Rhaenyra, and they won’t, they only wish to live in peace with their wife and three children.

But mother believes all that her father tells her, and Ser Otto says they must start a war and kill everyone they love because he wants to rule through Aegon.

He will never get his wish; Helaena has seen the future and refuses to let it come to pass.

“That dream again?” Elissa asked softly and the princess nodded.

It is incoherent, pieces of death and fire and terror and ends with her being pushed out the window by Lady Misery.

She sees her babes die, sees Aemond kill Luke and die by Daemon’s sword, sees Aegon destroyed and murder their sister while her only living child watches. It is a nightmare that grows longer and clearer as their father weakens.

This morning when they held court and mother sat on the Iron Throne, she saw her mother sit on piles of headless corpses and holding Jaehaerys’ head on her lap.

She had told Aegon and Elissa about it, and both had decided their silent defiance of mother and grandfather must become louder and impossible to ignore.

If Aemma weds Aemond and one of the twins marries Daeron, mother would see reason and the war will never happen.

This dinner doesn’t need to be a success, the Dreamer only needs for the One Eye to truly see the person beside him.

#aemma velaryon #aemond targaryen x velaryon!oc #rhaena targaryen #rhaena targaryen x daeron the daring #aegon ii targaryen x oc x heleana targaryen #oc:elissa piper #daeron targaryen x rhaena targaryen #shock and delight fic #bridgerton!au #ocappreciationtag #fyeahhotdocs #fyeahasoiafocs

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an-aroaces-harem · 3 months

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My first impressions of Morudoru

First of all, my current progress is Xeno's chapter 1 plus skipping through a few bond (called commu here but I prefer bond) stories.

1. The game's a bit buggy. Well, it is new, I had to download it via a third party app and my wifi is not greatest here, so yeah, it's a bit off-putting but I'll survive. But seriously, I had to restart several times to skip the prologue in the memory because it got stuck.

2. At first glance, it has the same features as Ikemen Prince and Ikemen Villains. You know, bond system with voiced lil' scenes, battle with an unknown opponent, story split after chapter 20 and so on. But there are differences. There's no avatar shop, for example. You can put TWO LIs in your room. There seems to be no epilogue. The ends are named differently (Melty and Passion). The CGs are all over the place. With that, I mean that we don't have the usual chapter 1, mid-route and ending CGs. For example, Xeno has a CG in chapter 1, 6, 13, Melty 21, Melty end and Passion end. Or at least I believe they are all CGs because game tutorial said something about 'still cards'. Well, we will see.

Two suitors! Andy my empty room xD

3. Finally, my CG bug didn't follow me to this game. To clarify, Genjiden, Prince and Villains I have the problem of CGs zooming in way too much and support doesn't help me. Anyway, that's a big, fat plus. I only got one CG so far and looks pretty.

4. On to the boys.

Xeno: Chevalier's personality + Ellis' looks minus the murder lust is a very fitting description xD Since he has a personality that shares a lot with my own, he's kinda relatable. Also, black and purple are my favorite colors. I don't regret choosing him first.

Ivy: He's the mom of the group, ngl. And I found a post here on tumblr, translating the little plot summaries. My hot take is that his overprotectivness could kinda turn yandere? If that's true, man's right up my alley haha. And since I followed a bunch of Ivy users, I unlocked his first two bond stories. That's what we get greeted in the second one already:

Half of his shirt is already unbuttoned??? Gonna google translate my way through it later. And black dress shirts totally aren't my weakness.

Jace: Can't say too much about him. I just know that he's a womanizer who caused trouble for the group, so Eito (their manager) asks Rina (our MC) to fake-date him or something like that. And in typical Cybird manner, our playboy seems to be a playboy because of trauma. Can we please get a playboy who just genuinly likes to sleep around for once?

So yeah, that's all for now. Ivy's definitely creeping up my list.

#morganatic idol #morudoru #resa's rambling #morudoru xeno #morudoru ivy #morudoru jace

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khaleesiofalicante · 2 years

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okay okay okay

may i present to u the craziness of the net:

okay so apparently five of us are bengali

so naturally we took over

everybody was screaming

so naturally the non-bengalis left (not kidding, shay and aashi literally said "k bye")

thennnnnn

we created a new character who we havent even named yet (yes we r all mentally unstable; we just created them to ship them with matthew)

then we imagine matthew to go to different places in wb and bangladesh

"MATTHEW HAVING PHUCHKA"

"MATTHEW IN A DHUTI"

"MATTHEW HAVING BIRYANI"

"PAAN"

"MATTHEW VISITING THE VILLAGES-"

"NO THOTS HEAD EMPTY JUST MATTHEW TRIPPING OVER DHUTIR KOCHA"

"MATTHEW STRUGGLING WITH ILLISH-"

"MATTHEW SINGING "KOLKATAAA TUMI O HANTE DEKHO KOLKATAAAA""

and the most hilarious one by the one and only NAINAAAA: MATTHEW KE BHAAB INDIAN AUNTY RA ESHE BOLBE: "EI TOMAAYE KI SHUNDOR DEKHTE, AAMI AMAR MEYER JONNO EKTA PATRO KHUJCHHI"

Translation: Imagine an Indian aunty going up to Matthew and saying: "Oh hello, u look so pretty, I'm looking for a suitor for my daughter" which is so relatable damn XD

then the tlh gang became completely bengali

James: Kolkata Bengali Cordelia: Muslim Bengali (BanglaDeshi) Thomas: BD Bengali Alastair: Muslim Bengali (BD) Matthew: BD Bengali

Lucie and James love Bengali classics

Cordelia is obsessed with phuchkas

Alastair plays the harmonium, loves bengali classical and can sing well

thomas's heart combusts guaranteed

"LUCIE IS THAT FRIEND WHO RANDOMLY STUFFS ROSHOGOLLA IN HER FRIENDS' MOUTHS"

Charlotte is beyond ah-mazing at making biryani

sophie's CHINGRI MACHHER MALAI CURRY>>>>>>>

bwahahahahaha spamming u with this feels so good lmao

and ofc, even i grew up in WB for the entirety of my life, i did need a homie

so Tessa is ODIA

Immediately Rosie supplies with: "WILL IS KHATI BANGALI FROM KOLKATA AND OBV HE MET TESSA IN PURI" besties i love them sm ;-;

and then naina's evil streak showed

Will: Bheel Tessa: Tesa/Taesha Simon: Saaimon Jace: Jes Clary: Clery Isabelle: isaabel Alec: Aeleck 😭 Magnus: Manush 😭😭😭 (look it up, i ain't translating that 😭😭😭😭😭😭)

SOMEONE STOP ROSIE 😭😭😭😭: "JES AAR SAAIMON ER BALUBASHA UWU"

Translation: Jace and Simon are so in love UwU (roughly 😭😭)

then Taesha became Jes's aunt

And since Taesha is Odia, then Stephen, her brother, is too

WHICH MEANS JACE IS HALF ODIA, HECK YESSSSS

Bheel jyathamoshaai

Taesha piusi nani

hello i'm just gonna leave that without context

jgjrfgfk hope u didn't mind the mindless ranting, u probably know how late it is here

oh it's 2:05 here already? and i havent made my bed yet? k gtg i have (online) school~

okay I just read through this and I have to say after tmi (cause tis my fave) TLH has SO MUCH desi au potential.

LIKE WE NEED THIS.

also when yall gonna give me that desi tsc casting list cause I am waiting!!!!!!!

ALSO TURN THIS INTO A FIC BESTIE WHAT EVEN!?!?!

#tlh #tsc x desi

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biconicfinn · 4 years

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Hi shakthi! what do you feel about royalty/ fairytale au's? The idea of any variations of prince!Magnus au always gets me. -luxxmagnus

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! i love royalty au when it’s set in a diff universe and i dont always go for modern royalty, but a few of them i’ve read are well done so it’s really dependent on the way it’s written! but i’ve got a few must haves for a royalty au that get me like 😍

sorry this is messy and all over the place sgkagbkdag

MAGICAL PRINCE MAGNUS AHHHHHHHH okay so obviously prince magnus>>>> because the aesthetic of prince magnus in fancy clothes, with an intricate crown and beautiful jewellery!!! also it means we can get courtship! and political intrigue! he still has magic because i say so!! also because magnus is so perfect he’d be the type of prince with a great relationship with his people so we’d get magnus being the sweetheart he is! also prince magnus overthrowing his father, the tyrannical king asmodeus????? UGH PERFECTION!!!!!! also i’d like to think that after asmodeus is overthrown, magnus still is not yet of age to be crowned king so ragnor (his older cousin, and no dont ask how they’re related) is the regent but really magnus has a lot of input in the ruling and ragnor is there as more of a formality and an advisor to magnus? cat, raphael, and dot are also members of the royal court and are magnus’ closest advisors and they have their own little family you know? also magnus’ mom died of a sickness when magnus was young and it was tragic and he was really broken by it because he loved his mother so much. so asmodeus tries to raise magnus to be the perfect weapon but thanks to his heart of gold and his found family, he doesn’t become the monster his father says he is. he wants to lead his kingdom to greatness, and do his best to help his people recover from asmodeus’ rule and move forward.

WARRIOR PRINCE ALEC HELL YEAH so with alec i like the idea of him being the crown prince of a neighbouring kingdom and he and magnus meet and it’s like Instant Sparks and they fall in love at first sight, as they tend to do, and it’s amazing. alec would be the prince who has a reputation of being stoic and cold and closed off but he’s just under the weight of all the expectations you know? plus i feel like his kingdom would be a kingdom of warriors and so he’s also excellent in combat and gets a reputation as an amazing archer and strategist. and it’s hard to please the lightwood parents who are forever comparing alec to jace and belittling him, and it’s tough but he does it for izzy and max, so they don’t take the pain. (alec lightwood is the best big brother ever). and he’s got all these ideas to open up idris and form proper alliances with the neighbouring kingdoms, to unify and bring peace to his people.

FANCY ROYAL BALL FOR LIKE SOMEONE’S ENGAGEMENT IDK IT’S NOT RELEVANT BUT THAT IS WHERE MALEC MEET it’s the 18th birthday of idk clary who’s a princess of some other kingdom idk it’s not relevant the exact occasion and the only thing that matter is this is where all the romance get set up! so it’s a big diplomatic thing and the leader and/or their heirs are expected to attend and magnus goes to represent edom with the immortal squad, and alec is there with izzy (and jace but they just ignore him after he runs after some poor girl to dance wth her). alec exchanges pleasantries with a few of the other guests but he’s not really there for gossip, trying to discuss alliances and trade agreements. magnus is asked to dance by many suitors, but he’s not looking to start a relationship nor to fuel the rumour mill so he politely declines and carries on mingling and soon enough the two princes meet and it’s like magic. magnus makes a terribly cheesy pun in response to a stranger at the bar’s sarcastic retort at some pompous duke and oh no he’s hot!!!! they both smile and introduce themselves with a distinct lack of effortless flair for magnus, or the calm composure typical of alec. they get to talking and it’s easy to see that neither of them have experienced this kind or ease and comforting familiarity when talking to someone outside of their inner circles.

whilst magnus and alec are falling in love over the course of a conversation, there is some hilarious shenanigans as maia, raphael, meliorn, and simon find themselves tangled in a love quadrangle as they all feel so drawn to one another, taking turns to dance with one another before retreating to their friend groups to be like “they are all so beautiful and sweet and kind please help!!!!” and so ensues one of the most elaborate slow burn romances the royal courts have seen in ages (the betting pool is also exceptionally large and is won by meliorn who with raphael, started more than half the rumours in order to stir the pot and collect the winnings and spoil their partners).

so anyway back to malec, they talk and have a few drinks and all is well and good and still pretty calm until alec picks up the way magnus is swaying to the music and tapping his feet to the beat, so alec asks magnus to dance and leads him to the dancefloor where they dance the night away, alec more than happy to twirl magnus around the dancefloor and make him giggle and blush, showing him off to everyone else. realising that they’ve attracted quite a fair bit of attention, they decide to steal away to an empty garden and continue dancing in the moonlight, the night is pure and utter perfection, and they part somewhat reluctantly, wanting to spend more time with one another, but also eager for the next day where they have agree to spend the day together. alec steels himself to press a brief, sweet, chaste kiss to magnus’ cheek before leaving to escort a tired and tipsy isabelle back to their guest chambers. magnus is left blushing, hand pressed to his cheek where alec’s warm lips pressed a gentle kiss that gave him butterflies.

oh my god this is not what i set out to write im in too deep now kdsbvfvasjbvjsav sorry may

COURTSHIP!!!! i desperately need courtship rituals!! like alec sending magnus elaborate flower arrangements with sweet, affectionate messages in flower language, magnus sending alec charmed tokens like a simple necklace or leather bracelet that has protective and healing spells woven into it!! them sending love letter to one another! they spend a lot of time together at social events and at “diplomacy meetings” where yes, they do discuss trade and alliances and what not but also it’s an excuse for them to spend at least a week with one another in either kingdom and they go on picnic dates on palace grounds, sneak out of their rooms at night to stargaze, wander through towns and eat street food (and alec always buys magnus little gifts and tokens that remind him of his love) and they train together, teaching each other the fighting styles of their respective kingdoms, and yes, there is a gratuitous alec teaching magnus archery scene because im fucking weak!!! and alec likes to hang out in the royal apothecary in edom and watch magnus make a whole bunch of cool potions, invent spells, and write magical theory. magnus in turn, is very fond of going to the training sessions of idris’ elite warriors–the shadowhunters, to watch alec obliterate a whole bunch of soldiers at various combat skills.

BATTLE COUPLE!!!!!! so they’re together for months and all is good but then valentine happens and has been getting his forces gathered during this whole thing and even before it (im just stupid and forgot to mention it sdkfvbabhvjabv) and anyway he attacks!! and the crown princes of idris and edom unite, together with the other young royals from the neighbouring kingdoms and their armies to defeat valentine. and the two of them are damn near impossible to beat, alec with his honed-from-birth warrior skills, and magnus with his proficiency in both magical and non-magical combat. and it goes well at first but then the tides turn and they have to split up and they part and it’s this moment of “i don’t know if we’ll survive this” and they almost go tosay i love you but then alec is like “i’ll tell you when we survive this, so please come back to me, and i’ll come back to you” and they’re both crying a little but they share one last kiss before separating.

the battle ends and they’re desperate to find each other, tearing through the battlefield to find their love. and they finally see each other and run into each other’s arms, both looking a little worse for wear, and they pull away from the embrace long enough for alec to blurt out “i love you” with so much conviction and surety that magnus subconsciously shakes his head, disbelieving that someone could love him of all people, before confessing his own love for alec. they kiss and it feels like relief and home and hope.

IDK HOW TO DESCRIBE BUT THE THING WHERE THEY’RE A DISGUSTINGLY CUTE COUPLE AND THEY’RE BASICALLY ENGAGED BUT NOTHING OFFICIAL

so they recover from the battle and they mourn their fallen, celebrate their victories, and bring justice to the invaders. this young generation of leaders more or less formally ascends to power and usher in a new era of peace, collaboration, and unity (the fact that there are so many inter-kingdom royal romances certainly doesn’t hurt the alliance)

in this time of peace, cat and dot get married and adopt madzie, the polycule are living their best lives, and izzy gets together with clary.

magnus and alec continue their courtship for a couple more years until they both turn of age to be crowned kings. alec plans an elaborate proposal that sweeps magnus off his feet and just a month after their respective coronations, they marry and their kingdoms are merged as one. and they all lived happily ever after

#skyrambles #skygetsasks #cosmicnovia #malec #magnus bane #alec lightwood #shadowhunters

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thelightofthebane · 5 years

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To be or not to be cursed

Summary: “You broke up with me, but in the end, you are going to come back to me. Because I’m the only one who can love you, darling.”

He wanted to throw up. Even a pure word like love sounded painful coming from Camille. He felt so dizzy, he barely noticed when she finally left him alone.

Always alone.

Pairing: Magnus Bane/Alexander Lightwood

Tags: Alternate Universe, Human AU, Alternate Universe - High School, Prom, past toxic relationship, Alec doesn't give a shit about Camille, Alec is a tactician, Izzy and Jace are the best siblings, Emotionally Hurt Magnus Bane, Angst with a Happy Ending

I hope you like this and it makes you smile, @magnuslightwoodalecbane

You can also read here: ao3

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Magnus was proud of himself. The gym was so beautifully arranged, it certainly would be the most amazing prom NY Institute High has ever had. Being in the Student Council had its perks, one of them claiming beforehand the leadership of the Party Organization Committee. Alongside Maia, Lily, Clary, Simon, and Meliorn, they arranged the entire gym with all the beautiful flowers, colorful lights, pictures, masks. The playlist was carefully created and the food and drinks picked with the utmost delight.

The entire school only talked about the prom and everyone was excited. Teenagers rushed every day to invite partners with the hopes of getting the best date. This was something Magnus was pretty looking forward to. He was popular, had the good graces of most of the students and professors. Even other school’s staff members adored Magnus Bane.

However, until the prom eve, nobody asked him to be their date.

To say he was disappointed was an understatement.

Two days before, he even dared to take matters into his hands and bolded asked a boy from another class. He was rejected.

Then, he tried a girl from another year and got the same answer. Sometimes, when he turned and just looked at someone, they would run away.

He felt cursed.

“Why, darling? Having problems to get a date?” A feminine voice called and he trembled, feeling something terrible crawl under his skin. Camille.

“What do you want?” He growled, forcing himself to look at her. The same vicious lip-tint smile, predator eyes and six-inch heels that only existed to step onto someone.

She smiled dangerously and approached her ex-boyfriend, resting a well-manicured hand on his face. Magnus slapped it, backing slightly to keep a safe distance.

“Poor little thing,” her smirk only grew, unbashful, toxic. “I told you once. Nobody would ever date you. Bang you? Perhaps, you are a good sex toy. But date you? You are too much for anyone, Magnus Bane.”

Magnus clenched his jaw, using each drop of self-restraint to not show how her words still hurt him. He was almost sure he wasn’t doing a good job.

“You broke up with me, but in the end, you are going to come back to me. Because I’m the only one who can love you, darling.”

He wanted to throw up. Even a pure word like love sounded painful coming from Camille. He felt so dizzy, he barely noticed when she finally left him alone.

Always alone.

~*~

Soon, he found out the problem thanks to his best friends, Catarina and Ragnor. Camille threated the entire school – whoever tried to go to the prom with Magnus would know hell. Being one of the most popular of the school and coming from a very rich and influential family, nobody dared to go against her. There was a rumor that one freshman even went to the hospital after a mysterious food poison.

Sighing hopelessly, Magnus accepted that he would have to go alone to his last high school party.

Or not.

On the day of said party, before going home to take a bath and prepare himself, he went to the Student Council classroom to put back some props, when something caught his eyes. On the desk he usually used during meetings, there were a small jasmine flower and a card.

- Wanna be my date? Wait for me at 8PM?

A. L. -

Magnus’ hands trembled so much, the card fell. His head automatically snapped towards the main desk in the room. The desk of the tall, dark and handsome Council’s president. Alexander Lightwood.

For a long time, Magnus had a big crush on him, even attempted some flirtation, but he always thought it was unilateral. Moreover, he was sure Alec didn’t like parties, and a few days ago overheard him telling his brother Jace he wasn’t interested in the prom. Then… Why?

Maybe it was a prank? But… that calligraphy… it was Alexander’s.

He breathed deeply. Well, just one way to know.

~*~

At 8pm, his doorbell ringed. Slightly apprehensive, Magnus – who was already ready with a burgundy tuxedo, hair stylized with gold strikes and the most gorgeous combination of eyeliner and gold eye shadow – opened the front door.

For his surprise, and blissfully happiness, it was indeed Alexander. He was wearing a dark suit with a navy blue bowtie and was carrying a jasmine bouquet.

“Wow,” his jaw dropped a little bit as soon as he scanned Magnus from head to toe, and Magnus giggled, happier than before. “Er… I… You… This… You… For…” He babbled, confused, not knowing if he looked at Magnus or extended the bouquet for him.

Magnus decided to save the poor boy and took the bouquet. “Thank you, darling. They are beautiful, just like you.” He winked to Alec, not missing the shy smile with a glinting of something more in those mesmerizing hazel eyes.

“Yeah, hm. Let’s go, then?” Alec waved towards his car and Magnus nodded, feeling his heart becoming fuller by the minute.

~*~

“So, didn’t you hear about Camille’s threat or Alexander Lightwood is a man of dangerous adventures?” Magnus broke the comforting silence inside the car while Alec drove to their school.

“Eh… I heard about it, and I don’t really care about her. I have more important things to worry about than her pettiness.”

“Like what?”

“Your happiness,” Alec said without wasting any second, as if the answer was too obvious, an unbreakable truth.

Magnus Bane wasn’t one to blush, but he definitely felt his cheeks hotter than usual. His heart thumped so loud inside his chest, he almost asked Alec to turn on the radio to avoid being heard, if that was possible.

“I thought you didn’t like parties and wasn’t going to this one.”

“Yeah, I mean. My siblings would have dragged me anyway. I wanted to invite you as my date, but I figured out you would have a long queue of suitors waiting to go with you, and then I wouldn’t have the slightest chance. When I heard nobody had asked you, I thought it was some kind of lucky or someone above telling me I could have a chance after all. I took the opportunity and here we are.” Alec smiled so widely now, Magnus felt his heart would certainly break his ribs.

“Also,” he continued, unwavering. “Camille can’t hurt me. We just have a couple of months before finishing high school, and then everyone will go their separate ways. If I get lucky, I will be on the other side of the United States and she won’t get near me.”

“Oh, what university did you choose?”

~*~

When they arrived at NY Institute High, they were already immersed in a pleasuring conversation. Even if they’ve already known each other a bit thanks to the weekly Student Council meetings, they never had the chance to talk alone and to get to know the other better. They find out they shared a lot of common likings, even if their lifestyles were so different. They had a similar sense of humor and wits, and the best part: they applied to the same university.

Everything seemed perfect and both were smiling and laughing at the time they entered the gym, where the music was already playing and people were chatting and dancing.

Until a bucket with water and a lot of ice fell from above directly onto Alec. The music paused and a heavy silence filled the space.

Alec shivered from the cold and even coughed a bit. Magnus panicked, not knowing what to do first, but soon got himself together and took his handkerchief to at least dry Alec’s face.

“Well, well, well. What a pleasure. It seems we got your type, Magnus. A wet boy ready to be touched by you.” Camille teased, approaching them with a sly smile. Magnus glared at her but said nothing.

“You really are despicable,” Alec said instead, then turned to Magnus. “I’ll be back.”

And he was gone.

~*~

After the little show Camille presented, everyone resumed their own things. The music started again and the chats got louder. Magnus drank four entire glasses of fruit punch – which he was slightly sure someone had already dropped alcohol there – and sighed, upset. That was it. Alexander wasn’t going to come back and he lost him for good.

Damn Camille and her nightmarish existence.

He was really cursed.

“Hey.” A gentle voice called him, but the surprise almost made him drop his now empty glass. It was Alexander. He came back. “Sorry for taking so long. I had a problem with one of the buttons.” He frowned, wrinkling his nose. He was wearing a dark green button-up shirt and dark jeans, his hair a little bit damped. Still gorgeous. Very, very gorgeous.

“No, that’s… That’s okay.” I’m just happy you didn’t leave. Magnus thought, biting his lower lip. “But how…” He waved towards the new clothes, and Alec playfully grinned.

“Earlier, I brought this and put inside my locket. When I heard about Camille’s threat, my siblings and I sat for a whole hour discussing what she could probably do against me. Izzy suggested something with water and prompted me to leave here some spare clothes, just to be sure. That was the only suit I had, but if you’re okay having me like this, I’m okay too.”

“I’m more than okay.” Magnus grinned too, almost not believing in the existence of such a man. He prepared backup plans for Camille’s attack. What he did to deserve such a wonderful date?

“Right, c’mon then.” He offered his hand to Magnus and then guided him to the dance floor.

~*~

Camille tried some things to blow up Magnus and Alec’s night. Some of the things included hurting them physically and even trying to humiliate Alec, outing his sexuality for the entire school. Not that it was a secret, but he never went out there saying ‘Hello, I’m Alec and I’m gay.’ Only his friends knew it, and now all the school knew it. Each attempt against Alec made Magnus angrier at Camille and extremely worried that Alec would snap and think Magnus wasn’t worth all of that. After all, he was too much, right?

However, each time Alec would reassure him it was alright and he wasn’t going anywhere.

When the king and the queen of the night were announced, and to nobody’s surprise Camille being the queen, Magnus tried to pull Alec to outside so they wouldn’t have to watch that horror show. Alec, however, stopped Magnus and signaled for them to stay and watch the coronation.

As soon as the crown was put on Camille’s head, an almost imperceptible powder fell on her and she started to scratch all over her body. All the students started to laugh while she screamed and cursed everyone.

“You know… Izzy is still in the first year, but she wants to go to Med school and become a pathologist. One of her favorite hobbies is messing with some substances. Have I told you how she has a big pot of itching powder? I miiiight have entertained her the idea of using a little bit tonight.” Alec pretended to see something very interesting on the ceiling, trying not to laugh. “She even said that I am the best big brother in the world for letting her. Jace was really pissed.”

At that, Magnus laughed.

~*~

The prom wasn’t perfect as Magnus had expected with so many disastrous things happening, but somehow it was everything he needed. People had fun, so that’s that. Camille didn’t bother them for the rest of the night, but being part of the Party Organization Committee, he still had some responsibilities to supervise.

In the end, when everyone went home, the music stopped and the lights were all on, dissipating the prom’s magic, he still lingered a little bit behind to make sure there weren’t any major problems. The next day he would have to deal with the cleaning, but this was another issue and he didn’t want to think about that now. Not when his date was still there with him, checking something on his phone while waiting for Magnus.

“Everything is in order, Mr. President. We can go home now.” Magnus smiled sweetly, approaching Alec. He was gifted with another beaming smile from him, and for a moment Magnus thought his knees would finally give out.

“Actually, there is still one last thing we should do.”

“Oh? What is it?”

Alec didn’t waste time and after grabbing Magnus’ hand, pulled him towards the gym’s center.

“Would you give me the pleasure of one last dance, Mr. Bane?”

There wasn’t any music anymore, but they didn’t need one.

“Of course, Mr. President.” Magnus didn’t think twice and both engaged in a slow and sweet dance, the closest from each other as their bodies would let them.

Magnus didn’t know if it was possible to get happier. And maybe, maybe, fall a bit more in love with his tall and gorgeous date.

He also didn’t know how much time passed, but one minute their bodies were pressed, and in another, their lips were pressed.

They kissed tenderly.

Wistfully.

Hotly.

Desperately.

Magnus thought that yes, it was possible to fall more in love.

And that he wasn’t cursed after all.

#shadowhunters #alexander lightwood #magnus bane #malec #human AU #my writing #a gift for magnuslightwoodalecbane #To be or not to be cursed

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eversall · 7 years

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prompt: jimon + childhood friends AU !! always like those, and i always wonder how that would like... impact jace and simon if they had been childhood friends from the start

best friends for a long time is my ultimate weakness

“Hey.” Jace says, inviting himself into Simon’s room and sprawling onto his desk chair. “‘Sup?”

Simon’s lying on his bed, earphones half in, and he glares at Jace as hard as he can - which isn’t much, given the fact that his mind is currently drowning in sorrow, and he just wants to curl up and die.

“Don’t pretend like you didn’t hear what happened. You’re here to gloat, aren’t you?” Simon snaps, and Jace shrugs.

“I told you in fifth grade that that dude was bad news, it’s been seven years since then.” Jace reminds him. He’s looking at Simon’s posters now, not even looking at him as he says, softly, “You didn’t even think about listening to me.”

“Sorry, yeah,” Simon bites out, “except he was the only one who invited me to prom and unlike you, I don’t have dates just lined up? So I can’t afford to be picky - “

“Will you shut the fuck up?” Jace says, exasperated, and Simon sits up in bed, furious, when Jace continues, “You would never let any one of us say that about ourselves, but you can say that about yourself? Anyone would be lucky to have you, Simon, you can’t settle.”

Simon’s stunned into a furious silence, glaring petulantly at Jace, because Jace is right, and he hates that, hates that Jace knows him almost as well as Clary. And this boy, with his infuriatingly gorgeous body is nice to Simon in his own way, surprisingly sweet, and fuck it’s just not fair and it doesn’t help Simon get over the feelings he’s had for Jace for years.

“Whatever.” Simon sighs, and flops back into bed.

“I’m right, aren’t I?” Jace asks, and Simon rolls away from him so he doesn’t have to look at Jace sitting in his room like he belongs there.

“You always are.” Simon says dully.

There’s silence, and then the sound of Jace moving, the bed dipping as he sits near Simon. A tentative hand comes up to stroke his back, Jace’s long fingers burning a path through the thin material of Simon’s shirt.

“You’ll be okay.” Jace says quietly. “You will.”

“Like I was okay in middle school when Georgie Chen dumped her juice all over me for not being a cool enough date to the movies?” Simon asks wryly, and he hears Jace laugh, the small, throaty one that makes little dimples appear in Jace’s cheeks.

“If I’m remembering correctly, I also dumped my juice over Georgie Chen for that, so I think that went fine.” Jace remarks, and Simon smiles at that, shaking his head as he sits up, sitting cross-legged on the bed and facing Jace.

“Yeah, but that cemented your popularity. ‘Ooooh, I’m Jace Herondale, I’m too cool for the cool kids, I wore tiny leather jackets when I was in elementary school and my hair swishes in the wind like I’m in a commercial - “ Simon sings, adopting a falsetto and ducking as Jace throws a pillow at him, laughing.

“I’m Simon Lewis,” Jace says, deepening his voice and turning his nose up, “I corrected the math teacher in ninth grade and now I’m the math nerd and I know ever single Nicolas Cage movie like nobody’s business but I like to wear graphic tees and pretend I’m a punk rocker - “

“I’m a superstar and you know it.” Simon says, making finger guns.

“Damn, and we’re all just along for the ride.” Jace says, propping his chin up in his hands and looking at Simon fondly. Simon grins, because Jace is his best friend, and maybe prom didn’t work out, but - he still has this, still gets this side of Jace that no one else gets to see. And that’s enough for him.

Three weeks later, his phone shrilly and insistently rings, rousing him from his Brooklyn 99 marathon on prom night. He blinks down at the caller ID, frowning as he picks up.

“Hey,” he greets Clary, “shouldn’t you be getting read to go to prom, Fray? Izzy’s picking you up soon, isn’t she?”

“Yes.” Clary says, and she sounds like she’s out of breath and running. “But change of plans, I’m getting ready at your house.”

“Uh - “ Simon says, but then his front door rings and he slowly pauses the episode on his laptop as his sister goes to get it.

“Clary?” Rebecca’s surprised voice echoes. Simon jumps up and runs to the front door, where he sees Clary lugging a huge duffel bag and two large dry-cleaning bags, whispering furiously to Rebecca. “Oh my god - yes, I approve - Mom’s not here - well, I’ll just do all the - yes, I love this plan!”

“What plan?” Simon asks immediately, narrowing his eyes at his sister and his best friend. “Don’t like the collusion that’s going on here, no, nope, betrayed by my very best friend in my house, under my roof - “

“No time for yapping, Simon.” Rebecca says impatiently, one hand on her hip as she makes a shooing motion.

“She’s right.” Clary hums as she dumps the dry cleaning in his hands and tugs on his hands. “Come on, we’re already behind schedule.”

“Behind - what?” Simon asks, bewildered, as he follows her to his room. She throws the duffel on his bed and takes one of the bags, the plastic riding up to reveal the shimmery green dress he helped her pick out. “Clary, what?” He repeats helplessly.

“You’re going to prom.” Clary says, beaming at him. “There’s someone that’s wanted for a very long time to go with you, and in a burst of bravery - and pain, because someone slapped some sense into them - they’ve decided to use the tickets they bought for the two of you and take you to prom!”

“Who - what - you slapped someone into going to prom with me?” Simon blinks, feeling like he’s rapidly losing control of the situation.

“Not me.” Clary says airily. “Though I wish I had. I promise its a good date, you’re definitely going to like it. Now go change into your suit, please.”

“Suit - “ Simon looks at the bag in his hands and slides the plastic up, revealing midnight-blue fabric. “Holy shit this is way out of my price range, where’d you get this?”

“Magnus, of course. Raphael picked it out from Magnus’ selection.” Clary answers. She pauses, and then very seriously takes Simon’s hand.

“Hey,” she says quietly, “trust me, okay? This person really likes you, and all of us think that they’ll be good for you. You’ll like them. Let me help you get ready?”

“All of you guys?” Simon swallows. “Even Jace approves?”

Jace, who’s notoriously hard to please; Jace, who’s obnoxiously insulted everyone who’s looked twice at Simon; Jace, who’s quietly helped Simon through every disappointment and made Simon fall harder and harder for him -

“Even Jace.” Clary smiles. “Ready?”

Simon’s silent for a second, looking at the suit and thinking about how even if it’s not with Jace, he deserves to be happy. Maybe he should give this mysterious suitor a chance.

“Alright.” He answers finally, and can’t help but smile in response to Clary beaming at him. “Alright, alright, you win, Fray!”

“Damn right I do!” She says, pleased with herself. “Now go.”

Clary manages to get him and herself ready in record time, and they’re both dressed, hair styled, in less than forty minutes. Simon stares at the person in the mirror, and can’t quite believe it’s him. The suit fits like a dream, makes his legs look longer and his torso broader. Logically, he knows he’s not bad-looking, but the suit makes it much easier to feel that way too. He looks at his carefully coiffed hair, and he nods, sliding his glasses off.

“What are you doing?” Clary asks, slipping into her heels and fixing one of her earrings on. She looks gorgeous, impeccable in her makeup and curls, and Simon’s not sure what black magic she worked to get herself ready at the same time. “Keep your glasses on.”

“I look better with contacts?” Simon asks more than he says. He’s pretty sure that was the consensus among his friends. Clary shakes her head, smiling.

“This person specifically told me to make sure you didn’t take them off, because - and I quote - they’re a part of you.” She says, and Simon can’t breathe for a long second, because that’s just about the most damn beautiful thing he’s ever heard, and it makes him feel like he could fly.

“Okay,” he croaks out, sliding his glasses back on, “okay, this person’s a romantic.”

“Hey,” Rebecca sticks her head into his room, “they’re all here, Simon’s date is ready.”

“Finally.” Clary grabs her purse and moves to the door. “I’m gonna go out first, and you can follow right after, yeah?”

“Okay.” Simon says, his mouth suddenly dry and his hands clammy. Clary squeezes his shoulder before she takes off, and he’s left with just Rebecca.

“Becks.” He says weakly, gesturing to himself. “I - “

“You look good, Si.” She says softly, smiling sadly at him. “You look just like Dad, you know. Except for the nose.” She taps his nose. “That’s Mom all the way.”

“Aw, Becks.” He says, flushing.

“Don’t get sappy on me now.” She teases, and then she gestures to the hallway. “Well? Go find your date.”

Simon nods, and bites his lips as he moves to the front door. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath with his hand on the door handle.

This is going to be fine. This is going to be fine.

He opens the door and looks out into the night; the path to the front door is lit brightly by the front porch lamp, white light glowing softly around a figure with soft blonde hair and unbearably adoring blue-brown eyes.

“Hey,” Jace says, holding out a rose to Simon, a blinding smile on his face as he looks at Simon, “wanna go to prom with me?”

“Jace?” Simon croaks out, taking the rose numbly, his mind not quite comprehending.

“I got it on very good authority that all the time I was pining, it wasn’t actually as hopeless as I thought? So, uh,” he gestures to Simon, “I wanted to give you the prom you deserve. And I want to - try to be the boyfriend you deserve. If you’d let me.”

Jace is wearing a black suit with a tie to match Simon’s, his eyes hopeful and sincere. He looks good, like a dream out of some fairy tale, and more importantly -

He’s the boy that hit Simon in the face with a basketball in fourth grade and then led him around school for the rest of the day, holding his hand, because Simon couldn’t see out of his swollen eye; he’s the boy that taught Simon how to play the guitar in middle school and encouraged him to try for his first gig; he’s the boy that stood by Simon through everything. Simon’s never felt this way about anyone.

Heart in his throat, he steps forward and curls his fingers in Jace’s tie and yanks him forward, kissing him on the porch, slow and sweet as the crickets chirp around them.

Six years later, Jace leads him on a walk through his old neighborhood.

“Hey.” Simon says, nudging him as Jace shivers. “You’re thinking too hard.” He reaches over and tightens Jace’s scarf around his neck, his fingers lingering against the underside of Jace’s jaw.

“You don’t think enough.” Jace responds, smirking, as he catches Simon’s wrist and tangles their fingers together, squeezing reassuringly. Simon hums and drives his foot down against a pile of dry leaves, relishing in the crunch that sounds from it.

“Did you remember to drop the truck off at the mechanic?” Simon asks absently. Jace’s coffee truck is doing well enough to have expanded into two more trucks, run by his employees.

“Yeah.” Jace abruptly stops, turning to look at Simon. “Hey, remember this wall?”

Simon looks at it and laughs. It’s a little alley tucked away behind the driveways of the houses, and it’s got graffiti from the generations of kids that have lived there; Rebecca and her friends are by Simon and Clary’s heart with their initials in it, Jace’s barely legible scrawl across it all, with Izzy and Alec beneath that.

“I was so angry when you wrote over our names.” Simon recalls, and he squats down and traces over the heart he and Clary drew over their names when they were eleven. “Here Clary and I were, promising to marry each other when we grew up, and you just came in and scribbled all over it.”

“I was jealous.” Jace laughs a little. “I wanted to have all your attention, and instead she got it.”

“You always had my attention.” Simon stands up and smiles at Jace, who grins and hooks his hands in Simon’s pockets to bring him closer, walking him backwards at the same time until they’re pressing against the wall, kissing softly.

They break apart when they hear a car passing by, and make the trek to the Lewis house, bumping shoulders.

“You think I can go back and scribble the heart out even more?” Jace wonders as they climb the front steps. “I don’t want our kids to one day find that Aunt Clary and Dad had a heart thing going on.”

“Our kids?” Simon grins, something warm and soft fluttering in his chest. Jace looks at him like he’s the stupid one.

“Of course.” Jace says. “I’ve had you for thirteen years, Lewis, you think I’m ever going to let you go now? Is it not obvious that you’re stuck with me?”

“It is.” Simon kisses him again, quick and chaste, before he rings the bell, his heart swelling. “It is.”

That night, before they go back home to the apartment, they add a postscript to the graffiti heart:

P.S. - JH + SL Forever

#jimon #shadowhunters #jace herondale #simon lewis #sh fics #i write sometimes #i love this trope #<3

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khunvegas · 7 years

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Malec Fanfic Rec! 2.0

Here I am again with a list too long for those who are Malec Trash.

Since this fandom loves drama (the unnecesary one) this list contains lots of that, with tears, angst, happy endings and everything in between in these Malec writing goodies, that hopefully can appeased those who wants drama and those who really are looking for good fanfiction to bear this hiatus.

And all the love to these amazing writers that can bring everything above and more with just a few words and make you sit still until the end of the chapter and make you want more

My stalking skills are a little rusty and there’s a few authors that I could’t find their blog. So, for whoever read this and knows the author and tag them, that would be very much appreciated.

A Kind of Magic by thegaminebruise

"I'm a warlock."

"Are we roleplaying? Because you know I’m down, but I would really like some time to prepare and, like, flesh out my character, maybe write down some major story points. I don’t know if –”

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Or, Magnus tells Alec about his magic.

A Lesson in Love by CobaltCorvus

Alec should have known he was doomed from the moment he decided to ask Magnus Bane for help.

A Tail to Tell by CobaltCorvus

Magnus dresses like a work of art, there's always something new to see every time you look, and Alec is a tad disappointed he didn't notice this little detail before.

Animal by lbrt_audrey

Based on the song Animals, by Maroon 5.

Magnus description of Alec, his touch, his body ... everything that made him feel.

As long as there's the two of us, we've got the world and all it's charms. By Taliehere

And when the world is through with us, we've got each other's arms ~

At first Alec doesn't notice, but Clary does.

Better for You by @zrdu

Magnus' and Alec's relationship comes to a sudden halt when Maryse interferes. They both try to cope without each other.

Blame The Tequila by @scarlett-ice

Alec took a sip of his coffee as he tapped on the message inbox and nearly spat it back out again at the sight that greeted him. He had to be dreaming, hallucinating, because that…that wasn’t Mark’s name at the top. Alec blinked a few times, even put down his coffee to pinch himself, but nothing changed. It still wasn’t Mark’s name.

It was Magnus’.

He’d sent the message to Magnus Bane. He’d sent a flirty shirtless picture to his boss.

Caffeinated Wolves by @softmagnusbane

“They’re really good” finally turning to face the barista Magnus feels his mouth go dry. The man behind the counter is gorgeous: pink lips, cheekbones slightly flushed, mesmerizing hazel eyes, surely a model on the side...maybe he could model Magnus’ clothes, or, model his suddenly inspired underwear collection. He’ll have to get right on that.

Coffee Shop Dalliance by @imawriteriwrite

Everyone who worked at and frequented J&L Coffee knew two things for sure. The first was that Simon under no circumstances should be allowed anywhere near the expensive coffee machines unless they wanted to destroy the coffee shop. The second was that the beautiful glittery man that sat in the front corner of the shop every day sketching and the dark-haired boy who sat in the back corner reading (and happened to be Isabelle the barista’s brother) were made for each other.

Also known as: the one where Magnus and Alec have been pining over each other across a crowded coffee shop for eight months and Isabelle is tired of it.

Devotion by @jezthemadficster

Magnus Bane is one of the most well respected and loved professors at Edom Hall University, but although he adores his students and fellow faculty, he likes to keep his private life ...private. The mystery surrounding his life intrigues everyone at the University but the intrigue picks up to another level with the arrival of flowers one day.

Differences by @theonetruenorth

Five times that Alec is taller/bigger than Magnus and one time he isn’t.

Five People That Heard Magnus' Ringtone for Alec and One Time Alec Heard It Himself (and Shared His Own) by darkangel86

The fact that it took as long as it did for Jace to hear Magnus' ringtone for Alec was surprising. After all, the blonde Shadowhunter had been living in the loft for well over a month before it finally happened.

Freud is a Dick by @sanctuaryforalluniverses

He, Alec Lightwood, had just sent his boss, Magnus Bane, a dick pic. Of someone else’s dick.

Fleeing the country would not even begin to be enough of a response to this.

Glitter and Misunderstandings by Torius Armitage (VictoriaSkyeMarsters)

He had tried. When he was nearer Clary’s age, he had not held back in his efforts to be wooed, but whenever the courtship took its turn for the serious and permanent, Magnus would retreat, realizing he felt empty inside in regards to the suitor. And he would not settle for emptiness. He yearned for genuine, overwhelming, inescapable love, like the heroines and heroes of the novels he consumed. Why sentence oneself to a life absent of magic? But Magnus was learning, after years of lackluster options, that the magic he sought, in his world anyway, was nowhere to be found.

In other words, Pride and Prejudice drenched in glitter.

Hard Choices by heartsdesire456

Even before arriving at the house where Clary and Alec had gone to meet the Warlock that was supposed to be bringing back their mother, Jace could tell that something was very wrong.

Note: this fic is HEAVY. The contain of it is not for everyone. First of all, it has male pregnancy, a lot of angst, torture at some point, discussion of abortion, rape not described but it’s there, I think there’s panic attacks at some point. I feel obliged to say it because anyone can see this post and feel triggered for this. I put it in here, anyway, because this fic is worth it, because the author makes it bearable and for me, the author is cautios for some topics in the fic. For those who can’t really digest this kind of fics, don’t even click it, please, just keep scrolling and find a fic that you really like, and for those who knows the author and knows the writings, I really suggest to give it a chance because it was very well written.

Hold On, We're Going Home by @unorthodoxpartofyourworld

At Esther's request, Alec begins his foray into the mundane world so he can be a believable Matthew Daddario.

He sees something he can't really unsee.

(This is a companion piece to Soul Glitch, you should probably go read that first so you generally understand what's going on. Takes place right after Chapter 3)

Honey, i'm home by Shorty

Magnus gives him a once over as he steps out of the elevator, and for a second Alec lets himself believe that it’s flirtatious.

Of course, that’s all dashed seconds later as Magnus disappears through the door to his apartment with a loud, happy, “babe, I’m home!”

...

Or, in which misunderstandings are made.

Hoodie by @alec-dark-wood

It’s soft and fluffy and the first time Magnus sees it,he has to backtrack and take a closer look.He walks towards the grey lump slowly,hardly daring to believe what it could be.

Hopefully it's Enough by onihunter305

Magnus could tell something was wrong with Alec from the moment he touched his elbow outside of the Institute. He could feel the tremors that shook his body. He knew Alec needed someone to take care of him, and even though he was momentarily distracted by Alec’s declaration of love, he was going to make sure he took care of the man he loved.

I can do that by @softmagnusbane

Prompt: soulmate au where the first time you touch you both get a vivid mental image of the other’s biggest kink.

I Love You, Too by parabacrybaby

This takes place the morning after the morning of the battle in the winter finale of season 2A.

I'll make you (beg for mercy) by thesorrowoflizards

Magnus wears body glitter. Alec appreciates this very, very much.

Inspired by combining three one-word prompts: softly, strawberries, and glitter

It's nothing by @steakandvodka

Alec is pretty sure someone, or something, is stalking him. He just isn't sure if it's an innocent kitten, or something a bit more malicious than that. -- In this world, Alec is the one to find their pet cat and bring it home to Magnus.

Kids in the Kitchen by @perpetual-j0urney

“It’s Alec Lightwood,” He finally said, after another moment of hesitation. Then, both sets of puppy eyes were locked on Magnus once again and waiting for his answer. “No”. More than a few customers turned to look at the outburst as both boys pulled away from Magnus and simultaneously cried, “But Papa!”

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Magnus Bane liked to believe he was a good father, but there were just some requests that one could not grant their kids. For instance, a good dad wouldn't let their child crawl into a lion's cage to pet the furry kitty. Alternatively, a good dad also wouldn't bring their kids to a cooking class taught by the angriest chef on the Food Network.

Kiss With A Fist by @clockworkswans

When agent Alec Lightwood is given his first kill hit, he doesn’t expect much trouble. Of course, he also doesn’t expect it to be a cheerful assassin who lands him in a whole load of trouble. Enter Magnus Bane: an assassin turned thief who reluctantly teams up with Alec - and The Clave - after he pisses off a very important and powerful crime boss, Valentine Morgenstern. In a world of violence and unjust laws, can the two put aside their differences and work together? Aka: in which Alec is sent to kill Magnus, doesn’t, and then really wishes he had. (but not really). Enemies to friends to lovers.

Never felt that type of fear before by creativitea

The risk of his heart in Magnus's hands is worth it, compared to the risk that would lie in keeping it hidden. He trusts Magnus with it more than himself, and he needs him to know; even if it's a bad idea. The risk of Magnus not knowing is worse than the risk of it being out in the open.

New Neighbor by Chrystie, kate882

Alec Lightwood isn't the most social person in the world, but his new neighbor is ridiculously attractive so he makes an effort. It's too bad Magnus seems to think that Alec is married to his best friend.

Nobody says that anymore by vomitingwords

Magnus is over 300 years old and Alec is okay with that. Sometimes more often than not

Oh darling (put your arms around me) by thesorrowoflizards

Also known as: Six times Magnus doesn't dare initiate physical affection, two times he doesn't even think about it

Pardon the Interruption by Obsessivecompulsivereadr

But one thing they could never seem to fix was how often they got interrupted whenever they did have time to spend together. It seemed as if no one in the entire shadow world could function without dragging Magnus and Alec into their problems.

So that’s what this vacation had been about, three weeks away, just the two of them.

Prettiest person in the world by @katychan666

(A fanfic inspired by the prettiest person in the world post on tumblr)

Alec making Magnus speechless with his smugness for the first time :)

Pretty Thoughts by @rosegoldhell

After being homeschooled all his life, and unintentionally sheltered, Magnus Bane has to navigate his way through American Highschool. He goes in thinking the worse possible scenarios, and quickly learns that not everything you see in movies is true. Sometimes the unexpected happens, and magnus soon realizes he has fallen for one of the most popular guys in school, and it might not be as one sided as he thinks.

Put the heat on if you’re cold by @ohlafraise

Alec pulled back the delicate tissue paper and looked in the box. Oh. Okay.

Or: Alec isn’t attracted to women, but that doesn’t mean he’s not attracted to femininity.

Save it by onihunter305

Magnus knew something wasn’t right the moment he heard the telltale sound of Isabelle Lightwood’s distinctive heels on Raphael’s slate floor. If she had hurt his dear Alexander, she was about to wish she had never returned to this apartment.

Secrets Told at 2am by AdorkaGabe

Alec can't stand it. He has to get out. The roof isn't far enough. He goes to Highland Park in Brooklyn and meets an interesting confidant in a glittery Warlock.

(Or what happens when Alec meets Magnus BEFORE they met at Magnus' Loft.)

Shaky Ground, Stabilized by onihunter305

Alec had once been told that he would blow up the very ground he stood on to make things right. If that was true, why did he feel as though the ground below him was disintegrating at the same rapid pace as the relationships he once held dearly.

So He Told You About That? By @bcnedrah

Magnus' face in 2x08 when talking with Jace about sleeping with Alec was a face of sex gone wrong.

Someone should kill the sun by MsEnny

“You know, Mags. Last night I had a kind of revelation.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I-… I know it’s late, but I realized, stupidly, that I never really told you how much I love you.”

Magnus didn’t talk anymore. He didn’t have to.

Stay Here Forever by @imawriteriwrite

A year before, they didn't even know each other. Then there was this hookup app, and months where they thought they could be "just fuck buddies". Things went downhill. Things went uphill.

Now, it's been months since Magnus Bane (head of Bane Co.) and Alec Lightwood (kind of officially a lawyer) finally figured their shit out and started a healthy relationship. Now it's Valentine's Day and their relationship is put in danger as they compete to out romance each other.

Based on the cheesy line "I've caught feelings. I hear it's contagious. We should both be quarantined in bed all day." Literally nothing but self-indulgent fluff.

Addicted To You Valentines Day!

The Drunk Giraffe, Alec Lightwood by just_a_winchester

Drunk Alec tries to break into Magnus's apartment.

The Kissing Booth by @hornedqueenofhell

Alec will 100% totally and completely blame this on Magnus

The Lightwood-Bane Saga by @achilleanragnor

Alec and Magnus come out by kissing each other on the ice, but the media takes it in a way they never expected. aka 3 +1 times the media got it wrong and the one time they made sure the media understood

The people that matter by @steakandvodka

“God, you two are so in love it’s disgusting,” Jace said, breaking the short silence. He and Izzy grinned as they waited for Alec to blush and stammer his way through a denial, as Alec always did when he was confronted about his feelings for the warlock.

They were stunned into silence when all Alec did was look back at where Magnus left, smile softly, and nod in agreement.

The time Magnus Bane got drunk by @katychan666

It's Alec's birthday and Magnus threw him a party, at which he drank... a lot, even more than he usually has. This ends up with him turning into an emotional and over-dramatic mess.

The Trouble with Words by Obsessivecompulsivereadr

There’s just something about Magnus Bane that makes people feel safe. Cared for. Loved.

And Alec would fight for that till his last dying breath, not just for himself, but for others, too. He just never knows how to tell Magnus that because, while he loves to read, he hates words.

The trouble with words is that they always fail him, and Magnus is too important to him to lose simply because he said something stupid.

The truth, for you by @serendipitiness

He’d meant it – he still means it, and he thinks he’ll mean it forever – but Alec never wants to have to say it like that again.

(or how Alec tells Magnus he loves him the second time, the way he really wants to)

Touch Me by wordsmithraven

When Alec starts to question why Magnus so rarely initiates contact, the powerful warlock and Alec's own siblings are put on the spot. It's a conversation a long time coming but is Magnus ready to have it? And can Alec handle the answer he receives?

Two's company, three's a whole lot of Alec Lightwood eye rolls by all_stories_are_truth_and_lies

This was just all so new, Magnus and he, Alec was nervous but excited to see where it would go. How in the hell was he ever suppose to ever get some alone time with Magnus with Jace-the-constant-mood-killer-Wayland as an unwanted houseguest? The story of how Alec Lightwood tries but doesn't always succeed in moving his and Magnus's relationship to the next step.

‘Alexander…’ Magnus whispered, his breath hot in Alec’s ear. ‘Tell me if you want me to stop.’ Stop? If Alec wasn’t so far gone he might have actually laughed at the thought. Alec gave a quick nod of understanding before pulling Magnus’s mouth back to his, pretty sure he felt the Warlock smiling against his lips.

One-shot set post episode 2.06 Malec trying to get it on with Jace cockblocking all over the shop.

Underneath by @sfjessii

“You already know everything.” Alec whispers but Magnus is alerted instantly, his eyes open, craning his neck to get a glimpse of Alec’s face.

He stays quiet, merely squeezing Alec’s hand to try and soothe him. Alec’s sigh rips right through Magnus and he wishes he could pull him into himself to protect him from any harm.

What's It Gonna Be by @lemonoclefox

Fairchild’s bakery is a second home to not just Magnus, but also to most of his found-family. As a pastry chef, he works long hours and takes great pride in his craft – so much so that he has little time or attention for much else. Least of all romance. After plenty of experience with heartbreak and disappointment, he has come to expect the worst from anything in that department, and the arrival of the wealthy Lightwoods in the neighborhood isn’t about to change that. Especially not when their eldest son might just be the most insufferable prick Magnus has ever met, no matter what anyone else has to say about the guy.

(aka the Pride & Prejudice/bakery AU no one asked for)

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A MOTHER'S LOVE

PROLOUGE

Luna’s walking to go inside their house, but suddenly stopped when she heard her mother, Mildred, talking to a woman who’s voice is not familiar to her, so she put her ears to the door and listened.

“So, how’s luna?” the woman with an unfamiliar voice said.

“Hmm’ she’s okay. She’s a very good and kind daughter.” Her mother, Mildred, said.

“I hope she”ll accept me…” the woman said in a sad voice.

“Ofcourse! She’ll accept you!” Mildred said.

“But for now, please, don’t shock her, okay? She still doesn’t know anything.” Mildred added.

After hearing those conversation, Luna enters their house with a confuse look in her face.

“What’s with the thing I still didn’t know, mom?” she ask to Mildred.

Mildred and the woman stoop up in shock when Luna suddenly enter the house.

“What is the thing I didn’t know mom?” she ask again when Mildred did not answer her.

“A-ah, Luna, this is Yen, my college bestfriend… She’s the one that I’m telling you” Mildred answered stuttering because of nervousness.

“Oow, hi miss…” Luna greets the woman with a smile in her face and extended her hand for a handshake.

But Yen did not accept her hand, instead, she suddenly hugged her tightly.

But because of shockness, Luna slightly pushed Yen and step back.

“My child… you look so big now, and so pretty…” Yen said with a teary eyes, staring at Luna’s face

“C-child? I’m not your child miss…” Luna said in confusion then turns to Mildred whose avoiding her gaze

“U-uhm, s-sorry…” Yen said while stepping back and wiping the tears that is now rolling down her face.

Luna just stares at Yen in confusion but then started to walk to Mildred and kiss her cheeck.

“I”ll just go upstairs and change my clothes, mom.” She said and smiled to Mildred and Yen before turning her body and walked up stairs.

After waiting for luna enter her room, Mildred immediately face Yen.

“What have you done? I told you not to shock her, right?!” Mildred said to Yen, irritated.

“I-I’m sorry… I just… I got so excited to touch and hug her—” Yen said lowering her head and sat down slowly on the sofa.

Mildred suddenly felt sorry for her friend, so, she came over and sat down beside Yen, and hugged her.

“I’m, sorry, I got nervous for us, for you..” Mildred said comforting her bestfriend.

“It’s okay, it’s going to be okay, don’t worry, I’ll find some time and talk to her. I will help you explain everything, okay?” Mildred added

She lets go of the hug and held her friends’ face and wipes its tears.

“*Sniff* *nods* Thank you so much mildred… Thank you for everything…” Yen said

Yen stood up “I’ll get going now, please, please talk to her..” Yen said at Mildred pleadingly

“Yes,, I promise..” Mildred said while raising her right hand making Yen chuckle a little

Yen hugged her again and when she lets go, she stares for a moment at room that luna entered.

She look again at Mildred and smile sadly, and then she starts to walk slowly through the door.And Mildred watched her pitifully as she walked out the door.

CHAPTER ONE

After a week, Luna went home to their house in Laguna and found Yen again talking to her mother.

She greeted Yen and went to mildred to greet her mother and kiss her mother’s cheeck.

“I’ll just go first and change mom..” she smiled to her mom, and was about to walk away when Mildred stopped her

“Luna.. can we, talk to you?” Mildred said to her and took a glance at Yen

She look at Yen too, but Yen avoided her gaze and look in different direction.

Luna frowned in confusion and look at Mildred.

“Okay ma, but, can you let me shower and change my clothes first?” She said.

“Oh! Okay, uhm.. we will just wait for you in the kitchen..” Mildred smiled at her and watch her go up stairs

After 30 minutes, Mildred and Yen heard Luna’s footsteps coming towards the kitchen, so, they started to got nervous, and Luna saw the nervousness in their faces so, she ask them.

“What’s with that nervous faces?” She ask Mildred and Yen while frowning

They didn’t answer her question so she got pissed a little because it’s getting weird for her.

“Srsly? What are we going to talk about mom?” she ask her mother with a straight face

“Ahm, Luna.. we have something to confess to you.. but ahm, promise me that you’ll listen and lets us explain first, okay?” Mildred said to her with a nervous face

Luna began to get confused again “o-kay?” she just answered

Mildred holds her hand and caress it.

“*Sigh* Luna, i-I’m sorry, we, I-I lied to you.. I, am not your real mother. Your real mother is Yen, my bestfriend..” Mildred stopped and look at Yen who’s watching them silently and starting to get teary eyed.

Shock and confusion is visible in Luna’s face.

“W-what? What are you saying mom? *chuckles*” she let go Mildred’s hand and step back

“It’s.. true, Luna.. I am your real mother, your biological mother..” Yen said with tears rolling down her face

“But, h-how?.. why?.. mom?” she ask incredulously, as she looked back and forth at Yen and Mildred.

"It happened when we were in college, Luna.. I got, pregnant with your father while we were in second year in college.." Yen stopped and wipes her tears

Luna was so confused and wanted to ask many things but Yen continued to talk

"I couldn't fight your rights to my parents, your grandparents.. *sobs* They can't accept that I got pregnant early and was still studying.. they want me to abort my pregnancy, but I don't want to, because the moment I learned that i'm pregnant with you, that's the happiest moment our life, because you are the fruit of I and your fathers' love.. *sobs* And because I did not agree to abort you, your grandparents gave me a condition, that, after I gave birth to you, I will give you away and I will stay away from your father.. so, I chose to accept their condition to let you live *sobs* and I thought that's just what they wanted to happen but I was wrong, because after a week that I give birth to you, they took me to the U.S to live and continue my studies there, and that is the saddest and the most painful thing that happen in my life.. to leave you and your father hurt.." she stopped talking and cry

"and I thought they gave you to some orphanage or what, but thank God mildred was there and pleaded my parents to let her adopt and raise you.." Yen began to walk slowly towards her and held her hand and caress it

"I'm sorry, I was such a coward and weak back then.. I did not fight for you and for your father.. i'm *sobs* sorry.. please, please forgive me for what I had done.. for leaving you.. for being such a weak and coward mother.." Yen said to her in tears and begging

But her brain can't processed everything that Yen confessed, so she let go at the hold of Yen and began to step back and walk away

Mildred immediately approached Yen and supported her while calling her name but she ignored it and just kept running out of the house crying..

*1 Year Later

Luna is watching some movie in the living room when she heard someone knocking on their front door. She stood up and walks through the door confused.

When she opens their door, she saw her suitor, Jace, infront of her. She was shock because she didn’t expect Jace to come to their house.

“oh! Jace? What are you doing here? You didn’t tell me you’d come” she said in shock.

Jace chuckles and give her the bouquet of blue roses while saying “uhm’ your moms invites me here…” with a shy smile on his face.

She felt happy because that’s her favorite flower but comes back to her senses when she realize what he said.

“Ow, uhm, Thank you for this, uhm’ come on in and sit here, I’ll just call my moms…”

She stormed out of the living room and enters the kitchen where her mommies are…

“Mommies? What are your trips again and why did you call Jace to come here at our house?” she said to her moms who’s busy preparing to cook something.

“ow? He’s already here?” her mom Mildred said in an excited tone

“uh, Yes? And why are you excited?” she ask confused.

Her other mom , Yen, laughed, and answered her question to Mildred. Yen hold her hand and smile widely at her.

“My baby, it’s because Jace contact and ask us if we can teach him your favorite meal, and because us, as a good mothers, we are willing to teach him what he wants to learn just for you, so, we invited him for a dinner…”

She got speechless because of shock “w-what? Why?”

“*Yen sighs and squeezed her hand* My daughter, you know, we like Jace for you. But ofcourse, the decision is on you. But first, can you please call him? So we can teach him now how to cook your favorite food for our dinner?” Yen said and gave her wide smile

“Go! go! Call him.” Mildred said to her when she didn’t move

She sigh and slowly walk back to the living room to call Jace.

She shyly walks near Jace.

“u-uhm, my moms wants you in the kitchen…” she says to Jace avoiding his gaze.

Jace stands up and said “owkay…” in a nervous tone.

He gestures her to walk first, the reason why she suddenly turn back at him and walks fast back to the kitchen…

When they reach the kitchen her moms welcome Jace and hug him, and that made her frown.

Her moms starts to teach Jace to cook her favorite sweet pork adobo and she, she just watched them cook and listen to their conversation.

“we already prepare the ingredients that you will use, So, let’s start?” Mildred said.

“First, Jace, is you need to heat up the pan, and put a little bit of frying oil.” Her mom said, so, Jace did it

“next is, when the oil already heat up, you can put and fry the onion and garlic until it browned” her other mom, Yen said.

“And then, after that, put the pork and fry it with the onion and garlic…” Mildred then said

“And then next is, put a 1 cup of soy sauce and ½ cup of a vinegar. And then add some half cup too of water” Yen added

Luna looks at Jace who’s so focus on listening and doing what her mothers says to him. That made her smile but she immediately removed the smile in her face when she notice that Mildred is looking at her…

“the last but not the least is, add 1 tbsp of sugar to have a sweet taste in your pork adobo, and wait it to boil and soften the pork, and that’s it, you can serve them to your love ones…” Mildred said to Jace but mildred looks at her while saying her the last sentence and giving her a teasing smile.

Luna once again roll her ayes at Mildred that is why she laugh at her, the reason why Jace and Yen who’s now busy preparing the table look at Mildred with a confused face but her mom didn’t stop laughing that’s why she gets annoyed with her mom.

CHAPTER THREE

After they eat, she offered to wash the dishes but her mothers didn’t let her instead they said to her to go to Jace and entertain him, the reason why she’s now awkwardly sitting in the sofa opposite where Jace is sitting. She looks at Jace but immediately withdrew because he is looking at her too.

“u-uhm,,, I heard to my moms that you want to learn how to cook my favorite foods, and umh’ *ehem* t-thank you for that and for your effort…” she said to Jace awkwardly while avoiding his gaze

“Ah, yeah. Haha no need to thank me Luna. I want to do this for you. I will do everything, all the efforts because I love you…” Jace said with a soft eyes

She looks at him and smile.

“I-I’ll get going now?” Jace said while standing up. “so, you can rest early…” he added.

“oh, uhm’ ookay wait here I’ll just call my mom for you to say bye…” she said and call her mothers

After a seconds…

“you’re leaving so early Jace…” Mildred said in a sad tone and hugging Jace

“Sorry tita, I want to stay for more but I also want Luna to have some rest now, and also you two, sorry for disturbing you” Jace replied to Mildred and laugh shyly

“oh no no no! You’re not disturbing us Jace” Yen suddenly replied to Jace “we are willing to help you know!” Yen added and laugh

“comeback here tomorrow okay? We will teach you to cook other foods that luna likes” Mildred said teasingly smiled at her and winked at Jace

Jace laugh at her mother’s teasing moves and said “okay tita, I’ll comeback tomorrow after work…” Jace said and smiled at her widely

“ah yeah, thank you titas! I’ll get going now!” Jace said and bid goodbye

“Bye!” “Take care! Drive safetly!” her mothers says while waving at Jace

After bidding goodbye at Jace, her moms immediately turns and look at her with a wide and teasing smile at their faces, which is the reason why she roll her eyes at them but with a wide smile at her, for sure, blushing face…

EPILOUGE

*3 Years After

Luna slowly walked towards a tomb. And stood in front of the tomb where the name of Yen and her fathers’ were engraved.

“Hi, ma..” luna said while sitting slowly in front of the tomb

“I miss you…” she continued as she cleared the weeds out of the tomb

“How are you there? I hope you’re doing fine there with papa, please kiss him for me and say I miss him too.. and that I love him even though I didn’t had the chance to see or meet him in person…” She smiled and caress the names on the tomb

“And ma.. I’m sorry, and thank you for everything, thank you for sacrificing everything for me, we haven’t been together for a long time but, at that moment, I felt your great love for me, and that is one of the best moment of my life..” *wipes her tears* *sniffs*

“Thank you, for not giving up on me, I know I haven’t told you this and didn’t had the chance to say this when you’re still here but,” *sniffs* “I already forgave you, and I love you so… so much ma…” She said crying

“*sobs* I’m.. I’m leaving tomorrow..” she smiles sadly at the tomb

“I’m sorry.. I hope you understand.. because I don’t think I can move forward to this place anymore… when I look at every corner of our house, it reminds me of my memories with you and mommy Mildred and it’s making my heart ache…”

“That’s why, I-I’m leaving, and go to U.S, so, I think, this is my last visit for now… *sobs* but I promise, when I came back I’ll visit you immediately, and I’ll be better and happier…” She stops talking, smile at the tomb and wipes her tears

She took a glance at her wristwatch and saw the time.

“So, yeah?... I’ll get going now, ma, I still need to prepare and ready my things for tomorrow… ‘til I visit you again ma, bye… Please guide me on my new path…” Luna shed in tears..

“I love you and papa so much…” She smiles sadly and wipes her tears. She stares and caress the tomb for the last time, stood up and began to walk away from the tomb of her parents.

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I originally wanted to write about Jace entertaining a slew of suitors while Aegon is jealous, but if you’ve read the whole fic, you know I saved that plot line for Luce and Aemond instead. (You might notice that I recycled some of the suitors on Jace’s list for Luce too.) But it makes me wonder what this verse’s jealous!Aegon would have looked like. 👀 I like to think he would have gotten on Sunfyre, stolen Jace from Driftmark, and run off to Lys.

Daemon’s commentary about the suitors shows how poorly he thinks of pretty much everybody who isn’t his family. 😂 Also, his fleeting scheme to marry Jace to her hypothetical much younger half-brother is *the same thing* that Otto proposed re: Rhaenyra and Aegon, which I find hilarious. Great minds think alike? Maybe?

Daemon’s thought about his potential son superseding Jace as Rhaenyra’s heir is controversial. In the show, when Viserys proposes the Rhaenyra/Laenor match, he says that their firstborn child, regardless of gender, will inherit. But later, when Rhaenyra proposes the Jace/Baela match to Rhaenys, Rhaenyra says that Baela’s sons will inherit. I’m inclined to think this is a writing discrepancy, considering the many writing issues during S1. I’ve seen people interpret it as Rhaenyra being less progressive than Viserys (she’s reverting to male primogeniture while Viserys supports absolute primogeniture), but I don’t think this interpretation matches what we’ve seen of the show characters. For the purposes of this discussion, let’s say Daemon thinks male primogeniture is still the de facto method of inheritance, with Rhaenyra as an exception. But what Daemon thinks isn’t always what’s right/true, so maybe Rhaenyra herself would strongly disagree. We won’t know until/unless I write her POV.

I think it took readers until Chapter 7 to realize that the tipsy dragonseed guard who lets Luce escape the castle is Ulf White. I intentionally refrained from name-dropping so it wouldn’t distract people, and I don’t think Daemon would know the name of *every* man-at-arms on Dragonstone.

Likewise, the village blacksmith who points out Luce to Daemon is Hugh Hammer. Hugh doesn’t have much of a reason to get involved, except to potentially curry some favor with Daemon by helping him out.

The ship that Luce is trying to board, the Violande, is the ship that, in the book, Rhaenyra takes to Dragonstone after she flees King’s Landing after the Storming of the Dragonpit.

Daemon’s fears about what Otto might do if Jace married Aegon aren’t completely unfounded. In Episode 9 of the show, Otto is willing to assassinate Rhaenyra and her children. Whether Otto would find that necessary in this verse is a different question. But, as we see later, Daemon is off in his assessment of Aegon; there’s no way this verse’s Aegon would do anything to hurt Jace. But Daemon doesn’t know that, so as far as he’s aware, he’s right to distrust Aegon.

Daemon kind of forensically pieces together Luce’s papers to get an idea of what she was doing the night before, but for clarity, here’s roughly what happened. First she has a nightmare, which involves being eaten by Vhagar (Luce does not have dragon dreams; I just wanted to allude to Lucerys’s canon death). She wakes up, stuffs her face with jam tart, and scribbles a cathartic letter that she has no intention of sending. Then she calms herself down by drawing some knitting patterns and transcribing Aegon’s song (that he wrote for Jace) for the lyre. Finally she writes a letter that she actually wants to send to Aemond, which she WOULD have sent the next morning (so he could hopefully show up in time for her nameday) if they hadn’t received news that Aemond lost his eye. 😢 There’s probably a lesson here about not holding onto grudges for too long.

In an early draft of this chapter, I had Daemon flying to King’s Landing so he could personally mess with Aemond, but then I remembered ravens exist. 🙃 Ultimately it’s better this way, because Aemond would have gotten suspicious if Daemon hand-delivered the Bad Letter. Also, the original version just doesn’t make sense anymore. Daemon was supposed to go to the Red Keep’s black cells to find the cutpurse who attacked Aemond, which would lure Aemond from his sickbed because Aemond doesn’t want his uncle to deal with his attacker before Aemond gets the chance (murderous preteen 🖤), then Daemon teaches Aemond some creative knifework before handing him the Bad Letter; the “door opens” part of Helaena’s prophecy was originally referring to the Black Cell door. But see how nonsensical that scene sounds now? This is why we edit and revise and murder our darlings 🥴

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