#Just the same as Izzy being able to Mae weapons and the Shadowhunters runes and so many other abilities.

[magnusbae]

I am genuinely so glad that they restored Magnus' magic in the end and didn't resort into the 'overcome anything or you're weak' routine.

It's important to represent the journey of overcoming loss, yes. But it's also important to acknowledge that sometimes losing a fundamental part of yours is too much.

Magnus' heart was in the right place, he gave up on it twice willingly despite it being part of his whole being, part of who he is.

But I find it incredibly important that Alec understood that he had to do anything and everything he could in order to make Magnus whole again.

And no, it doesn't make Magnus weak or unable to overcome. It just means that he truly made a selfless, impossible sacrifice-- and it's okay if he's unable to be happy after it. That's the whole point of sacrifice.

Alec helping him get his Magic back, is really what love is about.

#Magnus Bane #Alec Lightwood #Malec #Shadowhunters #It's like.... I dont know.... I really don't like the indication that Magnus is somehow less for actually NEEDING his magic. #Saying Magnus is 'less' without his magic is wrong because magic is literally part of Magnus just as blood is part of our body. #It's like taking away your eyes and tongue and legs and asking you to be happy. #Ofc you might be--but would you really be weak for not being? #Magic is so deeply intertwined with Magnus- the way he feels the word-- the way he interacts with the world #That losing it couldn't have meant anything but devastation. #It's not even about power (surely a perk but) it's about his sense of self- his being--his life. #And it's OKAY. God damn it. #Magnus tried to show off he doesn't care for the magic--Alec tried to show that it didn't matter-- #They all acted like it's shameful to admit that yes- Magnus has magic and yes its a big reason why he's needed and loved #Just the same as Izzy being able to Mae weapons and the Shadowhunters runes and so many other abilities. #Being useful is not a shameful thing to admit and feeling loss at being useless is really not unheard of. #ANYHOW THIS GIANT RANT IS JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK MAGNUS HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BREAK DOWN OVWR HIS MAGIC AND #I AM SO GLAD ALEC DID WHAT HE DID TO RESTORE IT #I feel like the whole gang was supposed to urgently look for ways to fix it the moment it had happened. #If Jace can run around the whole world searching for Clary... He could at least read a book or something re: magnus power #After all he gave them up for him #BUT YEAH OKAY GODS I'LL STOP #buns.txt #buns.hc