#all the shit I write in aldnt

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Lol, i had a moment today that i thought you’d appreciate. I was standing around at work thinking about how much I love Magnus Bane and how that started, and then I remembered the first time I ever read City of Bones and that fUCKING FALCON SCENE. i can clearly remember realizing that it was copied practically verbatim from one of CC’s harry potter fanfics. it's been almost ten years, and I had completely forgotten, but today I could not stop laughing. GAWD. fucking RIDICULOUS.

Oh my god, seriously??? I mean, I knew cc just barely shaved off the hp-specific stuff from her fics to make the tmi books, but I didn’t know there were entire scenes taken from it! I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s still so weird to hear it. It definitely wears on my soul whenever I think too hard about how much of my life I’ve devoted to something that started as a badly plagiarized hp fic. 🙃🙃🙃

#all the shit I write in aldnt #and it's like 'this is technically being written about Harry potter' #and I hate myself #lol why is cc like this?????????? #God she's ridiculous #I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SCENE WAS IN HER FIC #but of course it was lbr #Nykeigh answers #pardonthelitany #anti cc

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Do you think a relationship like Alec and Magnus 's could exist (and last) in today's age and time? Including all the fluff from ALDNT?? And also a relationship where each person supports another like in Chapter 23 ??

The simple answer to this is that yes, I absolutely believe that relationships like theirs can and do exist. When I write ALDNT, my main goals are to make their relationship healthy, and realistic. I honestly wouldn’t even be writing it if I didn’t think it were possible.

Of course, the full answer is more complicated than that. Because while ALDNT is pretty long for a story, it’s still such an unbelievably small portion of their actual relationship. Yeah, 300k can cover a lot, but the ALDNT verse has stretched all the way out to over a decade into their relationship. I’ve written a tiny, tiny series of very specific moments. And basically, what I’ve written are exclusively moments that I think are interesting to read about. Even when I try to mention as much detail about their relationship as possible, there’s still so much of it that I can’t possibly show, and that’s the stuff that’s not glamorous, not romantic, not fluffy, and not interesting. And that’s a lot of what real relationships are.

In ALDNT, Magnus and Alec are always so happy to see each other when they’ve been apart for weeks at a time, but I haven’t really written anything about those weeks when they’re not together, and how easily their relationship slips to the back burner. Yes, I’ve written things like Chapter 23, and “Satin”, and Chapter 7, where they support each other when they really need it, but I haven’t shown times where Magnus is so burned out of energy that he physically can’t give Alec as much care as he needs, or early in their relationship when Magnus desperately needed support, but he didn’t say anything, and Alec didn’t know him well enough to see that he was struggling. I’ve written only a couple of arguments, vaguely referenced rough patches, but I’ve never talked about the times they really can’t stand each other when they’re in bad moods, or the few months when Alec seriously thought their relationship wasn’t going to last and Magnus didn’t even notice. And, perhaps most importantly, I haven’t shown any of the hundreds of days where their relationship is technically just as good as ever, but nothing important happens. All the days when they don’t see each other, and that doesn’t bother them, and their relationship is just a basic fact instead of a present source of joy.

I’m not trying to be cynical or pessimistic about this. I think what I’ve written for ALDNT makes it very clear that I think Magnus and Alec have an incredibly healthy, loving, happy relationship, and that they’re perfectly capable of overcoming hard times when they happen. And I genuinely believe that relationships like that exist. But I want to be honest about the fact that I intentionally pick and choose the best moments (or at least, the most interesting moments) to write about. Real relationships have a lot of unspectacular moments that don’t make it into dramatic stories, but that doesn’t make the relationship any less happy or loving. 💜💜💜

#I do try to show some of the less glamorous things #Nothing Days and their little arguments and all the time they can't see each other #but it's such a small portion of their life #I mean I've covered THIRTEEN YEARS #in only 300k #in real life 300k would cover like one month tops #life is long #and there's a lot of boring shit in it #but just because it doesn't make it into the story doesn't mean it's bad #and just because they have mad moments doesn't mean they don't have a good relationship #relationships like this absolutely exist #but they involve all the shit I don't have time to write about #Nykeigh answers #anon #aldnt related #sh #malec

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I've just spent the past 2 days reading ALDNT, all 240k plus rereading some of the standalone pieces, and I AM LIVING!! Your writing is actually amazing, like I would buy this fic in the store it's so well-written, and just the characterizations and plots, everything is so consistently well done, literally perfect. The dialogue and Alec (or Magnus') thoughts are so relatable and holy shit your sex scenes DAMN. Like holy shit my dude. I can't wait for whatever you have planned next!

Oh goodness, that’s so much! I can’t believe you went through all of it so quickly! I think one of the most flattering things to hear as a writer is that someone thought my series was worthy of a binge, so thank you so much for that! Though it’s also incredibly flattering to hear that you’d buy my fic if that were possible! Honestly this whole message is just too sweet and lovely and it brightened my day so much. Thank you for taking the time to send this, and I hope the rest of the series is just as enjoyable for you! 💜😊💜

#my knee-jerk reaction to compliments is to say 'shut the fuck up' #and i said that MANY times when i read this message #bless you for being so nice to me and my story #nykeigh answers #anon #happy tag

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1/2 sometimes - on this website or in fics - i see this weird attitude of people who seem to believe being in a Good Relationship is having like a sounding board at your disposal 24/7 for all your emotional needs, like the sole purpose of your partner's existence is to serve you with no reciprocity (which i think the show is sometimes SO GUILTY OF TOO but that's another story) BUT YOU DON'T DO THAT. YOUR MAGNUS IS 100% A PERSON AND FLAWED BUT ALSO LBH TOTALLY PERFECT, /BC/ HE LOVES ALEC SO MUCH.

2/2 IT MAKES HIM TRY SO HARD TO BE GOOD TO HIM, AND SO HE IS, HE GIVES HIM SO MUCH, HE IS ALL THE NICE THINGS WRAPPED IN A LOVING GLITERRY ENVELOPPE. HE’S PERFECT FOR ALEC BC OF HOW HARD HE’S WORKING AT IT. talk about #relationshipgoals holy shit. so yeah magnus is The Dream and i will never ever be able to properly express how grateful i am to you for this beautiful loving supportive and healthy Real relationship you wrote, it’s EVERYTHING TO ME OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. -whoopsifangirledagain

Okay, you’ve been saying too many nice things about my writing, and you clearly need to be stopped because I don’t deserve all of your amazing comments. Particularly this, since giving Alec and Magnus equal amounts of focus and characterization and making their relationship balanced and healthy is one of my biggest priorities. So this is like, everything I care about, all wrapped up in one beautiful message. Since the series is so tightly from Alec’s POV (except when it isn’t), I’m usually pretty worried that Magnus’s side of the story won’t come through as clearly, and I really try to make him as realistic and flawed and rounded as possible. And I always want their relationship to be healthy - and when it isn’t healthy, I try to make those issues understandable and at least have them be resolved in a healthy way.

So, seriously, this is basically everything I want to come across in my writing, and it means the world to hear that this has been your takeaway from the series. You are seriously too nice to me, and I can’t express how much I appreciate everything you’ve said about ALDNT. I hope it never lets you down. 💜💜💜

#also I SO know what you mean about relationships being portrayed as sounding boards #where love is taken instead of an equal give and take #and I think the show falls into that a lot #so it's wonderful to hear that aldnt doesn't give you that vibe #also you're the best #nykeigh answers #happy tag #whoopsifangirledagain

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Prompt fill!! I invite you to write about any ALDNT event/thing you've really really really wanted to explore but haven't gotten a prompt yet for it!! 😁

Oh goodness, this is such a nice prompt! It’s so thoughtful of you to send this, thank you so much!!! I’m sure I have a million little things by now, so I just went with the first one that came to mind. 

Alec makes sure he looks very unhappy as he takes the tablet and stylus from Jace. “I signed off on this report like a month ago, Jace.” He quickly scans the screen, making sure this isn’t some stupid trap to get Alec’s signature on some wildly irresponsible mission or policy change… but no, it’s the exact same report he already filed, just with a blank signature line. “By the Angel, I just got back, you couldn’t hold off on shit like this for a few hours?” He rolls his eyes as he scribbles, ‘Alexander’, “I have important crap to deal with.” ‘Lightwood’, “This is-” Oh. Alec freezes, the stylus hovering just over the screen. Because… He closes his eyes, and sighs as dramatically as possible. “Jace-”

“Hey, I just need a signature. I have more important crap to be doing, too.” Jace shrugs, all feigned annoyance and perfectly-sustained ignorance of what he’s doing. “Hurry up.”

Alec takes a breath. Stares down at the little line on the screen. On the name he’s written. And his heart just barely flutters a little as he adds, ‘-Bane’. He’s written it a few times before (mostly on napkins, the corners of papers, with his fingertip on his desk when his mind wanders), but this is the first time he’s… using it. Officially. The first time he’s signing it as an acknowledgement that, yes, that’s his name now. That’s who he is now. He glances up, trying to look highly unamused at the shamelessness of what Jace just did.

But Jace is still playing dumb. He takes the tablet back, still with that put-upon frown. “It’s just a signature, dude.” He taps the screen a few times. And with the same professional, clueless face, without looking up from the tablet, he asks, “Want me to send you a copy of that?”

Alec presses his lips together. Pulls his shoulders back. Tries to look dignified. “Yes, please.”

-send me a character or pairing, and a prompt, and I’ll write a three-paragraph fic for you!-

#honestly this is the sweetest prompt in the world and i love you #thank you for letting me indulge myself #i have so much aldnt content in my brain that i'll never have the change to write #this made my day #nykeigh answers #ask meme #ehhhhrica #prompt meme #aldnt related #aldnt #Alec lightwood deserves nice things #aldnt prompt meme