So I’m your first ever Shadowhunter, huh?” Alec said when they separated at last.”You’re my first so many things, Alec Lightwood.

Magnus raised his head and looked up and over at Alec; it was a look that made Clary flush and glance away. There was so much love in it, mixed with exasperation and pride and...

Maybe Alexander Lightwood would not break his heart.

I have friends,” Alec said, and looked over his shoulder, almost as if he couldn’t help it, at Jace.But Jace, his golden head down, lost in thought, didn’t notice.

He recognized and accepted this strange new feeling: that he would rather be hurt himself than hurt Alec.

He knew Alec enough by now to know the conflicting impulses that warred in him. He was conscientious, the kind of person who believed that the others around him were so much more important than...

Magnus, remember what happened the last time you tried to tango. Your shoe flew off and nearly killed someone.””It was a metaphor. He’s a Shadowhunter, he’s a Lightwood, and he’s into blonds. He’s a dating...

And take my strength too. Whatever of it you can use to— to keep yourself going.

Maryse: I am fighting for a better world for myself and my son.Magnus: I have no interest in the world you want or in your doubteless repellent brat, I might add.

Magnus reached for Alec, but instead of rising to his feet, he pulled Alec against him, his hand sliding up Alec’s back to knot in his hair. Magnus pulled Alec down and against him, and...

Magnus gave Alec a sidelong look as they climbed the rickety stairs. Alec caught the glance, and his breathing quickened; his blue eyes were bright. Alec bit his lower lip, and Magnus stopped walking. It...

Happy birthday, Alexander,” Magnus murmured.”Thanks for remembering,” Alec whispered back.

The posters bore the words WITH THE PASSING YEARS COMES…IMPOTENCE! Magnus found himself staring at the posters with a sort of absent horror. He looked at Alec and found that Alec could not tear his...

Instead of replying, Alec reached down and took Magnus’s hands. Magnus let Alec pull him to his feet, a questioning look in his eyes. Before he could say anything, Alec drew him closer and kissed...

Isabelle snorted. “All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you , Simon.””You noticed.” said Simon.”I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual,” added Magnus.”Please never say those words in front of...

Where’s Magnus?” he said. AS he looked toward the kitchen, Clary saw a bruise on his jaw, below his ear, about the size of a thumbprint. “Alec!” Magnus came skidding into the living room and...

Guys don’t let other guys keep calling other guys. Okay that came out wrong.