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Artist sign-ups for the Shadowhunters Reverse Bang 2024: Presented by the Malec Discord Server are OFFICIALLY OPEN!

Artist sign-ups will close on April 6, 2024 at 8:00pm EST. That gives you three more weeks to read the rules, the FAQ, and the schedule to convince yourself to join.

We are so excited to bring back another year of artists taking the reins, and writers finding inspiration with their incredible works.

You might be asking yourself, what is a reverse bang? The Shadowhunters Reverse Bang is a collaborative fandom event that combines fandom talents! Artists create never-before-seen art that writers will find inspiration in and create an entirely new story based off of, and together, they create magic.

Who can participate? In order to participate in this reverse bang, you must be a part of the Malec Discord Server. You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All other rules and FAQs can be found here or underneath the cut!

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

Artists Sign-ups Open - March 9 Artist Sign-ups Closed - April 6 Writer Sign-ups Open - April 7 Artist Check-in #1 - Due May 1 Writer Sign-ups Closed - May 16 Art Submissions Due - May 16 Art Claims Open - May 18 Art Claims Closed - May 20 Matches Revealed - May 25 Writer & Artist Check-in - Due July 1 Writer & Artist Check-in - Due August 1 Final Check-in (Fics & Art Due) - August 25 Posting Begins - August 31

Sign up as an artist here!

General Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event.

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone.

All AI content is prohibited.

Artists are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep writer claims fair.

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters.

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters.

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings and properly tag their work.

No blatantly hateful content of any kind.

Artists must communicate readily with their assigned writer and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort and writers must be open to the ideas the artists have. The same courtesy is asked of artists.

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

Please respect the Mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event.

The password to make sure you understand all rules is SHRB24. Remember this when you sign up.

Artist Specific Rules:

Artists must create at least one finished project and no more than two finished projects for this event.

Accepted forms of submitted art include:

Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

Moodboards: 6 graphics

Video: 1 minute

Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

Abstract art/line art, original songs, and poems will also be accepted as long as the prompt given to accompany it gives a clear picture for the writer.

Artists are expected to be respectful of the writer’s ideas. Artists are expected to be in contact with their writers about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are in need of stock images for your project please make sure that they are open source and that you provide the proper credits and sources. For gif creators using online gif makers, please remove watermarks before posting.

AI art is strictly prohibited.

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 4,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints of this event.

Writers are expected to be respectful of the artists’ ideas, likes, dislikes, and rating preferences. Writers are expected to be in contact with their artist about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Writers must base their fics off of the art prompt they claim. For example, if the art features Clary as an art student, the fic should not be Malec-focused with Clary attending an art school in the background. The fic should be primarily about Clary being an art student.

Writers signing up for the event may not get their first pick when assigned art. Please be mindful of this! Ending your commitment because of this is not permitted and if you feel this will be an issue you should not sign up for the event.

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the writer’s own original work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I have to be a part of the Malec Discord Server to participate? All continuous communication for this event will be provided in a special category in the MDS. This includes all announcements, reminders, and ongoing requirements. If you want to join but don’t want access to the entire server, you can be given a Discord role based on your role in this event so the rest of the server is not accessible to you.

Sign-ups haven’t closed yet but I’m so excited about this challenge and really want to begin. Can I start working now? Artists are free to begin their piece(s) as soon as they read through the rules and requirements! Writers, unfortunately, will have to until they are matched with an artist, but we appreciate your enthusiasm for this event!

Can I sign up for more than one role? Absolutely. Many bang participants sign up for multiple roles as long as you believe you can complete all pieces before the assigned deadline(s).

What if someone doesn’t have a match? In the event that the art prompts outnumber writers, we will do several rounds of claiming so that every art prompt has a writer. If writers outnumber art prompts, we will open up the art prompts so that more than one writer is assigned to the same artist or ask artists if they are interested in completing more art. Every artist will be matched with at least one writer and vice versa.

What if I’m matched with an art prompt/partner I don’t want? The Mods (and most artists) would never want someone to create something that makes them uncomfortable, so if there is an art prompt that you don’t want to be matched with, don’t choose it during claims.

If you have any legitimate concerns about a partner (i.e. harassment or rude behavior), we ask that you please notify the Mods. Intervention by the Mods will not occur simply because of disliking story/design choices or the content they’re producing. Mods will not allow any rude or dismissive behavior by any participant. Please just be nice and work hard to help each other.

Can I repost old art or reuse/add to a WIP? No, All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. More on this in the rules.

What if I’m not around when claims occur? Claims will span three days and will not be on a first come first serve basis so as long as you are able to submit your interest in those three days, chances are you’ll be matched with one of your top three choices.

What if I’m not positive I can finish within the deadline? When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

What if something comes up after claims and I need to drop out? We understand that dropping out due to unforeseen circumstances can and will happen. We are/have always been very understanding when this happens and are willing to work with you. The quicker you let us know, the more options the Mods have.

How can I contact the Mods? Send us an ask on here or join the Discord server where we are more accessible.

#shadowhunters #fandom event #signal boost

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Welcome to the Shadowhunters Reverse Bang 2024: Presented by the Malec Discord Server

We are so excited to bring back another year of artists taking the reins, and writers finding inspiration with their incredible works.

You might be asking yourself, what is a reverse bang? The Shadowhunters Reverse Bang is a collaborative fandom event that combines fandom talents! Artists create never-before-seen art that writers will find inspiration in and create an entirely new story based off of, and together, they create magic.

Who can participate? In order to participate in this reverse bang, you must be a part of the Malec Discord Server. You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All other rules and FAQs can be found here or underneath the cut!

The schedule as it currently stands is below. This schedule is subject to change depending on the situation. You will be notified of any changes.

Artists Sign-ups Open - March 9 Artist Sign-ups Closed - April 6 Writer Sign-ups Open - April 7 Artist Check-in #1 - Due May 1 Writer Sign-ups Closed - May 16 Art Submissions Due - May 16 Art Claims Open - May 18 Art Claims Closed - May 20 Matches Revealed - May 25 Writer & Artist Check-in - Due July 1 Writer & Artist Check-in - Due August 1 Final Check-in (Fics & Art Due) - August 25 Posting Begins - August 31

Artist sign-ups will open on Saturday, March 9th. Join the Malec Discord Server for an immediate reminder, or keep an eye on @malecdiscordserver!

General Rules:

You must be part of the Malec Discord Server to participate in this event.

You must be over 16 to participate and over 18 to create explicit works.

All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. All content must be polished and finished. No unfinished works or WIPs that you plan on continuing later will be accepted. Works that are added chapters/continuations of previously published works are not permitted unless they can be viewed/read as a standalone.

All AI content is prohibited.

Artists are asked not to talk about their projects until after claims with anyone participating in this event to keep writer claims fair.

All content must focus on Shadowhunters universe characters.

All Shadowhunters characters/ships are accepted. OCs/borrowed characters will be accepted as minor characters.

AUs and crossovers are accepted as long as the Shadowhunters characters are the main focus.

Content of any rating and subject matter is accepted, but participants must make sure to include any relevant warnings and properly tag their work.

No blatantly hateful content of any kind.

Artists must communicate readily with their assigned writer and vice versa. This is a collaborative effort and writers must be open to the ideas the artists have. The same courtesy is asked of artists.

When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

Please respect the Mods and anyone working with you throughout this event. Certain complaints may disqualify you from this event.

The password to make sure you understand all rules is SHRB24. Remember this when you sign up.

Artist Specific Rules:

Artists must create at least one finished project and no more than two finished projects for this event.

Accepted forms of submitted art include:

Digital/physical art: 1 piece, 500px minimum

Photomanipulation: 1 piece with significant editing

Gifsets: 4 gifs (without watermarks)

Moodboards: 6 graphics

Video: 1 minute

Playlists: 10 songs and a graphic

Abstract art/line art, original songs, and poems will also be accepted as long as the prompt given to accompany it gives a clear picture for the writer.

Artists are expected to be respectful of the writer’s ideas. Artists are expected to be in contact with their writers about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Artists will need somewhere to host their work so that it can be embedded on AO3.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are in need of stock images for your project please make sure that they are open source and that you provide the proper credits and sources. For gif creators using online gif makers, please remove watermarks before posting.

AI art is strictly prohibited.

Writer Specific Rules:

Writers must write a minimum of 4,000 words to participate in this event. There is no maximum limit but please keep in mind the time constraints of this event.

Writers are expected to be respectful of the artists’ ideas, likes, dislikes, and rating preferences. Writers are expected to be in contact with their artist about specific changes/ideas they might have along the way.

Writers must base their fics off of the art prompt they claim. For example, if the art features Clary as an art student, the fic should not be Malec-focused with Clary attending an art school in the background. The fic should be primarily about Clary being an art student.

Writers signing up for the event may not get their first pick when assigned art. Please be mindful of this! Ending your commitment because of this is not permitted and if you feel this will be an issue you should not sign up for the event.

Plagiarism and AI content will not be tolerated. All content must be the writer’s own original work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I have to be a part of the Malec Discord Server to participate? All continuous communication for this event will be provided in a special category in the MDS. This includes all announcements, reminders, and ongoing requirements. If you want to join but don’t want access to the entire server, you can be given a Discord role based on your role in this event so the rest of the server is not accessible to you.

Sign-ups haven’t closed yet but I’m so excited about this challenge and really want to begin. Can I start working now? Artists are free to begin their piece(s) as soon as they read through the rules and requirements! Writers, unfortunately, will have to until they are matched with an artist, but we appreciate your enthusiasm for this event!

Can I sign up for more than one role? Absolutely. Many bang participants sign up for multiple roles as long as you believe you can complete all pieces before the assigned deadline(s).

What if someone doesn’t have a match? In the event that the art prompts outnumber writers, we will do several rounds of claiming so that every art prompt has a writer. If writers outnumber art prompts, we will open up the art prompts so that more than one writer is assigned to the same artist or ask artists if they are interested in completing more art. Every artist will be matched with at least one writer and vice versa.

What if I’m matched with an art prompt/partner I don’t want? The Mods (and most artists) would never want someone to create something that makes them uncomfortable, so if there is an art prompt that you don’t want to be matched with, don’t choose it during claims.

If you have any legitimate concerns about a partner (i.e. harassment or rude behavior), we ask that you please notify the Mods. Intervention by the Mods will not occur simply because of disliking story/design choices or the content they’re producing. Mods will not allow any rude or dismissive behavior by any participant. Please just be nice and work hard to help each other.

Can I repost old art or reuse/add to a WIP? No, All content must be brand new and never before posted to any forum. More on this in the rules.

What if I’m not around when claims occur? Claims will span three days and will not be on a first come first serve basis so as long as you are able to submit your interest in those three days, chances are you’ll be matched with one of your top three choices.

What if I’m not positive I can finish within the deadline? When you sign up for this event you are making a commitment to yourself, the Mods, and your future partner(s) to meet all posted deadlines and to communicate with the Mods and your partner(s) regularly. Please don’t sign up for the event unless you are confident that you can fully participate and be honest with yourself about what you can commit to.

What if something comes up after claims and I need to drop out? We understand that dropping out due to unforeseen circumstances can and will happen. We are/have always been very understanding when this happens and are willing to work with you. The quicker you let us know, the more options the Mods have.

How can I contact the Mods? Send us an ask on here or join the Discord server where we are more accessible.

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FTH 2024 Auction Calendar

We blinked, and it's 2024, and our EIGHTH year of running this auction. 2024 has all the same problems as last year but more — but we also have a lot to be hopeful about, and a lot of good projects worth supporting and fighting for.

You can look at this page (also linked in our header) for the list of this year's supported nonprofit organizations. We'll be posting more detailed profiles of each of them in the coming weeks. Below is the full calendar for this year's auction.

Creator Signups Are Currently Open

February 5th: creator signups open

February 19th: creator signups close

February 29th: browsing period begins

March 5th: bidding opens

March 9th: bidding closes

March 16th: proof of high bid donations due

March 21st: proof of 2nd chance donations due

December 31st: fanworks due

Back in 2021, as we were pulling together the fifth FTH auction, we joked together behind the scenes about how great it felt that the name of our auction was no longer quite as on-the-nose as it had been in our first few years. But it's 2024, and in all likelihood 45 will be back on the ballot: just one of the many sobering and scary things we're facing down this year.

But for the past seven years, we've had the privilege of watching thousands of fans -- yes, literally thousands -- dedicate their time and money and energy to the twin projects of sending support to some amazing organizations while building and strengthening community ties within fandom. Now, more than ever, that kind of community-building is essential.

We hope you'll join us, and join one another, in sending much-needed financial support to these amazing organizations and in putting more joy and beauty out into the world in the form of fanworks. These are dark times, but when we join together we can make them a little brighter.

(What is Fandom Trumps Hate anyway? Read our FAQ.)

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GYWO 2024 Pledging OPEN

Interested in committing yourself to writing in 2024? Come write with Get Your Words Out, a year-long writing challenge dedicated to helping you get your words out.

Choose one of our 12 pledge levels to track either your word count or your writing habit, and join a supportive community of writers who are available to celebrate your successes, vent your frustrations, and help you overcome roadblocks. GYWO also provides monthly challenges, prompts, discussions about writing, writing sprints, and more!

Our members include original writers, fan writers, published authors, and hobbyists. If you write, you’re welcome at GYWO.

Sign-up with your Dreamwidth or OpenID account.

Pledges & Requirements information is available on our Dreamwidth. More information is available on our website.

Sign-ups for 2024 are open through January 15, 2024.

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The Malec Secret Santa 2023 Reveal Post 

Ho Ho Ho!

It’s time to conclude the eight edition of the Malec Secret Santa :)

Hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and that you’ve enjoyed all the amazing gifts that were posted!

The fantastic @vaguelyrotten, @crankyfossil, & @banesapothecary deserve extra love and gratitude for being wonderful Christmas Angels this year in helping me out to create last minute gifts, making sure no one would be left empty handed this year! Thank you darlings, I really appreciate that you wanted to help me out in a pinch! <333

If you’d like, you can still add your works to the AO3 Collection! Just poke me if you do, and I’ll add the link to the Tumblr gift post as well. You can also repost your gift(s) to your own Tumblrs now, of course :)

That’s all from me in terms of service announcements, hope to see you all again next year! 

-x- Leonie (leetje)

*****

Are you all ready to find out who your secret santas were? :D

Most of you should know the drill by now. The list is in alphabetical order. 

@aceon-ice made a gift for another-random-stranger - gift here

@another-random-stranger made a gift for gloriouspomelo - gift here

@banesapothecary made a gift for insomniaccoffeebean - gift here

@banesapothecary made a gift for shipnotised - gift here

@cam-ryt made a gift for moonlight-breeze-44 - gift here

@carelessflower made a gift for banesapothecary - gift here

@cheezieball-blog made a gift for schreiberling2021 - gift here

@cinberella made a gift for thatnerdemryn - gift here

@crankyfossil made a gift for dicaculus - gift here

@crankyfossil made a gift for evadne01 - gift here

@decadentwerewolfstrawberry made a gift for nancyloumm - gift here

@dicaculus made a gift for squiggly-lines-on-a-page - gift here

@em1000 made a gift for cheezieball-blog - gift here

@evadne01 made a gift for sweetpeapod - gift here

@forensicsisabelle made a gift for crankyfossil - gift here

@gospi made a gift for i-have-not-slept - gift here

@greentealycheejelly made a gift for kohdono - gift here

@i-have-not-slept made a gift for aceon-ice - gift here

@insomniaccoffeebean made a gift for gospi - gift here

@jamessxcarstairs made a gift for skylar102 - gift here

@justawanderer made a gift for tarlos_spain - gift here

@kaijuusandkryptids made a gift for la-muerta - gift here

@kasper-tag made a gift for greentealycheejelly - gift here

@kohdono made a gift for kasper-tag - gift here

@la-muerta made a gift for carelessflower - gift here

@livinglifebehindthemask made a gift for forensicsisabelle - gift here

@maddummel made a gift for decadentwerewolfstrawberry - gift here

@magnus-the-maqnificent made a gift for vaguelyrotten - gift here

@nancyloumm made a gift for secretphilosopherwitch - gift here

@nyctophile-shadowhunters made a gift for kaijuusandkryptids - gift here

@schreiberling2021 made a gift for em1000 - gift here

@secretphilosopherwitch made a gift for maddummel - gift here

@shipnotised made a gift for nyctophile-shadowhunters - gift here

@six-of-snakes made a gift for jamessxcarstairs - gift here

@skylar102 made a gift for magnus-the-maqnificent - gift here

@squiggly-lines-on-a-page made a gift for six-of-snakes - gift here

@suchawannabe56 made a gift for cam-ryt - gift here

@tarlos_spain made a gift for suchawannabe56 - gift here

@thatnerdemryn made a gift for livinglifebehindthemask - gift here

@thelightofthebane made a gift for cinberella - gift here

@vaguelyrotten made a gift for justawanderer - gift here

@vaguelyrotten made a gift for thelightofthebane - gift here

Go forth and tacklehug your no-longer-secret santa! They definitely deserve some loving!

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Merry Christmas, @dicaculus!

I hope you have the best holidays!

*****

Alexander Gideon Lightwood has ninety-nine problems, but a husband isn’t one of them.

Or it wasn’t, one can say, until exactly thirty minutes ago.

Now, to be fair to him, while a husband is still not a problem for Alexander Gideon Lightwood, but the lack of one certainly is.

You’re probably wondering what Alec did to end up here, correct?

Let’s find out.

The author proceeds to drag the reader through a time portal

Read on AO3

#malec #malec fic #shadowhunters #malecsanta23

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Merry Christmas, @shipnotised!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

*****

we can't make any promises now (but you can make me a drink)

Alec slid a drink across the bar and glanced at the clock on the far wall. It was nearing 2 AM, and all he wanted was to clock out and sleep for the next several days. It was rare he had more than a night off at once, but Luke had insisted he take the holidays off.

He suspected his mother might have had something to do with that, but Alec wasn’t complaining. His mom dating his boss was weird, but they were good together. Maryse seemed happier than she ever had with his father.

And it came with the added bonus of better job security.

Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted someone at the end of the bar waving him over. “Hey, what can I get for you?” Alec asked as he approached the man.

“Another dry martini,” the man said, his voice rough and a little wobbly. Alec frowned, noticing the red around his eyes and the way he was hunched in on himself. “Please.”

Read on AO3

#malec #malec fic #shadowhunters #malecsanta23

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That’s all the gifts Santa has for you today!  

Hope you all enjoy your Malec-y gifts! Merry Christmas <3

Thank you to everyone who’ve participated, and a SPECIAL thank you to the Christmas Angels that helped me out to make sure everyone got a gift! I couldn’t have done it without you darlings <333

If I’ve made any errors, then please let me know and I’ll fix it asap!

Check back tomorrow, on Boxing Day, for the Big Reveal! :D

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Merry Christmas, @kasper-tag!

Hi kasper_tag! I had so much fun drawing twi!malec for you, I hope it will bring you some joy as well <3 Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful new year!

#malec fanart #malec #shadowhunters #malecsanta23

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Merry Christmas, @justawanderer!

Title taken from the song by the same name. I don't even listen to country music but as soon as I finished, I couldn't get this one out of my head.

I hope you like this! I had a lot of fun writing it.

*****

Bless the Broken Road

It was the second week of the twelfth month of the year and Alexander Lightwood hadn’t slept because today the circus was coming to town. He’d been pacing in his room for the better part of the hour waiting for the sun to rise knowing that just outside the castle walls, the love of his life was setting up camp and preparing to dazzle the people of Alicante with the spectacular sights and death-defying acts that only the men and woman that called the Shadow World Circus their home could perform. It was a place that Alec loved visiting - and something that had become even more special as the years ticked by and he grew closer to one particular acrobat.

Alec had been fourteen years old when he’d first slipped away from his guard and escaped from the castle with no one the wiser. He hadn’t had a destination in mind as he pulled a cloak over his head to shield himself from wandering eyes and followed the familiar cobblestone paths into the center of town. He only wanted to take a few hours to himself. His lessons earlier that day had been particularly vexing and his parents were riding him harder than normal after they took in the son of an old friend who turned out to be better at everything than Alec himself was. Jace was the perfect son in their eyes and it was only a shame that he was adopted and couldn’t take the throne. Instead, they pushed Alec nearly to his breaking point hoping that he would one day become the king that they desperately wished their new son could be.

Read on AO3

#malec #malec fic #shadowhunters #malecsanta23

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Merry Christmas, @gospi!

HIIIIIII GOSPIIIIIIIII, i will warn you that this is my first time participating in a secret santa, so im so sorry if i didn't do this well, but i really really, really really hope that you like it,

just to lay it out for you, these are the parts of your prompt that i mannaged to sqweese into this fic: Fluff, ofc, first meet. Chaotic disasters, happy ending, First kiss, technically they ARE coworkers, but I'm not sure this is what you meant, emotions, chivalry because. It's magnus, he's the fucking definition of a gentlemen and Sharing clothes.

i did go a little off the rails with some of my favoret things, but i tried my best to stay on track, though i do thinnk it fi pretty darn well in the end.

i hope you enjoy this, and please be sure to tell me what you think about it on tumblr or in the comments!!!!

*****

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year.

Alec woke up early that morning, as he had been doing for the past few days, its winter, so its getting colder, its actually been snowing for the past week or so.

and while it had made patrols a little more high risk, had raised the number of injures, its been pretty to look at, 'it' being the whole of New York, covered in a thin sheet of white snow.

its nice, a beautiful time of year.

Read on AO3

#malec #malec fic #shadowhunters #malecsanta23

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Merry Christmas, @cheezieball-blog!

I hope you like it <3

*****

After dispatching the demon and helping Alternate Clary and Jace through the portal, Magnus heads back upstairs to leave this world’s Jace and Clary to make out. 

“Magnus, there you are,” Alec says, coming over to him, “I thought I lost you.”

“No, I just had to help Clary with something,” Magnus tells him. Alec has gorgeous ivory skin, piercing blue eyes, and dark hair, and he’s just tall enough that Magnus has to look up to see his face. Some pop song comes on that Magnus can’t quite recognize, and Alec offers his hand to Magnus as he asks, “Care to dance?”

“I’d love to,” Magnus tells him honestly before continuing in a slight lie, “But I can’t. I have clients all day tomorrow, so I should head home.”

“That’s ok. Can I give you my number? That way if you want to use it you can?” Alec asks.

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Merry Christmas, @carelessflower!

Hello! Merry Christmas and I hope you enjoy your gift fic! ;)

*****

Alec had been sure that he wouldn't be able to fall asleep in a strange bed, and having the black masquerade mask on the top half of his face isn't helping. But the long hours at the office closing the accounts for the financial year must have finally caught up with him and the bed smells safe even though he's never been in here before, and Alec is so soundly asleep that he is honestly taken by surprise when someone puts a black cloth bag over his head and pins him face down with his arms behind his back.

Alec starts struggling before he remembers where he is and why he's here, but his assailant is strong and already has his wrists strapped firmly together before Alec's brain catches up with the familiar alpha scent surrounding him. Magnus. Magnus straddles him from behind, pressing down on him with a combination of body weight, physical strength, and alpha pheromones. Having another alpha try to dominate him like this should trigger an instinctive rage, but Alec can feel his cock stirring even as it is trapped between his body and the mattress.

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Merry Christmas, @six-of-snakes!

Merry Christmas Oliver!

as promised, here is a White House AU with shenanigans and occasional idiots <3

*****

earthquake weather

Magnus sorts the last of the printouts in his hand into the not entirely consistent and ever-growing piles at his feet. If there’s anything he hates about his job, it is this; culling the hundreds of photos he’s taken to the ones he can use and then culling it down again until he has a workable amount instead of five times the required number.

What makes it worse is that this hadn’t been an ordinary job, one that lasts just a few weeks or maybe a couple month. No, this job had lasted a full eight years –and then some, on and off, in the years after, though at that point it had felt less like a job and more a favour for a friend, for family– and therefore the culling process is proving to be about a thousand times worse. He’s only been at it a few days –a week at the most– and already the walls of his home office are plastered in pictures, the floor, tables and every other available flat surface completely covered over in the discards.

He's so absorbed in sticking the ones that make the cut –this round of culling at least– to the wall that he doesn’t notice he’s no longer alone in the room until there’s a warm body plastering itself up against his back, arms winding around his waist and a chin settling on his shoulder.

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Merry Christmas, @greentealycheejelly!

Happy holidays! Here's what I made for you!

When I asked for your favorite Malec moments, you mentioned ones that were very sweet and where they were happy. Your favorite colors inspired the idea of a sunset, and the photos of landscapes and cozy settings you've shared on your blog helped me to come up with the scenery. The concept is Malec on their honeymoon, cuddling on the deck of their cozy mountain cabin and enjoying the sunset. 😊

I'm very new to digital art, and this was a big challenge for me. I hope you enjoy it!

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OMG that was a lot of reblogs. 😅 My favourite time of the year 🙌

#personal #sorry if you have post notifications on #😅 but not actually sorry