Nephilim Love Once (version without flashbacks), A Malec (Magnus Bane & Alec Lightwood) A.U.

“And Nephilim – we tend to love very overwhelmingly. To fall in love only once, to die of grief over love – my old tutor used to say that the hearts of the Nephilim were like hearts of angels: They felt every human pain, and never healed.”


City of Heavenly Fire



Alternate Universe where Magnus comes back too soon from Catarina’s place after having brought Madzie there, and goes looking for Alec.


So, when Jace accidentally activates the Soul Sword and Valentine uses it to commit mass murder, he is hit by the shockwaves that ripple throughout the Institute.


Alec is the one to find and try to revive him, while Isabelle calls Catarina for help.


Sadly, their efforts prove unsuccessful, and Magnus quietly slips away shortly after, with Alec by his side.


The last time they’d seen each other, Alec had been hurt, angry, and hard on Magnus; accusing him of having kept things from him that put his family at risk.


From Clary, however, he learns that, as far as Magnus was concerned, none of that seemed to matter to him. Instead, she tells him about how powerless Magnus had felt while they were asked to wait on the sidelines to ensure the Downworld’s safety, and about Magnus’ own admission that he didn’t care what happened to him – so long as they found Alec and he was okay.


Alec also realizes that Magnus died before he ever had the chance to tell him that he loved him, and how much he truly meant to him.


Over the next few days, Jace finds himself experiencing Alec’s despair, guilt, anguish, and overwhelming grief through their shared bond…


… until he can sense that Alec’s life force is slowly fading, and that he must get to him before it’s too late.


The legends, once again, prove themselves to be true…


The hearts of some Nephilim are known to love very overwhelmingly – to fall in love only once, and to die of grief over love...


And it would seem that Alec, sadly, has been gifted with such a heart…


Stress cardiomyopathy (a.k.a. “broken heart syndrome”) – a medical condition that is a fairly rare and seldom life-threatening among mundanes – tends to affect Shadowhunters more severely, and at a higher rate.


This time, there is no demon for Jace to kill, no fight to win, no monster he could protect Alec from…


The only thing he can do is comfort his parabatai, and stay with Alec until the very end.


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