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Placed together as roommates on their senior year study abroad program Magnus and Alec fall in love and come home with some news a lot more exciting than some simple souvenir key chains for their family.
Magnus Bane had a plan, a perfect Christmas Eve just like always. Hang out with his friends, bask in the Christmas Spirit. Then everything went wrong.
Now he's stuck reliving the same day again and again and again. The bright side? Maybe Alec Lightwood isn't as terrible as Magnus always thought.
If Alec had known that Magnus Bane - stoic, serious, reserved, endlessly gorgeous Magnus Bane - has such a soft and gooey center, well, Alec would have pursued him the moment he set eyes on him.
Now, how is Alec to go about catching himself a guy who is breathtakingly beautiful, who reigns supreme over his chosen sport, who carries around a box of magic plasters for the children under his care and who could absolutely wipe the floor with him, irrespective of Alec's own training?
Hm, he might actually have to enlist Izzy's help for this.
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A different magic-free, inverted reality, where Alec is the one who loves life and Magnus is the rather reserved martial arts teacher he falls for.
Alec is in love with Magnus. Magnus needs Alec to be his fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?
Alec's 40th Birthday starts off normal enough. Until he receives a mystery gift from an equally mysterious but beautiful person. Things only get stranger from there. But isn't that how the best ones always start out?
Magnus Bane is the lead singer of a popular music group, living his best life in the limelight. Alec Lightwood is just a normal college student trying to fly under the radar as much as possible and just make it through life. So when Alec and Magnus activate each other's marks will they figure out a way to fit into one another's lives, or will miscommunication and unspoken emotions get in the way?
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or, the one where two people who are literally destined to be together fall in love and still manage to almost mess it up
When Alec comes across the coworker he has a crush on in the dating app his siblings forced him to download, will he take a chance on swiping right to see what might happen?
Alec wants to go home for the holidays for the first time in years, but the universe seems to be working against him. That is, until a bartender steps in to lend his assistance, moved by the spirit of the holidays... and maybe a little tug of his heartstrings.
Christmas is his favorite time of the year but Alec has barely had time to buy presents let alone enjoy the holiday season. December seems to have lasted the blink of an eye and Alec's shoulders hunch as he realizes morosely that most of this year is a blur of emergencies and rounds and consultations.
His gaze snags on a bakery display as he walks past. The window is dressed with multicolored lights and garland wrapping around the edges. The display case is full and Alec’s mouth waters just at the sight.
Without conscious thought, Alec is reaching for the door to Bane's Bakery, eager to see if the interior is just as whimsical and welcoming as the outside.
Magnus takes a minute to look at the exterior of the shop and likes what he sees. It’s October and the window display has autumn-themed cookbooks out intermingled with Halloween decorations, including painted pumpkins and a witch's hat. It’s cute, cheerful yet practical, with a touch of casual elegance.
The door is black with a frosted glass window. Etched into glass is the name of the store.
Lightwood Books. Est. 2016.