Alec Lightwood was a normal teenager that had just graduated high school and was looking forward for the next three years of his life, hoping they'd be well spent in a university which he liked and a good major as well. You see, nothing, and I mean nothing at all would have been able to prepare him for what was going to happen in the next year of his life. If someone were to come up to him and tell him that it's going to be worst but also best year of his life, he would have thought that that person is a lunatic, not understanding how that could be possible.
But let's just start from the beginning shall we?
University was something the young Lightwood always dreamt of, for him it was a place where he can finally be able to express himself freely, not worrying about the judgements of others. It was a haven that he longed for since what felt like forever. So obviously he was nothing less than excited the night before the first day. No, he wasn't going to live in a dorm far away from home, since home was only a 10 minutes drive away, and he didn't mind the commute at all; in fact, that was one of his favorites part of the day. Nothing could beat the silence of the early morning and the loud music coming out of his earphones. Yes, this is finally going to be the new beginning he longed for, he thought with a smile as he approached the doors of the large campus.
I wish I could say that indeed, uni life suited Alexander quite wonderfully, and that he flourished in this new atmosphere that felt like home since the very beginning.. but that would be a terrible lie. In fact, and unfortunately for this particular teenager, the fact that he was anti-social most of the time wasn't helping him at all. University wasn't kind to him in any thinkable way. The assignments were hard, the hours felt like forever and more, the people... that was the worst part. Alec Lightwood who craved human interaction most of the time couldn't really obtain it because of how awkward and shy he was; and when he finally got brave enough, it was already too late. Everyone already had a friend or a bunch of them, so that made him feel the most unwanted since such a long time.
So he spent every day in uni just attending the classes and walking out as soon as they were over, not bothering in talking to anyone. He felt discouraged, lonely, helpless, depressed. Depression wasn't new to him, but this time.. it was way worse than ever before.
The semester was almost over, 'Just one more week and this nightmare will be over. I'll get a rest from this hellish place' he thought to himself, desperate to forget about this broken dream.
What the young Lightwood didn't know yet, a lot can happen in one week, and his life is just about to get more interesting. Will it be for the best or for the worse? ... both.
