Is it fair, or is it fate?

No one knows

The stars choose their lovers, save my soul

It hurts just the same

And I can't tear myself away.


Magnus has given up entirely on soulmates.

And can you blame him? He's had the book when he was twelve, and each of those names on the second page had failed him one by one. Now, centuries later, and he still hasn't found the perfect one.

It's like the universe was against him. In fact, he's gotten through so many soulmates that by the seventeen hundreds, he was on the third page. By the eighteen hundreds, he had filled the fifth with more crossed-out signatures of his failed potential lovers. He had tried many, many ways to get rid of the stupid book but it never seems to work.

So when a messily scrawled signature (written in strangely elegant cursive. How could cursive be messy and elegant at the same time?) was scrawled on a crisp new page, Magnus was beyond furious.

Who would have guessed that the infamous Magnus Bane would find love in the twenty-first century? Who would have guessed that it would be a supposedly blessed Shadowhunter who had a strange love for strange, worn cashmere sweaters and the color black? Who would have guessed that they were to be the legendary pair that had lived their lives and loved like none other?

*.*.*.*

Alec nearly screamed in terror when he saw that someone had written to him in his journal. Later, he would quickly deny it, but it was a simple truth. He snatched a pen from his bedside table and quickly started reading.

Why is it you? Three simple words were written in sparkly fuchsia calligraphy. Alec blinked. How was he supposed to respond to that?

Sighing, he wrote back. I would ask the same, except the fact that I have no clue who you are.

Didn't you check the first page? Assuming you haven't had filled it, I mean.

I would rather learn my possible future lover's name by themselves, not by some strange book that someone thought was a good idea and have now managed to curse all of us with.

I like you already.

So who are you?

Does it matter right now?

I suppose not yet. My name is Alec.

I know who you are.

And you don't hate for being paired with me?

Why would I?

I'm a castaway. They don't care about me- just Jace and Izzy, and they only care to an extent. They don't understand me. Some think I've been cursed, they think I was blessed. I'm a reminder to everyone for my mother's suffering. Who doesn't?

Magnus frowned. Already the deep, intimate conversations? Things were moving fast. Alexander Lightwood was already a well-known name. He's survived the impossible. They say he was blessed by an angel while his mother was pregnant. Then because of him, Valentine almost brainwashed them into the Circle. It was rubbish. Why would they blame an innocent person?

I would rather learn who my possible-not so possible future lover is by myself, not by people who are irrelevant and thinks that just because you are different, you can be blamed for things that aren't because of you. Unless they think you were a baby angel and blessed yourself in your mother's stomach? No, I don't think so.

Already, Magnus didn't know what to think about Alexander Lightwood. All he knows is that he's different. Very different. Smiling slightly, he picked up his pen again. Wait, no. Magnus Bane, you've met him just two minutes ago. Why are so giddy? Twirling it in his hand, he thought for a bit. One thing for sure, he was intriguing.

I like you already.

Another thing for sure, he was different from what the Shadow World thinks of him. Talking to him for a little more won't hurt.

*.*.*.*

Meanwhile, the fates laugh at the two broken souls. Two people who have given up on love- given up on happiness, given up on living. How is that not meant to be?


(A/N): Short story. Originally I had an idea about a super extravagant idea about how Alec was talking to Magnus when he was twelve on the book and never really got to meet until 18, but uhh... I tend to abandon stories by chapter 3? BUT NO FEAR! I've already prewritten chapters 1-3, 4 in progress, and last one complete. Then I got a prompt about Alec being super powerful and Jace being... Normal Jace who is like.. yeah. Basically, Jace and Alec change social status and Izzy and Jace don't really understand Alec because he keeps his sexuality and ALL DA GOOD STUFF. Which kinda makes them a bit OOC and Magnus a bit more depressed and broken inside than I would like him to be. Uhm. Yeah.

Thanks to Camilla for her betaing. This story is written in a very drabble-like style so it's quite short... but eh.