The good news is that I started working on chapter 2 of OaP, AaP.

The bad news is I've gotten distracted, thanks to a comment from HanaCinna:

I was wondering if there was a universe where their species was reverse, like Alec is a warlock and Magnus a shadowhunter.

Agnes, my muse, liked this idea and here we are.

Enjoy.

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Max is sitting at the kitchen table, checking out a new world on his laptop. Alec is in Idris, big meeting of the Heads. Magnus is keeping himself busy with High Warlock duties throughout Brooklyn.

Max knows that his Poppa isn't looking forward to sleeping by himself tonight. A couple of weeks ago, he and Max woke up and found all evidence of Alec gone from the loft. Mistress Destiny had sent Daddy to another world in order to fix it. Poppa is a badass warlock but if he doesn't know where Daddy is, he gets anxious.

Max glares at the screen, too much weirdness in this world. He syncs up his phone and powers down the laptop. He might as well visit this world and see what's going on. He stands and creates a portal. Tucking his laptop under his arm, Max walks through the portal.

He steps into the loft. He notices that the coffee table is gone. The sofa and chairs are covered in black leather. The bar is gone.

"Hello, it's kind of rude to portal into somebody's home without permission."

Max hears his Daddy's voice and turns around. His eyes widen as he sees this world's Alec Lightwood.

AU!Alec's hair is cut shorter than Max has ever seen it. Almost a buzz cut. He has six small gold hoops going up his left ear. He's wearing a white dress shirt untucked over red leather pants. He has brown moccasins on his feet. He has a ring on almost every finger and a few chains around his neck. His runeless neck.

"Why are you staring at me like that?"

Max watches as AU!Alec's eyes flash black before going hazel. Max clears his throat, "You're a warlock?"

AU!Alec laughs, "Yes I am, and my blue friend, I assume so are you. But that doesn't explain why you are portaling into my home."

"I'm Max."

"Nice to meet you, Max. I think."

Max walks over to the kitchen table and sets his laptop down. He powers it on and looks at AU!Alec.

"You're staring again."

Max weakly smiles, "Sorry. But I never pictured you as a warlock."

"Oh. Not sure why you would picture me, but I am a warlock. Still waiting to know why you are here in my loft."

"Your loft?" Max shakes his head, "Of course it's YOUR loft." He sits down and types on his laptop.

AU!Alec laughs, "Make yourself at home, Max."

Max absently nods, "Thanks."

"Again I ask, why are you here?"

Max continues to type, "You are not with Poppa and I'm here to change that."

"Oh, who is 'Poppa', and why should I be with him?"

Max smiles at him, "Because you love each other."

"I haven't love anybody in a long time, Max."

Max nods, "Then you met Poppa." He stares at the screen, "Holy shit, Poppa is a ShadowHunter." He rolls his eyes, "Dah, if Daddy is a warlock, then of course, Poppa would be a ShadowHunter."

AU!Alec pulls out a chair and sits down, "A ShadowHunter? Me love a ShadowHunter? Never." Something catches his eye and he grabs Max's wrist, "Why do you have my name tattooed on your wrist and who is 'Bane'?"

Max giggles, "Magnus Bane is Poppa. This is the day you and Poppa got married."

"The ShadowHunter?"

Max shakes his head, "Oh no. Poppa is a warlock. YOU are a ShadowHunter."

AU!Alec laughs, "Me, a ShadowHunter? That's even funnier than me loving a ShadowHunter."

Max shrugs, "It's the truth. I can even prove it to you."

AU!Alec raises an eyebrow, "You have proof that I'm a ShadowHunter?" Max nods.

"Fine, show me this proof."

Max takes his phone out of his pocket, "I created a tumblr blog called 'This is what love looks like', and posted pictures of my fathers." He finds a picture to his liking and shows it to AU!Alec. His fathers are smiling, with their arms wrapped around the other's waist. Alec is wearing a short sleeve shirt. There is no mistaking the ShadowHunter runes on his neck and arms.

AU!Alec looks at the picture, then looks at Max, "What strange world do you come from, Max?"

Max sniffs, "THIS is the bizarro world. My Daddy looks wonderful with his runes." He snatches his phone out of AU!Alec's hand and goes back to his laptop, "I'm not liking you."

"I'm sorry."

Max sniffs, "Whatever," his attention focused on what he's reading. He sits back in the chair, "Magnus was killed by a demon."

"He's dead?"

Max nods, "He was slashed across the throat, just like Daddy."

AU!Alec reaches for Max's hand, "Oh, my. I'm so sorry Max. When did this happen?"

"Two years ago. Just before their twentieth anniversary."

"That's horrible. So that's why you have the blog, to remember him?"

Max looks at him confused, "No, the blog is because I love them and they love each other."

"You mean 'loved' each other."

Max shakes his head, "No, they still love each other."

"But you said your Daddy died."

"Right. But he was only dead for an hour or so. Poppa bought him back with the help of the love rune."

AU!Alec pinches the bridge of his nose, "I need coffee." He stands up.

Max giggles, "Now you are acting like my Daddy." AU!Alec walks over to the counter. Max smiles, "Keurig machine, awesome."

AU!Alec smiles as he pours himself a cup of coffee, "I need at least three cups to get through my day. You want some?"

Max nods, "Yes, please. I noticed that you don't have a bar. Poppa loves his martinis."

AU!Alec gets a mug for Max and fills it. He brings both mugs over to the table and sits down, "I'm allergic to alcohol."

"Me too. We found that out when I was younger. I screamed my head off when some of Poppa's martini accidentally splashed on my hand and burned me. He had to get Daddy to come home to calm me down."

AU!Alec sips his coffee, "Now let me understand this. Your Daddy died but he isn't dead now."

Max nods, "Exactly. My Daddy is very much alive. Not only is he a ShadowHunter, he is the Head of the Institute."

"Impressive, but how did your Poppa bring him back?"

"Poppa put magic into the love rune."

"How is it possible for a ShadowHunter's rune to be empowered by DownWorlder magic?"

Max shrugs, "No idea how it is possible, but it happened twice."

"Twice?"

Max smiles, "Yes, another world's Alec also has the love rune because of his connection to that world's Magnus. They are married and have a daughter named Maxine."

AU!Alec laughs, "Maxine?"

Max giggles, "Yes, we were named after Daddy's brother. He was stillborn."

"I don't have any siblings."

Max nods, "Aunt Izzy also doesn't exist here. Maryse was your mother but she died a long time ago. I'm not seeing any mention of Robert. Uncle Jace was left at the Institute and raised there. He never got another parabatai and died in battle a few years ago." Max swallows as tears run down his face, "Aunt Clary and Jocelyn were killed by Valentine's men." He wipes his face and finishes his coffee, "There is just you left, as far as my 'family' is concerned."

AU!Alec pulls Max into a hug, "I'm so sorry, Max. Ok, you convinced me, let's save Magnus."

Max weakly smiles, "Thank you, Alec." He goes back to his laptop.

AU!Alec flicks his hand and refills their coffee mugs. Max shakes his head, "That was too weird."

"Sorry."

Max smiles, "It's okay." He glares at the screen, "Fuck. Aldertree is the Head? Not good." He looks at AU!Alec, "Who's Lorenzo Rey?"

"He's the High Warlock of Brooklyn, why?"

Max sniffs, "If you have Poppa's loft, then you should have his title as well."

"Your Poppa is the High Warlock?"

Max nods, "My fathers are the power couple of New York City."

"I was asked but I wasn't interested in it."

Max shakes his head, "Too many differences in this world."

AU!Alec drinks his coffee, he would say 'sorry', but the differences aren't his fault. Max continues to type in silence.

A few minutes later, Max sits back and nods, "Okay, I know how we can fix this."

"I didn't know something was broken."

Max stands up, "You and Poppa being apart is wrong in any world. Especially if one of you is dead."

AU!Alec stands as well, "Suppose Magnus isn't interested in me?"

Max laughs, "I've been to many worlds, and Magnus is always interested in you. That's the awesomeness about being soulmates."

"Soulmates?"

Max nods, "You and Magnus are meant to be together. I'm just here to make sure it happens."

"Then let's do this."

Max nods, "We have to go to the Institute."

"The Institute. Why?"

"Because the mission Magnus is going on is a trap. That's why he gets killed."

AU!Alec's eyes go black, coldly he asks, "A trap set by whom?"

Max shakes his head, "I couldn't see, but no matter. The two of us will keep him safe."

AU!Alec nods, "Then to the Institute, we will go. Shall I open a portal or you?"

"You can."

AU!Alec nods and opens a portal. Max sets his mundane glamour and shakes his head, muttering 'weird' to himself. They leave the loft.

-tbc-

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Like it? Hate it? Confused?

And since I have an addiction to Malec and creating tumblr blogs, Max's blog actually exists. Malec_4ever has a link to it.