So, finally a bit more shuffling on my part :) Thanks to faithful muse for betaing me and have fun reading :)

Kaleidoscope Heart – Sara Bareilles

Magnus was a firm believer that everyone had more to them than you could guess at first sight, and he had never found himself to be more right than when he came across Alec Lightwood.

Gordita – Shakira feat. Residente Calle

Alec Lightwood was actually a lot more insatiable than anyone would suspect him to be (what with his usually shy demeanor), not that Magnus was complaining…

Love Is A Losing Game – Amy Winehouse

Sometimes Magnus asked himself why he even bothered with love after all the times his heart had been broken mercilessly, but somehow he had a feeling that with Alec things would be quite different; he just had to put up with all that secrecy a little bit longer.

Girl With One Eye – Florence And The Machine

Considering his past and all the things he had done and witnessed, some might consider Magnus damaged goods, but as much as he tried, Alec never seemed to be able to find any flaws with him.

Love You To Death – Pixie Lott

Magnus couldn't help but feel used from time to time – Alec would only turn to him in public if the Institute needed something (or Jace or the Shadowhunting population in general), but whenever he opened his door to that shy smile and cute blush, he just couldn't bring himself to say no to him, no matter how much it killed him.

Hearing Damage – Thom Yorke

Alec was sure everyone could hear his heart pumping violently in his chest as he approached the tall warlock, fighting his way through the thick crowd of Shadowhunters and Downworlders; they would find out exactly why it was beating so wildly if things went his way . . . he couldn't hear himself think anymore. . .

On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull

Magnus never had a problem with letting go – quite an admirable trait actually, considering that most of the time, self-control was the only thing keeping his powers from destroying just about everything in close vicinity – and he was more than determined to teach his way too shy boyfriend how to do just that.

Glück – Andreas Bourrani (another German artist, the title meaning 'Happiness')

Alec never expected that happiness would be so easy to find, but the one time he actually let his overeager sister drag him to a party, he stumbled over a pair of cat eyes that made the world that so cruelly ignored him into his own sort of paradise.

Angel Tonight – Leigh Nash

Magnus had been called a lot of things in all the centuries he had wandered this earth, but nothing ever made his heart stop quite as effectively as Alec, his sweet little Shadowhunter who really knew better, calling him his angel for the first time.

Box – Katy Perry

Maybe people weren't exaggerating all that much when it came to impending death and the effect it has on the human mind, but the very idea of losing Magnus for real finally opened Alec's eyes to how ridiculous and pointless his hiding had actually been.

Ich Gehör Nur Mir – Pia Douwes (roughly translated 'I only belong to myself')

As weird as it might sound, being with Magnus liberated Alec more than anything else ever had; he finally got to be himself – no longer forced to hide in the shadows, pining over his unrequited love and envying his siblings' talents because for once, someone had pulled him into the sunlight, only to let go and encourage him to make the next step into the light on his own.

Driveaway – Katy Perry

Deep down, Magnus knew that what he had with Alec wouldn't last forever, even if only due to the fact that Alec didn't have forever (not in the way Magnus had, at least), but he found himself hoping against hope every time their lips touched and he felt that spark of electricity reminding him that he was alive despite the millions of memories weighing down his tired mind.

Obsessions – Marina And The Diamonds

Magnus was – to put it mildly – more than a little surprised to find that Alec couldn't handle pressure very well, it was something he was confronted with on a daily basis after all; thus the discovery might or might not have ended with Magnus laughing his head off as his boyfriend went into a full blown panic attack when he was asked to decide what he wanted for dinner within the next two minutes.

This Love – Maroon 5

Another night found Alec locked in his bathroom, desperately attempting to fix his hair in a way that wouldn't show that he had actually put any effort into his looks, wearing his least shabby sweater and tightest jeans, trying to make himself believe that he absolutely was not making such a fuss about his appearance for the first time in his life or sneaking out of the Institute in the dead of night because he was madly in love with Magnus Bane.

In The Middle – The Sugababes

In-between his maniac of a sister and his more than glittery boyfriend, Alec felt decidedly uncomfortable as he was dragged into store after store, especially since he had nothing to contribute to their conversation about who knew what designer and his newest collection and how Alec would look adorable in something like that.

Ich Bereu Es Nie – Morenike Fadayomi (~'I'll never regret')

Looking back at his life, there was more than one thing he would change, but Magnus was pretty sure that no matter how much it would hurt to part with Alec one day, he could never bring himself to regret making use of all the time he actually had with him.

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera

Everyone was aware that Magnus knew how to rock a dance floor, what took his guests by surprise was the fact that the relatively harmless looking Shadowhunter that was his latest conquest could too – at least with a sufficient amount of alcohol.

Diamonds – Katy Perry

Alec often wondered when things would get easier – being a Shadowhunter was enough of a burden on its own, especially if you happened to be gay (and with a Downworlder), but whenever he turned his back on them for a second, his sister, Jace and/or Clary and Simon managed to get themselves in potentially lethal situations that required his immediate attention.

Komm – Tokio Hotel

Considering the mess that was his family (and his life in general), Alec constantly had to suppress the urge to leave them all to themselves and just run off with Magnus for who knew how long – this time without anyone being able to call them back.

Landscape – Florence and The Machine

From time to time Alec asked himself how it was possible that his sister was so unlike him – but then again, staying true to their family crest, perhaps they just burned in different ways.

I Don't Have To Try – Avril Lavigne

Alec had been pretty sure that he wasn't the one wearing the pants in their relationship, until he discovered that Magnus was putty in his hands the second he uttered the right words or used the right touch.

He Can Only Hold Her – Amy Winehouse

Whenever Magnus watched Alec slipping out of his loft to sneak back to the institute, he asked himself whether he really held any part of the boy other than his body.

Business of Misery - Paramore

Every single time Magnus convinced himself that he was done with a certain Lightwood and would never let him back in his life again, one thing or another made him realize that in all of his eight hundred years, he had never met someone who was so perfectly what he needed, and that if he let go now, he would never have another shot.

Leave My Body – Florence and The Machine

Dying was a rather otherworldly experience, indeed, nothing like what Alec had expected – and he had spent quite a bit of thought on it since he had always known an early death would be his fate – the only thing he regretted leaving behind was the sobbing figure of a certain warlock crouched next to his dying body.

Jar Of Hearts – Christina Perri

During his time on this earth, Magnus had broken many hearts and had his own broken almost as often – one should have expected him to become indifferent and cold after all this time, but if ever there had been a trace of ice in his soul, Alec Lightwood sure had it melted in a matter of minutes.