These two scenes popped into my head this morning. Not sure where this is going, but it should be interesting (at least I hope so).

Enjoy.

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Assistant District Attorney Alec Lightwood steps out his apartment building and walks down the block to the subway station. It's a sunny Monday morning and he's ready to tackle a new week of cases.

He goes down the steps and pays his fare. He waits for a train. Five minutes later, right on time, the train arrives. He gets on and sits down. For the last three years, Monday through Friday, he's been taking the same train to Downtown Brooklyn. He loves his job.

His father hates Alec's choice of job.

If it were up to his father, he would have taken his law degree and joined the family business, Lightwood & Morgenstern. Alec wrinkles his nose as he remembers his father's outrage that not only was he going into criminal law but he was going to work for the state.

If it were up to his father, all criminals would be set free, no matter how dangerous they were or how vicious their crime.

His father threatened to cut off Alec's trust fund but when Alec wouldn't back down, Robert changed his mind. Alec puts his paychecks in a separate account and rarely touches the trust fund.

Robert owns the building Alec lives in. Alec gives him a hundred dollars for rent every month even though his father says he doesn't have to. Robert doesn't cash the rent checks.

Alec sighs as he closes his eyes and leans his head against the window. Next week is his sister Izzy's twenty-fifth birthday and their parents are having a big party to celebrate. Alec loves his sister but he isn't looking forward to the drama that always happens when there is a family get together.

Especially when his father's partner is invited as well. Valentine's wife and daughter are cool people but the man himself gives Alec the heebie jeebies. Alec smiles, that was his sister's favorite term when she was a little girl. He and Jace, their adopted brother, still kid her about it.

Alec opens his eyes, it's almost time to get off. He notices a man sitting, on the other side of the train, by the door. He seems to be watching everybody in the car. As he glances at Alec, he smiles for a few seconds then continues looking at the other passengers.

Alec has never seen a person with purple eyes before. But even with his strange eye color, he makes Alec feel safe. Alec shakes his head as he stands and stretches.

The train pulls into the Court Street station then comes to a stop.

Alec walks past the purple eyed stranger and they smile at each other. Alec feels a sense of peace come over him as he walks to the stairs and goes up to street level. He walks to the courthouse, time to get to work.

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Pandemonium owner Magnus Bane sits at his table on the balcony. He sips his martini as he looks out onto the dance floor of his club. It's early in the morning, but there are a few people dancing. There's also a number of people at the bar.

Magnus chuckles to himself, it's five in the afternoon somewhere in the world.

He works on the supply order list for Raphael to take care of later when he comes in. Raphael is his night manager.

Magnus smiles, Raphael and his boyfriend Simon will be getting married, here in the club, next month. Raphael has been alone for too long, he deserves happiness.

Magnus sighs as he wonders when he will find that special person that will make him happy. He has been waiting far longer than Raphael and has dealt with a lot of pain and suffering in his lifetime.

A lifetime that has included many wars and seeing a lot of good people die senselessly. Magnus glances up at the ceiling. There's a symbol there that very few people these days, know what it means. Magnus had it painted for those lost on all sides of a Great War.

The ShadowHunters' rune for Remembrance and Mourning.

Magnus finishes his martini as he sadly looks around the main floor of his club. He notices a young man looking up at the rune.

Magnus watches as the young man then sips from his glass. The young man glances in Magnus' direction and smiles when he realizes the club owner is looking at him.

The young man raises his drink, clear liquid with three ice cubes. Magnus raises his refilled glass. They both drink.

The young man looks up at the ceiling again. Magnus wonders why his blue eyes look so sad, he doubts the young man even knows what the symbol means. He is far too young to have any knowledge of the Great War that ended with ShadowHunters and almost all DownWorlders being wiped out of existence.

Only a few warlocks survived.

Magnus finishes his martini and sighs. He can already tell that today is going to be one of those days, that he will regret leaving his bed.

He watches the young man put money on the bar then slowly walk to the door. He stops then looks up at Magnus. He gives the club owner a smile and a quick wave, then leaves the club.

Magnus reaches for his phone and calls the bar's extension. Ted, the bartender on duty, picks up the phone, "Yeah, boss?"

"That young man that just left, who was he?"

"No idea."

"What was he drinking?"

"Water."

Magnus laughs, "He came into a club and paid for a glass of water?'"

"Yeah. I felt bad charging him five bucks for it."

Magnus runs a thumb across his fingers, "If he comes in again, don't charge him."

"You think he's coming back?"

"I don't know. But if he does..."

"Got it, boss. I'll let Pete, Ginger and Trixie know."

"Thanks." They hang up. Magnus puts his phone on the table. He looks up at the ceiling and sighs.

-tbc-

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I don't know about you, but I can't wait to create what happens next.

nancyloumm and malec-4ever have a picture of the rune.