Congratulations on reaching the end of this rather long story. I hope you enjoyed reading it. If you didn't, I do wonder how you managed to make it all the way to the end. This story is the length of over FIVE average novels. If you weren't enjoying yourself please by all means STOP and do something else. Though I guess that advice is too little too late since if you are reading this it means you have reached the end. Unless you are one of those people who like to check out the end before you start. It can be a rather helpful way to see if a story is worth reading and by all means go for it, just don't blame me if you get spoiled. Though I suppose spoiling a love story doesn't really work since we all know how this was gonna end: Happily Ever After.
Seven years ago today I set out to challenge myself by planning a story without an end. I set out to start with plots where every character was as far from where I wanted them to be as possible so I could take the long way around and drag this shit out!
So I started with:
-Jace as a player, shown not just hinted at like most of the stories I've heard
-Clary with Simon in one sided relationship
-Magnus a broken open book who's given up on love
-Alec out of the closet but otherwise a mystory
And for the first time I added Tessa as a main character to one of my stories though I feel like I must apologize to my Tessa readers since she kinda got left out alot in later chapters. I didn't do it on purpose. I just forgot to add her and then when I did remember, I realized I didn't have any ideas for a chapter for her so I did a different pov. She was harder to link up with the other characters since she had the baby. It's sad but true that isolation is a big problem for new moms. I guess Tessa turned out to be no exception.
Anyway, so there I am writing the first few chapters of R&S before it even had a name, thinking I wonder how long I drag this out? Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine getting this far! For those of you who have taken this journey with me thank you and for those of you who just binge read this seven years worth of story in one weekend, more power to you! Damn that is some speed reading. No clue how you do that but I am impressed.
This is the longest story I've ever attempted and I think it will likely remain the longest story I ever attempt. Trying to keep details right in a story this long is just not worth it. I am so absolutely certain there are continuity errors somewhere in this story. Some plotlines weren't planned until later chapters so I likely did something in those earlier ones that contradicted what I hadn't written yet. The continuity of this story reminds me of a really long running tv show where the writers have forgotten what they wrote in season one by the time they get to season nine. I hope you can forgive these errors as I do not have the energy or desire to fix them. I know there are typos and other less continuity style errors as well. I have had three editors for this story over the years but seven years is a long time and they had all moved on by the time I reached the end, leaving many chapters with only me to edit them. I hope despite all this the story is at the very least understandable and at the best enjoyable.
DFTBA and thanks for taking the time to read Roommates and Soulmates. It was the 3rd TMI/Malec story I ever uploaded and today it could quite possibly be the last one I ever mark as complete. With fourteen other stories completed between the start and end of R&S it's been a crazy seven years, and I wouldn't change those years for anything, but it's time for me to move on and write for fandoms.
P.S.
As tradition with all my stories at the end I publish any extra notes or timelines that I created along the way. In some of my more canon stories I also tend to add in all the references and direct quotes and such that I took from the canon. This story however I made an effort to do things in the opposite way as typical fanfics, at least at the start. By the end, most of the characters are all pretty much where we expect them to be, but at least the journey had more zing to it. ;)
So this story took A LOT of background organizing. I will confess that the first 50 chapters or so aren't as good on continuity as the later ones. It took me a while to realize I couldn't just keep track in my head. But once I started keeping track of things in a more concrete way I wrote a timeline with the month and sometimes the day every chapter took place. I also kept notes of the character's jobs, hobbies, apartments, roommates, anniversaries, university majors, university year, tuition payment methods, and such. Lastly, I kept notes on original characters information in case I needed it. If you wanna read those then keep scrolling down. Do not feel obliged to do so. They are just there for the occasional curious reader who might wanna know my thought process. If that's you, enjoy!
Original Characters Notes:
Aleida Bane - Magnus's Aunt (mother's half sister on the mother's side, Dutch)
John Anderson (Nickname: Asmodeus) - Magnus's biological dad (Indonesian)
Dian Tanto - Magnus's biological mom (Indonesian Father, Dutch Mother)
Cassie - Jon's girlfriend/ex-gf as of ch113
Mason - Jace's gay wrestling team member
Trinity - Jace's friend w/benefits/therapist
Jamie - Works at Grocery Store with Maia/Alec
Susan - Izzy and Clary's boss at Alicante Attire
Annika - 'You live here' - Girl at the gym hitting on Jace (Ch133, 148, gets a name in ch157)
Later named Annika, likes working out, meets Jace at gym, light brown hair with hints of red, maybe an inch taller than Jace, volleyball scholarship; has a friend on Jace's wrestling team, has a friend named Grace, majored in accounting, has a job, father passed away 5yrs ago (as of chapter 170), had a falling out with her dad before he died, never made up. Knows how to put up drywall and use power tools. Dad likely taught her. Team Clace. Has more roommates than Jace in chapter 170, very competitive, always wins Mario Kart
Paige - Jordan's Girlfriend as of about ch103(Met at bar), Jordan's ex girlfriend as of ch136. Jon's girlfriend as of ch159. Physical Description: She had two tone dirty blonde hair, lightly tanned skin, and bootcut jeans. Has a truck, bakes, domestic, good at cleaning. Odd living situation has more roommates than Jordan's hence why she moved in with him so fast. Good judge of character
-(Jordan spent a xmas with Paige's family, off 'screen')
-Cleans when she's upset
-Doesn't clean as much when happy
-Paige talks about her mother saying the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
-Lucie is fond of Paige. Calls her Aige
-unemployed while at school
-Four younger siblings
Majors and Tuition Payment Type:
Magnus - History (Debt)
Tessa - English (Debt/Dropped out)
Maia - Management (Parents Paid)
Alec - Business (Parents paid)
Jace - Sales and Marketing (Wrestling Scholarship)
Clary - Graphic Design/Art (Parents paid)
Simon - Communications (Mix of parents fund and debt)
Izzy - Social Work (Parents paid)
Jordan - Computer Science (Goes on to Master's program) (Debt/scholarship)
Aline - Psychology
Paige - Early Childhood Education with a minor in Business (Debt/parents fund)
Annika - Accounting (Volleyball Scholarship)
Jon - Optometry (Waterloo) (Parents paid/debt 60-70k)
Traits/Hobbies:
Magnus - Puns, his cats, poldark via Izzy, sense8
Tessa - English Lit, Jane Austen, bookworm
Maia - horrible parents, spoiled brother
Alec - Magnus's cats, sushi, sense8
Jace - loving mother, evil ex-best friend, mario kart/party
Clary - painting, drawing, avatar last air bender,
Simon - band/music, sense8, avatar last air bender, sense8, star trek, Horizon Zero Dawn game
Izzy - shopping, likes Lucifer, Poldark
Jordan - Gamer, singer, Inuyasha, Horizen Zero Dawn game w/Simon
Paige - loves kids, cleans, even-tempered, good natured
Anniversaries Dates:
Malec: First kiss was in early January Chapter 20 / Wedding-April 19th Chapters 119 & 120
Clace: First Kiss at the end of January Chapter 34
Sizzy: Finally became a couple Early Oct Chapter 103
Jaia: Get back together in late April Chapter 149
Helen + Aline: Get married in Chapter 178
Status of Jobs as of Chapter 182:
Magnus: Volunteers at museum on saturdays, works mon-fri in data entry, (used to work at the docks over school summers)
Maia and Alec: work at a grocery store
Jace: Might work at the docks. (Manual Labour), (Has also worked in home town as a mechanic)
Simon: Currently unemployed, but used to work at Tim Hortans (Quit his job in ch174)
Clary and Izzy: work at a clothing store called Alicante Attire
Jordan: finishing up at Tim Hortans and looking for a job in his own field
Paige: In the last year of her uni program
Jon: In his last year of his Optometry program
Tessa: Volunteering at library, soon to cover mat leave for coworker, back in school part time
Will: Firefighter
Jem: stay at home parent
Annika: Accounting job
Current Living situation as of Chapter 141:
Magnus, Alec and Paige living in Magnus's apartment
Clary's in Paris
Simon has moved into Izzy and Maia's place.
Jordan and Jace living together in Alec and Jace's old apartment
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Current Living situation as of Chapter 162:
Magnus, Alec and Paige living in Magnus's apartment
Simon and Jordan have moved into Izzy and Maia's place.
Jon and Jace living together in Alec and Jace's old apartment
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Clary is floating between Izzy's place, Magnus's and her old place with Jace. Haven't quite figured out where she fits after Paris. Clary is bouncing around different places but all her stuff is still at Jace's.
Current Living situation as of Chapter 167:
Magnus, Alec, Paige and Clary are living in Magnus's apartment
Simon and Jordan have moved into Izzy and Maia's place.
Jon, and Jace living together in Alec and Jace's old apartment
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Paige starts spending more and more time at Jon's place.
Current Living situation as of Chapter 184:
Magnus, Alec, Clary are living in Magnus's apartment
Simon and Jordan have moved into Izzy and Maia's place.
Jace living in Alec and Jace's old apartment, alone looking for roommate
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Paige and Jon have decided to move in together
(Jordan and Maia soon to move out on their own when Sizzy needs space)
Current Living situation as of Chapter 197:
Magnus, Alec, Clary are living in Magnus's apartment (looking to buy a house)
Simon and Izzy live together in the apartment Izzy picked out
Jace living in Alec and Jace's old apartment, alone looking for roommate (expensive)
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Paige and Jon have their own apartment
Jordan and Maia found a small place near the grocery store.
Current Living situation as of Chapter 203:
Magnus, Alec, Clary and Jace are living in Magnus's apartment (looking to buy a house) (Jace renting a storage locker)
Simon and Izzy live together in the apartment Izzy picked out
Tessa, Will and Jem living at Jem's house
Paige and Jon have their own apartment
Jordan and Maia found a small place near the grocery store.
Univercity Year Count
As of Chapter 1:
Magnus and Tessa: 3rd year students
Alec, Jace, Clary, Simon, Aline, Helen: 1st year students
As of Chapter 55:
Magnus: 4th year student
Tessa: Dropped out due to pregnancy
Maia, Alec, Jace, Clary, Simon, Aline, Helen: 2nd year students
Izzy and Jordan: 1st years
As of Chapter 99:
Magnus: Graded
Tessa: still dropped out
Maia, Alec, Jace, Clary, Simon, Aline, Helen: 3rd year
Izzy and Jordan: 2nd years
As of Chapter 126:
Magnus: Graded one year ago
Tessa: Dropped out after 3rd year
Maia, Alec, Jace, Simon, Aline, Helen: 4th years
Clary: Paris exchange program 4th year
Izzy, Jordan, Paige: 3rd Years
As of Chapter 171:
Magnus: Graded two years ago
Tessa: back in year 4 part time
Maia, Alec, Jace, Simon, Aline, Helen: Graded
Clary: Finishing up local credits.
Izzy, Jordan and Paige: 4th years
Jon commuting to Waterloo to finish Optometry School
Paige: In 4rd year of Childhood education program (as of ch182)
TIMELINE
Chapter 001: September, Jace moving day
Chapter 002: September, Alec moving day/next day
Chapter 003: September, Magnus moving day/next day
Chapter 004: September, Clary next day/day after
Chapter 005: Early October, Tessa
Chapter 006: Early October, Alec Saturday Morning
Chapter 007: Early October, Jace Saturday
Chapter 008: Early October, Magnus Saturday Morning
Chapter 009: November, Jace a few weeks later
Chapter 010: November, Magnus after classes weekday
Chapter 011: November, Tessa same day
Chapter 012: End of November, Alec Saturday
Chapter 013: End of November, Clary Saturday
Chapter 014: End of November, Jace Saturday/Sunday
Chapter 015: End of Nov/Dec, Magnus Sat/Sun/later
Chapter 016: Early Dec, Jace week later Thurs/Fri
Chapter 017: Early Dec, Alec Friday/Saturday
Chapter 018: Early Dec/Jan, Magnus Fri-New Years
Chapter 019: December 25th, Tessa
Chapter 020: Dec/Jan, Alec Xmas/New Years
Chapter 021: January, Magnus
Chapter 022: Dec/Jan Jace Xmas/New Years
Chapter 023: Dec/Jan Clary xmas/New Years
Chapter 024: January Jace, classes starting
Chapter 025: End of January, Clary
Chapter 026: End of January, Alec - Game night
Chapter 027: End of January, Clary - After Game Night
Chapter 028: End of January, Magnus - Game night conti
Chapter 029: End of January, Jace - Conti from ch27
Chapter 030: End of January, Clary - Next morning (Sat?)
Chapter 031: End of January, Alec - Saturday
Chapter 032: End of January, Tessa - Saturday
Chapter 033: End of January, Simon - Saturday
Chapter 034: End of January, Jace - Saturday night
Chapter 035: End of January, Clary - Saturday Night
Chapter 036: End of Jan/Feb 14, Tessa - Sat/Timelapse
Chapter 037: February 14, Alec - Valentine's Day
Chapter 038: February 14, Jace - Valentine's Day
Chapter 039: Feb/March, Simon - Valentine's Day/March
Chapter 040: Mid March, Clary - Sick (Wake up Sat)
Chapter 041: Mid March, Magnus - Sick-Iz Arrives
Chapter 042: Mid March, Izzy - Sunday
Chapter 043: Mid March, Tessa - Sunday/Pregnant
Chapter 044: Mid March, Alec - Late Sunday
Chapter 045: Mid March, Simon - Date with Maia (Fri)
Chapter 046: Mid March, Izzy - Trapped in Elevator (Fri)
Chapter 047: Mid March, Jace - A few days later.
Chapter 048: April, Clary - Exam's approaching.
Chapter 049: End of April, Magnus - Exam week.
Chapter 050: May, Simon, - Summer Vacation
Chapter 051: May, Jace, - Summer Vacation
Chapter 052: May, Tessa, - Summer Vacation
Chapter 053: June, Alec, - Summer Vacation
Chapter 054: August, Clary - Summer Vacation ends
Chapter 055: September, Izzy - School starts
Chapter 056: September, Simon - School starts
Chapter 057: September, Magnus - School starts
Chapter 058: September, Jace, - School starts
Chapter 059: October, Simon - Meets Izzy again
Chapter 060: October, Clary, - School. Halloween.
Chapter 061: October, Alec, - around Halloween
Chapter 062: October, Jace - around Halloween
Chapter 063: November, Izzy, - First half of scene
Chapter 064: November, Simon - Second half of scene
Chapter 065: Late November, Magnus - camille talk
Chapter 066: Late November, Alec -anniver-/baby arrives
Chapter 067: Mid December, Jace - xmas break
Chapter 068: Mid/late December, Tessa- xmas
Chapter 069: Mid/late December, Magnus, Lightwoods
Chapter 070: Mid/late December, Clary - xmas
Chapter 071: December, Alec - xmas at Lightwoods
Chapter 072: January, Maia - Classes start
Chapter 073: January, Jace - First day back
Chapter 074: January, Magnus - Anniversary
Chapter 075: Jan/End of Jan, Alec - flashback/jobs
Chapter 076: End of January, Jace - Anniversary
Chapter 077: End of February, Tessa - Depression
Chapter 078: Feb/March, Simon - Benefits again
Chapter 079: March, Maia - Finally talks to Jordan
Chapter 080: March, Izzy - bonding
Chapter 081: March, Jace - mason crush
Chapter 082: March, Tessa - improved
Chapter 083: March, Clary - coffee#
Chapter 084: April, Maia - study date
Chapter 085: April, Magnus - Museum Opportunity
Chapter 086: April, Alec - proposal
Chapter 087: April, Clary - learns of proposal
Chapter 088: April, Simon - talks with Jordan
Chapter 089: April, Izzy - drunk at door
Chapter 090: Late April, Jace - Engagement party
Chapter 091: Late April, Tessa - End party/da-da
Chapter 092: Late April, Magnus - living together
Chapter 096: May, Simon - working/Clace
Chapter 094: June, Maia - summer w/parents
Chapter 095: July, Alec - meet the in-laws
Chapter 093: July, Clary - living together
Chapter 097: July, Magnus - meet the in-laws (take 2)
Chapter 098: August, Jace - will/baby chat
Chapter 099: Sept, Maia - school starts
Chapter 100: Very late Sept, Simon - out on the town
Chapter 101: Oct, Tessa - teething baby
Chapter 102: Oct, Clary - kids then w/Simon
Chapter 103: Oct, Simon - hospital w/Iz
Chapter 104: Mid Oct, Izzy - hospital
Chapter 105: Mid Oct, Alec - morning/cats/Izzy call
Chapter 106: Mid Oct, Magnus - clary meet up/Hospital
Chapter 107: Later Oct, Maia - learns of paige
Chapter 108: Nov, Jace - transition chapter
Chapter 109: Nov, Jordan - getting to know Paige
Chapter 110: Nov, Izzy - witness to Maia crying
Chapter 111: Dec, Simon - exams/xmas
Chapter 112: Dec 25th, Tessa - Lucie's xmas
Chapter 113: Dec 25th/New year, Clary - long/dist
Chapter 114: Jan, Alec - school starts/anniv
Chapter 115: Jan, Jace - Clary explains opportunity
Chapter 116: Feb, Simon, - transition chapter
Chapter 117: Feb 14th, Maia - Meets Bat
Chapter 118: March, Izzy - Transition/Sizzy sex
Chapter 119: April 18th, Magnus - pre-wedding
Chapter 120: April 19th, Izzy - Malec Wedding Ceremony
Chapter 121: April 19th, Clary - Malec Wedding Reception
Chapter 122: May/June, Jordan - Summer/moving
Chapter 123: June/July, Maia - Summer/Bat
Chapter 124: Aug, Jace - Clary leaves/Malec returns
Chapter 125: Aug, Alec - Drunk Jace/Maia
Chapter 126: Sept, Tessa - school/marked
Chapter 127: Sept, Alec - cut off/job hunt
Chapter 128: Sept, Maia - computer
Chapter 129: Sept, Simon - transition
Chapter 130: Oct, Jace - gym/cats/call
Chapter 131: Oct, Jordan - sex
Chapter 132: Oct, Maia - Plan B
Chapter 133: Oct, Alec - working
Chapter 134: Nov, Magnus - John
Chapter 135: Nov, Simon - Jordan's confession
Chapter 136: Nov, Jace - Sulking at the bar/fight
Chapter 137: Nov, Izzy - transition/Cookies
Chapter 138: Dec, Jordan - single/packing
Chapter 139: Dec, Magnus - paige/dad chat
Chapter 140: Dec, Alec - meeting up with dad
Chapter 141: Dec, Jace - home/Jon surprise
Chapter 142: Dec25, Maia - Work/Jordan
Chapter 143: Dec31, Jace - Seb Surprise
Chapter 144: Jan, Simon - Cute Filler/New Years
Chapter 145: Jan, Jace - Video Chat/Jon
Chapter 146: Feb, Magnus - Dad confirmed
Chapter 147: Feb-Mar, Jordan - Jon comes to stay
Chapter 148: Mar, Alec - Father-in-Law
Chapter 149: Late April, Maia - I don't hate you
Chapter 150: May-June, Jace - time waiting for Clary
Chapter 151 June, Clary - off the plane
Chapter 152: June, Tessa - Shelving books/family
Chapter 153: June, Clary - sex/paris talk
Chapter 154: June, Magnus - Seeing Clary again
Chapter 155: June, Simon - Hanging out w/Clary
Chapter 156: June, Clary - Paige and her talking/Jon
Chapter 157: June, Jace - lead up/fight
Chapter 158: June, Clary - texting Paris/break up
Chapter 159: June, Paige - first date w/Jon
Chapter 160: June, Alec - Shockwave/Parents proud
Chapter 161: June - Izzy - Clary shockwave/transition
Chapter 162: June - Simon - Job hunting Competition
Chapter 163: June - Jace - Healing/Benefits Annika
Chapter 164: July - Magnus - John's Dinner/Jace talk
Chapter 165: July - Tessa - Sophie pregnant/More kids?
Chapter 166: Aug - Jordan - Job hunting/Alec gets a car
Chapter 167: Aug - Paige - New relationship/moving Clary
Chapter 168: Aug - Magnus - Clary cries/Pancakes
Chapter 169 Aug - Clary - Interview/Simon talk
Chapter 170: Aug - Jace - Will talk/Annika
Chapter 171: Sept - Paige - School starts/Alec party
Chapter 172: Sept - Clary - Alec's party/Talk w/Jace
Chapter 173: Sept - Magnus - Fight w/Alec at Party
Chapter 174: Sept - Maia - Monday filler/Job race ends
Chapter 175: Sept - Magnus - Confronts John/Monday
Chapter 176: Oct - Izzy - clary talk/bridal magazine
Chapter 177: Nov - Simon - New Unemployment
Chapter 178: Dec17- Alec - Aline's wedding/worry Magnus
Chapter 179: Dec18 - Clary - Talking to Jace's mom
Chapter 180: Dec24- Jace - Alone/Mom reconciliation
Chapter 181: Dec24 - Paige - Talk about the Future
Chapter 182: Dec24 - Jace - Mom real talk
Chapter 183: Dec - Jordan - Romantic get away w/Maia
Chapter 184: Jan - Alec - Paige moving/Mag Talk
Chapter 185: Jan - Magnus - Cuddles/Talk with Aunt
Chapter 186: Jan - Clary - Packing/Sick Jace
Chapter 187: Jan - Tessa - Working at Library
Chapter 188: Jan - Jace - Annika ends Fw/B
Chapter 189: Feb14 - Simon - Lucifer/Valentine's Day
Chapter 190: Feb14 - Izzy - Valentines Day's/Engaged
Chapter 191: Feb - Magnus - Database Entry
Chapter 192: Feb - Clary - Resolve to get Jace back
Chapter 193: Feb - Jace - Date interrupted
Chapter 194: Feb - Clary - Jace finds her/Friends for now
Chapter 195: March - Maia - Chaos/Moving/Apply
Chapter 196: March - Alec - talking with Jace
Chapter 197: March - Simon - Kids talk/Bridezilla
Chapter 198: April - Paige - Sister Dinner, studying
Chapter 199 April - Clary - talk with Annika
Chapter 200 Early May - Alec - House hunting
Chapter 201: Early May - Jace - Annika news
Chapter 202: Early May - Clary - Get back together
Chapter 203: Early May - Jace - Next morning/move in
Chapter 204: Early May - Izzy - Exams/Bridal Shower
Chapter 205: 2nd Fri Mary - Simon - Bachelor Party
Chapter 206: 2nd Sat May - Alec - Wedding/Reception
Chapter 207: Early June - Clary - Happy Fluff/engaged
_EPILOUGE START_
Chapter 208: One Year Later: Magnus's Housewarming
Chapter 209: Two Years Later: Maia's Stakes
Chapter 210: Three Years Later: Jace's Family
Chapter 211: Four Years Later: Simon's Bunny
Chapter 212: Five Years Later: Will's View
Chapter 213: Six Years Later: Jon's Soulmate
Chapter 214: Final Author's Note
Fin
