One Look At You
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Magnus Bane smiles like the world hasn't broken him - because he has decided, very firmly, that it won't. Behind the glitter and the bravado is a boy who has been let down by everyone who should have stayed. All he has ever wanted is to be loved for exactly who he is.
Alec Lightwood is the most powerful werewolf his generation has ever seen - and the loneliest. Everyone wants what he represents. Nobody wants him. So, he stopped believing in love a long time ago.
Then the universe, with its terrible sense of humor, introduced them to each other.
One is a boy desperately hoping to be loved. The other stopped believing in love entirely.
Two souls carrying wounds the world never bothered to notice. Through struggle and suffering, love and loyalty, they will either break completely - or finally, achingly, heal.
Some wounds only heal when the right person finds them.
This is a story of love, friendship, and finding family in the most unexpected places.
⚠️ Warning: Contains depictions of verbal abuse and mature m×m content. Reader discretion is advised.
All characters belong to Cassandra Clare. Fan-created work made purely out of love for Malec and the Shadowhunter universe.
Werewolf Alec Lightwood
Human Magnus Bane
I love Malec. they are my favorite characters from the book and tv show Shadowhunter.
This is my first time writing a fanfic. I mean my first time ever writing a story. Please support
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