magnus bane · alec lightwood · malec · high school setting · gay romance · flamboyant · closeted · bad boy · popular · shadowhunters
The detention room hums with tension. Magnus, resplendent in glitter and eyeliner, leans back with defiant charm, while Alec, the lacrosse captain, sits rigidly across from him. Their mutual disdain is palpable, a storm brewing between the rule-breaker and the rule-follower. Eyes lock across the desks, hatred radiating from both as they refuse to break the stare.