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On her tumblr yesterday, Cassie addressed the question of One True Love and this time between one of our favorite couples, Magnus and Alec:
Q. hey there Cassie! i’m a big fan of your books (especially the mortal instruments and the infernal devices, those books have made me lose sleep for nights on end thinking about the fate of the characters!) my question to you, which has also bugged me for a very long time is about Magnus and Alec, my favourite couple from the series. It was made quite sure in CoFA that for Magnus there would never be ‘anyone else’ and that Alec is the one. Now Magnus lives on for centuries and presuming they both dont die prematurely the inevitable situation will be Alec dying of old age and Magnus being left alone. So Magnus will never, CAN never fall in love ever again (not that I want him to!) but isnt that a cruel end to one of our most beloved characters? Can you give me something to hang on to which would give me some hope? (preferably with Alec!)Thankyou so much for reading through this mile long question! these books have affected me deeply and I just want to see my favourites happy! :) — bread loco
Cassie: There are a couple of things I want to address in this question. One is the notion that there is One True Love for everybody, and if you lose it (or never find it!) you are doomed to be unfulfilled romantically (if you care about romance.). I don’t think this is always the case, and I’ve written at length on it before.
The other is that we don’t know, and can’t know, what is going to happen in the future. That’s the thing about the future. It’s uncertain. Even immortals have no way of knowing when their number will be up. Magnus almost died at the end of CoHF, and frequently puts himself in dangerous situations. Alec, too, has an inherently risky job. We don’t know what perils they’ll face. But there is one thing we do know: Magnus and Alec are HAPPY, and their relationship is stronger and healthier than it has ever been before. That is their reality, that is their joy. Part of their deciding to be together was a decision to take life as it comes, to deal with the real, to truly live each moment they have together, instead of getting pulled apart by speculation about what could happen someday. And that is no small thing. In CoHF, Alec says:
“Even if it were just days, I would want to spend them all with you. Does that mean anything?” “Yes,” Magnus said. “It means that from now on we make every day matter.”
Magnus is happy. Alec is happy. Rest assured that they are going to have more wonderful adventures together, which you will read about in future Shadowhunter stories and books. :)
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