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1. How to Date Someone Who Doesn’t Know You’re Dating by CrisAlec

   Fandoms: Shadowhunters (TV), The Shadowhunter Chronicles - All Media Types  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   15 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood
   • Magnus Bane
   • Alec Lightwood
   • Isabelle Lightwood
   • Christmas
   • Winter
   • Dating
   • Soft
   • Crushing
   • Winter Setting
   • Slow Burn (but also fast on Magnus’s side)
   • Flirting
   • Oblivious Alec
   • Smitten Magnus
   • holiday vibes
   • Magnus Bane Being Dramatic
   • Alec Lightwood Being Confused

   Summary

   Magnus Bane falls hard the moment he meets Alec Lightwood. Alec, meanwhile, has absolutely no idea Magnus is flirting with him. With winter settling in and Christmas on the horizon, Magnus is determined to turn their “hangouts” into something more—if Alec ever realizes they’re dates.

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   English

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