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Notes:

I wanted to be creative with this prompt and became obsessed with this audio so why not combine the two? I make Alec "the gun" aka the one both Maryse and Magnus want to reach for, influencing him to their side (Maryse also symbolizes the Clave and its rule-abiding stifling society and Magnus is the opposite of that).

It's fun to notice and put all these Maryse-Magnus parallel, especially in terms of the way they act with Alec. And Alec is the gun they want and rely on, seeking him for comfort. Maryse and Magnus differ in all sorts of things, but they both love Alec, albeit in different ways

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