Charlotte

“Hold on to me," Alec said, and Magnus gave him the sort of smile that made Alec feel like someone had taken an apple corer to his heart and tried to dig out the center.

"I always do, Alexander," he said. "I always do.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

“Take my hands,” Alec said. “And take my strength too. Whatever of it you can use to— to keep yourself going.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“I've lived a long time,' Magnus said. 'So many years, and no, it doesn't feel like enough. I won't lie and say it does. I want to live on - partly because of you, Alec. I have never wanted to live so much as I have these past few months, with you.'
Alec looked stricken. 'We'll die together,' he said. 'Let me stay at least, with you.'
'You have to go back. You have to go back to the world.'
'I don't want the world. I want you,' Alec said, and Magnus closed his eyes, as if the words almost hurt.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

“You could give me the past, he said a little sadly, But Alec is my future.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls