Alec Lightwood

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Alexander "Alec" Gideon Lightwood is the main male protagonist of Raziel's Daughter.

He is a responsible leader who cares for the well-being of his people and is curently Co-Inquisitor of the Clave.

Alec is best friends with his adoptive brother/parabatai, Jace Herondale, his younger sister, Isabelle Lightwood, and his wife, Emilia Lightwood. He is also close friends with his brothers-in-law, Stefan Salvatore and Kol Mikaelson, Clary Fray, and Magnus Bane.

Background
Alec was born Maryse and Robert Lightwood on September 12, 1995 in Idris. He is the older brother of Isabelle and Max.

Raised by a distant mother who placed a lot of expectations on her children, Alec grew up with a strong desire to prove himself worthy, to make his parents proud and bring honor to his family, and to follow rules and orders to the letter. He has had aspirations to be the head of the New York Institute since childhood. As a child, Alec used to sit at his father's desk and write memos in crayon, pretending to be the head of the Institute.

An experience from when he was ten years old stuck with him through adulthood. He trained with another shadowhunter, Preston, but kept losing at kendo training despite his perfect form. Maryse pointed out that in his attempts to perfect his techniques, he became predictable, and thus needed to step outside of the rules and break form to surprise his opponent. Alec listened and broke the other child's nose. When chided by the boy's mother, he simply took it, knowing it would make his mother proud to see him accept consequences for his actions.

When they were around eleven years old, Jace Wayland arrived at the Institute and was taken in by his parents after the death of the boy's father. The two almost immediately hit it off, and they soon decided to become parabatai.

At one point in his life, Alec lied to his sister about being involved with a girl named Jessica Hawkblue.

During the absence of his parents, Alec was often automatically appointed as the acting head of the Institute.

Personality
As the eldest of Lightwood siblings, Alec has a very serious, cautious and by-the-book demeanor, answering to the Clave for reports and missions, following every law and every rule. His strict moral code, for a time, compelled him to follow the law to the letter. He has a habit of being blunt and is extremely distrustful of newcomers.

Despite this, he is loyal to his friends and is fiercely protective of them, going along with his friends' missions to keep them safe even though he disapproves. Alec takes his duty extremely seriously and often steps in front of others to keep them safe, instinctively putting others ahead of himself and taking responsibility for and of others, regardless of whether he finds them agreeable or not.

While Alec can be harsh, he's also a deeply caring and affectionate person who won't hesitate to reach out to his family and be at their side when they need him. He's observant and will often notice when someone he cares about is going through something, usually expressing concern when he does. Alec has a tendency to take responsibility for things and blame himself, especially in regards to people he loves being hurt or upset, even if he had little to do with the situation in the first place. When something is wrong, there's little he wouldn't do to put things right.

Alec has also always been very reserved, and never let people in or allowed himself to get emotionally attached to anyone, until Emilia came along.

Physical Appearance
Alec is a tall, handsome, well-built man with dark hair and hazel eyes. He is always clean-shaven. He has a large Deflect rune on the left side of his neck. His clothing style is generally conservative, and he wears mostly black, sometimes incorporates neutral colors into his wardrobe.

In his role as the former head of the Institute, Alec dressed more professionally, particularly when not doing field work, during which he would still don shadowhunter gear. He also occasionally dresses up when going out on dinner dates with Emilia.

Powers & Abilities
He possesses all the powers and abilities of a shadowhunter, but is also able to call on more strength in battle and use special runes and magic due to his parabatai bond with Jace Herondale.

Alec is highly skilled in armed and unarmed combat, as well as marksmanship and archery.

Weaknesses
He possesses all the weaknesses of a shadowhunter.

Relationships

 * Alec & Emilia
 * Alec & Izzy
 * Alec & Jace
 * Alec & Max
 * Alec & Stefan
 * Alec & Clary
 * Alec & Kol
 * Alec & Klaus
 * Alec & Rebekah
 * Alec & Magnus
 * Alec & Elijah

Trivia

 * Alec's zodiac sign is Virgo.
 * Before Emilia, Alec had never been in a real romantic relationship.