Citations:Malec

Proper noun: "(fandom slang) the ship of characters Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood from The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise"

 * 2013, Sara Ryan, "The Importance of Being Malec", in Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader (ed. Cassandra Clare), page 152:
 * (N.B. About that marriage: A Malec wedding, or at least the prospect thereof, is another bonus feature that you should seek out if you haven't seen it already. Clare created a short story in postcard form about Izzy's short-lived but epic adventure in wedding planning, which she shared with fans who attended her City of Fallen Angels/Red Glove U.S. tour with Holly Black. Google "Cassandra Clare postcard short story.")
 * 2016, Isaiah Mustafa, quoted in Aleksander Tomovic, "Isaiah Mustafa", Bello, January 2016, page 34:
 * I think the fans of the book are really going to be excited about the "Malec" relationship.
 * 2016, Hannah Mason, "Shadowhunters disappoints with cliché development", The Oracle (Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois), 11 March 2016, page 8:
 * The supporting cast of Simon, Isabel, and Alec, as well as the relationship known to fans as Malec (Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane, played by Harry Shum Jr.) both carry this show.
 * 2018, "Hollywood Tea News", Cinespirit Magazine, May 2018, page 80:
 * Shadowhunters season 3 has been such a blessing for Malec fans.
 * 2019, Amber Adrian Jackson, "It's time to move past the 'bury your gays' trope", The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan), 24 January 2019, page 7:
 * One of the main couples, Magnus and Alec, or "Malec" as the fandom has dubbed their relationship, is a romantic pairing consisting of a gay man and a bisexual man.
 * 2019, The Red Scrolls of Magic review, Kirkus Reviews, 15 February 2019, page 143:
 * "Malec" shippers will clamor for installments to come.
 * 2019, Lucy Lillystone, "Shadowhunters", The Courier (Newcastle University), 27 May 2019, page 27:
 * Then there was the marriage of Malec, which after the first failed wedding of Alec had high expectations to live up to and it most definitely ticked all the boxes for me.