Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: Under 5K
Rating: General Audience
Secondary Characters:
Catarina Loss,
Clary Fray, Izzy Lightwood
Secondary Pairings: None
Themes:
2×20,
Alec POV,
Angst, Established Relationship, Fluff,
Hazel-Eyed Alec,
Hurt & Comfort,
Injured Alec,
Injury,
Magnus POV,
Pining,
Protective Magnus
Summary:
He presses his palm against his hipbone as he makes his way through the crowd, mindful of the torn skin that isn’t quite healed yet, and he pushes the door shoulder first, the cool air momentarily freezing against his skin after the suffocating warmth of the Hunter’s Moon. He’s walking slowly, placing one foot perfectly in front of the other, walking in that way he does, hips swaying slightly.
“Going home already?” he says, quickly, breathless, before his fear reaches his throat.
Magnus stops; his arms are bent, he’s probably playing with his rings. He turns and doesn’t quite look at Alec, faces the wall of the Hunter’s Moon instead: “Yes, I’d rather be there. I’m too tired to celebrate.”
He sounds wary, hesitant – like he doesn’t know where they stand either, and Alec takes a step forward, hope blossoming shyly in his chest: “You – you’re alright, right?”
Magnus turns fully towards him, his lips curled in a defeated smile: “Yes,” he murmurs softly, “I’m alright. I’m just tired.”