Circles Somewhere Else by hourglassmermaid
Chapters: One-Shot
Genre: Canon AU
Length: 1K to 5K
Rating:
Teen & Up
Secondary Characters:
Jace Wayland, Jocelyn Fairchild,
Maryse Lightwood, Max Lightwood,
Jocelyn Fairchild / Luke Garroway, Luke Garroway / Maryse Lightwood,
Maryse Lightwood / Robert Lightwood
Themes: Angst,
Summary:
Even from across the crowded restaurant, the unrestrained sound of her oldest son’s laughter rang crystal clear. She scanned the room and spotted him sitting at a small, private table in the back. He was accompanied by a man Maryse had become increasingly familiar with during the last year.
Maryse reached into her pocketbook and drew out her stele to discreetly activate her heightened hearing rune.
“What?” Alec asked, voice light as he settled down from the laughing spell.
“I can’t take you anywhere without you making a mess,” Magnus teased, “You got aioli on your nose.”
As one relationship comes to an end, another begins to blossom for Maryse. While out on a date with Luke, Maryse finds herself in the same restaurant as Magnus and Alec. She takes the opportunity to observe her son’s softer side and comes to an important realization.