It was the sun that woke him. Alec had spent so many years training at dawn that when the first hints of sunlight fell upon them, he slowly began to wake. For a moment, he couldn't remember where he was, but he knew that he was safe. He wasn't sure why he felt that way since even without opening his eyes, he knew he wasn't home or at the Institute.
Slowly, he realized that his arms were wrapped around someone and there was a faint sound that reminded him of Church but at a volume he doubted the cat could ever achieve. Blinking against the sunlight, he looked down at the woman he held, smiling when he realized that Magnus was more cat-like than he'd first guessed.
Ghosting his fingers lightly over her hair, he took care not to wake her since she seemed to happy. As he watched her, he thought of what Magnus had told him the night before. She'd been treated horribly as a child and Alec was certain that she had been treated that way over the centuries. When he'd protested the unfairness of it, she'd asked him to take care of others, but there was something more that he could do.
It seemed that no one had taken care of her. Magnus had fought to save him, had helped healed him, and given him refuge when others would have let him die. She'd taken care of him without expecting anything from him. She deserved better than that and, more importantly, he wanted to give her the kindness that she should have had before.
That thought had him cuddling closer, holding her gently as she slept, resting his cheek against her hair. "I promise to help, Magnus." The words were spoken softly, almost lost with the soft purr. "I'll try to show you that some of us do care."
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Date: 2013-08-25 02:14 am (UTC)From:Slowly, he realized that his arms were wrapped around someone and there was a faint sound that reminded him of Church but at a volume he doubted the cat could ever achieve. Blinking against the sunlight, he looked down at the woman he held, smiling when he realized that Magnus was more cat-like than he'd first guessed.
Ghosting his fingers lightly over her hair, he took care not to wake her since she seemed to happy. As he watched her, he thought of what Magnus had told him the night before. She'd been treated horribly as a child and Alec was certain that she had been treated that way over the centuries. When he'd protested the unfairness of it, she'd asked him to take care of others, but there was something more that he could do.
It seemed that no one had taken care of her. Magnus had fought to save him, had helped healed him, and given him refuge when others would have let him die. She'd taken care of him without expecting anything from him. She deserved better than that and, more importantly, he wanted to give her the kindness that she should have had before.
That thought had him cuddling closer, holding her gently as she slept, resting his cheek against her hair. "I promise to help, Magnus." The words were spoken softly, almost lost with the soft purr. "I'll try to show you that some of us do care."