"I think my parabatai is like that. He thinks we shouldn't love him so he does things to try to push us away or hurt himself." It wasn't a subject that he wanted to think about. Not when his thoughts of Jace were blurring around the edges, turning dim as he spent more time with Magnus.
As he snuggled closer to her, he paused when he heard a sound that sounded suspiciously like a purr. He began to ask, then reconsidered, unsure of how she might react to his curiosity. Then the question was answered as Magnus placed his palm against her chest, the purr vibrating gently along his fingers.
It was easier to pretend that the tingling against his palm was because of the purr and not because he was touching bare skin, feeling the steady rhythm of her heart fluttering beneath his hand. "I want to keep you near." He couldn't be selfish about it - her crew needed her - but he could wish to be, pretending for awhile that no one would disturb them.
"Ducks." The suggestion was slightly slurred with sleep as exhaustion finally began to tug him under. "Used to scare my foster brother with them." Not often, just those few times when Jace was being particularly obnoxious and Alec knew there was no other way to teach his parabatai a lesson. He began to explain about Jace's strange fear of ducks, but as he spoke the sound of Magnus' purr and his weariness got the better of him. His voice slowly trailed off until his breathing steadied to a quiet snore as he held Magnus close, afraid to let her go.
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Date: 2013-09-07 05:00 am (UTC)From:As he snuggled closer to her, he paused when he heard a sound that sounded suspiciously like a purr. He began to ask, then reconsidered, unsure of how she might react to his curiosity. Then the question was answered as Magnus placed his palm against her chest, the purr vibrating gently along his fingers.
It was easier to pretend that the tingling against his palm was because of the purr and not because he was touching bare skin, feeling the steady rhythm of her heart fluttering beneath his hand. "I want to keep you near." He couldn't be selfish about it - her crew needed her - but he could wish to be, pretending for awhile that no one would disturb them.
"Ducks." The suggestion was slightly slurred with sleep as exhaustion finally began to tug him under. "Used to scare my foster brother with them." Not often, just those few times when Jace was being particularly obnoxious and Alec knew there was no other way to teach his parabatai a lesson. He began to explain about Jace's strange fear of ducks, but as he spoke the sound of Magnus' purr and his weariness got the better of him. His voice slowly trailed off until his breathing steadied to a quiet snore as he held Magnus close, afraid to let her go.