he thunderstorms

He nodded. “I’m glad you do.” He looked up at him. “Well, now that we are up here? What would you like to do?”

“You would think I’m lame if I said look at the stars.”

clary couldn’t help but smile at him. “i knew we were friends.”

“alright, don’t get crazy, fairchild,” he said with a teasing smirk.

“we have to stick together. but you know you can count on me, alec.”

he nodded, “you can...you can count on me too.”

Magnus couldn’t help but smile softly before nodding. “Slow is good, plus we’ll get to know each other

“I like the sound of that.”

Magnus took the Shadowhunter’s hand into his, looking up at him. “We’ll take it slow, okay?”

Alec intertwined their fingers, “Yeah, let’s take it slow.”

clary looked up at him and listened. she let out a sigh but nodded. “okay,” she said softly, running a hand through her hair. she had no idea what they were all gonna do.

“i might need your help to do it,” he said. “i might need everyone’s help.”

Magnus couldn’t help but smile softly at hearing that. “Well, I guess there’s only one question left to ask here. Do you…” Magnus stopped talking. He didn’t know why he seemed so nervous, but Alec was different. Rubbing the back of his neck nervously, he looked up at him. “Do you want to try this? You know, me and you, together?” He asked.

Alec took in a breath, biting down on his lower lip. He was terrified of what could happen, terrified that this was the first man that Alec ever confessed feelings for. “Yeah...I think I do,” he said, glancing up at him.

“well, i can promise that won’t happen. i can handle my alcohol unlike you and clary,” isabelle laughed softly and grabbed her brother’s hand. “come on.”

alec rolled his eyes, “please, clary and i will drink you under the table,” he said with a playful smile. he let izzy tug him, “fine, fine. three broomsticks?”

Magnus thought about Alec’s question for a moment. “Not exactly.” He admitted. “Honestly? I want to be with you, and I don’t want to see anyone else but you.”

Alec let out a breath, “I don’t want to see anyone else but you either.”

“That’s the thing. You have to try something before you can determine if you are bad at it.” Magnus nodded. “There’s no pressure, Alexander. I want to make sure we both remain on the same page.”

Alec looked at the other, “Is that all you want? To make sure we’re on the same page?”

Magnus leaned against the wall, looking over at Alec. “Hmm, well a good place to start would be what are we exactly. Well, what do you want us to be?”

Alec winced, not wanting to give the same answer, but he couldn’t help it. “i don’t know,” he said, “i’ve never had a boyfriend before...or even a girlfriend. i don’t think i’ll be good at it.”

jace laughed, about falling into the water before catching himself. “true that,” he agreed, smirking at the other. “you know, i think i’ll call you by your middle name now. much more fun,” the blonde teased.

“you do realize i actually read books right ?? you guys make it seem like all i do is sleep around. i’m not slut alec…well, maybe.” jace shrugged, smiling, “it was a dare made by one of those goody two shoes hufflepuffs. the idiot didn’t think i would actually do it.”

“not if you want your shampoo switched with blue hair dye,” he mused, smirking at the other boy. 

Magnus didn’t expect the kiss, but he wasn’t complaining about it either. Smiling softly, he returned Alec’s kiss and moved his own arms around the Shadowhunter, the kiss as magical as the last. When he pulled away, Magnus opened his eyes to look up at the taller man. That smile was back on Magnus’s face. For the first time, he was kind of speechless at hearing Alec and he knew that he felt the same way. “Maybe we should talk…about us while we’re up here alone.?” He asked slowly, mostly trying to see how much he could get out of Alec. He didn’t want to push too far and scare him away, but he also knew he didn’t want to let him go either.

Alec felt embarrassed when he was overcome with emotion, so much so, that he had grabbed him and kissed him. He nodded at Magnus’ words. “Yeah..” he said, thinking about people asking him what he and Magnus were because he had no idea. “I don’t....I don’t know where to start.”

clary sighed. “good. cause i don’t…i can’t do that on top of everything, alec.”

alec took a breath, “if the circle is back, and if the downworlder’s are real, we can deal with them,” he said, though he had no idea how at the moment. he didn’t even know what both armies wanted.

“I really like you, Alexander. I don’t know what happened, but I’ve never really felt this way about someone before so getting to spend time with you anywhere is good wit me.  I am being completely selfish with showing you my spot.” He chuckled softly at him before opening the door once they reached the tower. “After you.”

Alec walked in the room, looking around. After Magnus spoke, Alec walked over to him, and pulled him in for a kiss, his hands cupping the other boy’s cheek. He let go after a moment, “I’ve never...felt this way about anyone either.”

“i need you to tell me that we’re not about to have another war,” she breathed. 

“we’re not, clary,” he said. “i won’t let that happen.”