Privately, Alec thinks that Magnus could use some more taking care of. He's been through the ringer lately, just as much as Alec has been. He's not sure if it's their ties to each other that make Magnus the convenient warlock every time the Institute or the Clave has a problem but he can see the toll it puts on Magnus.
But they don't have to think about that tonight, he thinks as he teases off socks, then gets to work on Magnus' pants. It's not a sexy undressing, or at least he doesn't mean for it to be. He's pretty sure Magnus is too tired for much of that sort of play, and Alec would actually enjoy a night just spent holding each other close. "I know you haven't. But I also know you barely ate until I came up, and probably didn't sit much either."
It's a fond memory for Alec too — now it is, anyway. At the time it had been confusing more than anything else and Alec hadn't quite sorted out anything about himself or about the two of them together. He still struggles with it sometimes but Magnus is still his compass needle, his true north. "I remember you almost collapsing. I couldn't not help you." He'd barely known Luke and Clary had certainly brought more trouble than anything else to the Shadowhunters, but he still hadn't hesitated at all in offering Magnus what he needed.
He smiles though, because it'd be too easy to get caught in more somber memories, and they don't need that tonight. "And I'm going to help you now by turning you into a puddle of happy warlock. Deal?"
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But they don't have to think about that tonight, he thinks as he teases off socks, then gets to work on Magnus' pants. It's not a sexy undressing, or at least he doesn't mean for it to be. He's pretty sure Magnus is too tired for much of that sort of play, and Alec would actually enjoy a night just spent holding each other close. "I know you haven't. But I also know you barely ate until I came up, and probably didn't sit much either."
It's a fond memory for Alec too — now it is, anyway. At the time it had been confusing more than anything else and Alec hadn't quite sorted out anything about himself or about the two of them together. He still struggles with it sometimes but Magnus is still his compass needle, his true north. "I remember you almost collapsing. I couldn't not help you." He'd barely known Luke and Clary had certainly brought more trouble than anything else to the Shadowhunters, but he still hadn't hesitated at all in offering Magnus what he needed.
He smiles though, because it'd be too easy to get caught in more somber memories, and they don't need that tonight. "And I'm going to help you now by turning you into a puddle of happy warlock. Deal?"