Beside You - Malec Short Story

B e s i d e Y o u // M a l e c

Alec Lightwood nervously knocked on the door which would lead him into Magnus Bane's house.  This was all so new to him; he'd never really dated anyone before, let alone a guy. He bit his lip as he watched the door open. He was met with Magnus (who, Alec thought, looked absolutely stunning). He smiled as the breathlessness kicked in. He knew why that was happening, and Magnus did, too.

"Alexander," Alec was greeted with. "I was worried you wouldn't show up"

Alec smiled as soon as he heard Magnus speak. "Hi," he replied, breathlessly. "I, uh..." he didn't really know what to say. He was pretty overwhelmed; not only was it his first 'date', but he really, really liked Magnus. He always had. The fact that he thought the Warlock liked him back was a lot for him to process—in a good way. He really wanted to make this work.

He couldn't stop looking at Magnus. He kept smiling, gazing into his eyes. He barely realised Magnus' flustered smile.

"Alec," Magnus chuckled. "Still there?"

"Wh-oh, yeah." He laughed. "Sorry about that, I just—"

"I know, you were taken aback by my beauty." Magnus joked.

Alec smiled nervously. "W-well, I uh.." he looked into Magnus' eyes. "Yeah, basically."

Magnus smiled at Alec's comment, his eyes darting to the floor, flustered.

"I was joking, but..." He started, drifting his gaze back up to the beautiful boy in front of him. He never found himself lost for words, but in this moment, he didn't know what to say. Magnus felt the same way for Alec as Alec felt for Magnus. Ever since they met, he'd found it hard to take his eyes off of him. He was always so suggestive and flirty, but he'd always tried to be at least a little casual so he didn't look too strange. He quickly realised that he needed to answer Alec; he didn't think he'd been silent for that long. "Th-thank you, Alec." He said, breathlessly. 

"You should probably come in. Take a seat and get comfortable." He gestured towards the sofas. Alec smiled and walked over to the sofas which Magnus had pointed to. As he sat down, he let out a long sigh to try and stabilize his breathlessness. Magnus watched the younger boy and chuckled to himself. He was so cute. He was adorable. He'd never thought that about anyone.

He walked over to Alec but didn't sit down. He stood by the sofa and asked, "drink?"

"Yeah, please." Alec replied, still smiling as he looked at Magnus. The Warlock whirled up some drinks — literally — and sat down next to Alex in a way that he was facing him so that it was easier and less awkward for them to talk. Alec mimicked this move as he realised he wasn't sitting in the best position. The younger boy thought for a moment before he looked into Magnus' eyes and said, "I really don't wanna mess this up, Magnus."

Magnus returned the gaze and placed a hand on Alec's leg. "I'm quite sure that you'll be fine, Alexander." He smiled reassuringly. He already knew that Alec was new to this so he didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable. "I might look completely calm myself, but I assure you, you aren't the only nervous one here." He chuckled. "You have nothing to worry about."

Alec felt reassured by his comment. He realised how caring Magnus really was. He loved the fact that he was so much more gentle when they were alone. He made him feel so calm, yet so nervous at the same time, but they both knew what the nerves were.

Magnus and Alec sat in comfortable silence for a while. They didn't really need to talk; they were content. It felt as though they were having a staring contest. They didn't take their eyes off each other in the minute or so of silence that they were in.