Blue Sparks and Bow and Quiver. (A Series of Malec Oneshots)

The Truth Runs Wild. (AU)

Long one, haha. I posted this on AO3 and decided to post it here too. So enjoy!

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Having to live on your own is hard. You feel like you're alone, like you are useless. That's Alec Lightwood. Ever since he came out to his parents - well, disapproving parents -, he decided to move out. But he never lost hope; as long as Izzy, Jace, and even Max were there for him, he knows that he was not - he will never be alone.

Alec was working at Hodge Starkweather's Coffeeshop. He was currently packing his things before going home when he received a call from Luke Garroway.

Luke was the owner of the building where Alec's apartment was. He met Luke because of Clary. Clary was Jace's girlfriend. She was an artist. Her paintings were so gorgeous, how Jace dercribed them. Alec had to agree, though.

He answered the call and he put the phone over his ear. "Hello?"

"Alec," Luke acknowledged. "How are you today?"

"I'm fine," Alec answered. "Just about to head home. You?"

"I'm great, thank you," Luke chuckled. "Alec, can I ask you something?"

Alec's eyebrows shot up and he nodded, but he remembered that Luke cannot see him. "Sure, go ahead."

"You have two bedrooms in your apartment, am I right?"

Alec chuckled lightly. "No, but I have like two beds in my room. No one uses it. I just put my stuffs there."

When he stopped, he had an idea where this conversation was going.

He didn't have a roommate before. Well, first because he wasn't sure about the person who will live with him. What if that person was just going to steal things from him? What if his purpose was not good? He knew that he was being paranoid but he needed to be safe on his own. He didn't want to go running on his parents especially when he promised himself that he wouldn't. One more reason was that, there was a possibility that that person was homophobic. Because he was gay, he suffered from those people. Well, his parents were homophobics. He didn't want to hear negative comments about his sexuality.

"There is a possibility that you'll decline my offer, but I want to ask you one more time," Luke said carefully. "Would you like to have a roommate?"

There was hope in his voice. Alec chewed his bottom lip before he answered, "Well, it actually depends..."

He grabbed his bag and went outside to come and see Hodge. He was sitting by the register and when he spotted Alec, he waved goodbye. Alec waved back, and he exited the coffeeshop.

"Well, I know it actually depends but I can assure you that he is not who you think. He's bisexual, and there will be no bad comments about your sexuality."

That was what hit Alec. He smiled secretly as he walked on the busy streets of New York. "Sure."

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Alec dove on his bed, his head buried on the pillow. He remembered something. Someone. Since he was nine, he felt... Incomplete. There was something missing about him that he missed the most.

Alec was crying on the grass, looking back at his parents who were looking back at him, smiling. He wanted some ice cream, but his parents won't let him buy. And then, he stood up, his eyes darted away from his parents to find himself staring at another boy that was about his age.

The boy walked up to him. When they were close enough, Alec saw that he was holding two ice cream cones. He smiled and offered the ice cream on his left hand.