Shadowhunter stories ~mainly Malec!

The dinner from hell

Magnus and alec texting*

Alec: So I'm having dinner with my parents later, fancy coming?
Magnus: let me think....no
Alec: come on please. Clary , Jace and Izzy will be there.
Magnus: Alec,my love, I can see it now Robert will make a dig at us and you will get mad, Maryse already hate the man after his affair and Clary and Jace have all these pent up feelings for each other.  It will be a disaster and I'd rather not add fuel to the fire.
Alec: Jeez thanks, you make my family sound crazy
Magnus:Well...
Alec: please Magnus, for me
Magnus: when you put it like that...
Alec: thank you<3 i love you
Magnus: I love you too, Alexander

***later that day***
"Alec stop moving you're giving me a headache"Magnus hissed, pushing his boyfriend onto the couch in the institute hall.
"Its just they're late, they're never late," Alec stressed,
"Darling breath," Magnus chuckled, trying not to laugh at Alecs fretting "Jace,Clary and Iz aren't here yet, you probably got the time wrong." Alec's body relaxed as magnus' words sank in. "Why were you laughing,"
"Because a shadowhunters who spends his days battling dangerous demons is scared to have dinner with his family," Magnus grinned
"Hey!" alec frowned,
"Come here and kiss me," Magnus said, in a deep voice, pulling Alec closer. The kiss deepened and for a moment they forgot where they were, for a moment it was just Magnus and Alec consumed in each others love; every fibre of their beings wanted the other.... Well untill they realised the rest of the family was stook watching them awkwardly .
"Mum. Dad!" Alec jumped away from Magnus blushing severly . "Didn't realise you were that hungry,"Jace joked but it was not appreciated by their father who just grunted.
"Are we going then?" he grumbled. Alec looked at Magnus his eyes full of fear and shock. Magnus linked arms with Alec "Ready when you are,"

At dinner a heavy silence lingered ,the uneasy tension in the atmosphere made it uncomfortable for everyone. Magnus knew coming was a bad idea. Unsettled eyes glanced around ,trying to avoid catching other glances at the table. Jace shifted uncomfortably next to Clary and Alec grasped his sweaty, nervous hands under the table; Magnus noticed and placed a hand on his leg in reassurance. "So how's training going," Robert said to break the unbearable silence, of course he started a conversation everyone could get involved in but Magnus,
"Good, Clary's coming along great and Max is doing amazing too" Izzy spoke with confidence.
"And Jace, hows Alec's performance?"Jace looked confused and turned to Alec
"whats that  supposed to mean?" Alec snapped,
"Nothing son" he said sharply "its just with you being preoccupied by Magnus i cant imagine you have much time to train"
Rage rose within Alec as his dad tried to undermine him, he clenched his fist under the table and composed himself before replying "Magnus knows my duty supersedes my personal desires," he paused looking at Magnus "Plus we spar all the time," . Robert laughed obnoxiously out loud mocking Alec's words. Maryse elbowed him angrily. "How lovely," she smiled at Alec sympathetically appologising for her husbands behaviour. "hmm so Maryse how are you doing? I haven't seen you in awhile "
"Not bad thank you Magnus,"
The rest of the evening they spent reminiscing and to everyones dismay Robert was civil. Maybe Alecs family isnt that bad after all.