Matthew Daddario imagines

not Halloween

This is the first year your Shadowhunter boyfriend has seen your love for Halloween. He's not very adept with mundane holidays whereas you, you love them. You know every holiday and how to spend them. July Fourth? Fireworks and barbecue. Christmas? Decorations around the house and a family meal. New Years? Fireworks and a kiss at midnight. Halloween was your favorite though. You loved decorating your house scary and dressing up in costumes which is what you are doing right now. Putting up the last minute cobwebs on your door when you saw Alec walking up the driveway. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"Decorating for Halloween." You told him as you struggled with the last little bit, right at the top where you couldn't reach. Alec just strolled up and put the last cobweb up without having to stretch. He looked down smiling at you to which you returned with a glare. Your height was one of the many things Alec found adorable about you and often teased you for it which you returned back.

"I thought Halloween is at the end of October. It's not even September yet."He answered confused. Alec thought you told him Halloween was at the end of October.

"Halloween is a year round tradition."You told him jokingly but Alec didn't think you meant it as a joke. He thought you were being serious. When he got back to the institute he did some research on things you do at Halloween. Decorate your house. Check. Carve pumpkins, get a costume and go trick or treating. All of which Alec is yet to do. Carving pumpkins seemed simple to Alec, you just cut out shapes and put in a candle to light it up. The only issue is there aren't any in stores yet. His next order of business was to ask Clary what trick or treating is. She told him that you go around asking knocking on doors in costumes and receive free candy.

On his night off Alec decided to try trick or treating. He dressed up as a cat, well borrowed his sisters cat ears and wore all black, and went knocking on doors. After a lot of either not answering the door or confused looks Alec for sure thought he was doing something wrong. He went over to your house and knocked on the door. You opened the door, a huge smile forming when you saw who it was. When you ushered him inside that's when you noticed his get up. It was his usual all black which you didn't blink an eye to but with cat ears which you've never seen him wear. "So, what did you do today?" You asked.

"I went trick or treating today but no one answered. What did you do?" Alec answered not knowing that he got the wrong day.

"First of all, Halloween is not till the thirty-first of October..." You started, trying to contain your giggles.

"But you told me Halloween was a year round tradition."

"I didn't mean literally." You started laughing but stopped when you saw him