Sometimes thinking of good memories shared with a deceased loved one made it easier to handle. That's what Magnus has heard anyway. So he was lying between the sheets on his bed, hugging an old, hole-y sweater of Alec's, breathing in his scent. He was silent for a while, periodically smiling softly to himself when a particularly good memory surfaced.
One hour passed, then two. The warlock got up for the first time at 4 PM. However, instead of feeding Chairman Meow, who was yowling pitifully by his bowl, he went over to he desk and went through the box of letters, pulling one out he had noticed before.
Open When... you're reminded of me
Magnus opened the envelope and peered inside. There was no paper, just a DVD in a blue case. Confused, he took it out and turned it over in his hands. There was a post-it note stuck to it, one of the ones Magnus has charmed to ACTUALLY stick (because we all know they don't, don't lie to yourself).
Play Me
Magnus was sitting on the couch five minutes later, the disk already in the player. With a flick of his wrist, the DVD began to play. Magnus started to cry when he realised what it was.
It was a recording of the night they had done karaoke.
Magnus had invited everyone over for drinks and games. Alec was a little tipsy when Magnus brought out the karaoke machine and agreed to join in. Izzy giggled as she passed the plastic microphone to Alec, who was blushing as he realised what he had signed up to. She secretly pulled and recorded his performance with no one noticing. Except for Alec, apparently. The blue-eyed hunter started to sing as the music began to play.
Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing makes us feel alive
We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
And time's forever frozen still
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home
Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know, know
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of you
Hm, and it's the only thing we take with us when we die
Hm, we keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts were never broken
And time's forever frozen still
Alec locked eyes with Magnus' as he sang. The warlock was crying silently, though his now un-glamoured eyes were shining with love. Clary and Jace were giggling to themselves and Maia was drinking away her grief over Jordan, but it didn't matter. In their minds, it was just the two of them.
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer 'til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
And if you hurt me
That's okay baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Wait for me to come home
Oh, you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were sixteen
Next to your heartbeat where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul
And if you hurt me
Well, that's okay baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
When I'm away, I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost back on Sixth street
Hearing you whisper through the phone
"Wait for me to come home"
Magnus was crying heavily as Alec finished the song. Everyone clapped except the warlock. He was too busy sweeping his love off his feet and kissing him.
The video stopped, though Magnus was still sobbing. He looked back in the envelope and noticed something he hadn't seen before.
A gold, heart-shaped locket.
Magnus carefully took it out and opened it. Inside, there was a picture of them both smiling, arms around each other. It was from their trip to Paris before the Mortal War. The other side held a small not in Alec's handwriting.
Aku Cinta Kamu
Magnus closed the locket and put it on, the heart resting right over his own.
Right where it should be.
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Open When... - A Malec FanFiction.
Fanfiction.:COMPLETE:. After Alec dies, All Magnus is left is a box. A box full of letters, all addressed with 'Open when..' on the front. Huge thank you to XxAmberLynchxX for making the amazing cover for this story!
