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𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐱 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞
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𝐋𝐄𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆. He had lost track of time after the first three drinks at the Hunter's Moon with Finnick. His werewolf friend seemed to be the only one who could get his mind off of his lost cousin.
Leon was a little buzzed so he stumbled into a chair in the middle of his bedroom and he softly cursed under his breath when it made a fairly loud sound scraping across the floor.
The lamp by the bed flickered on and Leon turned around to see Alec sitting up in the bed, wide awake like he stayed up waiting for Leon to get back to the Institute.
But Leon hiccuped and he still asked, "Did I wake you?"
Alec tossed the covers off his legs and he stood up, walking around the bed to stand in front of his boyfriend. "No," he answered tersely, "because I couldn't sleep, worrying about where you were all day or if you were even alive."
"I told you I was going to the Hunter's Moon," Leon mumbled, peeling his jacket from his tired and aching body. He walked around Alec and tossed the jacket onto one of the chairs.
"It's three in the morning, Leon," Alec told him. "That was seven hours ago. Magnus was kidnapped by Iris Rouse tonight, who was trying to get Madzie back. You should've been there, helping us capture her."
Leon lowered his head slightly, his stiff fingers slowly unbuttoning the buttons of his dark button-down shirt. "My phone died."
Alec knew that was a lie and it hurt him that Leon was lying to him. It wasn't the first time, either. Since Clary died, Alec noticed a few different occasions where Leon had lied to him, pushing him away rather than letting him help.
So, Alec reached out to grab Leon's arm, turning the latter around to face him. "Why are you lying to me?"
Alec's voice came out quiet, and sad, and Leon's body slumped slightly before tensing in defense. "I just went out for some drinks after hunting demons. Is that a crime?"
Alec sighed and shook his head. "No, of course not, Leon," he assured him, his voice remaining gentle and caring.
Leon knew that Alec was just trying to help but his slightly intoxicated brain — already pounding with grief and anger — wouldn't let him register that this was his boyfriend, who was just worried.
