Shadowhunters fic: Beyond the Perimeters, Part One
Title: Beyond the Perimeters, Part One
Characters: Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane
Word Count: 1656
Rating: PG-13 for this part; the next part will be NC-17
Warnings: Nothing you haven't seen before in slash fiction; spoilers for the first season of the TV show
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, the characters, nor the books; the only thing I make from my scribblings is words!
Beta: Sadly, unbeta'd. Tell me if anything is glaringly incorrect!
Summary Alec and Magnus go on a first date and then head back to the warlock's home...
Author’s Notes: This is my first foray into the Shadowhunters fandom; I have also read the first four Mortal Instruments books, but I am using the TV show canon for this relationship, and the story takes place soon after the almost-wedding between Alec & Lydia and refers to that briefly. Part Two is - hopefully - to follow within the next few weeks, as long as I can find time to write! Also written for the 1_million_words Pool Party for July 2016!
This fic can also be read here on AO3
"That went well, I think." Alec smiled, sure his nerves were probably showing in his eyes.
Magnus smiled back at him, taking his arm as they left the restaurant. "Yes, it did. Apart from the fact that the waiter couldn’t take his eyes off you."
"Me? It was you he was looking at."
"He’d probably never seen a real warlock before, but I can assure you, Alexander, it was you he was really interested in. And why not? You are the most attractive man I know."
Alec was sure he blushed. He was unused to any kind of compliment about himself, and didn’t quite know how to respond.
Magnus tugged him towards the traffic, hailing a cab. "Anyway, it doesn’t matter who he was looking at. He doesn’t get to go home with either of us."
Alec started, his eyes widening at the implication, but he didn’t say anything further until they were safely ensconced in the backseat of a cab and Magnus had told the driver where to take them.
"Uh… perhaps I should go home… to my home," he managed, glancing sideways at Magnus.
"Nonsense," Magnus dismissed with a flick of his long, elegant fingers. "The night is young, and there is so much more to learn about each other."
Alec swallowed and then opened his mouth to say something, but one of Magnus’ fingers was in front of his lips, silencing him.
"Don’t say anything. Nothing that you don’t want is going to happen. We’ll have a drink and talk some more. Beyond that…" He shrugged lightly, that slightly hopeful look that he’d worn at Alec’s not-quite-wedding in his eyes.
Alec nodded, his nerves calmed - at least for now.
~//~
Alec sipped nervously at the concoction Magnus had conjured up in his inimitable way, and moved to look out the window. The city was quiet - for a change - and New York's Shadowhunters were at rest. It felt odd to Alec, but at least it meant he and Magnus could spend time together without interruption for a while.
"So, tell me," Magnus said from behind him, making Alec turn in surprise.
Magnus smiled at him winningly. Alec had obviously lowered his guard; Magnus had managed to get close without him hearing. Of course, Magnus had ways of moving that didn't involve sound.
"What did you want to know?" Alec managed, trying to swallow his nervousness.
"What changed your mind in the end?"
Alec blinked; he hadn't expected that. "About us?"
Making a soft little huff, Magnus dropped his eyes for a moment, then gazed back up at Alec. His eyes held something that made Alec's heartbeat increase, and a shiver of desire ran through his whole body.
This was so very different to how things were with Jace. Alec could acknowledge now that while Jace loved him as a brother and parabatai, there had never been any possibility that it could be more; his manner was nowhere in the vicinity of the feeling that Magnus displayed.
It was almost a lightning moment: Alec could finally let go of what he'd felt for Jace - not all of it; of course he still had the familial and parabatai love - and bury the 'crush' where it could no longer cause the negative emotions it had invoked in him.
As for Lydia, Alec had never loved her - though he was grateful to her for so many things - so he could put her behind him as well.
He smiled at Magnus, who had still not spoken in words, and placed his drink on the table beside them. Removing the glass that Magnus held and putting it beside his own, Alec moved closer to him, taking one hand in his own and looking into his amazing eyes.
"When you walked into the room, I couldn't breathe. I remembered then what you'd said, and I knew there was no way I could marry Lydia."
Magnus had that look again, the almost shy little smile grazing his lips that did weird things to Alex's insides. "It wouldn't have been fair to her."
Shaking his head and frowning, Alex dropped his eyes. "I don't why I thought it would work."
"Hey." Magnus touched Alex's chin, guiding it up so their eyes met again. "It doesn't matter, Alec. She… she did the right thing too; she allowed you to leave so you could come to me."
"I should have done it a long time ago."
"I did try to tell you." Magnus shook their still-joined hands lightly. "Perhaps I should have been more direct."
Alec laughed softly. "You? You were direct; I just wasn't listening."
"Maybe it's time I was direct again."
Magnus didn't waste time; he moved in before Alec realised his intent, his free hand hooking around Alec's neck and pulling him into a kiss so soft and gentle that it made Alec tremble. Their mouths caressed each other for a moment, and then Alec's lips parted without conscious thought, allowing Magnus to lick between them.
The kiss quickly became erotic, and Alec could feel his heart thumping hard inside his chest; it seemed loud enough that Magnus ought to be able to hear it too. Magnus moved forward without breaking the kiss, causing Alec to back up a step, though he didn't stop the kiss. He felt the touch of hands on his hips and Magnus swayed forward, stepping slowly to guide Alec in the direction of his bedroom.
Sudden fear spiked through Alec and he pulled away with a shuddering breath, turned on but unsure if he was ready for what seemed about to happen. Wiping his mouth with the back of a hand he turned away from Magnus. "I don't know…" Alec got out, breath still short, turning his head to look towards the warlock.
Magnus smiled uncertainly. His unusual eyes looked odd - the pupils widened, and there was a flush to his cheeks that made him look even more alluring than usual. His voice was soft, and yet somehow hoarser than it normally was, when he spoke again. "What don't you know, Alexander?"
How could Alec admit that he hadn't done this before? He was older than Isabel - older than Jace - and yet both of them, he knew, had more experience than he did in this kind of thing.
"If it's what I think it is, it's okay, Alec." Magnus's eyes softened, and he took a step closer.
Alec turned fully and backed away with an equivalent step. "I don't… I haven't…" He couldn't even finish, he felt so embarrassed. He studied his own feet, his frown deepening in his distress.
"Alec." Magnus put a hand on his arm, dipping his head so he could meet Alec's eyes, and waiting patiently until Alec lifted his head to look back at him. "I know. It's okay."
That made Alec blush harder. "You… you've had hundreds of years more experience than I have; how am I ever going to be… good enough?"
"None of that matters. You and I… this is about more than just sex; you do know that, don't you?"
Alec nodded. "But… I don't even know where to start."
Magnus allowed a small huff of laughter to curve one side of his mouth upward. "Don't be silly. We start just as we already did. Here." He took his hand from Alec's arm and turned it over, holding it out to Alec.
Tentatively, Alec reached for the slender fingers with their perfectly manicured nails, and rested his own large and clumsy-seeming hand in it. Magnus smiled at him reassuringly and tugged at his hand.
"Come."
Without taking his eyes from Alec's, Magnus slowly led him into the bedroom. His heartbeat beginning to race again, Alec looked around, taking in the opulent surroundings - so very Magnus - and then tried to smile at Magnus.
Magnus found his other hand and held it so they faced each other. "You are so very beautiful. And while you are fully confident about being a Shadowhunter, it was the innocence I see in your eyes that drew me to you as much as that beauty."
Alec made to speak; to deny the words, but Magnus let go of a hand in order to put a finger to Alec's lips - this was becoming a habit, Alec thought idly - stopping him from speaking.
Magnus went on, "That's not a bad thing, Alec. It's hard to describe, but when you have lived as long as I have, you see much that disappoints; that somehow seems more… guarded than it should be in people of your age. You, on the other hand, are like…" His eyes grew almost wistful as he lost focus for a moment. Looking back at him with the expression Alec had come to recognise only in fairly recent times as something more than mere fondness, Magnus continued, "You're full of hope; your desires are perhaps easier to read than you may realise, but they are simple hopes and therefore the most honest."
Alec didn't know what to say; a part of him felt foolish, but the way Magnus spoke - in such a different way than he talked when others were present - filled Alec with a warmth that he couldn't ever remember feeling before. He blinked hard, glancing away in confusion.
Magnus had taken hold of both of his hands once more. "Alec, we don't have to do anything more than you want to. And whatever we do, it will be our first time together, so we'll both be learning."
Swallowing hard, Alec managed to meet Magnus's eyes. "You say that like you mean it."
"I do mean it. All of it." He reached a hand up to Alec's jaw, brushing a thumb over his lips, and then followed it with a kiss - a soft and yet somehow insistent kiss - before pulling back far enough to study Alec's eyes.
Alec didn't have to wonder what he saw there now. "I want it. With you, I mean."
~//~
Characters: Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane
Word Count: 1656
Rating: PG-13 for this part; the next part will be NC-17
Warnings: Nothing you haven't seen before in slash fiction; spoilers for the first season of the TV show
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, the characters, nor the books; the only thing I make from my scribblings is words!
Beta: Sadly, unbeta'd. Tell me if anything is glaringly incorrect!
Summary Alec and Magnus go on a first date and then head back to the warlock's home...
Author’s Notes: This is my first foray into the Shadowhunters fandom; I have also read the first four Mortal Instruments books, but I am using the TV show canon for this relationship, and the story takes place soon after the almost-wedding between Alec & Lydia and refers to that briefly. Part Two is - hopefully - to follow within the next few weeks, as long as I can find time to write! Also written for the 1_million_words Pool Party for July 2016!
This fic can also be read here on AO3
"That went well, I think." Alec smiled, sure his nerves were probably showing in his eyes.
Magnus smiled back at him, taking his arm as they left the restaurant. "Yes, it did. Apart from the fact that the waiter couldn’t take his eyes off you."
"Me? It was you he was looking at."
"He’d probably never seen a real warlock before, but I can assure you, Alexander, it was you he was really interested in. And why not? You are the most attractive man I know."
Alec was sure he blushed. He was unused to any kind of compliment about himself, and didn’t quite know how to respond.
Magnus tugged him towards the traffic, hailing a cab. "Anyway, it doesn’t matter who he was looking at. He doesn’t get to go home with either of us."
Alec started, his eyes widening at the implication, but he didn’t say anything further until they were safely ensconced in the backseat of a cab and Magnus had told the driver where to take them.
"Uh… perhaps I should go home… to my home," he managed, glancing sideways at Magnus.
"Nonsense," Magnus dismissed with a flick of his long, elegant fingers. "The night is young, and there is so much more to learn about each other."
Alec swallowed and then opened his mouth to say something, but one of Magnus’ fingers was in front of his lips, silencing him.
"Don’t say anything. Nothing that you don’t want is going to happen. We’ll have a drink and talk some more. Beyond that…" He shrugged lightly, that slightly hopeful look that he’d worn at Alec’s not-quite-wedding in his eyes.
Alec nodded, his nerves calmed - at least for now.
~//~
Alec sipped nervously at the concoction Magnus had conjured up in his inimitable way, and moved to look out the window. The city was quiet - for a change - and New York's Shadowhunters were at rest. It felt odd to Alec, but at least it meant he and Magnus could spend time together without interruption for a while.
"So, tell me," Magnus said from behind him, making Alec turn in surprise.
Magnus smiled at him winningly. Alec had obviously lowered his guard; Magnus had managed to get close without him hearing. Of course, Magnus had ways of moving that didn't involve sound.
"What did you want to know?" Alec managed, trying to swallow his nervousness.
"What changed your mind in the end?"
Alec blinked; he hadn't expected that. "About us?"
Making a soft little huff, Magnus dropped his eyes for a moment, then gazed back up at Alec. His eyes held something that made Alec's heartbeat increase, and a shiver of desire ran through his whole body.
This was so very different to how things were with Jace. Alec could acknowledge now that while Jace loved him as a brother and parabatai, there had never been any possibility that it could be more; his manner was nowhere in the vicinity of the feeling that Magnus displayed.
It was almost a lightning moment: Alec could finally let go of what he'd felt for Jace - not all of it; of course he still had the familial and parabatai love - and bury the 'crush' where it could no longer cause the negative emotions it had invoked in him.
As for Lydia, Alec had never loved her - though he was grateful to her for so many things - so he could put her behind him as well.
He smiled at Magnus, who had still not spoken in words, and placed his drink on the table beside them. Removing the glass that Magnus held and putting it beside his own, Alec moved closer to him, taking one hand in his own and looking into his amazing eyes.
"When you walked into the room, I couldn't breathe. I remembered then what you'd said, and I knew there was no way I could marry Lydia."
Magnus had that look again, the almost shy little smile grazing his lips that did weird things to Alex's insides. "It wouldn't have been fair to her."
Shaking his head and frowning, Alex dropped his eyes. "I don't why I thought it would work."
"Hey." Magnus touched Alex's chin, guiding it up so their eyes met again. "It doesn't matter, Alec. She… she did the right thing too; she allowed you to leave so you could come to me."
"I should have done it a long time ago."
"I did try to tell you." Magnus shook their still-joined hands lightly. "Perhaps I should have been more direct."
Alec laughed softly. "You? You were direct; I just wasn't listening."
"Maybe it's time I was direct again."
Magnus didn't waste time; he moved in before Alec realised his intent, his free hand hooking around Alec's neck and pulling him into a kiss so soft and gentle that it made Alec tremble. Their mouths caressed each other for a moment, and then Alec's lips parted without conscious thought, allowing Magnus to lick between them.
The kiss quickly became erotic, and Alec could feel his heart thumping hard inside his chest; it seemed loud enough that Magnus ought to be able to hear it too. Magnus moved forward without breaking the kiss, causing Alec to back up a step, though he didn't stop the kiss. He felt the touch of hands on his hips and Magnus swayed forward, stepping slowly to guide Alec in the direction of his bedroom.
Sudden fear spiked through Alec and he pulled away with a shuddering breath, turned on but unsure if he was ready for what seemed about to happen. Wiping his mouth with the back of a hand he turned away from Magnus. "I don't know…" Alec got out, breath still short, turning his head to look towards the warlock.
Magnus smiled uncertainly. His unusual eyes looked odd - the pupils widened, and there was a flush to his cheeks that made him look even more alluring than usual. His voice was soft, and yet somehow hoarser than it normally was, when he spoke again. "What don't you know, Alexander?"
How could Alec admit that he hadn't done this before? He was older than Isabel - older than Jace - and yet both of them, he knew, had more experience than he did in this kind of thing.
"If it's what I think it is, it's okay, Alec." Magnus's eyes softened, and he took a step closer.
Alec turned fully and backed away with an equivalent step. "I don't… I haven't…" He couldn't even finish, he felt so embarrassed. He studied his own feet, his frown deepening in his distress.
"Alec." Magnus put a hand on his arm, dipping his head so he could meet Alec's eyes, and waiting patiently until Alec lifted his head to look back at him. "I know. It's okay."
That made Alec blush harder. "You… you've had hundreds of years more experience than I have; how am I ever going to be… good enough?"
"None of that matters. You and I… this is about more than just sex; you do know that, don't you?"
Alec nodded. "But… I don't even know where to start."
Magnus allowed a small huff of laughter to curve one side of his mouth upward. "Don't be silly. We start just as we already did. Here." He took his hand from Alec's arm and turned it over, holding it out to Alec.
Tentatively, Alec reached for the slender fingers with their perfectly manicured nails, and rested his own large and clumsy-seeming hand in it. Magnus smiled at him reassuringly and tugged at his hand.
"Come."
Without taking his eyes from Alec's, Magnus slowly led him into the bedroom. His heartbeat beginning to race again, Alec looked around, taking in the opulent surroundings - so very Magnus - and then tried to smile at Magnus.
Magnus found his other hand and held it so they faced each other. "You are so very beautiful. And while you are fully confident about being a Shadowhunter, it was the innocence I see in your eyes that drew me to you as much as that beauty."
Alec made to speak; to deny the words, but Magnus let go of a hand in order to put a finger to Alec's lips - this was becoming a habit, Alec thought idly - stopping him from speaking.
Magnus went on, "That's not a bad thing, Alec. It's hard to describe, but when you have lived as long as I have, you see much that disappoints; that somehow seems more… guarded than it should be in people of your age. You, on the other hand, are like…" His eyes grew almost wistful as he lost focus for a moment. Looking back at him with the expression Alec had come to recognise only in fairly recent times as something more than mere fondness, Magnus continued, "You're full of hope; your desires are perhaps easier to read than you may realise, but they are simple hopes and therefore the most honest."
Alec didn't know what to say; a part of him felt foolish, but the way Magnus spoke - in such a different way than he talked when others were present - filled Alec with a warmth that he couldn't ever remember feeling before. He blinked hard, glancing away in confusion.
Magnus had taken hold of both of his hands once more. "Alec, we don't have to do anything more than you want to. And whatever we do, it will be our first time together, so we'll both be learning."
Swallowing hard, Alec managed to meet Magnus's eyes. "You say that like you mean it."
"I do mean it. All of it." He reached a hand up to Alec's jaw, brushing a thumb over his lips, and then followed it with a kiss - a soft and yet somehow insistent kiss - before pulling back far enough to study Alec's eyes.
Alec didn't have to wonder what he saw there now. "I want it. With you, I mean."
~//~