Magnus leaned back against the dresser, staring at Alec curled up on his bed. The blanket fell low on one side, exposing the young shadow hunter's bare chest. Magnus' fingers itched to touch that fair, surprisingly silky skin, but he resisted the urge. The boy needed his rest.
Almost absent-mindedly the warlock brought a hand to his messy, wilting hair and grimaced. After-sex hair was the worst. His jade cat eyes flickered to the clock on his bedside table; four-thirty. He sighed, wishing he could go back to sleep, but something about the ink-haired warrior always filled him with energy. Being near Alec made sleep impossible.
He sighed again, wrapping his fusia robe tighter around his lanky frame. How many lovers had he had, he wondered to himself. Could he even count them all? He doubted that he could. One-night stands seemed to fill his life. It was hard to maintain a relationship for long when you were permanently nineteen.
He frowned as he recalled all the times he had been cursed at, called names that weren't all that untrue by those who had been closest to him. It was hardly fair; he never asked to be born. The memory of his late family still stung. If his father could see him now, he thought with a twisted smirk, he'd probably die of a heart attack on the spot; Immortal, bisexual, and a warlock? His was an unforgivable sin.
Alec stirred briefly. Magnus straightened, taking a few steps towards the bed. Alec reached out across the empty side of the mattress, groaned, yawned, and sat up wearily. His sleep-laddened eyes searched the room and blinked at Magnus.
"What're you doin'?" The shadow hunter mumbled. Magnus hid a grin behind his hand. "Nothing," he said. Alec stared at him for a moment before holding out a hand to him. Magnus took it with a smile, letting his lover pull him back to bed.
He curled up around his dark-haired lover, clutching him to his chest. In his half-asleep state, Alec had no problem cuddling up next to his warlock, laying his head on his shoulder. Magnus smiled coyly, planting a soft kiss to his shadow hunter's cheek. He may have had many lovers in his life, but Alec was his only love.