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Detective Training:
Just FYI, I have two Storylines going in this one, like an A and a B story, both could have been stretched to full stories on their own, but I like it better like this, they seem to fit.
Okay, so, I kind of feel the need to apologize in advance…
This one may be a bit (okay, way more) angsty than anything else I've written; but it kind of has to be…
Simon finds out that Magnus and Raphael have been lying about the psychic thing… That's not really just an 'oops, my bad, you got me, you're buying dinner tonight" kind of lie, that's big. It's not going to be glossed over with a quick 'I'm Sorry'
That being said, you know I won't let them suffer too long, I like them too much; but yeah, the first part is gonna be kinda rough for Raphael
Meanwhile, Alec is having a run of bad luck with cases, some issues with a few officers at the department, and is starting to doubt his abilities as a detective.
Yeah… So, not so much with the fluff and humor, but it WILL all work out, I promise…
(And you know I'll slip those in as much as I possibly can)
***Last thing? As this story is going to be fairly angsty (by my standards at least) I have randomly decided to name each of the chapters after a country song or album…
It may seem a bit incongruous, but it entertains me and lightens things up a bit …
Story Updated 11-20-2018
(So I finally finished my first 'season' I actually got it done, so now I'm going through, editing and making sure they all go where they're supposed to…also cleaning up the excess emphasis things-I know I went overboard in the 1st few stories – and all that kind of thing.)
-Though in regards to the italics, I DO use them to indicate inner thoughts, so some scenes may seem to have a lot of them still-
I'm also making sure the formatting is all the same and I have the headings for each part correct since I've settled on ones I really like. I am going through the entire series so it may take me a bit…but I will get there)
Chapter 1:
Drinkin' Songs & Other Logic
Story Updated 11-20-2018
(So I finally finished my first 'season' I actually got it done, so now I'm going through, editing and making sure they all go where they're supposed to…also cleaning up the excess emphasis things-I know I went overboard in the 1st few stories – and all that kind of thing.)
-Though in regards to the italics, I DO use them to indicate inner thoughts, so some scenes may seem to have a lot of them still-
I'm also making sure the formatting is all the same and I have the headings for each part correct since I've settled on ones I really like. I am going through the entire series so it may take me a bit…but I will get there)
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ugh… what a completely crappy end to an already lousy day
Alec shook his head angrily backing out his parent's driveway.
Work had been horrible from start to finish. He and Simon were working a series of break-ins at jewelry stores around town and everywhere they turned they seemed to hit a wall. Clues were nonexistent.
The cameras were disabled, so no footage, no prints; they weren't even sure how the person (Or people for that matter) was getting in. They just couldn't catch a break; which, honestly… that kinda summed up his entire career for the last few weeks.
Ever since the case at the bank, since his confrontation with Hodge, Alec just couldn't seem to get it right. He was making mistakes…Stupid ones. Missing things, that, a few months ago, he would have found no problem.
He just couldn't seem to get it together, couldn't stop second guessing his instincts, his skills, everything. Luke told him it was okay, he was having a bad streak; just needed to get his head on straight. The hostage situation with Simon was a really rough thing to deal with and the addition of his confrontation with his old partner-his mentor- may not be something he could just brush aside. He said it'd be fine, that they could call Magnus in for help; maybe he could find a lead…
Yeah … of course Magnus would be able to.
He always could.
That was kind of a big part of the problem…
See… before he was always confident in his abilities as a detective; quite proud of his accomplishments. It had never been specifically about that, of course, but it was nice to be noticed, recognized for what he could do. It was nice to have other officer's look up to him, admire him, respect him. And for most of his career they had. If nothing else, they had taken him seriously…
Now, though…
Now they didn't, and he had no clue how to fix it.
He shook his head
He'd felt unbalanced ever since Magnus had started working with them. At first he was amazed by the man. Well… Okay … so at first he was flustered, annoyed, and then flustered a few more times… But after that, after they really started working together, he was amazed.
The man seemed to be able to constantly find the answer, constantly find the truth; he ran circles around the officers and detectives alike. Could read people better than anyone Alec had ever seen. He was SO intelligent, charming, witty and intuitive, constantly leaving Alec stunned.
He was easily the most fascinating person Alec had ever met; and it wasn't about how his looks (though really, damn), it was in everything that he was. Once he'd seen it, once he started looking past all the brilliant, eye-catching, superficial things about the man, everything he saw was just… just astounding.
Alec had no idea how more people didn't see it; didn't see everything about him, everything he was, behind all the sparkle and distractions.
So many looked at him and saw little more than a good-looking, flirtatious, quirky, character. They'd chalk up his findings to his abilities, and part of Alec thought so many were so very quick to believe the psychic thing because it was actually easier for them to believe that the guy had some crazy psychic powers than to actually admit that the flamboyant man in bright colors, jewelry and makeup was simply smarter than them.
That he was in actuality just a better detective than they could ever hope to be.
At first Alec had found it amusing; seeing some of the more conservative officers at the station practically jump at the psychic option when Magnus would come up with something they had missed. Because no way could THAT guy find something they had missed, not without some kind of crazy, supernatural assistance.
Then, after a few weeks, it got old… and their idiocy was not so funny anymore…
He would hear a few making comments- It wasn't all of them, or even most- but it was enough of them to irritate him. It got to a point where he would straight up tell them that if it hadn't been for Magnus they wouldn't have the information anyways as clearly they hadn't been able to figure it out.
Unsurprisingly, they had not really reacted wellto that.
He'd heard a few starting to make snide remarks about him and Magnus. The same kind of thing Hodge said; that was partly why he'd got so angry at the man. It seems like anymore, everyone just assumed they were sleeping together…
Not that he wouldn't WANT to be with Magnus, quite the contrary, but they weren't together and it was hard enough to ignore how much he wanted the guy when literally every other person seemed to think they were together…
Alec kind of doubted Magnus would really be interested in him like that anyways…I mean come on…the guy was completely out of his league…He thought, wellat least he hoped, they were friends, but they most definitely weren't anything more than that.
Honestly even if being with Magnus wasn't a ridiculously long shot, the way some of the officers at the station were so dismissive of Magnus he'd be hesitant to try actively pursuing the guy, not wanting to make it even harder for him at the station (no matter how tempting the idea may be…and, yeah, it was tempting as hell)
Then today he'd heard a few of them move on to something else…
He'd been passing one of the offices, putting away a few of the files they'd needed for the jewelry heist Case before heading out for the evening and he heard a few talking; Officers Calvin, Fabian, and Clyde.
They'd been friends-well; suck ups- when Dax was around, especially when it seemed that Dax may have possibly been promoted to chief. They had been annoyed when Dax left. Since then, they never passed up a chance at a snide comment about Magnus. Alec generally ignored it, they were always kind of jackasses anyways, no one really took anything they said too seriously, but sometimes it was too much.
He'd just turned the corner coming from the file room, when he caught part of their conversation…
"No, but, he doesn't even try anymore. He just waits around for that prissy, obnoxious psychic to come around and solve the case-"
"Exactly! That psychic made such a big deal about Dax taking credit for other people's work, but that is pretty much what Alec's doing now. I mean, I don't know how that freak figures out the things he does, some weird, psychic whatever, but it sure seems convenient for him. I don't know what Alec's got on the guy, what sway he has on him, I sure as hell don't see it but all he has to do is just snaps his fingers and the guy comes running, ready to bail him out. It's like, pathetic-"
"I know! And really, EVERYONE must see it, how can you not! Whe-"
Alec slipped away, really not needing to hear anymore.
He headed out to go home, grateful that tomorrow was his day off, then paused, cursing slightly…
It was their family dinner tonight. They had at least one a month. Him, Jace and Izzy go together all the time, and his youngest brother Max comes by quite often, but, once a month they went to their parents, he supposed for appearances if anything else anymore.
Well, they usuallydid.
Izzy had a last minute out of town medical conference. Jace ended up getting stuck at the studio, something about some idiot ending up erasing a whole nights footage, they needed to reshoot the whole thing, he wouldn't get out till after midnight, and that was if he was lucky.
He found out Max was staying at a friend's house tonight, it was one of his closest friend's birthday, and a few of them were getting together for an all night movie marathon, and his parents had actually agreed to let him stay. He had texted Alec, letting him know that he totally forgot Izzy wouldn't make it and asked him if he wanted Max to come back, wanted him to leave early.
Alec appreciated it, he really did, but he couldn't ask that of Max. He kind of worried about him, being stuck at the house with just their parents all the time.
Their parents weren't bad; they were just rather cold at times, overly concerned with standing and appearances and fairly strict.
In truth, it bothered them that three of their four kids were not straight (although Alec kind of has a feeling they were actually four for four, but he sure as hell wasn't about to point that out); Max hadn't said anything directly or anything, but he had a feeling it was coming. He was fifteen now, and still very much trying to figure out who he was… which Alec knew from experience was not an easy thing to do, especially in that house.
At least, growing up he had Izzy and Jace going through it all at the same time. He couldn't imagine going through his teen years there without his sibling's always nearby to vent to. He was actually surprised their parents had agreed to let him stay the entire night. He didn't want to ruin that.
He assured Max it'd be fine, purposefully avoiding telling him that Jace wouldn't be there as well, just told him to have fun.
Dinner was awkward and almost painfully silent. They made polite small talk, asked about his work, he gave the standard responses. They pointedly avoided any conversations about his personal life.
It seemed like a business meeting
Then his dad had started in about something, he couldn't even remember what, exactly, just some comment, usually it wouldn't even bother him, but, with the day he had, it was just too much. He'd snapped back, had gotten rude and sarcastic, and he ended up storming out...
Now he just didn't really know what to do…
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"…And then I chased the guy out and so now his pants are hanging up above the bar as a warning!" Dot finished triumphantly
By this time Magnus was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. They were sitting at 'Demort'. It was a nice welcoming bar that had a very inviting feel. Magnus had called, wanting to catch up on how the club was doing and how her relationship with Lilly was going. It had been quite a while since they'd had a chance to just sit and visit. They'd been out for a few hours now, had met up at about seven for a light dinner and had decided to come here for a quick drink before heading over to the club.
It had been a lovely evening so far.
Magnus told her all about the cases he'd got to work on, about Raphael and Simon (she was shocked that he not only had a boyfriend, but was actually in Love with the guy, absolutely thrilled to be sure, but shocked just the same).
She had filled him in on some of the crazier nights at Pandemonium and a part of him almost regretted not being there for it. Though he loved what he was doing now, he did make a mental note to make time to go at least once a week, just to keep in the loop.
"Oh, darling, that is just too funny! I'll have to tell Alexander, I do believe he would get quite a laugh out of it, he… What?"
She raised her eyebrow at him, tilting her head with a curiously interested smile and a bright spark to her eyes,
"Mags? Do you realize that you have mentioned the man every chance you get? That you have brought every single topic back to him?"
Magnus shakes his head frantically
"W-what!?I did not!I may have mentioned him a few times… but it is just because I am working with him so much, that's all…"
She shook her head, smirking,
"Oh no it isn't! You are crushing on him, BAD!"
Magnus huffed, rolling his eyes, forcing out a laugh, shaking his head again,
"Oh, I am not! I am a grown man, I don't 'crush' on guys, this isn't high school, and I am not a teenage girl"
"Wellyou kinda sound like one! You talk about him constantly, I swear, I could pick the guy out of a line up as much as you describe him; I'm pretty sure you even sighed a few times!"
Magnus gasped giving an affronted look
"I most certainly did not!"
She laughed, hard
"Oh yes you did, and- oh my god, are youBLUSHING!?I didn't even know you could do that!" she practically squealed
"I am not!" He denied emphatically, shaking his head, and blushing even brighter
She leaned over the table she was laughing so hard, barely able to breathe
"O-oh…man…I never thought I'd see this…So come on what's up? When are you going to make a move?"
"I'm not…" he huffed rolling his eyes
She snorted
"Okay right. Come on, Mags… this is me, I know you- I can't believe you waited this long. Aren't you always the one saying that life is too short not to go after what you want?"
He tilted his head giving a faint nod,
"Yeah, b-"
She nodded quickly, leaning forward,
"Okay so clearly you want the guy; I have never seen you so hung up on anyone, so what's the problem? I remember you saying about him breaking up with his partner, Dax whatever, so I know he's into guys… Is he seeing someone else or something?"
Magnus sighed shaking his head faintly, slumping in his chair a bit,
"No, he is single… and I do rather think he would be interested."
She snorted again, rolling her eyes
"Well, of course he'd be interested; you'reyou… The only people I know that met you and weren't at least a bit interested are, like, really steadfast lesbians, a few straight dudes, and Raphael."
Magnus laughed, shaking his head
"Well thanks for that darling, but I am afraid it's a bit more complicated than that."
"How so?" she asked curiously,
He sighed,
"He is a wonderful man, truly one of the best people I have ever met, and I really do like him. I think it could be something real between us… But he also happens to be who I work with most often at the precinct. We work so well together right now, and more than that, he respects me, trusts me, actually listens to my suggestions, and takes me seriously.
He has, many times, vouched for me; at scenes, to suspects, to his former mentor, to some of the less than tolerant officers at the precinct. He is the strongest ally I have there and, yes, I would very much like to try for a relationship with him…
However, were it not to work out, I don't really know if I'd be able to stay there. I couldn't risk him thinking less of me. I know I say that life is too short to not go for what you want, and, yes, I do want him, very much, I have from pretty much the first moment I saw him… But I have wanted to be a detective for nearly my entire life, and I do believe this is my only real chance at it…So that really does take precedence."
He shrugged a bit, glancing away, looking somewhat downcast,
Dot shook her head, giving a bit of a low whistle
"Man; that kinda sucks."
He gave a slight laugh, rolling his eyes a bit
"Yes…yes it really does, doesn't it?"
She gave him an empathetic smile, reaching over patting his hand,
"Well, I really am sorry about you having to choose like that, you know if you need to vent you can always come to me."
He smiled softly
"I know that darling, it really is quite alright."
She brightened
"Hey! Did I tell you that me and Lilly are planning a trip?"
He shook his head, raising his eyebrow,
"No, you most certainly did not!"
She nodded, excitedly
"Yeah we are going at the end of the month, up to Northern California; there is a really amazing looking hotel that is right in the middle of the redwoods and…"
He let his gaze wander around scanning the bar. He was happy for her,really he was… but after the talk about Alexander he just really wasn't in the mood to listen to someone talking about a nice, romantic getaway.
He looked around at the rest of the patrons…
There were a few couples obviously on first dates. Two looked to be going pretty well, they were talking and blushing, it was sweet. Another looked to be going bad, the guy was chattering up a storm and the girl was eyeing the door… Magnus gave it five minutes tops before she excuses herself to go the restroom and hightails it out the door.
A group of friends out for a girl's night, talking, laughing and joking loud and animated.
A small group from some office sitting at a table having a little after work drink.
A guy sitting by himself in the corner facing away from Magnus, a few drinks in …Poor thing, looked like he'd had a hell of a day. He's shoulders were slumped he was hunched over the table a bit, nursing a drink.
He was wearing a plain, light grey button up shirt that didn't seem to fit very well, looked a bit tight in the shoulders…which really wasn't a bad thing, they were actually very nice shoulders, but it didn't seem 'fashionable' tight, rather like it was not quite the right size, but he had just settled on it anyways. He'd shed a rather unappealing suit jacket, draping it haphazardly over the back of the chair, and he…
Wait…
He knew that suit jacket!
He looked again, taking in what he could see of the man's somewhat messy looking black hair, and the grey shirt, he'd seen before, Alec wore it fairly often, he just never really saw the man without an awful jacket over it.
Magnus set up, somewhat cutting off Dot's sentence. She saw the change in him, glancing over to the corner trying to see what had his attention, looking back at him curiously.
"What's wrong? Do you know that guy or something?"
He nodded slightly
"Yes, actually that is Alexander."
She looked back at the guy near the corner.
"Man, looks like he had a bad one."
Magnus nodded again, sending her a rather apologetic look
"Yes dear I do believe so. I apologize but I don't think I will be able to make it to the club tonight, I really think I need to make sure everything is okay with him."
She smiled slightly
"Yeah, I think you do, too. It's okay, we'll do it another night. I'll go settle our tab; you go check on your detective."
"Okay thank you darling." He said gratefully, standing up, moving over to give her a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"Though, he is not MY detective" he corrected
She gave a bit of a smirk
"Maybe not yet."
He rolled his eyes slightly
"What, now you're psychic too?"
She laughed a bit
"No, but I know you and I know what I see. There may be reasons why you guys aren't together, yet, but I have faith it will all work out."
He sighed faintly,
"Dot, it's no-"
She cut him off, shaking her head
"Mag's, don't argue with me on this; I know you, and one thing I know for sure is that you have a tendency to do things that are 'impossible' all the time… If there is a way for it to work, you will find it. Now go over there" she finished, pushing him slightly in the direction of the table, before heading over to the bar to settle up.
Magnus rolled his eyes slightly one more time, shaking his head before taking a deep breath and going over to the table. He slips quietly onto the tall chair across from Alec. At first he doesn't seem to register Magnus.
"Alexander, darling?" he says softly, leaning forward,
He seems to startle somewhat, looking up from the table, seemingly just realizing Magnus's presence. He smiles a bit, but then his face falls,
"Hey, Magnus" he says quietly
He sounds so down; Magnus has never heard him sound so sad
"Darling, what's wrong?" he asks, leaning over the table slightly,
Alec shakes his head slightly, giving a bit of a harsh laugh
"Me?"
Magnus inhales sharply, reaching over across the table, taking his hand, squeezing lightly,
"Sweetheart, whatever do you mean? Did something happen, is it about a case? If it is I ca-"
He gives a faint not quite laugh shaking his head,
"Yeah, you could solve it, probably before I even got half the paper work gathered up, you always can. I really don't know why I even try anymore…" he fumbled around a bit, reaching for his jacket, pulling out his badge and cuffs and pushing them across the table to Magnus.
"Here you should probably have these, I really just can't keep up with you anyways…I doubt I could when I was at my best, now? Ha… Now I'm just the joke of the station-"
Magnus shakes his head franticly, pushing them back across the table
"What? No you're not! Darling I can't believe you'd ever think that!"
He got off the seat, moving around to Alec's side. He pivoted the chair slightly so that Alec was facing him wrapping his arms around him, hugging him tightly. Seated there Alec reached just level with Magnus's shoulder, seeming to fit perfectly.
Alec wrapped his arms around him, holding on tight for just a moment, before pulling away, shaking his head, and turning back to the table, swirling his drink a bit.
Magnus tried again
"Darling, please just tell me what happened?"
He sighed a bit, taking another drink
"I just can't seem to do it anymore. I make mistakes left and right; I keep missing things… things that when pointed out should be obvious. You pick up on them instantly, and I just get to wondering, how much did I miss before? I always thought I was a good detective… But, was I really? How much was I missing, how many clues, suspects… how many mistakes did I end up making that ended up letting guilty people go free?
And then the mess with Hodge… I was so wrong about him a-and, I just can't seem to stop second guessing myself... can't seem to trust my own judgment…"
Magnus sighed slightly, placing his hand over Alec's
"Sweetheart, you ARE a good detective, you were in the past, and you are just as skilled now. You are one of the best detectives I have ever met. I think you just hit a bit of a rough patch, and it shook your confidence a bit; but, darling? It will be fine; you had a bad stretch, that's all."
Alec shook his head, he seemed a bit wobbly on the seat, and Magnus wondered how long he'd been there.
"I don't think that's all it is, I think I lost whatever I had, or was just making myself believe I was better than I actually was…Until someone actually that good came along…" he said, glancing up at Magnus
Magnus shook his head quickly, moving closer,
"Alexander, I am so sorry if I did something to make you feel like this. If I've overstepped it was never my intention. Darling, I know I tend to get carried away, but, I-I never meant to make you feel like you were not good enough; sweetheart, you could not be farther from the truth…"
He put his hand on Alec's chin, tilting his head so that he was actually looking directly at Magnus, meeting his eyes,
"My darling detective, you are one of the most amazing people I have ever met. I do go overboard around you, quite often, but it has absolutely nothing to do with me wanting to overshadow you…
Sweetheart, I do it because you are one of the only people who really sees me, who respects me for what I can do and who doesn't just automatically dismiss it as if it's merely some trick or inconsequential little thing. I do it because I want to impress you, because I would like you to think as highly of me as I do you."
Magnus moves his hand up to brush a bit of Alec's hair behind his ear, and over his cheek, Alec closes his eyes, leaning into the touch.
He gives a slight, surprised breath of a laugh.
"You really think you need to TRY to impress me? Magnus you are the most incredible person I have ever met. You never cease to amaze me, everything about you fascinates me. You're SO gorgeous, and brilliant, and witty and, so SO much more that I just stopped trying to list all of it because there is just way too much, and it's kind of intimidating, and I just don't think I can keep up."
Magnus blushed slightly at the compliments, shaking his head,
"Darling, it is not a competition; we are on the same side, working for the same goal. I really adore working with you, it is easily one of my favorite things about the station… you tend to amaze me as well."
Alec rolled his eyes slightly, scoffing a bit
"I kinda doubt that, but thanks for trying to make me feel better."
Magnus huffed slightly
"Alexander, I'm no-"
He just stopped, shaking his head. The man clearly had too much, there was no point trying to reassure him right now. He did however make a note to talk to him when he was sober. He really couldn't have the other man so down on himself.
Until then, though…
Magnus slips his arm around Alec, trying to help the man to his feet
"Come on darling, let's get you home."
Alec brightens a bit at that, giving him a slightly surprised, eager smile. He slips his arm around Magnus, pulling him in close, leans over and nuzzles against his cheek,
"You're taking me home?" he murmurs huskily into Magnus's ear
Magnus blushes brightly, feeling suddenly way too warm, completely lightheaded, and off balance.
"W-wha-, umm, Alexander, tha-,that's, not w…"
His stammering was cutoff when Alec leans over, pulling him into a slow, deep kiss…
Whoa…
Magnus felt his heartbeat stop, before absolutely skyrocketing. His eyes fluttered closed he turns more towards Alec, slipping his arms around his neck, melting into the kiss, tugging him in closer. Alec nips lightly at his lower lip, causing Magnus to gasp, tightening his grip on Alexander. Magnus eagerly deepens the kiss, drawing him in even closer, and giving a bit of a moan.
God…he felt incredible
They fit so perfectly together, it was nearly overwhelming, intoxicating, Alexander's hands slid down his back, catching, pulling him closer, Magnus could feel the power in his embrace, the heat of his body, hear the way his breath caught just slightly, could smell his cologne, and whisky…
Whisky, because that was what he'd been drinking…
Had been for a while…
Because he was having a horrible day, and nothing was going right,
And he was now at a bar…
And drunk…
And Magnus needed to stop this, like, right now, before it went any further.
Hesitantly Magnus pulled back, breaking the kiss with a slightly breathless gasp, trying to take a deep breath, to steady himself. It was far more difficult then he would of thought. He still felt lightheaded, and he now actually had a much better idea of what people meant when they said their knees were weak…
Damn, He had no idea just a kiss could DO that
He couldn't imagine if they…
Nope, not going there!
Alec tried to follow, tried to tug him into another kiss, and god was it tempting, but he stopped him. He blinked a couple times uncomprehendingly, looked at Magnus, slightly dazed,
"What's wrong?"
Magnus gave him a soft, apologetic smile,
"Alexander darling, you've had a bit too much tonight."
Alec shook his head,
"No I haven't" he said, mulishly, swaying slightly
"Darling… you can barely stand right now, we need to get you home, before you fall over." he said gently
"I'm fine" he said stubbornly
"I don't think you'll be saying that in the morning, sweetheart."
He signaled over to one of the wait staff for the bill, paying it and leaving a sizable tip. He turned back to Alec, who seemed to be pouting slightly,
It was fartoo distracting…
Magnus shook his head slightly, taking a deep breath,
"Come on Alexander, give me your keys, I'll take you home in your car, then just call a ride back to mine."
Alec rolled his eyes, but fished them out of his jacket pocket, handing them over. Magnus slipped his arm around Alec, allowing him to steady himself.
"Good. Now, my darling detective, let's get you home."
Alec gave him a warm, exceptionally endearing, smile, sliding his arm back around Magnus, hugging him slightly, once more nuzzling against his cheek,
"I really like it when you call me that" He murmured, softly
Magnus's heart did a little flip…He made a mental note to use it as much as possible from now on…
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Calvin: Bald
Clyde: Heard From Afar
Fabian: Bean Farmer
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