Title: The First Night
Rating: G
Word count: 130
Pairing: Clary/Mattes
Round/Fight: 2/B
Summary: The first night was an odd one
The first night was an odd one.
Mattes felt like his left side was cold, like he was walking lopsidedly, like half of his brain wasn't working.
The streets felt longer, the night was darker, and the whispers were louder.
Night Watch seemed to never end; was it him, or had the clock stopped above the square, ticking in place instead of moving him steadily forward?
Was he walking through molasses or air?
"Mattes, you alright?" Beka, next to him, glanced up at her partner.
"Tis nothing," Mattes sighed and put a hand to his baton.
Surely, he thought, his mind wandering back to the Jane Street Kennel, working a desk job wasn't exciting enough for his Clary?
He wondered when she would realize this and come back to him.
