Authors note:
I'm back! I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter, except for that horrible man of course.
Before talking about this chapter, I'd like to address Alec's blisters in the last update. Alec is a full-time classical dancer, so of course he is going to have blisters, I am a classical dancer myself, so I know what it feels like. So, incase any of you were thinking I was over-exadurating, I currently have 7 blisters, 3 tarket burns, and a bruise on my feet. And I'm not even a full time student! And let me tell you, they bleed. Oh, do they bleed. So I was definitely not over exadurating during the description of Alec's feet.
Right! Onto the next chapter. This takes place 2 months after the last update, Magnus and Alec have been officially dating for about 6 weeks. They don't spend a lot of time alone together, as Alec is in the middle of his performance season, (of the ballet he was rehearsing in chapter one), and Magnus has been hired by a second school in New York to play piano. This is the two of them at Alec's apartment.
*WARNING: talk of weight, warped eating patterns if looked into*
Enjoy.
Alec laughed, the sound traveling through Magnus' body and making him sigh. "If Mr. Starkweather could see me now!" He giggled again, speaking of his ballet instructor.
"What? Is the piano player corrupting his precious Alexander?" Magnus joked as he raised another spoonful of Thai food to Alec's lips, and the boy swallowing it hungrily. The pair lay on Alec's couch in his living room, Alec nestled between Magnus' legs, his back resting on Magnus' chest. Alec's head was lolled carelessly against Magnus' shoulder, and Magnus had his arms wrapped around the boys waist. In his hands he held a container of takeaway Thai, and a spoon. He was carefully spooning the food into Alec's mouth, after the teen had confessed to him that he hadn't eaten all day.
"No..." He mumbled around the food in his mouth, chewing profusely so he could get his words out. "We aren't supposed to eat food like this." He turned his head to look innocently up at Magnus. "It is junk, it will make me put on weight." He said, and despite his words he accepted the food that Magnus offered to him on the spoon again.
Magnus couldn't help but laugh, "Alexander darling," he purred, reaching sideways with one hand and placing the spoon and take away container on the coffee table in front of them, "With the amount of exercise you do, I doubt it would be possible for you to put on weight, like, ever." He concluded, and placed the palms of his hands against Alec's chest. It had taken them a long time to be able to do this. Magnus had discovered that Alec was extremely shy, especially since the incident in central park over two months ago. Alec was afraid to be intimate, and despite dating for 6 weeks this Wednesday, Magnus had yet to get much further with the boy than dry humping and occasionally palming him through his sweat pants.
"Mmm," Alec hummed, "I gotta go for a weigh in tomorrow actually." He mumbled, more to himself than Magnus. "Oh god, you should've seen Isabel and Tessa after theirs yesterday. Absolute hell I tell you." Isabel was Alec's younger sister, who was a student at the lower school in the academy. Magnus had met the girl all of 3 times, but she was absolutely lovely, at 16, she was tall for her age, thin, and had long hair, jet black like her brothers. But, where Alec had piercing blue eyes that Magnus loved, Isabel had dark ones, that weren't as inviting as her siblings.
"Who is Tessa?" Magnus wondered aloud, moving his left hand from Alec's stomach to thread his fingers through his boyfriends hair.
"Isabel's friend, but that is not important." Alec rushed, clearly wanting to get to the point. "They had their weigh in yesterday, theirs is once a month in the junior school, so it can go anyway. But you'll never guess how much the put on." Alec said, and Magnus stilled his fingers in Alec's hair, feeling uneasy.
"How much?" He asked.
"Four pounds." Alec stated. "Each." He breathed, like the word was a curse, or an unspoken topic.
Magnus was unsure of how to respond, to him, four pounds was nothing. Isabel was thin, deadly thin if you wanted his opinion. What did it matter if the girl put on weight? It would make her look healthier, that for sure. But Alec was silent, obviously waiting for Magnus' thoughts on the whole ordeal.
"I don't see how much of a problem that could be Alexander?"
Alec snorted, but brought his hand up to rest against Magnus' right one.
"They got in so much trouble Magnus, it was unbelievable. I've never heard Jem get so defensive."
"Who's Jem?"
"He's the academy's doctor. He was defending Izzy and Tessa when Mr. Starkweather started yelling. I don't want my little sister to think she's fat, but…" Alec trailed off, closing his eyes and leaning his face into Magnus' neck.
"You didn't want to be kicked out of the company." Magnus finished for him.
"Jem got in trouble too." He whispered against Magnus' skin. "Mr Starkweather told him to leave. He didn't though, he kept seeing student's throughout the day. He only left when William came to him at 5."
"Who's-"
"He's a company member." Alec interrupted before Magnus could finish his question. "He spends a lot of time with Jem. It's odd, they arrive together and leave together everyday. Except they aren't related." Alec pondered.
Magnus smiled at his boyfriend's ignorance, innocence even.
"Maybe they're dating?" He offered.
Alec was quiet for a moment. "That makes sense.." He deliberated slowly.
Magnus resumed his motion of racking his fingers through Alec's hair. Alec letting out a soft moan. "Was Jem there today, darling?"
"No, William walked in by himself this morning." Alec said, and Magnus could hear the sadness in his voice.
"Ooooh, did you like Jem?" He teased, and Alec lightly kissed the skin on his collar bone, "Is this Jem-?"
"James, his name is James Carstairs."
"James, is this James someone I should be jealous of?"
Alec giggled and kissed Magnus' collar bone again.
"I did like him, as a person only. He was very, very nice. If he and William are dating, I do not know what Jem sees in him. William is a polar opposite to him. Williams…"
Alec paused to find the right word. "Rude. That's it, William is just damn right rude. Come to think of it, he isn't rude to Jem though." Alec added thoughtfully, "He is very nice to Jem. Whenever I see them together they always stand very close."
"Either they're dating or very non-platonic best friends." Magnus confirmed for the young boy resting on his chest.
The pair were quiet for a few minutes simply enjoying each other. But before long Alec wretched his hand from its place on Magnus' and ran it forcefully over his face.
"Alec..?" Magnus questioned, his hand in Alec's hair stilling for the second time due to unease that night.
"God Magnus."
Magnus reached down so both his hands were placed protectively around the dancers waist.
"What is it love?"
"I- I can't. Oh god. What if I put on weight like Isabel and Tessa because I had that Thai the day before weigh in?" Alec whispered. And somehow pushed his body further against Magnus.
"Alexander!" Magnus spoke urgently. "You are FINE. I'm telling you." Magnus tightened his hold around Alec's torso, to reassure himself, that what Alec was getting at was wrong. "One good meal isn't going to make you balloon Alec."
Alec shifted on his body, so he was lying on his stomach, the two men's chests connected. Their hips rubbing against each other.
"You promise?" He spoke softly, his voice barely audible. Alec's face was so close that their noses were touching, and when Alec spoke, his breath mixed with the other boys. Magnus looked incredulously at the gorgeous, helpless, and obviously scared 18 year old boy that lay atop of him.
"I promise Alexander, you are fit, you're a dancer for god's sake! You won't put on any weight. Now lay down and try to rest."
Alec obeyed his wish and placed his head softly on his boyfriend's shoulder. Magnus could feel his soft hair tickling his cheek, and fought back a smile. He knew he should be concerned about Alec's confession, so he vowed to keep a close eye on his love.
In the space of five minutes, they had both drifted off to sleep, Alec's hands fisted into Magnus' shirt, and Magnus' fingers pressed tightly into the small of Alec's back.
End Authors note:
Ooooh, did everyone enjoy this chapter? I'm not too sure how much I like it, but oh well. A few minor details are bothering me, but I'm not certain of how I want them to be fixed. Ugh.
Anyway.
Eating issues and disorders are very common in the intense world of ballet. I wanted to explore this with Alec. I'm not too sure if I will go anywhere with Alec's eating habits, although we definitely will touch upon them again.
So the next chapter will be from Alec's POV, and will focus more on Magnus.
Pretty please review! It would mean ALOT to me :)
