Yay! I finally handed in my paper :D I am free again! My writing doesn't have to be super sophisticated anymore. *tears of happiness* Anyway, I finally got around to do the prompt 'spill' and therefore this chapter is for TheYuriYaoiMaster. :) I hope you like it and sorry, that it took a while, but well, I really had to finish that paper and I'm a deadline-worker. u.u
I know I cheated a bit for this one because it's not their FIRST meeting, but their first REAL meeting, hope this is okay.
Disclaimer: I thought about it and the answer is still 'I don't own a thing'. But the crappy humor is mine. :D Not beta'd.
Spill
It wasn't there first-first meeting, but it was definitely there first meeting-meeting. And it was the first time Alec met Magnus Bane, the guy from across the hall of his dorm at the library. Not to mention that it was the first time that they had something close to a conversation.
"Okay, Lightwood, spill! What is your scheme?"
Alec blinked a few times trying to comprehend what was happening. One moment he was minding his own business, doing his homework and the next second Magnus stormed in, stopped in front of the table Alec was sitting at, put his hands down on said table in a rather threatening way, leaned forward and did his best to stare Alec down until there would be noting left apart from a pile of ashes. His eyes were actually very pretty, well, the whole person was rather pretty, but the picture was kind of destroyed by the pure loathing direct at Alec.
"Uh, excuse me?", Alec tried while he thought about how which way to take when his significant other would try to jump across the table to strangle him … for whatever reason.
"You know exactly what I am talking about", Magnus hissed and narrowed his eyes at him and Alec had to bite his tongue to keep from replying 'I wouldn't be asking if I knew what crawled up your ass and died there.' Instead he swallowed heavily and slowly closed the book he'd been reading. It would be easier to jump up and get a head start without anything occupying his hands. But as the silence between them stretched on, he realized that the utter ignorance in his eyes wasn't clear enough for Magnus to retreat … or explain for that matter.
"I'm afraid … I don't … know?" Alec was actually damn proud about his voice staying calm like that while on the inside he was yelling 'I don't know what you are talking about! Please don't kill me!'. He let his fear play openly on his face in the hope of getting some sympathy bonus.
"Oh really?" Magnus leaned forward a bit more, his face getting closer to Alec's. "So, you're saying, you just walk around without a shirt on a daily occasion and not to be a big fat tease and drive the only openly bi guy in that damn dorm insane with your pale skin and those abs? And then you just happen to come by in the morning with nothing but boxer shorts to ask for milk? Like, seriously, Lightwood? Milk?! And then you just have that stupidly adorable smile on your face whenever you walk by or that you just happen to come back from the gym all sweaty and hot just when I'm on my way to the club activities? Am I really supposed to believe this bullshit? That you just do this without a plan in mind to wreck my sanity? Hm? With your annoyingly blue eye and messy black hair."
Hadn't Alec been that terrified and confused at the same time he had applauded Magnus at getting that whole angry monologue done without raising his voice above the volume that was tolerated by the librarian. But as it was, he pretty much shrunk down in his chair, staring up at piercing green eyes that almost seemed to glow. His thoughts were running berserk. What had he done? Had he been to open? Alec didn't really have an issue with his own body and so far none of the other guys had complained about it. After all it wasn't the way that he walked around naked.
Well, until now nobody had complained.
"Uh", Alec tried and was glad that his voice hadn't yet abandoned him. "Well, it-it was rather warm lately … and I like cornflakes for breakfast, so what's wrong with milk?" Magnus didn't back off and Alec's voice was getting thinner. From the corner of his eye he could see Magnus digging his fingertips into a piece of paper with notes from the previous chapters Alec had already read. "And I swear I don't know your schedule", he eventually whispered.
For a few heartbeats there was only the sound of paper rustling. Alec could see Magnus' jawline clench. Actually a very nice jawline. Alec thought about complimenting Magnus on it, maybe that would sway the other student from unleashing his rage upon Alec, but then Magnus spoke again and Alec found his his whole attention drawn to the words and the furious glare directed at him.
"So you're saying that your just an average straight guy walking around half-naked most of the time?" There was a note of mockery in his voice and Alec felt his own stubbornness stirring underneath all that very prominent fear. What kind of issue did this guy have? And couldn't e just politely ask Alec to put on a short if it bothered him so damn much? "Because I promise you if this is some stupid bet among those oh-so-cool guys from the football team how long it will take for you to get me to jump you, I have to tell you that I won't play along with it. And it's totally not cool." He raised one hand as if to reach out for Alec, but then seemed to change his mind and put it back down on the table. Alec pursed his lips. He began to get annoyed. He was still very much afraid that Magnus would forget his good manners, but now there was something that always ruled over his fear, no matter in what situation he found himself, and that was being accused of something he didn't do.
"There's no bet", he muttered and his voice grew stronger with every word. He still remained sunken into his chair though because he didn't want to push his luck … in what way however one could talk about luck currently. "I would never make anybody feel uncomfortable on purpose and if you are so bothered by bare skin, you could have just asked me to put on a damn shirt, I don't even like any member of the football team … oh, and just for your information, I'm gay. And yes, I think, I am a very average guy, but well gay, not straight."
Magnus had the decency to look surprised. He pushed himself off the table, crossed his arms in front of his chest, titled his head and looked down at Alec as if he was some experimental liquid that had turned pink instead of exploding right away.
"Huh, really? Interesting", he muttered and Alec would have thrown something at him if he hadn't been so shell-shocked at the moment. Interesting? Seriously? The guy came in here, made a fuss about nothing and then found the fact that Alec was gay interesting? Then Magnus suddenly smiled and Alec was ready for the apocalypse to start the next second. "Well then, would you like to go for coffee tomorrow?"
"Are you kidding me?!"
The next day Alec found out that Magnus Bane didn't kid when it came to dates.
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