Just a drabble while fighting my writer's block and my addiction towards FIFA. I've made something similar to this entitled: My List of Wolframs (kyo kara maoh!) so I decided to make one for Magnus. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
I will never own the characters.
Magnus' To-Do-List
Dark rumbling clouds hung around Brooklyn and threatened a long day of rain. Alec didn't care much about rain, or the weather for that matter, though today he was enjoying the cold atmosphere. So far there hadn't been any sightings of demons around, meaning he could just take the day off, lounge around the apartment with his green tea while Magnus- Magnus. Blue eyes shimmered against the gray background of the window as Alec stared wide-eye at the empty space next to him where Magnus was supposed to be.
It was rare that Magnus woke up before him and even rarer that he was up without waking him up. Chairman Meow had already purred his way beside Alec, the feline was certainly enjoying the warmth the Shadowhunter provided and could care less that his original master was not there. Reluctantly, Alec stood up quite puzzled at Magnus' early disappearance, though his worry was cut short when he saw a pink note, with glitters, stuck on the doors of their, Magnus' mostly, closet. Hey Cupcake, Gone off to work, had to start earlier, such a the weather changes it's my fault, mostly. I love you sweet pea.
Seriously though, Magnus' list of pet names to call Alec was getting more and more embarrassing, it had started with sweet pea, then sweetie then adjectives which had the same meaning as sweet and recently, variations of sweet pastries. Opening the cabinet, Alec grabbed a shirt and carefully placed the piece of paper on top of Magnus' clean clothes, which he went to the trouble of washing, drying and folding, without using magic.
"I guess it's just us here huh?" Chairman made a long noise as he stretched his white legs and curled beside the blue pillows. Beside the bed was the small glass obsidian table where the laptop shone. Alec wasn't someone to pry into Magnus' personal things, though the warlock seemed to always know his business, but the open laptop was just scandalous, as Magnus would put it.
"I'm just going to check it. I won't dig around." The black-haired boy grabbed the laptop and seated himself at edge of the bed as he double clicked the folder 'Magnus Bane', but his victory was short lived when a pop-up appeared and asked for a password. His eyebrow furrowed as he desperately thought of what the password could be. He tsked at himself as he tried what possible combinations he could have had: 'ChairmanMeow', 'MagnusBane', 'AlecLightwood', 'MagnusAlec'.
"Dang it Magnus Bane!" Disappointed Alec pushed the laptop away but before he could put it back on the table he remembered something: 'sweetpea' then the pop-up disappeared and he was met with a few other folders, documents and some pictures. Like Magnus' closet, his laptop was as disorganized and Alec could only imagine why the warlock always messed up his appointments with his clients.
Alec scrolled through the pictures of them during their trips in Paris, India, China and London, a few pictures of smaller version of Chairman Meow, probably when he was just a small bundle of fur unlike now, and some pictures of Alec sleeping. Blood rushed to his cheeks as he saw four or five pictures of him with his eyes closed and dozing. Then he stumbled across a very intriguing file: Magnus' To-Do-List.
Although he knew mostly what it is that Magnus did- cater to his client's sometimes ridiculous request, the thought kept on tugging at him. What is it that Magnus does? He clicked the file twice and he saw something he didn't expect.
To-Do-List (And Reminders)
- Replace Alec's set of horrible sweaters (absolutely horrible!)
Unconsciously, Alec glanced at his shirt and made a mental note to hide his sweaters where Magnus will never find them. They were 'horrible' but they were really comfortable and they gave way for less constricted movement and to some degree, protection.
- Buy coffee and tea (for Alec)
Usually most people, like Jace, Isabelle, and Clary, would hand him coffee cups and expect him to gulp it like they did, while Simon, who knew his indifference towards coffee, would just smile and ask him if he wanted one, for the sake of courtesy of course.
- Make Alec breakfast, at least once
Now this, made Alec question if Magnus was the one who wrote this. He knew Magnus very well and he was not one who cooked, unless if it meant eating burnt bacon. But he felt a warm feeling form on his stomach, Magnus must love him more than he knew.
- Give the Chairman a proper party
The cat deserves it, was all Alec could think of. The last party he threw was wide off from Chairman's real birthday. It was eight months too early.
- Buy new pants, dress shirts and ties (winter collection)
Yep, this was Magnus' alright.
- Tell Alec I love him
A smile crept up Alec's face and the warmth forming in his stomach crept up to his chest as he read the five words. The warlock never failed to do it everyday and every time he said it, Alec knew he meant it.
- Make sure Alec is asleep at night
- Track Alec's demon hunts and always have a portal ready
- Hug him every morning (I think he likes it)
- Kiss him at night (He expects it)
Alec. Alec. Alec. He blinked thrice as he continued to read the list. Mostly it was a list of what Magnus did everyday, hug him every morning when he wakes up, kiss him at night before they slept, hold his hand when he read to him, finger-brush his messy hair before he leaves, call him pet names etc.
"What are you doing with my laptop?" Instinctively he closed the laptop and stood up to face a very annoyed Magnus. Clearly his job wasn't the most enjoyanle plus he had to wake up earlier than usual. Alec tried to stammer an excuse and only to find himself whimpering, he didn't want to lie to Magnus. "I had a terrible day at work today, not to mention I had to wake up early for it!" He threw his dripping wet jacket on the floor and discarded the handkerchief, which was wet as well. "I got drenched on the rain and I come home to my boyfriend prying on my things. Seriously, the universe hates me." Magnus stopped in front of Alec and expected an excuse.
Of course, he didn't get one. Instead Alec moved closer towards him and hugged him, his face burried on the warlock's slightly drenched shirt, his hands around his waist, and his entire body fitted against the other man's. Magnus could only sigh at Shadowhunter's gestures.
"I love you Magnus." Alec pulled away and kissed him on the mouth. He didn't care that much that his boyfriend was wet from the rain, or that he had to stand on tip toes and pull himself to kiss him properly, or that the Chairman was curling around their feet, or that the rain drummed harder on the roof, or anything else for that matter.
"Don't get me wrong I'd love to kiss you all day, and I intend to, but I am dripping wet. At least let me change my clothes." And Magnus did, with a snap of his fingers he had changed his clothes, silk pajama bottoms and a pink V-neck shirt. He turned to face Alec, who was still smiling at him and looking at him weirdly. "What is wrong with you Alexander?"
The Shadowhunter laughed softly and nodded his head sideways as he threw himself on the bed. Magnus followed shortly and hung close to his boyfriend, slipping his hands around his body, burying his face on his black hair and tangling their legs under the sheets. Whatever it was that Alec saw he was going to have to let it go, it's not like he could guess his password.
"Hey Magnus, I uh, saw something in your laptop. And I, uh" Magnus tensed as Alec spoke, he must've guessed right, but there was nothing there only pictures, a few work files and that.
"What did you see?"
"Err, I'm sorry. I didn't want to look or anything. It's just." Alec had pulled himself to a sitting position while Magnus' arms still coiled around his waist, which was a little damp from hugging his boyfriend.
The warlock pulled himself and pressed himself against Alec's back. "Oh? Well, I'm sure whatever it is you saw, you can't blackmail me for it."
"Mags," Alec's pale hands found Magnus' tan ones and intertwined their fingers together like lovesick teenagers, minus and sick and teenagers part. "Thanks for doing the things you do, for the little things. I never knew you paid so much attention. Thank you."
"Of course I pay attention Alexander."
"Let me finish okay? I, I'm sorry I don't seem to mind the little things. And I never thanked you for it, I thought that you just did it out of habit." He turned slightly to face Magnus as he smiled to encourage him to continue. "Well, I want you to know that I do notice those things and I love them, it's just that I didn't want to seem too important by, you know, pointing them out. I'm sorry I never thanked you or did things for you."
Alec was ready for some sort of yelling or groans of disappointment, but he was met with soft laughter coming from the man behind him. "Honey, you are important. That's why I do those things, because I love you and I love doing them. I'm not as selfless as you think I am. And, if you think you don't do things for me then you're dead wrong Lightwood."
"What?" Magnus dropped his hands and lied on the bed, obviously he was tired, exhausted and sleepy. Alec just stared at him as he fluttered his golden catlike eyes to a yawn. Without thinking second thoughts, Alec stretched his hands to Magnus' and held it the way he held it back in Valentine's ship or when they battled Sebastian-Jonathan's dark Shadowhunters or when Magnus came home late at night after a very tiring summoning job he did with the Clave, or just about anything the warlock did which drained his powers.
Blue sparks lit from their hands as Alec felt a surge of energy travel from his arms to his hands and then to the warlock beside him. He saw him smile. "See, every time I come home dead tired from work, even if it's not life threatening you give me your strength. It's like I've become this mana bank." His grip tightened as the blue smoke faded, Alec felt a cool pool or air form on his palms, it was always like that when he gave his strength to Magnus and he had grown used to it.
"You don't notice that do you?" He nodded sideways. "Well, you always do that. Also, every morning you make me coffee, I know very well you don't like coffee but you still make it. Not to mention you make this chaotic room organized. And the way you let me fix your hair even though you could care less, the way you kiss me every time you wake up, yes I notice that, and a bunch of other things you do that mean so much. Come here."
Alec lied beside Magnus and though the warlock was far taller than the Shadowhunter, Magnus curled around Alec and wrapped himself around the boy beside him. "You don't even know you do these things because you're busy at not paying attention to yourself. Sweetie, I'd love you even if all you did was lie around in my bed."
"I love you too Magnus. I really do."
"I know cupcake." He rested his head on Alec's shoulders and took in all his warmth. This weather was perfect of cuddling, staying in bed and vowing sweet non-sense, Magnus thought as he nuzzled closer towards his boyfriend.
"But you can drop the other pet names. I don't mind, sweet pea."
Magnus' new found strength surged around his body leaving warm trail marks on its wake, but all he could think about was all the simple gestures Alec made, the little tweaks and turns, which made his day more perfect than it already was. His eyes shut close as he let the memories flood his mind and drift him to sleep.
I hope you liked it! As usual please tell me what you think in a review!
With lots of love, sparkles and warm cuddles,
Thunderqueen
