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Title: The A and O of Love – The Parabatai and their Warlock
Fandom: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Disclaimer: All rights to the Shadowhunters reserved to Ed Decter, the books the show is based off and its characters belong to Cassandra Clare. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, polyamory (threesome), ABO-verse, mating, explicit intercourse, anal, oral, double penetration, rimming, knotting, sex toys, shoujo-ai, hetero
Main Pairing: Magnus/Alec/Jace
Side Pairings: Simon/Isabelle/Clary, Robert/Maryse
Shadowhunters Characters: Jonathan Christopher 'Jace' Wayland, Magnus Bane, Alexander Gideon 'Alec' Lightwood, Isabelle Sophia 'Izzy' Lightwood, Clarissa Adele 'Clary' Fray, Simon Lewis, Maxwell Joseph 'Max' Lightwood, Robert Lightwood, Maryse Lightwood, Luke Garroway, Lydia Branwell, Camille Belcourt
Summary: Alec finally finds the alpha of his dreams and maybe, with Magnus' help, he will also finally get the omega he has always had his eyes on. If only there weren't those two strangers around and all over Jace now – the girl and the mundane. Thankfully, Alec has a cunning sister.
The A and O of Love
The Parabatai and their Warlock
Chapter 7: Belongs to Magnus Bane and Alexander Lightwood so Back Off
Alec grinned wickedly as he dodged an attack from Simon. He could see Jace and Isabelle going at it a few feet away. She was nearly getting the upper hand, just as Jace slipped out from underneath.
"Switch partners?", called Jace out.
Smirking, Alec went for his sister while Jace attacked Simon. The vampire groaned. He preferred sparring with Alec over sparring with Jace because Jace always made it extra hard for him. Clary was visiting her mother and Luke today, so the four sparred alone. Well, Magnus was also there, but the warlock had summoned an armchair and was sitting with a glass of wine while watching. He was genuinely impressed by Simon; the vampire was not stumbling anymore, he was actually developing some real fighting instincts. Isabelle and Alec were merciless, as they always were when sparring with each other. Neither sibling wanted to back down. And Jace was completely in his element as he bossed Simon around – correcting his posture, criticizing his attacks, just generally hassling him. Magnus appreciated the sight of his boyfriends very much. He was very pleased in general, because Jace had been their boyfriend for a bit over a week now. So far, they had been on three dates – well, at least in the privacy of Magnus' loft due to a lack of time. Most of the nights, Jace had spent with them in their suite, but every other day the blonde needed some alone-time and privacy and went to his own room. At first he had been unsure about it, if Alec and Magnus would take offense to that. They had assured him that it was fine; the two had been dating for weeks before they even started courting and had only moved together after consummating their matebond. They didn't expect Jace to jump into this all head-first. There had also only been some over-the-clothes groping (okay, a lot of it) and a lot of kissing, as well as so much cuddling that it felt like Magnus' new default position – cuddling with his boys. And Magnus was very happy with things as they were. Not that he didn't desire Jace – he wanted his omega very badly – but if there was one thing he had, it was time. Besides, he could practically see Jace getting more and more comfortable with them every day. That was all that mattered, for now. Not to mention that Alec was practically glowing ever since Jace became part of their relationship and seeing his lover so happy was perfect and pleasing to the alpha that Magnus really didn't need anything else aside from them.
"M—Mercy, please...", gasped Simon, waving a hand.
Jace growled displeased, bouncing on the balls of his feet. Magnus could practically see the nervous energy radiating off the blonde. He was most definitely not yet satisfied with training. Isabelle emptied half her water-bottle over her head, turning Simon a ridiculous shade of red. Magnus smirked amused by that, at least until he saw Alec pull his shirt off over his head and there went Magnus' concentration on the vampire's embarrassment. Magnus licked his lips slowly as he watched that sweat-glistering skin. Instinct told him to go and pin his beta against a wall to properly ravish him. But thanks to society, that was a big no-no. How boring. Hiding his smile behind his hand, Magnus leaned back against his chair. His eyes flickered dark-golden as Jace perked up and also shrugged out of his shirt when Alec came straight for him.
Oh boy. Those two were going to be Magnus' death. Magnus started fanning himself as the two half-naked Shadowhunters started sparring. Their movement was so fluent from all the years of training with each other. Magnus couldn't wait to see his gorgeous mates move so fluently in bed. He licked his lips greedily, at least until there was a visible shift. The serious training between Alec and Jace turned into something far more sensual and slower. Magnus gulped hard and forgot to blink because he might just miss something. The two sweaty, panting, half-naked Shadowhunters were rolling around on the floor, pressed against each other very closely. Alec pinned Jace against the floor and the blonde had his legs wrapped around Alec's waist in an attempt to gain enough leverage to roll them over. Magnus was definitely having a problem in his pants. He elegantly threw one leg over the other to hide the tent he was spotting as he watched his delicious lovers.
"Do you surrender?", asked Alec impishly, holding tightly onto Jace's wrists.
Jace smirked up at him, slowly licking his lips. "To you? Always."
That threw Alec off for long enough so Jace could actually roll them over. Once he had his parabatai pinned beneath him, Jace sat down on Alec's waist, legs on either side of the beta. Magnus had an easy time picturing this completely without the clothes.
"Okay, boys, I think you played enough", called Magnus out before he'd come in his pants.
He was definitely a couple centuries to old to come in his pants just because he was looking at some hot guys. Then again, the hot guys were his beta and his very-soon-to-be omega. They may only be dating right now, but Magnus knew where this was heading. He knew Jace would become theirs.
"You do know that I'm not actually a puppy, right?", grunted Jace.
"Well, you two sure looked like puppies playing in the park", joked Clary as she headed their way. "Looks like I was just gone long enough to avoid training. Yay me."
"Babe, you are not getting out of training. Just give me some time to recharge", warned Isabelle.
Jace walked past Clary and over to the warlock to collapse next to him on the ground, leaning his back against the chair and tilting his head to lean it against Magnus' leg. The warlock's eyes widened in surprise and he turned his head slowly to stare down at the blonde sitting at his feet.
"You could have at the very least magicked an actual couch instead of just one armchair, selfish warlock", huffed Jace as he looked up at Magnus with a pouty glare.
Magnus could definitely get used to that view. Jace, obediently sitting at Magnus' feet, looking up at him from beneath his lashes with his mouth hanging open just slightly as he was still panting from the excessive training. Magnus' fingers automatically found their way into Jace's perfectly styled hair. He hated that Jace always kept it slicked back like that; it looked so much cuter when it was falling into the Shadowhunter's eyes. Gentle fingers combed through the blonde strands.
"But you look like such a tempting puppy when you're sitting at attention like that", whispered Magnus with hooded eyes, patting Jace's head. "You really do look like such a good boy."
Much to the warlock's amusement did Jace's face turn cherry-red and his pupils actually blew up. Interesting. He filed it away for later exploitation. He slowly ran his thumb down those flushed cheeks, tracing them in utter fascination until his thumb reached the plump lips.
"Uh... so... you guys are getting along real well...", drawled Simon awkwardly.
It broke the spell between Magnus and Jace, much to the warlock's charging. He turned to glare in a dangerous way at the vampire. Simon reacted accordingly by yelping and hiding behind Isabelle. Alec threw a warning glance at Magnus. No threatening teammates. Also, he wasn't quite sure about this display of affection. So far, him and Magnus had just acted like before when around Jace, but this blushing and getting lost in each other's eyes while Jace sat at Magnus' feet (oh, Alec was definitely filing that picture away for later usage). Magnus looked semi-apologetic. After all, how was he supposed to not touch when Jace looked so delectable and was so close? Alec rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. Not that he didn't completely understand that, after all he had just spent half an hour repeatedly pinning Jace to the ground, having the half-naked omega beneath him.
"Sure we are", huffed Jace annoyed and returned to rest his head against Magnus' leg, rubbing his cheek just a little against the warlock's thigh. "We're boyfriends."
There was a very long stretch of silence in which first Magnus and Alec stared wide-eyed and surprised at each other, while Clary, Isabelle and Simon were gaping at Jace, before the latter two then turned to stare at Magnus and Alec in stunned silence.
"W—Wait but I thought... Magnus and Alec are like... mates?", asked Simon confused.
"Yeah. And they're my boyfriends", elaborated Jace with a roll of his eyes.
"H—How am I only hearing about this now? Since when? How did this happen?", asked Isabelle.
She glared at all three of them as though she couldn't decide who she was the maddest at. Alec lifted his hands in surrender and backed off until he was standing on Magnus' other side.
"It's only been a week! We didn't think...", started Alec, looking down at Jace doubtfully.
"What?", asked Jace confused. "Did... I say something wrong?"
"Oh, no, honey, you did not. We were just not sure if you wanted people to know", corrected Magnus gently, back to running his fingers through Jace's hair in a soothing manner.
"They're not 'people'", huffed Jace with a frown. "They're family. I dunno about 'people' or other Shadowhunters or whatever, but we're a team. We're family."
"I am so happy for you!", exclaimed Clary and went to hug Jace tightly. "Honestly, I didn't really expect that when I told you to talk to them... I didn't think you'd listen to me. But this is so great."
Jace was blushing again as he returned her hug, while Isabelle walked over to slap Alec and Magnus on the arms, still glaring in annoyance. How dare she was not the first one either of them told. Alec and Magnus couldn't help but look tenderly down at Jace. They honestly hadn't expected Jace to tell anyone within at least the first month or so. Maybe even until after they actually got mated. Then again, Jace put the team functioning above all else – and to function, they shouldn't have secrets.
/break\
Alec was smiling softly as he sat on the couch with Jace's head on his lap. Magnus had to go do High Warlock business and as much as Alec loved to attend that and kneel for his alpha, neither of them were quite ready to request that from their omega, so they thought it was safer if Alec would stay with Jace. It was strange. For so, so many years, Alec had thought that Jace was the only love he would ever need, but right now, Alec was curled together on the couch with Jace and he was happy – but he wasn't as happy as he could be. He missed Magnus. This was amazing, but it wasn't perfect, because it was missing their alpha. He could actually see the restlessness in Jace, knew it meant that the omega was missing Magnus as much, disliking the idea of their alpha being away.
"Come on, let's cook dinner", suggested Alec gently. "Magnus will be hungry when he gets home."
And it would also help the both of them distract them from thinking about the warlock. Alec was definitely looking forward to them integrating Jace on a more intimate level into their relationship. Cuddling, kissing and groping were all nice and dandy, but Alec wanted to have Jace with them when they were at Magnus' place. And afterward, in bed. Alec rested a firm but gentle hand in Jace's neck as he led the omega toward the kitchen. Jace sighed softly, leaning into the touch.
"Okay. What are we making, Alec?", asked Jace curiously while getting pots and pans out.
"Penne carbonara?", offered Alec with a shrug.
"Sounds good to me", agreed Jace as he went to check their fridge for the ingredients. "Yup."
The two started working on the food together. "So... You know, Magnus and I we were... really proud of you for telling the others the other day. We didn't really expect you to want them to know."
"Why wouldn't I?", shrugged Jace with a frown. "They're family. I may be ashamed of being an omega, but I'm not ashamed of being with you and Magnus. Well, and they even know the omega-thing so why would I hide that I'm with you two...?"
"They... know about you being an omega? All three of them?", asked Alec surprised.
"Well, I told Clary when she presented as an omega. Because she freaked out. And I wanted her on the team, so I had to tell her about the suppressant rune", shrugged Jace with a frown. "And you know Clary. She literally can't keep a secret from Simon for long. It's ridiculous."
"Still. We're happy that you... feel comfortable enough with what we have", stated Alec gently.
Jace huffed, cheeks pink as he turned toward Alec and leaned in until he could kiss Alec's cheek. Alec grinned in a nearly dopey way. Damn, it had only been ten days that Jace had been theirs and Alec still couldn't believe that Jace was finally his. Jace snorted and rolled his eyes when he saw that dopey grin. Squinting at the blonde, Alec rolled together a towel and slapped Jace's ass.
"A—Ah! What did you do that for?!", yelped the now embarrassed omega.
"Well, don't give me that look, Jace", huffed Alec pointedly.
Jace growled beneath his breath, cheeks turning darker and darker. However, he also turned back to his work on the food. The two of them worked mainly in silence, aside from some minor bickering about the training schedule – Jace wanted to pair Alec up with Clary to switch things up some.
"That is not happening, Jonathan Christopher Wayland", declared Alec pointedly.
"It is happening, Alexander Gideon Lightwood", countered Jace unimpressed.
Jace yelped when the towel smacked him on the ass again. "Not the middle name."
"Oh my, I leave my cuties alone for a couple hours and there is suddenly spanking? Without me?"
Both of them whirled around to face they lover. The alpha was leaning in the doorway, pupils blown in lust as he watched them both in appreciation. Magnus walked over to them and laid one arm around each their waists to pull them close. Alec kissed one of his cheeks, Jace the other.
"You're home", stated Alec pleased, leaning against his lover's chest.
"And you're now spanking the puppy", chided Magnus lightly, raising one eyebrow.
Both him and Alec marveled at the shade of red Jace turned. "That was not a spanking! That was like a spank. Singular. And Alec is just being a dick. Really, you should have just taken him with you like you normally do. Why didn't you anyway?"
"Because I would have taken you with me too then and... you're not ready for that", stated Magnus.
"So I was right after all and 'High Warlock business' is code for 'sneaking out to have sex without anyone disturbing us'!", exclaimed Jace, pointing an accusing finger at them both.
"Actually, no", chuckled Magnus as Alec offered him a spoon full of sauce to try. "My, this is delicious! We are not having sex. I am actually attending important business."
"And... why am I not ready for that?", asked Jace confused.
"Because I kneel for Magnus when we're at his loft", replied Alec simply.
"Huh?", grunted the blonde even more confused.
"I sit on a pillow at Magnus' feet. It's a common thing for alpha warlocks to have their betas and omegas kneel for them during official business", explained Alec gently. "We figured with how uncomfortable you are with being an omega, submitting in such a way would be too much."
Jace looked thoughtful and confused for a moment, before nodding slowly. "Okay, I guess. But... you didn't have to stay here, Alec. Just because I'm not... ready yet... doesn't mean I want you guys to put everything on pause to wait for me. I'm not expecting you two to not have sex until I'm ready for that either. You... do know that, right? And I'm guessing no."
He raised both eyebrows at his boyfriends' surprised faces. Rolling his eyes, he returned all of his focus back to the food. Idiots. He wasn't even comfortable with his body's urges, he had no idea when he'd be ready for what. How could he possibly expect them to not have sex with each other in that time, considering it was something they had been doing for two months now? Jace knew how long they had been having sex, not just because of the parabatai-bond but because it was then that he started smelling a lot of Magnus all over Alec. The blonde went to set the table. Honestly, he wanted it. He wanted to have sex with them. He wouldn't even mind the kneeling – okay, he totally would mind strangers seeing him in such a vulnerable position – but if it were just the three of them? He just didn't know how to approach the topic, not even with himself, much less with them.
/break\
Alec felt pleased and calm as he leaned against his alpha. He had spent the past two hours kneeling for Magnus in the warlock's apartment. It had been two weeks since the last time Magnus had to attend any High Warlock business and four weeks since Alec last went with Magnus – and he had really needed it. This week, they had a hard mission and especially after that, Alec felt the need to bask in his alpha's protection and safety. Magnus had a firm hand in Alec's neck, anchoring him as he led the beta toward their suite. They had felt bad about leaving Jace on his own, Alec even more so than Magnus because he had shared in the missing-their-alpha-day last time Magnus left. Now Alec also left, meaning Jace was probably sulking all on his own.
The beta froze when they unlocked their door and were greeted by the scent of omega in distress. Omega. Distress. Both words separately would have already been concerning enough, but in combination? Magnus rushed them over to the couch and knelt down in front of Jace.
"Honey, are you alright? Did you get hurt worse than you admitted yesterday?", asked Magnus nearly frantically, cupping Jace's cheeks to make him look at them.
"...What?", asked the omega confused, leaning into Magnus' touch.
"You smell like omega. And you smell distressed", noted Alec as he sat down next to Jace, laying one arm around the omega to pull him closer. "You should have told us that you weren't feeling that good. I would have stayed with you and made you go to the infirmary first."
"I'm fine", grunted Jace with a frown.
"Then why did your rune wear off?", asked Magnus with a pointed look.
Jace heaved a shaky, nervous sigh. "I—It... didn't wear off. I... deactivated it."
"You... why?", inquired Alec very confused, nosing Jace's neck.
He was plastered against the omega, hugging him tightly and sniffing his neck. Jace smelt so deliciously like honey. Alec's tongue darted out to lick Jace's neck and see if it tasted like honey too.
"B—Because... You're...", started Jace awkwardly, biting his lower lip. "I want to be a full part of this relationship. I'm your boyfriend, but I also... want... want to be your... omega. I just don't really know how, so I thought maybe if I'd take the rune off, just at least... only if it's the three of us... I thought that would maybe help me... connect to my omega-side so I can... be an omega for you..."
"Well...", started Magnus surprised. "That is wildly appreciated, but you don't have to."
"I know I don't have to", huffed Jace and glared at the alpha. "It's... about me. I hate that I can't... fit in as... naturally as you two. I want that too. I want to be able to just... submit to you when I feel like it, but I don't... even know how. I... Can we just stop talking about this?"
He looked so embarrassed. Alec grinned and returned to nosing Jace's neck, sniffing and nibbling it a little. Jace mewled and bared his neck for the beta, cheeks dark. Magnus hummed in appreciation as he watched his beta and omega together like that. Half the time, Jace reacted as though he didn't really know how to act when one of them kissed him or groped him.
"Shall we move this to the bedroom then?", inquired Magnus amused.
"Ye—es", purred Alec delighted, still clinging onto Jace.
"You do have to get up for that", noted Magnus, both eyebrows raised.
Alec made a whining sound at that, but he slowly stood, not letting go of Jace. Magnus carefully maneuvered them over to the bedroom where they practically face-planted onto the bed. Rolling his eyes, Magnus slowly unbuttoned their jeans and pulled them and Alec's shoes off. Alec instantly curled around Jace, clinging onto the omega and absorbing his soothing scent.
Magnus watched them fondly. He knew he had a soothing effect on his beta after sex or an act of submission from Alec, but there was a different kind of comfort that an omega could offer. And curled together like that, both of them looked pretty content. The warlock climbed into bed behind Alec, wrapping his arms around the Shadowhunter's waist and laying against his back like a protective shield. Alec made a content little sound in the back of his throat, nose buried in Jace's hair. The blonde was still emitting that soothing, soft honey-scent. Alec was comfortably squished between his alpha and his omega. He wiggled around a little until he was with his mouth pressed against the blonde's neck where it connected with his shoulder, mouthing at it and kissing it greedily. Magnus was laying a little higher than his beta so he could reach over Alec to bury his nose in soft blonde hair and relish in the sweet scent of omega.
"You're being a good omega for us", whispered Magnus gently, his arms around both his boys. "You're trying your best and that is really all we could ask of you, honey. Thank you for trusting us like that. But you do have to tell us if something becomes too much... or if you want something. Neither Alec nor me want to push you so we might not catch on automatically when you're ready."
"...Okay", nodded Jace slowly, nuzzling into both of his mates.
"Good boy", smiled Magnus amused, kissing the top of Jace's head.
Jace whimpered softly and tilted his head back to bare even more of his neck eagerly, making Alec hum pleased and bite the offered neck. "It's a very nice neck, Magnus. But so bare."
He licked a stripe up Jace's neck, making the blonde shudder. "S—So you don't want me to bare it?"
"That is not what he's talking about, sweetheart", chuckled Magnus amused. "There is... something that Alec and I bought for you. A nice, pretty piece of jewelry, if you'd like."
Jace perked up at that and looked at Magnus with pleading eyes. The warlock smiled softly at that and snapped his fingers for effect, making a dark-red leather-collar appear in his hand. Jace's eyes widened as he looked at the collar, his cheeks heating up as he sputtered.
"A—A... collar?", asked the blonde slightly high-pitched.
"Good puppies get a collar", hummed Alec pleased, kissing Jace gently. "If they want one."
"I put a glamour-spell on it so only the three of us can see us, considering no one in the Institute knows you're an omega", explained Magnus before the blonde could freak out.
Jace bit down on his lower-lip while looking at them thoughtfully and reluctantly. Magnus frowned at that reluctance. He had been watching Jace very closely in the past three weeks of dating the blonde and the way he reacted whenever he was called a puppy or a good boy had indicated that he might go for this idea. Instead, Jace curled together in a way so he could hide his face in Alec's chest, the beta automatically wrapping his arms tightly around his omega.
"...Is it... just a present, or... is it courting jewelry?", mumbled Jace into Alec's chest.
Alec blinked slowly and craned his neck to stare at an equally surprised warlock. "Is that something you'd want, Jonathan? Because if it is, then yes, most definitely."
"I mean, we've been dating for three weeks now... I just... I... want to be your omega. Your mate."
He jumped when Alec kissed him with more fierce passion than ever before, hands wandering down to squeeze Jace's firm butt, making the omega squeal a little. Magnus carefully sat up and crawled around his kissing lovers until he was sitting behind Jace. As soon as Jace and Alec broke for air, Magnus slowly laid the collar around Jace's neck, making the blonde shudder as it was pulled closer and closer around his neck until it clicked shut. It wasn't broad or heavy, but certainly enough to make Jace's heart speed up in excitement as he was wearing the first piece of courting jewelry. Traditionally, an omega received three pieces of courting jewelry in the course of three weeks before they'd seal the matebond – enough time to change their minds and back out if they wanted to. Not that Jace would ever want that. Magnus and Alec were perfect. Together and for him. He whimpered softly as he grabbed the cold metal-tag dangling from the leather-collar.
"W—What... does that say?", asked the blonde, unsure if he even wanted to know.
"Why, it says Malec's, of course", replied Magnus nonchalantly.
"I—It does what now?", grunted Jace embarrassed.
"Well, 'Belongs to Magnus Bane and Alexander Lightwood so Back Off' seemed just a little too long", explained Alec lazily and extremely pleased with himself.
Jace muttered beneath his breath and returned to burying his face in Alec's chest, much to the beta's delight. Magnus chuckled fondly as he watched them for another moment before he crawled back to laying behind Alec and hugging his boyfriends. Courting jewelry. Magnus had hoped to use the collar for that, considering it was high-quality and rather expensive because only the best for his boys, but he had just decided to give it to Jace on a whim right now, because he also loved to spoil his lovers. That Jace would accept it as courting jewelry was highly satisfying for the alpha.
Author's note: It's an early Saturday this week because I'll be off to Bavaria for the weekend and letting you guys hand by pushing the update off to next week didn't feel right, so you get an early one ;)
Malec's courting jewelry for Jace will continue being unorthodox in the next chapter! Aaand there will also be some smut! *wiggles eyebrows*
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