Some more fluff for y'all.


Are You Proud of Me?

"What is it like Magnus? Your boyfriend being two years old?" Jace looked at Magnus from the corner of his eyes, clearly smirking. Magnus curled his hands into fists. The first hour hour had been tolerable, now Jace's jokes were just getting old.

"Watch it Wayland," Magnus growled. "It's not too much for me to turn you or your pretty little redhead either." Jace rolled his eyes, dismissing the obviously empty threat. Magnus loosened his fists and sighed. "Don't you want your brother to turn back to normal?" he asked.

Jace put his feet up (with his sneakers on) on Magnus's coffee table and shrugged. "It's only for a day right? He'll be back to normal soon. Besides," he said, giving Magnus a shit-eating grin, "this is entertaining."

This time it was Magnus's turn to roll his eyes. "Yes," he said sarcastically and checked his watch. 4 more hours. "My pain is riveting. I should have charged you admission." Jace shrugged again and turned back to whatever show was playing on tv.

"Maggie, Maggie, Maggie!" a small high-pitched voice shouted joyfully. Magnus sighed as he watched a small toddler run out of his bedroom. Yes, it had been cute at first, adorable, even, when Magnus had accidentally turned Alec into a two year-old, but that had been 20 hours ago and Magnus was once again reminded why he disliked children so much. They were too loud, unreasonable, and they always wanted something. Why couldn't they leave him alone? He didn't like performing paltry tricks for a baby to coo over. Meaning, if he had to make the "pretty lights" for Alec one more time, he was going to shoot himself.

"Maggie," Alec said imperiously. He came up to about Magnus's knee (which was too adorable) and his small hands were resting on Magnus's knees.

"Yes Alec?" Magnus asked in a falsely cheerful voice. Alec stared up at him solemnly with his large doe eyes. Despite his dislike for children in general, Magnus did have to admit there was something special about Alec. He may have been biased (he definitely was), but Alec was one of the most beautiful children he had ever seen. He still had that impossibly pale skin and those incredibly deep blue eyes, further accentuated by the soft innocence in his small face. Magnus sighed, feeling the fight and resentment slide out of him. No matter how much hell Alec had put Magnus through that day, there was still something about him that Magnus could never truly be angry with, no matter what form.

"Look Maggie!" Alec's small face broke into a grin and an answering smile crept across Magnus's face unknowingly. "I did it all by myself!" Alec held up his arms and Magnus noticed that he seemed to have put his clothes on by himself; which meant that they didn't match at all (a plaid shirt with tiger striped pants), and that his shirt was inside out. "Are you proud of me?" Alec asked, looking up hopefully. Magnus's heart melted immediately and he picked up Alec and let him stand up in his lap. Alec put his small arms around Magnus's neck and gave him a big hug.

"Of course I am little one." Magnus smiled at Alec, whose own smile grew wider in response.

"Maggie," Alec said again. He pressed his chubby hands to Magnus's face, patting his cheek gently. "I want pretty lights."

Jace snorted in amusement beside him. Magnus sighed.

3 hours 45 minutes to go.