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ALEC POV

(they're still at the party)

"I guess it's always been kind of hard for me to see that there's a constant in my life, and I think a part of me was relieved that you were gone so that I didn't have to bite my fingernails every night wishing that you would stay with me forever." He sighs. "Alexander, I loved you with every fiber of my being, I don't think a second went by that I didn't think about you. And I don't think that was healthy."

My mouth drops open, and I blink furiously. "So you're saying that our relationship was unhealthy?"

"It's just-"

"So you are saying it was unhealthy." I narrow my eyes. "Magnus, if you had let me speak, you would have heard my freaking side. Now I feel guilty because I apparently forced you into some one-sided relationship. Well news flash- I loved you so terribly much, I loved you much that it hurt."

"Yet you still left me." His eyes drop down to his lap.

"Let me explain." My hands clench and unclench as I work through that day.

"Mom, guess what?" Alec said excitedly, his eyes bright. "I'm going to propose to Magnus, I have the ring and everything!"

Maryse sat down beside Alec, and put her arms around him. "Oh Alexander that's absolutely marvelous! Can I see the ring?"

Alec opened up a bedazzled blue ring box, and inside a diamond surrounded by a rainbow of gemstones shined.

"I wanted it to feel like him," Alec smiled shyly.

"It's perfect. Now your father-" She began, just as Robert barged into the room.

"Your father what?" He said teasingly, but his eyes land on the ring. "You have got to be kidding me."

"It's for Magnus, Dad. I'm going to marry him." Alec's voice is small now, no longer happy.

"No you are not going to marry him. I will not have a son of mine be- be that. It's official, you're accepting UCLA." Robert's face turned a dark red. "Imagine what would be said about us if word got out? Alexander Lightwood, son of mogul Robert Lightwood, is marrying a man. You know I've never- approved, and this ring is not going to see the light of day outside this house, you hear me?"

Maryse looked pleadingly at her husband. "Robert, they're in love."

"Do you want this for the family? It'll ruin Isabelle's chances more than she already has, and do you want Max being teased at school for having a brother who's- who's a homosexual!"

Alec stood up abruptly. "Just because I'm gay doesn't mean I don't have feelings, that I'm not a person. Stop treating me like I'm some liability to this family! I have rights too, and you're pretty good at ignoring them!"

Robert looked his son in the eyes. "You will not bring this family down because of your ways, I will not allow it. You will cease seeing this man immediately or there will be hell to pay."

"You can't tell me what to do, and you can't tell me who to fucking love!" Alec is nose to nose with his father. "Why are you the only one who cares so much about this, why can't you act rationally about it?"

"Because I care about this family and you will not destroy it!" Robert thundered. He picked up the ring and hurled it against the wall. It shattered, with little pieces of gem scattered on the floor.

Maryse covered her mouth, a tiny squeak came from her mouth.

Alec's resolve shattered with the ring, and he walked out of the room and locked his door.

"And don't even think about going to that man's house, you're going to UCLA whether you like it or not!" Robert looked down at his wife. "Maryse, tell Jessamine that we have a mess upstairs that she needs to clean up."

He walked out of the room, his footsteps loud. Maryse is left on the bed, eyes wet.

Magnus covers his mouth. "Alec, I had no idea. I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were-"

"Going to propose?" I laugh bitterly. "Well now I guess it wasn't a good idea, since our relationship was unhealthy."

"Alec, I didn't mean it."

"Magnus, you're forgetting that I know you, and I know you never say something if you don't mean it."

"What would you say if I said that I still love you?"

I gasp, then my expression turns stony. "I'd tell you that I don't know."

I get up, and walk out of the room, leaving Magnus sprawled in the chair in the corner with his head in his hands.

I'm such an idiot.

WELLLLLLLLLL

That's the backstory on them...

So I'm doing Clace next chapter, but who's POV would you guys like more- Sebastian or Clary?

I'm not sure which one to do so tell me which one you'd like more!

Hope you guys like this chapter- make sure to R&R and have a nice day :)