Betaed by Ky
Alec had always wanted a dog; he didn't really like cats, even if he was Church's favourite person. He just couldn't help but want a pet that he could jog with in the morning; that would roll with him on the ground or bring back the things he threw in the park.
He remembered dragging a puppy he had found to the Institute when he was six or seven years old, and his father shouting at him and throwing the little, black doggy away. His father told him that he didn't have time to take care of the pet for Alec, because he had more important things to do. Also, Isabelle was allergic to dogs, but that he found out about five years later. He recalled sobbing his eyes out the whole night after his dad took Billy away, and then being grounded and subjected to additional training, because he failed Hodge's test from the demonology.
So when he saw Magnus wishing him a happy birthday and holding a small ball of fur that had two little eyes, one brown and one blue, he simply forgot how to speak. He took the puppy into his hands, and cradled it carefully against his chest. And as the little Siberian Husky's tongue darted out to lick his owner's fingers, the warlock saw the biggest grin spread across his Shadowhunter's face.
