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Title: And They Were Roommates – And They Were Alpha and Omega Too!
Fandom: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Disclaimer: All rights to the Shadowhunters show 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.
Tags: m/m, wingfic, grooming, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, shapeshifters, nesting, heat, fluff, hurt/comfort, past abuse, explicit intercourse, anal, oral, knotting, m/f
Main Pairing: Magnus/Jace
Side Pairings: Alec/Andrew, Raphael/Isabelle, Simon/Clary, Luke/Catarina
Shadowhunters Characters: Jonathan 'Jace' Herondale, Magnus Bane, Isabelle Lightwood, Maxwell Lightwood, Alexander 'Alec' Lightwood, Clarissa 'Clary' Fray, Simon Lewis, Raphael Santiago, Luke Garroway, Catarina Loss, Madzie Loss, Andrew Underhill, Aline Penhallow, Imogen Herondale, Sebastian Verlac | Jonathan Morgenstern
Summary: When Magnus opened his home to Jace, he hadn't realized the Shadowhunter was an omega. An unmated omega, at that. Now, he had to adjust to having the omega in his space and slowly, over the course of living together, they grow closer.
And They Were Roommates
And They Were Alpha and Omega Too!
Chapter 6: And They Were In Love
"Sweetheart, you have to let go of me," requested Magnus with a soft smile.
Jace was curled up against Magnus, his head resting on the alpha's chest, legs thrown over Magnus' lap. The omega growled softly and snuggled up closer to the alpha in reply. His nose slowly rubbed against Magnus' chest, Jace inhaling deeply to enjoy that scent.
"No," stated Jace firmly. "No leaving. Just... You. Here. With me."
"And I love that, I truly do. But we need food and water and things need to be taken care of."
"I don't care. Can't someone else do it?" asked Jace hopefully, tilting his head to look up at him. "You just said you loved me. You're in my nest. I'm not letting you go that easily."
"Mh," Magnus smiled warmly and traced Jace's face with one hand. "I did say that. And I do mean that. And I don't want to leave your side, especially right now, but those are important things."
"Someone else," Jace growled in warning, adjusting himself to lay sprawled on top of Magnus. "You will not leave here without a fight, Magnus Bane. You'll have to fight me."
"And I never would," Magnus whispered and laid an arm around Jace's waist.
He pulled the blonde closer so Jace was laying more comfortable. It earned him a surprising and very rewarding sound; a purr. Jace was purring. He'd never heard the omega purr before. The smile on Magnus' face brightened even more and he buried his nose in Jace's soft hair. Due to how close his heat was, Jace's scent was far more intense. It made Magnus' mouth water, made him hungry.
"Will you at least hand me your phone then, if I am your hostage?" asked Magnus playfully.
"Should be to your right, under your hoodie and the vest," replied Jace.
After a bit of digging, Magnus made a triumphant noise and pulled a phone out. "Unlock it?"
Grumbling, Jace accepted his phone and unlocked it before handing it back to Magnus and going back to his very important task of rubbing his face against Magnus and trying to soak as much of the alpha's scent up as he possibly could. Pre-heat Jace was pretty adorable. Magnus scrolled through the phone book until he hit P. Parabatai. Magnus dialed and adjusted to rest it between his ear and shoulder so he could go back to having his arms wrapped around his omega.
"Jace, everything alright? Because if you just called to interrupt me and Andrew again-"
"Ah. So you're busy then," Magnus furrowed his brows, hands running up and down Jace's spine.
"Magnus? Why do you have Jace's phone? Did something happen? Is Jace alright?"
"Jace is perfectly fine," assured Magnus amused. "However, he is currently nesting and refusing to leave his nest. While I can use my magic to summon water and food, there is business to be taken care of. My phone is all the way in my room, so could you call Catarina for me...?"
"You're saying words, but they're not making a lot of sense. What's hindering you from getting your own phone? And what does Jace's heat have to do with you needing to take care of business?"
"Right, the part I forgot to mention is that I'm stuck between Jace and his nest. He's refusing to let go of me and at this rate, I'm not going to get any work done in the next couple of days. I need someone to cover for me. And... so does he. I think he's going to go into heat within the next day or two, he's not going to come into work. Thought I'd give his boss notice too."
"Jace is... going into heat? You're in his nest? Did he finally talk to you?"
"Not so much talk as just... invite me into his nest, which he made out of... I'd say 80% my clothes. But yes, I'm in his nest. I'll be... busy. But I thought someone else should know that he's in heat."
"I'm... I don't know what to say. I told him to talk to you, but I didn't... I'm happy for you. Both of you, genuinely. And I'll be by tomorrow, check with you what you're going to need. I'll also inform Catarina. But also... couldn't you have used your magic to summon your phone?"
"Excuse me if I want to tell someone that I am with Jace now," Magnus huffed with a pout.
"Congratulations," Alec chuckled fondly. "Can I go back to making out with my boyfriend now?"
Magnus laughed softly as he hung up and put the phone aside. Then, he wiggled around a little to get more comfortable. Though the nest itself was incredibly comfortable, actually.
"Did you just brag to my parabatai about... being with me?" asked Jace curiously.
"Your parabatai is also a close friend of mine. And he's been very encouraging in my endeavor to ask you out. So yes. I just bragged about being with you," Magnus grinned and kissed the top of Jace's head. "Because it's something I... truly want. I want to be with you."
"You also just told Alec that you will need someone to cover for you because of my heat..."
That gave Magnus pause and he swallowed hard. "I'm sorry, that was presumptuous of me-"
"No. I mean, I am holding you hostage in my nest," countered Jace, just the tiniest smirk on his lips.
"Do you... want me to spend your heat with you?" asked Magnus.
"Yes," Jace sounded relieved that Magnus offered it. "And that's not just the upcoming heat brain talking. I... I want you, Magnus. I want you so much that it scares me, because I was taught that love destroys. And I don't want to destroy you, but I also... I want you so much..."
"You know a perk of dating me?" asked Magnus in a soft, teasing voice. "I'm the strongest warlock. I have the power to protect myself, and you. I'm not as easily taken out as others. I will not be so easily destroyed, my love. I'm not going anywhere, okay?"
Jace clung even tighter onto Magnus at that. "I want to believe you, but Valentine literally stole your body, Magnus. You saw what Valentine did to Simon – to his daughter's boyfriend."
Magnus knew that Jace's fears weren't paranoia. He absolutely believed that Valentine would hurt him solely to hurt Jace, if the man knew about them. Without meaning to, Magnus' grip on Jace tightened, as though he was trying to protect the blonde from some non-present threat.
/break\
"Magnus? Jace? Are you guys decent?" Alec knocked on Jace's door.
"Yes, we are," called Magnus out, sounding mildly amused. "All we're doing is cuddling."
"I don't cuddle," argued Jace irritated.
Alec smirked as he entered the bedroom. "What? I wouldn't want to walk in on the two of you half-naked making out, because that would be very inappropriate and embarrassing."
"He's just being bitchy because that's what I did to him and Underhill," Jace huffed and rolled his eyes as he explained it to Magnus. "Not my fault he doesn't lock his own bedroom door."
"Right, of course," Magnus smiled fondly, nose buried in Jace's neck.
The two of them were completely entangled, Jace sitting on Magnus' lap, pressed against his chest, with his arms and legs around the alpha. Alec had never seen Jace be this affectionate with anyone aside from him. He knew Jace was more physical when his heat was close, but never like this.
"I bring bottled water and Jace's favorite protein bars, as well as Jace's favorite chocolate. He likes sweets when he's in heat. I also called Catarina, she should be by tomorrow to get your schedule and all," said Alec as he put the food and water down. "Is there anything else you need?"
Slowly, Jace turned around and actually got off Magnus's lap so he could grab Alec's hoodie and pull it off his parabatai. With a pleased nod did Jace put the hoodie on himself, burying his nose in the collar and inhaling his parabatai's soothing scent. He sighed contently.
"Good. Bring more. Nothing your new boyfriend has contaminated with his scent," Jace grumbled a little to himself. "I want the good stuff. Pure parabatai scent."
"Of course," Alec rolled his eyes a little. "If you need anything else, call me, okay? I know this is the first time you're actually... spending your heat with an alpha. So, also call me if you change your mind on that. No offense Magnus, you know I care about you, but-"
"Your parabatai comes first, I do understand that," Magnus smiled reassuringly.
"Yes, yes, I know, Alec. I'll tell you if I change my mind. But I won't. I want to spend this with my alpha-" Jace flushed a little. "I mean, I... want to be with Magnus."
The way Magnus stared at him in total awe made the slip nearly worth it. Still, Jace was embarrassed to have called Magnus his alpha this early on. They had barely just confessed and were now maybe boyfriends. Perhaps. A far cry from being mates.
"Okay. I guess you'll be fine then," Alec chuckled. "Call when your heat is over."
Jace went back to his spot on Magnus' lap, curling against the alpha's chest with a content little sigh. He watched Alec leave the room and close the door behind him.
"This... is the first time I'm spending my heat with someone," admitted Jace without looking at Magnus. "I keep... to myself, normally. Because I don't... Because I have trust issues. I've never trusted a partner enough to be that... vulnerable around them. But I trust you, Magnus."
The warlock swallowed hard, too touched to speak. He knew how much this meant coming from Jace. Yes, he had seen the way Jace trusted him in the past months now, but it was something else to hear Jace admit it aloud, to hear that the blonde was aware of it and it wasn't purely instinctual.
"Tell me what it is you need from me and I'll be it," whispered Magnus instead. "I can be your protector, to make sure you're safe while being vulnerable. I can be your... cuddle-pillow, if you'd like that. Whatever you need from me, I want to be that for you."
"And... if I wanted all of that and sex?" asked Jace reluctantly. "I know this is a lot very early, we haven't even said what we are or been on a date, or established if a date is what you want or if this is supposed to be just sex, in which case I guess it would... Urgh, I'm rambling worse than Simon."
"Yes, you are. But I find it rather surprisingly endearing," Magnus grinned teasingly. "Though I admit... You're right, this didn't go in the right order. I wanted to take you out on a romantic date and discuss our potential feelings and future. Your heat, your nesting, came as a surprise."
"Can... we talk now, then?" asked Jace slowly. "While I'm not yet a total hormonal mess."
"You're right. You're right, I just... got distracted by... well, you," admitted Magnus a bit flustered. "You nesting with my clothes and now being so... affectionate... I'm... relishing in the moment."
"I didn't expect to nest with your clothes," muttered Jace embarrassed. "I just... The nest's not been good. Something was missing. I was in the bathroom, frustrated, and there was the laundry basket. And your... clothes just... smelt good. Smelt right. I didn't mean to take them, I just... did."
"I love you," whispered Magnus in a warm, comforting voice, kissing Jace's temple. "I love you and I want everything with you. When you... When you left the loft, after what had happened with Valentine stealing my body... I... The loft felt cold and empty, I hadn't even realized just how lonely I was before you moved in with me. I love you, I want you by my side in a way I never wanted anyone. I... haven't shared my space, my life, with anyone like I have with you in the past months. Eating with you, talking to you, or simply sitting on the balcony with you, watching the stars. I missed having someone to come home to and I love that it's you. I want it to be you. I want to come home and kiss you, fall asleep with you in my bed and wake up with you, kissing you."
"I'd... like that," Jace's voice was barely audible as he sounded nervous. "All of that. When I moved back to the Institute, it... didn't feel right. It didn't feel like home anymore. You are... my home."
Magnus was overcome with warmth at that and he buried himself deeper in the omega's neck, inhaling deeply. "Once your heat ends, I will take you out on a proper date. Dazzle you."
"So that's it then. We... are dating," Jace still sounded unsure.
"If that is what you want too, but yes, I want to take you on dates. I want a relationship with you."
"Okay," Jace sounded filled with relief, a soft smile on his lips as he buried his face in Magnus' neck (most likely to hide said smile). "I want that too. I mean, I've never done it before, be in a relationship. I don't think I'll be good at that... but... I want to try."
"That's all anyone can do," whispered Magnus reassuringly. "We'll try together, mh, Trouble?"
"I love you," Jace's voice was muffled by Magnus' neck, holding tightly onto him. "I... do. It scares me, but I do. You... You know, yesterday, I... realized, kind of. That I want you to be mine."
"How so?" asked Magnus. "Did something happen yesterday...?"
"Mh... Kind of..." Jace adjusted himself to sit with his back against Magnus' chest. "Aline came to the Institute, as reinforcement. She's... kind of an old childhood friend."
"A friend, or a friend?" asked Magnus teasingly. "Did an old flame try to get back together?"
"She's a lesbian," Jace huffed softly, an amused look on her face. "She's Isabelle's old friend, if you want to put it like that. She's an omega too. We talked, catching up. She... suggested that me and her cousin were... you know.. a thing. She said Sebastian's been behaving weird since she got here and she asked if that's because of me, since he got weirder around me, which... I guess..."
"What kind of weirder does he get around you?" asked Magnus more seriously, frowning.
"I don't know. He... has been showing a lot more interest in me than most others, I guess. Lingering around the music room when I went to play a bit, after a long shift last week. I guess..." Jace paused and blinked as a sour scent filled the room. "...Magnus, are you jealous?"
Magnus looked sheepish and flustered. "I'm just... I... Perhaps. Sebastian, he is the... tall, blonde alpha that Isabelle spends so much time with, yes?"
"Yeah," Jace tilted his head so he could look up at Magnus with a small grin. "And... When Aline asked if I was with him, that just... that sounded wrong to me. I got... annoyed that someone would think I was with anyone but you, because it means others aren't thinking of you as mine."
Magnus seemed very satisfied with that answer, wrapping his arms around Jace's waist. "Good."
"Good?" echoed Jace, the grin on his lips turning broader, more pleased. "Possessive much?"
Magnus took a moment to consider before he answered, but judging by just how pleased his omega looked, he knew what to answer. "Yes, I am. My omega. I might not like some sleazy alpha acting like you're his. When you should... definitely... be mine. And I want everybody to know that."
"Ye—eah...?" Jace slowly turned around to face Magnus again. "How will you do that?"
He adjusted himself so he was now straddling Magnus' waist, his arms around the warlock's neck. With hooded eyes did he look down at his alpha, before tilting his head. Slowly, he leaned down, gently pressing his lips against Magnus' in a teasing, soft kiss. He pulled away again before Magnus could deepen the kiss, causing Magnus to whine a little and chase after his lips.
"Tell me, big, powerful alpha," whispered Jace in a low, seductive voice. "How will you do that?"
"Naughty little omega," Magnus chuckled, his hands slipping down to cup Jace's ass. "I'd take you apart. Fuck you so long and hard and deep, you won't be walking upright. And while I take you apart, I'll kiss every part of your body. I'll mark you up with my lips and teeth, my love."
A pleasant shudder went through Jace's body, the scent of omega-arousal flooding the room. Jace sat down closer to Magnus, pressing his hardening cock against Magnus' crotch. That way, he could feel that his alpha was just as hard. A cocky grin found its way onto Jace's lips.
"So everybody will know I got fucked thoroughly, but how does that let anyone know I'm yours?"
"Didn't you hear me?" Magnus' voice grew darker, more possessive, as he started trailing kisses down Jace's neck. "I will fuck you so thoroughly, for hours, so you will be covered in my scent. You can shower, but you'll still smell like mine and every alpha coming near you will smell my scent on you and will know that you are mine, mh?"
A small whimper escaped Jace, the sound drawn out and needy. Magnus squeezed his hands, feeling the firm muscles of Jace's perfectly shaped ass. It just made Jace whimper even more, the omega rubbing their crotches together. Magnus groaned, sinking his teeth into Jace's neck. The whimpering stopped, a broken noise following as Jace eagerly bared his neck for better access.
"Someone seems to like the sound of that," whispered Magnus teasingly.
"You have no idea how much," Jace was out of breath, his pupils blown.
"My love," Magnus sounded less playful and more serious. "I don't want..."
Heaving a sigh, Jace slowly got off Magnus' lap and sat down with more space between them. "I am perfectly capable of consenting, Mag. Look at me. Look at me. I might be close to my heat, but I am not in the height of it yet. I'm just horny, not controlled by my hormones. And let me use this opportunity to tell you that yes, I want to have sex with you during my heat. I very, very much want to have sex with you. I've wanted to have sex with you for months now. I really, truly, genuinely want to climb you like a tree and ride you into the ground, okay?"
Magnus blinked dazed for a couple of times, nodding slowly. "That... I... That is good to know. But I meant that I wanted to... take you out, on a real date, before having sex with you. Both of us have a tendency for... emotionless sex. I don't want to risk our potential relationship turning into... that, because we started it the wrong way around."
With a groan did Jace fall backward onto the mattress, staring at the ceiling. "Okay. Fine. Just let me shower and get changed first. I dragged you into my nest last night and fell asleep in the clothes I've been wearing all day yesterday. I... reek. Not first date material."
"I didn't mean right now," Magnus stared at him in surprise.
"Well, you just said no sex before the first date. I have like... two days, probably, before my heat actually hits. We're not having a date while I'm in heat and I would really like to have sex with you during my heat. I don't... If you don't want to have sex with me during my heat, that's fine. But I would like it and if you would also like it... Then take me out on a date, alpha."
"Very well," Magnus smirked. "I accept the challenge, Trouble. Dress very nicely, mh? I'll go and get showered and changed too and then I will sweep you off your feet."
/break\
Jace felt so much better after a nice, hot shower. Though dressing nicely proved to be a challenge, because he kind of only owned black shirts and pants. When he turned around in frustration after going through his closet, he was surprised to find a suit laid out on his bed. Black, with a red dress-shirt. It looked expensive, the material felt so nice, it made Jace purr as he touched them.
"You do know you don't have to give me fancy things, right?" asked Jace while buttoning his shirt up and walking over to the alpha's bedroom. "I already love you. You, not your money or magic."
Magnus was just finishing up his make-up, looking at Jace through the mirror. "And I appreciate that very much, but you are also the omega I want and I am an alpha with the means to get good and fancy courting gifts for my omega. I'm serious when I tell you I want you, Trouble."
"...Oh," Jace swallowed hard, staring at Magnus in surprise.
He'd thought as a boyfriend. That was how far they had gotten when they had talked earlier, after all. But courting, wanting Jace not just as his boyfriend, but as his omega... his mate. That was so much more, so much deeper. He felt a little overwhelmed with that thought.
"It's okay, you can sit down," Magnus turned toward him. "You know that courting is not a sealed mate-bond. It's just... me presenting my intend to you. You can think about it, while we date. Change your mind at any point in time, okay?"
"I know how courting works," Jace glared pointedly at Magnus. "I just..."
"What is it, Trouble?" Magnus' voice was gentle as he fully focused on Jace.
"I never expected any alpha would want to court me," admitted Jace, averting his eyes.
"Well, that was before you met me," Magnus winked at Jace. "I like pretty things and I like when they're mine. You're very pretty and I want you to be mine. I thought I made that clear earlier, when I told you how I want everyone to know you're mine."
"Well, that was... dirty talk," Jace flushed surprised.
"It was dirty talk, but it... was also true. I do want you to be mine and I want people to know you are mine," Magnus' voice dropped to a whisper as he walked over and leaned in to kiss Jace.
Jace swallowed hard and nodded slowly. That sounded good. So good that Jace grabbed Magnus by the vest and pulled him down into a deep, passionate kiss, his heart fluttering hard.
Author's note: I'm afraid the next chapter is already going to be the final one! Jace's heat and how the war's going to end in this take of things ;)