Theme: It's Been a Long Day

Prompts: Fetal Position, Prisoner Trade

Whumpee: Alec Lightwood

Song: "The Only Living Boy in New York", Simon & Garfunkel


When Downworlders broke the accords and threatened the safety of mundanes, shadowhunters were the ones sent to deal with them. It usually wasn't too hard, but here, in New York, where their numbers were limited, it became difficult.

Maryse, Robert, and Max were all in Idris. Hodge, for whatever reason, would not leave the Institute. Like always. As thus, the only ones available to deal with a clan of vampires who fed on human blood were Alec, Jace, and Isabelle.

Jace and Isabelle were able to handle themselves with ease. They were some of the best shadowhunters of their generation. But Alec? Alec had never killed a demon. How would he know how to kill vampires?

It had happened in the midst of the battle. Jace had grabbed one of the vampires and was about to slit his throat with a seraph blade when the battle died around them. All three Nephilim paused, glancing around, before Jace smirked. "Ah. This is your clan leader, isn't it?"

Another vampire stood up. "Yes, he is." Her eyes scanned over the three of them, and Alec was certain they rested on his face for a moment longer than the other's.

"If I kill him, would you all leave?" Jace asked, already looking victorious.

"They would never," the clan leader snarled.

The other vampire gazed at her nails, humming an ominous tune.

"Daria," the clan leader growled.

The vampire, Daria looked up. "Oh, don't worry, Mathias." She grinned, her pointed teeth showing. "We'd never let you die."

And suddenly, there was a slicing pain through Alec's arm. As he gave out a cry, dropping his bow, two vampires grabbed him and thrust him into the crowd. Other vampires immediately grabbed onto him, forcing him down to the ground. Alec gasped out as their rough treatment only led to his wound opening further.

Meeting Jace and Izzy's eyes, he saw his sister's eyes wide with horror, her hand tightening on her whip. His parabatai's body tensed, but he didn't move his grip off of Mathias. "What are you doing to Alec?" Jace snarled out.

"Well, you have a prisoner," Daria said, as if this were all so simple. "We decided we needed one too." Her grin grew, looking even more wicked. "This time tomorrow, how about we do a little exchange? What's more important to you, killing a vampire or saving the life of one of your own?"

Jace finally let his eyes meet Alec's. Alec tried to get up, but the vampires forced him down again. "Don't do it, Jace," Alec hissed out.

Jace stared at him a while longer before turning back to Daria. "We'll do it."

Daria laughed, and there was a pleased look on Mathias's face. "Good," Daria crooned. "We'll hold onto our end of the deal. We only hope you hold on to yours."


Alec was led back to an abandoned warehouse. The vampires shoved him in a corner before Daria assigned three of them to guard Alec. The vampires searched Alec, disposing of any weapons, as well as his stele, before standing guard around him.

Without his stele, his wound was bleeding fiercely. He looked at it, then tried to wrap it with his sleeve, but it didn't work. Sighing, Alec leaned against the wall some more. I suppose an arm wound won't be that bad…

24 hours. That was how long Alec needed to wait. He clearly couldn't escape on his own. One unarmed person was not enough to handle three vampires, and of course, there were the other ones lurking around the warehouse he'd have to avoid. So Alec's only option was to wait for Jace and Isabelle to exchange him for Mathias.

Curling up into a fetal position, Alec closed his eyes. Maybe I'll just try and get some sleep before then…

Or maybe he was just too scared to do so.


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