Theme: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Prompts: Comfort, "You can rest now."

Whumpee: Alec Lightwood and Jace Herondale

Song: "House of Memories", Panic! At The Disco


"Hey," Jace's voice whispered as he ducked into Alec's room. Alec looked up in surprise and immediately started getting up from his sitting position on the bed, but Jace shook his head. "You don't need to get up," he said, and sat down next to Alec.

"What's the matter?" Alec asked, though a part of him already knew.

Jace glanced away. "Yesterday's mission…" He started slowly. He paused, as if unsure he wanted to speak more, then finally said, "I'm sorry."

Alec shook his head. "You don't have to be sorry for anything, Jace."

"I do," Jace countered. "You got hurt because of me."

Alec glanced down at his leg and moved it. Pain shot through him and he grimaced.

"See?" Jace muttered.

"It's fine," Alec said. "At least I'm not on crutches now." He had just gotten off them, actually. If anything, that was better, because he was used to the pain he had been through because of Abbadon. This didn't hurt as much.

"It's my fault, though," Jace insisted. "I… froze."

"The demon said what it said on purpose," Alec said. "When it called you Valentine's son… Of course you would be shocked. It makes sense that you would freeze. I don't blame you."

Jace gave him a look that showed all of the pain lying within him. "You should. I'm not Jace Wayland, like I thought I was. Like I told you I was. I'm Jace Morgenstern. The son of the big, evil guy. I shouldn't even be trusted."

"Clary is Valentine's daughter," Alec pointed out. "I don't see you telling me not to trust her." In fact, you've always been her biggest advocate.

Jace paused, thoughts seeming to run through his head, before he finally said, "She's… different. She wasn't raised by Valentine. I was."

"And I don't care," Alec said. "You're stupid if you think I should."

Jace turned his eyes toward Alec, and the older boy could see all the underlying pain filled within him. "Please, Alec." He murmured. "Don't feel like you need to lie for me."

"I'm not lying," Alec said, a little hurt that Jace thought he was, but he could see where his parabatai was coming from. He's upset. In a way, this is how he's taking it out on me. "I… care about you, Jace. Nothing is ever going to change that."

Jace gave a fake laugh. "Oh, really."

Alec nodded. "Really." He tossed his legs over onto the bed, wincing with pain, and lied back. "Do you want to stay here in my room with me?" He asked. "It's late and we both need to sleep. That might help. But if you want to stay here…"

"I can leave," Jace said quickly.

"Don't feel like you have to," Alec responded.

They held each other's gazes for a moment longer before Jace's head fell. "Well, maybe- Maybe I'll stay."

"I'll move to the floor if you want," Alec offered, but Jace was already shaking his head.

"No, you're injured," Jace said. "I'll bring out some blankets and sleep on the floor.

Alec smiled lightly. "Alright." He pulled his body under the covers, his leg once again hurting like hell, before he said, "Goodnight, Jace." You can rest now.

"Night, Alec," Jace muttered before Alec's eyelids dropped close and he quickly fell asleep.


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