21. Skeletons In The Closet

For most people, having a skeleton in your closet is just an expression. Alec had realised long ago that Magnus was not 'most people'. So when he opened the linen cupboard to find a pile of bones staring back at him he simply sighed, closed the door and looked for somewhere else to hang his towel.

22. Apple Bobbing

"Wow," said Simon, staring at the pile of apples. "Who knew Alec was so awesome at party games?"

"Well," Magnus watched as the Shadowhunter's dark head bobbed back towards the barrel. "My boyfriend is quite -

"Let me guess," Jace smirked, "good with his mouth?"

Magnus scowled, "Spoilsport".

23. Hero

A hero isn't always the person who saves the world, sacrifices himself for the greater good or rescues the damsel in distress. Sometimes a hero is just a shy eighteen-year-old who somehow finds the courage to put aside his own fear for the person he loves.

"Yes," Magnus thought, as Alec crashed his lips against the warlock's in the middle of the crowded battlefield. "This Shadowhunter is pretty damn heroic."

24. Hourglass

Time was something Magnus had never paid much attention to. When you lived long enough to watch regimes fall and civilisations crumble, the passing of years was but the blink of an eye. But since meeting Alec he felt the presence of it, a giant invisible hourglass hovering above their heads, sand trickling down in an unstoppable, irreversible tide.

So he greedily grabbed every second he could with his Shadowhunter, knowing that one day, the hourglass would be empty and he would be alone. Again.

25. Hallucination

"When did you grow pink horns?" Alec giggled, staring at the sparkling new addition to the warlock's head. "You know I think they kind of suit you, like they make you look like a sexy pink unicorn... But with two horns. A sexy double unicorn".

Magnus swatted Alec's hand away as he reached towards him, eyes fixed on the space just above his head which incidentally, was totally horn-free. "Thank you, Alexander. Now let's get you to bed sweetheart. That's the last time I ask Ragnor to fix you a drink."

26. Puppet Show

Magnus was surprised at their son's third Birthday party, to find that Alec really had the most amazing knack for sock puppet theatre.

Izzy shook her head in amazement as the circle of children around her brother burst out laughing. "It's like one of those smutty daytime soaps - but for kids".

"Yeah," Jace agreed as Alec dipped his burning face behind the cardboard 'theatre'. "Alec doesn't exactly look comfortable with this, though. Couldn't you have, you know." He wiggled his fingers at Magnus.

"Well yes," Magnus smiled mischievously as the socks began a spirited debate about the equality of Shadowhunters and Downworlders. "I could have used magic, but where's the fun in that?"

27. All That Glitters

"Is that…" Isabelle's eyes narrowed at the dusting of shiny specks across the shoulders of Alec's worn, grey sweater. She'd caught him sneaking into the Institute before morning training again, no doubt hoping to slip back in before their parents noticed his bed hadn't been slept in.

"What?" his pale cheeks flushed pink as he caught sight of the shimmery dots. "No," he spluttered, hastily making his way down the corridor to his room. "Shut up Izzy. I need to shower, patrol was um, tough last night"

She chuckled, thinking of the warlock her brother had obviously spent the evening with. "Midnight patrol my ass Alec Lightwood."

28. Violinist

"Hey, I know you," Alec's eyes fixed accusingly on the young, silver-haired man who was sitting at the kitchen table drinking tea with his boyfriend. "You stole my cat!"

"Alec, this is my good friend Jem," Magnus waved an arm towards their guest and then paused thoughtfully. "And technically Church was his cat first".

29. Vanilla

Magnus thought the ice cream parlour down the street was a good choice for their third date. Apparently not. He glared as his boyfriend burst out laughing.

"What?" he narrowed his eyes.

"I don't know," the Shadowhunter shrugged, "you just don't really seem like a 'vanilla' guy to me".

"Ah," Magnus smiled, "you didn't let me finish". He turned back to the teenager behind the counter "I'll have a scoop of vanilla please, with toffee sauce, unicorn sprinkles, chocolate whipped cream, a pink wafer cone and a cherry on top."

He glanced at Alec and smirked "And he'll take a vanilla. Plain."

30. Toothpaste

Magnus loved how completely Type-A Alec was. The way he made the bed every morning when he got up, the way he squeezed the toothpaste carefully from the bottom of the tube, the way he unconsciously straightened the throw pillows every time he passed the couch. What Magnus loved most of all though was the marks these tiny rituals left in his apartment, so even when Alec wasn't there, Magnus could see his boyfriend everywhere he looked.

A/N - A little shorter this time, I've been a bit busy with relatives this week so I thought it would be better to get something live rather than wait until I had time to write more.

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