I AM AN ADAM LAMBERT FAN.
There, now that that bit of info has been made clear, we can all move on with our lives.
Adam Lamber's If I Had You came up on my iPod and being the fan I am I just had to come up with something for it. And, of course, Magnus popped up again because I think their fashion sense is similar, in the outrageous, sparkly, glamourous way (not exactly in the sort of gothic Adam incorporates into his outfits).
And I don't care if you think that Adam Lambert sounds like a dying muskrat getting raped in a gutter. I think he sounds like a cacophony of angels singing, harps, and sparkly faeries.
Character(s): Magnus Bane
Setting: City of Glass
Song: If I Had You by Adam Lambert
Word Count: 440
If I Had You
The thing that Magnus really liked about this generation was the fashion. Never before had he been able to wear such outrageous clothing. Who cares if he wore a long blue coat with peacock feathers on the collar? Or if he painted his face with guy-liner and man-scara? He rather liked the gel and sparkles he ran through his hair. And when he walked down the street with that bit of a strut he'd accumulated while living amongst the young adults of the 21st century no one seemed to look twice at him walking down the street in his tight leather pants.
Plus his cat-like eyes worked with his ensemble. Never before had he felt so…normal.
He frowned.
Or as close as the off-spring of a human and a demon could get.
Magnus ran his fingers through his hair and a bit of a flick, sending glitter into the air as a certain blue-eyed boy entered his thoughts. But what used to be a warm feeling was now replaced with complete irritation and a bit of hurt. Another thing about this generation was that some seemed to accept what had, up to about 25 years ago, been viewed as sin.
They accepted relationships with members of the same sex.
But what Magnus didn't understand was why he was still hung up about that minor detail. And what pissed him off was the fact that he claimed to care about him—if that were true then why was he running around on eggshells trying to keep their relationship a secret?
However Magnus already knew that answer. He was afraid of losing the respect of his family, friends, and people. And this sort of relationship was the sort to do just that.
Magnus never did mention that relations with members of the same sex were accepted by everyone.
But to Magnus, having him was worth losing those things over. Of course, living for as long as he had had taught him how to not get so attached to trivial things like that. He hadn't even lived for two decades yet—barely scratching the surface of his life. Magnus supposed he needed some time.
Then a thought came to him. Just how long was that going to be? Magnus was immortal and he was not. He was going to eventually die and deteriorate along with the rest of humanity. That simple thought seemed to send tendrils to snake around Magnus's heart and throat and just squeeze.
He stopped.
It wasn't worth worrying over something like that.
But it would sure make it easier to forget about that if he had just had him.
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