Warlock!Alec returns home. .
A/N1: I knew what would happen when Mikey, Max and Gun!Magnus returned home but I had no idea what to do with Warlock!Alec. None whatsoever. But he deserved a chapter of his own.
A/N2: Then this popped into my head this morning and it was perfect.
Enjoy.
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Alec steps out of the portal into the loft. Home sweet home.
The loft is quiet. Magnus must still be at the Institute or out on a mission.
Alec walks into the kitchen and fills a mug with coffee.
The loft is quiet.
After finishing his coffee, he puts the mug in the sink and walks into their bedroom.
The loft is quiet.
He walks out the bedroom and stands in the living room. Usually he loves a quiet loft, but right now he misses his husband. He opens a portal and leaves the loft. He steps out and is in front of the Institute.
Lydia Branwell, the Head of the Institute, had the Institute warded against portals when she took over. Alec did the warding himself as a courtesy for his husband's boss, free of charge.
He walks in and ignores the cold stares from ShadowHunters. Husband or no husband, there is still an air of hostility towards him whenever he visits.
Alec walks into the War Room and doesn't see his favorite ShadowHunter, nor does he see a friendly face. With a sigh, he walks out and tries to figure out how to find his husband.
He wonders how Max, Maxine, and Mikey dealt with being in the Institute. Alec smiles as he realizes that things are different in their worlds. Their fathers are the HEAD of the Institute, therefore his children are shown respect. To them, the Institute is where their extended family is, a second home.
He remembers how Max's eyes filled with tears when he spoke of the Institute and loft being gone in his world. It wasn't just because his fathers were dead but what those buildings represented to him.
Home.
But here, Alec feels no sense of warmth being in his husband's workplace. All he feels is a coldness from the building and those that walk its hallways. None of the ShadowHunters he passes, question him being here which is a good thing. But neither do they ask him if he needs help. All they do is coldly walk past him.
He is taken from his thoughts by a gentle, "You seem lost, maybe I can point you in the right direction?"
Alec stops and turns around. An older ShadowHunter is standing there. His hair's gray and his runes are pale from lack of use.
Alec smiles, "I would appreciate that. I'm looking for..."
The ShadowHunter smiles, "Magnus Bane."
"Yes. I'm..."
"Alec Lightwood, his husband."
Alec laughs, "And you are?"
"Almondo. Ms. Branwell's assistant."
"Ah. Almondo, have you seen Magnus?"
"Yes, he was in the training room and now he's taking a shower. I'll let him know you are here."
"I would appreciate that."
Almondo squeezes Alec's arm and smiles, "I'll be right back." He walks away.
Alec smiles as he leans against a wall, that was easy enough.
A few minutes later, Almondo returns. He smiles at Alec, "Magnus is almost done. He said to wait for him in the War Room."
Alec nods, "Okay. Thanks so much, Almondo." He offers his hand.
Almondo takes Alec's hand in both of his, "You are very welcome, Alec. It was nice meeting you."
"Same here." Alec smiles as he walks back to the War Room. He nods to a few ShadowHunters as he walks in and gets cold stares in return. He shrugs.
About ten minutes later, Magnus walks in and smiles as he comes over to Alec. He kisses his husband, "Hey, what are you doing here?"
Alec notices the narrowed eyes, as his husband kissed him, of some of the ShadowHunters in the room, "The loft seemed empty."
"Everything go okay?"
Alec nods, "Yes, Max, Maxine and Mikey got their fathers back. All is back to normal."
"That's great."
"Ready to go?"
"Oh yes, like the mundanes would say, thank God it's Friday."
Alec laughs, "Rough day?"
"The usual. But now that you're here, my day got better."
Alec smiles as he holds Magnus' hand and they walk out the room, "Sweet talker."
Magnus laughs. They walk out the Institute. Magnus squeezes his hand, "I know you hate the Institute."
Alec shrugs, "It's just a building. More like the inhabitants hate me."
Magnus kisses him, "Sorry about that."
"It's not your fault. I got back and it was either wait in an empty loft until you came home or deal with people who hate my guts. I chose the latter of two evils."
Magnus kisses him, "My brave warlock."
Alec smiles, "I was thinking we could spend the weekend in Paris?"
"How romantic."
Alec kisses him, "So that's a 'yes'?"
"Oui, mon amour."
"Hmm, sexy."
Magnus laughs, "That's all the French I know."
Alec kisses him, "It's enough." He opens a portal. They walk through, hand in hand.
-tbc-
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I'm not done. There's going to be two bonus chapters.
