Alec [ @bowstrung ]

“Yeah? That’s really good of them. I’m glad they want to help train you.” He smiled a little and nodded in understanding. “Yes, the same goes for me as well. I wouldn’t change my job for anything. You keep up an attitude like that and you’ll have a better time with it all.” He nearly reached out, but thought better of it and brought his hand back to his side. “I’m sure you do enough. What you can do is better than nothing at all. And even then, sometimes nothing is okay too, so long as you’ve tried.” He hoped that was good advice, that it would give her enough encouragement to continue trying to be the best Shadowhunter that she could be. “That’s okay. Not everyone likes to use them.” They had healers in case they wanted to do that instead. He lifted a brow, but didn’t question her further. Sometimes he did get questions about his relationship, but never once like that. Alec’s cheeks warmed some and a smile appeared on his face. “Well, thank you. You know I never thought I’d find anyone until he came along and change my mind on a lot of things. I don’t think I’d be where I am now if it weren’t for Magnus. And I now believe that anyone can find love, so long as they’re patient enough and are willing to work for it. We most certainly have had our ups and downs, but it’s been worth it.”

Ana smiled. “Papa and Daddy help, too. Daddy insisted Tara and I learn things hand to hand just in case.” Her smile faded a little as she spoke of her brother, looking down for a moment. She bit her lip a little, not sure she should explain that the iratze worked, it just took longer because she wasn’t all shadowhunter. Not like he was. That conversation didn’t end well in her head and she shook it to clear the idea of it from her mind. Hearing her father – what should have been her father – talk about the other father made her smile. She’d been young during the earlier years of her fathers’ relationship, but she remembered the big events. Like her little brothers – Rafael and Max – being adopted. “You two are inspiring, I promise. I think you’ll have a good life together.” she answered, waiting a moment and gathering some courage before speaking up again. “My dads, they adopted two of my brothers. Tara and I are twins, but he always acted a little older than me. I don’t know ow to explain it, but Max and Raf we took to so easy, it was like we were all meant to be one big family.” She only ever talked about her brothers by name, never her adult family members.