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Drink by Drink | bowstrung

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Angelic. That was a new one. And it had made him blush too. Angelic, really? He wondered what his sister would say about that one. She’d probably tell him to make a move. And then she’d say that if he didn’t, then she would. It wouldn’t be the first time Izzy ended up getting someone that he’d been interested in. Boys tended to like her better. Not that he was jealous really, but he did wish that he could be looked at first. “Of course it is,” Alec replied with a smile. He cleaned off Jace’s area for him and handed the things to the bartender that he knew that took the next shift.

“Come on then, up you get.” He tried to help Jace up and said, “If you need to lean into me, you can. My car isn’t far from here.” With that, he started leading the way, going slowly as he went. People moved out of their way once they noticed the drunken Jace. Fortunately it really hadn’t taken long to get to his car and he opened the passenger side door and helped him in. “Where did you say you lived? I’m going to need an address. Though if you can’t remember right now, you’re welcome to crash at my place. I’ve got a guest bedroom that’s never used.” Well, unless his sister was staying over, which she wasn’t. She was too attached to her new boyfriend to stay the night at his place much lately.

Jace smiled at him, barely managing to stand. He tried to really stand, but he almost fell as he took a few steps and he reluctantly leaned into Alec. HE really wanted to know the guy before he started getting cuddly, but he supposed there wasn’t much he could do about it now. “I live on the other side of town. If your place is closer, that’s fine.” he murmured, leaning into the seat as he struggled to buckle himself in for a moment. “I’m not interrupting anything, am I?” he asked, looking over with bloodshot eyes. 

Accidental Love | bowstrung

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“So you’re saying he’s easily bought. I’ll keep that in mind. Though hopefully he doesn’t get too upset if this happens again and we can’t get him something nice.” He had a feeling that Magnus had a bunch of gift ideas up his sleeve, so he’d leave that to him. “I was born ready for this.” That sounded more cheesy than Alec would have liked, but there was no taking it back now. “We’re going to be fine. The fans will love it. You’ve seen them online. They were ‘shipping’ us before we were even an us.” It felt weird to be the one to be reassuring Magnus, but also he knew it was bound to happen sometime. He chuckled and nodded, before leading the way to the rehearsal room. Alec picked up a mike and flipped on the switch. He already had the song memorized, so when the tune started to play, he sang when his moment was ready. His eyes were on Magnus all the while and he felt as if he could fall a little more in love with him every time he sang with him.

When rehearsal was over, they were told to head toward the back stage room where they would have to change. Alec reached out for Magnus’s hand and gave it a squeeze. “That was a great rehearsal, Magnus. I told you we’d be fine. And we’ll be even better tonight. Just you wait. The fans will be begging for more.”

Magnus laughed and shrugged. “Usually, yes. He’s just protective of me, after being in the background so long, he wants to make sure I’m doing okay so he kind of freaks out when I’m late.” Sometimes Magnus didn’t know how to handle it, but somehow whenever he was questioning it, Alec was right there and brought him back. “I feel like they may be extra loud tonight, and I’m preparing myself for cray art all over the arena.” he laughed a little, going through their sets and light changes, adjusting mics and when they were done, he took one last look at the empty arena, knowing it was sold out tonight and the next time they saw it, it would be filled with fans. 

He moved a little closer to Alec when his boyfriend took his hand, nodding. “I know, I’m just nervous is all, and not about the fans.” he assured. “Do you know what you’re wearing tonight, yet?” He asked as he looked up, dark eyes watching him with a smile. 

Pour Me Another | bowstrung

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“That’s terrible. I’m so sorry that you were treated like that. No one deserves it.” And he hoped that whoever had hurt Magnus like that was paying for it now. He nodded in understanding. “It’s best to save yourself for someone who will truly care about you. They’ll come around.” And he would do well to take his own advice. “I like archery. Maybe I’ll get more into that.” It was something he did every now and then, though he was very good at it. If he went to the fields more, Alec knew that he’d get even better. When the pizza and water was brought out, Alec thanked him and paid him before he started to eat. The food warmed his belly and the water was soothing going down.

“Yes, that’s fine. Please take your time. There’s no need to rush.” And he certainly didn’t want the man to be rushing for him either. He looked down at his food, feeling embarrassed and he muttered, “I shouldn’t have said that. Go on and continue what you were doing. I’m fine here.” Alec ate quietly and this time when he drank he kept to the water. The slices that he’d gotten were easily gone in an hour and he had turned around to people watch while he waited on Magnus’s shift to be over. It wasn’t easy seeing all of the couples there together, but he had to at least think that maybe they were happy. Hopefully these people here would get the happy endings they deserved. At this point in his life, Alec didn’t know if he would get one. He also didn’t know how he would ever return home. Maybe it would be time to get his own place, because he knew that seeing Jace again was only going to upset him.

Magnus smiled in a charming way. “It took a while, but I’m better for it. I know the signs I need to walk away from.” He smiled at Alec’s words and nodded. “They may come around when you least expect it. Everything happens for a reason, though, right?” He really did want to know Alec better, maybe they could be friends once the other was sober. “Archery? That’s a dying art. It’s nice to see someone appreciate such a classic.” He tried to deny the money, but he knew better than to argue with anyone inebriated after years in his line of work. It felt nice to help someone rather than having to just keep making drinks or calling a cab.

“There’s never a need to rush in this bar.” He assured, smiling again. As Alec looked down, he reached over to lay a hand on Alec’s. “I’ve been told worse, I promise. Let me know if you need more good or water, okay?” He gave a reassuring smile and went about what he needed to do, straightening up and finishing washing glasses, never far from where Alec was. When his replacement showed up, he grabbed his jacket and keys and walked over to Alec. “Think you can make it to my car? It’s just around the corner.” He offered.