Oh, God. This was…so incredibly embarrassing. What sort of grown ass adult forgot their keys at home? What sort of grown adult got locked out of their own apartment? Definitely Magnus Bane, who tended to have poor luck most of the time, and if one believed in karma, it made no sense for all the good he did saving others. Alas, c’est la vie. Eyes making a slow and shy accent up to the other’s gaze, Magnus swallowed hard and nodded, blinking away the bit of daze he got whenever he looked at A.Lightwood.
“Yeah, hi, I’m okay,” He managed, head tilting extremely far back just so he could meet his eyes; sitting on the floor didn’t always have its advantages. Chewing on the inside of his cheek, Magnus heaved a sigh, “I kind of…locked myself out? And my brother isn’t answering, so I’m stuck out here. But don’t worry about me–I’m sure he’ll be home soon.” Magnus offered the other a smile.
Alec was never one to turn away when people needed help. And despite the words, he couldn’t help but be concerned for his neighbor. This was Magnus, if he wasn’t mistaken; the one he observed from afar and his siblings teased him about asking him out instead if watching. But Alec wasn’t sure if he was ready for that. He had to finish college so he could start his business and then he could worry about coming out.
“Well, it’s a little chilly, you can get sick if you stay out here too long.” He began. “There’s a guest room and a spare bathroom if you’d like to come in and stay warm?” He offered with a faint blush.
Magnus was not a happy bean, not a happy bean at all. He’d just returned home from an exhausting all-night shift at the hospital, that had had a multiple GSW incident that included a child and honestly, all he wanted to do was take a long bath and crash for ten hours straight. Sadly, his roommate and best friend/adoptive brother, Ragnor, had locked him out. Andddddd Magnus had forgotten his damn key inside, and on top of that, Ragnor wasn’t answering his phone. Damn his lawyer best friend.
Leaning against his apartment door, Magnus stared numbly between his phone and the wall. God, this had to be the worst day of his life! Well, it was up there, at least. But now–there was a chance it was getting worse. Who else would come up the hall other than his unattainable, yet incredibly gorgeous neighbor, A. Lightwood? (Magnus had never actually talked to him, but that was beside the point).
Alec had been waiting for the result of his latest test and had spent an unlawful amount of time at his favorite cafe just three doors down from the building waiting for the score to post so he knew if he could start his next set of classes. The professor had taken way too long and now Alec was basically exhausted for no other reason than relief and ready to get home, warm up some of the lasagna he’d made and get a good night’s sleep before work the next night.
He was walking up the stairs when he realized there was someone sitting in the hall. It was odd since the apartment was fairly high up, so he paused to look before he realized it was his neighbor. “Hey you alright?” he asked, tilting his head. “Need help?”
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