Alec ~ Here For You

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In which you're there when Alec feels Jace die.

I'm gonna try and keep this close to how it actually happened and just replace the parts where Magnus was helping Alec.

I finally got a hit of inspo for this one so I'm writing it up hell quick haha

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"Any word from Jace or Clary?" Magnus asks, striding into the room

Our heads all snap towards him, tension evident in the large room, so thick it made the air seem thin.

"No" Alec responds, sliding his finger along the electronic board, checking something, "They should be arriving at Lake Lyn by now"

Without thinking, you slide your hand down his arm before placing your hand over his, interlacing your fingers. He gives you a grateful smile and small peck on the lips before the sound of Izzy's clunking boots turn your attention to her

"Strange" Izzy chimes in, "The aerial sensors show no demonic activity"

"There's nothing on the ground either" You frown, looking down at the screen, "It's like the asmodei completely disappeared"

"I've never heard of that" Magnus utters, an air of suspicion and uneasiness flowing through his tone, "Once they pass through the rift, the demons are here to stay until they're properly banished"

"Then where the hell are they?" Alec growls

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We'd been working on finding leads, chasing theories and trying to figure out exactly what had been going on with the demonic portal when Alec let out a sudden grunt, gasping as if someone had kicked him the ribs

"Alec!" you gasp, gripping tighter to his hand, "Alec, are you okay?"

Alec's breathing accelerates and he doesn't answer, instead his hand instinctively goes to his side, clutching at where the pain's coming from. He lifts his shirt tentatively to reveal one of his runes, red and raw as if it had just been drawn.

You knew what rune that was

"His parabatai rune" Izzy breathes

"It's-" Alec chokes, struggling, "Jace"

Suddenly, he lets out a grunt of pain, gripping the table with both his hands to try to brace himself as the waves of pain crash into his body, your hand still tightly enclosed on his.

With a sudden wail, Alec's knees buckle and his legs give way as he collapses to the floor, his hand leaving yours. You sink to your knees behind him before grabbing his hand again. He screams louder, the pain rising to such a height that it was near unbearable

"Alec, baby, what's happening?!" you scream but, still, receive no response

Finally, Alec's wails recede to pained gasps. You look from Magnus' concerned face to Izzy's horrified one and feel your own face contort to match.

"I..." Alec pants, lifting his shirt again just in time to watch his parabatai rune...fade, "I can't feel him..."

"He's dead"

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"Alec, please" you beg with him as he races around your shared bedroom, stuffing maps and supplies and weapons, anything he can carry into a bag, "Please, just..."

After everything had happened, you had decided to go to Lake Lyn and find Clary and...Jace. Alec was still shocked, not sure of anything that was happening and, as was usual for him, he was blocking everything out...including you.

"Alec..." you try again before getting fed up and shouting, "Alec! Stop!"

His hands still and he turns to you, no expression on his face, "What?"

"Please, slow down" you cry, "And listen to me"

Alec stays silent and so you continue on, your voice gentle

"We don't know that Jace is even-"

"I can't feel him, Y/N" Alec interrupts you, his mask of perfect composure slipping, "I...I can't feel him"

"Oh, Alec" you sigh, moving over to him and wrapping your arms around him in a giant hug, squeezing him as tightly as possible

Even though you can't see it, you feel him break. His chest caves in and he starts breathing heavily again, like he'd done before when he'd felt Jace...die. You cling tighter to him as his sobs shake your body.

"It's okay" you hush him, tears in your eyes, "It's okay"

Without warning, Alec suddenly drops to his knees, his arms encircling your legs as he sobs into your thighs. You gently pull his arms from you before falling to your knees, also, and gripping onto him again.

His arms fall back around your body and he leans into you, his chest heaving as great, racking sobs take over his body.

"Shhh" you try to calm him, running a hand through his hair, "I'm here for you, Alec. I'm here"

You sit like that for what feels like hours and, for all you knew, it had been.

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Actually, I don't like this but now it's been written so here you are.

I gotta go watch MKR  (Australian cooking show) now, so, enjoy?!

Happy Reading guys xx

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