Having returned back to the Institute from Magnus' apartment, the Shadowhunters were welcomed with a surprise. Maryse Lightwood was visiting the New York Institute in an attempt to clean up the mess her kids had made. Her sudden visit led Isabelle and Jace to visit Meliorn in order to get information out of him. While Alec stayed behind to keep an eye on Clary who wanted nothing more than to go back to her old life.
So, she rebelled, and Magnus gives her the perfect opportunity to leave Alec's side who had decided to pass time by training her how to fight. Clary was talking about a new way to track Valentine through some old chest that her mother had tried to hide from her and at the sound of his phone ringing Alec tells Clary to hold on while he steps aside to answer the call
Alec looks at his phone screen only to see no caller ID, yet still answers the call "Hello? Who is this?"
"Alexander. Hi. It's Magnus." The warlock answers from his apartment where he had classical music playing in the background as he placed a glass of bourbon down and picks up a book, "We met the other day. You know, with the demon."
"Uh, yeah...Yeah, hey, what's up?" Alec asks with his back to Clary who places her staff quietly on the ground before making her way down the stairs of the training room
"I was just thinking it was really nice getting to know you. You seem... sympathetic." Magnus says hoping that he said the right word before continuing to speak "Would you like to go out for a drink sometime?"
"That sounds fun, um-When?"
Magnus eager for the shadowhunter to accept his invite says, "How about right now?"
"Um..." Alec says turning around trying to find Clary only to see that he was standing alone in the training room and no redhead in sight. "You know, now's not a really good time for me. Another time? Gotta go."
At the sound of the call ending Magnus looks down at his phone, "Playing hard to get. I love a challenge."
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"What challenge? And what is it with this music, so not my taste" Brynne speaks up entering the room and the sound of her heels clicking followed her
"Nothing that you need to worry about. This is my apartment, my music" Magnus says putting his phone away to give his full attention to Brynne
"Is this your way of passive-aggressively telling me that I need to find my own place?" Brynne says walking over to the couch and sitting on the arm to face the warlock with blonde dyed streaks in his quiff
