As Magnus slept so deeply, it was difficult for him to stay awake. She seemed at peace, or so exhausted that her sleep was interrupted. The slow, steady rhythm of her breathing almost causing him to lose his fight to stay awake. At least struggling to not sleep kept him from thinking of everything that had happened before Magnus had managed to convince Sebastian to leave him alone.
Later it would catch up with him, probably at the worst time, but Alec knew that he needed to be watchful. Magnus needed him to protect her.
His thoughts turned ti Magnus over and over. She had saved him when she had been one of Sebastian's followers. She'd shown him kindness when the others that Sebastian kept near wanted to torture him to get back at the Nephilim. But Magnus had shown him kindness, trying to help him even if it'd made things worse for herself.
As soon as he noticed her breathing change and she wrapped her arms around him, he snuggled closer to her, holding her to try to offer some comfort. Whatever she dreamed off was frightening her. Tentatively, he brushed his fingers through her hair, trying to soothe away whatever nightmare had caught her.
When her eyes opened, he pulled away slightly, unsure of how she would react to being held, but unwilling to let her go of her and have her get cold. Letting out a nervous sligh when Magnus touched his face, Alec realized that her eyes were closer to the gold he remembered when she'd snuck into his cell to heal him instead of the flat color they'd been when they were escaping.
He wasn't sure what she wanted, but if harming him was her intent, she could have done that before. Maybe she needed to know he was real and not one of her nightmares. "I'm here, Magnus." Moving slowly, he carefully brushed her hair away from her face. "You had a bad dream."
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Date: 2013-10-02 01:48 pm (UTC)Later it would catch up with him, probably at the worst time, but Alec knew that he needed to be watchful. Magnus needed him to protect her.
His thoughts turned ti Magnus over and over. She had saved him when she had been one of Sebastian's followers. She'd shown him kindness when the others that Sebastian kept near wanted to torture him to get back at the Nephilim. But Magnus had shown him kindness, trying to help him even if it'd made things worse for herself.
As soon as he noticed her breathing change and she wrapped her arms around him, he snuggled closer to her, holding her to try to offer some comfort. Whatever she dreamed off was frightening her. Tentatively, he brushed his fingers through her hair, trying to soothe away whatever nightmare had caught her.
When her eyes opened, he pulled away slightly, unsure of how she would react to being held, but unwilling to let her go of her and have her get cold. Letting out a nervous sligh when Magnus touched his face, Alec realized that her eyes were closer to the gold he remembered when she'd snuck into his cell to heal him instead of the flat color they'd been when they were escaping.
He wasn't sure what she wanted, but if harming him was her intent, she could have done that before. Maybe she needed to know he was real and not one of her nightmares. "I'm here, Magnus." Moving slowly, he carefully brushed her hair away from her face. "You had a bad dream."