For a few moments, all he could do was stare at Magnus, afraid that she'd disappear if he blinked. Or she would suddenly become bloody and broken like he'd expected after a session with Sebastian.
Instead, Alec saw someone who was exhausted, but whole. Physically at least. Knowing that couldn't keep him from pulling her close, holding her to reassure himself that she hadn't been horribly injured by the monster that had killed Max.
His hands kept moving gently along her spine as he tried to calm his racing heart. Magnus was safe and whole. Sebastian wasn't nearby. They could relax for a moment at least. "I'm okay. I had a bad dream."
A few images from it still lingered in his mind, but the feeling of her hands in his hair soothed him in a way that it probably shouldn't. Magnus had been working with Sebastian, but she had also protected him.
"Why did you do it?" The words were spoken before he could think of holding them back. But her answer was important and he needed to know the truth before they planned what they'd do next.
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Date: 2013-10-06 11:04 pm (UTC)Instead, Alec saw someone who was exhausted, but whole. Physically at least. Knowing that couldn't keep him from pulling her close, holding her to reassure himself that she hadn't been horribly injured by the monster that had killed Max.
His hands kept moving gently along her spine as he tried to calm his racing heart. Magnus was safe and whole. Sebastian wasn't nearby. They could relax for a moment at least. "I'm okay. I had a bad dream."
A few images from it still lingered in his mind, but the feeling of her hands in his hair soothed him in a way that it probably shouldn't. Magnus had been working with Sebastian, but she had also protected him.
"Why did you do it?" The words were spoken before he could think of holding them back. But her answer was important and he needed to know the truth before they planned what they'd do next.