A Fallen Star Chapter 2

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Square Filled: Star Gazing

Ship: Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood

Rating: G

Tags: Shadowhunterbingo, Stardust inspired, Alec Lightwood is a Star, Warlock Magnus Bane, Shadowhunter Alec Lightwood, parents Malec, baby Max, Good Dad Alec Lightwood

Summary: Magnus thought he knew everything there was to know about Alec Lightwood.

Created for shadowhunterbingo

Chapter 2

"Come on Magnus, when can I open my eyes? I feel like an idiot," Alec huffed as he shuffled forward a bit more, Magnus' hand twined in his own.

"In a minute Alexander, you can't rush perfection." Magnus scolded playfully before laughing at the puff of air that Alec gave in reply.

"Okay, open them." Magnus blurted out and Alec inhaled sharply when he finally opened his eyes.

"Magnus, this is… What?" Alec breathed out as he took in the grassy hill that loomed ahead of them, standing out against the darkness of the sky that was illuminated by the full moon and stars that were dotted around the globe. Spread out on the grass was a picnic blanket, food and of course Max who was playing with a teddy bear cooing happily.

"A picnic under the stars for my star of course," Magnus said cheerfully as he tugged his husband up the small hill and then down onto the blanket. Max gave them both a gummy smile and dropped his bear to pull himself up onto Alec's lap.

"Hi Maxie, did you help your papa set all of this up?" Alec asked as he wrapped his blue-skinned son up in his arms, bouncing him slightly and a soft silver glow began to emit from him when Max giggled and shrieked happily.

"This is wonderful Magnus, but what brought this on?" Alec leaned over to peck his husband's lips before laughing when Magnus pulled Alec into his side and carded his fingers through Alec's dark hair.

"It was the way you were staring up at the stars that night, you looked… Homesick, I just wanted to help you feel closer to them is all." Magnus said quietly as he lifted his free hand up to Max's face and smiled when their son grabbed at his digits and began to gnaw on them gently.

"I do miss being up there, but that isn't my home… Not anymore, I'm with my home." Alec ducked his head down to bury his face in Max's baby soft hair to hide his blush as his silver glow increased to a brighter shine.

"Oh Alexander," Magnus felt his heart swell up with happiness and tugged at Alec's hair just enough to make Alec look up so he could capture his husband's lips in a solid kiss. Max squealed and clapped his hands when his parent's parted and Alec's glow was almost blinding.

"Your papa is making it his life's mission to see how bright I can shine Maxie, can you believe that?" Alec crooned at his son, biting his lip at up Magnus who just looked smug.

"A worthy cause I think," Magnus teased as Alec settled against him with Max cuddled up against his chest. Alec's head was tipped up and his hazel eyes were locked on the shining stars overhead.

"Do you ever think about going back? Can you go back?" Magnus asked quietly, not sure if he wanted an answer.

"At the start, all I wanted to do was go home, but now… It never crosses my mind. There is one way I can go back and it's with a candle, a candle that hasn't existed in a very, very long time. A Babylon candle. Maybe one day I will set out to find one, when everyone I know is gone, maybe one day I will return to the sky." Alec whispered and Magnus' mind jerked to a halt.

"When everyone is gone?" Magnus' mouth was dry.

"Stars are forever Magnus, the only way for them to die is if their heart is taken from them, literally." Alec sounded pained and sad like he had seen this happen one too many times.

"So immortality?" Magnus's heart was beating hard in his chest and he decided not to press about the literal heart taking comment, not wanting to think about that too much.

"You and Maxie are stuck with me Magnus," Alec said softly and turned his gaze over to Magnus, his hazel eyes shining silver.

"Forever Darling," Magnus murmured his reassurances and dipped his head down to kiss his husband and bask in the fact that he would be with his husband and child for the rest of their lives. He and Max would be able to gaze at their own star for the rest of their days and Magnus never thought he would be grateful to Valentine but he was it meant he got to meet and fall in love with his own star.