malec au where magnus is a single dad with his kid max and he’s like dead tired after an exhausting day where his boss basically took advantage of his seniority and made magnus do inane and tiring tasks and so he barely has any energy when he goes to pick up max from the daycare so they take the bus home so that magnus doesn’t have to drive.
when he gets on the bus is pretty packed but theres two seats left so he collapses in one and plops max in the other one. except max wasn’t exactly having the greatest day too so he starts wailing so loudly and magnus is trying to cradle him and people are glaring at magnus and magnus is just trying is best to calm max down and he’s so distracted he allows the person sit in the seat next to him and all of a sudden max stops crying and starts staring at the guy next to them so magnus turns to thank him profusely and promptly chokes on his spit because literally sitting next to him is the most gorgeous angel he’s ever seen.
magnus can feel his face heating up but he can’t stop staring, though the man didn’t really notice since he was too busy giving max a small smile and a little wave. magnus is beating himself currently because here he is frazzled and emotionally strung and it looks like he can’t even take care of his own child and meanwhile alec’s having similar thoughts except he’s thinking holy shit this guy is beautiful he’s so freaking gorgeous alec don’t let your mind go there his baby is right there for crying out loud. both of them are chiding themselves but they still can’t stop themselves from looking at each other from the corner of their eyes.
and magnus decides to start a conversation with this cute guy bc like why not?? he deserves this, he’s allowed to flirt a little (he hasn’t gotten laid or done anything ever since he adopted max 8 months ago he’s allowed to have this) he fumbles through a thanks for quieting max when all of a sudden max escapes his grasp and climbs onto the hot guys lap and clings/drools on the guys shirt and magnus is thinking how can my life get any worse but then he sees the cute stranger’s eyes softening and he starts cooing at max and a voice that sounds like catarina echoes in his head saying oh fuck magnus don’t do it don’t get a crush on him you always fall too deep and too fast but he and everyone else on that bus already know he’s gone.
once magnus snaps out of it he tries to get max off the guys lap but max starts whining daddy stop i want be with the pretty man and magnus’ first thought wow this really is my child and his second thought is to apologize to the guy so he raises his gaze only to see the guy staring fondly back at him like he’s saying you and your child are adorable and magnus is blushing like a tomato at this point and theres a couple of old ladies in the back smiling and cooing over them and one of them is hooting. magnus is already thinking im in too deep but then max starts asking the guy if hes an angel bc you look so pretty and magnus is like thank god you asked first and then he’s about to start babbling an apology when the cute guy starts laughing really loudly and at this point magnus is thinking THIS IS NOT FAIR bc his laugh is just amazing but then the guy says in a sweet voice no but you definitely are and magnus’ heart plummets to his stomach and he knows this is it he’s got a huge crush on this guy even though they haven’t exchanged words yet.
magnus is blushing so hard as he starts thanking this guy for being so patient with his child but then max says daddy can we take him home and at this point magnus is so confused bc how is max reading his mind but magnus says no we cant take people home and besides the next stop is ours and the cutie is like thats mine too? magnus is beginning to hyperventilate at this point but then the hotties like if you don’t mind i’d like to walk with you guys and drop you off and magnus is thinking only if you don’t mind staying forever but out loud hes stuttering out a yes. and so when they get off the bus max is holding the hands of both magnus and alec, both of them cooing over max but glancing at each other out of the corner of their eyes and smiling shyly.
years later, magnus watches fondly on as he watches his family play in the snow in their backyard, max and rafael pelting alec with snowballs while alec tries to unsuccessfully make a snowball so that he can fight them back and reminds himself to send his boss a christmas card from the 4 of them.
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