Flufftober Day 7: Canon fix-it
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“Look what I have waiting for me.”
The heat of their kiss felt seared onto Alec’s lips as he watched Magnus disappear into the pentagram’s flames.
To anyone else, the broad silhouette would appear dauntless and unafraid. Even Alec had been fooled at first. But it was a lie. By his own admission, Magnus was terrified, yet he stepped into the portal that would take him to Edom and he didn’t look back. The magic swallowed him whole, until not even the burgundy of his coat was visible behind the wall of heat.
He took Alec’s heart with him.
Feeling suddenly empty, he forced himself to watch until the very end. He could do this. He could let Magnus fix this, and they would see each other again. It was time for Alec to do his part now, time to get to work.
From behind the wall of flame, Magnus screamed and something in Alec broke.
There was no decision to even think about—
(He had only heard Magnus shatter into screaming, broken pieces the one time. In Valentine’s body. When the man he loved had needed him and he’d done nothing)
—Alec jumped into the flame.
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