Hey there, I just saw your blog on Jaia tag and checked out and saw that you write fics... can you please ( if you want ) write a Jaia one + book club, or something like that? thanks anyways.
Hey! I’m so sorry for the delay! This is the very last prompt I had sitting in my inbox, so it took me some time to finally write it. I hope that’s okay!
Also, fun prompt! I hope you like what I did with it.
Jaia + Book Club
To say that Jace was surprised when Maia arrived at his house with a pile of books was an understatement. That really wasn’t was he had expected when he invited her to, your, a ‘book club’ session. Everyone in their school knew what ‘book club’ meant. And it did not mean actually reading books.
Sure, Maia was new at their school, but still… She was cool enough to know that, right? Jace was pretty sure he had used the term in front of her at some point. He distinctively remembered both Clary and Simon asking him if he read on separated occasions because of that. Maia had to be present for one of them. They all hang out a lot, even before Maia and he began dat- hooking up. Even before they began hooking up.
Because whatever they had, it was not dating. It was just a casual thing. No matter what Izzy had to say about it. Hence, the book club.
Jace coughed and let Maia in. He had the house all to himself that night, with their parents at Washington with Max, Alec out on a date with his boyfriend, and Izzy sleeping at Clary’s. All of that, Maia knew. Yet another reason for her to realize what book club really meant. “… You brought books.”
Maia cocked an eyebrow at him. “Is that surprising?” She snorted, putting the books on the central table in the living room. “You didn’t say what we were reading so I thought I could bring some options.”
“Right…” Jace blinked, closing the door behind her. Should he just tell her? Would that be creepy? Hey, Maia. I actually called you here so we could hook up, no reading necessary. For some reason, it sounded extremely douche-y in Jace’s head. “Ok, so… I made us pasta.”
Frowning, Maia stared at him for a second. “You know how to cook?”
Jace shrugged. “I’m not just a pretty face. Besides, Alec and Izzy suck at cooking. Someone had to make our mother company so I ended up picking up some tricks. I hope you like spaghetti.”
An amused smile spread across Maia’s lips. “I do, actually. But don’t expect any praises just because you can boil water and wait until the pasta softens. That’s like, basic cooking.”
“And yet, a complete mystery to anyone born a Lightwood.” Jace smirked and gestured for her to follow him. Jace had prepared a nice table for them. Even if it was just a hookup, it didn’t mean he didn’t put on some effort. He liked Maia, she was his friend. His beautiful friend who didn’t put up with his bullshit and that made him laugh.
You know, like a good friend does.
Maia snorted but followed him. In the end, she did praise him as they ate. The spaghetti was especially good and Jace couldn’t help to feel proud of it. He’d spent a better part of the afternoon making sure their dinner would be good. He even got Maia’s favorite dessert, cheesecake.
“Okay,” Maia said once they climbed onto the couch. “Which one do you want to do first?” She held out two of the books she’d brought.
Jace suppressed the urge to answer ‘you.’ She just looked so beautiful that night, sitting comfortably in his living room. Whatever they had, had started out in Kaelie’s party, about a month ago. Jace had never imagined he’d see Maia there in his house, smiling excitedly at him. Dammit, if he had to actually spend the night reading a stupid book to get that, he would. “Hm, whatever you choose.”
“Alright, then. Let start with this one.” Maia handed Jace one of the books – he really didn’t care about the title -, and then grabbed her phone. “I have a digital copy. We read to the second chapter and then we can discuss. How about that?”
“Sure.” Jace sighed. He opened up the book, frowning slightly. He could do that. Two chapters weren’t much. Maybe he’d be able to steer the conversation away after a while.
Inhaling sharply, Jace started reading when he realized Maia was staring intently at her screen. He really had no choice, if he didn’t want to be scolded and/or come across as a jerk. Dammit, Jace should’ve known better. Maia really liked reading: of course, she would take it as a literal invitation. He had no one to blame but himself for being stuck in that situation.
After a few minutes in which Jace looked at the sentences, too busy cursing himself to read anything, his phone buzzed. Annoyed, Jace picked it up, ready to turn it off. It was probably Izzy trying to pry on his non-date.
Never picked you for a Jane Austin guy, read Simon’s text. What the fuck...?
What r u talkin about nerd? Jace answered.
The response took a second to come but it was not in the form of a text. Instead, Simon sent him a picture of Jace himself, with the book he was holding in his hands. Jace blinked, his jaw dropping. However, it was only when Maia burst into laughter that Jace figured out what had happened.
“You-” He blinked, completely stunned. “You sent that picture to Simon... You set me up!” Jace blinked. “You know what book club really means!”
Maia laughed even harder after that, hugging her own stomach. She felt into Jace’s arms, too busy laughing to realize what she was doing. Jace was too outraged to join in at first but suddenly he too started laughing. The books, the ride or die attitude. It had all been a rouse. Maia had played him perfectly.
“Oh, man,” Jace said once he caught his breath. “Well done.”
“Thank you,” Maia said cheekily, still recovering. “And yes, I know what ‘book club’ really means. I just wanted to know how much further I could take this before you stopped me. I really thought sitting quietly for two chapters would do the trick.”
Jace rolled his eyes. She was so close now, he could feel her breathing as she chuckled. “I know it might be surprising for many of you, but I do read.”
Maia smirked, leaning a hand on Jace’s thigh. “Oh, I know. But is that really what you want to be doing right now?”
“No way,” Jace said. Maia giggled but Jace didn’t give her a chance to tease him any further. He kissed her, tasting the laughter right from her lips. The giggles died as Maia kissed him right back, moving to seat on Jace’s lap. All the books were quickly forgotten after that.
Now, that was the book club Jace wanted and with the only reading-partner he could think of.
Hey there... “You may be an idiot, but you’re my idiot.” & Jaia ( jace/maia ) if you want please?
Hey! Here it is; hope you enjoy it! ;3
When Maia meets him for the first time, the unknown Shadowhunter seems to be in deep trouble. He looks lost and puzzled and really worried and, okay, maybe she tries to help him despite his (glaringly obvious) lack of money mainly because she can sympathise with that. She knows what it’s like to be on the run; to not know where you’re going and what waits ahead.
Hello there, I don't know if you're open to prompts but if you're I would like to BEG you to write an AU about Maia and Sebastian that they meet on a coffee shop or something like that. I know that I'm probably the only one that they ships them, but I do. ** I really believe that if Sebastian's end was deferent they would be together m a y b e. ** So please... If you want, do it and you'll make really happy. Thanks anyway.
Hi!
Thanks for your message, but I don’t take prompts, because I’m terrible at them and I don’t have the time.
But even if I did, I wouldn’t have written this because I love Maia too much to write her with a character like Sebastian, who I usually call Sebashit or Sebastard. That wouldn’t do in a fic.
I don’t think they would have been together if Sebastian’s end had been different… I think there would have been a tiny tiny glimmer of hope for them to be together if he hadn’t been a racist, sexist, homophobic, r*pist, all-around evil piece of shit. Not to mention that he killed ****** in front of her :).
I just think Maia deserves better than that… so yeah, I won’t be writing that. Thanks again for the message.
