“Do me a favor, kiss my ass.”
Her jaw tightens as she tries not to snap back, the urge to send a retort in return is strong. But she manages it, instead turning a steely glare his way, before speaking.
“How many times have I said I’m sorry, Alec.”
She would say it again, but she thinks he doesn’t want to hear it. She silences, crossing her arms as she stands in front of him. It’s supposed to be intimidating, but her tiny stature, compared to his tall one, makes it impossible to be scary.
“Until you realize saying you’re sorry doesn’t change anything,” Alec bites back, still angry and only of half a mind to admit he might be overreacting, even if only by a small margin.
His logic is not at fault here, things did change for the worst ever since the Fairchild girl barged in on their lives, but if he’s honest ( and Alec Lightwood usually is so, at least to himself ) he’d know things would have gone to shit with or without Clary and, at the end of the day, she did bring Jace back to them. Not the Clave, not their through planning or Alec’s own desperate attempts, but Clary and her unexplainable ability to be at the right place at the right time...
It made him even angrier, if that was possible, but his anger wasn’t directed at her- Not really, not despite how much he wished it could be. It was with himself Alec was truly disappointed with, and the realization did make him deflate right in front of the redhead’s wide and glistening eyes.
“But you did save Jace from that ship, so thank you.”