One Night In Tokyo

[Alec Lightwood]

- LIGHTWOOD -

"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."

Alec stepped out of the portal hand in hand with Magnus and onto the festive filled streets of Tokyo. Brightly lit buildings buzzed with advertisements as kimono clad girls shuffled down the street after traditionally clad men dancing in synchronicity. Deliciously sweet scents rose from the carts of food vendors while decorations, music and drums filled the air. Alec didn't know exactly what was going on this night but it was... magical. There was so much to see it was hard to know what to look at next, but a bright smile remained plastered to his face, looking like a small child at a theme park. Alec took a step forward and remembered his hand was still clutching tightly to Magnus and for a moment he drained of color, until Magnus intertwined their fingers together. This wasn't New York. There was nobody here that knew them, and although Alec stuck out like a sore thumb, towering over everyone, he was free to walk hand and hand with Magnus down the city streets.

Passing vendors selling a variety of charms, fortunes, candies and trinkets, Magnus explained what they were witnessing was called the Shichigatsu Bon, a festival of dance and music to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. Shadowhunters, too, had ties to their ancestors but nothing as inviting and festive as this. "This is amazing, Magnus!" He responded as two giggling children scuttled past him with baggies filled with water and live goldfish. "I'm hungry, want to get something to eat?"

tag: Magnus Bane

[Magnus Bane]

Tag: Alec Lightwood

emotions

AREN'T BLACK AND WHITE

One of the perks his powers held was the ability to create portals. The world was truly their oyster. Free to explore all the cultures, all the lands, with one swish of a hand, and with another, they could return home to New York. Magnus wanted to expose Alec to all the beauties the world had to offer, and his current expression was exactly why. The thrill and excitement on his face at witnessing such sights.

Where his work often consumed his time, Magnus felt proud that he could spend these moments with Alec; that he could be the one to show him around. The Warlock also did not fail to notice -- or feel -- the way Alec's hand gripped his so tightly, as Magnus curled his fingers around his quite casually. Magnus smiled in response, and as if to add to the freedom that this place offered, Magnus leaned up to capture Alec's lips in a light kiss, the warlock's smile unwavering. "Sounds wonderful," he agreed as he turned his body to stand alongside Alexander, removing his hand only for a moment so that he could loop his arm through Alexander's, curling it around, enjoying the casual gesture yet one they were often deprived of due to the judgement of their relationship or lack of freedom to do so.

"I know the perfect place just around the corner." As they walked, they past street vendors and Magnus glanced at them before looking at Alec again. "My magic may be able to heal sickness but lets not take that risk," he joked . . . though for one who's stomach was unfamiliar with the food, it could have quite . . . explosive results. "Is there anything you don't like?" He asked, wanting to get an idea of his partner's preferences so that he would know what to order for them once they got to their destination.