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[The Christmas Eve festivities had faded and most of the family had wandered off to bed. Alec hadn't been ready for sleep and he doubted Magnus wanted to rest when this is their first Christmas together as husbands. Since he couldn't bring himself to spend the night away from his family on the holiday, Alec had planned for something simpler instead.

He made a pot of Magnus' favorite tea and made a tray of their favorite sweets along with a few savory snacks. They didn't talk about their life in Idaho much, but Alec missed the tea shop and reciting poetry to his husband. Taking the tray to the library, he sets it down on the table near the velvet couch. He arranges the vase of greenery, and red and white roses beside a wrapped present. When he's sure he has everything, he texts Magnus to meet him in the library.]

Edited 2017-12-26 07:23 (UTC)

Gifts by Jace

To Alec: Handmade bow and quiver.

To Magnus: Hand carved music box with hidden drawers for small valuables. When opened this song plays once and then unlocks the hidden drawers.

To Izzy: A special chest. For weapons and jewelry.

To Rey: Hand carved Bo Staff. And a stuffed tiger.

To Clary: Artists workspace. There wasn't time to build something this elaborate so he dipped into his savings.

Jace can be found in the kitchen, baking mini-pies and cookies for dessert. The roast and potatoes are waiting to be put into the oven and there are a couple of fancy wines on the counter for everyone.

Edited 2017-12-27 06:35 (UTC)

[ Clary had to see the baking to believe it. It wasn't that she thought Jace was lying. It was just not a visual that she could quite reconcile in her mind no matter how many little doodles of him might have ended up in her sketchbook.

And if she also had any doubts about her showing up in Riverview, his Christmas gift kind of quietened those. She might have still been adjusting to playing happy families again, but at least he was alive here.

She came bearing a wrapped gift and handmade card which may or may not have featured one of the doodles of him baking. Of course it didn't nearly do the real thing justice. ]

So this isn't exactly on the same scale as your gift for me, but at least it comes from the heart.

[ Clary gave him a smile and held out the parcel. ]

[ Jace considered the wrapped package for a moment, lips twitching with a restrained smile as he wiped his hands off onto a clean towel. ]

You can be a Shadowhunter and an artist here.

[ He smiled then, soft and genuine. He was careful not to rip the paper too much and saved the card for after, but the moment he realized the book was not in fact a cookbook-as he had guessed the moment he felt the weight and shape of it-Jace gave Clary a look. ]

For this I will assault you with facts about birds at every opportunity. Give me back my gift. [ He demanded teasingly, setting the book on the counter so he could focus on the card. ] I'm glad you're here, Clary.

Are there really things for us to hunt?

[ She was still getting her bearings and so far only employment and the fact that their Shadowhunter family was here had been covered with Alec. There hadn't really been much serious talk. Well, past the whole 'surprise, Jace is definitely from another moment'. ]

Not to mention the fact that I could use my stele if that's going to be the case.

[ She watched his face for the reaction, wondering if he'd make the connection to their first chat in the city. When he seemed to get it - even if he maybe didn't like it - she gave him a dazzling smile and offered up a shrug. She was not all shaken by his threat. ]

Fine, but you're going to have to come get it. I'm just a girl. I don't lift heavy objects. [ She arched her eyebrow slightly before she laughed. ] But I look forward to hearing all about the birds. I may have taken the liberty of covering up a certain bread with some extra artwork.

[ The smile faltered for the tiniest of moments before she gave a nod. ] It'll be nice to properly see everyone.

[Izzy has lost count of the number of times she's slipped into the kitchen under the guise of getting something to drink. Though, she does pour herself a little bit of wine as she does, eyeing all of the different goodies. How did he manage to get so good at this so naturally? It's still baffling her!] Do you need any help with anything?

[She knows that they're dreaded words in this household, but she follows it up by holding her free hand up even as she playfully bumps him.] I promise I'll only help with things I'm asked to do and I won't try to go rogue on anything! Your delicious treats and food are safe, I swear! [Part of Izzy is still touched by the thoughtful chest that Jace got her, so of course she wants to spend time with him, thank him about a trillion times. She just hopes that he likes what he got, even though it doesn't feel quite as special and thoughtful.

She did try, though. She's more than happy to encourage his new hobbies. After all, she benefits from them.]

[ Jace wasn't nervous. Maybe a little hesitant. Alec didn't need another bow and at the same time he couldn't have enough bows. An archer should have a collection to choose from. That was his thinking in the beginning. But holding it now, wrapped in a long box that had taken forever to find, Jace wasn't absolutely sure.

And he was always absolutely sure of himself.

Most of the time.

But lately....this wasn't like before. He craved the occasional drink or two to unfocus his mind when his thoughts betrayed him, but he didn't want to drown his emotions in a bottle or three.

Maybe he shouldn't have used that song or put so much of his heart into the bow and quiver he held in his hands, waiting for Alec to take them. It was too late now.]

Merry Christmas, Alec.

[ He was just thankful no one had thought to hang mistletoe in the apartment. ]

[The music room isn't quite up to the standards Alec had had in Idaho, but it was close. He misses the variety he'd had in his shop, but he has a good collection to build off of and he'd been picking up Christmas music throughout the month. 'The Christmas Song' plays softly on the stereo while Alec checks the ornaments on the tree even though he knows it's cat proof.

Turning when he hears Jace, he grins at his parabatai.] Merry Christmas, Jace.

[Moving toward Jace, Alec gives the box a curious look before taking it from him and sitting down on the couch.]

I thought we were waiting until morning to exchange gifts.

[ Alec really shouldn't smile at him like that. It's addicting and beautiful. And Jace has to look away, just for a moment, to compose himself before he gives himself away. ]

You know me. Impatient and impulsive. I couldn't wait.

[ He should have waited. Giving Alec his gift surrounded by family would be a perfect disguise. But looking at him now he knew he couldn't wait. Even if it meant losing a little more of himself. ]

Open it.

Like back at the Institute. [Even referring to when they were kids, Alec can't quite call it home. The only time he'd felt comfortable with himself was with Jace and even that had faded eventually as Alec had realized his feelings for his best friend weren't platonic. But that hadn't been Jace's fault and for awhile it had been someplace special for them both.

Alec had done everything he could to make Jace feel loved, including exchanging gifts that his parents wouldn't have approved of with his best friend late on Christmas Eve.]

Or you wanted to bring back an old tradition?

[Maybe that's why Jace looks a little nervous. Trying to rebuild their relationship sometimes made them both jittery.]

Are you going to sit down while I open it?

[ Jace rubbed his palms against his jeans and shook his head. ]

Are you?

[ Maybe they both should sit he thought, taking a breath and glancing at the sofa before gently directing Alec over to it, one had on his arm and the other at his back. Just touching him made Jace's heart beat faster lately, but he couldn't not touch him. After nearly losing him Jace had promised himself he wouldn't do anything to hurt Alec again. That promise meant he wouldn't distance himself no matter how much his heart ached.

He loved Alec as he always had. Alec needed to know that hadn't changed. But he didn't need to know how that love had evolved so unexpectedly. ]

I waited long enough to give this to you.

[Although he pretends not to notice, he does see the signs that Jace is nervous. It's been happening more often, but his parabatai has been trying new things, moving past the role that he'd been forced into as a boy. At least that's the reason that Alec's been focusing on. Magnus might suggest another one that they may discuss later.

Letting Jace move him to the sofa, he laughs softly at his parabatai's determination as he sits down. Juggling the box, he catches the waistband of Jace's pants, he pulls him down next to him.]

How long is 'long enough'?

[ It's not often-next to impossible most of the time-to catch Jace off guard, but Alec dragging him down by his jeans is definitely one of those moments. He'd been so caught up in worrying over the gift he hadn't expected that. ]

A few weeks. [ He had needed time to do the research, find the materials, make a few mistakes in the process of learning. ] It's not perfect. But it's strong. I tested it myself.

[ Rubbing his hands together, he smiled at Alec. It made him happy to see Alec smile, to hear him laugh. ]

[Smirking when he realizes that he really had caught Jace off-guard and his parabatai isn't just pretending to make Alec feel better he settles the box in his lap. The comment about testing it and strength surprises him. Arching an eyebrow at his parabatai, he wonders what Jace's gift could be that would make him so nervous.

Slowly he begins working at the tape, not wanting to ruin the effort that Jace had put into the gift.]

It'll be perfect because you gave it to me. Just like all those silly things I gave you when we were kids.

Nothing you've given me is silly.

[ Even as he says the words he knows knows he's failing keep the emotion behind them under control. ]

I may have acted like I didn't appreciate them as much as I should have, but I've loved everything you've given me. Not just gifts.

[ Friendship. A safe place. Understanding. Patience. Even tough love when he was being an idiot and a jerk. Alec had given him so much and in return he'd probably been the worst parabatai in history. Even Valentine had lectured him about the way he'd treated Alec. ]

So this...just open it.

[ Jace laced his fingers together and squeezed, nudging Alec with his elbow. ]

[Alec begins to protest, thinking of some of the more ridiculous things he'd given Jace in the past. Mostly when he'd been a boy trying to fix a situation that he knew was impossible to change. He hadn't had much back then that wasn't related to training, but he'd tried to give whatever he thought might help an orphan boy who had nothing.

I gave you ratty books and almost as ratty clothes.

[Both had been silly gestures but it'd been the only think he could think of doing back then. There'd been bigger, grander, gestures and he knew his parabatai meant those as well but he isn't sure what to say about those.]

We've both given each other things that were important. Things we needed even when we didn't realize that we did.

[Friendship and acceptance. Seeing the potential no one else had until Magnus noticed him. There were so many times that it would have been easy to give up if he hadn't had Jace believing in him and needing him.

Looking over at Jace, he can't quite hide his amusement at how impatient his parabatai is before starting to rip off the paper. Pausing when he uncovers the box]

Are you sure you don't want me to wait until tomorrow?

You were a child.

[ And Jace had loved them all despite behaving more like a feral animal at the time. Alec never gave up on him no matter how horrible he'd behaved. ]

Still are sometimes. [ He teased, trying not to look guilty for having been such a jerk most of their lives.

And then Alec proved his point by refusing to simply open his present.]

I'm sure!

I had better things I could have given you. [Except the best things Alec had owned then were weapons. Which hadn't been something Jace needed back then. He'd needed things to help him forget seeing his father die and the abuse that Michael had inflicted.

Pretending to glare at Jace, he makes sure to pause from opening the box just to annoy his parabatai. Once he made sure he's proven his point, he pulls the lid off the box, staring at what is inside.]

How did you find one so... [Even the bows in Idris or the ones the Iron Sisters made weren't as beautiful as Jace's gift.]

No. They were perfect. [ The words were spoken so softly, but he knew Alec would hear them.

And then he would be distracted by the gift so maybe he wouldn't notice how deeply affectionate they sounded.

FINALLY!

Jace's heart felt like it stuttered in anticipation. Did he like it?]

It's not perfect. I made a few mistakes. Broke a few strings getting the tension just right.

[Alec doesn't really want to protest that his silly presents hadn't been perfect. Maybe for Jace they really had been since before Alec had given him whatever toys or books he had, no one had ever given him anything because of kindness.

Carefully pulling the bow out of the box, he holds it balanced between his hands, shocked at the beauty of the wood. The grain of it reminds him of some of the antiques he'd seen during his trip with Magnus. The bow itself could have easily been in a shop in Idris.

Occasionally I break a few strings. That doesn't mean it isn't perfect. It's stunning. I've never had a bow that was meant to be something beautiful.

[ Jace couldn't help smiling like he was the happiest person in this world, or any world. Alec liked his gift. Now he felt a little silly for being nervous about it to begin with. ]

It's strong, too. [ It reminded him of Alec in so many ways, but he couldn't explain what he meant without giving himself away. ] I didn't have time to make arrows.

I can tell. [His voice has a hint of awe to it as he begins running his hands over the polished would. Maybe one of those shops in Idris would have something similar, but nowhere in New York. Even the shops he'd visited on his tour around the world hadn't had anything as elegant as this.] How did you learn how to make a bow?

[Even without testing it, Alec knows that it would hold up in most fights. Maybe not against Greater Demons or the kinds of beings Sebastian had called up, but it'd be perfect for regular missions.] You don't have to make arrows. I go through too many of them to have ones that match.

GIFTS

Alec: Some clothes. Don't be surprised, or worried, stylish and practical is key. Along with a new leather jacket. Also some records & a small record player ~~throwback to Wayward Pines, also ignore record player if there's one in the music room~~.

Jace: Some clothes, much like her other brother...stylish and practical, along with some boots. She also got him a few cook books - one about baking and one full of a variety. She also got piping bag, tips, and a large set of cookie cuters that were to the house, but y'know make them Jace.

Magnus: Several books about magic that she found out and about on the town, in hopes there's something new and interesting for him in them. She also got him some bold jewelry pieces that she thought he might have some fun pairing things with and a couple of sets of tumblers and glasses meant for various types of drinks.

Clary: A pair of boots, yes Clary, with heels. Along with some clothes and makeup. Did you think you were going to escape dressup time? Sorrrrrry, not happening! She also picked up a fresh sketch book, with a nice cover/binding, and some pencils. ~~She knows you!~~

CHRISTMAS EVE

[Izzy spends Christmas Eve flitting between finishing up the last minute wrapping that she's got for the gifts for her boys...along with Clary now that she's in Riverview. Each time she finishes an arm full of things to carry and slip under the tree she can be found padding her way out of her room with precise and pretty gifts and a confident smile.

Every so often she takes a break to find something in the kitchen - tea, food (if anybody has cooked...otherwise she's just snacked), etc. And once she's finished getting everything from her haul that's left under the tree, she can't quite help but make herself some cocoa, which is one of the things that is hard to mess up...if you're careful..like she was, and taking a seat to admire her handiwork.

It really is nice to have a home like this, warm and inviting, and get the chance to celebrate and take the time to enjoy the holidays.]

CHRISTMAS DAY

[Izzy's doing her best to stay out of the kitchen, aside from when it's for something she needs, or to pester Jace. Really, she's just doing whatever she can not to ruin anything that he's got in the works in there...because a girl's got to eat. Most of her time is spent in the main living area, excitedly watching anybody who isn't too busy open her gifts. Is it really surprising that Izzy loves to share and give to others? Because she's pretty sure that nobody should be all that surprised.

She starts out with warm drinks - some tea, then cocoa, and switches to a little bit of wine as the day starts to wind down. And Izzy looks as fabulous as she always does, even for a day she fully plans to spend at home with her family. Some things don't change.

Either way she's more than happy to help anybody if they need it, or just sit and talk; it's the perfect day to just enjoy!]

Edited 2017-12-30 00:32 (UTC)

[Alec is being careful not to think of Max or their parents. It hurts, especially when he thinks of his baby brother, but he's going to believe what Magnus told him about alternate worlds and the possibility that Max could be alive and have a second chance in a world like the one they'd grown up in.

His parents is part of a homesickness that's easier to ignore. He has the feeling Christmas would be awkward with the impending divorce and neither one of his parents happy about his boyfriend. Showing up for Christmas dinner married to Magnus would probably give them both heart attacks.

Anyway, they're happy here. At least he thinks they are. Jace he can figure out and of course he'd know if Magnus was becoming frustrated with their new life. Izzy... there's times when he can't quite read her the way he used to. But she seems happy watching them open presents and share the treats Jace had made.

Reaching for the bottle, he pours more wine for Izzy and small amount for himself. Much less than he normally would have pre-breakup.]

Merry Christmas, Iz.

[Her eyes can't help but pull toward the sound of the pouring, and the sister also can't quite help but smile at her brother. By every possible way that she can measure this holiday it's been...tame. Normal even. And for them that's a monumental thing. She can't remember a time in her life where htings were just calm and normal, not with the life that they live.

She could almost compare them to your average mundane family.] Thanks. [Reaching for her glass, Iz nods, replying back both automatically and with warmth.] Merry Christmas, big brother. [She holds her glass up, studying Alec for the moment.] You happy with how it all turned out?

[Even without their little family being quite as complete as it was before.]

[The tension that has been occasionally tightening his shoulders throughout the day eases when he sees his sister smile. There's nothing he can do to return Max to them, but at least he can make sure that everyone else in his family is safe and has a chance at happiness.]

You're welcome. [After setting down the bottle, he picks up his glass and sits down beside her. Gently tugging on a curl, he smiles, watching the cat prowl beneath the tree.]

I am. I can't remember a holiday that was this quiet. [Or as quiet as possible with Jace's new hobbies, Magnus' magical decorations, and a cat who wanted to pounce those decorations.] Christmas wasn't bad at the Institute, but it never felt comfortable like this. Are you happy?

[Izzy watches Alec sit, a small laugh escaping as he tugs one of her curls - she knows that he does it with affection. It's almost easy to pretend that they're just...normal, without all of the complications that come with being who they are. And it really is nice, so the nod she gives it only the truth and her agreeing totally.]

Me either, but it's nice. [Izzy looks directly at her brother, a smile on her mouth still.] I am happy! Sometimes it still seems crazy that all of this normalcy is real, and that it shouldn't be so easy to be comfortable and not have life disrupted by...everything, but I am happy. [Izzy reaches over, ruffling her brother's hair playfully as she speaks before letting herself lean his way, setting her head on his shoulder for a moment.] I like it here.

It is nice. No trying to keep Jace from hunting demons in snow storms. No trying to ignore the grandchildren talks. [His tone is teasing, but Alec does miss their parents sometimes. Someday he'd like all of them to be something like a normal family gathering like the ones Simon and Clary talked about, but he knows that would take time even if they were all together in one place.]

Why shouldn't it be easy, Iz? Mundanes live their whole lives like this. [It might be easy but Izzy's right and it does seem strange sometimes.] I assumed it felt crazy because I'm not supposed to have this. [Izzy will probably swat him for saying that but it's true. Alec had never thought he could be with someone he loved, let alone marry the person he loved.]

I like it too. [Hugging her with one arm, he smiles at how happy they could be without all the expectations that had been forced on them.] Things were getting better at the Institute, but here we can be whoever we want.

[Izzy doesn't even bother to try and hold back the somewhat unladylike snort that escapes. Jace trying to hunt demons in snow storms...yep that sounds about him in a nutshell, especially back home. Here...it's the calmest that he's ever been. As for the talk of grandchildren....that she hasn't exactly experienced yet - thank the Angel.] Wait for a big snow storm, I'm sure Jace'll figure out something ridiculous to do.

[It's a tease, but one that's followed by a sigh and then a shrug.] I think it feels crazy more because life was never this calm back home. There's always some kind of hell breaking lose, ahdn when there wasn't it was all about expectations of mom and dad, or the Clave...or whatever. [And yep, there goes that light swat against Alec's chest for what he's saying; as far as she's concerned he's supposed to have this - the family and the happiness - and her statement, the lack of this has nothing to do with his sexuality.]

It's just different here, and we get to meet a lot more people...experience a lot more than we did. [The smile that spreads on her face as she speaks about that is one she can't quite help. she doesn't regret coming here. OF all the things she's done, they've done, it's definitely not on the list. She still wishes Max could be here, though.]

I don't think any of us are that different from who we were, even though we can be whoever we want, you know.

If he does, I'm tying him up and throwing him in the closet. He deserves it for all the jokes he made while pretending he didn't know I was sneaking out with Magnus. [He really isn't angry at Jace for that. In his own, strange way, Jace had been showing that he cared and he was paying attention to Alec's life. That doesn't mean that Alec doesn't occasionally imagine the tranquil life they'd have if they had a way to calm Jace's wilder impulses.]

You used to complain that it was dull. [At least Alec thinks she did. He remembers Izzy making comments about it while trying to wheedle Hodge into letting them go on missions...ones that he now knows they'd been too young for. The expectations, though, he doesn't really remember. Even before dating Magnus, he'd been the disappointment, the one his parents never thought would be good enough.] When they were around... and the Clave needs to quit acting like a pack of scared idiots.

We have. I like it. I never thought I would. [After years of seclusion, he'd never thought he'd learn to be social. He knows part of that is Magnus' understanding of his personality instead of seeing it as 'wrong' like most people did. Resting his cheek against her hair, he can barely believe that they can be safe and happy like this after everything that happened, it shouldn't be possible.

He makes a quiet, disbelieving sound at the idea that they're not different than how they'd been in the past.] Jace bakes and makes furniture. You're working with the police. I'm not hiding and hoping that no one notices me. That's not different to who we were before.

[The snort of laughter comes out again. Whoops?] Good luck catching him. Do you really think the closet would hold him for very long, considering who we're talking about? [Izzy's tone is more interested, playfully so, than it is taking any of this seriously. She's not angry in the least. Today she's not going to let anything get to her, or take anything serious. So, she's just teasing and chatting with her big brother.

Something that they don't get to do very often, with their busy schedules and the fact that Alec is married and with plenty of people and things to distract him. Not that Izzy doesn't have the same, but still. Fewer obligations.]

Did I? [The tone of her voice conveys the fact that Izzy's playing dumb on that one. She's aware that there were times that she complained about how dull things were. In her defense, though, she was younger. Things have changed the older she's gotten, the more she's been through, and the more her perspective has had time to mature and just...expand from the almost sheltered, and yet highly pressurized, environment that they were raised in.

Rolling her eyes, though, Izzy shrugs, pointedly.] I wouldn't hold my breath on the Clave growing or changing any time soon, good thing we don't have to worry about that here.

There are still surprises left in the world. [She teases her brother - in reference to him never thinking he would like experiencing different things. He's definitely become more and more adventurous. He may have her beaten in a few areas, thanks to Magnus, but Izzy's always been adventurous and interested in experiencing all that she possibly can.

Turning, though, so that she can poke Alec in the side, Izzy grins at his argument.] No, it's not. [She holds up a manicured finger, wanting to make her point first.] Because these are choices we're making, things we're doing. Jace has the chance to explore and try these things, but he's still Jace. I'm working with the police, but I'm still me. And you...you're not hiding, youre just free to do what you want, be who you always were without any fear or reason to hold back. Growing as people...sure some of us are, but completely different, nah. We just have room to pursue different aspects of ourselves now and it's been good for all of us, from what I see.

No, but we'd have time to relax until he figured out a way to get out. [He wouldn't really do it, but he can imagine the quiet and how huffy Jace would be afterward that Alec outmaneuvered him.] And for once, I wouldn't be the one that's the focus of the 'out of the closet' jokes.

[Jokes that he really doesn't mind because he knows how far in the closet he'd been before Magnus had saved him. Izzy's the main reason he can be himself with someone he loves. The thought causes him to give her a real, if awkward, hug.] You did. I hope you're not bored here. [She could be, though. She'd enjoyed missions almost as much as Jace had. None of them had really thought of having Mundane lives before. Usually they'd mocked those type of lives until Clary and Simon had shown them what Mundanes were really like.]

It's good that they're not since I broke the secrecy laws. [Along with a half dozen others but that would probably be the one they'd lecture him over.]

There are, but are you discovering them now that we're in a completely new reality. [His intent is to tease her but there is a hint of seriousness beneath the words. Alec has been worried about her since Simon's not here and she hasn't been acting how he remembers. But those memories might not be correct and she doesn't seem to know about their parents, so maybe this is normal for her and Alec doesn't have a frame of reference left to compare to.

Not sure if he should be afraid or surprised by Izzy's assessment, he considers it for a moment. Some of it feels right but some of it reminds him of the odd moments they'd had in Wayward Pines when things hadn't fit together the way they should have.] You two are still mostly the same. [Which isn't quite true. There's something different about Jace, but it's not something that Alec can ever put into words. He's not sure if they elude him because it's related to the parabatai bond, something that Izzy and Magnus don't have a frame of reference for, or because of something else.] Sometimes it feels like I became a completely different person. It's not bad, just strange sometimes.

Wonder how long that would actually be, though? He has an infuriating ability to worm his way out of situations quicker than we give him credit for. [Izzy points out, teasingly.] And I wouldn't put it passed him to worm out of the jokes too, but it'd be fun while it lasted.

[She teases withm a wink before accepting the hug, not exactly sure what it's for, but always willing to accept a show of affection from her brother.

Rolling her eyes playfully, though, Izzy scoffs at his statement.] Have you seen how many opportunities I have to shop? And the work I do with the police! I'm more than capable of filling my time, don't worry about me. [She reassures him, shrugging the concern off.

She liked things about home, but there were far too many things that were in need of change too. And nothing was changing rapidly enough. Here...things are better in some very apparent ways.]

You and me both! [Izzy's been careful about explaining things about being a shadowhunter, but she hasn't avoided the subject. No reason to. There isn't a Clave here to enforce any secrecy - they can speak freely about whatever it is they have the desire to and it's refreshing to just put everything out in the open - so maybe she sort of gets how Alec feels, in a completely different way.]

Here and there. [Izzy shrugs.] Even I still find things that surprise me. [She teases, sticking her tongue out at him, choosing to keep the conversation light.

She's not as settled as Alec. She's not finding it to be the respite and the huge change that Jace finds it. Of the family she is probably much closer in line with how Magnus is handling the situation, and even that is a loose connection. She puts herself out there, but she could stand to do it more, focus on her family less, but that's still going to take time. And is easier said than done.]

You still seem the same to me. You've always been a little weird, but you're still my brother.

[Izzy winks, a smirk on her face.]

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