[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?