Home for the Holidays (Closed)

[angelic_archer]

who: Alec, Magnus, Izzy, Jace, and Clary
what: Celebrating Christmas
when: December 24th and 25th
where: The Lux building
warnings: Will update as needed

Merry Christmas at the Lightwood-Bane-Whatever home.  Starters in the comments.

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[wayfaring_stranger]

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.

[angelic_archer]

[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.

[wayfaring_stranger]

[ 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.

[angelic_archer]

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.