[Open] I've been for a walk, on a winter's day

[angelic_archer]

who: Alec Lightwood and You
what: Monthly Catch-All
when: Month of January
where: Various
warnings: Will update as needed



Bookstore and Music Store

Their library was extensive, but Alec missed the fantasy novels that he'd read as a boy. When the urge to read his old favorites became too much, he headed out to a few bookstores, looking for something similar to the sword and sorcery books he'd snuck into the Institute when he was a kid.

After the bookstores, Alec could be found in different record stores and music shops, looking for anything new that he'd never heard before or a few classics on vinyl that Magnus or Izzy might consider dancing to.

Hospital

After speaking with McCoy, Alec had spent more time than he expected thinking about subjects that were forbidden by Clave Law. None of the Shadowhunters were supposed to discuss their differences to Mundanes and he wouldn't mention Magnus' parentage unless it was absolutely necessary. But after losing Max, hopefully to a better life in a reality that Alec didn't remember, he knew that he had to tell someone about their physiology just in case something terrible happened. If they had been living truly Mundane lives it wouldn't worry him, but there was a chance that they could go on missions again that could turn out dangerous. With that possibility lingering over his head, Alec knew he couldn't keep secrets anymore. Anyway, since Max and Jace had arrived with serious injuries, someone had to suspect there was something different about them. Eventually Alec headed to the hospital, looking around the facility and asking for Dr. McCoy, occasionally studying any being who looked vaguely familiar to try to remember where he might have seen them.

The Park

Occasionally Alec needed to get away and clear his mind. Sometimes that meant a run through the park near Lux, making enough laps around the pathways that anyone who paid attention might wonder over how long he'd been running. Other times he found a quiet spot, folded himself into Lotus pose with more grace than someone his height should have, and either watched the other visitors or stared up at the bare tree branches, meditating as much as possible while away from the places he considered 'safe'.

(ooc: These are general starters. If you have something in mind with Alec, PM his journal or contact me on plurk at starfleetgirlfriday)

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[angelic_archer]

Alec watched the books, ready to catch them if they fell. If he moved too quickly, Marinette probably wouldn't even realize it was strange since there were beings with other, more unusual abilities in the city than having quick reflexes. "It's nice to meet you too. I didn't spend as much time there as I wanted, but we were on a tour so we couldn't see everything. That would probably take years." But Magnus had known the best spots to show an awed Shadowhunter that had rarely traveled anywhere. "It is. I knew that there was different versions of my world, but I didn't realize there were so many."

[de_evilise]

Fortunately she did not drop the books - though she probably wouldn't have thought anything of it if such a scenario had happened, "Tour? Are you a member of a band or something?" She nods though at the latter, "Yeah, me either." She motions, "Sorry, I kind of interrupted you didn't I? What kind of book were you looking for?"

[angelic_archer]

For a few seconds he considered the idea of Magnus being in a band, and then remembered how truly awful his husband sounded whenever he attempted anything related to music. "No. We were going all over the world on a trip. We went all over Europe for a few weeks. I would have liked to stay longer in France to go to the museums. It'd become one of those special places." It had been the first city they'd gone to where Alec had forgotten his grief and responsibilities and was truly happy.

"You didn't interrupt. I was looking for a new fantasy novel. I used to read them when I was a kid." He smiled at Marinette before noticing one of the books on the top shelf might cause problems and pushed it back into place. "There's books here that I've never heard. Someone told me there's different variations of ones that are classics in most people's worlds, but I haven't looked for them yet."

[de_evilise]

"Oh! Like some kind of cross country trip or something then. That's cool..! You must have seen a lot." She hms, then rocks back a bit on her heels, "Have you ever been to China?"

She ooohs, "Well, I could help if I know what kind of fantasy you're into. I'm... going to bet it's not unicorns." She grinned. "I had a friend here ..sort of.. a while ago I was talking about books with. He was a ..." He probably wouldn't believe her if she said he was a vampire. There are limits to what's likely here right? "A bit of a vampire buff. Me, not so much."