Magnus felt himself relaxing back towards the line between sleeping waking, comforted by Alec's warm and familiar body. "I don't know any other logical explanation for why you're so observant of others," he said even though it was a blatant lie. It was easy for him to assume that Alec had spent so much time in the shadows while his siblings basked in the light, and so long hiding truths about himself, that it had become easy for him to focus on others and see things about them he had practiced hiding in himself.

"If that was meant to deter me, you're doing a terrible job," he said with a grin, pressing his teeth to Alec's neck. He loved the thought of a lazy morning together in bed, free of responsibilities as long as Alec didn't have to patrol. "Really? And it's not sexual?" he teased, his smile softening when he could sense Alec's nervous energy.

Watching as their hands moved, his first thought was how he hadn't noticed the string on his finger immediately followed by the reminder that Alec was incredibly distracting. His second thought was on the second string, obviously meant for Jace as Alec's parabatai. These followed in quick succession only to be replaced by Alec's explanation as if he worried how Magnus would react to it. Reaching for the string on Alec's hand, Magnus wound it around his fingers and then laced them with Alec. "Aku cinta kamu, Alexander," he said with a swell of love in his heart. "And I'm bound to you," he echoed.