Magnus/Izzy – I am so stealing this lipstick. # Clary/Izzy – We make a great team. # Meliorn/Alec – You continue to surprise me. It doesn’t happen often when you’ve lived as long as I have. # Simon/Maia -I didn’t expect to experience the marine life quite that up close. # Jace/Raphael - “I see the spark in you. It’s amazing. Whatever you choose to do with it, you’ll be great.”
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(Meliorn/Alec)
Alec paces impatiently in the Institute’s meeting chambers. He has Isabelle, Jace, and two security guards present for the arrival of the Seelie representative, standard procedure for meetings that are meant to hold any serious political weight. Honestly, the Nephilim are so generally untrusting of the Seelies that he’s surprised the Consul or Inquisitor themselves aren’t making an appearance just to keep an eye on things.
“Don’t be nervous,” Isabelle says. “Meliorn is no one to be afraid of. They’re harsh, but fair, at least in my experience.”
Alec wants to tell her that his nerves around Meliorn don’t stem from their political standpoints on any of the upcoming Cabinet discussions, but that would mean explaining that the entire reason for this Very Official Meeting is a facade. He dislikes keeping secrets from his siblings but he understands why he has to.
And it’s worth it for the moment Meliorn strides into the room, no hesitation, no questions asked. There’s no sneaking around, no fear of getting caught - they simply walk into the Institute surrounded by two guards on either side as if they owns the place.
“Mr. Lightwood,” Meliorn states with a formal inclination of their head in greeting.
“Meliorn,” Alec returns, ignoring the stutter of his heart and forcing his voice to be even and dry in his own greeting.
“As a sign of trust and good faith, I would like to dismiss my own guards and companions so that we may meet privately,” Alec says, with a dismissive motion towards the other Nephilim.
“Are you sure, Alec?” Jace asks, unable to hide the concern from his tone.
“Positive,” Alec confirms with the smallest of smiles.
Isabelle glances between Alec and Meliorn, eyes narrowed for a second before turning without another word and leaving the room, grabbing Jace by the arm on her way out. The two guards follow reluctantly behind.
“I can agree to that,” Meliorn says, motioning for their own guard to follow the Nephilim from the room. The Seelie Knights look like they want to disagree but follow the orders without hesitation from their superior.
The door closes behind the last of them, leaving Alec completely alone with Meliorn who glances around the corners of the room suspiciously as Alec walks to the door and draws a locking rune followed closely by a silencing rune.
“No cameras in here,” Alec promises. “We’re completely alone.”
“Well done, Alexander,” Meliorn says. “I must say, I didn’t think you had it in you.”
“We haven’t seen each other in weeks,” Alec says, wasting no time in crossing the room to press against Meliorn, chest-to-chest, their faces nearly touching. He isn’t proud of how much the sentence comes out sounding like a whine.
“You continue to surprise me. It doesn’t happen often when you’ve lived as long as I have,” Meliorn says, moving forward just enough to press into the length of Alec’s body, but still keeping their lips from touching Alec’s own in a torturous display of self-control.
It’s a control Alec doesn’t share. He leans in to press his lips forcefully against Meliorns, closing any remaining space between them. The kiss is hungry, desperate, and full of the longing that their weeks apart created in both of them. Hands roam idly up and down backs, fingers tangling in locks of hair, and moans brought on by quick bites are stifled by pressing lips into necks and shoulderblades.
When they pull away both are properly disheveled, and Alec knows they’ve only just begun.
“I think this is going to be a lengthy negotiation,” Alec warns. “I hope your men don’t mind waiting.”
“I’m not sure they’ll have to wait very long if your current eagerness is any sign,” Meliorn teases, a good-natured smirk on their face.
Alec scoffs but smiles as he pushes Meliorn back against the wall. “We’ll see about that,” he says, kissing them before they can say another word.
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