An unexpected birthday (for magnus_bane)

[overprotectivehunter]

It was never easy to figure out a gift for Magnus. His boyfriend might complain that Alec was difficult to buy for, but how could buying something for a simple Shadowhunter compare to trying to buy a gift for someone who could make whatever he wanted appear with the snap of his fingers. And, if Magnus wanted to actually buy something instead of resorting to magic, he had more money than Alec felt comfortable thinking about.

Despite what most people who knew about Shadowhunters thought, Nephilim did get paid for their work. Alec did get enough money to live off of and his family wasn't poor. He could afford to buy a decent present. Maybe. If it wasn't too extravagant.

Which wasn't exactly what he wanted to do... Maybe.

The whole situation was confusing, even to himself. When he realized that Magnus didn't even know when his own birthday was, Alec had decided that he would choose a date and for his lifetime at least, that would be Magnus' birthday. The only problem was... what to get Magnus.

The obvious choices seemed pointless and Alec knew his style was so different than Magnus' that he had no hope of picking out something his boyfriend would like. So eventually he realized that if a tangible gift wasn't right, then something they both could experience and remember. A memory instead of something that would fit in a box.

The tickets to the symphony weren't the best they'd had ever had, but he didn't have his boyfriend's connections. Even if he did, he didn't have the money to buy them since part of his gift was a new suit to wear for Magnus. Izzy had been thrilled to help him pick it out, taking him to a place that he was sure Magnus had told her about. He let everyone fuss over him, picking a style that Izzy said would make Magnus swoon like a teenage girl, and then got swatted for reminding her that she was a teenage girl. They argued over colors until they decided they'd found the perfect combination to bring out the blue of his eyes.

The day of the concert, he left a simple envelope with his lover's name written on it next to Magnus' favorite coffee mug. Inside were the tickets and a note that said when Alec would pick him up for their date. He dressed at the Institute before heading back to the apartment, picking up one last thing before waiting on the doorstep. Standing outside their apartment with a small bouquet of mixed flowers, Alec hoped his research on the Victorian flower messages was right and he was telling Magnus how much he loved him instead of something embarrassing and knocked on the door, somehow managing not to fidget while he waited for his date.

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[magnus_bane]

When Magnus found the note, the first thought had been slight concern, then sulking cause Alec wasn't there, and finally stunned happiness. Alec took the lead and planned a date for them. Not only was it a date, it was something that Alec likely would never have done for anyone but Magnus. He'd sat there a long moment, simply sliding his fingertips over the written letters with a small smile.

Then he'd torn through his closet like a whirlwind. Over half of his wardrobe was on the bed and floor and over other furniture. In the end, he'd gone out to buy a new suit tailor cut with a 1920s flair for being form fitting. He floundered on color, but ended up with a black suit with a gold toned vest and tie. If nothing else, he wouldn't embarrass Alec entirely.

He didn't go too far out with it if only because he wanted Alec comfortable as well. By the time he was done picking everything with Alec in mind, he laughed at himself. In all his centuries, he'd never been so... tangled up with the feelings for someone like this. Everything he picked and chose were with Alec in mind. Sadly, he didn't think about gold in regards to hunters, he did it thinking of how Alec liked his eyes.

Unfortunately, as he stared in the mirror after finishing the eyeliner, he paused and groaned. For being so careful and picking things with ultimate care, he forgot the significance of gold and black.

Flopping down in a chair in his living room, he sprawled. Alec would be there soon... and like clockwork, he heard the knock on the door. Shaking it off, he wondered if he could play ignorance as he opened the door. Magnus had expected a lot of things, all involving the gorgeous teen on his doorstep looking lovely as always... but Alec stood there in a suit that took Magnus breath away.

Staring a long moment, he forgot all about his own clothing and openly did a slow once over. "Alexander... you look... stunning." It took him a moment to even realize the flowers that suddenly had him grinning. "Are those for me?"

Stepping back, he grinned and beckoned his boyfriend inside.