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Magnus is having his breakfast with Alec, peacefully in his home.
He is cut mi-sentence by a flash of light appearing in front of him. It forms an address, floating a few seconds before vanishing.
"Sorry Alec, I need to take care of that. It's urgent." informs Magnus. His face has lost his joyfull smile, and his shoulders are now tensed.
"Of course. Can I help ?"offers Alec.
"I don't think so but you can observe if you want. Follow me." agrees the warlock.
He leads them toward his work office. The space is took up by boxes of various importance, spell gears, books and others necessities. Magnus makes them disappear in a wave of his hand, clearing completely the room. He places himself in the center while Alec stays near the walls.
Magnus's Blue magic forms a cercle. It grows bigger and opaque until it reaches the size of a full-lenght mirror. Magnus whispers a spell then the surface clears to reveal a fight. Bloody and flashy fight from their point of view. They see the fight from above with enought distance to discern a woman in between the lizard-like monsters.
Alec comes closer when he sees it's safe. Half his attention is on the fight, he doesn't recognize the monsters, while the other is on Magnus. He still looks tensed, maybe a little afraid and it makes Alec uneasy. He puts his hand on Magnus's shoulder to send his comfort without disturbing him.
The fight is over with the dying noise of the lizard-like monsters, leaving only the woman standing. She turns her head toward Magnus's mirror and Alec could swore she can see them behind it. She must have recognized his magic because she relaxes, smiles and waves toward them before disappearing. Magnus's cut the connexion quickly after that with a smile on his lips.
Alec sees the change and wants to inquire about the cause. His question fly from his mind when he hears Magnus whispering "Mom." with a beaming smile. Instead, Alec lets out an undignified squeal of "What ?"
"Izzy, I need your help."
"What's up ?" asks Isabelle, only half listenning to her brother.
"Magnu's mother is here and he wants to introduce me to her." almost whines Alec to the phone.
"... Magnus's mother died hundred years ago." says prudently Isabelle, actually confused by the situation.
"I know." hisses back Alec "But I saw her alive and Magnus called her mom. I panicked and escaped before asking more questions ok !" he explains regretting a bit to have bolt like that. He must have hurt Magnus's feeling, he was so excited.
"Sooo you have to face the in-laws starting by the mother huh. Well, I said you're lucky." huffes back Isabelle, now starting to have fun at his brother's panic.
"Why ?"
"You only have to face one family member. Unlike when Magnus had to charm all of us." develops her thoughts while hearing Alec grumbling about the fearsome mother and unhelpfull little sister. "Now go back to your man and be brave. I'm telling Jace about the in-laws meeting."
Alec stares blankly at his phone a bit longer before shaking his head. He has to apology to Magnus, he opens the bathroom's door only half ready to face the conversation but determinates to make it happen anyway.
At the institut, Isabelle catches Jace in the tranning room. When Jace hears the news, he stands still a few seconds to understand it before letting an enormous smile makes his way on his lips. Then he laughs at Alec who will be fretting around in the flat and the institut in preparation of the meeting.
Isabelle lets him have his fun before she reminds him that, as brother, he too would have to face the mysterious mother. And, of course, be at his best behavior since there is not way he wants to give a bad impression of Alec to her, right ?
Jace's horrified face he sends to his sister only manages to make her laugh. She abandons him to his fate with a small pat on the shoulder.
"You know Magnus, if the love is mutual, he treats you well and makes you happy, I have nothing to say except congratulation." confirms once again the mother to her son.
"I know mom. It's just so funny to see him panickly ran around to check everything. You'll like him !" Magnus describes with a blazing smile not hidding an ounce of his love for Alec.
"Then should I scare him a bit ?" inquires in mock seriousness the mother. Magnus only sends her a mischievous smile, she takes it as permission.
They walk in silence, enjoying each other company, until Magnus's appartement comes in view.
"Remember if you're happy, I'm happy. Now ! Let's go scare my new son-in-law !" the mother announces with a booming voice.
The mother enters the flat to see someone standing near. She only needs one look to know it her son's boyfriend and he was worried about them taking too long. She has a cold but polite smile ready, pairs up with a few looks it's bound to make him uncomfortable. Their eyes meet and she forgots all about her plans, all about her fake trials. She just stares in surprise.
"Magnus ! What with the adorable rabbit ?! Where is your 'too dangerous to be approach' kind you've went after ?" the mother asks while blinking at Alec, in case he is an hallucination. A very fast blushing hallucination apparently. "Oh fuck Magnus ! What do I do ? I feel like I've just bullied him !" asks again the mother, half panicking now. Alec tries to reassure her but he only ends up blushing even harder.
Jace, Isabelle, Magnus and Chairman Meow are laughting their head off watching the two interact.