"I'm not that bad!" As he protested, he thought of another party, one where he'd been wearing a brown sweater, unhappy that it had faded from his usual black. Another memory quickly followed of an expensive, tailored suit and Magnus wearing a silk scarf and gloves. Vienna.
That wasn't something he wanted to consider while they were at a party. "And I do own a nice suit. Magnus picked it out. Some designer that I can't remember." Even if he wasn't recovering from amnesia, Alec doubted that he'd remember the name.
"No." Why would Maryse disapprove of Izzy. She had always been their mother's favorite. "She doesn't like your boyfriend, but she spends more time with you than the rest of us." Looking around to see if anyone would overhear, he lowered his voice so only Izzy would hear. "Did the two of you have a fight? Is that why you moved here?" If it was, he was sure they could clear it up. Maryse never stayed angry with Izzy for long. Now if the fight had been with their father. "I thought it was Robert you were angry with."
Still giving his sister a confused look, he tried not to react to the idea of tuna experiments. "No. Please help me keep him sane as long as possible." Which would be a very long time...
"I don't want to just be enough." That's all I've ever been to everyone except Jace... Frowning at the thought, he tried to figure out where that had come from. At times their parents were disappointed in him, but Izzy didn't act like he was a disappointment. At least not now. Maybe in the past she and Max...
Forcing a smile, he tried to ignore his doubts while rubbing the spot Izzy had punched. "I just want him to be happy with me and be happy here." It'd work out. He had to believe that but sometimes he needed to tell Izzy about his worries just like he had when he'd realized he wasn't interested in girls the way Jace was. "I thought you found someone."
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That wasn't something he wanted to consider while they were at a party. "And I do own a nice suit. Magnus picked it out. Some designer that I can't remember." Even if he wasn't recovering from amnesia, Alec doubted that he'd remember the name.
"No." Why would Maryse disapprove of Izzy. She had always been their mother's favorite. "She doesn't like your boyfriend, but she spends more time with you than the rest of us." Looking around to see if anyone would overhear, he lowered his voice so only Izzy would hear. "Did the two of you have a fight? Is that why you moved here?" If it was, he was sure they could clear it up. Maryse never stayed angry with Izzy for long. Now if the fight had been with their father. "I thought it was Robert you were angry with."
Still giving his sister a confused look, he tried not to react to the idea of tuna experiments. "No. Please help me keep him sane as long as possible." Which would be a very long time...
"I don't want to just be enough." That's all I've ever been to everyone except Jace... Frowning at the thought, he tried to figure out where that had come from. At times their parents were disappointed in him, but Izzy didn't act like he was a disappointment. At least not now. Maybe in the past she and Max...
Forcing a smile, he tried to ignore his doubts while rubbing the spot Izzy had punched. "I just want him to be happy with me and be happy here." It'd work out. He had to believe that but sometimes he needed to tell Izzy about his worries just like he had when he'd realized he wasn't interested in girls the way Jace was. "I thought you found someone."