Cooking Lessons

[gayspider]

Who: Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane
Where: A kitchen
When: Day 87, lunch time
Summary: Alec's never had to cook in his life and he's turned to his ex-boyfriend for help.



There are a lot of things going wrong in Alec’s life. He’s made a mental list of them and dwelt on each one. His inability to cook, and Magnus are at the top. Today he plans to over come one and try to face the other. He’s nervous as he waits at the agreed meeting place for Magnus, naturally he is ten minutes early.

His clothes are looser on him and he’s biting at a fingernail absentmindedly. Fighting a Greater demon would be easier than this.

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[gayspider]

"I thought about extending my life too," Alec says miserably, talking to the wine. "I...wanted to be around for you."

[freewheeling]

"It's what we both wanted."

He had thought of it himself, hadn't he? But there's nothing he can do now. "Unfortunately life got in the way."

[gayspider]

"No it doesn't," Alec admits quietly. "I won't become a vampire, and I won't shorten your life." He dumps random ingredients on to the counter . Putting strawberries beside raw fish proves Alec isn't concentrating.

"But I still want to be with you, and know you."

[freewheeling]

He immediately lifts the strawberries clear from the side and moves them to the kitchen table, careful and concise movements to hide just what Alec's words do to him.

"We'd just be repeating history."

[gayspider]

Alec sounds like a needy, desperate teen and he hates it. His fingers clench tightly around the milk carton which should be date.

"Maybe we wouldn't," he countered. "We can work on this, please." He turns around because he can't avoid looking at Magnus forever.

[freewheeling]

"Aren't we supposed to be teaching you how to cook?"

Magnus twists on his heel, cat eyes looking at Alec but they're a little emotionless now. "Your heart can mend but your body won't survive starvation."

[gayspider]

"I'm not sure about that," Alec mutters and looks away. He transfers his gaze to the randomly assembled food.

"So, where do we start?"

[freewheeling]

"With the categories."

He points at each neat pile as though an instructor. Magnus isn't any better at this than Alec but he can at least get the basics, "Perishables. Be careful with those. If they go off you'll get sick. You keep these separate. This stuff you're probably okay to keep a little longer."

A hum, "We can make pasta. The sauce shouldn't be difficult and you can source the ingredients around the town. I've been told we need to learn to either grow our own or hunt."

[gayspider]

Alec absorbs the information, he hates being ignorant about a topic that is useful to him.

"I can hunt..." He pauses and looks across. "For the both of us...if you help with the cooking." He feels awkward, it's a very domestic proposition.

[freewheeling]

"That might be wise."

He could hunt for himself, he supposes. But only if his magic stays true. Alec has years of practise on his side. "I know a few dishes easily kept for days."

[gayspider]

"As long as they are edible after a few days. Izzy said one of her attempts at cooking would last for two days." Alec shakes his head. "Even Church wouldn't be in the same room as it after one day."

[freewheeling]

"Your sister is gifted in many things, cooking is, however, not one of them."

If he had magic he'd just set the knife to chopping up the vegetables. As it is he just clears the side and starts cutting them into neat little rows.

[gayspider]

Alec watches Magnus' hands carefully, taking it as seriously as a training.

"This isn't much different to carving up a miniature demon."

[freewheeling]

"That's vile, Alec."

Magnus wrinkles his nose, sets the neat pile aside before tossing the knife in the sink. "I'm beginning to think that killing demons is all you'll ever think about."

[gayspider]

"What else have I got to think about?" Alec points out reasonably. He can't think about sex, when he isn't having it.

"At least I'm good at killing demons."

[freewheeling]

"Please don't compare my cooking to demon slaying again."

[gayspider]

Alec shrugs, he doesn't quite understand what the problem is.

"I'll try not to mention demons around you."