Fading Scars: A Series of Malec One Shots

Sink Or Swim

Turns out, the swimming trunks that Magnus loaned Alec did indeed fit the much taller Shadowhunter, as Magnus said they would. They were a little bit short on him (even though their height difference wasn't all that noticeable) but they were comfortable enough for him to be walking around in.

"Alec! You ready, big guy?" Magnus knocked on the locked stall. They had decided earlier to go swimming as a part of their date night. As Magnus discovered earlier, Alec didn't know how to swim. He hadn't been taught as a young Shadowhunter and now he was having second thoughts about this particular date.

A little sigh came from the stall. "Uh....you go on ahead. I'll just stay here until the swimming lesson is over."

Magnus snorted. "Come on, Lightwood. You can't learn if you never try, right? I'll be out in the pool area waiting for you. Take your time. No rush."

Alec could hear footsteps moving away from the stall he was hiding in. The door to the pool area opened and then closed. He was now alone.

Unlocking the stall, he poked his head out and looked both ways. Magnus was nowhere to be seen. He must've went out to the pool area. Alec wanted to follow behind so bad but his nerves were still a little shaky. Swallowing his nervousness, he took a deep breath and opened the door to the pool.

It was crowded. Oh, was it ever crowded. As soon as Alec took one glimpse of the crowd in both the water and the sidelines, he wanted to make a beeline back into the change room.

"Hey. You finally found your courage, huh?"

Alec turned and saw Magnus standing next to him, hands on his hips. His rather very distracting hips, that is.

Magnus was very attractive. Alec couldn't help but let his eyes roam over Magnus' body when he wasn't looking. He had broad shoulders and biceps, which flexed whenever he moved his arms. His chest was muscular, his stomach was beautifully flat and muscled and his hips narrowed into the green pair of trunks that looked incredible on him.

"Ready to swim? I asked the lifeguard to clear an area just for us so you wouldn't feel as overwhelmed," Magnus smiled at him. "Come on. Our lesson begins right now."

Alec shuffled along behind him, keeping a close eye on Magnus' feet. He didn't dare look up at the crowd around him. He focused solely on Magnus and Magnus alone. The swimming trunks made him feel somewhat naked even though they were basically the same as boxers. Plus he felt that all eyes were on him; thankfully he remembered to glamor himself before stepping out of the stall.

"First step to learning how to swim is to get in the water." Magnus jumped into the pool. The water only came up to below his waist. They were in the area considered to be part of the kiddie pool, which was the perfect place to start off in. "Come on in. The water is nice."

Alec dipped a toe in the water. "What if I drown?"

"I'm not going to let that happen. Do you trust me?"

Looking up at Alec on the side of the pool, Magnus realized how beautiful Alec really was. Tall and handsome with raven black hair and gorgeous hazel eyes. But that was only the beginning of his beauty. He knew there was much more to Alec than just looks, but damn his looks were something else. This was the first time Magnus ever saw him nervous and frightened, and oddly enough this nearly took his breath away. Alec had broad shoulders and large biceps, along with strong forearms that were currently crossed over his broad chest in anxiousness. His chest had hair on it, as did beneath his navel that led down into his trunks (Magnus tried very hard not to think about that). His abdomen wasn't overly buff but Magnus could see a six pack when Alec breathed in deeply. His hips were jutted out forward a bit, which Magnus thought looked very endearing, and had deep indentations above his hipbones. All of this dulled in comparison when he eyed every one of Alec's stark black runes on his pale skin, glamored from the mundanes around them. He was gorgeous. He truly was a beautiful young man to behold.