[ there's little chance that their relationship will ever be considered normal to anyone looking in on it, and perhaps not even by their own estimations. it has become normal in the way is has lasted, in the way it has become an ever-present comfort to lean on, in the way it has shaped raphael's life, but it is not "normal." there's charm in that, though. quirky sass and brusque affection do not always make for the best combination, but they have managed to make it work.
he has his reservations about alec, there is no getting around that, but he would be lying to himself if he said he didn't want to see this— this marriage, wow work as well. he has faith that magnus knows what he's doing and that he knows what he wants. he's had enough time to figure it out. ]
as if you are ever short on sentimentality.
[ and then: ]
i know. [ and he's not claiming to know all of magnus' thoughts and feelings—some are not his to know—but he knows this. ]
can i call you?
[ whatever magnus' answer, his phone will ring a moment or two later. ]
no subject
he has his reservations about alec, there is no getting around that, but he would be lying to himself if he said he didn't want to see this— this marriage, wow work as well. he has faith that magnus knows what he's doing and that he knows what he wants. he's had enough time to figure it out. ]
as if you are ever short on sentimentality.
[ and then: ]
i know. [ and he's not claiming to know all of magnus' thoughts and feelings—some are not his to know—but he knows this. ]
can i call you?
[ whatever magnus' answer, his phone will ring a moment or two later. ]