Alec was about to agree that he was confused about the comment about blooming when Jace began to move. Automatically, he started pushing is chair back to stand, knowing that he wouldn't make it in time. He was fast but the chair would trip him, keeping him from reacting as quickly as he would out in the field.
He'd been stupid. He'd assumed that a friend of Raphael's was safe because Raphael was safe.
The chair had barely rolled back when Jace planted himself on the desk. He would have looked like a kid sitting there if his expression didn't remind him of something he'd seen at the Hotel that he'd carefully pretended not to notice.
Predatory but not like Alec was dinner. More like he was something tasty that Jace might be curious about tasting.
Forcing himself to relax into his chair, he waited to see what Jace would do. When no attack came, he realized the vampire's actions weren't meant to frighten him or a play for dominance. "Most people are grateful that they never meet someone like me." That wasn't what Jace wanted to hear but it was the truth. "I'm not sure why you'd think I'm beautiful. Just walking in you would have seen a dozen people better looking than me."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2017-07-24 05:35 am (UTC)From:He'd been stupid. He'd assumed that a friend of Raphael's was safe because Raphael was safe.
The chair had barely rolled back when Jace planted himself on the desk. He would have looked like a kid sitting there if his expression didn't remind him of something he'd seen at the Hotel that he'd carefully pretended not to notice.
Predatory but not like Alec was dinner. More like he was something tasty that Jace might be curious about tasting.
Forcing himself to relax into his chair, he waited to see what Jace would do. When no attack came, he realized the vampire's actions weren't meant to frighten him or a play for dominance. "Most people are grateful that they never meet someone like me." That wasn't what Jace wanted to hear but it was the truth. "I'm not sure why you'd think I'm beautiful. Just walking in you would have seen a dozen people better looking than me."