I Will Be Your Brother and I’ll Hold Your Hand

At the sound of his brother’s voice, Alec lifts his head and that’s when Jace notices how exhausted the older man looks; dark circles under his eyes with red rimmed and tired eyes that look so empty. It’s something that the blond Shadowhunter hates to see, because it reminds him of darker times when Alec had been so damn alone and fighting just to get through every hard day. So the knowledge that something or someone had put that look back in his brother’s eyes makes Jace want to fight anyone whose ever hurt his brother and made him feel so horribly broken. - - - “Thank you for doing this, Jace. I owe you one.” Jace pushes himself to his feet as Alec is speaking and making his way around the table to pull his brother into his arms; holding the older man close and just allowing himself a moment to relax and comfort. “No you don’t. You don’t owe me for this, Alec.” Denies the younger of the duo, not wanting Alec to think that their bond is made up of exchanges, instead he just wants Alec to do something for himself and not worry about anything for at least a few hours. - - - aka: 5 Times The Clave Pushed Alec To His Breaking Point And The 1 Time Jace Had Enough Of It.