the [t r a g e d y] of being [a f r a i d] of the LIGHT.

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Alexander looked up at Colden, their faces only centimeters apart. He blushed and nodded.

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The blonde smiled softly and poked Alexander's nose affectionately, "Alright, Kiel, you can come if you want. I suppose extra help couldn't hurt."

"Excellent," the warlock hummed.

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Alexander continued to stare up at Colden as if he wanted to say or do something but didn't have the capacity to do so.

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Apparently the closeness didn't bother Colden, because he didn't ask for Xander to move away. His hand still rested against his neck, fingers curled slightly around his shirt. It was a comfortably familiar position.

Ezekiel watched them, eyes narrowing slightly.

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Alexander continued to look up into Colden's eyes, lips parted slightly in wonder before his gaze flicked down to the blonde's lips and back up to his eyes again.

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Ezekiel strode over to another chair and plopped down, figuring that it was pointless to stand around since it was obvious that the Shadowhunters didn't seem to be moving any time soon.

Colden, who wasn't looking Alexander directly in the face, chose this moment to glance over at his parabatai. He blinked his eyes for a moment, before tilting his head, "What?"

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Alexander fidgeted restlessly. To kiss or not to kiss, that was the annoyance. He nibbled on his lower lip, continuing to look up at him.

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"Earth to Xander," Cole chuckled lightly, leaning forward a bit to bump his forehead gently against Xan's.

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Alexander continued to fidget. Great, now the guy was even closer than before. That did /not/ help his situation! A soft whine escaped his throat and he continued to look up at him before he could no longer contain himself and kissed him. Yeah, it was a really stupid idea and he'd probably be pushed away and shunned for a million years or more because of how stupid and selfish he was, but he couldn't help it. You try being a centimeter away from your crush! Yeah, it's hard, isn't it?!

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Colden froze, more out of surprise than anything else. First Alexander hadn't said anything and now, he was kissing him! Not the response he expected. But...it was Xan. His Xan, his parabatai. So, no matter what, Colden knew that he could never be disgusted by him or anything like that.

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Sensing his frozen posture, fear created an ice claw around his heart. Yep, just as he presumed. Colden would freak out and shun him forever. Alexander resisted the urge to sigh and run away, instead choosing to back away from him slowly.

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"/That/ was not what I was expecting when I asked you what you were looking at," Colden said after a moment, though his tone was light and not at all angry or upset.

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"Yeah, well, you shouldn't have asked, huh?" Alexander huffed, sitting back in his chair and returning to his book.

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"Hey, don't give me that tone," Cole quipped, poking Xan's cheek, "Im not mad at you or anything. Just surprised, really."

The warlock raised his eyebrows, pressing his lips together.

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"Mhm." He hummed, turning the page of his book. Fine then. If he wasn't going to reciprocate feelings, that's alright with him. Sure, it hurt, but they were still friends.

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Colden frowned, "Xander, come on. You haven't really given me any time to think about this. Right now isn't exactly a time that I can consider it." He glanced up at Ezekiel as if to prove his point.

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"Hmm, what?" Alexander lifted his gaze, lips parted and eyes round as he looked up at him. "What did you say?" He blinked. "...Sorry, I got lost." He gestured to his book.

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Cole narrowed his eyes at him, a muscle in his jaw twitching, "Screw your stupid book."

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He blinked. "Well, I would, but it's an inanimate object, so..." He returned to his book. "I'll just stick to reading."

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Colden rolled his eyes and got up, "Fine. Sorry for disturbing you, then," he huffed, trudging out of the room and down the hall to his bedroom.

The warlock remained silent through this, just...observing.