[ Clary made a motion like she was crossing her heart as a promise that it was definitely going to stay between them. She wasn't about to run around the city telling people about the bug, and she hoped he'd do the same knowing about her bloodline. ]
You were quicker to believe than I was, but I think I had more reason to deny it. Or trying to pretend my life wasn't changing. Or that I wasn't who I thought I was.
[ She leaned back finally, and huffed out a breath as she thought about her genocidal maniac of a father. ]
Here? No. Alec is kind of giving me the impression that it's not something they openly talk about. I tend to stick with telling people the rest of my family history but leaving out the angel part. The runes are too much effort to cover up, you know? So I think most people are okay believing they're weird tattoos.
but it's not everyday you see something like that
You were quicker to believe than I was, but I think I had more reason to deny it. Or trying to pretend my life wasn't changing. Or that I wasn't who I thought I was.
[ She leaned back finally, and huffed out a breath as she thought about her genocidal maniac of a father. ]
Here? No. Alec is kind of giving me the impression that it's not something they openly talk about. I tend to stick with telling people the rest of my family history but leaving out the angel part. The runes are too much effort to cover up, you know? So I think most people are okay believing they're weird tattoos.