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“Alec your sleeve is covering the name on Magnus’ back,” Simon says and Alec adjusts his left arm around Magnus’ shoulders.
“That’s better.”
They are at their home rink, at the first practice before the new season will start. Alec, Magnus, and Simon had arrived a bit earlier than the others, having agreed to get the photograph out of the way before the rest of the team came over.
But somehow the word had spread, and behind their backs and behind Simon’s camera, most of the team is standing and looking as they try to get the best picture. The picture the two of them can post on their social media to finally let the world know that they are together, that they are married.
They don’t want to live the rest of their lives in secret, so they both agreed that they might as well get the secret out of the way soon after their honeymoon. They had contacted Simon as soon as they were back in New York, knowing that their teammate had a love for photography and would be able to snap the picture they had planned.
That Magnus had planned - Alec had to give the credit to his husband. He’s fairly sure he wouldn’t have been able to come up with such a showy reveal by himself. If they’d done it his way they probably just wouldn’t have bothered with hiding anymore, and would have waited for someone to catch up.
But he can’t deny that this is a better way, that it feels good to be the one in control of letting people know.
So here they are, at the rink in full gear except their helmets, and this time wearing each other’s jerseys.
On the back of Magnus’ jersey reads Lightwood, while Alec’s says Bane. They are situated next to each other, arms keeping the other close. Alec’s left arm is over Magnus’ shoulders, his hand placed on Magnus’ left shoulder - carefully leaving the ring on his ring finger showing.
Magnus’s right arm is around Alec’s waist, his left hand holding a hockey stick at his side, again leaving the ring in sight.
The happy married couple Lightwood-Bane.
“Are you going to take the picture or not?” Alec asks Simon, not loving the sudden audience of over ten of their teammates.
“Relax, darling,” Magnus says, turning his head to peck Alec on the cheek just as they hear the snap of the camera. Alec can feel Magnus smiling against his cheek, and Alec turns his head so that the lips are no longer touching his cheek, but his lips instead. They hear another snap.
“Ooh this is a good one!” Simon exclaims from behind them, skating towards the couple to show them the most recent picture, the one of them in the middle of a brief kiss.
“I like that one too,” Magnus agrees. “It has everything. The names are showing, the rings are showing, and it should be obvious to everyone what the point of this picture is.”
“We should post that one,” Alec agrees. He’s not usually one for PDA, but the picture is nice, and maybe after three years of relationship the world can see him kissing his husband. It’s never been his style to half-ass things and like Magnus said, this will bring the message out loud and clear.
Alec can’t believe that he has everything he’s ever dreamed of and everything he never even dared to dream about. He has a Stanley Cup victory and he has a husband he loves more than he ever thought possible.
And after today, he doesn’t need to hide anything anymore. They will be able to walk the streets with their hands clasped and they will be able to kiss out in public. The world will know that Magnus is his. It's a bit daunting- to think about the amount of people whose attention will now be on them and their relationship - but he knows that he has his husband next to him. For better and for worse.
They’ve already been through a lot and made it to the other side. Their relationship survived the years spent in hiding and they were only brought closer by the scare the incident brought. They had been unsure about their teammates’ reactions, but in the end the reactions had only been positive. Alec knows that not everyone will be as accepting as their friends were, but they will survive whatever the press and the public will throw their way because they know it is all going to be worth it.
It’s like a weight has been lifted from his shoulders, one that he hadn’t realised he was carrying but that had stopped him from rising to his full height, and he’s relieved that they don’t need to hide in the shadows anymore.
He loves Magnus and he wants the whole world to know it.