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‘’Magnus, what happened to the ring?’’ asked Alec a few days later and Magnus flinched. Magnus had been acting kind of distant these days, it’s been a few days since the ring got stuck onto his finger and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get it off. He tried countless numbers of tips and tricks from the Internet, but none of them worked for some reason. It was like the ring was sealed on his finger and he hated himself for it. That was what he got for sticking his nose into things that didn’t belong to him. This was the universe punishing him in the most cruel way possible and he could just hope that Alexander wouldn’t find out, though that was kind of impossible since the two of them lived together. Magnus had been keeping this up for a few days now, but it was weekend at the moment, which meant that Alexander was home all day and that… was a problem as Magnus tried his best to avoid Alec, but all he managed to achieve was to appear more suspicious, so Alec got curious what the hell Magnus’ problem was and he soon found out.
Out of sheer curiosity, he decided to go check up on the family ring and surprise, surprise… it wasn’t there. He kind of suspected this to happen and he just hoped that Magnus didn’t lose it. Oh, his mother would kill him if he happened to lose their family ring and he was nervous, hoping that Magnus would just tell him the truth. Maybe they could find it again, it wasn’t like his apartment was huge or anything, so he took in a deep breath and watched how Magnus slowly peeked inside of the room, keeping his hands hidden behind his back, though he was wearing Alec’s gloves, which didn’t look suspicious at all. At all. Magnus’ tail was wrapped around his leg and his ears were bowed down, because he knew that Alec was going to scold him and he was preparing himself for it.
‘’Um, what ring?’’ asked Magnus, pretending to be dumb and Alec gave him an unamused look. Magnus tried to act casual, slowly walking into the room, keeping his hands in the pockets of the oversized sweater and he then whistled. ‘’There was a ring?’’ asked Magnus and then hummed. ‘’Hmm, what ring? I never heard anything about a ring,’’ said Magnus and Alec was tempted to start laughing, because all of the evidence pointed to Magnus and his guilt. He was a terrible liar and Alec couldn’t hold it in much longer, swallowing back his chuckles and he then stood up, carrying the empty box, Magnus looking really nervous and he then looked up at the ceiling and he started whistling.
‘’Seriously?’’ deadpanned Alec and Magnus looked at him slowly. ‘’The ring that you couldn’t keep your paws off? You kept stealing it and admiring it almost every day as a cat and now you’re going to do me like this? Pretend that you don’t know about the ring,’’ said Alec and then sighed, rubbed his neck and Magnus started thinking again, humming and he then shook his head.
‘’There’s so many rings, Alexander, you can’t possibly expect me to remember this one,’’ said Magnus, lying his tail off, but he knew that it wasn’t working. Of course it wasn’t working and he felt stupid himself for coming up with such a poor excuse. He knew that he was acting… dumb, but he didn’t want to admit it to Alec that he had it stuck on his finger. That as too embarrassing plus Alec would probably be very angry with him and he then chewed on his lip. ‘’I mean, what’s so special about this one ring?’’ asked Magnus and then looked at Alec, who was now silently laughing.
‘’I don’t know, you tell me,’’ said Alec and Magnus pressed his lips together again and then looked away. ‘’No, seriously, Magnus, tell me,’’ said Alec and Magnus started walking backwards, still keeping his hands behind his back and Alec followed him. ‘’Did you lose it?’’ asked Alec and Magnus shook his head. ‘’Oh, thank God,’’ said Alec and then took in a deep breath. ‘’My mom would kill me if something happened to it,’’ said Alec and Magnus’ reaction gave away that something did happen to it, making Alec’s concerns come back and his heart started beating faster. ‘’Magnus, please tell me what happened to the ring, I won’t be angry, I promise, okay?’’ asked Alec, but Magnus shook his head. Yeah, right, he was totally going to get angry, who was he even kidding? Magnus just shrugged and then just kept looking away.
‘’I don’t know what happened to your ring, Alexander,’’ said Magnus and Alec crossed his arms on top of his chest and still kept following Magnus, who was now coming near a wall and he started to panic. Oh, no, what was Alexander going to do? He was going to trap him against the wall! Given some other circumstances, Magnus would be all over that wall and being pressed against it by… Magnus, focus, we need you to focus. Alexander isn’t going to be too happy once he finds out that his precious was stuck on his finger, yes! Magnus started panicking again and Alec gave him an confused look. ‘’I-I, um, I’m very sorry,’’ muttered Magnus and Alec felt his heart fall into the pit of his stomach.
‘’Okay, just tell me, how bad as it?’’ asked Alec and Magnus chewed on his lip.
‘’Pretty bad,’’ said Magnus and Alec started breathing faster. Okay, he could handle it, maybe if it was broken they could somehow fix it and not tell him mother. Yeah, technology these days could do many things, even mend broken jewelry, he was so sure of it. ‘’I, um… well,’’ started Magnus and Alec was slowly losing his patience, not because he was annoyed by Magnus, but because he just wanted to know. It was much worse not knowing at this point and he just prepared himself for the worst.
‘’Magnus, tell me,’’ said Alec and then watched how Magnus slowly placed his hands in front of him and he narrowed his eyes. ‘’Um, why are you wearing gloves inside?’’ asked Alec and Magnus flinched - yeah, okay, he so wasn’t ready to tell him. He was just going to lie, that was the best thing he could do!
‘’Um, it’s really chilly?’’
‘’Magnus, you’re literally walking around pantless and you worry about your hands getting chilly?’’ asked Alec completely serious and Magnus nodded, also very seriously.
‘’I have, um… cold hand syndrome and-’’
‘’Magnus!’’ said Alec, half laughing and half being serious. ‘’It’s okay, just… tell me. I don’t mind the gloves, you can keep them… on, I guess,’’ said Alec and Magnus nodded, closing his eyes and then started gathering courage again. Oh, well, if this went bad then he was coming back to his father’s place. He was going to be okay, at least, so he just decided to finally stop stalling and Alec was about to ask why was Magnus taking off the gloves, but then he saw the reason why Magnus had them on in the first place - to hide the ring! The ring was on Magnus and Alec felt so much more relieved, sighing happily and Magnus was just… his cheeks were flushed and his tail was again wrapped around his leg… ugh, Alec was really weak when it came to Magnus looking like this. He was too adorable and it made Alec’s heart skip a beat.
‘’It’s stuck, okay?’’ asked Magnus, averting his gaze away from Alec’s. ‘’I tried the ring on the other day and-and it won’t come off,’’ said Magnus and then sighed sadly. ‘’I tried so many hacks, but the stupid thing is still on there,’’ said Magnus and then his eyes widened. ‘’Oh, no, no the ring isn’t stupid, I’m sorry,’’ said Magnus quickly, who was now stumbling over his words and he was nervous as hell. ‘’I-I just wanted to see how it would look on my finger… I got curious, I know I shouldn’t have tried it on without your permission,’’ said Magnus and Alec nodded, but was holding back his laughter again, because Magnus was precious. ‘’It’s like the universe is punishing me. I mean I deserve it, I’ve misbehaved. So, will you scold me now or-’’ started apologising Magnus, his words cut off when he saw Alexander coming closer and he just closed his eyes. He expected yelling, so he was really surprised when he found himself in Alec’s warm embrace and his eyes were huge.
Alec couldn’t scold Magnus, not when he looked so remorseful over such a little thing. Aww, poor Magnus, this must had been troubling him for days, thought Alec and then just hugged the poor guy. Ah, yes, Magnus had Alec all wrapped around his little finger and neither of them were really aware of it - Alec was a sucker for Magnus and he just hugged him, gently petting his head and Magnus let out a surprised purr, but then managed to get himself under control. He just meowed happily then and flushed up to his ears, but then slowly brought himself to hug Alexander back properly as well, his hands clutching on Alec’s shirt and he was surprised when he heard Alec’s laughter after they slowly pulled apart.
‘’You poor, little… chaotic cat,’’ said Alec as that was the best way he could describe Magnus at the moment, wrapping his arms around his stomach as he was laughing and he then just shook his head.
‘’I’m glad my pain amuses you,’’ said Magnus sadly. ‘’I was really worried,’’ he said and meowed sadly.
‘’Aww, I’m sorry,’’ said Alec and quickly stopped laughing. ‘’Sorry for laughing,’’ he said and then just stepped closer to Magnus, who was still flushing and he then swallowed thickly. Maybe he was standing too close? But Alec couldn’t really… he didn’t want to move further away from Magnus and he bit his lip, feeling his own heart fasten a little bit and then he tried to ignore how hot his entire face felt like. ‘’I’m just glad that the ring is okay, that’s all,’’ said Alec and then winked.
‘’Of course, I won’t let anything happen to my precious,’’ blurted out Magnus and Alec snorted.
‘’Your precious?’’ asked Alec and Magnus didn’t reply. ‘’Anyway,’’ said Alec as he always wondered why Magnus showed so much interest for the ring. ‘’I mean, why do you like the ring so much?’’ asked Alec and Magnus flushed deeper that time. He couldn’t tell Alexander the truth, there was no way. But it was tempting though… he’d been wanting to tell Alec how he felt for a while now, but he wasn’t sure if it was a good idea. Maybe… maybe not. Ugh, Magnus disliked that he couldn’t make up his mind. On one hand he was risking their friendship, but on the other hand… what if Alexander felt the same? Because Alec had made a few comments that made him… wonder.
‘’Because it’s shiny, I like shiny,’’ lied Magnus and Alec would believe him if Magnus was a better liar.
‘’Yeah, okay, there has to be something more to it,’’ said Alec and Magnus looked at him. ‘’Seriously, if you intend on lying, you should sound more convincing,’’ said Alec and then smiled. ‘’So, what is it?’’ asked Alec softly, his curious eyes finding Magnus’ golden ones and Magnus cleared his throat.
‘’I just happen to like antique jewelry, don’t judge me!’’ said Magnus defensively.
‘’Again, if you want to lie to me…’’
‘’I’m not lying!’’ said Magnus, his voice getting a bit louder and Alec was also now far too invested into this conversation to let go. Both of them were too stubborn, so neither of them were backing down, the moment getting more and more heated.
‘’Oh, you are lying, come on, Magnus, I can smell it a mile away,’’ said Alec and rolled his eyes.
‘’Ah, well, then your nose sucks,’’ said Magnus and tried to get away, but Alexander wasn’t moving and didn’t let Magnus go, who then grumbled and hissed, but Alec didn’t move again. Magnus could hiss all that he wanted, he knew that it was all just a bluff. Alec knew Magnus way too much for the older one’s liking and it pissed him off.
‘’I have a top notch nose, if you must know,’’ said Alec and Magnus glared at him.
‘’Um, kind of a weird flex, but-’’
‘’Oh, you know what I meant,’’ said Alec and then tried to ignore his flush upon his cheeks as they were getting closer again. Truly the moment was really heated and one could easily just lean in a bit too much and… Alec’s eyes widened and he then cleared his throat when he realised what was on his mind, looking away and he then pressed his lips together. That wasn’t the first time he thought about kissing Magnus, though and he then took in a deep breath. ‘’Just tell me the truth.’’
‘’Okay, fine,’’ said Magnus, who was also too heated up from the entire moment. ‘’You really want to know the truth?!’’
‘’ Yes. ’’
‘’Here it is!’’
‘’Oh, just come out and say it!’’
‘’I happen to like your family ring because you’re supposed to give it to the one you’ll marry one day and I want to be that person!’’ yelled Magnus out in the heap of the moment and Alec’s mouth hung open. But Magnus wasn’t done yet, oh no. He was now unleashed and words were spilling out faster than he could think. ‘’I can’t believe you almost gave away this precious to that evil Patrick when it’s me who you should be considering giving it, yes?!’’ said Magnus and breathed hard. ‘’And you know why?’’ asked Magnus, but didn’t give Alec the time to respond. ‘’Because I love you, more than he ever did!’’ pointed out Magnus and saw how speechless Alec was. ‘’Yes, that’s right. You’ve heard it right; I love you. I, Magnus Bane, announce my love for you, Alec Lightwood! So, don’t be a coward and finally kiss me already!’’ said Magnus and then his brain finally caught up to his mouth and he just shut up in a second and his eyes were wide. Oh, no! He didn’t even… did he just do what he thought he did?! Magnus couldn’t tell, his head was feeling a bit funny and- Oh my God, he had totally just confessed his feelings to Alec and, and, and, and… he wanted to hide. ‘’Oh, crap…’’
Alec needed a moment… he needed a few moments, actually, because he had a lot of things to process and he cleared his throat. Did Magnus just say that he loved him? He heard it right? Alec took in a hitched breath and then looked at Magnus, who was now shaking all over. He was nervous, he shouldn’t have yelled out him feelings. He had thought about how he’d tell Alexander and this wasn’t it at all! He pictured it being more romantic and not so aggressive. Just what the hell was he thinking?! Alec also didn’t know how to react, but hearing that Magnus loved him made him smile. It made him happy, ecstatic, if he was being honest and he stepped closer to Magnus. He did have a few questions here and there… about his feelings for Magnus. It was still too soon for him to call it love , but it was definitely more than friendship. A growing crush and he dragged his tongue over his lower lip - would he be ready for a new relationship after Patrick so soon? Ah, but it wasn’t soon, it’s been actually more than two months and the thought of starting a new relationship didn’t scare him… not if it was with Magnus.
Don’t a coward and kiss me already , was what Magnus said to him and a little smug smile spread across his lips. Magnus’ eyes widened when he felt Alec’s palm suddenly against his cheek and without any words, Alec leaned his face closer to Magnus’, whose breath was shaking, but Magnus didn’t move away. Instead, he looked up into Alec’s eyes and licked his lower lip. Fuck, his throat felt so dry and he could feel Alexander’s hot breath against his lips. Magnus felt like his lungs were running out of air, but before he gave himself a chance to breathe, he leaned up, Alec leaning down, their lips meeting halfway in the softest, yet the most perfect kiss.
Magnus gasped softly when he felt Alec’s soft lips pressing up against his and he found himself purring when he felt Alec’s arms sliding around his waist to pull him in closer. Alec chuckled when he heard Magnus’ soft purrs and he slowly moved his lips, applying a bit more pressure to the kiss, tilting his head to the side, making Magnus flinch a little bit, but in a good way - Alexander wasn’t the shy type when it came down to it and he liked that, sliding his arms down a little bit and he let them rest on top of Alec’s strong chest, gently grasping at Alec’s shirt as he allowed him to take the lead of their first kiss. He wasn’t complaining at all, Alexander’s kisses were magnificent and he wished that this moment could last forever. Magnus’ purrs were growing louder and louder, to the point of making Alec laugh and he started cracking up just as he was about to deepen the kiss and he slowly pulled back, Magnus staring down because he knew that he ruined the moment. Yet, Alec only gently cupped his face, lifted it up and kissed him again, not making Magnus feel bad about it because he could understand - he also couldn’t control himself really.
‘’You’re so cute,’’ muttered Alec in between the kisses and then glanced down when he felt something being wrapped around his leg, only to find out that it was Magnus’ tail, which somehow found the way around Alec’s leg and upon the realisation, Magnus quickly unwrapped it, but it only made Alexander smile. Ah, Alec really had the prettiest of smiles ever and he shrugged. ‘’I don’t mind,’’ said Alec softly and kissed the tip of Magnus’ nose. The fact that Magnus couldn’t even muster a word was adorable and it made him amused. ‘’Magnus, what happened? Did the cat get your tongue?’’ he joked and Magnus looked up at him.
‘’Ha-ha, very funny, Alexander,’’ said Magnus back, but then smiled and leaned up, pressing his forehead against Alec’s and then continued purring. So, what, he was the happiest he’d been in a long time, so if he wanted to purr, he was going to purr! ‘’So, um,’’ started Magnus after a few moments of silence. ‘’Does that mean that you… like me too?’’ asked Magnus hopeful and Alec grinned.
‘’I think the hint was there when I kissed you,’’ said Alec and then winked. ‘’But yes, Magnus, yes… I do like you,’’ said Alec happily and Magnus felt as if he was floating, walking on air. He was blessed quite literally. ‘’I like you quite a lot if I’m being honest,’’ said Alec and then flushed a little bit. ‘’I mean you’re… how could I not?’’ asked Alec, biting into his lip. ‘’Maybe, um, maybe I’m ready for another relationship. I think,’’ said Alec. ‘’I mean if it’s with you, I know I’m in good hands,’’ muttered Alec and Magnus happily smiled.
‘’I do promise to never make you cry. I’ll make you happy, I mean I’ll try,’’ said Magnus and then shook his head. ‘’Though I can be a chaotic mess, I mean… you’ve met me,’’ said Magnus and then sheepishly smiled. ‘’But I do love you a lot, Alexander,’’ he said and then sighed happily. ‘’I’ll take it slow and be nothing but kind to you because you deserve the world,’’ said Magnus and Alec sighed happily.
‘’As do you, Meowgnus ,’’ teased Alec and Magnus wanted to roll his eyes at Alec’s ridiculous pun, but in the end it managed to make him laugh. ‘’That was pretty cheesy, wasn’t it?’’
‘’A bit, yeah,’’ said Magnus and grinned, feeling Alec take his hand.
‘’I’ll work on my humour and-’’
‘’No, don’t ever change. I love your corny jokes,’’ said Magnus and then looked down. ‘’Alexander, what will we do about this?’’ he then asked and pointed to the ring that was still stuck on his finger.
‘’Keep it,’’ joked Alec and Magnus’ eyes widened. ‘’I mean you said it yourself that it belongs to you, so,’’ said Alec and then started laughing when he saw that Magnus’ cheeks were getting redder. ‘’You’re already all set for our wedding day as I can tell,’’ said Alec and Magnus stuck his tongue out.
‘’Alexander, we haven’t had our first date yet!’’
‘’I know, we should hurry up,’’ said Alec and Magnus was just staring at him. ‘’How does tomorrow sound?’’ he asked and Magnus was about to accuse him of joking again, but the look on Alexander’s face told him that he wasn’t. ‘’So, I’ll take that as a yes. Great, we have a date,’’ said Alec and Magnus was biting on his lip. Ah, but if they would go on a date, Magnus’ ears and tail would come in the way. As soon as he thought about that, his tail and ears were gone and his jaw dropped - okay the universe was behind this all, wasn’t it?! Of getting him and Alexander together!
‘’Huh, I suppose I’m all set,’’ said Magnus and touched his head.
‘’Aww, pity, I’ll miss the ears and the tail,’’ said Alec and pouted. ‘’You can bring them back, right?’’ he asked hopeful and Magnus only rolled his eyes, but nodded, laughing when he saw just how happy Alexander looked like. As was he! Oh, they had a date and they both couldn’t wait for it to happen. But until then, they knew of a perfect way to kill the rest of the time - a hot make out session, followed by cuddling on the couch it was!