Alec wasn't sure why he liked having people watch him when he was with Magnus. It wasn't possessiveness. He'd learned that feelings like that were dangerous, leading to darker emotions that he knew would cause him to lose the person he loved most. It wasn't pride and Alec knew that after years of thinking he'd have his marks stripped for who he was, he should have been terrified by the idea of someone seeing him be intimate with Magnus. Instead, he loved being able to kiss his husband - he hadn't ever thought that would be possible - in public. Every expression of their feelings that wasn't hidden made him feel alive, making his relationship with Magnus seem more real.
Magnus had spent weeks thinking Alec would never come out of the closet and now they were at a club, dressed obviously as a couple, talking about putting on a show for anyone who was curious.
The thought made him laugh as he realized how different things were now. He was about to tease Magnus about the changes a few months had created when his husband found a certain spot on his neck. For a moment his attention wavered, breath catching as Magnus pulled him toward the bar. It was almost embarrassing how anticipation and Magnus knowing exactly where to kiss him to distract him from anything that wasn't related to the two of them. There wouldn't be much of a show if it was that easy for his husband to get him to react.
At least he had his stele hidden away, just in case.
"They're going to be heartbroken over both of us being taken." Catching Magnus' hand, he quickly kissed his wedding ring. "And no third," he teased. They'd never discussed it and it wasn't something Alec had thought about no matter how many offers they'd had at the expo. "Tonight is just for us."
Carnivale - at the Lounge
Alec wasn't sure why he liked having people watch him when he was with Magnus. It wasn't possessiveness. He'd learned that feelings like that were dangerous, leading to darker emotions that he knew would cause him to lose the person he loved most. It wasn't pride and Alec knew that after years of thinking he'd have his marks stripped for who he was, he should have been terrified by the idea of someone seeing him be intimate with Magnus. Instead, he loved being able to kiss his husband - he hadn't ever thought that would be possible - in public. Every expression of their feelings that wasn't hidden made him feel alive, making his relationship with Magnus seem more real.
Magnus had spent weeks thinking Alec would never come out of the closet and now they were at a club, dressed obviously as a couple, talking about putting on a show for anyone who was curious.
The thought made him laugh as he realized how different things were now. He was about to tease Magnus about the changes a few months had created when his husband found a certain spot on his neck. For a moment his attention wavered, breath catching as Magnus pulled him toward the bar. It was almost embarrassing how anticipation and Magnus knowing exactly where to kiss him to distract him from anything that wasn't related to the two of them. There wouldn't be much of a show if it was that easy for his husband to get him to react.
At least he had his stele hidden away, just in case.
"They're going to be heartbroken over both of us being taken." Catching Magnus' hand, he quickly kissed his wedding ring. "And no third," he teased. They'd never discussed it and it wasn't something Alec had thought about no matter how many offers they'd had at the expo. "Tonight is just for us."