Disclaimer: I know that the Blackhawks and Rangers would never play each other in the first round of playoffs (differentconferences) but they're my two favorite teams so let me indulge myself. :)
Magnus leans back in his seat as he eats the cheese fries sitting in his lap. He props his feet up on the seat in front of him, his eyes scanning the packed arena below. Izzy walks over from the kitchen in their sky suite and sits down next to him.
"How's our boy doing?" she asks, sipping her beer.
"He's having a great game. He just made a beautiful break out pass to Zucc," Magnus says, shoving a handful of popcorn in his mouth. His eyes are glued to the ice as his boyfriend skates over to the bench and hops onto it. "Do you think we could get a few hot dogs sent up here?"
"I think you've had enough food," Izzy says, raising an eyebrow at him. Magnus turns to her and narrows his eyes.
"Don't you tell me I've had enough food, Miss Isabelle Lightwood. You know eating helps me calm down," he says. "Now, if I want to eat double my weight in hot dogs to stop myself from pulling my own hair out, I will do just that."
Izzy rolls her eyes, yet still pulls out her phone and sends a text to Jace to grab a few hotdogs on his way back up to our sky suite.
"I swear to god, you probably gain at least 15 pounds during playoffs alone," she says, shaking her head. Magnus growls at Isabelle, but keeps his eyes on the game.
It's the 7th game of the 1st round of the NHL playoffs, and if the Rangers can beat the Hawks, they'll be one step closer to winning the cup. They already have a two goal lead and with 7 minutes left in the game, so their chances are looking good. Though, that doesn't stop Magnus from stressing, because his boyfriend happens to be a defense, which means there is no room for him to slip up right now. Magnus tenses as Alec gets back on the ice and quickly starts shoveling more cheese fries into his mouth.
"Slow down, Bane, before you choke on those fries," Jace says, walking in and sitting down next to Izzy.
"Shut up and give me my hot dogs," he responds, grabbing the box out of Jace's hands and immediately taking a bite out of one. He moves his attention back to the game right as Alec lands a nice check on Kane. Kane falls and stays on the ice as Lundqvist covers the puck, causing the whistle to be blown.
"Come on, Kane! Stop being such a field fairy!" Magnus yells, shaking his hot dog in the air. He slumps back in his chair, finishing off his hot dog and picking up another.
"Hey, look! We're on the screen!" Izzy exclaims, pointing to the large screen hanging over the ice. Sure enough, the three of them are up there. Jace and Izzy looking amazing, as always, while Magnus is slouched over with half a hot dog sticking out of his mouth. There's a resounding chuckle throughout the whole arena before the camera switches off them as the players line up for the next face-off. Izzy and Jace both start laughing hysterically as the game starts again.
"Did you see his face?!" Jace gets out in between his laugh.
"God, I hope Alec got to see that. That was priceless," Izzy says, her laughter starting to die down. Magnus groans and buries his face in his hands. Though, his embarrassment is quickly interrupted by the whistle being blown and the game starting again. Magnus refocuses his attention on the ice below, unconsciously reaching for the last of his hotdogs.
Magnus watches as the puck is drawn back to Alec, who takes it behind the net and looks for the best play. Suddenly, he is skating from behind the net and sending the puck up the center of the ice to Staal, who skates it all the way down. The rest of the game goes by in a flash and the Rangers are able to maintain their lead, sending them to the next round of the playoffs.
When the final buzzer rings, Magnus jumps out of his chair excitedly. He quickly moves to hug both Jace and Izzy, who seem to be just as excited as he is. The entire arena is going nuts as the two teams shake hands and get off the ice. The three walk down to the tunnels so they can meet up with Alec
Eventually, Alec walks towards Izzy, Jace, and Magnus with a huge smile on his face, considering his team just won the first round of the cup and he get's to see his adorable boyfriend after being in Chicago for the last two days.
"Hey, guys," Alec says as he approaches them. They all turn to Alec with large smiles.
"Alec! Great game, Man," Jace says, patting Alec on the back while Izzy pulls him into a hug. When Alec let's go of Izzy, he looks to Magnus.
"Hey, you," Magnus says, cheekily smiling at him. Alec quickly makes his way over and places a chaste kiss on Magnus' lips. Magnus hums, running his hands along Alec's heavily tattooed arms.
"Mmm, you know, you kind of taste like hotdogs," Alec says against Magnus' lips. Magnus gasps and pushes his boyfriend away.
"Alexander! Don't be a jerk," Magnus says, pouting. Alec throws his head back and barks out a laugh, high-fiveing Jace's outstretched hand. Magnus moves his glare between the two, the pout never leaving his face.
"I'm sorry, Mags. It was just too good to pass up," Alec says with a shrug. He throws his arm around Magnus' waist and pulls Magnus into his side. Magnus grumbles something and crosses his arms.
"Ey, Woody. No love for us?" a voice says from behind the group. They all turn to see 3 of the Hawks players standing there smiling at Alec. Alec let's go of Magnus and walks towards his former teammates. He approaches the man who talked, Brent Seabrook, first.
"Thought you'd already had enough of me on the ice, Seabsie. Didn't realize you'd be coming back for more," Alec says, clasping Seabsie's hand and pulling him into a one armed hug.
"You know, you could have let up a bit on those slap shots," the next man, Corey Crawford, says.
"C'mon, Crow. Can't handle the heat?" Alec says with a laugh as he repeats the same thing with Crow, who shakes his head and laughs. Alec then moves on to the last man, Duncan Keith. "Duncs, how've you been?"
"Would've been better if we were heading to the next round of playoffs," he replies with a little laugh. Alec shakes his head, patting Duncs on the shoulder.
"Where's Captain Serious at? Too embarrassed to come see me?" Alec says, smiling at the trio.
"Maybe you should try checking your ego, Woody. Who won the cup last year, without you might I add?" a voice says as they approach the group. Alec's eyes land on his old captain, Jonathan Toews.
"Yeah? Well, who won it twice in the four years I was on the team? Not to mention, who's team is heading to the next round?" Alec quips at him as the two quickly embrace.
"Don't you worry. We'll be coming for you next year," Toews says, rolling his eyes at the younger man.
"Nice game, Boys," Magnus says as he comes up next to Alec who immediately slides his arm around Magnus' waist.
"Hey, Magnus. How's New York treating you?" Toews says, smiling at Magnus.
"Let's just say it feels good to be home," Magnus says with a laugh.
"What? You don't miss Chicago?" Duncs says, smirking at the man.
"I mean, sure, Chicago has it's merits, but as they say, there's no place like home," Magnus replies.
"Well, I can tell you Dayna misses you," Seabsie says.
"Then tell her to come visit me sometime," Magnus says while rolling his eyes. "And how are Carter and Kenzie?"
"They've doing great. Carter's about to start pre-school so it's all very exciting at the Seabrook household," he says. Magnus smiles at this.
"I can't wait until I get to meet Kenzie. She looks adorable in all the pictures Dayna has been sending me," Magnus says. He then looks over to Alec and pecks him on the cheek. "I'm going to head to the bathroom before we go. I'll be right back."
"Alright, I'll wait here," Alec says before letting go of Magnus and allowing him to walk away. He turns back to his teammates to see them all looking at him expectantly. He raises his eyebrows and exclaims, "What?"
"Why haven't you popped the question yet?" Crow asks bluntly.
"Shhh! Don't say that so loud!" Alec exclaims, putting a finger up to Crow's mouth to stop him from saying anything.
"C'mon, Woody. You've had the ring since Chicago. How about you just man up and do it," Toews says, rolling his eyes at Alec.
"Yeah, Taser. As if it's that easy," Alec says with a scoff.
"Mmm, I think it is. All you gotta do is get down on one knee and say-," Toews starts before Alec cuts him off.
"I know what to do! It's just never felt like the right time, what with the move and his stores becoming international. It was all just hectic," Alec says, starting to bite his nails slightly.
"The move was two years ago! This all just seems like excuses to me," Duncs says with a shrug. Alec shoots him a glare.
"I'll do it when I'm ready. You guys just need to lay off," Alec says, shaking his head.
"We're just trying to help. You need to snatch up your man before somebody else does," Toews says with a small smirk.
"Oh, trust me Taser, that is certainly not going to happen," Alec says, rolling his eyes at these men as Magnus walks back over.
"Ready to go, Sweat Pea?" he asks, smiling at Alec.
"Yeah, sure. Nice game, Guys. I'll see you later," Alec says, trying to get away from that conversation as quick as possible.
"It was nice seeing you guys again! Hit us up whenever your in New York," Magnus exclaims as they walk away to all four men saying their goodbyes. "Izzy and Jace already left, not wanting to break up your little reunion."
"Good. Then it's just us," Alec says, smiling fondly at Magnus.
"Mmm, sounds prefect after two lonely nights apart," Magnus says with a dramatic sigh. Alec laughs and pulls Magnus closer.
"What? Was our Skype call not good enough for you?" Alec asks, raising an eyebrow at Magnus. Magnus laughs and buries his face in Alec's chest.
"Nothing is as good as the real thing," Magnus says with a cheeky grin.
"You're such a goob," Alec says while rolling his eyes. "C'mon, let's go home."
"Gladly," Magnus says, placing a lingering kiss to Alec's neck and pulling him off towards their car. As they are going, they run into Alec's defensive partner, Dan Boyle.
"Nice game, Allie Cat," Dan says as he approaches the couple. Alec rolls his eyes at the nickname, which some of his teammates started calling him after they heard Magnus say it one night when they all went out together. Much to Alec's dismay, Isabelle had told Magnus about his horrendous childhood nickname, leading to it being spread around quite a bit.
"Why can't you just let that one go?" Alec says, shaking his head. Dan laughs, slapping Alec on the shoulder.
"Hey, Magnus. Saw you on the Jumbo-tron," Dan says with a smirk. Magnus groans, covering his face with his hand.
"Did everyone see?" Magnus asks desperately.
"Oh, definitely," he replies, making Magnus groan louder.
"Alright Boiler, no need to keep torturing my poor boyfriend. He's already embarrassed enough," Alec says, hugging Magnus and placing his chin on his shoulder all the while secretly smirking at Boyle. Dan chuckles, knuckle touching with Alec.
"Alright, I'll see you, Woody," Dan says, starting to walk away.
"Later, Boiler," Alec says as he starts walking back towards his car with Magnus. Alec hears Magnus' phone start vibrating as Magnus puls it out of his pocket and answers it.
"Bane speaking," Magnus says as he puts the phone up to his ear. Alec hears a voice on the other end and watches Magnus roll his eyes at whatever they're saying.
"Gi, I need you to take care of this. You know I don't work on game days," Magnus says, smiling apologetically at Alec. "Just figure it out, Gianna! I'll see you tomorrow." Magnus hangs up the phone with a sigh.
"Tomorrow? You're not ditching our post travel us day, are you?" Alec asks, frowning slightly.
"No, of course not! But tomorrow night is that spring line unveiling for one of designers that you promised you would accompany me to," Magnus says.
"Oh, right. I forgot about that," Alec says.
"Of course you did. What would you do without me?" Magnus says, rolling his eyes fondly. "And don't you worry, Pumpkin. We'll have all day tomorrow to make up for the time apart."
"That sounds perfect," Alec says, smiling at Magnus as they walk outside to the parking lot. Immediately, they are bombarded by screaming fans and flashing lights. Alec puts his arm around Magnus' waist and guides him through the crowd, easily reaching Alec's car. Magnus gets into the passenger's side while Alec gets into the driver's seat. Alec holds Magnus' hand over the consul as the two head towards their Brooklyn penthouse.
When looking for a house, Alec had tried to convince Magnus to move to Manhattan which is much closer to both the rink and Magnus' stores, but Magnus completely refused. He told Alec that Brooklyn is where he is from and Brooklyn is where he's going to stay. Alec had conceded, wanting to make Magnus happy.
"Don't forget we have the monthly Lightwood brunch in two days," Ales says. Magnus groans and drops his head back. "C'mon, it won't be that bad."
"You have got to be kidding me. I swear to god if I have to one more of Aunt Margie's remarks about you finding a good Catholic girl to marry, I just might slap her."
"Alright, they're kind of bad, but at least Izzy and my mother will be there. You can just stay with them," Alec says, smiling apologetically at Magnus.
"God, you owe me so much for this," Magnus says, getting out of the car as they just pulled into their building.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to make it up to you. We can even start now," Alec says with a cheeky grin. Magnus leans his chin on Alec's shoulder and hums.
"Now, that sounds truly wonderful," Magnus says, happily trotting after Alec as they make their way to their house.
How is this even so? I posted twice in two days? I haven't done that in like a year. Wow oh wow. So this is the hockey fic that I hinted at in Behind the Bright Lights, and there seemed to be some interest in it so I finished it up and here it is. This will most definitely have a few more chapters, probably more like a story rather than a bunch of one shots in this universe, like Behind the Bright Lights. I have some ideas for how this will go so be looking out for that. It will also be going up on ArchiveOfOurOwn, so you can check me out there, where this is one other story not on here. Username: hckycrzy07. Comment your thoughts and feeling and thanks for reading!
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