Alec Lightwood is a 17-year-old with a secret that no one knows about, not even his family. When Alec was 14 years old he started designing his own fashion line, but he never thought it would get anywhere. One day his aunt Sophia saw his sketches and asked him if he wanted a job with her company. How could he resist? It's always been his dream to be a high time fashion designer, and working under his aunt is the perfect opportunity to learn the business.

Alec wanted his identity to remain a mystery, so he came up with the name "Gideon Archer". You see his parents thought boys being into fashion was such a girls job, they drilled that idea statement into his head for years, but Alec is stubborn. He didn't listen to a word they said. They wanted him to become a lawyer like them or a doctor, but that was never his dream. He pushed those careers out of his way and focused on what he wanted.

Sophia took him with her to Paris for one summer. To get a piece of how the fashion industry works. He fell in love with her fashion house, and from there, his dream became a reality. Alec worked that whole summer putting together his new line that his aunt was going to show in her up and coming fashion show. Meaning he only had three months for his fall linen to be finished. That summer he learned how to use different types of sewing machines, stitching beads by hand, sculpt shoes, the difference between fabrics, apparel design, draping, pattern design etcetera.

He caught on rather quickly for a 14-year-old boy. The second month at the fashion house, Alec did everything himself. No one disturbed him if anything they were all proud of their star pupil and appalled him when he presented his line. Alec wanted people to be able to afford his clothing. He wanted them to have decent prices for all ages, not just teens. His aunt agreed and made it happen. She told him he needed a label so no one could plagiarize his designs. Sophia's very protective of her nephew because she knew his parents didn't agree with his choices, and she also knew about his sexuality. He came out to her one day they visited her in London. For the longest, Alec struggled with himself, until one day he found the courage to kiss the boy he had a crush on for so long. He ran home and told his aunt everything. She gushed about it, and they talked boys all night long. Sophia knew she needed to shelter him away from his parents when she found out his loved fashion and that's what brings us here today.

Alec's line was a hit at the fashion show. Many buyers wanted thousands of his clothing sold in their stores as soon as possible. Sophia agreed and promised they would have them done within the next few months or so. Alec was ecstatic hearing the compliments he was receiving about his line. No one knew a 14-year kid designed those clothes, and he wanted to keep it that way.

Alec's name became huge within the next year and was making headlines. Magazines and TV shows wanted an interview with the new designer, but his aunt turned them all down until Alec was ready to be in the spotlight. Which he wasn't, so he stayed anonymous. He planned to come out to the world when he turns 18, and prove to his parents that men can make a career out of fashion and he wanted to say a big "Fuck you" to the both of them for not allowing him to follow his dreams and saying he wasn't good enough.

But every time his parents would by his clothing and gush out how comfortable and affordable they are he would smirk to himself. When he was alone, he would laugh loudly as he designed new pieces for his up and coming line to send to his team so they could get started on cutting the fabric and sewing them together. He couldn't be in Paris at the time because he had school, but he would still be fully involved in the process of his clothing.

By the time Alec was 16 he was a millionaire and no one but his aunt and employees. His aunt set him up a separate bank account from his parents because she didn't want them cutting him off when he decides to come out, but to be honest. Alec never touched a dime of his parent's money. Whenever he wanted something he would use his own money and would beam at his independence at not needing his parent's for anything. Izzy or Jace would ask him for his card so they could by new clothes, shoes, food, you name it, he didn't hesitate to give it to them.

They always questioned why he never used his allowance, but he shrugged never answering them. He knew that he should tell his siblings, but honestly, Alec wanted this kept a secret for himself. His siblings were always talked about, while he got pushed to the back like he didn't matter. Alec didn't care because he would end up on top in the end. Even his best friends hated that Alec was treated like that, but he just told them to let it go, he used to it.

Magnus and Raphael didn't agree with his decision to be treated like that but stayed silent. Magnus was his best friend since they were in diapers. They've been inseparable, so keeping his secret away from him was the hardest thing Alec ever had to do. He wasn't ready to come out to them about his secret, but he would be one day. Raphael joined the two in 9th grade and never went away. The duo didn't mind, they liked having Raphael around, even with his cold personality.

Alec wasn't a big social butterfly, but he didn't have a gigantic following on Instagram and Twitter due to being "Gideon Archer's" assistant. He would take selfies of his outfit and post them online. He needed to promote his new line so his fans could get a sneak peek at some of his pieces. Alec liked spoiling his fans with exclusives but needed to be careful because people would try and steal his ideas and use them as their own. But with the team he has, no one dares to even attempt to sell knockoffs of his clothes. If they did, Alec's legal department would tear them a new one.

Isabelle, Magnus, Jace, Clary, Simon, and even Raphael were all jealous that Alec got to work with "Gideon Archer". They would complain about Alec not knowing anything about fashion because he doesn't dress nice all the time. If only they knew, Alec would outshine all of them if he really wanted to. But he needed to keep a low profile, so he just shrugged it off. Not letting their words get to him.

It was time to come out to parents. He knew his father would throw him out immediately, that's why he took precautions and bought a loft in Manhattan not too far away from his company. He and Sophia worked tirelessly at starting his first company with his name on it "Gideon Archer". All of his employees loved him and had to sign nondisclosure agreements papers before they worked for him. No one knew his identity and it would stay like that until December when he hosts his winter line. But he needed models quickly and it was no time to waist.

He knew it would be dangerous asking his friends to work for him, but he needed young adults for this show, not adults. He sent out an email two each of them telling them to meet him at his job tomorrow morning, but first, he needed to speak to his parents.

"So," Alec started, "I need to tell you all something, it's really important." His family stopped eating to pay attention to him. It was weird, but he went with it anyway.

"What is it, Alec?" Asked his father

"I'm gay."

There he said it, and damn did it feel good to get it off his chest. Magnus and Raphael knew, but his family didn't. He looked at his siblings waiting for their reaction, but it never came. They shrugged it off and congratulated him. Izzy even said they could talk boys, he rolled his eyes at her but smiled brightly. His parents didn't think it was funny and asked him to repeat himself.

"I said I'm gayyyyyy!" He said in a sing-song voice.

"Alexander, this isn't something to joke about. No son of mine will be a queer." Maryse said sternly.

Alec laughed and shocked his head. "Oh honey, if you only knew how much us queer people hate straights!"

Jace and Izzy burst into laughter but sobered up when Robert shouted. "Get out! Gays are not welcome in my house! Give me your phone, and credit card and car keys! When you come to your senses and get out of this phase, then you will get these back until then I don't want to see you ever again!"

Alec sighed dramatically. "Oh, what ever am I going to do? My parents don't love me because I'm gay! What an outrage! And they took my phone, disowned me, and took my precious car! How am I supposed to survive? I have nowhere to go!"

Jace and Izzy couldn't contain their snickering. Maryse and Robert glared at the two of them while Alec wiped his phone clean, so they wouldn't go through it. Then broke the screen for good measures. His mother shouted his name, but he ignored her taking out his card and cutting it in pieces, then tossed it at their faces. The card pieces landed in the food, but he didn't give a damn anymore. He was free of them, and couldn't be happier. He stood up from the table pulling out a new phone from his back pocket.

"I said give me your phone! I paid for them, and I have can take them away." Robert said trying to snatch Alec's phone out of his hand, but Alec pulled back quickly before he could even connect with his hand.

"Ah ah ah. You didn't pay for this phone Robert. I did, and not with your money either. If you haven't noticed by now, I don't touch a dime of the money you put into my accounts. I let Jace and Izzy have my allowance because I work for what I want. So, thank you for being shitty parents, and since I am 17 I can rent out an apartment myself as long as I can pay for it, and trust me I can. Now about the car? It's okay, Aunt Sophia would get me a new one after I call her and what happened." Alec licked his tongue "I wouldn't want to be on the other end of that conversation when you tell her not to buy me anything. Oh, by the way, I moved out like a week ago, the only thing is in my closet is clothes I left for Izzy and Jace." He looked towards his shocked siblings and smiled. "Gideon said you'll have these I'd you wanted, if not give them to Clary or Simon. Oh and check your emails later, Gideon wants you'll to model for his new show in December. Well, I've got to go, my driver is waiting for me. The price of being an assistant to the biggest man in the fashion industry."

Alec hugged both of his siblings and headed out the door leaving two shocked parents behind.