TJ and Mallory nudged a male Alex as Magnus sat down next to them in the Feast Hall of the Slain. The Valkyrie Vision was just ending, and Magnus had nipped out the to toilet, during which time Alex had been hissed at and nudged several times. "You told Helgi, right? And you've got the ring?" Mallory had fretted like she was Alex's mother.
The answer had been a confident but anxious "yes".
"Now," boomed Helgi, "one of our Einherjar has an important announcement to make. Alex Fierro, would you like to stand up?"
Magnus frowned, wondering what his boyfriend was doing, as Mallory and TJ watched on in anticipation. The rest of the hall looked at them curiously. Alex stood and took a deep breath.
"It's not been a long time, Magnus, but in the year that I've known you and been with you, I feel as if I've known you forever. We fought together, we almost died together, and in all that time, I felt that you were the only thing holding me together. You didn't judge me as so many others had, you were perceptive to my gender and acted just like I was that gender for the duration of the phase. You loved me for who I was, instead of shunning me for my parentage or my fluidity."
Alex looked at Magnus, anxious and trembling- actually trembling!- but with confidence in his words. Realisation was slowly dawning in Magnus' eyes as he watched Alex speak, and he felt frozen to the moment. Alex took a deep breath and continued.
"And in that time, I've come to know a boy who won't give up and won't stop fighting for his friends and family. I've come to be a part of your life. And now," he bent down and took out the shining gold and silver band from the box in his pocket, "I want you to be in my life for the small forever we have before Ragnarok.
Magnus Chase, will you marry me?"
Magnus' eyes went wide as he stared at Alex for one tense, terrifying moment. Then he stood, hugged Alex hard and cried, "Yes!" before pulling him into an earth-shattering kiss, Magnus trying to stop the tears slipping down his cheeks. "Of course I will, I love you, nothing will ever change that," he sobbed, whilst the whole of the hall burst into applause, Mallory, who was smiling so hard her face looked fit to split in half, the loudest of all.
{I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it! To see the ring I envisioned, look up "plain gold and silver engagement ring" and on Google images it's the 3rd/4th with a diamond in the middle and a two tone band. As always PLEASE REVIEW!}
