Alec walked briskly down the street towards the loft as darkness fell over the city. The sun had set a few minutes earlier leaving only the smallest amount of it's light behind. Even though it was New York City it still got pretty dark in Brooklyn so Alec walked a bit quicker in an effort to reach Magnus's before total darkness fell. Arriving at the loft he bounded up the steps two and three at a time and knocked on the door. He got no reply so he fished the key Magnus had given him out of his pocket and opened the door.
He entered the loft and flipped on a light expecting the place to be empty. Instead he saw his boyfriends crumpled form on the floor.
"Magnus!" He called running over to him. Alec dropped to his knees and rolled Magnus over. He could see the warlock's chest rising up and down in the steady rhythm of breathing which made him sigh in relief. He propped Magnus into a sitting position against the couch and began to look him over. He had a small knot on his head, probably from passing out on the floor, but other than that he looked alright. When Alec touched his face it was evident that he had a slight fever but nothing that should have caused this. Gently he shook Magnus's shoulder.
"Wake up baby. I need you to wake up." Alec whispered into his ear. He was rewarded with a small groan from Magnus. "Come on baby please open your eyes for me." Alec said again. Magnus groaned a few more time and mumbled under his breath before slowly opening his eyes.
"Alec when did you get here?" Magnus said in confusion. He looked around the room trying to orient himself and remember what had happened.
"What made you pass out?" Alec asked softly.
"My head, it hurt so much." Magnus answered weakly.
"Does it stull hurt honey?" Alec asked.
"Not as much, it's just kind of throbbing now. Alec can I go to my bed?" Magnus asked gazing up at his boyfriend.
"Of course you can love. Come on." Alec replied helping Magnus up. He put one of his arms around the warlock's middle and wrapped one of Magnus's arms around his shoulders. The two walked awkwardly to the bedroom with Alec doing most of the work, Magnus was able to do little more than lean on his boyfriend and shuffle his feet. When they reached the bedroom Alec helped Magnus lay on the bed then went over to the dresser and pulled out a pair of Magnus's sweatpants and a long sleeved shirt. He took them over to the edge of the bed and helped Magnus sit up and change his shirt. He laid Magnus back down and undid the buttons on his jeans. He put his hands on the warlock's hips and Magnus lifted them compliantly so Alec could slip off the jeans and pull sweatpants on in their place.
In his own bed wearing comfortable clothes Magnus quickly fell back asleep which left Alec to sit at his bedside and worry. He had never known his boyfriend to get ill, particularly not like this. He doubted he could rest with all the worry hanging over him but Alec was emotionally exhausted and sleep came easily in the dark room where the only noise was Magnus's steady breathing.
He woke to early morning light streaming in through the blinds on either side of Magnus's bed. Alec yawned and stretched trying to relieve some of the sore spots caused by spending the night in a chair. Glancing at the bed he saw Magnus still sleeping and smiled. The pained look had been replaced by one of contentment at some point in the night. Alec knew he should wake his boyfriend and try to figure out what was wrong but he looked so peaceful that Alec decided to let him sleep a bit longer.
He went out to the kitchen and was in the middle of making himself a cup of coffee when Magnus walked in sleepily.
"Hey sunshine." He said giving Alec a dreamy grin.
"Good morning. How do you feel?" Alec asked walking around the counter for a hug.
"Still a little sore but much better." He said in a tone that was just a little to cheerful for someone who had passed out the night before.
"Are you sure?" Alec asked eyeing him warily.
"Scout's honor." Magnus said holding up the middle three fingers of his right hand. Alec gave him a confused look and Magnus sighed. "I promise." He said instead.
"Good, you had me so worried baby." Alec said swooping in for another bone crushing hug. Magnus was surprised to feel his boyfriend shaking slightly. He tried to soothe him by gently rubbing the back of his neck but the shaking only grew worse and soon Alec was sobbing in his arms.
"Oh, sweetie! Please don't cry, I'm alright now. Shhh, shhh. It's okay!" He exclaimed. It was now his turn to lead Alec to the bedroom as his boyfriend had done last night. They cuddled on the bed, Alec holding onto the front of Magnus's shirt for dear life crying his eyes out.
"Oh God, Magnus I thought I lost you!" He cried as all the pent up emotions, not just of last night but of the last week as a whole, poured out of him. His boyfriend held him close and rocked him gently, trying to calm him down. "I'm sorry I never told you because I thought you wouldn't love me anymore that was stupid. I know that you aren't that shallow and I'm sorry I ever thought you were!" Alec said in one big rush.
"Didn't tell me what honey?" Magnus didn't really need to ask but he did anyway.
"Why I'm scared to let you see me naked." Alec said bluntly. He had calmed down a little now and sat up on the bed. "It wasn't something I should have been afraid of for so long. I knew you would never hurt me a long time ago, it's just been a secret for so long." Alec admitted.
"it's alright honey. It's okay that you kept it secret. But you're right, I would never hurt you. Nothing could make me care less about you." He assured Alec. Both of them were sitting cross legged now, facing each other.
"Magnus," He began slowly. "When I was born I wasn't just one gender or the other, and physically I'm still not." He looked at Magnus who had a slightly confused look on his face and drew in a shaky breath. "I'm inter-sexed, a hermaphrodite, whatever you want to call it. I've got both male and female sex organs." He knew he should let Magnus process that for a moment but he wanted to say everything he had to say now. "my parents chose to raise me as a boy which is what I identify as anyway, so it worked out. I'm not a girl, at all. I know I'm a guy who likes other guys so it makes sense that maybe I'm actually supposed to be a girl but I'm not." Alec finished, he bit his lip and gazed up to meet Magnus's eyes.
"Okay." Magnus said with a nod.
"Okay?" Alec whispered. Magnus nodded again and kissed Alec on the forehead.
"Totally okay." He said. He ran his fingers through Alec's dark hair then stood up. "I'm going to go make some waffles, do you want some?" He asked stretching.
"Yeah." Alec said, still somewhat in shock. Magnus walked out of the room and Alec grinned widely. He had only hoped it would go this well, never imagining that his deepest secret could be so easily accepted.