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Alec was sweating. It felt like the palms of her hands had turned into a bog, trying to support the bacteria living along her skin. She had to sit, because she didn’t trust her knees to support her.
“Are you okay, Alexander?” Magnus’ voice was tender, concerned. She cringed away at the name internally, but managed to keep her composure on the outside.
“Magnus. Please sit, I need to talk to you.” She said, chasing the waver from his voice with false confidence. Magnus seemed to notice, but he sat anyway, placing a gentle hand on her knee.
“Is everything alright, dear?” He asked, his brows knitting together in concern. He turned his body fully, giving her his undivided attention.
“Yeah, everything is fine. I just feel like you should know this. I just want you to know that I love you, and this doesn’t change that. I hope that this doesn’t change how you feel about me.” She sighed, the words coming in one long stream that she couldn’t stop.
“Alec, it’s okay. You can tell me anything.” Magnus replied, his voice calming and full of sincerity. She nodded and took a deep breath.
“I’m trans. I know that you didn’t sign up for dating a girl, but I’m just not a gay and I hate being called Alexander and having to wear masculine clothes and no makeup all the time burns and looking in the mirror hurts and-“
Magnus shushed her with a kiss. “It’s okay, love. What pronouns do you use, and what would you like me to call you?” He asked, his voice like sugar and rain as it washed over her.
She visibly relaxed. “Uh, she/her is fine. Going by Ale is okay, but since you like calling me by my full name, Alexandra is good? I don’t wanna stray too far from my birthname. And Gideon- my middle name- can be pretty ambiguous, so that’s gonna stay.” She said, her shoulders raising in a half-hearted shrug.
Magnus smiled. “Well, Alexandra, I want you to know that I’ll always love you, no matter your gender.”