Magnus wasn't his favorite topic since he had no idea if he'd ever see his boyfriend again but Alec remembered how confused he'd been before he'd accepted himself. This Mundane might be in the same place mentally, needing someone to talk to who thought it was all normal instead of acting like it was something to be ashamed of.

"I didn't do anything at first. I was still trying to pretend I could live up to my family's expectations. Then he - helped me and I asked him out." It'd been one of the bravest things Alec had done and there were times when he still couldn't believe he'd done it. "I kept hiding until I realized I had to finally be myself."

Giving up on the map, he focused on the newcomer instead. "The guy that you... " He wasn't going use that silly, Mundie phrase about virtue. "Did you flirt first or did he?"