Slowly moving toward his sister, Alec eyed the polish and knew that he was probably going to end up doing her nails while she tried to untangle what he was trying to say. He didn't mind. It was soothing to do something without having a goal other than making sure that Izzy's nails were as perfect as possible.

Sitting down next to her, he still struggled to explain. He shouldn't be bothered by what Adam had said. He'd heard those types of comments before. But with Adam it had almost been as surprising and painful as when Jace had lashed out at him about Clary.

"They should have gave guard duty to you. You understand Mundanes." Letting out a sigh, he began looking through her polishes, trying to find the ones that didn't drive him crazy when he tried to apply them. If their parents knew that he'd been giving her manicures for years... "We talked. I told him about coming out. And some other things."