"I need it with the hours I have to keep." Last night hadn't been an official mission but he pulled all-nighters enough that he needed caffeine or stamina to function. Coffee caused less of a crash than overusing runes. "I'll remind you. I can't fall asleep during those classes I don't understand."
He was careful not to watch Adam while he wolfed down his food, not wanting to make it obvious that he'd been right about how hungry Adam was. It made him consider those sacrifices that Adam had made to go to college. Had Adam been starving himself so that he could pay for his tuition? After they were finished at the college, he'd start the paperwork for the first payment for Adam's work.
His attempt at not looking at Adam was ruined when he mentioned that he felt safe with Alec. "Adam, I'm sure that I'm not the only one who noticed you." He continued eating, giving him time to think about what he'd said. "I'm honored that you feel safe with me, especially when I threatened you." Thankfully Adam had understood why Alec had made the threat and how important Izzy, Jace, and Max were to him. "I'll let you know if something makes me uncomfortable."
As he finished his lunch, he tried to think of a way to explain why he'd assumed certain things without Adam becoming angry at him. "Izzy and Jace are the only ones I've really seen date and I don't think what they do is technically dating." Meliorn was the closest thing Izzy had ever had to a boyfriend and Alec had no idea what their relationship really was. "Usually it's an excuse to be alone with someone and - uh - " Was Adam going to be angry over Alec thinking that was what 'talking' had meant when there hadn't been talking? "Things I don't want to imagine my siblings doing."
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He was careful not to watch Adam while he wolfed down his food, not wanting to make it obvious that he'd been right about how hungry Adam was. It made him consider those sacrifices that Adam had made to go to college. Had Adam been starving himself so that he could pay for his tuition? After they were finished at the college, he'd start the paperwork for the first payment for Adam's work.
His attempt at not looking at Adam was ruined when he mentioned that he felt safe with Alec. "Adam, I'm sure that I'm not the only one who noticed you." He continued eating, giving him time to think about what he'd said. "I'm honored that you feel safe with me, especially when I threatened you." Thankfully Adam had understood why Alec had made the threat and how important Izzy, Jace, and Max were to him. "I'll let you know if something makes me uncomfortable."
As he finished his lunch, he tried to think of a way to explain why he'd assumed certain things without Adam becoming angry at him. "Izzy and Jace are the only ones I've really seen date and I don't think what they do is technically dating." Meliorn was the closest thing Izzy had ever had to a boyfriend and Alec had no idea what their relationship really was. "Usually it's an excuse to be alone with someone and - uh - " Was Adam going to be angry over Alec thinking that was what 'talking' had meant when there hadn't been talking? "Things I don't want to imagine my siblings doing."