As Alec stared at him, Adam had the crazy, fleeting whim that it would be so easy to just lean forward and kiss him. He squelched the thought quickly, ducking his head, but it lingered near the back of his mind, because he didn't hate the idea. Part of his mind started processing that, pointing out that Alec was very handsome. Very fit, too. Intimidating in a way that was impressive. Attractive, which implied that Adam was attracted, which implied that he was capable of attraction to boys, which implied... that he was... gay?

"I think that the gate let her through because I wanted to bring her," Adam said. "I was worried she might be killed in the process." He looked up again, and his heart gave a sideways lurch at the soft, gentle way Alec was looking at the caterpillar. "I wasn't sure what sort of things would be significant to you from the outside world," Adam mumbled, certain that his cheeks were flaming now. He felt a bit dizzy from the rush of blood to his head. Gay. Very gay?