"You don't have to tell me anything about who you are or were. But don't get angry at me for getting the wrong idea if you haven't told me enough to get the right idea."

Art history wasn't Adam's forte, but he knew enough to be sure of what role Alec would play in a Renaissance painting. Saint or angel. "Do you not have Renaissance paintings in your library? The traditional depiction of angels is as stern beings of exceptional beauty." Which is to say, exactly like Alec. Adam didn't mean to flirt with him, but he couldn't imagine that Alec wouldn't know that he was stunning.