He could see how nervous Alec was and Magnus ate it up like something delicious. Rarely had he encountered someone so inexperienced who, at the same time, knew what he wanted. Knew that he wanted Magnus, without any kind of magical, demonic finagling on the incubus' part. It was thrilling and a little bit of an ego boost.

Magnus' eyes fluttered shut as he leaned into the kiss. He didn't press for too much, didn't immediately dive in the way he wanted to, but it was clear from how he kissed him, he was eager and willing.

He wanted to see how far Alec would go without any undue influence from Magnus. How much of this was real.