His... ex? His boyfriend here— Alec. He's sure he was in love with him. It wouldn't have hurt so much to lose him if he hadn't been, even if some things between them had changed. But his other relationships here, he's not sure and no one wants to be told that someone loves them but isn't in love with them.

Cradling the small flame there in his hand, he looks over to Jesus then.

"Thanks," he says then. "For... listening. Not judging, I guess."