Alec finds himself finally confronting the fact about his mortality in his relationship with
Magnus, and how he wants to live with Magnus forever. When he overhears Camille comment
that "pretty boys" are always Magnus's undoing, he tells the warlock that he feels trivial to him
while also bringing up how he never did anything to be with his previous lovers forever in the
past and that he feels that he's just another boyfriend in a long line to him, who will eventually
die, as he goes on living. He further states that it is especially unfair, since Magnus is anything
but trivial to him. Magnus tries to comfort Alec as he is dragged off to find Camille, who had
escaped, saying that Alec is not trivial to him, but Alec is still left unconvinced.