1.) Alec actually has a complete lack of verbal tics when he's under pressure. The more pressure he's under, the quieter he gets. The angrier he gets, the sadder he gets, when anything goes south, or gets negative, Alec gets quiet.
2.) Alec is a bit of an insomniac, and can function with little sleep. But he also remembers most of his dreams. Most of the dreams he remembers have to do with his past, with the families he's been in. The vivid dreams he has pertains to the most emotional aspects of his past. Usually - he vividly dreams of fire, and being consumed by it.
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4.) It's hard to tell if Alec's a quick thinker or just incredibly rash. He's very good physically. H'es great at relying on instinct. His reflexes are pretty impressive, albeit a bit rough round the edges and untrained. He's also quick with his words, he's witty, incredibly quick in that regard. And he's not entirely ignorant either. He can catch on quick, and because of this Alec would just rather not spend much time thinking things over. He doesn't like to stew over things, even emotions. He figures how he feels first, in his gut, is how he's gonna feel, so why let it fester.
5.) Usually, tension shows in Alec's shoulders, and up through his neck.
6.) Alec had a pretty bad experience in an alarmingly Christian family when he was a child. Because of this, he knows the bible by heart. He can spit scripture after scripture, he knows the context, the meanings, the prayers, the hymns. It was drilled into his head, but he is a pretty firm atheist in that regard. There is no God dictating your future, there is nobody giving you troubles for you to overcome. There's just you, and a lot of other people like you, and when you're done, there's just dirt.
7.) 1. Despite his reputation, Alec has read a lot of classical literature, even obscure literature; and despite his lack of a religion, he likes to read religious tomes of different religions. 2. To this day, Alec only acknowledges that he has a single person he considers family, and that's the person people are prone to forgetting - Wendy. To him, family is those you can't live without, and right now, she's the only person he can't live without. 3. Regularly volunteers at local soup kitchens and donates to the homeless. 4. Knows how to play the piano quite well. He learned when he was six, but it wasn't a fun experience for him. 5. Despite his personality, his room is actually pretty spotless. Everything is in its place. He'd been taught that cleanliness is godliness, and while he was capable of shaking a lot of those habits, it didn't transcend to his living space.
8.) He's pretty great at multitasking. In fact, when he has to sit still and focus on singular tasks, Alec does way worse on the tasks than if he had several other things to focus on. In his mind - more to focus on makes him focus less, and he just excels when he focuses less. Things come almost instinctual that way.