Rubbing at the back of his neck, something he didn't think he'd actually done in this man's presence since he still was Alastor's Headmaster, he heaved a sigh. "You're not the only one. It's all right."
It was unexpected and confusing and Alastor didn't deal with emotions well at all to begin with.
"We're not together that way...yet?...for now? I don't know. We're still figuring things out." And would this complicate things even more? She already had made a fuss over taking orders from him at work. Could she swallow that determination for the Order? Could she take an order if they were together like that?
He'd just about gotten his mind wrapped around things and now he had to question what he wanted all over again.
"It's complicated." He shrugged. "We'll figure it out."