Henry moves abruptly, heaving Alex off balance with both hands and down into his lap, eyes blazing, and he says in a low and deadly voice Alex has never heard from him before, "Yes, you preening arse, I've wanted you long enough that I won't have you tease me for another fucking second."
It's... it's the whole Prince Henry comparison thing. He's spent his entire life attending fancy events like this. He was trained for this. [I wasn't.]