Alec let the punches connect, but was surprised at how hard Peter was actually punching. He had to start blocking them or he'd get some bruises. Annoyingly it might have looked like Alec was blocking effortlessly, but perhaps because Peter was angry - like one of those annoying Kung Fu masters who was letting their pupil swing but blocking with one hand while sipping tea.

"I'm just some guy." Really, he didn't have a cool name or anything and Alec certainly didn't try to stand out - training and being hunted the rest of your life made that ingrained.

"You don't look like a spider." Or a man, he thought, but didn't mention that part out loud.

Alec let the kid attack for however many swings he took without an attempt to retaliate.