Ven quickly drained the last of his glass, set it aside, and all but leaped up and forward, pivoting on his heel to offer her a hand.
"How about it, then? To start things off." His smile was sincere, even if it wasn't quite the same happy-go-lucky, all-is-right-in-the-worlds look that he was better known for. He wasn't good at smothering or disguising emotions, and he hadn't forgotten the weight on his heart; but this wasn't an excuse to pretend or an attempt to forget. It was just a reminder that he still had others around whom he cared very much for, and there was no rule in the universe that said he couldn't appreciate what he had while still missing what he'd (temporarily) lost.
"Just one for now," he added, "so I don't keep you all night." Not that he would mind spending most (if not all) of the party with her, but he didn't want to get in the way of her meeting with her other friends, or neglect his own.
Yuna x Ven
"How about it, then? To start things off." His smile was sincere, even if it wasn't quite the same happy-go-lucky, all-is-right-in-the-worlds look that he was better known for. He wasn't good at smothering or disguising emotions, and he hadn't forgotten the weight on his heart; but this wasn't an excuse to pretend or an attempt to forget. It was just a reminder that he still had others around whom he cared very much for, and there was no rule in the universe that said he couldn't appreciate what he had while still missing what he'd (temporarily) lost.
"Just one for now," he added, "so I don't keep you all night." Not that he would mind spending most (if not all) of the party with her, but he didn't want to get in the way of her meeting with her other friends, or neglect his own.