This was just the same as it always was, at least superficially. They'd smiled, he'd complimented her, she responded with something a little awkward (because she had never much liked parties) that nonetheless he found charming. This could have been any interaction at any party since they'd met, but — something was different, too.
"It makes your eyes look nice," he mumbled sheepishly. This was true; it did. It felt like a strange thing to say, though, for whatever reason. He didn't know if she'd believe it, though there was no reason for her not to.
"Have you been here long?" he asked, with an eye on her glass — less full than his, though that didn't mean much since his was still untouched.
"It makes your eyes look nice," he mumbled sheepishly. This was true; it did. It felt like a strange thing to say, though, for whatever reason. He didn't know if she'd believe it, though there was no reason for her not to.
"Have you been here long?" he asked, with an eye on her glass — less full than his, though that didn't mean much since his was still untouched.
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER