He was navigating toward the drinks table for a second time when Kai'sa appeared.
He recognized her before she reached him. The seafoam green of her hair caught the golden light from three different directions at once, and the water-like quality of her robes still moved differently from anything else in the room. She flowed through the crowd rather than pushing through it, people unconsciously making space without seeming to notice they were doing it.
She stopped directly in front of him with a smile that had several layers and made no effort to conceal any of them.
"Leo." The way she said it carried that same musical quality as her laugh. "You placed second."
"...I did."
