Otto returns the smile, though the expression is rather tight all of a sudden. Of course he'd known Balthier's boyfriend would be here - fully expected a young couple hosting - but somehow he hadn't realized how much it would ache to see.

But he doesn't want to drag down the night, or tank his own mood ten seconds after arriving. "I look forward to trying your food," he says, bottling all of that right back up. "That's a good talent to have. I've only ever been an average cook at best."