Originally Posted by Chelliephone

The genuine laugh was a relief and Evan found himself giving a small smile at it, glancing over at his friend as he did so. He nodded at the thanks, picturing cat!Lisa as well and giving his own small chuckle. He'd have to tell her about it later - maybe it would also make her smile.

A snort at that, as he picked up the white pencil and gently flicked it towards Jude. "Rude." But true, even if he meant it as a joke. Evan was a very meticulous color-er, everything had to be within the lines or the whole thing was garbage. It should have been no surprise to anyone that he was not good at anything abstract in his attempts at art. They always came out as something he truly didn't enjoy looking at. The promise from Jude of balancing recreation and studying was met with a grin when Evan lifted his head from his book, giving another nod - this time in approval. "Good. That's probably the best way to do it." He wouldn't mention the fact his friend probably should be getting plenty of sleep in there too, still a bit worried Jude was not but.. he kept silent on it. "I know it's incredibly nerdy, but I really would like my NEWTs to look the same as my OWL scores." He knew he'd worked hard for those, and he was incredibly proud of what his results had been. "I'm sure you'll do fine. Those study guides and meetings really were a help for me. Eve if you did far less of them, I think you'd still do decently." Jude was an intelligent individual, Evan had the utmost faith in him and Maya to do well. This news about Reagan really wasn't entirely surprising he supposed, but he offered a small chuckle. "Well, thank you for the added protection. We've certainly had our run ins as it is. I can't imagine having met her in an even worse mood." Or what would have happened to his poor hair then.

IT was going well then? That sounded like it was a good thing, and the smile as he looked at the letter seemed even better. Evan focused again on his drawing for a moment, wondering if he should be anxious that Jude would probably drift away from their friendship once he and Davet were able to spend all their time together. Or if he should just be grateful that there was someone that made Jude smile and could maybe help him move on faster, so that he didn't have to feel how he seemed to have been feeling. He was pretty certain it was the second, so he decided to focus on that instead. "I'm sure it's disappointing to miss it, but it's nice he's still going to keep you updated. That must make you feel good?" Hopefully?

There was some important pending things for the family with their own marriages and the like but... unless things changed, nothing should happen at the time of Koen's wedding so... it should be okay. "Nothing should, but I'll let you know immediately if it does."He'd just have to check in more regularly with some family. "It's weird that they're all getting married now isn't it? Like a good weird, but weird. I imagine they're all happy though." It was weird to think each couple had some type of musician to it too, Ev hadn't even considered the difficulties that could offer. "They'll figure it out I'm sure. They all seem like strong couples." And that was an important part... right?