When Barty and Evan were twelve years old, Evan gifted Barty a ring made of bones that he had made with Barty's initial on it and Barty had asked Evan if it'd be alright if he put an "E" right next to the "B". Evan had stared at him quietly for a moment before taking the ring back and doing just that. When he handed the ring back to Barty he did not fail to notice the blush bloom on Barty's cheeks as he put the ring in his middle finger, when Barty swore to never take it off he didn't fail to notice Evan's ears turned bright red.
(Barty never ever took that ring off and would always fidget with it when he was upset or lonely because the ring brought him comfort.)













