honestly she'd considered not going. the last thing kai wanted was to be at some party where they were sure at least half the attendees would frown, tilt their head, and say something about being bummed that dnd didn't win. hell, there sure as hell wasn't a shortage of people mentioning their disappointment about clover not winning, either, as if kai was meant to pass every one of those messages to her girlfriend. but not showing up felt like showing her hand, like the act of disappearing for the evening for be some tell that kai actually did care about awards. when in reality, she mostly just didn't feel like keeping up the performance for something they couldn't even achieve. but here she is, skulking around with a half-empty drink in her hand, when she spots izzy. they're overcome with a sense of community spirit–or something along those lines–and they walk over, holding up their drink in celebration. ❛ hey, congrats, ❜ kai greets. ❛ album and record of the year. that's massive. ❜