[ Unfortunately, now that he's driving, he can't pull off another stunt that is sure to fluster the gambler. Not that he should be—not in front of the young teenagers in the van with them, anyway. Ratio has always been a very private man, keeping his personal life well out of the eyes of others. But with Aventurine, he ends up making many exceptions to that rule.

Just as the boys in the back have gone silent, he thinks perhaps it might be worth teasing the shorter man through text, but instead only opts to give Aventurine a look, dark with something lurking in its depths.

And then it's gone, like it never happened at all. ]

I hope you are paying attention to how I am operating the van, gambler. I will not give you control if you fail to meet my expectations later.