Luke being engrossed in the ensemble of food and tableware meanwhile Nic is observing everyone around her and sipping on her tea… they’re so Colin and Penelope coded irl too
Sooo, since a ton of people have seen this episode and social media is swamped with spoilers, I feel no guilt giving episode 1 details. Colin's full apology, since I see no one's posted it in its full glory yet:
Colin: "And I am very sorry for my callous comment here last year. It pains me to see you upset."
Pen: "Then perhaps you should not have come."
Colin: "I am not the man I was last season. And I'm most certainly not ashamed of you. The opposite is true, in fact. I seek you out at every social assembly because I know you will lift my spirits and make me see the world in ways I could not have imagined. You are clever and warm and... I am proud to call you my very good friend."
Look at the way he’s just melting at her touch!! I don’t like shipping real people but like damn… Nic and Newts are just NOT working with us on that one at allllllll rn
The idea of Colin doing a double take when he sees Penelope in her new green dress at the ball is so delicious to me. Literally the only thing better is if he walks smack into a pillar because he is so distracted.