Grantaire was half-expecting the contact, so that does not manage to throw him enough to cause him to lose. He plays a bit more, determined to remain undeterred by the nearness of an extremely handsome man... who smells quite nice, actually... And that is the thought that throws him just enough to miss the final ball by just a hair.

His eyes snap up to the score display to see that he just missed the top spot. A new second place score is an achievement too, right?