Evan was glad that Niks couldn't see that he was smiling, because he was. A huge grin. But he covered it with a pant so she wouldn't be able to guess too easy.
He helped her out of the snowbank and moved away until she settled herself. She might not think she made much of a snow queen, but he thought she looked beautiful. Everybody had clumsy days, didn't they?
She wanted to have a better look at him. Evan stood proudly and (he hoped) regally, for her inspection. He stopped panting, stopped being silly. Looked like the strong alpha he was. His blue eyes showing clearly in the midst of all the black fur.
It maybe wasn't befitting a wolf of his ilk, but playing fetch actually sounded kinda fun.