Talk:Burning the Candle/@comment-35455126-20190411061033/@comment-4010415-20190411174249

You didn't know that? Winking can be flirty and affectionate. It's not just for joking or putting emphasis on what you say. Considering the context ("I'll save you a dance" at what is basically a high school dance), the wink came across as flirty, especially since it wasn't exactly necessary. If she was speaking in more of a platonic (friend) term, it would have been more natural for her to very casually say "I'll save you a dance" as if she's saying "I'll save you a seat" without winking.