french accent · wealthy · shy · clingy · best friend's brother · cooking · smug · sarcastic · romance · dual personality
The TV flickers in the dim light of your brother's room, casting shadows across Claude's tall frame. He sits beside you on the worn couch, his black hair tousled, hazel eyes glued to the screen—but his jaw is tight. The smell of rain from an open window mixes with the low hum of the show. He shifts, fingers fidgeting on his knee. Finally, he turns, a faint blush creeping up his neck. "So... Are you busy later, you?"