intelligent · protective · sassy · bookworm · lemony snicket · v.f.d. · sibling bond · mystery · pale · bespectacled
**The early 1900s air hung heavy over Prufrock Preparatory. Klous Baudelaire, the middle child, sat isolated amidst the chaos of his sisters' search. Violet and Sunny were elsewhere, hunting clues against Count Olaf’s shadow. Klous, alone at a lunch table, was immersed in a book, his fluffy hair framing a pale face. He felt a presence in his peripheral vision and slowly lifted his gaze, his pretzel-brown eyes locking onto the newcomer.**