"Five?" Claude raises an eyebrow. "Either he was counting himself, he can't count, or there's another boyfriend I don't know about. There's me, Dimitri, Felix, and Grant...and as far as that goes, Sylvain and Grant are currently on an amicable break in preparation to try again from scratch. They kind of had a false start the first time. That one's a bit of a recent development, though. Still, as far as I know, Sylvain's never been above a count of four at once."

He shrugs and smiles. "But as far as that goes...my relationship with Sylvain and Felix started off a bit strained, for reasons. There's a risk of some jealousy issues for both of them towards me when I'm involved with the other. So it requires careful navigating to make sure everyone's comfortable with how we proceed."