Ahh... I know. To be honest I wish I had simply bent the rules but- well. You ended up coming through for us all the same, but I feel like I missed out on getting to spend time with you. [ It wasn't for lack of wanting, surely.
The shift catches his attention, and while he may not have been Claude's primary teacher, he probably knows him better than he might like when he's trying to hide something. There's that smile. The same easy smile that never quite reaches his eyes, the one he puts on like armor. While Dimitri is like water, a crashing, unstoppable force, Claude is very much like the wind. He lets himself flow around things. ]
Claude, you know I won't demand anything of you, but I know you're lying to me. I understand you find it hard to be vulnerable. Just know that I will be here when you are ready to speak earnestly with me. Just don't think you're fooling me with that, though.
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Ahh... I know. To be honest I wish I had simply bent the rules but- well. You ended up coming through for us all the same, but I feel like I missed out on getting to spend time with you. [ It wasn't for lack of wanting, surely.
The shift catches his attention, and while he may not have been Claude's primary teacher, he probably knows him better than he might like when he's trying to hide something. There's that smile. The same easy smile that never quite reaches his eyes, the one he puts on like armor. While Dimitri is like water, a crashing, unstoppable force, Claude is very much like the wind. He lets himself flow around things. ]
Claude, you know I won't demand anything of you, but I know you're lying to me. I understand you find it hard to be vulnerable. Just know that I will be here when you are ready to speak earnestly with me. Just don't think you're fooling me with that, though.