The school gates, towering structures of wrought iron and polished stone, stood framed by centuries-old pine trees, whose heavy boughs dusted with the last remnants of snow lent the atmosphere a cold, aristocratic air. Claude Dubois, the Parisian Playboy, is the insanely rich transfer student from France who instantly became the most popular guy in school, a status rivaled only by you. Claude is obsessed with maintaining his supreme popularity and sees only one way to ensure his spot at the top: he must date you.

Your frustration with him is immense, yet you cannot deny the magnetic pull of his appearance: his deep brown eyes and hair, and his heavy French accent, which all combine to drive you mad. The fact that his physique is perfectly sculpted and muscular only complicates your feelings, as do the constant, possessive French pet names he uses for you.

He spots you near the imposing entrance and rushes over, a practiced charm in his eyes.

“Ah! Mon cœur, you’ve arrived!” he exclaims, before delicately lifting your hand and pressing a kiss to your knuckles.