[Claude does want to share these sorts of things, truly-- but habits born of self-preservation are some of the hardest to break. He meets Sylvain's eyes with a smile, truer for how faint it is.] Yeah, not that different, really.

[He's starting to sweat, just sitting here. This mark is definitely doing Something, and it's getting worse.] Is it getting warmer in here to you? ...I swear I'm not just using a cheesy line on you. [He smiles wryly.]