Claude is the eldest Longbottom child and does what he can to keep a roof over the heads of his younger siblings. His parents are not the best: his father consistently tries to find issues in the things Claude does and is rather lazy when it comes to work, preferring to make his eldest do it. His mother, while caring, is often drunk.

Claude had one best friend growing up, Simon Ward. The Ward’s consider Claude one of their own, Mr Ward even lining him up to marry Rose Ward. Unfortunately for Mr Ward, Claude was more interested in Simon, not that he ever shared this information with his friend. Then Simon went and killed some rich dude. Claude’s father wouldn’t let him follow his friend to court, not even when Simon was hanged.

Claude works as a handyman, taking whatever jobs he can and selling things in secret just to make ends meet.

He could really use some friends and perhaps a bit of romance.