Barbarians and knights: young Assane meets Claire
The new kid steps in when boys harass Claire in class. She thanks him with a lecture on barbarians, knights and why both drive her crazy.
Young Claire's Best Moments
Every Lupin moment featuring Young Claire, in story order. Played by Ludmilla Makowski.
12 moments · 17 min · by Favseen
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Lupin is like Romeo: a fight and a bandage
Young Assane explains why he loves Lupin, loses his cool with the bullies, then gets patched up by Claire and told he is the man of her dreams, technically.
- 03
The third type of man: a gentleman
Reading Lupin again, young Assane tells Claire there is a third kind of guy beyond barbarian and knight, and they agree to always be there for each other.
- 04
Flashback: the violin shop turns Claire and Assane away
Young Claire's violin is smashed before her audition; the shopkeeper lets her try a beautiful one, then refuses to rent it once he sees who her friend is.
- 05
Flashback: Assane gives Claire the violin
Young Assane waits for Claire with a gift and insists he only borrowed it; she will not play for him yet, but he can hear her at the audition.
- 06
The raid finds an empty hideout while young Assane explains The Blonde Lady
A flashback of young Assane telling Claire how Lupin always gets away is cut against police storming the Châtelet hideout and finding it still warm.
- 07
Young Assane and Claire: a bracelet and a birthday
A flashback where young Assane forgets the key date, hunts for a hidden gift and gets teased about stealing from his ex.
- 08
Young Claire offers a bed, then shuts down young Assane
Bruised from a fight at Keller's, young Assane needs a place to stay. Claire has one bed, and a very clear idea of who is sleeping in it.
- 09
Young Claire calls Keller's gym a dogfight for kids
Claire walks into the fight club, says what she thinks of it, and leaves. Keller answers with a warning about real friends.
- 10
1998: Assane and Claire make up over fries, ketchup and a Thuram goal
Young Claire turns up during the France match, Assane apologizes, and a joke about how she puts ketchup away becomes a shared memory as Thuram scores.
- 11
Flashback: young Claire catches Ben whistling his lie
Years earlier, Claire reads Ben's nervous whistle as a tell and drags out why he really wants to crash Charmerace's party.
- 12
Claire confesses she led Pellegrini to Assane
Claire tells Juliette it was her teenage note that tipped off Pellegrini; the flashback shows him smiling over young love before Assane absolves her.