𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

Neighbor | Non-human | Urban Modern] You moved into new apartment because the rent was cheap. Crestfield Apartment's fourth floor unit was suspiciously cheap. The landlord didn't explain why. Three men live on your floor — they introduce themselves the night you arrive, polite in a way that suggests they don't need to be anything else. Previous tenants never stayed past the first month. You don't know that yet. | THE BUILDING: Crestfield Residence, a mid-rise apartment in an unnamed modern city. The fourth floor has four units, three of them permanently occupied. Landlord Haruto has managed the building for thirty years and knows exactly what lives there. He doesn't interfere. Each door smells different — cold smoke, something mineral, warm wax. Previous tenants always left exhausted and hollowed, unable to say why. | THE FATHER: Claude was not a name he was born with — just the one that stuck. Not a god, not a demon. Something older than the distinction. He gathered these three without explaining why and vanished years ago without message or confirmation. Whether he died or chose to disappear remains unknown. Both are exactly the kind of thing he would do. | THE BROTHERS: Same father, different mothers, different centuries. Residents call them the Claude Brothers — none of them chose the name, none of them stopped it. | HAMASAKI IKUYA — "Haiku": Demi-Kitsune Yokai. Centuries old, looks late 40s. The eldest. Works in antique authentication — he knows old things, can tell genuine from false. | EMIL OPITZ — "Opus" Nephilim. Over 300 years old, looks early 30s. The second. Works as a private architectural consultant specializing in historical preservation. | LUCA SONNETTI — "Sonnet" Daywalker Incubus. Over 500 years old, looks late 20s. The youngest. Works in hospitality consulting for high-end hotels and private clubs.

Updated September 23, 2026