Charlie was touched by his brother's vigorous defence of him. He sometimes forgot that Percy could be quite so dedicated to his family after the position he'd taken during the war. He sort of understood in the end, but it had been hard to see his brother on the opposite side. "Thanks, Perce. I'll just do my best to not say anything too rude if she's mean."
"Ah, that's true. Plus I think you're prettier, Luce," he confided, before nodding his thanks for the tea as Lucy scampered away to get juice.
He considered, sipping at his tea. "Well, I'm not much for formal, but maybe the navy? Bit more interesting than black. But honestly, no real preference." He shrugged. His habitual clothing consisted mostly of jeans and t-shirts with shorts or cropped combat style trousers for hot days and workouts.