The relationship between K.C. Guthrie and Clare Edwards is known as Klare (K.C./Clare). Their relationship began in Season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Relationship History[]
Overview[]
K.C. and Clare started dating in Danger Zone and broke up in Heart Like Mine (1). The two have barely interacted since the break up, let alone shown signs of ever getting back together. They are shown to be friends again since In the Cold, Cold Night (1) and were shown saying their final goodbyes to one another in Rusty Cage (2).
Season 8[]
In Uptown Girl (2), Clare asks K.C. if he's sure he's in the right class. In response to the question, he says nothing and smiles sarcastically. And when Clare gives K.C. a tour of Degrassi, he starts to make comments that make him seem to be stupid, since he thought Clare implied he was. Clare apologizes for the conversation back in the Gifted Program class. K.C. tells Clare it's okay to care about what people think, which she denies. Then, K.C. dares Clare to display a talent at lunch, which backfires when she's mocked for singing a hymn. The next day, The Shep tells the gifted class that they can't eat by the computers and singles Clare out for doing so and suggests eating in the cafeteria. After the Shep leaves, Alli Bhandari says it's because the cafeteria has such entertainment, alluding to Clare singing the hymn. The whole class laughs besides K.C. and Connor DeLaurier and Clare runs out, embarrassed. Alli looks a little ashamed but laughs it off. K.C. apologizes after class, saying it's normal to care what other people think. Clare admits her sister Darcy is the popular pretty one and that she's used to being the smart one. K.C. tells her she's so much more than that and Clare shyly smiles back at him. The next day, Connor and Clare find that people have taken their lunch table, which Clare notices Connor is very fixated on. Clare asks K.C. if they can sit with him and he invites them with a smile. Connor says it's not their table and Clare smiles as he reluctantly sits down. Alli sits next to them too and tells Clare to not sing. Clare promises she will not sing in the cafeteria again. K.C. tells her he liked it and she smiles.
In Man With Two Hearts, the minor niners are getting their robot ready for competition. As Clare is fixing wires, Alli asks K.C. if he wears boxers or briefs for a magazine quiz and at that moment, Clare makes the robot shoot sparks. Alli jokes that Clare's getting all flustered at the mention of undergarments. Clare says she's not the one talking about underwear in media immersion. They all decide to prep their robot at Connor's house since Alli complains it's been at Clare's house every other time. K.C. is later seen laughing when the vibrator Alli and Clare find in Snake and Spike's room is found by Coach Armstrong.
In Lost In Love (1), K.C. decides to give Clare a rose in hopes that she will go to the dance with him, as does Connor. Connor gets upset when Alli tells him K.C. is sending Clare a rose to ask her to the dance. His reasoning is that he and Clare are better friends. Connor sends Clare a rose as well and they are both given to her in class. She looks flattered when Anya MacPherson hands her K.C.'s rose but uncomfortable when she receives two. Later, the minor niners work on their robot in the hallway. Something goes wrong with the robot and Clare and Connor go up to it to troubleshoot when Connor suggests the problem is the tread on the claw. K.C. disagrees and says it's the arm and motor. They go back and forth until Clare asks why they're acting like idiots. Alli says it's because she hasn't decided who is taking her to the dance. Clare pauses and says she won't go. Later Alli tells K.C. that robots aren't the only way to a girl's heart. He says he gave her a rose but asks what more is there to do. She says he has to but himself out there and take a risk while looking at Johnny. Soon after, Clare and K.C. are working on their robot in the hallway. K.C. tells her he thinks she should go to the dance with him. She agrees to go which makes him smile but she adds that she's not going with anyone. He says he will take that as a half yes.
In Lost in Love (2), Clare and the other minor niners are at the robot competition wherein Toby Isaacs is the announcer. As Mr. Simpson asks if they're ready, K.C. smiles and says hi to Clare. She greets him back. Simpson looks between them awkwardly after their exchange and asks Clare if she's with them. Alli says she and Clare need a moment to "discuss strategy" and pulls her aside. She says she thought they weren't letting their hormones get in the way of bot wars. Clare says it's complicated and Alli says she'll simplify. She says "you like K.C., K.C. likes you; go to the dance with him." Clare starts to mention Connor but Alli says he will get over it. Alli walks off and Clare walks up to K.C., saying she's reanalyzed the dance situation and decided it "wouldn't be completely horrible" to go with K.C. He says that's assuming he still wants to go with her. Clare pauses, thinking he's serious, but he smiles and she laughs, saying "you're so-," and he cuts her off, with a cheeky "charming?" They smile more. As the competition starts, Clare tells her group to show the crowd what they are made of. K.C. grabs her hand and tells her good luck. Connor sees this and grabs Alli's wrist and repeats what K.C. said. Alli pulls her hand away and tells him to not be disgusting. Connor says that K.C. squeezed Clare's hand but Alli says it's because she's going to the dance with him. Connor asks Clare if it's true and Clare says not now because the competition is starting. Connor continues by saying he asked her and that he was her friend first. He adds that he's way better at robots than K.C. Clare says they'll talk about it after the round. As Degrassi starts losing the match, K.C. asks what Connor's problem is and he runs off. Clare gets mad at K.C. and runs to follow Connor. The next round is on and the niners work together again. Clare runs to Alli's side and Alli asks if she's really not going to the dance with K.C. Clare asks if she's really asking about the dance right now. Degrassi wins third place and they all smile. Connor uses the robot to ask Clare to go to the dance with him just as they win and the crowd cheers her on. She looks overwhelmed and says okay. Connor cheers and K.C. looks upset. At the dance, Connor forces Clare on the dance floor by asking her if they are supposed to dance. She says yes, theoretically. He smiles and she unhappily agrees to dance. They start slow dancing with their arms stretched far and Bruce the Moose pushes them closer together, telling them that's how to slow dance. Clare immediately excuses herself and leaves the dance room. On her way out, she bumps into K.C., who asks her to dance with him. She agrees and they dance comfortably for a while in a hallway. However, the moment is short lived when Connor barges in, whining that Clare was his date to the dance. He storms off in fury and Clare follows but she never catches up. Later on, Clare finds K.C. and tells him she's not ready for a relationship. K.C. accepts her answer. At the dance, Clare tells K.C. she really wanted to go to the dance with him, and he tells her to prove it by dancing with him. They proceed to slow dance in the hallway until Connor sees them and storms off. Later when K.C. is getting punch, Clare tells him she's not ready for a relationship and he smoothly asks her, "and who are you not ready to have a relationship with?" They then smile at each other.
In Causing a Commotion, the minor niners enter the media immersion room and notice Connor has a lamp by his desk. He explains that it helps his eyes. Alli comments that it makes them look like freaks. The Shep enters the room to ask the favor of making his principal of the year video of quotes from students. Alli and K.C. volunteer. As Shep walks across the classroom, he trips on the lamp cord. Shep tells Connor it's a hazard and that he must have a doctor's note if he needs it so bad. Since he doesn't, the Shep tells him to try to be a little more normal. Clare comes to his defense, saying she thinks Connor should keep his lamp because he needs it. Shep says it would be unfair to let one student have one and no others because they can't have preferential treatment. Clare responds that's true unless he's a football player. Some of the class whispers at the comment. Shep gives her detention. She says he can't give her a detention for having a point of view and he says he can because he's the principal. While Alli films Clare for the principal of the year video, Clare says that he said to "be more normal" to Connor. She asks the camera if that's the advice principal of the year should give his students. Alli shuts it off and says the video is supposed to show why Shep does deserve the award. Clare says he doesn't. Alli asks if she's still on about the lamp and Clare says it's not about the lamp; it's about individual differences. Alli asks if she's gonna protest and Clare smiles at the idea. Alli asks again but Derek and Bruce show up and take Alli's camera. She takes it back as K.C. walks up behind Clare and Alli and says to buy their own. They walk away, saying "whatever" and pushing him. This gives Clare the idea to take down Shep as a group. Alli asks if one detention wasn't enough. Later, Clare puts lamps at everyone's desks. Alli tells her she's about to get everyone in trouble. Shep, with Simpson in tow, walks in and asks how the video is going. He looks around and sees the lamps. He gets mad and asks what he said yesterday. Clare says he said he couldn't make an exception for one student. As she says this, Mr. Simpson proudly smiles. Shep looks back at him and his smile fades. Clare says he doesn't have to make an exception now. Shep orders everyone to take the lamps off their desks. No one does anything and Clare says not unless Connor can keep his. Shep says there's no room for negotiation and repeats his demand. No one does it so he gives them all detention. The class, especially K.C. looks upset and Shep says to be sure to thank Miss Edwards. Simpson looks uncomfortable and Alli says "nice one, Saint Clare." Clare's anger towards Shep grows. Later, in detention with the rest of the gifted class including K.C., Connor taps his pencil and annoys everyone, especially Alli. Clare tells Alli that they could involve the school board about Shep. Alli tells her that they need to serve this detention first. Mr. Perino gets a call and leaves the room. After Alli tells Connor to stop tapping and he doesn't, she gets up and tells him to stop. Clare tells her to leave him alone but she takes his pencil. Connor spits on her and this causes Alli to call him a freak and break his pencil, sending him into a rage. He pushes her to the ground and runs away after Perino says he's in trouble. Clare follows him out of the room. Clare waits outside the principal's office and K.C. comes up to her and tells her that Alli is okay, not that she would care. She asks what that is supposed to mean. He says he knows Connor is her friend but she can't defend him pushing Alli. She asks if he's ever had his face pushed into a puddle of mud while people stood around and laughed. K.C. looks away. Clare says he wouldn't understand. Just then, Connor shouts that he isn't apologizing to Alli and runs out of the office. Clare and K.C. overheard Simpson assuring Shep that Connor is a good kid but they need to wait for the test results. Shep is hesitant and says he would still expel him because he's a loose cannon. Clare looks on in shock. Shep says he's sorry but his decision is final. Clare's shock morphs into anger. Clare shows up at the Nelson-Simpson household and tells Connor he can't go home as he packs. He says if he's not in gifted at Degrassi his parents won't let him stay. She says they aren't done fighting because they haven't been to the school board or the media about this. She says he just has to apologize for pushing Alli. He says he took her pencil. Clare looks confused as to why he's fixated on that. He shouts that he's a freak and everyone thinks so. He lists Shep, Alli, K.C., and even Mr. Simpson and says it's why he keeps taking Connor for tests. Clare questions him about that but he doesn't answer, he just keeps packing. Clare notices his suitcase is filled with the same outfit, over and over. Alli and K.C. watch a clip of the video they are making for Shep. Holly J. says that she didn't run for student council president, Shep just appointed her. K.C. tells Alli he doesn't think that's a good thing and she says they'll cut around the appointed part. Clare walks in the room, sans Catholic school uniform. Alli looks surprised and says that when Connor gets expelled, Clare gets a new wardrobe. Clare tells her to leave it alone. K.C. asks if she's okay and Clare is only able to say "Connor was just so..." and pauses before Alli offers "weird." Clare continues, says he had a meltdown, and admits there's something wrong with him. Later, Alli, K.C. and Shep watch the last cut of the principal of the year video, with Chantay being the most recent to gush about him. Shep says they've done a great job and says they can finish after they shoot his intro. They begin shooting and he begins to talk about the honor but Clare walks in, telling him he needs to let Connor come back to Degrassi. He dismisses her and Clare starts to say what will happen if he kicks Connor out but Shep interrupts, saying Degrassi would be better off "with one less of you weirdos." Clare repeats it in the form of a question. She asks if they should kick out everyone who isn't a jock. He responds to not tease him. She says angrily that he's a terrible principal. He responds that she's a little bitch. Clare, K.C., and Alli look at him, shocked. Shep says to Alli and K.C. to forget his intro because he'll do it live and he walks out. Alli walks over to Clare and asks if she's trying to get expelled. She responds that if that man runs the school she doesn't care. K.C. touches the camera that has been rolling the whole time and suggests they show the school the real principal of the year. Alli and Clare smile at each other. K.C. also seems rather angry when The Shep calls Clare a bitch. The next day when Clare goes back to her old uniform, Alli makes a wry comment about it and K.C. says she looks nice.
In Jane Says (2), K.C. tells Clare he thinks she looks nice in class when she tries wearing Darcy's clothes. Alli gets upset and tells them she's trying to do an equation at the front of class. When Alli proudly finishes a problem, Clare catches a mistake in the equation and corrects it. Alli is obviously mad. Later, K.C. and Alli are by the J.T. Yorke Memorial and Alli complains that Clare is the smartest girl in class and she's pretty too. K.C. agrees Clare is pretty but says it doesn't mean Alli isn't. She asks if that's true then why is Johnny DiMarco ignoring her. He says that guys are stupid. She adds that she thought he liked her but then dissed her in front of his friends. K.C. tells her to look at him and says that any guy who doesn't tell his friends about her is an idiot. Alli leans in and the two share a kiss. She jumps up and says that was bad, and clarifies that the kiss wasn't, just the act of it. He uncomfortably smiles. Alli tells Johnny she apologized to Clare for kissing K.C.
In Touch of Grey, K.C. shows Clare how to shoot a basketball into a hoop during gym class. She says he's a good teacher and asks if he played basketball at his old school. He avoids the question by telling Connor to think fast before he throws the ball at the back of his head. He stands up for Connor when Reese is mean to him. Clare watches on as Coach Armstrong asks K.C. if he wants to try out for the basketball team and K.C. awkwardly hesitates and doesn't give a definitive answer. In the hall, Clare asks how K.C. does gym and tryouts every day because her arms are killing her. He jokes that he's a modern day Hercules and takes her books to carry them for her. She smiles just as Reece calls K.C. with a "hey, Brainiac," and says a little birdie told him how badass he is that he lives in a group home because he stole a car with some friends. K.C. throws the books down in a rage and Reece feigns innocence. Reece backs off saying he needs to keep his legs to play basketball. Clare looks on in surprise and K.C. mutters that Connor is so dead. He turns around to see a shocked Clare staring at him and he walks away without a word. After K.C. confronts Connor, K.C. goes to put stuff in his locker. Clare awkwardly goes up to hers beside him and they both look at each other and look away. Clare asks towards her locker how his last tryout was and he says it was decent and thinks he'll make it. Clare turns to look at him and asks if he really did what Reece said.K.C. admits he and his friends from his last school used to find things to do to pass the time. Clare asks if it was like stealing cars and K.C. says there were like many things she doesn't want to know about. Clare asks why he can't talk to her about it and he says she had an idea of him that he's a good guy. He says he liked it but Connor ruined it. Suddenly, Connor comes up to them with his lip split, saying hi, and Clare asks if he hit Connor. K.C. looks offended and starts walking away. Connor says that the wound was from an elbow to the face during basketball practice. Clare then runs to stop K.C. and apologize. She says he's a good guy and she knows it. She asks if he wants to celebrate making the team and he says thanks but he should get home and walks off. Clare watches him leave, worried that she hurt him.
In Danger Zone, Clare asks if anyone has seen her pen and K.C., still fresh from last time he thought Clare accused him of something bad, asks if she thinks he did it since he's sitting right next to her. She says he's sitting next to her and he says "and I'm the only one with the criminal record." She asks why he's still being such an idiot. He repeats that he's a thief and an idiot. Connor interrupts them, asking if they're up for Risk that night. They say "not if he/she's coming" at the same time. They get up and leave as Connor asks if Alli is still coming over. Connor asks why they won't stop fighting and Alli says they're in like with each other and since he told Clare about K.C.'s criminal past it's been awkward. He asks what they should do and she says he should fix it. Connor then tells K.C. it's the last Thursday before he goes home for winter break and K.C. says he's sorry, because he's not in the mood for Clare's "patronizing attitude." Connor says she won't be there so K.C. agrees to go. Unbeknownst to them, Connor has lied and told Clare that Alli and K.C. won't be at his house so he leads her down to his basement and says they can take Alli and K.C.'s countries. Connor says he will take Alli's and she can have K.C.'s. Clare says it's generous since K.C. is winning and he agrees, saying it's okay. He adds that he will get them some snacks and Clare looks wondrously at him. He asks why and she says he's being a good host. When he comes back he brings K.C. down to talk to her, unbeknownst to both of them. K.C. comes down the stairs with snacks and when Clare sees she says Connor said he wasn't coming. Connor then locks them down there. They're forced to talk out their issues. After a while, Clare asks if K.C. is just going to sit there eating cookies and asks if he can find a way to break out. He asks why and if she thinks it's because he's a criminal mastermind. She says it's not what she means and he says it is. He says he knows the way people like Clare think about people like him. She responds angrily, "and I'm supposed to be the judgmental one." Connor comes down the stairs and asks if it worked but K.C. gets up and leaves as Connor offers Clare a Dole drink. When they arrive at the dance, Clare asks why K.C. is an idiot and Connor says it's because he's in like with her. Clare looks at Connor in shock, then to K.C., then to herself and asks Connor for help and Connor smiles. Clare locks herself and K.C. in a room and says she thinks she knows why they fight all the time, because āif we stop, we are afraid that weāll...ā then she leans in to kiss him but he turns his head. She says maybe she got it all wrong and starts to leave, but K.C. pulls her back and says āno, you got it rightā and they kiss each other. They later walk back into the dance holding hands.
Season 9[]
In Just Can't Get Enough, Clare and K.C. welcome back Alli and Johnny from holiday break. At the winter beach dance, Clare pulls K.C. away after looking at perky new girl, Jenna Middleton.
In Shoot to Thrill, K.C. greets Clare with a kiss on the cheek as her and Alli try to decide which club to join. They also feel awkward when Alli invites Johnny to sit with them and K.C. joins Clare when she gets up to leave. In photo club, Clare shares some pictures she took of K.C. and Jenna and Chantay compliment the pictures. When Chantay sees and pulls out Alli's pictures of Johnny playing with a stuffed puppy, Clare asks Alli if they'd want to go on a double date with her and K.C.
In Close to Me, Clare watches on as K.C. gets to play in the basketball game for the first time, but when he messes up and gets pulled out by Coach Carson, Clare looks upset.
In Beat It (1), K.C. and Clare attend the school fair. When K.C. wins Clare something, she gives him a peck on the cheek.
In Beat It (2), Clare and K.C. visit Jenna at Power Squad practice, and Jenna tells them that Dave Turner dumped her. Clare comforts Jenna, and feels awkward once K.C. and Jenna look at each other.
In Heart Like Mine (1), Clare gets jealous when K.C. lifts Jenna off of the floor and spins her around with a hug, while K.C. just kisses Clare's cheek. At the car wash, her jealousy begins to grow once he's messing around with Jenna. K.C. does play with Clare for a while until Jenna butts in. Later, K.C. breaks up with Clare because all they do is make each other mad, and she feels heartbroken.
In Heart Like Mine (2), Clare is heartbroken when she finds out K.C. is with Jenna. Later, Clare asks what's wrong with K.C. K.C. says he's sorry for everything, and Clare looks surprised.
In Start Me Up, Clare writes a story that tells about her relationship with K.C.
In In Your Eyes, K.C. has trouble in math and Clare tutors him. During their first tutoring session, Clare asks how he got so far behind because he used to be so good at math. He mentions Coach Carson and Clare says she only really saw him get taken away but heard rumors. K.C. then opens up a bit about what happened and Clare is sympathetic and shocked. However, he still has trouble and Jenna convinces K.C. to cheat off of her. Later, Clare confronts the two.
Season 10[]
In What A Girl Wants (1), they are both seen in the same classroom but sit on opposite sides of the room as Mr. Simpson shows the class their new seats.
In Breakaway (1), K.C. says Clare looks the same after Jenna spreads the supposed boob job rumor.
In Breakaway (2), K.C. is seen watching Clare during gym class, listening to Dave, Connor, and Wesley discuss Clare's "new look." When Connor makes circular motions in front of his chest, mimicking Clare, K.C. nudges him and he stops. Later, K.C. sees Clare and Jenna talking heatedly, pauses, and walks away quickly. Jenna tells Clare that she knows that Clare is only doing the boob job because Clare wants K.C. back. Clare tells Jenna that Clare wasn't getting a boob job, but was getting laser eye surgery. Jenna then asks Clare if she wants to tell everyone that the rumor was false, but Clare says no and says that the school can think whatever they want. She adds that if she really wanted to get K.C. back, she wouldn't need fake boobs to do so. Clare then turns, leaving Jenna to hold the socks she had stuffed er bra with, and looks at K.C. with a smile. He looks back at her and begins to smile before she walks off.
In Halo (2), Clare looks on as K.C. tells Sav Bhandari that Jenna is having her baby, luring him to the limo Holly J. Sinclair is waiting in.
Season 11[]
In Love Game, Clare introduces Jake Martin to K.C., Jenna, Alli, and Dave Turner when they're all at Above the Dot.
In In the Cold, Cold Night (1), Clare asks if K.C., Jenna, Connor, and Alli can help her with The Degrassi Daily because it's an easy extracurricular and they can write about anything. Jenna and Alli reject her and K.C. and Connor say nothing and turn away with them. Later, Clare finds K.C. and Connor in the Degrassi Daily editing room, much to her surprise. K.C. asks what happened between her and Alli and Clare fills them in. Connor wishes they could all be friends again like they were in Grade 9. Later on K.C., Connor, Alli, and Jenna come into the room to help Clare with the paper as well as Eli Goldsworthy.
In In the Cold, Cold Night (2), after successfully finishing the paper, Clare treats everyone to pizza.
Season 12[]
In Closer To Free (2), Clare was looking through #StuffClareSays on Twitter, and K.C. tweeted something about her. Later, Clare, Adam Torres, and Connor are presenting their project, and when Clare calls the assignment pedestrian, K.C. blurts out "Stuff Clare Says" while typing on his phone. Clare later sees a video of K.C., Adam, Dave, and Connor wearing a wig and mocking everything Clare says.
In Rusty Cage (2), Clare, along with Alli, Bianca DeSousa, Connor, and Jenna find out that K.C. is moving to British Columbia. Clare and the others get washroom passes so they can leave class to say their goodbyes and all hug K.C.
Degrassi Minis[]
Season 8[]
In If Jay Can't Be Happy..., K.C. and Clare approach Spinner Mason, Jay Hogart, Sav and Holly J., and righteously tell them that the holidays are about giving, caring, and sharing. K.C. tells Jay that no amount of pixie dust is going to change that, and Jay defends himself, saying his magic dust isn't pixie dust as that would be lame. Clare calls him old, and says he can't stop people from feeling love. Clare accurately predicts that Jane Vaughn will call Spinner and apologize for overreacting, Anya will call Sav, and that Blue is waiting for Holly J. outside of the cafe. Jay asks them how her and K.C. knew all of that, and K.C. says it's what they do since they're gifted. K.C. asks Clare if she wants go somewhere, make out, and pretend it didn't happen the next day. Clare shyly agrees with a smile and they head out.
Timeline[]
- Start Up: Danger Zone (818)
- Break Up: Heart Like Mine (1) (911)
- Reason: K.C. began to have feelings for Jenna, and thought all they did was make each other mad.
Rival Relationships[]
Trivia[]
- They have both been inappropriately treated by an adult/mentor figure to whom they respected: K.C. was given beer, porn, and a hooker by Coach Carson and Clare was sexually assaulted by Asher Shostak.
- Both were in the gifted program.
- They are both good friends with Jenna Middleton, Dave Turner, Connor Delaurier and Alli Bhandari.
- This couple is favoured by Sam Earle and AJ Saudin.
- In Season 8, there was a love triangle between Clare, K.C. and Connor.
- Their first and only on-screen kiss was in Danger Zone.
- K.C.'s first line was spoken to Clare. ("You'll have to stick around.")
- In a deleted scene for Season 9, Clare and K.C. share their feelings about their relationship.
- K.C. emotionally cheated on Clare with her friend, Jenna, which led Clare to break up with K.C. and temporarily end her friendship with Jenna. She later made amends with both of them in In the Cold, Cold Night (1).
- K.C. was the first character to have Clare prove that she doesn't care of what people think of her by singing a hymn in the cafeteria. The second was Eli.
- Clare was the first one to hug K.C. when he was about to leave.
- They were seen in the Season 8 and Season 9 opening credits together.
- Both share the same line, "You have to be freakin' kidding me," though K.C. said it while making fun of Clare.
- In Closer to Free (2), K.C. imitated Clare for the "Stuff Clare Says" Twitter video.
- K.C. and Clare's best friends Connor and Jenna are currently in a relationship.