Chandis are collections of drabbles and vignettes that I collect in one place until the document gets too big and then I move on to another one.
original cover vs binding cover
The one I made in 2019 in Canva.
Based off that, I did a quick painting of Charlie writing in his journal for the cover.
Writing
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Fever Dream
There’s a shivering bundle sitting along the path that Charlie walks along tonight. It gives him pause as he hears the rasp of illness, a rattle that threatens to become something worse.
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Wolf Sighting
Thandi sees the wolf amid the brush. It watches her warily, so she moves slowly.
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Moping
Charlie is insatiable. Thandi laughs as he kisses every bit of her neck as he can, excited to be with her again.
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The Neighbor’s Dog
Ever since Thandi started seeing the wolf in her yard, she’s been sitting out every morning with a mug, before the fog even lifts.
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The Beginning
When did it start? When did she start catching his eye?
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Contagious Fear
“What are you scared of?” “Being split in half.”
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Estate Test
Charlie Backstory, Child Abuse, TBO Canon Charlie presses himself into a cabinet, holding his breath as he hears the door creak open. He hears the heavy steps of his father as he enters the library. There is a pause, then the steps leave, door clicking shut. A few more cautious seconds, and Charlie emerges from…
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Good Things…
There will always be a distance between them that he can’t close. There will always be the knowledge that this is a diversion and nothing more.
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Lullaby
Instances like this are few and far between. Charlie saves it for those truly difficult nights, and he always starts so quiet.
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Spiked
His vision blurs and swims, and a face gets close to him. Someone… here to help? Someone… someone… anyone will do.
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She’s a Goddess
People always manage to keep the drinks coming at parties like these, and then he drinks. It’s in his hand, he must, and gods. He’s lonely.
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Cold Night
Charlie pulls his jacket tighter around his shoulders, giving a nod to the servant on the other side of the glass. She returns the nod, expression grave, before leaving him in the back gardens. Locked out again.
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What Makes It Love?
Thandi’s words roll through Charlie’s head time and again. What even is love?
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Cowardice
Charlie grimaces as he watches the arms of the sube man shake under the weight of Yu Min. It’s like watching an elderly dog being brought out on the hunt.
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Home
The quiet is maddening. It’s no perfect silence, as there is the distant hum of the hardware in the kitchen and crickets outside. But! To Charlie, the silence is overbearing.
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She’ll Be Home Soon
There’s been a problem building up lately that he’d rather avoid coming to light: he’s in love with his best friend.
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Familiar Melody
The air is cool tonight. He takes a deep breath, tasting the fog as it twists around the trees. It’s always this place lately, something sinister and tense about it.
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Delayed Gratification
Charlie is stretched out, shirt untucked and open, sleeping away a spot of lethargy that occasionally takes him into downright crankiness.
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Thandi’s Kitty
Thandi’s hands run over Charlie’s chest, massaging him. She enjoys the feeling of the heat of his skin, the firmness of the muscle there.
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Excursion
Thandi shakes her head, laughing. “I know that he has a reputation for nastiness, but I promise I can handle it. It’ll be good for my career to go out on this expedition!”