My Side of the Mountain is a 2019 fic based on Jean Craighead George’s book of the same name. Thandi runs away from home and is found by a wild boy calling himself Briar. Together they survive in the wilderness and raise animals like their children, growing attached to one another and becoming “married”.
Civilized society returns to ruin it all, but Briar won’t have it. He goes to rescue his wife.
I’m gathering all the sketchbook content here for easier viewing! I’ve been drawing a shitload of Chandi in sketchbooks since 2018 though so it’s likely this page will balloon beyond expectation. We’ll see. NSFW sketchbook art will be mixed in with the rest of the NSFW.
I separated out the SCM stuff because there was so much and I wanted the SCM stuff to post on its own (for the sake of its page).
A potential sticker label for a candle.
The Thandi version.
For a short period I played Briar in one shots to simulate his journey through the planes as he looked for Thandi.
Making faces during the one shot.
Rev is so funny.
Thandi in big denial about this guy being totally into her
mrrr?
I have a fondness for my cat boys. Featuring Bonny and Laws as well.
Be close <3
Reunion shot
Taking selfies together
Some shots of Charlie’s wing in Roseview.
Charlie faces.
What a delight they are
Seven minutes in heaven
Doctor modes
Can you guess which child is which?
I decided to separate out the SCM and the regular sketchbook stuff. This sketchbook had a LOT of SCM going on in it.
Charlie gazing into the crystal ball to see his future.
Young cat and teen cat.
Young Thandi and teen Thandi.
outfit variations.
Outfit variations.
Kissy.
I often refer to Charlie in SCM as Thandi’s guard dog.
Affection.
Kissy!
Thandi wearing his sweater and using him as a pillow.
Big crybaby.
Loving him as his kitty self.
Just sitting together.
Ruth and Josiah accepting it because the pair are like bonded cats. You can’t separate them.
Spying on your girlfriend.
BIG TEARFUL HUG
Love hurt/comfort AUs with sad, abandoned Briars.
Ooops ♥♥ I fell ♥♥
Awkward teen Charlie.
Adult Charlie.
Sharing the bed as teens.
Love
More teen love
Intended to play Rev in a game but it never panned out.
Teen romance.
So much teenage affection
that little thandi there is a personal favorite
some information about the family
ruth with her shawl
ruth and josiah snuggling
evilbee licking his teeth?
briar hanging out in another world’s oneshot
it was the oneshot with the talking sheep
briar just being there
I like whatever I was trying to do here.
Oh look at them holding hands <3
I wish I remembered the context for the joke on the bottom there.
Bro this might be Second Chances. I think this might be Second Chances
Briar vs. himself as a child.
Growing up.
Growing still.
She’s so cute all the time.
A little bit overgrown here.
I need to tell you that I removed one of the funniest pictures I ever drew from this because it was tragically not Chandi.
Hip
Oh she knows, buddy
Baby child on top MUST be Aspen. Only the insanest child can make such a face.
snug fest
more reunion art
The sketch draft of this art. Plus the aftermath. 🙂
The draft of this art. You might notice back then the stars had six points— it was shrunk down to four points to make the story easier to write (four characters) but the character list grew back to six again in modern Adaptation, so the inside and outside of the star is included in the elements now.
In love and reunited truly.
chestttt
make sure your fae bird companion knows he is loved
Briar with a young Peony.
Getting his hair done by his wife.
Almost kiss.
more big hugs
He missed that hand.
SNUGGLE! THAT! WIFE!!!!!
I was learning.
Briar Charlie stuff.
Charlie vs Briar. Getting some serious muscle tone over the years.
Rediscovering the wife!
Not able to deal with it at first.
Boy did I enjoy posing Briar.
I moved to the States during this sketchbook! Wahoo!
Charlie and one of his children.
Nervous about sleeping together.
Kissy kiss
Charlie really loves how Thandi says his name when they’re playing around. He ends up making more and more dumb jokes just to get the reaction he likes best.
Thandi in a nightgown.
Someone told him something shitty in canon.
It hit him hard.
Kissy sequence.
Is this for a fic? What fic is this for? Gods why didn’t I label this shit back in the day
More of whatever this fic may have been
Charlie in profile
Their happiness makes me happy
Little bit of lighting play.
Something must have happened to Thandi.
A variety of hairstyles.
The first time I drew Thandi with the white hair! I did not know how her hair worked back then.
Angles
<3
Charlie looking less than healthy after fighting a knucker in Excursion.
Charlie getting more affectionate in Excursion.
Charlie feeling ashamed that he couldn’t tell a perfect copy from the original.
Reunion in the cells.
He miss her
Expressions and angles
Don’t remember the context
Rev practice
Evilbee for Blackthorn.
beloved and the V-neck
expressions and dancing
Charlie just looks good in things that hug him.
Lil bit of Snake & Raven in the mix.
Expressions.
Nib practice. Looks like I forgot Thandi’s bonnet. 🙁
I love how he looks at her.
More expressions.
Fuckin around.
That V-Neck is back…
reacting to a major moment in TBO canon.
I forgot he had gotten this scar.
Oh hello Dr. Vanderbee.
Rev and Charlie!!
Hugs and staring lovingly at the token he received from Thandi.
Comforting Thandi and wearing sweaters.
Faces and poses. Nothing weird here.
He is not talking to himself, I swear, even though it looks like he is speaking to a palette swapped version of himself
A Newhaven pic snuck in!
Affection :3
I can’t get enough of their affection
People say they’re a one-woman man but Charlie MEANS it
I do not remember the context
this is cute
Charlie doing blood tests on himself and very likely discovering he is sube
Reassurance
stiff aah pose
canon comic event and some little pouting and hiding
HARDCORE FLIRTING
rev practice
migraine moods
i was really into the black v neck this sketchbook i guess?
posing
okay yeah i was into the black v-neck
thandi got the biddies
aw charlie progression is cute
the chandi family has changed a lot since this first pic! i love the stiff kitten tail, so cute
Sleepy Snake & Raven sketch.
Kissy Snake & Raven sketch.
misc panther x Thandi loving.
Charlie drawing up outfit designs.
That is almost his handwriting. His handwriting is worse, actually.
More Snake & Raven fluff.
Those outfits he was designing.
huggies
MORE Snake & Raven.
Sometimes I wish he showed off his arms.
Christmas Snaek & Raven.
We love the leather bolo in this house.
Extremely funny of me to write this.
hip cocked and loaded
rare chance to see any snake and raven outside of its main site
nuzzles
bits like this beats my heart to a pulp, i love them
assorted charlie heads
more snake and raven
(clutches chest) hgggk
awww
This sketchbook was mostly dedicated to NSFW stuff so not a lot on the SFW side to share.
his pants look dumb af
thandi be out here like a lioness
AGHAST at accidentally telling his wife to shut up
not technically raunchy 👀
Charlie commanding other vines
must’ve been after their date in Vallun where he got a haircut and a whole new look thanks to Thandi
nap
love your wife
god i love them
love dressing him up like a wee doll
green pen time
crooked
snuggly
look how joyful
so much love
i still draw em like this
she does her best to do so
no makeup no problem
grip
kiss kiss kiss
more faces
he want some sweets
some… cleavage…
A young Charlie vs the him in the adventure
charlie warmups
long live the hubby mug
cheesy fucks
(cheering for the PDA)
charlie got a bit fucked up during TBO
outfits
post getting fucked up
MID getting fucked up and trying to mend his fucking vest
suffering blood loss and being knocked out thanks to getting fucked up
thandi helping charlie out of the situation because no one else would
he took it hard
i was excited to add more scars though
so depressed he won’t even flirt!
don’t worry thandi comforted him but he really had a moment and no one really had a kind word to spare as the guy that kept everyone else from going down
bro even stopped styling his hair
he got better
round cheeks?
chilling
embarrassed boy
whta is the fucking context for this
see he got better
baaaaby boy
in love
idk
charlie’s best friend is a horse
hips a-cocked
Charlie pages are common now
Catman Charlie…
Honestly I love this pose so much
Catgirl Thandi just be lookin so cute
lovers who don’t know they’re lovers is GOAT ngl
lmaooo
he loves that ring
ohohohoho
my son lookin like he’s filling out in the chest
he can’t stop lookin
KISS KISS KISS
pajamas
sleepytime
god i love them
huggin in the peacoat
thandi looks good in everything i s2g
charlie expressions
i would ask what he did but he probably ran his mouth again
bro just say you like her
back when sylvanus was a thing and constantly testing charlie
big comfort
he love a good pet
His muttonchops are so floofy
More Panther and Maiden
I think there’s digital versions of both of these lurking somewhere in the art archives.
Shamelessly flirting now.
I did a lot of these with an Inkjoy pen, which are water soluble but don’t run with alcohol inks. How great is that!
ogling his shy girlfriend
presenting: thandi
i designed a bunch of apocalypse outfits for my characters. this was charlie’s. kind of lackluster
comforting one another
SHOUT!!!
look at how he’s gained his cheekbones. i’m so proud. look at this man
WHAT HAPPENED??????????? did he FALL?????????
i am so tempted to put him in reading glasses but canonically he cannot have MORE things wrong with him
thandi’s magic armor from back in the day
he loves rev
and i still love it. sorry i’ve been drawing them since 2018 and (checks watch) it’s been 8 years and i still love them
rushing into his arms
what was i oopsing about
yo yo that emotional turmoil
booby time
lickin his own nose
a bit of genderbending! charlotte. she got big old badonkadonks
nose
bro is saving lives by buttoning up on the regular
ruth and josiah are his parents. they’re in a secret relationship.
what is happening here, did he just appear?
i regret to inform you that i was using the wrong color for charlie’s skintone in this and the following arts. he is NOT this pale.
i love this pose
kiss!!! yes!!!
whirl KISS
snapshots of thandi being annoyed
charlie from a catboy au
why he look like that in glasses
charlie so thrilled to get a token back
surrounded by peonies and camellias
Charlie’s forms all wore clothes once upon a time because he was very concerned about his balls being looked at.
So much love
A bit more from the Collared AU.
Why they be lookin at each other like that
Designing Shiki for the Furuba AU.
(whine)
Thandi with her pocket boyfriend from the Furuba AU.
Sleepytime.
the sketch version of this post
outfit designs for furuba
shiki in their throne petting the Rat and the Dragon at their side
kiss already damn you
it’s a good thing she loves to be cuddled
drunk charlie
kiss kiss kiss
thinkin of his wife
all dressed up
imagine being beat up by a dapper panther
he look tired
part of thandi can succubus me anytime au
same as above
what you say about my wife?!
what a grab bag of poses
zzzz
a bit of quiet au stuff except i don’t know why he is clean shaven right there. spooky!
i DON’T know why i kept putting him in these weird ass shirts. another a bit of quiet pic
here comes a string of panther and maiden pics!
he was a fun variation of briar. really naive in the ways of humanity but a rather cold god for the most part
he did very much love his wife
very much
grooming time!
tiny bit of scribbled gore in this sketchbook but you’ll hardly notice i swear
Charlie in green ink.
Highschool Chandis and embarrassment at being seen. Finished version of the big one is here.
He loves being Thandi’s kitty.
Charlie longing to be Thandi’s kitty again and standing on the sidelines during a festival.
In TBO Charlie was still growing and was canonically 5’10” at the beginning of the adventure to Thandis 6′. He was going to end the adventure at 6’5″.
The healing word never specified what words it had to be so it often ended up being some variation of this.
Charlie in a bunch of different universes.
They’re in love ♥
Charlie being told off in the high school AU by Thandi.
Snuggle time.
This is based off a very specific manga and I can’t remember what it is but it still makes me laugh. KAREN REMINDED ME IT’S BASED OFF OF POP TEAM EPIC
>:|
it him
working on adding texture, doing poses, etc
saving a life and then lots of charlie doodles
the duplicity of man
stop! it’s briar time
love your wife
the digital version is up here but this does have the zoom in on the pots
nervous
a depressed young man
varying states of wild charlie
pretty sure this is all from collared
kissies
yet another side profile
more more more
pocket husband and more collared content
yes i know i dress the same every day is there something WRONG with my clothes?????
harper became a universal constant
charlie legitimately had no friends in the party so harper became his best friend. he would talk all the time to his horse. people hated it
hmmm apple… for horse…
Bonding.
Gaaaay
Thandi’s family from Faerun.
Nervous.
Baby Charlie.
Drunk Charlie used to be a lot more flirtatious.
Briar content.
Charlie as Briar.
The parents.
Anger nap after a fight with the rest of the party.
He is not doing drugs. He is taking his own blood.
Charlie after asking Thandi if she is sure about marrying him.
Briar and Maine Coon Charlie.
Bashful about the marriage token.
briar and hawthorn
thandi getting fucking stabbed
charlie upset about thandi dissolving the engagement
sewing himself up
briar as a god
chillin
he had to do his laundry
kiss
laws and charlie swapping outfits
trying some things out
seeing him without his sideburns or muttonchops is crazy
dearly beloved
why did i always draw him running like that
<:3c
aaaa
you in love lil dude
dance
practice
🙂
snug
snuggle
hands
the fucking pants…
kissing scars
Charlie witnessing the carnage and the anger that existed against people who discriminated against the sube, and realizing that it was likely that he was going to die soon.
Charlie negging Thandi very poorly by commenting on the fact that she smelled after an adventure.
Thandi being condescended to by a child, Charlie being smothered by a pillow to wake him up.
Mascot Charlie.
I do not remember the context.
Charlie being scared to expose too much skin was always a thing for him. The bathing suit was because he wanted a third layer in case a suitor succeeded in disrobing his first two.
A new outfit.
Charlie in the ruins of a castle and then looking into the Mirror of Fear and seeing himself as a sube.
Charlie doodles.
Boy is gaining angles.
He threw his shoe at someone for being dodgy. And him as a rat. He wore clothes as an animal.
Looking into Thandi’s bag of holding.
I don’t remember why we got deer but I know Charlie thought it was great.
More outfits.
Charlie being picky about food and then showing up to the obstacle course field day in gym clothes with his fancy vest over top of it.
Vibing. Note fancy shoes.
Thandi has a tendency to phrase things poorly, but she’s not the only one.
Charlie reacting to getting the stink eye big time.
Being told he has to crawl through a mud pit and get filthy.
Charlie trying to point out that it makes about as much sense to him. His word choice does not work.
Thandi playing keep-away with Charlie’s book to force him to participate.
Thandi trying to figure out Charlie’s deal.
Rejected.
Then she says she will do the course with him and promptly trips backwards over the very first obstacle.
He helps her up and thus begins the tradition.
Face.
Going over another obstacle.
Pointing out to Thandi that she’s not doing great by everybody despite her enthusiasm.
Don’t touch me.
The laugh behind the hand that became a drawing touchstone for years to come.
I like putting him in funny clothes sometimes.
srs
Made it out clean.
Haters spraying him with paint.
Saving someone from drowning.
Falling victim to a fear spell while trying to save another person from drowning.
Soaked.
Pissed at Thandi.
Checking the guy who was helping Thandi give everyone a good scare and thus got walloped from the punchy folks.
<:3c
First sketchbook Charlie images.
Thandi establishing the game we were to play.
Charlie getting decked.
Charlie upset about being punched in the face.
Charlie refusing to participate in games.
Thandi having a friendly conversation with another PC.
Charlie sketch.
Second Chances is a 2019 Evilbee fic where Thandi has lost her memories… and her life? Charlie, believing her dead, decides to take Istres by force to push his ideals across the continent in her memory. He mourns her nightly, and on finding Thandi lost and without memories, fighting him tooth and nail, he crumples easily and brings her home.
It’s up to Thandi to regain her memories and find the truth behind what happened in the years of her absence.
Thandi at her own mausoleum where Charlie goes to mourn every night.
Blackthorn is a 2020 Evilbee fic where Thandi is taken as a prisoner of war. She is collared and kept as a pet, where she finds that the man who has taken her is more vulnerable than she thought.
Bit of Charlie Evilbee and the paintover comparison!
Summoning Circle is a 2019 fic where Thandi participates in a fun meme where she pretends to summon her favorite character by placing five items on the points of a summoning circle.
Unfortunately, she has an innate understanding of the character and actually summons him! And worse… he’s the villain.
original cover
Automatic Diary is a 2019 fic where Thandi gets a magical book that mirrors the diary of the person who she’s meant to be with. It ends up being the irksome town doctor who can’t seem to hold anything in his hands for longer than two seconds when she sees him!
This ended up being a heated vinyl experiment! It turned out pretty okay, but not great. I’m not really sure what I’m doing still.
for the most part i am pleased with it, though you can see where i lingered with the iron if you look for too long.
quick flip through
They’ve grown so close, and it’s through her that he learns how good her touch is.
Charlie fell for her nearly as soon as he saw her. The witch of Bellhaven. He’s heard a lot about her.
An Arrangement is a 2021 arranged marriage/pregnancy fic where Thandi becomes Charlie’s teacher under the guise of fiancee. They agree to be married platonically… and then the marriage becomes all too real.
Charlie taps his fingers on the table as he reads the leaflet in front of him, slightly crumpled from Rev’s beak. Thandi Kahsu’s smiling face is there, a cute hand-drawn cartoon of herself.
Please! Keep personal and business matters separate.
That’s normal.
In regards to the uptick in romantic gestures from the populace, I request that you first consult my familiar.
The formality of it is endearing.
She will be wearing a key around her neck.
There is an adorable picture of a cat licking her paw, large brass key hanging from her collar.
Should anyone succeed in catching her and bringing me the key, I will accept their marriage proposal.
The Witch’s Cat is a 2019 fic based off of some random Tumblr writing prompt where a witch tells her suitors that whoever catches her familiar and gets the key round its neck can become her partner— while in reality she is the cat.
