It hassled him when he actually tried to think. Why did he cling so strongly to Thandi?
She’s an oasis.
I want to please her.
If she smiles, she will praise me.
He’s hungry for it. He’ll do anything to hear her approve of him. An errant “Good job!” and he was walking on clouds for days. A pat. A touch of his hair, hmmn! Oh, no, it’s heavenly. Let him spoil her with love. He daydreams about kissing her fingers and hugging her. She’s so. So… everything.
A 2019 fic where Charlie and Thandi have a nasty breakup, only to be reunited a month before his wedding to another woman. Thandi resolves to steal him back.
Sticks in the Knapsack was one of my all-time favorite fics from 2019. It’s named after a collection of Ozark folk tales, one of which is my favorite story, Alligators. This story explored a bestial Charlie and an overarching theme of life and death. It ended up being quite fun and we returned to it again a few years later to see where it would go with the characters grown in different ways.
The Panther and the Maiden is the first sacrificial bride fic we did with Thandi being sacrificed to Briar, a god of the forest. It outlines a lot of the ideas we ended up keeping in future fics of the same nature— a living tree home for Thandi, Thandi exploring a future in godhood, giving Briar a reason to embrace humanity— but it also had some shaky ground that got improved in the future as well.
It received a lot of complaints from the peanut gallery as well because I draw Briar JACKED in this one. He’s a god! Let him be jacked! There’s a few other complaints— but back then we got nitpicked for a lot of weird things so…
This is a 2019 Chandipire fic that was named “Chandipire is good actually” but I hate that name. I did not come up with that name. It’s just a bald insult to the Blood Drunk fic that had been aborted because the peanut gallery was not pleased with it.
I renamed it A Bit of Quiet after Charlie’s supposed desires after years of developing his blood alternative and making literal billions in cash money. He finds Thandi tantalizing and they bond over sweets and tea.
Blood Drunk is a 2019 fic before we hammered things out about Thandi and Charlie’s relationship and personalities. It ended prematurely because the peanut gallery hated it.
Collared is a 2019 fic where Charlie pretends to be Thandi’s free-roaming pet wolf-dog Milo. He spends his days being an ass and his nights as her beloved pet, loving on her.
A woman in a flowing, white gown appears from another room in the suite. Her deep, dark eyes are wide before she smiles and says, “Please, call me Thandi.” Charlie bows deeply, hand to his chest. “As you wish, my lady.” He straightens, giving her his best smile. “My name is Charlie Vanderbee. I hope to serve you well.” She laughs kindly and waves her hand in front of her face. “There’s no need for all that. Come! Sit with me. It must’ve been a long journey.” She sits on her plump white sofa and beckons him with a wave, leaning back to get comfortable. So it’s going to be like that.
At Your Service is a 2019 fic where Charlie is hired to be Thandi’s servant. He tries to draw the line between them, but she blurs it mightily and he finds himself falling for her strange ways.
the binding
I didn’t bind it myself 8w8 It was before I got into the concept of fanbinding and had our stuff sent to a printer. Before I realized people would be paid to see Charlie and Thandi fuckin’. Anyway, it’s an in-house enterprise now, and I pay myself in finished books when I get around to it.
art
listen, I made this in 2022 and I’m typing this in 2026 and I’m still really happy with this cover. Go me.
