sleep, drabble, fluff
He’s holding her close, spooning her. It’s oddly comfortable to have him pressed so close to her as he sleeps. It’s warm, and it feels…safe.
Her eyes flutter closed as she enjoys the faint tickle at the back of her neck, breath from lips that were a ghost on her.
Every day is a dream. Charlie wakes with Thandi in his arms and sleeps with her curled against him. She touches him, strokes him, pets him to comfort. And he only wants to be there for her. All the time.
sleep, drabble, fluff
Thandi strokes the large head of the panther in her lap. It purrs for her as it rests lazily, her fingers scratching him just right. When she’s careless and drops her hand, the panther’s tongue rasps on her fingers, huge paws reaching out and tapping her hopefully.
“Charlie. Come now. Don’t be greedy.”
The cat huffs and settles again, tail tip flicking. She reads on.
Eventually, she reaches down again, and instead of velvety fur, she feels soft hair that curls just ever so slightly. Charlie’s head sits in her lap and heat blooms in her cheeks. Her fingers return to his head, and he hums quietly, already asleep.
“Thandi…”
Is he dreaming of her? How flattering. She gets comfortable, continuing reading. His even breathing and warmth as she scratches his hair is almost hypnotic, lulling her closer to sleeping herself. Her fingers stroke his cheek, playing a little with the hair along his jawline. What would he look like if she managed to get him to trim everything? Even when he first arrived, he was looking a little shaggy, hair slipped behind his ear.
fluff, dancing, tbo canon offshoot
Lips on her neck and arms round her body, Thandi laughs as Charlie covers her in kisses.
“You scoundrel!”
She could feel his breath on her as he laughs. “Yes, and?”
“You’re rather affectionate today, aren’t you?”
“Hmm.” He sways her side to side as he always does, eyes closed as he contemplates. “Of course I am.”
The two of them twine fingers and sway quietly. They’re on watch together, and this is how they keep awake. It fills them both with a buzzing sort of energy, makes it hard to sleep, and now it’s just routine to be close like this.
“Of course you are.” Thandi wiggles out of his grip and turns to face him. His smirk plays across his face, and she can’t help it. She reaches out and strokes his cheek, enjoying the hum he makes when she touches him. “You’re darling.”
“You’re dear,” he mumbles back as he opens his arms for her. She steps into his embrace again and they dance a little, laughing at the absurdity of it. He holds her close, and she hugs him closer. “I like you so much.”
“I like you!”
His lips press to her cheek and she feels his hair tickle her as he nuzzles her. Being a panther sometimes certainly added to his library of touching; sometimes she was surprised the man himself couldn’t purr, with all the humming he does at her.
Again, lips on her neck and it’s back to work keeping each other awake.
The 4 year AU was a collaborative RP between Kay, GSM, and two others before it got sidetracked and exploded. It was not finished but it took place during the
Charlie’s hypothetical 4 years after the beginning of the adventure.
A few minutes before the Little Ride image in the NSFW art below.
Our first real fic! It was a weird one! Charlie is a food review blogger— yeah, the guy who won’t eat even with a gun held to his head, I know— but I still remember what Kay said when she came up with this idea. “What if we could have our cake and eat it, too?”
There were some hiccups in the binding but I think it still looks pretty great for how it went. Here’s some pics of the processing:
2023 work I did for the bind. They’re paragraph separators!
Easily the funniest one is the cinnamon roll. I will not explain. Imaginative folks need not state why.
The comic above shows just how old this story is. I ended up using this art when I did the typesetting for this scene as well. This was originally something I posted up for a DoDL as well.
I would post the fake website images as well but I’m afraid I don’t remember where I sourced the photos I used (seeing as the actual fic is for Writer Eyes Only), so this will have to do.
Actual image I put at the end of the typeset.
Alone Together is a TBO-era story where Thandi meets Charlie in the Wood while picking herbs and they bond anonymously, outside of the realm of their societal expectations. It was written in 2019. It established Charlie’s more flirtatious side and his drunken personality, though in the end a lot about both Thandi and Charlie changed.
The cover for the binding.
The full illustration for the cover I did. There was no need to do a lot of background detail so I didn’t worry about that.
The cover is actually based off this 2019 drawing I did.
A drunk and silly mess of a Birdboy.
Thandi finds her Birdboy more than willing to touch her. He flirts a bit more aggressively than usual…
It’s been weeks since she met her Birdboy.
It’s late summer, and he’s always at their meeting place, it seems. Today is no different.
His head snaps up as soon as she’s in shouting distance, and she sees him smile. It’s soft at first before it takes on a wicked angle. He must have thought of a new way to tease her.
“Thandi, good evening.”
“Good morning, sir Birdboy.”
There’s an airy laugh as he pushes himself up, striding toward her with a purpose. “What’s the agenda today? Tend the garden, ogle me, and what else?” As always, he leans close to her, and she catches that minty tone with the smell of his exertions. She watches a drop of sweat bead and roll down his chest, biting her lip.
“Ogling is all you’re good for, truly. Maybe I’ll tell you on our walk?”
He steps closer and she puts out her hand, stopping him before he gets closer. She’s noticed that he objects much less to her touch now. It’s curious, how he plays. Surely he’s got experience with touch?
Her palm presses flat to his bare chest, and he tilts his head ever so slightly, daring her to touch his hair. That glimmer he gets when he’s enjoying himself is intense. Usually he’d balk as she reaches up, but his smile only gets wider.
The offending lock of hair is carefully tucked behind his ear, and he takes her hand as she pulls away from his face. This is new. He doesn’t touch hands.
There’s a beat as he gathers his resolve, then she feels his lips on her palm. He kisses her hand, eyeing her as he does this, triumphant when she reddens. The kisses get closer to her fingertips. He opens his mouth.
He takes a finger and sucks on it.
Oh dear. Thandi gapes, astonished at his boldness, shock prompting him to slide off her finger. And move on to the next.
“B-Birdboy! What are you doing?!”
Her hand is released and he smiles at her again. “Hassling you. I like when you get like this.”
“Right, of course, you love setting me off. But perhaps we can find something a little less!! Unhygienic?”
“Where have you been putting your hands that I should worry?” The way he says this, it reminds her of a cat purring. She laughs.
“Your mouth, I should say.”
“Then it’s fine.”
Heartbeat is a semi-vampire AU where energy is transferred at first through blood and life force, but the need for such is slowly replaced by emotional fulfillment. It’s a modern-day Priority AU.
Charlie in varying stages of emaciation due to his needing blood.
messy charlie on the couch.
Charlie drinking his fill from Thandi’s wrist and the character select screen from Radio Racers, the game they play while Thandi introduces Charlie to the concept of relaxing.
The couple watching one of those shows where the small child goes out to do their first chore alone (while monitored closely by many adults on the down-low).
An AU based in the Pokemon world, in no particular region. We didn’t want to make Fakemon for it, but we decided that it’s Pokemon in the world of Alleria instead of Alleria in the world of Pokemon (if that makes sense). Charlie and Thandi go on their adventure at the ripe age of ten and go from there. Modern amenities somewhat exist.
This is the first instance of Pokemon: Peony & Camellia! It’s a bit different from how it turned out…
A 2024 fic where Charlie falls for the humble proprieter of a tea shop who reads your fortunes.
pokes her with his nose
(gazes longingly)