#charlie reimes

[purposefully-lost]

Charlie stared down at his phone, his leg bouncing as he sat at the kitchen counter and considered what he was about to do. He already had Sabrina's number pulled up; he'd saved him simply as Bri, left the contact favorited so he'd still see his messages when he turned on the Do Not Disturb settings to avoid work calls at night. It'd only been a couple of days since the night they'd reunited, but he was near desperate to see him again.

Maybe it was the loneliness. The empty house, the empty garage, the fact that he still hadn't gone back to class and was halfway convinced he should just go ahead and drop out. It certainly had something to do with the fact that he'd already missed years of his life that could've been better spent by Sabrina's side. And maybe because he'd known him all his life, or maybe because they'd met again outside the funeral home, but he was thinking more about limited time, and he didn't want to waste any more of it without him.

He could, he knew, just ask him to hang out again. That would be the easiest thing to do. But he also couldn't forget kissing him, and he wanted to know if Sabrina thought about it, too. It was selfish and stupid and he couldn't help it. His face already warm and his heart stuttering, he pressed the button to call.

"Hey!" He started, maybe a little too quickly when Sabrina answered. Charlie stared down at the countertop and scratched idly at a stain with his free hand, trying to conjure up the words he'd prepared for this. "I, uh.. I- I was wonderin' if you might wanna... go out? With me? Sometime this week, if you're free.."

@unwillingprince

[aidenwaites]

dinner of baked potato and raw cookie dough

[gruesomejack]

Nick, after watching Charlie say something extremely stupid to a huge mafia dude: what the FUCK do you think you're doing?!

Charlie, mockingly/just as stupid: aw I'm a TERRIBLE man

[overworkedblorbobattle]

Overworked Blorbo Battle Round 1!

Round 1 will be split into 8 waves of 8 week long polls with each wave being posted 24 hours after the previous begins. The first wave will start on Friday the 29th of July at 3pm BST

The matchups are listed under the readmore

The matchups were all randomised although I did make minor adjustments if I thought one was much too unfair.

Wave 1:

Ada Paige (Rythm Doctor) Vs Sips (Fools Gold)

Cliopher Mdang (The Hands Of The Emperor) Vs The Manager (The Hotel Podcast)

Adam Parrish (The Raven Cycle) Vs Five Pebbles (Rain World)

Almond Cookie (Cookie Run) Vs Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Dot Campbell (The Wilds) Vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Arthur Lester (Malevolent Podcast) Vs Gordon Michael Schwinn (A New Brain)

Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena) Vs Fu Hua (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Commander Peepers (Wander Over Yonder) Vs Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K.)

Wave 2:

Bucky Barnes (Marvel) Vs Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

Dana Scully (The X Files) Vs Gregor Samsa (Metamorphosis)

Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) Vs Harrowhark Nonagesimus (Gideon The Ninth)

George Cubbins/Karim (Lockwood and Co) Vs Ling Wen (Heaven’s Official Blessing)

DC/GOV (Welcome To The Table) Vs Pandemonica (Helltaker)

David Jacobs (Newsies) Vs Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) Vs Squidward (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Ford Pines (Gravity Falls) Vs Charlie Magne (Hazbin Hotel)

Wave 3:

Gilgamesh Wulfenbach (Girl Genius) Vs Charlotte Dubois (Falsettos)

Jaehee Kang (Mystic Messenger) Vs Angela (Lobotomy Corporation)

Kevin Kandy (Spooky Month) Vs Robin (Smash Legends)

Kento Nanami (Jujutsu Kaisen) Vs Vera Oberlin (Monster Prom)

Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica) Vs Ratchet (Transformers)

Hunter (The Owl House) Vs Ponder Stibbons (Discworld)

Isabelle (Animal Crossing) Vs Aymeric De Borel (Final Fantasy)

Izzy Hands (Our Flag Means Death) Vs Luisa Madrigal (Encanto)

Wave 4:

Jean Gunnhildr (Genshin Impact) Vs Aki Hayakawa (Chainsaw Man)

Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives) Vs William T Spears (Black Butler)

Jotaro Kujo (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) Vs Adora (She Ra)

Keito Hasumi (Ensemble Stars!) Vs Doppo Kannonzaka (Hypnosis Mic)

Jeremie Belpois (Code Lyoko) Vs Chip Revvington (Toontown: Corporate Clash)

Jamil Viper (Twisted Wonderland) Vs Lisa Wilbourn (Worm)

Guillermo de la Cruz (What We Do In The Shadows) Vs Buffy Summers (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Kim Dojka (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) Vs Shang Qinghua (Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

Wave 5:

Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter) Vs Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai/Colorful Stage)

Lucifer (Obey Me!) Vs The Elsen (Off)

Marsh (Mistborn) Vs Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Matthew Venn (The Long Call) Vs Carol Hathaway (ER)

Larry Needlemeyer (The Amazing World Of Gumball) Vs Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Merlin (BBC Merlin) Vs Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)

Maedhros Feanorian (The Simarillion) Vs Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Laerryn Coramar Seelie (Critical Role) Vs Lucretia (The Adventure Zone)

Wave 6:

Miles O’Brien (Star Trek) Vs Jonathan Harker (Dracula)

Miss Pauling (Team Fortress 2) Vs Susan Taxpayer (Susan Taxpayer)

MK (Lego Monkey Kid) Vs Kunikida Doppo (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Molly Blyndeff (Epithet Erased) Vs Emma Perkins (The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals)

Mrs Doyle (Father Ted) Vs Jess Jordan (Succession)

Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society) Vs Jafar (Twisted: The Story Of A Royal Vizier)

Nishida (Yakuza) Vs Touta Matsuda (Death Note)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) Vs Alfred Pennyworth (Batman)

Wave 7:

Olruggio (Witch Hat Atelier) Vs Walter Pensive (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Parsley Botch (Smile For Me) Vs Peppino Spaghetti (Pizza Tower)

Raphael Walt (My Next Life as a Villainess) Vs Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)

Sara Chidouin (Your Turn To Die) Vs Reim Lunettes (Pandora Hearts

SecUnit (The MurderBot Diaries) Vs Lamplighter (Oneshot)

The Captain (BBC Ghosts) Vs Munkustrap (Cats)

Retsuko (Aggretsuko) Vs Burgerpants (Undertale)

Ryotaro Dojima (Persona) Vs Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganronpa)

Wave 8:

Steven Alen Starphase (Blood Blockade Battlefront/Kekkai Sensen) Vs Trafalgar Law (One Piece)

Shota Aizawa (My Hero Academia) Vs Loid Forger (Spy X Family)

Stanley (The Stanley Parable) Vs Rory Williams (Doctor Who)

The Cabbage Merchant (Avatar The Last Airbender) Vs Larry (Pokémon)

Mario & Luigi (Super Mario Bros) Vs Link (The Legend Of Zelda)

Peregrine Mendicant (Homestuck) Vs Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)

Reagan Ridley (Inside Job) Vs Will Graham (Hannibal)

Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony) Vs Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego)

[westenra97]

Charlie Reimes is my friend

[mrmaniac0118]

I should draw more touhous

I wanna give cirno

Charlie Brown eyes

Lil dots

I think it’d be cute

And make Marisa really tall and thin

And give her striped socks like

Luigi from Mario and Luigi

She’s have red striped socks

And Reims would have

Black polka dots

Cuz their dating

I think

I muy not know

And the google eyed hat one

I much enjoy their visage

[normally-paranormal]

Alright listen, I'm never gonna get anywhere with these guys MOSTLY because I've never come up with an actual plot that I like, but uhh a scene where Lana and Charlie dance together in his shop has been living rent-free in my head for literal years, so here's that :)

(and just for reference, Lalania is pronounced "La-lane-yuh." It's my mom's name and I know all too well that it easily gets read wrong.) Anyway!

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Charlie hummed softly as he worked, leaning over the engine of a client's twenty-year-old van and getting grease up to his elbows. The radio across the room was just loud enough to chase off the silence; turned up any higher and the shitty signal was a little too obvious, the fuzziness a little too irritating. He knew he should get something new one of these days, but that probably wouldn't be until that radio just stopped functioning entirely. He was fine with that. That radio was familiar, and he liked familiar things.

He didn't take notice when Lana walked through the door. She used the back entrance, moving directly into the garage instead of through the office where a bell would have signalled her arrival. It wasn't until she'd stepped around the car and into his peripheral that he looked up, bumping his head into the van's hood as he straightened.

"You'd think you'd be used to that," Lana teased. She was dressed like she'd just come from a job, wearing a long coat that obscured the well-tailored tuxedo jacket and black slacks underneath, and her curly hair was pulled back out of her face. It was cheesy, as far as a magician's costume went, but Charlie always thought that it suited her. He rubbed at his temple, smearing grease, and grimaced.

"You'd think," he responded. Then he dropped his hand and offered a small smile. "What brings you here?"

She shrugged and crossed her arms in thought. "Finished a job, went looking for someone to share a drink with, and he.. wasn't home," she said, feinting confusion. "And I thought, surely he isn't working at.. what is it, nine o'clock? Ten? But it seems I was wrong."

Charlie snorted. "A rare thing for Lana Reyes."

"A rare thing indeed." She hummed thoughtfully, then dropped her act to give him a more level look, setting a hand on her hip. "So why was I wrong, Charlie? It's a bit late to be.. here."

"Oh. Uh.." He glanced away, down at the engine he'd been working on and shrugged with one shoulder. "Just, uh, doin' my job," he answerd. He stepped back to the van, only giving her a brief look before he leaned over it again. "..Guess I can't go drinkin' with you tonight."

She watched him for a moment, silent. He could feel her eyes on him and tried to ignore it- she could go out by herself. It was too crowded for him on nights like this, anyway. And, in another rare occurrence, he didn't exactly want to drink. After the past week, he wanted a clear mind. For just a little while. After a few seconds had passed, Lana walked by him, and he wondered if she was just going to leave.

For the best, he thought.

Then the music got louder.

He stood up, nearly banging his head again to see her standing by the radio and turning up the dial. She glanced back at him and smiled. "What? It's a good song. And if we're going to be hanging out here, I want music."

He furrowed his brows in confusion, then shook his head. "Lana, look, I don't-"

She hummed over him, then started to sing softly, leaving him faltering as he tried to think of a way to convince her to go. Her voice wasn't perfect, untrained and wandering out of pitch, but he liked it anyway. Singing was something she did often, he'd learned, whether it be a song stuck in her head or an absentminded narration while she did laundry. Something she didn't do often was offer him her hand. He blinked, looking up at her.

"Lana-"

"What, never slow-danced before?"

"At- at fuckin' high school prom, maybe, but that's not-"

"Come on, then." She grabbed his hand before he continued protesting and pulled him a few steps away from the van, letting him stutter while she placed her other hand on his shoulder.

"Lana, I'm covered in grease."

"Whatever. Dance with me, Reimes." She gave him a pretty, sweet smile, and he sighed. Why not? He did like the song..

Placing a hand against her waist, they fell into an easy sway. And after a moment passed, he let some of the tension ease out of his shoulders and gave her a loose smile, which she returned as a bright, triumphant grin.

He had to admit, this was.. comfortable. Better than being alone. The static in the music didn't bother him as much for the moment, and Lana's hand was warm in his own, and when he squeezed, she squeezed back. It'd been a rough week- a rough year, or two, or three, really- and somehow the one true constant in his life was a woman who slipped in and out of it on a whim. Somehow his best friend was the person he'd drunkenly puked on in the back of a taxi on the same night they'd met. Somehow, she kept coming around to visit. He watched her for a moment, her brown eyes searching his, and sighed softly. "When're you leavin' town?"

"Tomorrow," she answered. She looked up at him with a slight shrug. "I've got no more jobs here and I need to get to Asheville."

"North Carolina?" He asked. "That's a hell of a drive."

"A friend of mine has a gig at a renaissance festival, needs a partner for the show. It'll be steady work for a couple of months.." she paused as she gave a spin, laughing softly when she was looking up at him again. "You know, you're not half bad. I bet that guy giving you doe eyes the other night would be impressed."

"What-" Oh. Green eyes and a coy flirt came to mind, from a man they'd crossed paths with in a bar. He flushed and frowned. That guy. "You know that I don't-"

"Don't pretend you weren't into it." She cut him off with a smile. "He probably goes there regularly. You could.."

"No," he said firmly, frown deepening. "He seemed like a nice guy, but I'm.. I'm fine." He wasn't, and he knew that she knew that, but he wasn't going to pull someone else into it. Pretty eyes or not. "So," he said, looking for a subject change. "Tomorrow?"

"Around ten, I think."

He hummed. The last notes of the song were beginning to fade out, and after a moment of hesitation, he pulled her into a hug. It was only a second before her arms were around him in return, squeezing tight. "Stay safe out there, alright?" He asked softly. She hummed and pressed against his shoulder.

"Always do. ...You better call me, this time. At least once or twice. If I don't have someone to complain to, I'll go insane."

He laughed, pulling back just enough to look at her. "I'll try."

"Promise me, Reimes." She rested her hands on his shoulders. Grease that had been on him had smeared onto her coat, and there was a little on her cheek, but she didn't seem to mind. "And you offer to buy that guy a coffee. Promise me."

"Lana.."

"Promise!" She said, wearing a teasing grin. "You never know, he might be as fucked up as you are," she said, and he couldn't help but laugh again, shaking his head.

"Maybe," he replied, though he knew he wouldn't. She stepped back, satisfied.

"Alright. I'll call before I go. See you around, Charles."

"Not if I see you first, Lalania."

She rolled her eyes, but smiled. Then she was gone, and Charlie turned back to the van with a sigh. There was no guessing when she'd be back in town, as she never kept a steady schedule, but he found himself hoping that it wouldn't be too far off. Even if she would be scolding him for the lack of coffees offered to potential romantic partners. After another ten minutes of struggling to get anything done, he wiped off his hands, shut off the radio, and locked up for the night. Might as well go home, he thought, before he convinced himself to do something reckless.

[raakxbecomedeviant]

@mechanically-disinclined

[aidenwaites]

"Listen to your body" I would be cowering like chihuahua under a blanket 24/7

[gruesomejack]

Victory checked his phone again, opening the messaging app and confirming for the hundredth time this was the right spot. He'd pulled off some kind of miracle in the last month, not only getting in contact with one of his favorite artists, but managing to keep it going almost regularly. And now he was standing outside of an unfamiliar building on an unfamiliar street in the middle of Appalachian nowhere, getting ready to meet him in person.

He'd dressed down for the occasion, mostly for his own sake, but for Charlie's too. His own success was leading to more and more people clocking him while he was out, and he doubted dressing like Elton John would help him blend in in a place like this. The bleached hair he'd been sporting recently was tucked nicely under a baseball cap, his extensive ink work covered by a baggy sweatshirt. He'd even taken his earrings out in a rush, storing them in his pocket when he realized he'd forgotten to leave them in his hotel room. The last thing Charlie needed was to be bombarded because he agreed to meet him.

In the middle of using his phone screen as a mirror, his eyes widened as it lit up with a text. Vi quickly shoved it in his pocket and gave a quick sweep of the area. He frowned for a moment, but before he could pull out his phone again, his eyes landed on a familiar face, his own quickly brightening into a grin. Bouncing on his feet, he laughed as he waved his arms to usher his pen pal over.

Charlie Reimes. Cane Corso had been a staple on his playlists for years, and here was the frontman in the flesh. -- All because he'd gotten drunk and too bold, sending him what was an embarrassing DM expressing his admiration. It was a testament to maybe not all of his questionable choices led to questionable outcomes.

Beaming, he practically hopped the rest of the way over to him, his smile toothy, cheeks pink, and his eyes crinkled. "I can't believe it! I don't think you understand how massive this is to me." He said, babbling a little in his excitement. "I can't even begin to thank you. You've been such an inspiration to me forever and-" Oh! Oh, shit. Face flooding with color, he lifted his hands to wave off the starstruck gibberish, and instead offered him his palm. "I-I'm Vi." He managed, "It's nice to see you in person."

@purposefully-lost

[overworkedblorbobattle]

The full list of characters in the Bracket!

The full list of characters who made it into the tournament are listed under the readmore.

Ada Paige- Rhythm Doctor

Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle

Adora- She-Ra

Aki Hayakawa- Chainsaw man

Alfred Pennyworth- Batman

Almond Cookie - Cookie Run

Angela- Lobotomy Corporation

Anthy Himemiya- Revolutionary Girl Utena

Arthur Lester- Malevolent

Aymeric De Borel- Final Fantasy

Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce- MASH

Bucky Barnes- Marvel

Buffy Summers- Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Burgerpants- Undertale

Carmen Sandiego- Carmen Sandiego

Carol Hathaway- ER

Charlie Magne Morningstar- Hazbin hotel

Chip Revvington- Toontown: Corporate Clash

Cliopher "Kip" Mdang- The Hands of the Emperor

Commander Peepers- Wander Over Yonder

Dana Scully- The X Files

Danny Fenton- Danny Phantom

David Jacobs- Newsies

DC/GOV- Welcome to the table

Dean Winchester- Supernatural

Dick Gumshoe- Ace attorney

Doppo Kannonzaka- Hypnosis Mic

Dot Campbell- The Wilds

Dr Charlotte Dubois- Falsettos

Emma Perkins- The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

Five Pebbles- Rain World

Ford Pines- Gravity Falls

Fu Hua- Honkai Impact 3rd

George Karim/Cubbins - Lockwood and Co

Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach- Girl Genius

Gordon Michael Schwinn- A New Brain

Gregor Samsa- The Metamorphosis

Guillermo de la Cruz- What We Do In The Shadows

Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb

Hera- Wolf 359

Homura Akemi- Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Hunter- The Owl House

Isabelle - Animal Crossing

Izzy Hands- Our Flag Means Death

Jaehee Kang- Mystic Messenger

Jafar- Twisted

Jamil Viper- Twisted Wonderland

Jean Gunnhildr - Genshin Impact

Jeremie Belpois- Code Lyoko

Jess Jordan- Succession

Jonathan Harker- Dracula

Jonathan Sims- The Magnus Archives

Jotaro Kujo- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Keito Hasumi- Ensemble Stars!

Kento Nanami- Jujutsu Kaisen

Kevin Kandy- Spooky Month

Kim Dokja- Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Kim Kitsuragi- Disco Elysium

Kiyotaka Ishimaru- Danganronpa

Kunikida Doppo- Bungo Stray Dogs

Kurapika- Hunter x Hunter

Kusuo Saiki - The disastrous life of saiki k

Laerryn Coramar Seelie- Critical Role

Lamplighter/plight- OneShot

Larry- Pokemon

Larry Needlemeyer - The Amazing World of Gumball

Ling Wen- Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official’s Blessing)

Link- The Legend of Zelda

Lisa Cuddy- House M.D

Lisa Wilbourn- Worm

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Loid Forger/Twilight- Spy x Family

Lucifer- Obey Me!

Lucretia- The Adventure Zone

Luisa Madrigal- Encanto

Maedhros Feanorian- The Silmarillion

Mafuyu Asahina- Project Sekai/Colorful Stage

Marinette Dupain-Cheng- Miraculous Ladybug

Marsh- Mistborn

Matthew Venn- The Long Call

Merlin- BBC Merlin

Miles O’Brien- Star Trek

Miss Pauling- Team Fortress 2

MK- Lego Monkie Kid

Molly Blyndeff- Epithet Erased

Mrs Doyle- Father ted

Munkustrap- Cats 1998

Nicholas Benedict- The Mysterious Benedict Society

Nishida- Yakuza

Obi-Wan Kenobi- Star Wars

Olruggio- Witch Hat Atelier

Pandemonica- Helltaker

Parsley Botch- Smile for Me

Peppino Spaghetti- Pizza Tower

Percy Jackson- Percy Jackson

Peregrine Mendicant- Homestuck

Ponder Stibbons- Discworld

Raphael Walt/Sirius Dieke- My Next Life as a Villainess

Ratchet- Transformers

Reagan Ridley- Inside Job

Reim Lunettes- Pandora Hearts

Retsuko- Aggretsuko

Riza Hawkeye- Fullmetal Alchemist

Robin- Smash Legends

Rory Williams- Doctor Who

Ryotaro Dojima - Persona

Sara Chidouin- Your Turn To Die

SecUnit- The Murderbot Diaries

Shang Qinghua - Scum Villain's Self-Saving System

Shota Aizawa- My Hero Academia

Sips- Fool’s Gold

Squidward Tentacles- Spongebob Squarepants

Stanley- The Stanley Parable

Steven Alen Starphase- Blood Blockade Battlefront/Kekkai Sensen

Steven Universe- Steven Universe

Super Mario Bros.- Mario Series

Susan Taxpayer- Susan Taxpayer

The Cabbage Merchant- Avatar the Last Airbender

The Captain- BBC Ghosts

The Elsen- Off

The Manager- The Hotel Podcast

Touta Matsuda- Death Note

Trafalgar Law- One Piece

Twilight Sparkle- My Little Pony

Vera Oberlin- Monster Prom

Walter Pensive- Hello from the Hallowoods

Will Graham- Hannibal

William T Spears- Black Butler

[demonicfrustration]

@mechanically-disinclined

“Slippers tries”

[westenra97]

I love sad goofy men (Charlie Reimes)

[mechanically-disinclined]

//TOMMY HE'S SO PRETTY IM 😫💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕💖💕💕💓💖💓💓💖💓💖💓💓

// if you think you know how to draw something remember your brain is a liar and always under-sketch and use references!!! Compared to the other doodle of Charlie this is 😔👏💕

@mechanically-disinclined