#ikevil charles

[lorei-writes]

AHHH im so glad you reblogged the duo asks!! i was hoping you would

for charles & charlotte:

⚖️- Are they a good person?

👁️- Do you really know them?

🐺- What animal do they most remind you of?

for esther & viva

😇- What's their best trait?

😨- What's their greatest fear?

🧠- What's your best memory with them? Worst?

Mia >///< Thanks for thinking of me and for dropping by!!

⚖️- Are they a good person?

Charles: Well, am I, Lottie?

Charlotte: Hmm... You break the law.

Charles: But law is not morality.

Charlotte: ...

Charlotte: Then... I think you are good. And I?

Charles: To be evil, you'd have to be knowing. Your affliction prevents you from truly grasping the full extent of things, so yes, by the virtue of your ignorance, you must be 'good'.

👁️- Do you really know them?

Charles: Of course.

Charlotte: Yes.

🐺- What animal do they most remind you of?

Charles: Hmm... You're like a spider, Lottie. A black widow or so.

Charlotte: Hm? Why?

Charles: Because by the time somebody falls for you, it's already too late.

Charlotte: I see... You remind me of an European peacock butterfly... Or a swallowtail...

---

😇- What's their best trait?

Esther: Vivi is the most genuine person I know. She may not always know how to pick the best words... But she never hides her intentions, and she always tries her best. She's so lively and passionate, so curious about everything...

Viva: Aww, I'm going to blush.

Viva: Well, in that case... Esther is the kindest person I know. She's stupidly strong and always tries to shield people from something -- and trust me when I tell you, sometimes it is so annoying... But if you need her, she'll be there.

[Neither of them realised they listed more than just a single trait.]

😨- What's their greatest fear?

Viva: Spiders. The huge ones.

Esther: Viva knows no fear, at least not while in Rhodolite.

[The twins look at each other.]

Esther: *sigh* If I see somebody sneaking spiders into my things because of this...

🧠- What's your best memory with them? Worst?

Viva: Oh! Oh! Remember when we'd sneak out and climb up a tree to listen in to Leon's lessons? That was fun! And you learnt to read so, so, so fast then too!

Esther: Haha, yes, it was fun. Until you went there on your own and fell down... I was so scared of how your leg looked then, it was all wrong. I thought it'd never heal.

Viva: So that's your worst memory with me?

Esther: I think so, yes.

Viva: Hmm... Mine too. You were such a crybaby about it.

Viva: (...You'd told me not to go alone... I felt so guilty, and it caused dad and mom so much trouble too... Though you could have let me go to the outhouse alone.)

[lorei-wrote]

Original Characters

Masterlist of active OCs.

Treasures [Gifts]

Ikemen Sengoku

Hana (Yuzuki Fukuzawa)

OC Chart: Hana

Winter Flower [Series Masterlist Link]

Ikemen Prince

@esther-viva-and-co

Viva Dubois

OC Chart: Viva

Various Works: Viva x Leon

Esther Materna

OC Chart: Esther

Various Works: Esther x Chevalier

Ikemen Villains

@charlotte-and-charles

Charlotte Verity Howard

OC Chart: Charlotte

Various Works: Charlotte x William

Charles Howard

[Under construction]

[crowmero]

Do you think

we are together

in every universe?

[natimiles]

The :o troupe

Bonus: Vincent (he is trying to :o)

And then Seth trying too hard...

[shatcey]

Before I start talking about Harrison (and I already have something to say), I'd like to summarize my thoughts on Liam's route.

I finish it on romantic ending (or blind love, as it's called here). And.. But let's not rush it.

Some of my thoughts may be regarded as spoilers, so if you don't need them… Don't read it.

Liam is a sweet kid. As I wrote earlier, he has a wonderful design.

Both his cheerful personality, and his absolutely disarming kindness gives you a completely wrong idea of what is going on in his heart.

I didn't notice curiosity playing a huge part for his actions. Probably because of the very simplified translation. But there was very wrong, even broken, part of him which quite often makes me cry for real. He wants to be loved by everyone that should remind us of Charles, but unlike Charles, he doesn't exchange love for love, Liam agrees to give literally everything. If they want to harm him or even kill him… if it makes them happy… he'll let them. That's why every time Liam said: "I made a mistake again," meaning that he didn't understand what Kate wanted, I cried… And until the very end, I couldn't figure out why he was so blinded by the wish to please people. Why doesn't he have his own desires? It wouldn't surprise you… parents… Why always parents?!?

And even in the epilogue, he continues to forget about his own needs and act absolutely selflessly. Kate thinks he's changing, but slowly… And I really wanna think that way. But for now… It's incredibly sad. Liam is a sweet kid, and I wish life wasn't so cruel to him.

[candied-boys]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Liam before we know his name, he's labeled "cat like boy". That's nearly the exact same description they used for Charles!

[malachiexists13]

Okay- so about the ikemen villains comparison post I did-

My mother walked into my room while I was making that post, and asked what I was doing. And without any context, I said "making a joke about Ellis looking like Charles if he was into MCR." And she said, "should you really be posting about him? What if he finds that?" I was really confused then. Because in my mind, I was thinking, "how the fuck would Charles-Henri Sanson find my post? He's.. He's not alive, how would he be on tumblr?" Then I realized she thought I was talking about my past therapist..

And thats the reason I had to explain to my mom that no, I was not making a joke about the man who tried to undiagnose my autism being emo. I was joking about a deceased french executioner being emo.

[xxsycamore]

🏹💘𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝙼𝚢 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝‼️

—❥ 𝐱𝐱𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭

REQUESTS: CLOSED

Hello everyone!! Back in June last year my blog reached 1500 followers, but I only got around to celebrating it now! Thank you so much for your continued support!! This year I want to play Cupid again so prepare for your faves to steal your heart all over again! (´ ε ` )♡

↪ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎: Pick a prompt and a character - one per ask! Please include the fandom as well to avoid confusion. Example: "Can I please have 😘 with William (ikevil)?" ; You'll receive a drabble (~300 words) about the character's reaction to the prompt. Please go wild with those! If you have something specific in mind for the prompts, like a certain hobby for prompt #10 🎨 - Suggest picking up a new hobby together, or maybe for prompt #7 💝 - Extend a non-verbal "I love you", you thought of playing their favorite song, giving them a warm cup of tea while they work, or maybe hugging them from behind? Don't be afraid to share your idea and unleash your creativity, I'd love to make your vision come true! Of course, that's only if you want to! The limit is three requests per person. This event is sfw and anons are allowed.

For drabble examples: Check out last year's Valentine's Day celebration here!

💌 event masterlist ⊂⊃﹒␥

↪ 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝:

🪱 - Ask them if they'd love you if you were a worm

🥺 - Tease by calling them cute

🤲 - Play with their hair

🌸 - Breathe in their soothing scent

💌 - Leave a love note in their pocket

🤭 - Whisper something embarrassing in their ear

💝 - Extend a non-verbal "I love you"

😈 - Linger in for a kiss, but never kiss them

💅 - Help them unwind with a self-care routine

🎨 - Suggest picking up a new hobby together

🤪 - Crack a joke to make them laugh

🙏 - Warm their hands between yours

🤸‍♀️ - Strike a sexy pose to distract them

👔 - Steal their clothes to cuddle when you miss them

🍰 - Share your sweets with them

💋 - Demand for a kiss, right here, right now

💘 - "Be my Valentine?"

😘 - Keep smooching them until they protest

🥄 - Ask to be their big spoon

😊 - Present your cheek for a goodbye kiss

↪ 𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 (𝟷𝟸𝟿):

Ikemen Villains: Wiliam; Harrison; Liam; Elbert; Alfons; Roger; Jude; Ellis; Victor

Ikeseries MCs: Mitsuki (Ikevamp); Alice (Ikerev); Mai (Ikesen); Emma (Ikepri); NEW: Kate (ikevil)

Ikemen Prince: Leon; Chevalier; Yves; Nokto; Licht; Jin; Luke; Clavis; Rio; Sariel; Gilbert; Keith; Silvio NEW: Cyran/Cyril; Kagari; Matthias

Ikemen Vampire: Napoleon(pls); Leonardo; Mozart; Arthur; Vincent; Theo; Isaac; Jean; Dazai; Sebastian; Comte; Shakespeare; Vlad; Faust; Charles; Drake; Galileo

Ikemen Revolution: Lancelot; Ray; Jonah; Fenrir; Edgar; Sirius; Kyle; Luka; Zero; Seth; Blanc; Oliver; Loki; Harr; Mousse; Dalim; Dean; Levie

Ikemen Sengoku: Nobunaga; Masamune; Shingen; Hideyoshi; Mitsuhide; Kanetsugu; Ieyasu; Mitsunari; Yukimura; Sasuke; Kenshin; Kenyo; Ranmaru; Motonari; Keiji; Kicho; Yoshimoto

Midnight Cinderella: Alyn; Giles; Louis; Leo; Byron; Nico; Albert; Robert; Rayvis; Sid

NEW: Ikemen Genjiden: Minamoto no Yoritomo

NEW: CONSOLE OTOMES:

Shuuen no Virche/Virche Evermore: Ceres; Scien; Ankou; Yves; Adolphe; Lucas; Mathis; Jean; Capucine; Hugo; Dahut

Piofiore no Banshou/Piofiore Fated Memories: Yang; Dante; Liliana; Gilbert; Nicola; Orlok; Leo; Oliver; Rui; Yuan

Cupid Parasite: Lynette; Claris; Gill; Allan; Ryuki; Shelby; Raul; Owen; Peter

Variable Barricade: Ichiya; Taiga; Hibari; Shion; Nayuta; Kasuga

🎀 Have fun requesting!! I can't wait to see what you put in my askbox!! 🎀

[aquagirl1978]

Ask WIP Game

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

oh dear god i have so many wips...

candelight - charles (ikevamp)

butterfly - ellis (ikevil)

crossed paths - ring (ikevil)

jealousy - william (ikevil)

don't look at anyone - darius (ikevil)

fairy tale - william (ikevil)

one thousand and one nights - chevalier (ikepri)

don't cry - gilbert (ikepri)

a whiter shade of pale - gilbert (ikepri)

random smut - maybe roger (ikevil)

i will wait - kagari (ikepri)

more random villain smut (ikevil)

not feeling well - leon (ikepri)

love drunk - vlad (ikevamp)

hidden notes - chevalier (ikepri)

one year - kicho (ikesen)

come undone - rio (ikepri)

no illusions - alfons (ikevil)

dance in rain - william (ikevil)

i saw red - william (ikevil)

love letter - chevalier (ikepri)

where's my love - roderich (ikepri)

confession - faust (ikevamp)

betrayal - william (ikevil)

head over heels - jin (ikepri)

masquerade - gilbert (ikepri)

pardon me - keith (ikepri)

thank you @wistfulwanderingone for tagging me in this game - i'm not even going to tag anyone because i don't know this many people to tag 😭

[yanderepuck]

I'm having so many thoughts about Charles but I'm surrounded by ikevil

[rjthirsty]

My list of favorites and their birthdays for no reason whatsoever.

Gilbert von Obsidian (IkePri): 12/21 (Sagittarius)

Akaza (OlySoi): 8/9 (Leo)

Clavis Lelouch (IkePri): 6/17 (Gemini)

Vlad (IkeVamp): 6/6 (Gemini)

Chevalier Michel (IkePri): 11/1 (Scorpio)

Licht Klein (IkePri): 10/9 (Libra)

Dazai Osamu (IkeVamp): 6/19 (Gemini)

Dante Falzone (Piofiore): 9/17 (Virgo)

Kanetsugu Naoe (IkeSen): 8/1 (Leo)

Kenshin Uesugi (IkeSen): 2/18 (Aquarius)

Sasuke Sarutobi (IkeSen): 4/10 (Aries)

Edgar Bright (IkeRev): 8/23 (Virgo)

Silvio Ricci (IkePri): 7/23 (Leo)

Leon Dompteur (IkePri): 8/1 (Leo)

William Shakespeare (IkeVamp): 11/11 (Scorpio)

Himuka (OlySoi): 8/8 (Leo)

Jean d'Arc (IkeVamp): 1/6 (Capricorn)

Kyle Ash (IkeRev): 7/17 (Cancer)

Rio Ortiz (IkePri): 4/13 (Aries)

Keith Howell (IkePri): 2/20 (Pisces)

Mitsuhide Akechi (IkeSen): 10/4 (Libra)

Kicho: 11/15 (Scorpio)

Fenrir Godspeed (IkeRev): 4/15 (Aries)

Saint-Germain (C:R): 8/2 (Leo)

Victor Frankenstein (C:R): 8/26 (Virgo)

William Rex (IkeVil): 4/24 (Taurus)

Yukimura Sanada (IkeSen): 7/7 (Cancer)

Ray (MysMes): 6/11 (Gemini)

Monshiro (PotBB): 7/7 (Cancer)

Charles-Henri Sanson (IkeVamp): 2/15 (Aquarius)

Yves Kloss (IkePri): 9/16 (Virgo)

Lancelot Kingsley (IkeRev): 1/11 (Capricorn)

Hikage (PotBB): 1/1 (Capricorn)

Harr Silver (IkeRev): 12/12 (Sagittarius)

Riku (OlySoi): 7/15 (Cancer)

Sirius Oswald (IkeRev): 5/7 (Taurus)

Leon (SCM): (Leo)

Jumin Han (MysMes): 10/5 (Libra)

Ichiya Mitsumori (VariBarri): 7/13 (Cancer)

Scorpio (SCM): (Scorpio)

Taiga Isurugi (VariBarri): 12/3 (Sagittarius)

Loki Genetta (IkeRev): 2/22 (Pisces)

Il Fado de Rei (CE): 7/7 (Cancer)

Orlok (Piofiore): 4/23 (Taurus)

Heudhaut (SCM): (Aquarius)

Victor (IkeVil): 2/20 (Pisces)

Ellis Twilight (IkeVil): 7/4 (Cancer)

Elbert Greetia (IkeVil): 1/27 (Aquarius)

Liam Evans (IkeVil): 9/6 (Virgo)

Alfons Sylvatica (IkeVil): 8/8 (Leo)

Jin Grandet (IkePri): 3/5 (Pisces)

Masamune Date (IkeSen): 9/5 (Virgo)

I know the list is long! I love a lot of 2D men. These are only the ones I'd buy merchandise for, so... that's telling you something about my hobby. Color-coded by how much I adore them. Most other characters fall into the next category, which is merch that I'd collect, but not seek out on its own or buy without someone else in the list.

Grand total of loves in each sign

Leo: 8

Cancer: 7

Virgo: 6

Sagittarius: 4

Gemini: 4

Scorpio: 4

Aquarius: 4

Pisces: 4

Aries: 3

Libra: 3

Taurus: 3

Capricorn: 3

Turns out I like Leos the most and subsequently fire signs at 15. This is tied with water signs at 15 and Cancers taking up second place. Virgo is my third favorite sign with earth clocking in at 12. And strangely, air signs only hit 11, which I thought would be my most loved kind since I tend to like Gemini characters, but I guess not.

[lorei-writes]

If you had to make aesthetic boards for Charlotte and Charles, what would be on them?

Hello!

I've started thinking about this and... long story short, I've decided to make them >:) It was just plenty fun.

[leonscape]

Suiiiii, hi hi hi

Idk if you mess with Ikevil or not, but may I request an edit or two of William Rex holding random things? His sprite has the perfect I'm-cupping-something pose, help 😭

hi atelier! i don’t mess with ikevil sorry 😅 i’m sticking to my charismatic hero, leon dompteur, the fourth prince. (if there was a game about heroic characters tho i’d be all up in there fr)

but i did rex guy plus some others because why not?

so this rex fellow, vlad look-alike guy, i don’t know much about him but here he is, holding some syrup because i think everyone likes syrup.

his nails slay but like is he gonna cut them for the uh… you know… the times when they are unclothed..?

next is this even more depressed-looking lancelot. or perhaps a more emo chevalier idk you choose. i gave him tissues because he looks like he’s about to cry any second.

then we have this guy, he looks like he about to recruit me for his cult or something. but he’s got luscious locks so i thought having him hold shampoo matches him. why are their nails so long? is it a villain thing?

here we have charles but if he accidentally ate loki and became loki or something? in honor of loki, the cheshire cat, i gave him some yarn.

i was going to also do that sebastian-the-demon-one-hell-of-a-butler-in-service-to-a-13-year-old-british-boy-looking guy, but i couldn’t think of something he could hold

i think his name is alfonse? idk how to spell it but yeah he looks like he’s about to say “yes my lord” and then kill a bunch of people for a small boy with a cane.

[tako-cafe]

idk how many of yall do this here but I'm going to anyway b/c I wanna kiss Olivine so bad.

some of this is on the image too Nu!Damir lore- Current outfit is a gift from Eiden as his he was wearing when he was found was in poor shape and couldn't be fixed as he had been wearing it for a year basically homeless in Klein.

Huey had made his ancestor out of sea glass to create basic servants to help the main guys he made contracts with. After he disappeared the servants were left to their own devices and Damir's ancestor had somehow made its way to earth and had a family. Passing the polished sea glass imbedded in each new generation down. Though it went wrong for Damir as it got stuck under his skin creating a weird bump.

These objects need to keep up with their supply or they do just turn back into whatever they were to start. When he feels himself dangerously low (no attention for a very long time frame) he gets rather clingy/touchy as a subconscious mechanism. Anyone can refill him it does not have to be Eiden. They are made to serve anyone so anyone has to have the ability to refill them.

his tldr for ike that formed a lot of his choices and personality

He in the mansion served and learned with Sebastian and was his lover. He also was paired with Mozart, Jean, Dazai, and overly affectionate to Will. He was actively dating Faust though (I talk about them quite a bit on here, it is fairly dark and toxic) and he isn't unknown to be shared with Charles at times as well. He arrives to Klein with his daily bag and did have his priest and cough a Nun uniform since he worked in the church most days anyway. When he visits London it's to stay with ikevils crown members he specifically likes Roger a lot and visits for about 2 months each year to be with them (i have them set in the same year for myself)

That should cover enough weird dimension blabbing if anyone cared enough to read.

[cloudcountry]

first impressions of ikevil characters except i havent touched the game. and by that i mean i am making assumptions about them LMAO

i know this comparison has probably been made so many times and i know how annoying it is for characters to be referred to as sebastian from black butler, but when i saw alfons for the first time i GENUINELY thought he was sebastian and i was confused as to why he was on my pinterest home page

when i first saw elbert i thought about elderberries!! so i associated him with fruit only to find out that his curse is apparently snow white??? whatever that means????? so he!! is related to fruit!! but he seems like the poetic type C:

ellis is SO PRETTY UGHHH

LIKE LOOK AT HIM AAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE HIS FACE/ HES SO PRETTYF USDGVJHDASFJSFVGASFVASGFHLFHASJDHJDFHJGSFGHEDSWFGUWEFUIGWEFGYWEFGWEFGHWEFGYSFEGYUEFYGUWYUFEGHGHWYEFSGSHEFJGHESFGHJ I CANT EVEN I KEEP . TRYING TO COME UP WITH A CONHERENT THING TO SAY BUT DEAR LORD HIS AFCE SKJDFHJHIUGHYESAWDFCIHUJWRESDFGIUHOJKNSDFRGVHI NOSEDFHLNIK SRDGVHBJKLRSFGVHUIKOWESDFRIUHOYWEASFIYOHLUWRSGYUIHOLHILDTGHOUKDTGF

ive kind of been unofficially introduced to harrison by vio (who says hes perfect all the time hehe) BUT VIO VERSE ASIDE he seems very polite. proud of him!!!

liam gave HEAVY loki and charles vibes only to find out heyyy guess what HIS CURSE IS THE CHESIRE CAT WOAH and it JUST occured to me but WHAT IF THEIR CURSES ARE SPOILERS.,,..,.,. UM OOPS ANYWAYS

roger scares me. i dont know why but he looks the most normal out of everyone and that freaks me out. i just KNOW he does some fucked up shit i KNOW it.

IVE SEEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT VICTOR BEFORE i think the closest comparison i can make is comte?? hes like the dad of everyone???? also the fandom is obsessed with his hair i think

i remember william rex from the "guess if this otome guy is a vampire or not" game vio and i played and i was CONVINCED HE WAS A VAMPIRE but he isnt :(( i got really excited when i saw his name though because rex means KING and i was like HAGSDFHAGSDFH

ive also seen a lot of stuff about jude and he seems like a fan favorite. him and ellis are silly. he seems like a silvio type???? tough love????? really mean????? IDK.

[edgarbright]

Ikemen Vampire Main Route // Charles chapter 23 thoughts

tl;dr Charles and his story are driving me insane and I love it so much

CHARLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy shi-- That scene in the church was SO GOOD, FULL COURSE MEAL, PERFECT BAD-END TYPE OF CONTENT, I GOT TEARS IN MY EYES.

I was ready to murder Vlad if it turned out to JUST be a dream lol (MC's reaction and response at the end were so on point so thank you, girl.) I hadn't completely forgotten that moment two chapters ago between MC and Vlad before she suddenly woke up in the mansion (I am an Ikerev Loki gal, after all, so this isn't my first fake reality rodeo) but the church scene was so good it kind of pushed that moment to the back of my mind.

Because at the same time, I remembered the preview trailer where they showed Charles's CG of him bleeding out in the church while the voice over had him apologizing for his crimes and for being born. I thought this was going to be the moment.

So the MC and I were both in denial that he was dead while she feels his body going cold in her arms :')

And all the while MC is talking about the things Charles wasn't able to experience, like seeing the sunrise over the ocean, and that she needed to keep her promise with him. She asks Le Comte to bring Charles back.

Cue me nodding my head and getting intrigued at the idea of Charles being freed from the Cult of Vlad (affectionate) and getting to live the idle, wealthy lifestyle of one of le Comte's collection.

Except le Comte says he can't, he can't, because he can't sense any desire to live coming from Charles. (And the way le Comte said it breaks my heart because you could tell he regretted being unable to help.)

At last, after trying so hard, Charles had truly and utterly given up on everything. And he did it in the most horribly perfect way: as the God of Death, as a man who had experience executing thousands of people with both axe and guillotine, he killed himself with one perfect strike.

(And while I greatly appreciate the fact Cybird acknowledged his expertise to let him die with such quick precision, insert a hundred more pictures of the crying hamster here because my heart is broken!!!)

Fun fact: between Ikevamp and Ikevil, this is the third route in a row that I've read that has dealt with a suicidal Love Interest (which, hello, Cybird, that is a wild stat??? why do you have so many LI like this??) At this point in the story, however, I feel like Charles has the route that has best handled the topic in a narrative-rich and nuanced way.

Charles is so incredibly tragic and real that he's looking for hope to the point of endangering himself. He's sweet and funny and wildly friendly. He's also drowning in his tragedy and so he clings to people who might save him, such as Vlad, someone he even calls a God, someone who promises him a better world, a world where he doesn't have to experience the things that hurt him, a world where he can be happy and loved and accepted. I was thoroughly entranced in the scene where MC gets kidnapped (at last lol) and she sees how easily Charles defaults his will away to Vlad. Even though Charles asks questions several times which show his hesitancy and doubts, it becomes clear he isn't seeking truth. What he really wants are reassurances that this is right, that this is OK, that he's not making a mistake.

(He is an executioner through and through: someone else makes the choice for him. It's not his place to judge or decide.)

But in this way, Charles is just so wildly victim-coded to me in that I can clearly see him accepting abuse if it were called by any other name. When he speaks of his house calls, when he offers to let MC do anything--anything!--she wants to him, when we witness the group of men he lets beat him up (because he could have kept his truth without letting them abuse him), I dread to think what violence has been done to him in the dark streets of Paris that he has accepted in the past under the guise of the word love.

So the fact chapter 22 and 23 showed Charles realizing the solution to all his moral and ethical and emotional turmoil is to stop struggling and die, and that the story actually lets him succeed--albeit in a "highly possible future" scenario that Vlad reinforces will surely come to pass again at some point--hurt me in the best kind of way and I'm looking forward to how this route ends.

But Charles's highly probable suicide also brings up the question of why did Vlad pick Charles, of all people, to bring back as a vampire? Was Charles simply an ideal follower? Because the the key promise Vlad makes with Charles seems to make Charles somewhat useless for his plans: Charles won't have to kill anyone. What use is a perfect executioner who refuses to raise the sword?

The dynamic of Vlad, Faust, and Charles is wonderful though and I hope Vlad gives us a straight answer for the reason of his original experiment of MC teaching Charles love.

(Maybe helping Charles was Vlad's true experiment all along.)