#my sweet little canuck who always looks scared or high

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"hughes is ok." ..... is he? are we sure?

[justcharlctte-blog]

     hello everyone!!! i’m runner ( 20, she/her, est ) and this is charlotte!!! i’m super pumped and there is so much stuff under the cut, i apologize for the length lmao. anyone, if you’re inspired feel free to hmu!!

* crystal reed, 29 , cis female — hey , have you seen charlotte madden anywhere ? i’m hearing oh child by robin schulz so she must be around here somewhere . hm , maybe they’re at home in gastown or at rogers arena. they’re a photographer/media specialist, y’know . people also call them the saccharine ‘cause they can be pretty malleable & anxious. but others say they’re also friendly & understanding, so i guess it balances out » runner, 20, she/her, est. --georgia madden's lil sister wc!! 

HISTORY ( tw emotional neglect?? kinda? )

little sister to superstar actress georgia madden and has been trying to run from that since she was 13 and georgia got her first big break and things really really went to hell.

things weren’t always like that though. in charlotte’s early childhood things weren’t so bad. her and georgia were extremely close. she looked up to her big sister and idolized her --wanted to be just like her. they acted in a few things together and for a while, things were really good.

however charlotte never had the same love for being in front of crowds and the camera --the love for acting and putting on different personas-- that her older sister did. she could feel their mother’s time and energy going toward georgia and for a while, she tried to fight it. tried to act her way into their mother’s attention, but georgia was the one with all the acting talent ---not charlotte.

eventually she gave up. it was a multitude of things: feeling like her mother’s gaze was going right through her, georgia becoming someone she didn’t want to idolize anymore ( more self-centered, more bitchy, more centered on someone who was going to become a star, the best, instead of charlotte’s older sister ). it wouldn’t be long after that georgia would get her first big break and charlotte would be fully cast aside (age 13).

it was their father that gave charlotte her first camera after a long tearful conversation about being feeling ignored and neglected. ( i picked charlotte’s song ‘oh child’ by robin schulz kinda based off this??? like the lyric ‘ oh child, just do what you love, 'cause you won't get this life again ’ ouch ). the story goes, charlotte picked up a camera and all but disappeared. poetic, really, that one madden sister would live her live in front of cameras and the other behind it.

armed with a new love and spiteful, charlotte cast her gaze around for something that was as far away from acting and hollywood, and (perhaps with a bit of her father’s help) her eyes landed on sports ---in hockey in particular. here was something with a different fast pace from the shuffle of their mother’s and georgia’s whirlwind life.

charlotte madden did so much better behind the camera than in front and it brought her to the university of michigan - ann arbor and spit her out four years later with degrees in photography, journalism, and advertising, and lucrative connections in the hockey industry. these were connections born of hard work and her sweet and polite personality, a permanent gig through her four years shooting the michigan men’s hockey team, internships with the canucks over the summer, close friends on the team who had been drafted, who would be drafted...

four years away at college and mostly away from the drama of her home hold changed charlotte for the better. she became more confident after her confidence had been shattered through her adolescent and high school years due to neglect. she still has fears about not being good enough, but she absolutely loves what she does. 

upon graduation, she would bounce around between covering minor league teams before she would take up a more permanent internship with the vancouver canucks which would soon turn into a job not long after. she has been working with them for almost four years now. she has recently become the head of their social media and pr team.

MISC

charlotte’s relationship with her mother and sister is extremely strained to say the least. when she quit acting her mother tried to get back into it and then ignored her. she was again a blip on the radar when georgia fired their mother, but at that point, charlotte was set on the path she saw for herself. when she turned to photographing sports her mother was distraught ( ‘because how could someone so beautiful turn to taking pictures of sports of all things’ ).

with her sister... it’s complicated. she misses those very early days when they were close and she was a confidant, but most days she barely remembers them. they’re too far back, too buried in everything that has happened since that they’re just a faint fuzzy feeling she’s too scared to chase in case it disappears. charlotte never had to be the best, she just wanted her sister.

holidays are rough in the madden household to say the least.

almost no one calls her lottie. it’s something that her mom calls her in an attempt to make her feel closer and she will never have good connotations with the nickname. she prefers her full name, but those very close to her have the privilege of calling her char.

she lives close to rodgers arena for work reasons. during the summer when she’s not quite as busy, she’ll do a little freelance work.

kill ‘em with kindness. charlotte’s demeanor is very sweet and polite, but don’t be fooled, she has a spine and isn’t a complete pushover. much of that is practiced, at her very core she’s still very scared of people not liking her ---hence why she’s so kind all the time. if people could hear the arguments she gets into with her mother and sister, they might not ever believe it.

some people ask her if she’s related to the georgia madden because of her last name. charlotte always says no. it’s easier, and these days it’s better off that she’s not related to her. she built her own career by herself and doesn’t want people to think that her sister had fucking shit to do with it.

CONNECTIONS

i would,,, y’know kill for a hockey player but anyway

a close friend. maybe someone she met in college, someone who knows who her sister is and someone she can confide in.

the old friend. old friends from vancouver!

god i’m so bad at connections. if you have an idea just hmu, i’m super nice i promise. my discord is bwendan guwuhwe#5730 if you prefer that!!

[nalufever]

Canuck vs Canuck: Episode 2 Part II, Spies Like Us

Links to Episode 1: Part I  |  Part II  |  Part III  |  Part IV | Part V | Part VI 

Episode 2: Part I

Episode 2: Part II, Spies Like Us  Dear @impracticaldemon Lucy scores her first kiss, nyah, nyah, nyah!

"C'mon." Natsu held out a hand and waggled his fingers. "Ignore my brother, he's got issues."

Lucy nodded, tentatively placing her hand in his. A bit reassured when he smiled like he hadn't just wiped the floor with three shady men intent on trouble. His touch was warm and reminded Lucy of summer - Natsu's name, his tanned skin and his joyful attitude. No matter what, she would fight to have the normal life she wanted.

To Lucy's surprise the Dragneel apartment didn't have an electronic lock or fancy digital entry. It opened with a plain key that dangled from a curiously shaped charm. Natsu ushered her in, shutting and locking the door behind them. "Zeref might take a while."

"Uh huh." Lucy took note of the apartment layout, keeping track of how many steps she took - and trying to look as if she wasn't. "You've got remarkable taste in furnishings."

"Bwahahaha!" Natsu almost dropped the bag of food which had escaped destruction in the fight. Sadly, the drinks had been a total loss. "I live on my barista's wages. This," he waved his arm around the living room. He pointed to the high ceilings, crown moulding and expensive built-in bookcases. "Is his attempt to bribe me into following his footsteps."

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Natsu sighed as he fondled a lush display of blood red roses in a black vase on a black coffee table in front of a black leather couch.

He looked so forlorn, Lucy wanted to give him a hug - or two hugs - hell, an all-out cuddle session. Before she could offer, her stomach growled. Loudly.

"Sorry, let's eat and then we can finish the grand tour." Natsu forced a grin. "Follow me to the kitchen - we'll eat there. I hate the dining room, it's too gloomy."

"If it's anything like the living room, I'd have to agree." Lucy grimaced, "Tch, black furniture and dark walnut wainscoting - overkill if you ask me."

"It's the stupid family painting that creeps me out." Natsu shook his head, "Never mind all that, I'm hungry too."

The kitchen was bright and airy, lots of stainless steel appliances, with walls a pleasing yellow. On the counter was something very familiar. A top of the line Italian espresso machine - La Marzocco.

Lucy ran covetous fingers over the casing, unable to stop grinning. "This is a beauty! What can I make for you?"

Natsu looked up from where he was ripping apart the sandwich bag. "None for me, but help yourself to whatever you'd like. Glasses are in the upper cupboard to the left and the coffee and syrups are on the right."

Lucy started humming. She poked around the shelves, pulling out the beans she wanted, syrup and items from the fridge. "Last chance to try my classic mock strawberry coffee shake."

"I'm good." Lucy jumped - Natsu was right behind her, stealing the carton of milk and pouring himself a tall glass. "Maybe the next time you come over to hang-out." Natsu handed the milk to Lucy and smiled. "That's if Zeref hasn't run you off scared."

"Family…can be difficult."

"And your father, Jude Heartfilia is very difficult." Natsu shrugged and added, "Maybe as difficult as my brother."

Lucy steadied her nerves counting every implement in the kitchen that could be used as a weapon. It felt wrong to do this with Natsu. But he knew who her father was, and she had to protect herself - if conversation couldn't save her life. "I've disowned him. I'm Lucy Smith."

"Zeref always says blood will tell, but I'll be the first to hope you can escape his legacy." Natsu gave Lucy a sweet smile. Just like the ones from earlier in the afternoon - while he had trained her at CJ's with stories and jokes.

Natsu turned, giving Lucy the whole of his back as a target - walking slowly to the small kitchen table. Was it trust or a trap? Nerves jangling, Lucy stood poised to attack. Natsu ignored the block of knives, the mounted fire extinguisher and a selection of easily broken glass bottles holding various oils.

"Hurry or I'll be giving you second choice on the food!"

The dark and churning pit in Lucy's stomach relaxed and her legs felt rubbery. Crisis averted - if it had ever been a crisis. "I'm a pro with this machine." With quick efficient movements, Lucy prepared her drink. She mixed the espresso with steamed milk, pouring that on top of the syrups in her tall glass and added a generous amount of whipped cream.

Lucy joined Natsu, pleased to discover while he hadn't bothered with plates, there were placemats and napkins. Putting down her frothy drink, Lucy looked at the sandwich wrappers. She chose the one marked 'h + s' - happy to discover that it was ham and Swiss cheese.

A little disgusted and a little bit in awe, Lucy watched Natsu devour a sandwich piled high with hot peppers. Not just from the sheer volume of Scoville units he was consuming - his abject enjoyment and lack of table manners was liberating to witness. A man like that, with passion for food…he might have other wild passions.

"I guess you could say tea is one of my passions, but it's not that wild." Natsu grinned and swiped Lucy's drink, sniffing and then deliberately sipped overtop her lip marks.

Indirect kiss! Indirect kiss! Lucy didn't know whether to press her luck by diving across the table to take a direct kiss or give herself shit for talking out her inner thoughts yet again.

Time to go big or go home. Lucy let out a shuddering breath. "So, are you going to strut your stuff or what?"

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