#that this is actually charlie getting into something pim likes just for him
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5hrignold Ā· 6 months ago
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awful. beyond redemption. i will stare at it for days
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spaghetticat3899 Ā· 3 months ago
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Smiling Scugs
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Me and my friend, Miles, played a Rainworld co-op campaign [vaguely] based off Smiling Friends. I played as Charlie, and Miles as Pim. These are a few of the doodles I drew for it just for the sake of it.
We found three pups (two represented as homonculi in the last image), which were named Jason, Smormu, and Zongo. I was the one usually carrying them because I have no lag on my own computer, but realistically, Charlie would probably want nothing to do with them, letā€™s be honest.
Charlie was made into Gourm purely because he strikes me as the physically stronger character. He also gets winded in a few scenes in the show, so that I thought was also fitting. I did not make him that because he was fat, I will be angry if Iā€™m accused otherwise. Pim, however, I felt fit rivulet purely because of how hyper and fast-moving he is. The giant googly eyes probably didnā€™t helpā€¦ Some people like to headcanon him as an amphibian, so I suppose it fits with that stuff too.
Cringey comic below, Muhaha
This was a dramatic recreation of something that actually happened when me and my friend played. I wanted to imagine it like the characters, theyā€™re in this world with rules they have yet to learn, forms theyā€™re not used to, all that jazz. This took like three hours, I have no clue how.
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Ignore the black squaresā€¦ I couldnā€™t figure out how to fill the space. The reason most of the text is digital because everyone tells me my handwriting is hard to read.
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pinecipitation Ā· 5 months ago
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Hiii could you possibly do like..smiling friends with a reader thatā€™s on their period headcanons?
I GOT U BRUH TRUST ā€¼ļø
SMILING FRIENDS X GN!READER (with fem aligned anatomy, if you bleed then this you shall readā€¼ļø
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word count: around 500
content warning: nothing I think
credit to @kryloxen for the what size joke in charlies bc theyā€™re the funniest bitch I know
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PIM: prioritizes treats and food
- heā€™s got sisters, he knows a thing or two because heā€™s seen a thing or two
- will be very understanding and empathetic, out of anyone heā€™d be the nicest
- would probably know ur week is coming before YOU know, and is prepared as usual
- Iā€™m a huge candidate of baker pim, I believe heā€™d bake sweets and remake your favorite desserts just so you always have a sweet treat around
- he has enough knowledge on products to be able to pick up stuff in stores for you, but if he has to talk to an employee heā€™d stutter and blush a little, but my god heā€™s getting u ur damn tampons
- again, super into sweets and treats, will come back from the store with bags of anything you want and crave, heā€™s a very sweet boy
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CHARLIE: prioritizes comfort and warmth
- ā€œayo iā€™m at the pad aisle what size pussy you wear?ā€ hurry up heā€™s getting weird stares
- youā€™re always more than welcome to wear his oversized clothes and hoodies, he actually subliminally encourages you to but seeing you lounge around in his stuff makes him feel like heā€™s helping
- heated blankets, multiple blankets and pillows, hoodies, HIM even, everything about charlieā€™s home and charlie himself is warm, cuddly, and comfortable
- will ask a thousand times a day if youā€™re cold, if youā€™re hot, if youā€™re lying about not being hot, and is often on standby with either a warm drink or a cold glass
- always overuses the same ā€œwings? wtf is it gonna take offā€ joke on pads
- jokes around too much to a point where it almost aggravates you, but at the end of the day, if he sees you start to get annoyed he will always offer himself as a cuddle buddy and offer couch time and a movie
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ALAN: prioritizes peace and meds
- medicine cabinet stock full of any pain or sleep pills always, youā€™ve never had to make him go to the store at 11pm for anything
- like pim, will also know your week is coming sooner than you do
- always has meals and hydration prepared for you, is extremely into making sure you get every vitamin and protein your body needs in these trying times. like seriously he has a full water bottle that he needs you to finish daily
- is not afraid to yell at his upstairs neighbors to shut up, or a kid on the street to stop screaming. he values you and would rather die than overstimulate you even indirectly
- will always draw nice baths and include your favorite scents, again I see him as a huge hygiene person so trust heā€™s got that bath and body works set of whatever smell u smelled once and liked
- loves quiet time where you both are near each other but just sit on your phones respectively or watch a show on low volume in the background of something else. itā€™s like allowing yourself to do what you want, but still be near the other person
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GLEP: prioritizes za
- would say ew and then offer you weed
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oinkinpigprince Ā· 7 months ago
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may I have a Charlie x reader from smiling friends where he has a huge crush on the reader
You may, I like how you worded it, sounds like youā€™re in a fast food drive through :33
Charlie x reader
Wowee what a situation!! I feel like this could go two ways, one you work together or you two were already friends, letā€™s go w/ the work buddies
When you started working he didnā€™t really think anything of it. Depending on where you were working would his feelings may develops
Letā€™s just say you work on the field, trying to make people smile. You and him rarely work together you choosing to work alone, but you two hangout in the break room.
Charlie likes to think heā€™s smooth and a ā€œflirtā€ but heā€™s so awkward sometimes it hurts, you two will be sitting in the break room and he tries to spark up conversation it goes like
ā€œ so uhh, have you seen that uhh, new movie?ā€ ā€œWhich movie?ā€ ā€œThe uh, new one with that uh, super heroā€ ā€œI think so?ā€ ā€œā€¦.ā€ ā€œā€¦.ā€ ā€œI think Pim needs my help later.ā€
Absolute lady(gender neutral) killer right here folks
When he finally finds some common ground with you though or you two have work with each other long enough then it gets better
He becomes less awkward and actually able to talk to you which is great for your developing relationship and for everyone else dealing with the second hand embarrassment!
Now no matter what you two are going to become friends and heā€™ll finally calm down enough to have a proper conversation with you, and he is quite smooth tbh
He loves doing things for you and is a really caring person, youā€™re hungry? He was gonna get lunch anyways so you should totally tag along, you donā€™t wanna do your paper work? He has some free time to help, bored? Wanna play the new street fighters game with him
Charlie really values your work ethics and how well youā€™re able to do your job and he isnā€™t shy to compliment you, within reason. Itā€™ll be a simple ā€œgood job out thereā€, like gee whizz slow down there casanova šŸ™„šŸ’…
But seriously heā€™s a really sweet person, when he tells you something he means it and he hopes you know that
Itā€™s a little awkward at first but once heā€™s able to calm down and think properly, heā€™s a very loyal and caring man
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gigisriley Ā· 3 months ago
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wait people say charpim is toxic or that they wouldn't work out as a healthy relationship??? im so confused is this just angst being grafted onto them or is there a valid argument to be made here?
Im new to the smiling friends fanbase btw and mostly am a lurker that seldom comes by to see fan content lel
first off, WARGGGHHH thank you for the ask iā€™m literally SO excited to answer!!!
rambling below the cut!!
iā€™m in two camps on this one. I think charpim in its CURRENT state definitely wouldnā€™t work. BUT Pim is definitely the kind of person who has the capacity to help Charlie. Pim is a very affectionate guy, and heā€™s open, honest and sincere. Hleā€™s very genuine, compassionate and beyond kind. In other words, heā€™s *exactly* what Charlie needs. Pim can make him better.
Charlie isnā€™t a bad guy. Heā€™s far from it, actually. His whole job revolves around making people smile, even if his goal is a paycheck and not that fuzzy feeling you get in your chest when you make someoneā€™s day better.
But heā€™s a very flawed guy. In Charlie goes to Hell and Doesnā€™t Come Back, I remember reading somewhere that Micheal and Zach wanted to originally make Charlie vape in the beginning, but the studio wouldnā€™t let them. So they settled on energy drinks. Thats why The Devil says ā€œI can quit my addicted vices whenever I wantā€- this is supposed to be a moment of realization for Charlie. He can see himself in The Devil in that moment.
In Erm, The Boss Finds Love? Charlie literally gets shitfaced at the wedding. Even as he walks into the break room the next day, he says ā€œI canā€™t keep doing this. Somethingā€™s gotta change, brother.ā€ in reference to his hangover. Heā€™s unhappy with where he is, and he recognizes there is a problem. But he doesnā€™t do anything to fix that. In the alien episode, both him AND Pim get shitfaced.
Charlie also instigates fights. In both Charlie Dies and Doesnā€™t Come back and the alien episode, Charlieā€™s the one to stir the pot. When they go looking for a tree to chop down, Pim keeps a level head and calm voice. Charlieā€™s the one who raises his voice and takes the axe to the tree. Charlie instigates thus fights with the dudebro aliens, literally egging them on. Heā€™s so caught up in this that he literally elbows Pim in the face.
Plus, you never want to get into a relationship with someone under the notion that you can ā€œfixā€ them. More often than not, people donā€™t change. It takes a MAJOR life event or some kind of trauma for someone to change. And Charlie, in the face of LITERALLY being given a second chance, continues to drink, instigate fights, and give in to his addictive vices.
In his current state, Charlie would definitely be the ā€˜toxicā€™ one in the relationship. Heā€™d instigate fights, come home drunk out of his gourd, and heā€™d hurt Pim emotionally. Whether or not heā€™d hurt him on purpose is up for debate. Pim would overexert himself trying to keep them together, and fall apart. You canā€™t help someone who doesnā€™t want to be helped.
Charlie needs to change if theyā€™re going to work. He needs to get better. THATS why I think they wouldnā€™t work, at least not yet.
At the end of the day theyā€™re just silly little guys in a cartoon about Friends Who Smile so iā€™m probably reading WAY too much into a guy who looks like a peep. But oh well. To be cringe is to be free.
(ID LOVE to talk more about thisā€”- if anyone has any comments on this or disagrees, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know in the notes. i like talking about my silly little pink and yellow middle aged men)
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vncannyvalleygrrl Ā· 3 months ago
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Hello, may I request Allan with a usually pretty quiet partner who is quite selfless in the relationship, but isn't really shy? Like she's really good at cooking/baking and likes to make him food and makes his work lunch nearly everyday. She just likes to make him happy in small ways. Nsfw as well if you don't mind, where she is more of a pleaser.
yes ofc šŸ‘
Allan Red x Considerate Reader (F)
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includes a little general, dating, and nsfw hcs. also female reader
General (moreso backstory but whatev)
Allan was always a bit nervous to start dating. He isn't too good at opening himself up to others, he knows he can be a bit stand-off-ish, so he never really considered himself one that someone would actually want to date. Thats why he stuck with one night stands.
This was all until he met you.
He's all to familiar with the feeling of falling for someone; that weird, warm, bubbly feeling in his chest/stomach, his slender hands feel all sweaty and awkward, he knows the feeling and he resents it. But with you, he couldn't help but swoon.
Regardless of how you met, be it a cafe or a coffee place, he had always felt comfortable around you. He held himself back from getting too comfortable, but you made it hard to do that with how you treated him.
You were kind, attentive, every time he met you he felt a connection. You even shared his love for cooking! Eventually he started going out of his way to see you before and after work, slowly growing more attached to you.
You would be the one to ask him out first, shattering his preconceived notion that he wasn't wanted. He said yes before his insecurities could answer for him.
Dating
He was a little nervous at first, he isn't that good at dating, but it quickly went away. Your reassurance had soothed a lot of his nerves when getting into a relationship, and he couldn't have been more grateful for you.
Allan is much more talkative when he's around you, honest to God he cannot control it. He just loves rambling his heart out about whatever topic is bugging him at the moment, and he breaks out of his rant-trance for just a moment and looks over at you, staring up at him, chin resting on your hands with the cutest smile on your face as you listen to him. It's like he's fallen in love with you all over again.
When he first tried your cooking, he thought he accidentally took a bite out of heaven itself. He has tried to replicate your recipes, but it never tastes as good to him as when you make it.
Cuddles. PleasepleasePLEASE hold him. He doesn't care if it's a little hand holding or you with your arms and legs wrapped around him like a monkey on a tree, he eats it up every time. Especially cuddling under the covers when you two are sleeping, it makes him feel like he's doing something right in the relationship.
He thinks that if you two don't do the cheesy shit couples do when they're together that he's a bad partner and doesn't deserve you. You make him feel wanted <3
He was a bit embarrassed to bring the food you made him to work at first. He doesn't want his coworkers to know he can have feelings! He got over it quickly, and now it's almost like he's bragging about his darling girlfriend making him his lunch everyday.
If you put little love notes in/on his lunch bag he absolutely makes sure he faces it towards everyone so they have to read it. It makes Charlie sick but Pim thinks it's adorable. Glep is too short to read it.
Talks about you at work sometimes, and Pim is the only one that listens. He ships you two so hard.
NSFW
Back to the cuddling thing. There are times where he gets horny when he's holding you (happens a lot actually) and he'll be too sleepy for any movement, so he'll just cockwarm you. He'll do it to test his resistance or whatever, but his dick is a little too sensitive and your pussy is perfectly warm and wet and now he's shaking. He just gives up and lazily ruts himself into you.
It honestly surprised Allan when you wanted to please him. Not that he's upset or anything. He relishes in it.
Will never say no to a blowjob on the couch or the bed. He gets super into it and dirty talks you while holding a fist of your hair.
He talks in a weird mix of praise and degrading. He'll be super sweet but the moment he's inside of you he'll say the most stupid, corny things ever and it somehow sounds sexy.
If you give him the slightest amount of praise he'll just instantly come. He is not used to knowing people care about him and it shows so bad.
Aftercare is like a dream with you. Quick hop in the shower to clean off the smell of sex, wearing nothing but extravagant bath robes for the rest of the day (he has several pairs).
Almost never happens, but if he's too tired to wash off he loves it when you just hold him in bed, all sweaty and naked and gross, but free. He'll feel like a total caveman the next morning, but at least he'll wake up and see you. That's probably his favorite part of the day.
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lets-all-calm-down-a-bit Ā· 4 months ago
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kinda nsfw hc?? idk im putting it below the cut just in case
dude pim is a lover. heā€™s touch starved, pent up, lonely, and frustrated. i think of him and charlie ever actually kissed or anything- something would break in him and it would all come loose. he would go fucking feral.
charlie i feel like is the kinda guy to do casual hookups and not really see anything important about physical stuff, but yk he has raging comphet. so heā€™s EXPERIENCED, but heā€™s also bad. and also LOL he does NOT LIKE MEN WHAT ARE YOU TALKINGS ABOUT??? so if pim was even SLIGHTLY romantic with him he would get immediately flustered- and then immediately hate that he was flustered and start retreating the situation.
but pim. PIM! pimothy.
he has kisses and slept with some people, however it was always at a time when he just THOUGHT THAT PERSON WAS THE ONE!! which happens quite easily with him. heā€™s a chronic fumbler because he cares so so so so much right off the bat and it freaks people out. heā€™s looking for a long term relationship while the person heā€™s dating thinks itā€™s casual- then it breaks off after it becomes apparent that pim is WAY more invested in it than the other. (always his partner breaking up with HIM unfortunately. he thinks he can work everything out.)
i think if charlie and pim were ever to be in a relationship, pim would definitely take the wheel because itā€™s just- how it happens. charlie would be freaked out and very unable to articulate things, leading to LOTS of frustration because when charlie is confused, he gets angry.
pim would be doing all of the lovey dovey romantic stuff trying to take it slow i think, and that would be good for charlie since heā€™s so pent up. but the moment something escalates from like, a peck on the cheek to a kiss? pim is done for. heā€™s out of his cage GOOD LUCK PUTTING HIM BACK IN.
i think this would be an interesting dynamic to play with in different situations, especially because charlie is usually the more confident and well- sexually outgoing person of the two. at least he THINKS he is. charlie is very open but also nervous about new experiences- so he needs time to adjust slowly. but pim is like- a landmine. heā€™s all calm till that one thing happens and then the fuse is lit and thereā€™s no going back.
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eekitseve Ā· 3 months ago
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Chapter one of my charpim fanfic below the cut :) just in time for Christmas in July! will upload to ao3 in a few days once I get my account
Charlie was definitely more of a New Yearā€™s guy.
The ā€œnew year, new meā€ leaves a length of time between Christmas and the beginning of the following year to act out, to be someone else, and to do stupid shit. Itā€™s right between needing to be good for Santa and having the slate cleaned for the new year.
New Yearā€™s Eve was a blast for Charlie (almost) every time. Charlie, for one thing, knew how to have a good time. He knew enough people who hosted annual parties. He knew enough people who knew how to get into the big ones, the exclusive ones, the absolutely nuts ones. He never had to worry about New Yearā€™s Eve plansā€” it was a reliable holiday where he could lose his shit and be forgiven the next morning by the world. Alongside Saint Pattyā€™s day, he could get black out drunk and not be seen as a loser for a day. He could be a blunt, wreckless version of himself that night and have no repercussions from it save for a monumental hangover the following day.
Of course, none of this logic was true. You get false confidence to send a few stupid texts, fight a few people, maybe kiss a stranger or two-- but once the nightā€™s over, youā€™re the same person who did all those things. It was you the whole time, and it never changed. You might say youā€™ll be better the next day (or next year), but it being a new year doesnā€™t change you. Once that year long timer comes back to the last few hours, you do it all again.
Pim was more favorable of Christmas.
Instead of living in the moment, he thought of his future. He reminisced on his past to what might be an unhealthy amount. He was a Romantic; he felt nostalgic for a time he remembers differently than how it happened, and he daydreams for a life he will likely only partially succeed in achieving. His goals are always slightly askew; trying to relive a past that didnā€™t actually happen a certain way, or trying to work towards something that heā€™s only seen in several tacky romance movies.
That might be why he likes Christmas so much; every Christmas was recorded on awful home video VHSā€™s, and sure, there would be arguing, but heā€™d be right there on camera, smiling and enjoying Christmas like he should. He would watch them sometimes when he came home. Who cared if his dad was cursing out his mom in the back of the video? Heā€™d just skip those parts and reminisce on how cool he thought the nerf gun set he got that year was. Heā€™d skip past the part where he shot his older brother in the eye and they started brawling on the floor. Heā€™d skip past the parts on the tape where it was him in highschool, despondent, confused, and scared with the added touch of his new baby sister screaming the whole tape. He would usually go until he hit the Christmas before he moved out. He always stopped the fast forward when he recognized the scene-- blue tinsel on the tree, their old house in Adelaide, Australia, and probably the last time he was as close with his family as he was. For a while after that, the tapes werenā€™t as charming. First off, he wouldnā€™t be there until a few years later when his family moved to the US. Not to mention, he could remember the rest of them vaguely.
Maybe Pim and Charlieā€™s preferred holidays showed some deep facet of their personalities, maybe not.
Regardless of what holiday they liked better for whatever unspoken reason, both critters were excited to leave the office once their clocks struck 5. They didnā€™t have a timeclock, no, but Mr. Boss remained on company grounds until the shift officially ended; he was dedicated, and he ensured his workers were, too. This meant skipping out early was unlikely. Very unlikely.
Especially on the last shift right before their holiday vacation started.
Of course, the concept of holiday vacation was something new. Since a certain OSHA non-compliant fatal workplace incident two years ago, Mister Boss began rolling the ball on mandatory holiday PTO. He made an effort to prioritize the health of his workers over a few smiles made during the holidays. Charlie wasnā€™t gonna deny free PTO, but he did question the logistics of having no one working during the roughest time of the year. He was reassured that they as workers were to be prioritized; if the people making others smile are dead, then how can people smile? It seemed like kind of a half-baked response for the trouble heā€™d have had to go through to support such a decision, but again, Charlie didnā€™t want to argue against free PTO.
Allan, Glep, Pim and Charlie all are relaxing in the breakroom now. The hum of the lights are louder and it seems like even the heater is ready for a vacation as it runs colder than it has the past month. Charlie and Pim only had two clients today; one old man who wanted to visit the moon before he died (he was on his deathbed and they staged a quirky performance dressed as aliens to convince him he was there, which only worked because he was high out of his mind on various medications-- he died immediately afterwards), and a super rich guy that needed help picking out a gift for his family that would make them smile and, by association, him too. They went through a classic montage styled time of trying out different gifts, but ultimately giving them each 3.8 million dollars in cheque worked. He gave Charlie and Pim each a lonesome penny to fund their Christmasā€™s. Pim was endeared. Charlie was not.
They got back with an hour to spare and have hung out since.
Allan squeaks the break room sink faucet on and off a few times. He grumbles.
ā€œThe hot wat-err is off againn.ā€ He begins futilely washing his used coffee mug with cold water and a firm sponge.
ā€œAwww, what?! I thought we just got that fixed!ā€ Pim whines.
Glep tunes in and adds contextā€” ā€œaekajjsxhcah ptotuckcakc jvvjwalc cakscjs wjejrw cjcjde totij fusj xockd fjfjs.ā€
ā€œOh, that makes sense,ā€ Pim responds, surrendering his frustration.
ā€œYea-hh. I guess Mister Boss is already on it.ā€ Allan replies and continues washing the dish; Pim watches inattentively.
Glep is on his iPad doing important work. ā€œScouting for frowning faces onlineā€ was his excuse on his last self evaluation once it was brought up a third time by Allan.
Charlie was on his computer playing Rust.
Pim sat there, waiting.
Pim was extra excited for the holidays this year. He rarely got to spend time with his family. He felt very lucky that he could spend upwards of a week with them now, even if it was at the expense of Charlieā€™s life (sort of).
Pim looks over at Charlie. He seems very in his element; heā€™s a self proclaimed pro-gamer, why wouldnā€™t he be? Pim wonders if heā€™s gonna play Rust for the entirety of their break. Charlie mutters a quiet ā€œshit,ā€ and spams his mouse. Itā€™s not enough, apparently, and he groans, releasing himself from the clutches of the computer and leaning back in the chair. Pim looks away.
Itā€™s about seven minutes now until theyā€™re free.
The door opens and Mr. Boss walks in. He sees Charlie gaming and watches for a second silently, only saying ā€œoh, niceā€ when he gets a good item. Mr. Boss looks up at everyone. ā€œBefore you guys go, Iā€™ve got a little somethinā€™ for ya.ā€
Mr. Boss pulls out a manilla folder and slaps it down on the breakroom table.
ā€œWhat is that?ā€ Charlie asks cautiously.
ā€œOh, just some homework for your vacation!ā€
They collectively groan.
ā€œDonā€™t worry, guys!ā€ Mr. Boss pulls thin packets out of the folder and passes them out. ā€œI just want to make sure we get in the holiday spirit! I want everyone to make one person smile before the year ends, heehee!ā€
Charlie looks at the packet and thumbs through the pages.
ā€œThis is like, 7 pages dude. Double sided. This is more than we do for regular clients.ā€
ā€œYeeerrrp. Itā€™s actually a paper version of our remote position client completion form.ā€
ā€œThereā€™s a remote position?ā€ Allan asksā€” the dish is no longer important.
ā€œOh, yeah, sillies! We have 372 smiling friends workers working remote around the clock to make people smile! They get to work from wherever they want, choose their own hours, and they even make more than you guys do!ā€
Thereā€™s a moment of silence before everyone seemingly opens their mouth to speak. Mr. Boss is quicker, though.
ā€œAaaaanyway, I hope you guys have a good vacation! And make sure to fill out the entire packet! Remember, you only have to make one person smile, but you do have to fill out the registration form on the back of page 4 and the release form on page 3 and also the customer satisfaction form on the back for them confirming that they smiled. Itā€™s really not that much!ā€
Mr. Boss was in the doorway about to leave.
ā€œWait wait wait wait, Mr. Boss,ā€ Charlie is desperate, ā€œabout the remote position--ā€
ā€œByeeee guys! Merry Christmas!ā€
He closes the door.
ā€œAnd happy new year!ā€ He yells to them, muffled through the door.
Charlie groans and melts into his chair a little.
ā€œI never knew there was a remote position,ā€ Allan confesses.
ā€œMe neither,ā€ Pim mutters a little despondent.
ā€œIā€¦ how much more do you think they make?ā€ Allan asks, setting his dish down to dry.
ā€œI dunno. I meanā€¦ probablyā€¦ a good bit more.ā€ Pim answers.
ā€œWell,ā€ Charlie closes his laptop and stands up, ā€œIā€™m heading out. We have nothing else going on and I havenā€™t eaten anything all day. Anyone want to go to Spaghetti Disco?ā€
ā€œThatā€™s fancy,ā€ Pim comments as he scratches at some crud on the table with his finger.
Charlie starts packing his laptop away in its case. ā€œIā€™m just craving spaghetti, man. Are you in?ā€
ā€œYeah, I guess. What about you, Allan and Glep?ā€
ā€œI guess, sure-uh.ā€
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ā€œOh, thatā€™s right, Glep, we were going to go on that movie double date. How could I forget-uh?ā€
ā€œOh! What movie?ā€
ā€œBimblar Seven. Kickolas NagĆ© is in it.ā€ Allan rubs at a water droplet mark on his tie.
ā€œOh, wow! The pro footy player slash pro swimmer slash pro actor?ā€
ā€œYeah. I would invite you but I think the tickets are sold out-uh. And itā€™s a double date.ā€
ā€œOh, thatā€™s fine,ā€ Pimā€™s definitely a little bummed out-- ā€œIā€™ll be getting spaghetti with Charlie, anyway.ā€
ā€œOkay, well,ā€ Charlie claps, ā€œyou ready to go, Pim?ā€
ā€œYep!ā€
ā€œCool. Uhhhh, see you guys next year then?ā€
ā€œSee ya.ā€
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ā€œAight. Cā€™mon, Pim.ā€
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Of course spaghetti disco had a barā€” and of course the main course Charlie aimed for was some special holiday drink he saw them posting about on social media. He took a seat at the bar before Pim could suggest a booth or maybe a table somewhere.
Itā€™s fine, Pim thinks. Really not the end of the world.
Pim struggles to work his way up on top of the bar stool. When he finally makes it, heā€™s just a little bit out of breath. Charlie looks over just in time to say, ā€œoh, dude, I could have helped you.ā€
Pim waves it off with a smile. His shirt is wrestled out from so tightly tucked in his pants. Itā€™s fine, heā€™s gonna be eating (and presumably drinking the way Charlie wants to take this night) so he may as well leave himself a smidge disheveled.
ā€œYou know, Charlie,ā€ Pim tries three or four times to perch his chin on his balled fist comfortably, ā€œI didnā€™t ask what youā€™re doing for Christmas. You celebrate, right?ā€
Their spaghetti arrives and they thank the waitress. Itā€™s in the same cup they use for their drinks; a trademark of Spaghetti Disco. It almost looks like worms, and Pim scrunches his face at it a little.
ā€œWell yeah, Iā€™m Catholic,ā€ Charlie adds pointedly. The bartender slides an Iron City to each of their spots in addtion to Charlieā€™s Christmas themed drink. They both thank him subtly.
ā€œWellā€” I wasnā€™t sure, I mean.. I know a lot of people that are Catholic that donā€™t practice.ā€
Charlie throws back a hefty swig of the beer. He grimaces and sets it down. Some of it dribbles down his lip. He steals a sip of the Christmas drink and cringes worse.
ā€œYeah, but likeā€” hereā€™s the thing, Pim. Christmas is like, not even a holiday anymore dude. Itā€™s likeā€¦ā€ Charlie takes off his hat, runs his hand through his hair, and replaces the hat, ā€œitā€™s just a thing to get people to buy shit now. You know? Like-like I havenā€™t had, like, a magicalā€”or whateverā€” Christmas since I was a kid.ā€
ā€œOh, Charlie! Thatā€™s not fair,ā€ Pim frowns. ā€œYou deserve to have a good Christmas again. Thatā€™s so sad!ā€
ā€œNo no, Pim, youā€™re missing the point. Iā€™m saying no one has them anymore once youā€™re older. Like itā€™s all just fuckinā€¦ matching Christmas pjs at Walmart that you wear like, onceā€¦ and stuff that kinda just goes on sale and-and they throw away after Christmas because no one fuckin-ā€œ he burpsā€” ā€œExcuse me. No one fuckin wants, likeā€¦ a fuckin ā€œHo Ho Ho Iā€™m- thereā€™s a baby on the way!ā€ shirt after, like, Christmas morning. Like it all just gets thrown away.ā€
He takes a big sip of his drink and a heaping bite of spaghetti, commenting under his breath that itā€™s hitting the spot. Pim takes the minute to really hear what he has to say.
ā€œHmm.ā€ Is all he has to reply with at first. Charlie is still chewing, so Pim articulates a better response as he winds up a fork of spaghetti. ā€œYou know, I think-I think itā€™s situational. I think itā€™s really wonderful in the right situation. Like, the-ā€œ
ā€œLike theā€¦ Pjā€™s? And shit?ā€
ā€œThe- yeah. Like, if itā€™s with the right people.ā€
Charlie shoots him a suspicious look as he says this.
ā€œWhat, are you talking about your family? Because-ā€œ
And they both talk at once,
ā€œYeah! I mean, theyā€™re not perfect, butā€” oh.ā€œ
ā€œBecause they seemed horrible last timeā€” oh.ā€
A quiet moment passes. Charlie looks away awkwardly.
ā€œSorry, Pim.ā€
ā€œYou thought they were horrible?ā€
ā€œI mean, yeah, man. They were likeā€¦ fully fucking shooting at each other. With guns. Like thatā€™sā€¦. Thatā€™s abnormal. Iā€™d honestly avoid people like that. And try to get the, um, kids out of that situation.ā€
ā€œWell, yeah, they shouldnā€™tā€” I mean Iā€™m not disagreeing with you, but theyā€™re still my family, and itā€™s not that bad if you just go away when they do it.ā€
ā€œPim. Thatā€™s not normal. Like- like genuinely, Iā€™d avoid them. That sounds awful. You get to go away, they donā€™t.ā€
ā€œBut, I still love them, you know? Like, I canā€™t justā€¦ and you know, the kids, too. Like they need to talk to someone, um, normal. Like I think coming by is good for them.ā€
ā€œJust call, like, CPS.ā€
ā€œOh, um- Mister Frog actually got rid of CPS a few months ago.ā€
ā€œWhat?ā€ Charlie stops mid bite. ā€œLike- like really?ā€
ā€œYeah, he- it was kind of sudden. Um. I think I told you when it happened, like at the office, I guess you didnā€™t hear meā€¦ā€
ā€œYeah, no, I definitely didnā€™t. Thatā€™s awful. I hope those kidsā€™ll be alright.ā€
With the conversation becoming a bit heavier, they both take a minute to eat. Pim looks at Charlie a lot. At some point, Pim opens his mouth to talk, then closes it. Then,
ā€œSo, youā€™ve got no plans then?ā€ Pim asks.
ā€œIā€™m gonna get wasted and Iā€™m gonna play some Rust. The patch they just put out should make these idiots running the server Iā€™m on lose everything. Itā€™s gonna be great.ā€
ā€œOh. Well, anything else?ā€
Charlie finishes his beer and itā€™s replaced with a new one when the bartender passes by. The Christmas drink is being ignored.
ā€œThatā€™s pretty much it.ā€
ā€œNo holiday stuff? At all?ā€
ā€œProbably gonna find a new years party.ā€
ā€œNothing for Christmas. then?ā€
ā€œNah, I guess not.ā€
They both take long gulps of their drink.
ā€œSo.ā€ Pim says. He doesnā€™t make eye contact. ā€œCharlieā€¦ā€
ā€œYeah?ā€ Charlie has spaghetti taking up his entire mouth and face. He suffers from late stage spaghetti kid syndrome, evidently.
ā€œWouldā€¦ so, you donā€™t have to, and I know you just kind of made your stance clear, but I thought Iā€™d askā€¦ā€ Pim takes a big breath. ā€œIā€™m supposed to stay a little over a week at my familyā€™s house for Christmas and I can do it alone, I do every year, but I thought Iā€™d ask because-ā€
ā€œPim. No.ā€
ā€œOh please, Charlie! Come with me! I promise we can make it fun, it will be a grand adventureee!ā€ He throws his arms up for emphasis.
Charlie crosses his arms.
ā€œNo, dude. Iā€™m firm about this. There are a million other things Iā€™d rather do. Iā€™d have to, like, lose my apartment or something.ā€
Pim frowns and leaves it.
If itā€™s not meant to be, itā€™s not meant to be, Pim thinks. No use forcing it.
ā€œAlright. But if you feel super sad and lonely and in need of Christmas cheer text me-ā€œ ā€œI wonā€™t.ā€œ ā€œ-because Iā€™m leaving around lunchtime.ā€ ā€œOkay, man.ā€
They eat the rest of their spaghetti, have a few more drinks, and talk about remote work. They talk a lot about remote work. They both leave for their separate apartments by the end of the night.
//
Charlie, cranky,sits in Pimā€™s car the next morning, his overnight bag in the back and his snarkiness in full swing. Pim is practically bubbling over in excitement at the wheel.
ā€œI just canā€™t believe both your power and electricity went out as soon as you got home,ā€ Pim canā€™t hold back his excitement in his voice. ā€œWhat are the odds?!ā€
It was true-- Charlie was only home for a few minutes before everything fizzled out. Heā€™d got a call a few minutes later that the power to his apartment building went out (duh) due to the generator being crushed by a wrecking ball used in nearby construction, so there would be no heating or electricity at his place for at least a week. They didnā€™t even say sorry-- it was an automated call.
His first move would be to couch surf until then, but his options seemed exhausted before he even began looking. Zoey was in California for a highschool friendā€™s wedding and Christmas with her family, and her roommates definitely wouldnā€™t want him staying there alone. His uncle lived all the way over past Pittsburgh, so that was a no. Tyler moved to Pittsburgh too a few months ago after getting let off. He claimed the music scene there was ā€œjust betterā€. Fuck Pittsburgh, Charlie thought more than a few times after getting the news. Everyoneā€™s moving to fuckinā€™ Pittsburgh.
He could get a motel or hotel or Airbnb or Vrbo or whatever, but with the cost of that he might as well go to Brazil and back all over again. He called Pim and he came to pick him up. He crashed at his place and got hardly any sleep.
Pimā€™s excitement alongside all of this rubbed him the wrong way.
ā€œPim, can you not treat this as some awesome thing? For one thing, I had to throw out my groceries this week ā€˜cause of all this. I had, like, really good leftovers I was looking forward to eating.ā€
ā€œOh, Charlie, donā€™t be like thatā€¦ we can go to the place itā€™s from when we get back if thatā€™ll make you feel better. My familyā€™s probably gonna cook food all week for us, too, and maybe you can take home some leftovers if youā€™d like!ā€
Charlie groans.
ā€œThatā€™s not the point though, man. I just wanted to go home and relax. This year has been nothing but chaos and I think I deserve to just do what I want for a little.ā€
Especially when the only reason we have this break is because I literally died, he nearly adds, but he bites his tongue.
Pim is quiet. He would hardly call playing Rust relaxing the way heā€™s seen Charlie react to it, but to each their own he supposes. He tries to think of solutions.
ā€œWell, I mean, you could just take whatever time we have left outside of activities to play video games, or watch your shows or whatever it is you do to relax.ā€
ā€œYeah but Pim, thatā€™s the thing, I want to do that and only that. Not that and- and activities, I just wanna relax man.ā€
ā€œOh, it will be fun, Charlie!ā€ Pim nudges Charlie with his elbow. ā€œI wouldnā€™t worry about it.ā€
ā€œI would and I am.ā€
//
They drive for about an hour, stopping for coffee at Wawa on the way. It helps, but the annoyance of the whole situation still grates on Charlie, and the looping track of ā€œDooty Daā€ on the radio doesnā€™t help. Charlie decides that it has lost its charm and he turns down the dial.
ā€œIf Iā€™m forced to go along with all this, then Iā€™m choosing the music. ā€˜Kay?ā€
ā€œYeah, sure, I can listen to whatever.ā€
Charlie pulls out the filthy old phone adapter cord for the company car (the end where it plugs into the phone is bent and worn so bad the wire is exposed) and he sloppily plugs his phone into the AUX.
ā€œAlright, uhhhhhhā€¦ how much longer do we have on the drive?ā€
ā€œHmm? Oh, umā€¦ another half hour, Iā€™d say.ā€
ā€œOkay, Pim, you gotta listen to this. Like really listen. Itā€™s like a yearly tradition for me to listen to this album.ā€
Pimā€™s interested now.
ā€œAnd you havenā€™t shown me this before?ā€ He fiddles with the seam of the leather steering wheel.
ā€œNah, itā€™s like- you gotta listen to the whole thing if youā€™re gonna listen...ā€
ā€œYeah, alright! Put it on, yeah.ā€
Charlie sits through around 12 seconds of two different Youtube ads, skipping as soon as he could.
ā€œItā€™s beginning to look a lot like Christmasā€¦ā€
ā€œOh, itā€™s Christmas music! This sounds pleasant!ā€
ā€œThis is the most recent one that came out last year. Every year he writes a new one and adds it to the album. Iā€™m waiting on this yearā€™s.ā€
ā€œWho is this?ā€
ā€œUhh, Mac Demarco. His stuff is amazing, man. Seriously, heā€™s like, an idol of mine.ā€
Pimā€™s happy to see Charlie a little happier. The next song comes on and Pim subtly bops his head to it.
ā€œThis oneā€™s a little creepy, haha.ā€
Charlie takes a big sip of his coffee. ā€œYea, heā€™s got range.ā€
They listen to the music some more and comment on a dog they see in a passing car. Some flurries start up as they take the exit off the highway and ease into the suburbs. House after house is decorated in elaborate Christmas decorations that Pim excitedly gawks at and points to, to which Charlie feels his blood pressure heighten. The further they go outbound, the less fancy the light displays are. There are more of those silly inflatable yard decorations, now. Then, it eases into maybe a few strings on a hedge, or maybe a partially driven over blow mold decoration arrangement, glowing Santas beaming at Charlie and Pim as they drive by.
The album lasts them the rest of the car ride. They talk over some songs and Charlie shushes him for others. When they reach the familiar apartment complex, Charlie seems to be in a better mood overall. Pim makes a mental note to let Charlie DJ in the future.
They pull into the back and see Pimā€™s mother smoking on the back porch. The flurries have calmed entirely to a flake here and there and thereā€™s a thin layer of snow over everything, replenishing what melted the previous day.
The two get out of the car and she sees them.
ā€œPIMOTHY!ā€
Pimā€™s mother snubs her cigarette quickly and rushes over in her pink slippers. She wraps Pim in a big hug, swaying him a little. Charlie goes to grab their bags, and when he comes back, theyā€™re talking about so many different things so quickly Charlie has trouble keeping up. He accidentally makes eye contact with Pimā€™s mom, who, almost as if she were waiting for a cue, swoops Charlie into a hug.
ā€œOh, uh,ā€ Charlie doesnā€™t hug back. Heā€™s visibly uncomfortable.
ā€œHow are you, sweetheart? Are you keeping Pim under control?ā€
Charlie pauses. He realizes he has an opportunity to be very funny and also get revenge on Pim.
ā€œOh, you know. Heā€™s all mixed up in trouble at the office,ā€ he deadpans.
ā€œWhat?!ā€
ā€œOh he didnā€™t tell you? Yeah, Pimā€™s been really into getting up to unprofessional scandalous stuff at work. He brings women in all the time--ā€
Pimā€™s contented expression watching the family bonding unfold quickly morphs into one of confusion, then horror.
ā€œHAH! Charlieā€™s joking,ā€ and he pushes at Charlieā€™s belly to separate the two. He looks at Charlie desperately. ā€œRight, Charlie?ā€
ā€œYeah, Iā€™m joking,ā€ he cheeses and looks back at Pim. Mischief lingers in his voice. ā€œExcept the last part. Heā€™s one hundred percent a total ladies man. He picks up chicks on the job all the time, honest.ā€
ā€œPIM! Is this true?! I thought this job was going to keep you honest!ā€ When the pressure was on Pim, Charlie didnā€™t mind it at all.
ā€œAgh- Charlie! No, itā€™s not true, mumā€¦ā€ He facepalms.
ā€œWhat about Jennifer, man?ā€
ā€œWho?ā€
ā€œJennifer, with all the- from the Shrimp adventure.ā€
Pim looks away quickly, his face heating up. His hands fidget with each other.
ā€œWellā€¦that was different.ā€
ā€œI thought you would have grown out of that, Pim.ā€ She sighs, and starts walking back to the duplex. ā€œCome inside, get out of this cold. Your siblings have been talking about you all day.ā€
Pim turns to the car to start carrying bags, and Charlie already has them all in his hands as he shuts the door.
ā€œOh-- do you want help? That looks heavyā€¦ā€
ā€œIā€™m good, man. Just get the door. And do the talking.ā€
ā€œOkay, sure.ā€
They follow a little distance behind his mom. Charlie leans a little towards Pim and asks, ā€œso, whatā€™d you grow out of?ā€
Pim can hear the smile in his voice and he hides his face in his hands. He blushes in embarrassment.
ā€œArgh. I didnā€™t think she would bring that upā€¦ā€ Pim sighs, ā€œAlright. I dated a ton of girls in highschool-- thatā€™s it.ā€
ā€œReally?ā€
ā€œYeah, she kind of focuses on it a lot, I donā€™t know why, maybe its a mum thing--ā€
ā€œNah, not that. Iā€™m shocked that you- that you had game in highschool.ā€
ā€œWhat? Oh, well. I didnā€™t really know what I was doing,ā€ he confesses. ā€œI was definitelyā€¦ doing it wrong, looking back.ā€
ā€œClearly not, man. You said it, I mean, you dated a ton of girls. And your parents are still mad about it, thatā€™s gotta count for something.ā€
Pim laughs a little as they get to the patio door.
ā€œYouā€™re funny, Charlie.ā€
They go inside, wipe their shoes, and are greeted with chaos. If the kids had the capabilities to bounce off the walls, they would be. When Pim walks in, they swarm him. They dogpile him with a hug and before Charlie can get a firm count of how many there are, theyā€™re off again, crawling through the walls and running up the stairs and chasing each other from room to room to room. Pim looks overjoyed and very frazzled down on the floor. Charlie wordlessly helps him up.
ā€œLetā€™s go set our stuff down upstairs, Charlie.ā€
They pass through the front room (the holiday tinsel is up and Pim cups his hands to his cheek in adoration) and Charlie hears the TV on in the living room as he follows Pim up the stairs. His dad must be watching something. The occasional shout or laugh from the kids running around keeps Charlie a little on edge.
As they ascend the dark, carpeted staircase, Charlie squints at all the photos, trying to scrape up any blackmail against Pim. At some point, he sets down a bag on the stairs awkwardly and he puts his hand on Pimā€™s shoulder to stop him.
ā€œHm? Yes Charlie?ā€
ā€œLooking pretty dapper here, buddy.ā€
He points to a photo of Pim wearing a tux, bow tie, and corsageā€” not to mention the girl on his arm. His smile is massive and his glasses are apparent. The girl looks a little uncomfortable.
Pim laughs-- ā€œOh no, I thought mum took this down a while ago,ā€ and he reaches for it, only for Charlie to grab it off the wall first.
ā€œCharlie! What are you doing?ā€
ā€œI need a picture of this, man.ā€
ā€œNO! What do you need that for? Thatā€™s horrible!ā€ He tries unsuccessfully to grab it from Charlieā€™s hand. Charlie just holds it higher.
ā€œYou owe me for dragging me along. This totally counts as part of it.ā€
ā€œNo way. Charlie!ā€ He tries to reach it again, and he accidentally encroaches on Charlieā€™s personal space. He bumps into Charlieā€™s stomach and puts a hand on his belly to brace himself. He looks up at him.
ā€œItā€™s this or something worse.ā€ Charlie threatens casually.
Pim goes quiet.
ā€œLike what?ā€
ā€œI ā€˜unno, Iā€™ll think of something.ā€
They look at each other.
Charlie knows Pim will accept the conditions just looking at his expression, so he sets the other bags down precariously and grabs his phone from his pocket.
ā€œUgh, fine.ā€ Pim resigns as Charlie takes the photo. He then takes a selfie with it with a fake horrified expression in reaction to it. ā€œWhy that one?!ā€
ā€œI dunno,ā€ he laughs, ā€œthought it might be funny.ā€
Charlie grabs the stuff again and they continue upstairs.
ā€œAlright. I better not see these in the work Slack, though.ā€
ā€œNo, no, of course not,ā€ Charlie replies, having already sent it to the work Slack.
The rest of the photos on the walls are all pretty innocuous; it all is very domestic. Charlie feels like he shouldnā€™t be allowed here in this bubble of domesticity before the storm of reality that is Pimā€™s family hits. He kind of wishes that something will just ruin the moment already so he doesnā€™t have to look around the corner for something horrible, metaphorically.
Non-metaphorically, Amy pokes her head out from around the corner at the top of the stairs.
ā€œEwā€” Pim? I thought you werenā€™t coming to Christmas this year.ā€
ā€œWhat? Who said that?ā€
ā€œOh. No one, I made it up. But I was still excited for you to not show up.ā€
Pim laughs nervously.
ā€œWell, here we are! I brought my coworker Charlie to stay with us. You remember Charlie, right?ā€
Charlie does a peace sign. ā€œYo.ā€
Amy stares blankly at them.
ā€œAnyway, Bradā€™s over, sooooā€¦ donā€™t bother us.ā€
She goes back to her room and slams the door.
ā€œShe was nicer to me that time, I think.ā€
They make it to the once-Pimā€™s-room-now-game-room-slash-guest-room and drop their stuff inside. Thereā€™s one kid idling in there and playing Roblox on his Kindle. Pim shoos him out of the room and closes the door behind Charlie and himself.
ā€œHere we are!ā€ Pim says whimsically. ā€œOh, so many wonderful memories in hereā€¦ā€
Charlie looks aroundā€” itā€™s a mess of toys, AC units, and other child memorabilia that wasnā€™t deemed important enough to have out. Crazy messy.
ā€œSo weā€™re staying in your familyā€™s storage room? Why donā€™t they just get like, a storage unit somewhere?ā€
ā€œI donā€™t think itā€™s enough to warrant a storage unit, do you?ā€
ā€œMaybe, man. You might get cockroaches or something if you leave it all on the floor like this.ā€
ā€œHmm. Maybe youā€™re right.ā€ Pim thinks to every other issue in this house that heā€™d like to resolve first and shakes away the tidiness mission for later. ā€œAnyway, thereā€™s an air mattress around here, I just have to find it,ā€ Pim starts looking under stacks of various clutter.
ā€œYeah. I was gonna say...ā€
They both eye the single twin bed.
ā€œIā€™ll find that as soon as possible if you want to start unpackingā€¦ā€ Pim starts checking the closet. ā€œAgh. Itā€™s just board games in here, andā€¦ oh wait! Yes! Epic!ā€ He pulls out a crumpled air mattress with an air pump still plugged into it. He starts clearing out an area for it on the floor. ā€œIā€™ll take the air mattress since Iā€™m not sure how reliable it is. Would you mind taking my old bed? Itā€™ll be much comfier than this.ā€
ā€œYeah man, I donā€™t care.ā€ Charlie starts grabbing handfuls of toys and cramming them into the already crammed space under the bed. Thereā€™s some semblance of bedding, but years of crumbs, dust and dead bugs have accumulated. ā€œUhhhā€¦ got any different bedding?ā€
ā€œOh, sorry, yeah. Iā€™ll get that for you now.ā€
While Pimā€™s gone, Charlie goes on his phone. He has a few missed snapsā€” two from Zoey, one from Tyler. Zoeyā€™s is at the beach. Sheā€™s smiling and having fun with her friendsā€” theyā€™re all drinking zany colored drinks. Charlie wishes he was too. Tylerā€™s snap is of a house party where heā€™s made it behind the DJā€™s stand, absolutely destroying the crowd with his stuff. Itā€™s short, but Charlie can tell heā€™s having a blast. He replies to each of them with a photo of a dead spider on the bed. He captions it, ā€œme rnā€. Pim gets back and he puts his phone away.
ā€œOh, geez man, you got all that?ā€
Pim holds a tower of beddingā€” two sets of comforters, pillowcases, blankets, and sheets. ā€œCan you take the bedding off your bed really quickly?ā€ Thereā€™s a frantic element to his request and Charlie does as told. He tosses it by the door and Pim drops the bedding on the bed with an exaggerated exhale. He starts on making the mattress.
They spend maybe twenty minutes setting everything up. Charlie settles for a sheet and a blanket, but Pim insists on making it for him if he wouldnā€™t. The air mattress is only a foot away parallel to Charlieā€™s bed.
ā€œAlright, itā€™s 6:30. What do you want to do next, Charlie? I think my family wanted to go out for dinner.ā€
ā€œYou know, Iā€™d really like to but Iā€™m feeling pretty tired, man. I might sit that one out and catch up on some sleep here.ā€
ā€œAww, alright. Did you want me to get you anything?ā€
ā€œUhhhh, yeah. You know what I like,ā€ and Charlie kicks his shoes off as he sits on the side of his bed. Pim heads over to the doorway. ā€œLights off?ā€ He asks, to which Charlie politely says, ā€œyes please.ā€
ā€œOkay, wellā€¦ sleep well.ā€ Pim smiles sweetly at Charlie and closes the door behind him.
Now itā€™s time for Charlie to do what he wanted to do from the start.
Rust time.
The second Pimā€™s footsteps hit the stairs, Charlie speeds over and locks the door. Going back to his bed, he sits down and roots through his bag. He pulls out his laptop, mouse, charger, and headphones, and sets everything up. Heā€™s all ready until he realizes he needs wifi.
He checks everywhere. Itā€™s nowhere heā€™d expect it to be. He considers texting Pim for a minute, but his cover would be blown. Out of options, he returns to his bed and lies down. He groans and sets his stuff on the floor.
Heā€™s pissedā€” the only thing he wanted to do was check this update. Heā€™ll ask Pim as soon as he gets back. Maybe he can squeeze in an hour or two tonight when they get back. He hopes Pim wonā€™t have an issue with him staying up late to play.
He drifts off, missing his apartment and what he could have had for the next week. He doesnā€™t expect himself to actually fall asleep.
//
Charlie wakes up to Pim opening the door. The excess light that comes through the door behind Pimā€™s silhouette is enough to make Charlie squint.
ā€œAgh.ā€
ā€œOh! Charlie! Sorryā€” I didnā€™t know you were awake!ā€
Pim takes a step in. He isnā€™t wearing what he had on beforeā€” itā€™s some navy blue crew neck and sweats.
ā€œHow long was I out?ā€ Charlie asks as he sniffles hard and rubs his eyes.
ā€œWell, itā€™s 11 somethingā€¦ā€
ā€œWhat?ā€ Charlie sits up incredulously. ā€œWhy didnā€™t you wake me up when you got back?!ā€
ā€œYou looked so cozy, I couldnā€™t! Plus, the dinner was, uhā€¦ weird. I assumed youā€™d want to sleep through the aftermath of that, so.ā€
Charlie checks his phone and doesnā€™t respond to Pim. He didnā€™t have any new texts. Maybe the notifications didnā€™t registerā€” he opens Snapchat and checks it anyway.
ā€œSoā€¦ā€ Pim continues, ā€œI mean, I just got ready for bed, I was gonna go to sleep now.ā€ His sentence fizzles out. Then he throws on, ā€œI donā€™t know if you want to go back to sleep, orā€¦?ā€
He eases back down. ā€œI guess,ā€ he says with no confidence in his voice. Pim closes the door behind him and it goes dark. Charlie only now notices the glow in the dark stars that littered the ceiling over by the window. Pim climbs in bed.
ā€œYour foodā€™s in the fridge, by the way. Itā€™s labeled.ā€
Charlie shoots back up.
ā€œOh- okay. No, Iā€™m doing that definitely, yeah. Iā€™ll be right back.ā€
Charlie doesnā€™t care to put his shoes on as he sneaks downstairs. The lights are all out, and the television is still on. Upon further inspection, Pimā€™s dad is asleep on the couch. He snores loudly.
Charlie finds the styrofoam box with ā€œCharlie :-)ā€ written on it. He spares no time in putting it in the microwave. He grabs a fork (he goes through all the drawers and of course itā€™s the last one) and a napkin. While it cooks, he roots around for something to drink. Thereā€™s some orange juice left in the bottom of a jug. He grabs the entire thing and, as his food finishes up, carries everything he foraged with him upstairs.
He sneaks into the room, closes the door quietly, tiptoes over to his bed, and sits down. Itā€™s fries and what looks like a Buffalo chicken wrap. He takes a massive bite and it all feels worth it for a second.
ā€œCharlie, are you eating in here?ā€ Pimā€™s voice is meek.
ā€œOh shit. I thought you were asleep already.ā€
Pim laughs sleepily.
ā€œAlmost. That smells really good though.ā€
ā€œYou want a fry?ā€
ā€œI already brushed my teeth,ā€ Pim says dismally. Charlie shrugs and Pim canā€™t see.
ā€œYou can always rebrush ā€˜em.ā€
Pim stretches in his bed and makes a noise Charlie ignores. ā€œMmm. Maybe.ā€ After a few seconds of thinking about it, he says ā€œyeah, pass me one.ā€
ā€œAlright!ā€ He hands it to Pim and fist bumps him before he takes his hand away. Pimā€™s fist is limp and unexpecting. ā€œYou know, if it helps, Pim, Iā€™m not brushing my teeth. I forgot my toothbrush at home.ā€
ā€œCharlie! You could have told me, we could have stopped somewhereā€¦ā€ Pim sits up and scoots over to the edge of his mattress to grab more fries from the box in Charlieā€™s lap.
ā€œWe can get one tomorrow and Iā€™ll brush twice as long or something tomorrow night to make up.ā€
ā€œThatā€™s not how that works,ā€ and Charlie hears the smirk in Pimā€™s words.
ā€œYeah it is. Iā€™ll just scrub off what I didnā€™t scrub off tonight, itā€™s not like itā€™s keeping count or whatever. Andā€” besides, people from like, the 1700ā€™s were making laws or whatever for our country and they didnā€™t even brush their teeth, they didnā€™t have this shit, soā€¦ yeah.ā€
ā€œIs that true?ā€
ā€œI dunno, probably. But itā€™s not gonna kill me if I skip one night.ā€
ā€œIā€™m googling it.ā€
Their hands touch as they both reach for a fry. Nothing is said.
ā€œIt says-ā€œ
ā€œWhat says? Whatā€™s your source?ā€
ā€œUhh, Reddit. They say-ā€œ
ā€œDude. Get a different source. Go to Wikipedia or something.ā€
ā€œWhat? This is fine, they probably took their answer from Wikipedia anyway. They say that people have been brushing their teeth since ancient times with sticks and such, but the added sugars in our diet today make our teeth rot. And something about our teeth being closer together now too.ā€ Pim looks up. ā€œSo you should definitely get a toothbrush tomorrow.ā€
ā€œI wasnā€™t gonna argue with you, Iā€™m just saying one night is fine.ā€
ā€œWell, let me look that up-ā€œ
ā€œItā€™s not gonna change what I do. I donā€™t have a toothbrush right now, I donā€™t really have any options, man.ā€
Pim clicks his tongue. ā€œRight.ā€
ā€œYeah.ā€
Charlie finishes his wrap and pim finishes off the fries that Charlie couldnā€™t force down. Pim goes to brush his teeth again and Charlie lays back down. Heā€™s not really tired, but thatā€™s never stopped him from sleeping.
Charlie canā€™t help but to thank god for the short day. At least there was good food, good music, and good sleep.
Now they just had to do that for a week.
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charlieactuallydiesforreal Ā· 2 months ago
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Charlie Actually Dies For Real
A Smiling Friends AU by @Scribbly07 / @ScribblyShipping
This pinned post will serve as a ā€œhubā€ thatā€™ll contain links to everything important in the blog!
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Plot: This AU serves as a fun ā€œwhat ifā€ scenario, where Charlie doesnā€™t come back after dying. (This means that no events after the episode donā€™t happen, too.) During his time in Hell, he progressively becomes more demonlike, with some unfortunate reminders of his death permanently stuck with him. He runs into some familiar faces along the way, too. Hes having a pretty hard time. And, despite what he hopes, things arenā€™t going so great in the realm of the living either.
Iā€™m not too sure just how I want to tell this story yet. I have a basic plot rundown from beginning to end, but Iā€™m unsure on how to tell everything and bridge the gaps. It might just be a mix of art and rambling posts, maybe even something more fanfic like if I can muster it.
Iā€™ve decided that people can ask questions directed at the characters as well! You wanna know what Charlieā€™s up to in Hell right now? Go ask him!
ASK STATUS: OPEN!
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Cast:
(Click on the links to see individual references and info!)
Charlie
Pim
Other Notable Living Characters
Smormu
Grim & GnarlyĀ 
Other Notable Demons
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Lore (in order):
As I publish more of this story, Iā€™ll be sure to organize it here, so anyone new to the blog can pop in and catch up! There will be major plot events happening! ;]
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FAQ:
This will be updated as more questions come! But I wanted to get a few out of the way first.
Whereā€™s Zoey?
Personally, I donā€™t really like Zoey, and will not be including her in this AU. Sheā€™s never really brought any sort of major impact in the show, so for all intensive purposes, she never existed within this timeline.
Whereā€™s Mr. Boss?
Similarly to Zoey, I donā€™t really like him. He makes me uncomfortable on a much deeper level than Zoey, though. I donā€™t really want to touch him at all, so heā€™s just sort of in the background of this.
Where's Duncan?
Some as the two above this, I don't like him. His whole bit is being fat and throwing up. Why would I even give him the time of day?
Is there Charpim?
Wellā€¦ they never got the chance to really make things official, but they were always very close, together on a deeper level than friends, but never found the words to confess.
Can I draw fanart?
OMG YES PLEASE! Feel free to tag this account and/or my main if you do!
Is selfshipping okay?
I would prefer it if people who selfshipped with Charlie or Pim not interact with this blog. But, besides those two, every other character is open range. I ask that you tag this account and/or my selfship blog if you create selfship art for the au! I'd like to see it :]
Can I make an OC/Include my OC?
Yeah! Anyone can make an OC for this or do something like make a demon version of your OC. However. Unless you're a friend of mine, your character will not be considered "canon" to this AU.
Can other SF Ask Blogs interact?
I've always dreamed of interacting with other ask blogs and roleplaying so YES! I will say, though, that characters like Charlie and Pim are ones I have very Strong connections to that I may be uncomfortable responding to depending on the interpretation. Don't be upset if I never respond, it's just a weird brain thing I have!
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sigmxnd Ā· 4 months ago
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Frowning friends head canons NOW POOKIE šŸ‘暟‘¹šŸ‘ŗ
i love you pookie. /p
you have no idea how long i've been waiting for someone to ask me this question
so i realized i've never actually written them all down and have just kinda been thinking about them in my head, so i'll put down the ones that have been floating around + add on if i come up with new ones
tw for mentions of smoking weed (its only once but still)
starting with them both:
they've known each other for a very long time, but got seperated a lot due to unstable housing. they reunited and have spent the most time together as adults (+ they live together)
100% make fun of and talk shit about other couples they see out and about
they are in love. they kiss and smooch and cuddle. physical affection is definitely their language. but only at home cause out there they gotta look menacing. they are happy with each other :3 (everyone else can fuck off though)
in a universe where they survived istg they have like almost a cartoonish rivalry with the smiling friends. imagine that "nice onezie does it come in men's" audio. that's them
stole their main outfits from some high schoolers but the rest they either shoplift or dig through the dumpsters for
halloween is the best only because they make stupid bets and competitions about scaring the trick or treaters only to have nobody come near their building (pim may or may not buy the big candy bars to give out on purpose)
when i'm thinking of a scenario/ship that's not gnargrim, they're in a qpr :3
i really like the idea that they love david bowie
grim:
gets frequent bouts of paranoia and generally has a lot of trust issues (especially with therapists)/low self esteem. took a lot of convincing himself that gnarly actually liked him and didn't have any hidden intentions
autistic. every character i like gets hit with the autism beam it just has to happen
gay + demiromantic/sexual
(sorry i can't think of more rn jfhwieifhe)
gnarly:
does his job good, takes it seriously, but off the clock he's probably one of the most unserious critters there is. he's my favorite of the two so i make him a lot like mešŸŗšŸŒ•
stoner :3
autistic. nuff said
pan/transmasc!?!?šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļøšŸ³ļøā€āš§ļøā€¼ļøšŸ§ØšŸ’£šŸ”„
his favorite mlp movie is rainbow rocks and his favorite episodes are a canterlot wedding parts 1 and 2 (cause they're MY favorites)
my furry version of him has a bent tail for a reason now and i'm writing something that has to do with it :3 (he also has a lot of scars that i've just been too lazy to draw on him that i'll mention in the thing i'm writing)
uses brainrot terms ironically/to piss people off
(while i do think that the ff and the sf would be enemies in a really funny way, i also like to think about gnarly & charlie being buddies/friendly with each other outside of work. i contradict myself all the time :3)
and thats all the ones i can think of for now. tysm for asking pookie :3
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doodlyreone Ā· 3 months ago
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Smiling Friends at Pony Town Memories ADVENCHA!!!
Part III
An experimental bit to compensate for my always delayed screenshottter phone and archiving ponytown instances to doodles. I roleplay as Charlie and these are the highlights of my interactions with a Pim kinner @mellowvisions .
Although I haven't taken drugs, I felt like I am high in these conversations, it's just one shower thought after the other. This is the last bunch for today and it feels right it ends this way.
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Hours pass and it's really coming along greatly. There's this awesome dude was nearby and like wow I can't take off my eyes on him like get this ā€“ he has more beard than any Santa Claus I've encountered in any mall. Like all natural beard. He let us touch it and it feels like an ancient artifact. It looks so cool and I'm considering about growing out a beard myself.
(Charlie and Pim having beards just makes them looking more akin to their voice actors bwhahshck. I really saw bright orange shirt with blue accent and white bandana having pony and I was like "IS THAT A DRAGONBALL CHARACTER?" I-)
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Turns out the guy just got released out of prison and got the prison bar glitch 50 years ago. It is rumored around here in the local area with how bad the police are in their jobs that the prison cells are so tired of being empty, it just teleports in people, regardless of they're innocent or guilty. I don't really believe it, like I just think it's the police but it might as well happen here. I hand out the Smiling Friends building address to the guy by writing on his palm. Oh, the pen was from Pim, he always had some just in case we need to write on something and that pays off.
(I just love like trying to make sense of the show and its lore. Like as a charity that wishes to help people lift spirits, I wouldn't question like the building having a facilities to cater to those who are homeless or like neglected by society ā€“ have you noticed their building is beside an asylum. I improv that theres a public showers available and I wanna imagine they hand out free food too.
Uhh also referencing what happened to the background character in the Who Violently Murdered Simon S. Salty? ep like dude just walks out the theatre and be lookin confused when he's behind prison bars the next scene release him he did nothing wrong)
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It's pretty uneventful after that. Pim and I discuss what just happened.
( I really like Charlie's front face in the Charlie Pim And Bill Vs. The Alien episode it reminds me of Captain Underpants somehow oml. Also, the disjointed phrases is mostly to blame with Ponytown chat limited-words-of-pop-up-at-time but it feels right since it emulates like Charlie and Pim sometimes cutting each other off it's brilliant)
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What I heard is groundbreaking, earth shattering, reality tilting notion. I genuinely thought I'm just imagining the heart swelling chime because it feels nice but- but no Pim is actually hearing it too. Had the clients heard it as well? Is there someone tailing us behind waiting to play that chime when we'vedone our job? But no that can't be right cuz there's the constant decibel and tune and like we would have notice it and like no matter where we are, it's the same thing, as if it's not in the room for it to change its aural texture but instead like- like a sound bite overlayed on top of a show. I-I think I might actually puke from this, oh my God.
(SMILING FRIENDS IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT EXISTENTIALISM BWHAHAHAHA. The genuine distress they're under after becoming too self aware oml. It translates to what if 4D dimension exists and we are just tv show for them kind of bit. Also I kept the misspellings and missing words cuz it adds character and funny - the sequel.)
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5hrignold Ā· 5 months ago
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also the thing with the documentary/movie of the dudes fighting over the ham is like.. the first thing i think? that charlie and pim are both equally invested in at least in terms of the stuff they like to watch and are into . after weā€™ve only really seeing them liking completely different things and regularly disagreeing . special 2 me
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almacambiondaughterofsaleos Ā· 5 months ago
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If Smiling Friends Took Stolas As A Case
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I was thinking both Charlie and Pim would be hired by Stolas to cheer him up, since they already have experience cheering up Satan they would go to him. However, I do think this is where instead of coddling Stolas like Helluva Boss' narrative does it instead calls out Stolas for being a pos with a self-pitying problem.
I think Pim would feel sorry for him at first and try to give him all the emotional support. Charlie goes along with it at first but still is annoyed at how whiney Stolas is and how much he likes to freaking sing like he's in a bad 90's Disney knock off. I do think when it gets to finding out about what he did to Blitzo I believe that is when Charlie just forgoes being soft and goes gives him more of a reality check.
Yes, they would find out he has issues with his marriage and suffers mental problems, but Charlie being who he is would point out that doesn't excuse the shit he did towards his supposed love interest and think he's a saint for calling off a deal he made in the first place and not realizing how he's not entitled for him to instantly forget all the shit he's done. Also when they find out about how he's neglected his daughter in favor of his booty call and to snap at his ex that would lose him even more sympathy.
Gosh, I could so see Stolas crying and crying about why are they not understanding how it's complex and why are they chastising someone who is a victim. Charlie would just snap back just because he's been victimized doesn't prevent him from being a predatory pos who has hurt people including Blitzo and his daughter. And he would chatter the notion he's a good father by asking what his daughter thought about him pursuing Blitzo despite his affair breaking the marriage. They don't care how Stolas supposedly stayed married for her sake after she was born he could have called the marriage off. He just made himself martyr because he has delusions of being a good person despite evidence to contrary.
I do think they would aim to help, but I do think they would also aim to give this pathetic bird a reality check so that he can't stop wallowing in self-pity and actually atone for his mistakes. And again the first thing is to not expect a reward for something you did in the first place, especially when they made someone feel used and degraded. And again stop failing his daughter just because she's a teen, you say you love her but always find a way to just make more mistakes. Seriously, Charlie would all or protect Octavia at all cost thing.
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honk4shelbi Ā· 4 months ago
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šŸ™‚ā¤ļø Charpim Fic Inspired by my followers !
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I call this one.... Burger hot chocolate hands .. .
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" Alright, here we are. You sure you don't want me to drop you off closer to your apartment ? " Mr. Boss parks his Ford F150 outside the local Salty's; its concerning this place is still opened after the murder case. Almost as concerning as knowing the Boss has a Ford F150.
Thank god he does though-- or Charlie wouldn't of been able to make it to work today, not during this weather.
" Uh, yea its fine. I'm like, five minutes from here." Charlie steps down from the truck, showing care to grab the assisting handle tightly. The roads, the side walks, the EVERYTHING was covered in a thin sheet of ice. One wrong step and he could eat shit on the pavement. " I haven't been able to get groceries; I'm starving. "
" Alrighty then. Sleep in tomorrow; I think the roads are suppose to be even WORSE so I'm closing up shop. Even I don't want to drive my baby on that. Isn't that right baby girl ? " The Boss proceeds to coddle the dashboard of his truck. Weird.
" Uh-- okaaaay.... Cya man. " " Bye Bye Charlie, Be safe ! "
Charlie couldn't wait to feast on one of his burgers. As he walked home, he scarfed one down entirely. What ? The weather does this to him-- its like.. hibernation or something like that. That's why he bought THREE of them.
After a long, precarious tread to his apartment, Charlie wasted no time curling up on his couch, wrapping himself in his Mr. Frog in Space throw blanket.
Siigghhh.... " Finally I can be warm again; I can't do this cold shit-- "
Suddenly, it goes dark.
" No. Fucking. Way. " The power was out. Of coarse this shitty ass apartment complex couldn't handle one winter storm. " God damnit. " Charlie, given no choice, gives up on watching T.V and instead crawls onto his mattress. There's nothing else to do without power-- he might as well sleep it off and finish the rest of his cold burgers.
The power will surely come on eventually...
Come several hours of shivering in bed, Charlie gives up. " Fuck-- will Pim even be awake at 1 am ? " He reaches over at his phone, which was dangerously only at 12 percent of battery. Have to make this count.
Come on Pim.. I'm counting on you.. He dials Pim's number.
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" Charlie you should of called me way sooner ! You're freezing ! I can't believe you thought you could sleep with no heat ALL night-- " Pim had to drive slow. VERY slow. His car was nice, but it wasn't meant for this ice. Thankfully, no one else is on the road so he can really pace himself.
" Yea yea yea. " Charlie breathes a fog of warm air into his hands, before holding them up to the heat vents. ".. Thanks Pim. "
Pim nods, " Of coarse. But I don't feel comfortable doing this again tomorrow-- you'll just have to just stay with me until the roads thaw. But I don't mind ! It'll be fun ! We can watch movies, and drink hot chocolate ! "
Charlie's cheeks start to warm up-- both a blessing and a curse in this situation. He just realized how utterly fucked he'd be without Pim right now... it's kind of embarrassing. Almost as embarrassing as how much he was looking forward to spending time with Pim. Damn him and his stupid crush-- " Pim, If you make me hot chocolate I'll be one happy critter . "
" Anything to see you smile." " What ? " " NOTHING. " Pim's cheeks glow red and he remains far more silent the rest of the ride. Looks like Charlie wasn't the only one looking forward to this..
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Not so surprisingly, Pim's place still had power. Charlie always felt self conscious when he visited Pim's apartment-- Pim is just... so much more put together. His apartment actually WASN'T a piece of shit. But Charlie didn't get to think about that long before Pim started speaking;
" Let me start the hot chocolate-- just make yourself warm. "
Charlie sunk into the couch; just happy to be warm. Then he used a nearby outlet to start charging his phone. As he waited, his mind began to wonder. Was he sleeping on the couch? Of coarse he would.. why wouldn't he ? It would be weird if they slept in Pim's bed together. . . . . .
" Here Charlie ! " " AHH ! "
The smaller critter gasps. " Oh god-- sorry I didn't mean to scare you ! " Pim ditches the mug of cocoa on the table and hops onto the couch; He scoots even closer, so he can pat Charlie's back. He's aware of Charlie's heart problems, so he was genuinely concerned. " I just got excited." He grabs Charlies hand tightly.
Catching his breath, Charlie squeezes the hand, enjoying the warmth of the other. A bit TOO much. " It's fine-- i was just distracted. "
" About what, Charlie, are you alright ? " " Yea I said it's f-- "
Eye contact. They both just realized how close they were sitting to each other. That time they kissed at Salty's replays in both their heads. It's almost as if they both were considering kissing each other in that moment but--
The lights go out.
" Oh no.... "
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Both tired and defeated, they get ready for bed. " Sorry about this Charlie-- Last year this didn't happen.. guess it really is bad out there. " He says as he turns the living room lamp off so Charlie can sleep more soundly on the couch.
" It's not your fault Pim, don't apologise. I just fucking hate it-- I ain't built for the cold like this. " In fact, his breath was already creating a small fog. He shivers. " Still better inculcated then my place though. "
Pim walks over towards his room, but lingers a moment, not quick to leave. He twirls the point to his sleeping cap. " Well.. Goodnight Charlie.... "
" Night bud. "
... ... ...
" Pim ? " " Yea Charlie ? " " Do you want me to sleep in bed w- "
" YES ! " Thank GOD he asked-- he wanted it SO badly he couldn't stand it. Pim fantasized about sleeping with Charlie ever since he got the call-- hell.. ever since they kissed he's thought about it.
Charlie bites his lip and hesitates; Just enough to build up the nerve to get up and hurry over to Pim. He lifts the smaller critter into his arms and carries him to bed.
They both giggle and immediately lock their bodies together for warmth under the blankets.
" Thanks for answering the phone, dude. " Pim grins and leans in closely. " Call me more often. " He coos before kissing his friend passionately.
They both had wanted this for so long.
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THE END, Thanks for contributing @gaspipegeoff , @cosmo-shell , @onceagwen
If you got this far and like it, then consider supporting my Kofi . I'm planning on continuing this w/ maybe smut involved as a next chapter and posting it on my Kofi for my supporters . Don't worry ill post it here eventually too, but youll get it way earlier there.
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oinkinpigprince Ā· 4 months ago
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Can I request Pim or Charlie x Gyaru reader?!
Sure thing! I donā€™t know much about Gyaru but my friend rlly likes the style so
Pim and Charlie x gyaru reader
Pim
He thinks your style is sooo cool!! He canonically watches anime(enough to have that iconic anime drawing style) so Iā€™m actually 90% sure he knows what gyaru is, although not a lot heā€™s still able to recognize it
That being said, gyaru isnā€™t really represented good in anime(theyā€™re usually bullies I think) so he might be a little scared to talk to you at first due to stereotypes
But heā€™s NEVER met a person he canā€™t befriend so he kinda sucked up his nerves and found out you were actually really nice!!
Pim dresses like a Mormon so even though you two are both kinda dressy itā€™s two VERY different styles. Youā€™re both dressed for two very different occasions
He thinks itā€™s really pretty!! He finds more feminine looks really attractive so he thinks youā€™re really pretty, even if it isnā€™t traditional femininity he still likes it because itā€™s you :33
The more out there looks he has to admire, with the fancy eye makeup and heavy accessories. Itā€™s def one of those ā€˜on the occasionā€™ looks but he still finds them really special
Learning about the history of it is really fun, he loves learning about people and cultures so Pim will read up on it on his own time just to impress you
Absolutely loves it when you take selfies with him, it makes him feel really special! He does some cute little poses and smiles really wide
Charlie
He has literally never heard about Gyaru in his life. When he saw your outfit he had to do a double take, itā€™s just something heā€™s never really seen so it was a little shocking
That doesnt mean he thinks itā€™s ugly or sum, he doesnā€™t really mind it after a bit and even comes to enjoy it! Thinks its really unique and kinda cool
When you explain to him itā€™s actually more of a counter culture thing is when he really starts to dig it. Really respects you for wanting to go against beauty standards in a way heā€™s never seen
Even though he wants to pretend heā€™s this confrontational macho guy he usually freezes especially when the other party is bigger. But if something happens heā€™ll always be there to defend you
But you usually are able to speak up for yourself well enough Charlie just admires you from afar. Always there to back you up though
You are the underdressed boyfriend and over dressed partner duo. People donā€™t even think you two would even be associated with each other w/ how Charlie dresses and acts
Kinda forgets after a while how wild you dress up until someone asks to take pictures with you. He gets it but it always surprises him because youā€™re just his partner to him
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andesmints94 Ā· 5 months ago
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SF spoilers, PIM Turns green episode!! Season 2 episode 8. šŸ‘šŸ„œšŸ¦…ā€¼ļøā€¼ļøšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øā˜ƒļø
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I laugh because I probably got the same amount of back fat or more idk šŸ˜ šŸ˜‚
Charlie loves everybody in this whole episode like I'm genuinely wondering if this is a joke or something or if he's being genuine.
I'm actually excited to see Zoey and Marge again. Like I thought both of them were dead for a second šŸ‘€ šŸ˜­
Bill Nye. Like why is he here? Idk I have nothing against him but I figured it is a fake cameo. Like idk why it is it is what it is I guess šŸ¤£
I actually happen to like his little jingle, I wish it was a little bit longer.
Rotten. I love him. I think he's Master Shake which I haven't really watched all of that show but from what I've seen long ago, I love it. I laughed so hard when Charlie's just like eh fuck this guy let's leave him here šŸ˜‚
Charlie said he would beat up the Yeti but he was like so much bigger than him. I felt like I saw this yeti before, maybe in an adult swim promo. What did Charlie just say? He hurt his arm at the gym or whatever? šŸ¤” I can see him being an arms and legs guy, maybe working on his core is a little more difficult with heart issues I'm not for sure how that works.
I'm glad that Rotten was able to make his live significant, Pim was able to help him a lot. Charlie's the Dad, Pim's the Mom. They are such good parents šŸ˜€
The smiling parents šŸ˜
And like yes we know Charlie is a Christian but damn share some God for the rest of us! šŸ˜”šŸ™
He should get one of those shirts that say Jesus & girlfriend & boyfriend & America
Oh btw did I mention that Charlie Dompler is canonically bisexual?? That is all.
Goodnight. šŸ˜ Thank you for watching!
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