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[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

carter nodded and accepted the cash, stuffing it into his pocket. “oh?” the dark haired male practically popped up in place at charlie’s comment. “that’s a lot of moving around. and so young too…i don’t know if i’d be able to handle all of the running around. i hate moving … packing up your life and then unpacking it. it takes me forever,” he laughed a little, and leaned his hip into the counter. “i’ve been away for a couple of years now and while my parents and i don’t really get along, i really did like this area and i have friends that are basically like family too, so i knew i’d have support from people that matter.” he knew he was rambling a little bit, but this conversation was leagues better than the ruined night by the creep in the theatre.

“yeah well, some of it was by choice others not so much. i got used to it pretty quick and it’s a great way of not hoarding things.” charlie shrugged, not really bothered by the turns his life had taken since he was a teen. there had been a time where he’d been angry, which had shown in his lifestyle at the time, but now he was mostly content with the way things were now. charlie raised his eyebrows at the comment about carter’s parents, but chose not to ask any further questions since it was their first time meeting. that would just seem odd. “yeah, that’s what i thought as well,” charlie agreed. “i have a few friends here and i figured this place would be as good as any to move to.”

[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

carter nodded his head minutely in silent thanks. “well, since you’ve already started. cash is fine,” he shrugged his shoulders and slipped his hands into his pockets. at charlie’s second inquiry, carter perked up and nodded again. “yeah, well, technically it’s more like just moved back. i lived her for a few years when i was in high school. then i went to college and just…” he shrugged. divulging details about sylvie wasn’t exactly his m.o. when dealing with strangers so he glossed over the true reason for his departure from stone harbor. “the world was calling out to me more than home.”

“yeah?” charlie raised his gaze in interest and looked at carter while he tried no to fumble with the money. as he handed it over he couldn’t help but probe a little bit further. after all, this was the most interesting thing that had happened to him all day. “i can’t totally understand wanting to explore the world, see something new and all that. i haven’t really stayed in one place for more than a couple of months since i was sixteen. a year at the most. what made you come back?”

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

artie gasped loudly and poked charlie in the side with one hand. “i take offense to that. i’m an angel, i’m just a very gay angel,” he clarified. “you sound so s p o i l e d, charlie. i never realized you were so high maintenance,” he teased before resting his chin on charlie’s shoulder. “where are we headed anyway? any place in particular?” it was nice for artie to have someone who didn’t really know any of the madness going on in his life to hang out. he was comfortable enough with charlie, but at the same time, charlie was able to just be his friend. to not comment on his distracted sighs or quiet moments of thoughtfulness – not in the same way friends he’d known for years did. the way they picked up on his moods and tried to sniff out the source of the issue almost immediately. it was refreshing and exactly what artie needed as he did his best every day to forgive mina and rowan. 

“that’s the most beautiful angel there is,” charlie said seriously. “and i’m not spoiled i’m just extremely used to getting taken care of.” he leaned into artie’s embrace and tried to pretend it wasn’t awkward as fuck to walk with someone’s arms wrapped around him. but it felt nice, so that made up for the discomfort. besides, if charlie could get away with having old people stare at him with scandalised glares, he would. “i have no idea,” he replied. “i don’t know my way through town yet. does it matter? can’t we just enjoy this romantic stroll?” he tilted his head, nearly made them both fall over as he did so, and gave artie an exaggerated wink. “no but honestly, you’re my guide, didn’t you know? you know my sense of direction is terrible.” a few more steps, and charlie let his hands rest against artie’s as they continued to walk down the sidewalk.

[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

carter shook charlie’s hand and offered him a sheepish smile. “if i’m being perfectly honest, that was my plan to start off with. not the yelling, but coming out here and asking for a refund,” he began. “but then i saw how frazzled you were already so i didn’t want to dump all that on you. if you insist, i won’t say no, but it’s okay.” it took him longer than he’d like to admit to register charlie’s quip about the ‘secret menu’ but when it finally did, he let out a rather embarrassing laugh. “oh my god. that was loud. wow, ignore that please. i’ll keep the secret menu in mind for next halloween.”

a smile of delight was finally appearing on charlie’s face as carter laughed at his, slightly terrible, joke. “well, i’ll make sure to read up on it until next year, so we’re both prepared,” he promised. “and no, it’s no bother,” charlie hurried to add. “you’re totally in the right to ask for a refund! hang on.” with a few pressing on buttons followed by a few muted swear words, charlie let out a triumphant noise. “okay, cash or card?” while the refund went through charlie tapped at the register. “you said you just moved here?” he asked to keep the conversation going.

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

“sorry, can’t relate. it’s 24/7 boytown for me,” he grinned. “glad to hear my ladies are safe from your wicked ways though.” artie was teasing of course and he hoped that the playfuly smile on his features conveyed that message to his friend. he knew that charlie had a reputation among their fellow camp counselors for being very much a player, but artie had seen he had very redeeming qualities when he put effort into it so he did his best not to let those rumors bias him completely. “why thank you. in return for you kindness, i will hug you, you giant,” he grinned slowing down just enough to come up behind charlie and wrap his arms around his center. “i think this would be easier if you carried me,” artie teased as they continued on.

charlie couldn’t help but laugh out loud. the version he had of artie from the summers they had known each other didn’t exactly fit the artie that was walking next to him, but the overall picture it painted was very intriguing. “oh, so you’re just a fuckboy. and here i was, opening up my heart for you. how the tables have turned.” as artie’s arms wrapped around him, charlie hid his smile in his scarf. the close proximity was nice, but it did make it hard for them to walk properly. “no, i’m enjoying this moment of pampering,” charlie said happily and kept walking in the awkward bundle they now were in. “keep hugging me i’m feeling very loved.”

[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

“well, they wouldn’t be creeps if what they did made any sense, right? i wouldn’t worry about it too much outside of callling the cops,” he chuckled. carter nodded along and thought back to his time in stone harbor. “well, from experience i can say that i haven’t heard of this happening all that often so i think the weirdos just really came out this halloween season.” carter hid a smile as the man’s hair remained straight up after he ran his hands throughout. it was a silly picture but it illustrated just how stressful his day must have been. carter extended his hand out with a grin, “i’m carter. and … honestly, don’t worry about it. i was going to ask, but i think you’ve had a rough week. i don’t want to leave you guys short or anything.”

“you’re very wise,” charlie replied tiredly, but with a faint smile still on his face. “and hopefully that’s true. let’s blame it on the spooky hours going on right now. as long as they disappear once halloween is over i’m open to forgiving.” with a grin, genuine this time, charlie accepted carter’s hand and shook it firmly. “nice to meet you carter, and thank you for not coming out here to yell at me. and really, you should get your money back because no one should go through that unless you specifically ask for it. but i think that costs extra and is off the secret menu.”

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

artie gently shoved charlie’s shoulder at his teasing and rolled his eyes. “yeah right. i’ll just kick you if you start making moves on any of them. although, i’ll give you a freebie, one of them is my mother,” he said with a chuckle. “i’m glad my mad twister playing skills have instilled the appropriate amount of awe and fear into you.” his own pout lessened at charlie’s reassurances and he huffed with a nod. “thank you, that’s all i ask of you. i’m so underappreciated at times it’s a shame,” he sighed dramatically. “oh, you heard about xavier’s review? yeah. rowan really does have a way with words.” as they walked together, artie noticed charlie seemingly shifting at the cold and he bumped shoulders with the taller man. “is the cold getting to you?” he asked.

“don’t worry, artie. i might come off as a big flirt, but in the end i’m just a simple guy looking for love.” charlie cracked a smile at the ridiculousness of what he was saying. “no, but really. i’m mostly looking for cool people to hang out with right now. your ‘girls’ are safe. i lean more toward guys right now anyways... that time of the season,” he added, as if it being autumn had any significance at all. which it really didn’t. “i promise to always appreciate you, artie. anyone that doesn’t is a fool.” he didn’t want to pry, but there seemed to be something behind those words even if it was hidden by an over exaggerated sigh. “nah, i just miscalculated the amount of wind attacking me. but if you’re worried you can just give me a hug.” he added the last part with a teasing grin.

[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

carter couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the poor employee who seemed to be having one hell of a week. “ah, sorry man. that sucks,” he began, scratching the back of his head. that was creepy. “i mean, i don’t think anyone would be used to having to deal with creeps on a daily basis at work. besides, i don’t think i’ve seen you here before. of course, that doesn’t mean much since i’m new in town, but i figure you’re new at this job.” he had planned to ask for his money back for the whole ordeal but seeing the poor suffering soul, he couldn’t exactly bring himself to ask. “hopefully it’ll brighten up? i… don’t know what else to say. sorry,” he chuckled.

at hearing the empathy in the man’s voice, charlie gave him a faint, but grateful, smile. “i’m used to the creeps, i just don’t understand why they think horror movies is the way to go. and yeah, it’s my first week and i just hope that this is some elaborate prank they use as a crash course to learn the job. because if this is a calm day i don’t know how i’ll survive a busy one.” he dragged his hand through his hair, making it stick up all over the place. “i should probably deal with this, but i’m kinda hoping that if i ignore it for long enough it’ll go away.” he tapped his name tag. “i’m charlie. and very apologetic you had to go through this, can i offer you a refund?”

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

“there are four women who own my heart and cia is one of them. don’t get me wrong, if you guys hit it off i’m not the type to be standing in your way, but if you do ‘make a move’ you better watch out because i will not hesitate to drop kick you,” he nodded, gravely. his face motionless to demonstrate how serious he was about his words. the expression quickly melted into a pout as charlie poked his cheat. “rowan is a traitor. i will concede that i’m mostly a sub, but i have my moments. also, i’ve known you longer so you should believe me by default,” he huffed., standing up to follow charlie out of the shop and tossing his empty coffee cup out on the way. “i’m an excellent lay, thank you very much, and rowan’s got the first-hand account. he should give me a yelp review,” he countered as they walked down the street. the weather was very nice today and artie just wanted to enjoy the slight chill in the air that honestly felt quite refreshing. he ran over his last words a little more carefully and thought about xavier’s own scathing review before recanting. “you know what? i take it back. he should not write me a review, but still. my point remains.”

“okay, you’re just gonna have to give me a list that i can study during my lunch break,” charlie said, tone of his voice clearly indicating that he’s joking. “and i can tell you’re serious about the drop kick, and judging by the amounts of twister we’ve played with the kids, i’m pretty sure you could do it no matter how crowded the space.” as they continued down the street, charlie pulled his scarf tighter around his neck. he hadn’t been aware that it was quite that chilly. suddenly he regretted not wearing a warmer jacket. charlie couldn’t help but laugh at artie’s pout and betrayed look. “don’t worry, i trust you, artie. i’m sure you can take control if you’re really feeling it, and i’m confident you’re a great lay. don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. and you’re right, based on the yelp review he did of xavier i’m not sure you want him to be the one writing one for you.”

[charliekvngs]

rvwans:

rowan grins, bending over, putting his hands on his knees and dipping his head, trying to swallow moisture back to his dry throat. he was a bit tired, which wasn’t surprising since rowan always invested more energy into his dances when he had company and it had been a while since someone had joined him. “i’ve been dancing since i was a kid,” rowan replies, looking up at charlie through his sweaty hair, eyebrows raised, tongue poking between his teeth in an amused expression. “can’t remember my exact age – maybe five? i don’t know. it was the only thing i was ever really good at. i did competitions and stuff when i was younger and then joined this dance crew when i was in high school and yeah. what about you? have you been doing this for very long?” he inquired, shaking his head as he stood up straight, trying to cool himself off.

as he reached for his water bottle, charlie whistled lowly. it wasn’t that he was surprised by the number of years that rowan had spent training, it was more the fact that he worked his ass off to get to the level he currently was at. “that’s quite some time,” he said. “i started a bit later. i can’t remember, maybe around eight-nine. mostly cause my mum needed me to get rid of some energy or she’d, in her words, ‘go nuts’. i only ever got serious about it a few years back though.” ever since his parents had kicked him out, dance had been something of an escape for him. it was a way to work through his anger and express himself in a healthy way. when he hadn’t been working, the last years of his teens had been spent sweating in a dance studio until his feet bled. “no competitions for me though,” he added with a grin. “purely for fun.”

[charliekvngs]

they were both hidden away in a dark corner of flicked bean, undisturbed by the other costumers. charlie felt as if he should’ve worn some shades and maybe a hat to make the scene look even weirder than it did. but he and tino had said they would talk, so that’s what they were going to do. charlie just wanted to have some fun while they did so. sue him. “so,” charlie started, eyes comically wide and hands on his hips even though it did nothing seeing as he was sitting down and tino couldn’t see his hands. “let’s get to the bottom of this, once and for all.” [ @valcntiino. ]

[charliekvngs]

ftcartcr:

“hey dude, i don’t mean to alarm you, but i’m pretty sure that there’s a guy in the back row of theatre six jerking off to rocky horror picture show,” carter whispered as he leaned over the candy counter at the reel. he’d just wanted to watch one of his favorite halloween cult movies and ended up hearing too much heavy sighing and squirming going on in the row behind him. “not sure if you need to call the cops or what, but thought you should send security in at least.” // @charliekvngs

charlie groaned loudly as the man in front of him told him of, yet another, jerk off incident. “again? this is so fucking weird, and creepy, who jerks off to friday the 13th... and now rocky horror. that’s just begging for me to call the police.” he gave a pained smile. “it’s just me, pretty sure i’m the only one who even bother’s to work. security came in at ten and left like... thirty minutes later.” another groan, followed by a deep sigh. “you think i’d be used to this...”

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

“that’s definitely not the reputation we want for our first korean restaurant, so i appreciate your show of restraint,” artie teased. it was true that he didn’t know charlie all that well, but if his memory of campfires with the kids were any indications, charlie really couldn’t be trusted to cook. “you did burn every marshmallow you tried to roast.” he nodded along to charlie’s retelling of the raw list and made comments here and there. “if you touch cia, i might hurt you, just so you know. but i can’t say much else. the leons are beautiful. xavier and lemon drop are royalty and a wild time so for sure and–” artie cut himself off suddenly at the next person on the list registered in his mind. “oh.” he flushed in embarrassment before his brows furrowed in indignation. “excuse me, i am 95% sub and anything else he tries to tell you is slander.”

“oh, is cia a friend of yours? well, apparently rowan thinks we’d be a good match. but don’t worry, i’m not gonna ‘make a move’ or anything. i’m too busy settling in.” charlie looked at artie in amusement. “well, now i don’t know who to trust,” he drawled and poked at artie’s flushed cheek. “rowan was very sure that you are a sub through and through. he was also very convinced that you would try to convince me you’re not.” charlie lead artie out of flicked bean, because there were honestly better places in this town to sit down and talk. “in all honesty though, i don’t know why he would recommend you since you two dated and all. not that you’re not very pretty, artie,” he added with a smile.

[charliekvngs]

the moment the song ended charlie hurried over to the mirrors where he had put his bag. there he pulled out a towel to dry himself off. him and rowan had been dancing for little over an hour, just testing out the song and feeling out each others skills. charlie had to admit that he was slightly impressed. “you’re good,” he said between breaths. “how long have you been dancing for?” charlie hadn’t been dancing regularly for a few weeks now, in between the move and all there just hadn’t been any time to do so. but this had been fun.  [ @rvwans. ]

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

“it’s not so much that the town is refusing one but that there’s no one with the cash to get a good one going. it’ll happen, even if it’s someone selling food out of their house,” artie nodded in almost absolute certainty. he knew the next big food restaurant in stone harbor was going to be a korean restaurant. he prayed every night about it. at charlie’s mention of marley, artie frowned. he really seemed to miss almost every time that the girl made her presence known in the group chat. it was either a stroke of luck or just proof that he was becoming too isolated from everyone else – especially if charlie who had only been around a week had seen it. artie look a pensive sip of his coffee and then proceeded to almost choke at the words that left his friend’s lips. “i’m sorry, rowan’s what now?” he blinked rapidly trying to process the fact that his ex-boyfriend was parting out raw recommendations to newcomers but if he really thought about it, it wasn’t all that shocking. artie grabbed a napkin to wipe his mouth with as he chuckled. “well, that sounds about right for him. i hope he gave you a lot to think about. but that all sounds like fun stuff … except for the guy trying to be let in free. i mean, i get it, but on your first week? like they should give you some time so that you’re not on your new employee probationary period or whatever. so inconsiderate.”

“i mean i’d start a petition, but if i touch a stove it magically bursts into flames. but hopefully you’re right, cause korea town is too far away for me to go there regularly.” charlie eyed artie curiously as he saw the small frown appear on the others face. something was obviously bothering him, but charlie didn’t know if they knew each other well enough for him to ask. they’d seen each other a few summers over the years and when they were there the focus mostly went on the kids. before he had the chance to ask though, artie interrupted his train of thoughts. “what? oh yeah, he did. he gave me very in depth reviews. the leon’s were a few, i think some dude named xavier... and you, for some reason.” charlie threw him a cheeky grin and wondered how much detail he should include. “i’m not sure if there’s a story behind this, but apparently you’re 100% a sub.”

[charliekvngs]

artcmisz:

artie chuckled in amusement as he listened to his friend’s realization that stone harbor wasn’t exactly like any other small town he’d been to before. the cup of coffee in his hands was still warm although the fire that had burned his tongue earlier had long subsided. “i tried to tell you…stone might look sleepy, but the people more than make up for the fact that there isn’t a decent korean restaurant within 25 miles of this place,” he teased. “to be honest, you get used to it. i tend to tune out most of it and come in really confused. so, dare i ask what’s happened to you this week?” he grinned.

“it’s definitely not slow,” charlie agreed, only to make a face at the latter comment. “don’t remind me, i almost lost my marbles when i found out. what town refuses a korean restaurant?” charlie nodded slightly as he listened to artie speak. “i mean, i feel like that would be confusing, yes. i ate something and then i missed a whole argument and like... some marley chick being rude and it was all sorts of confusing.” with an exaggerated pondering look, charlie thought over the week that had passed since he moved to stone. “well, to start with, your ex and his interrogations are one, followed by him giving raw recommendations and telling me to quit my job and find rich friends. this chick carmen and i watched stranger things in almost complete silence together, one dude came into the reel and demanded to be let in for free... it feels like i’ve lived here for four months and it’s only been a little over one week.”

[charliekvngs]

“you know, when i moved here i wasn’t really prepared for the amount of things happening daily.” charlie scratched his head as he tried to come to terms with those, not all that surprising, news. the line at flicked bean moved slowly, and the noise level was low enough that charlie could talk comfortably with artie next to him. “i mean, i’m used to shit going down in princeton and all, but this is a whole new level. how is a haunted movie theater the least exciting thing that’s happened to me this week?” [ @artcmisz. ]