desertstorms

[meltaeing]

if I had a nickel for every time there was a suspiciously high-budget omegaverse live action whose plot was trying to get a special alpha pregnant through nefarious means, I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot... but it's weird that it happened twice.

[magicaldragons]

yeah, so

someone talking about 'that omegaverse' show, and being able to say "which one?"

WAS NOT ON MY 2025 BINGO CARD

[lattekims]

Are you sulking or jealous?

[lattekims]

Did you just bite me?

[lattekims]

Why so rough tonight?

[mondstalgia]

Every time someone demands it to be PavelPooh instead of PoohPavel, an angel loses its wings and dies tragically. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[zo1nkss]

insp

[quirky-kiki]

Is it okay if I like this version of Babe the most...

The hottest racer who is openly pining and desperately wants to get back with his twink daddy😌

[akinschocolatemilk]

No thoughts, just...

[le-trash-prince]

You know Kim is a gentleman coz he looked up when I woulda been looking down

[to-be-spared]

PLEASE MY BOY IS TRYING TO BE SO BRAVE HE JUST WANTS EVERYONE HE LOVES TO BE SAFE

it's also the fact that charlie now sees what babe looks like when he loses him, and he has to pick which is worse: babe's life being at risk or leaving him knowing how much pain he's putting him through. And it's an impossible choice because charlie's main goal is to keep babe safe and happy

[jwaysant]

say what you want about winner, i mean, i don't like him that much either but there's something about him just chilling leaned up against this wall in a proper bodyguard outfit, suit mic and all while tony yells at willy like 😭 you can tell he's taking this whole evil henchman thing very seriously.

[negrowhat]

Pon acted his entire cute little ass off in his last couple scenes and now he's shaking that same cute little ass to a BTS song on his tiktok.

[to-be-spared]

the vulnerability babe chose to show this episode truly is something else. this guy has been through hell because of the people who were closest to him, and here he is. giving charlie the chance again and again to reject him and hurt him.

[the-wayside]

Could Charlie talk to Babe? Sure. But you gotta remember Charlie was willing to die to give Babe his powers back (access denied though tg.) He's just been told that the man who, by lack of virtue, put Charlie in Babe's life and set it up so that Babe's life long best friend was playing the long game to forcibly impregnate him/sexually assault him 'for the good of all' is back and looking to destroy him and Babe for getting away from him...I think a break up is pretty normal fair.

You have to remember, Charlie wakes up with Babe in the night when he's tossing and turning, shaking with the trauma of what happened. I couldn't put the person I love through that. I can be the villain 100 times over, but I can't put them back in that space.

Charlie's life has been defined by what he can do for people because he was told he was worthless. He feels like he needs to do this to keep Babe safe from all of it.

Is he right? No, and maybe yes. For the previous reason. But Babe is right, too. The person he loves and soothes his wounds is Charlie. The one who made it safe for Babe to open up was Charlie. And Babe gave Charlie what he always needed, which was to be needed. And wanted above all others.

It seems like old hat and I get it, but like I love it when broken people continue to break and twist and hurt. It's born out of love, and it cuts deeply. Charlie is stronger than me because if a man that beautiful came crying to me, I'd fold like a deck of cards.

It comes down to the crux, which is that Charlie thinks and feels he's the most dispensible of the group. He can do this and affect the least number of people, but he still doesn't get that found family isn't "earned." They will pick you up like a stray mangy cat and call you Mister Whiskers. Life isn't about what you can transactionally offer. It's about connections. Charlie needs to wise up to his or he's gonna hurt a lot of people. Maybe even worse than Tony.

[le-trash-prince]

Kentitties

[chibipandaao3]

I think one of the things that frustrates me with the Pit Babe fandom nah it’s the writers really is how incapable some are at understanding Charlie’s motives.

To be crystal clear, this is 99.9999% the writers issue. They are the ones that have left Charlie’s character mostly underwritten and pushed it into the subtext and/or allusions - so I’m not really blaming the fans. It’s a writers problem.

Ironically his power is a great allegory for his character. He is the martyr. He is the one who tries to take everyone else’s problems onto himself. He is self sacrificing to a massive fault.

Because that’s all he’s ever been good at.

All of these characters have some huge traumas from living with Tony. Some are very obvious, like Kenta. Others are far more invisible, like Pete. However, they all have them.

Out of the cast we have who lived with Tony, only Charlie and Kenta were treated with exclusive negativity. Mental and/or physical abuse throughout the majority or entirety of their time with him.

Babe was loved, until he figured out the truth. Pete was mostly oblivious. Way wasn’t treated with as much affection as Babe, but he was trusted and respected well enough for Tony to let him live alone for over a decade. And Jeff, was very much wanted.

Charlie was cast aside. Cast out. He was unwanted because he was useless.

He found value in protecting things he loves - in protecting Jeff and protecting Babe.

That’s all he has

And yes, Babe loves him but as the show’s established their communication is awful and Charlie is insecure with their relationship. He might have mentioned it because of Willy, but I think it’s always been there.

Why? Because he gives and gives and gives and it doesn’t always seem like Babe cares the same way.

So all Charlie KNOWS he has, is his ability to give up everything for Jeff and/or Babe’s safety.

It’s flawed as shit. But so are Babe’s actions, Kenta’s mindset, Pete’s willingness to screw anything that resembles Way.

Just because the show depicts other characters’ flaws more overtly and with more nuance, doesn’t mean Charlie’s reasons don’t exist.