Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer

• Chapter Eight •

After finishing your meal and talking to Ted, Charlie made his way out of his guest room as Ted entered his own. Ted exited saying something about 'Being tired and needing to get some rest, cause he didn't get much the night before.', yet you were more concerned about the panicked look on Charlie's face. So you replied to Ted quickly and turned your attention to Charles. "You okay? You look stressed?" You ask him.

This was not the first heart to heart conversation you had with him since you'd met him.

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After playing Candyland, Schlatt and Ted went to sleep for the night. Yet Charlie seemed a little on edge.
"Hey (Y/N), do you have a minute? I need some advice and out of everyone here I think you'd have the most knowledge." Charlie asks, sitting down on the couch next to you as you look up from your phone. "Absolutely, what's up?" You reply kindly. "So my girlfriend Grace, she's very sweet and has great communication with me. But- she's been very confusing lately and I need you to help translate for me." He says pulling out his phone, wanting to show you what he was talking about rather than explaining it.

"See, I have a bad memory when it comes to some things or like I'll get distracted and forget. So in this text-" He says flipping his phone around, "I need you to read it and then we can like, discuss or whatever." He says as you skim through the text, gathering info and context. "So, from what I can see. She wants you to do things without her having to tell you? Which doesn't exactly work that way if you know what I mean." You start as he nods at you quietly. "No one can read minds, but I guess in her context its more of, she wants you to WANT to do things for her, without her having to force you to do it, to make her happy. If that makes any sense?"

"Yeah actually. That's incredibly helpful. Thank you so much, I'll keep that in mind." He says with a smile. "Anytime man, always here if you need a helping hand or friendly advice. Do you need anything else?" You ask, "Not that I can think of, I'm just gonna text Grace back really quick. Oh yeah! I heard you like DnD too?" He asks with a perked smile. "Fuck yeah man, been playing it since highschool." You reply. The conversation lasted for a couple hours, jumping from topic to topic. Allowing you and Charlie to get to know each other more that night.
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"Uhm, I'm a little all over the place I guess. Just have a lot of things planned for when I get home. Do you mind if I just start rattling things off to make sure everything is going to be fine?" He says with a tinge of nervousness in his voice. "Hit me, if you need too I can write stuff down for you." You say as you whip your phone out. "Yes thank you." He replies.

He began to rambling about his plans with Grace and family, as well as collabs, Podcasts, and recording sessions. Once you had helped him organize his schedule, you could see the stress in his shoulders ease. "You feeling better now?" You say kindly smiling at him. "Much better. With Chuckle Week I've been a little distracted and just kinda saying yes to anything. So I just needed to sit down and actually think. Thank you again." He smiles back.

"Now what's up with you, I could tell you've been tense all day." Charlie points out, seeing as your posture is more straight than usual. You slouch more when your relaxed, yet when your stressed your as straight as a plank. "Well uh. Kinda long story? But I'll try to keep it to a minimum." You began, explaining the situation at the gas station, and beginning to talk about the situation with Ted. Hushing your voice so it wasn't loud enough for Ted or Schlatt to hear.

×•× Ted's Point of View ו×

I could hear the faint voices of Charlie and (Y/N) talking, it was until my name was mentioned that I couldn't help but listen in. I sat at the bottom of my door and held my ear up to the crack. "I feel like it's too early in the friendship for me to feel this way, because in the past it took me a long time to develop feelings for people." They state.