[9:50am] 09/11/22
Eric: I honestly have no idea why I am so nice to you
Charles: good morning darling, did you sleep well?
Charles: and what's got you thinking like that?
Eric: I reduced someone to tears - for the third time this week
Charles: that's not very nice
Eric: I'm not nice, I'm a horrible man who has a reputation for being a dick
Eric: I'm like that with everyone, I don't know what it is about you that makes me be unable to be a complete and utter arsehole towards you
Charles: I think you are very sweet
Eric: Chaaaaaaaarrrlessss your messing with my reputation
Charles: You are not always nice
Eric: compared to everyone else you are treated like a king
Charles: haha
Charles: I must go now but thank you
Eric: you're welcome your majesty
Charles: my students are staring at me because I'm grinning stupidly at my phone screen
Eric: talk to you later your majesty
Charles: goodbye darling
[11:42am]
Charles: ok I just had to endure a bunch of students questioning me about my romantic life
Charles: "ooooo Sir have you got a crush?" "ooooo who's the lucky man?" "sir what's his name?" "sir are you together?" "Sir have you fucked him?" "Sir what does he look like?" "Sir how did you meet?"
[11:53am]
Eric: your students sound...interesting
Charles: you could say that I suppose
Eric: what did you tell them?
Charles: I told them to mind their own business and get in with their work
Eric: haha
Eric: what are the answer to the questions?
Charles: ...
Charles: I have to go um walk my textbooks
Eric: walk your textbooks
Eric: ...
[3:19pm]
Charles: I have a lot of freckles
Eric: do you ever say hello like a normal human?
Charles: not really no
Eric: don't change, it's rather amusing
Charles: that's good
Eric: so how many freckles do you have
Charles: I have no idea
Eric: perhaps you should get someone to count them for you
Charles: yeah perhaps
Charles: give me a fact about you
Eric: I'm Jewish
Charles: I knew that, do you practice?
Eric: not anymore
Charles: may I ask why?
Eric: you can ask however I'm not going to tell
Charles: alright :)
Eric: alright?
Charles: I won't push you, you can tell me whenever you feel ready
Eric: thank you Charles
[4:03pm]
Charles: some twat just spilt acid on me
Eric: name?
Charles: ummmm I don't actually know
Charles: I think it's something like Robert Atkins but I'm not actually sure
Eric: address?
Charles: I don't know
Eric: well that guy is lucky as I would have walked over to his house and kicked his arse
Charles: how sweet
Charles: to be fair I don't blame him, we were told some rather...interesting gossip
Eric: well what are you waiting for, spill it
Charles: I would never have taken you for someone who likes Gossip Eric
Eric: so long as it's not about me
Eric: to be fair I wouldn't have taken you as someone who likes to gossip either
Charles: trust me, when you teach adults it is always very amusing
Charles: there's always something going on
Eric: sounds amazing now spill the tea
Charles: alright
Charles: so basically there's a professor of history called Frank Leamon who is about 50+ years old
Eric: this sounds good
Charles: he and his first wife divorced after his kids were in their 20s
Charles: now he got married to a woman who was the same age as his kids
Eric: that is concerning
Charles: and now his 2nd wife is pregnant
Eric: and he's in his 50s
Charles: yep
Eric: holy shit that is interesting
Eric: by the way are you ok?
Charles: I got a bit burnt by the acid however it shouldn't be too bad
Eric: do you want me to kiss it better?
Charles: yes please
Eric: what are you doing at the moment Charles?
Charles: washing my hands, about to do some baking
Eric: you know when we meet up in real life, I expect to be greeted with a cake
Charles: alright, so long as I get a hug
Eric: deal
Charles: ...would a kiss be pushing it?
Eric: no, I'm sure that can be arranged
Charles: I look forward to it
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The Unknown Number
RomanceWhen Charles accidentally sent a message to a wrong number, a friendship is formed. Little did he know, that friendship would turn into being something much more.