Topher Lydon
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Chapter One: The Waking Nightmare The world was a drum, and Justin’s skull was the skin being beaten. Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Not the sharp, quick rhythm of a migraine, but a thick, sodden, internal bass line that resonated with every beat of his own panicked heart. He tried to surface slowly, inch by agonizing inch, keeping his eyes clamped shut, hoping the reality he’d find could be blamed on a dream. His tongue felt like a piece of sandpaper left out in the Arizona sun, and
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Two sworn rivals wake up in bed together, then discover they're being blackmailed by a secret society that's turned their school into a twisted reality show. Now they must fake a relationship while hunted by anonymous tormentors—and the game is only getting deadlier.
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Six months after surviving a demonic body swap, the squad is back—and Leamington Spa has a love problem. When a coven of witches accidentally fuses with a succubus, their broken spell unleashes chaos: a Deliveroo driver turned Regency suitor, a wrestler feeding grapes to the wrong boyfriend, and two Charlies fighting their own impossible attraction. Now the demon hunting squad must stop the Love Eternal Project before the whole town drowns in romance. Featuring cursed love potions, extremely polite demonic possessions, and the most awkward school day ever.
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i am rather enjoying the insane fun of writing a slightly off the wall set of stories for a break from the norm of what I have been writing.
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in my notes from last year, when I was coming up with the plot for this one. I had Alex and Darren as the two secondary characters. Darren would be learning how to be a trans man, and facing up to his personal demon, while Alex would be dealing with the nightmare of Darren's life. I decided to step back from it as I didn't want to offend or come across as preachy with it. I might revisit the characters in the future. Maybe in Charlie vs The Ex-Boyfriend Demon Hunter. (a potential book 3 i am toying with doing)
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Theo kicks ass, he has a backbone of steel and is braver than anyone gives him credit for.
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Charlie (new) and Charlie (old) are both characters in this book. Old Charlie has a journey to learn, and Taine isn't going to leave Charlie on his own.
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More a slip on my part while writing. The ending was originally (that part) written before the scene where Elias changed his name. I was, when writing, trying to deal with the fallout of Theo's violation of home, and it dawned on me that Elias needed a gesture to show that they were stronger than that violation, so I went back over it and wrote that it, it's the reason that chapter is longer than some of the others (that is one of my little secrets, you can always tell I rewrote something or added to the chapter later if it is a long one. )
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The one weakness of a philosopher like that. What are you willing to do to save a life, compromise who you are? Would you give up your own morality to ensure an innocent person isn't killed? What about an evil person, would you protect an innocent by sacrificing an evil one? What defines Evil? Is old charlie really horrible. or just a drunk teenager being a teenager? the whole corruption of a good man by offering him a deal that preys upon that morality, to Ellis is "Yummy"
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High praise indeed from someone of your caliber, thank you.
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Alec and Hugo
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I'd like to write another Western at some point... i have a vague idea exploring Jean Levesque's history... but trying to find a reason for all the cast to travel to Louisiana to do it is difficult. I want to avoid contrivance... so either I will do so with one of the relationship sets (Probably Bobby and Timmy) or do it with new characters... to give a chance for something fresh. Not sure, it's a bit idle thought at the moment.
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Theo and Elias balance each other really well. Theo being more academic, the smarter of the two... Elias being the more action focused, rush in first type... Makes them so effective.
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Orel doesn't know Finn's back yet... And Finn's not quite done cooking for that cake.
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Taine is in HELL, he's so far out of his league. Even when he was 17, he would have been out of his depth. Michael was the more... adaptable one.
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She has two. Charlene married Fitzy Grady, having Finn. Jenny-Lynn married Clovis, having Steve and Lydia. and Sarah married Bobby McCormick, having Tabby and the twins Ethan and Aiden. You'll learn who Fitzy is in the next book "The Lost and the Damned" He's... an awesome guy, snatched from his son way too soon. Walter's kid, and just a generally all around decent human being.
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incest? um where are you getting that from? Theo and Abigail are not related. And Turkey basters existed even in 1885
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Michael Taine is an interesting character, a 1980's booty short wearing Twink demon hunter. now there's an image for you, enjoy that one!
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i am already working on a second one of these: Charlie vs the Coven of Love I am enjoying my Good omens meets Buffy with a bit of Scott Pilgrim thrown in for fun.
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Mr. Ellis made the first mistake of demonology 101, never make a deal when you're frustrated. "Charlie" Is gonna get him
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Motivation, Ahh Michael Taine, he knew how to get his man to do things.
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I want to keep slot 2 (this slot) for fun/wacky and lighter stuff. 13 Hearts will be in the first slot tomorrow. Welcome to Charlie's personal hell... enjoy the UTTER CHAOS, it's wonderful
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Chapter Two Mr. Ellis was in a remarkably good mood. This was not, in itself, unusual. Ellis was almost always in a good mood. When you've spent several millennia perfecting the art of minor cruelty, you learn to appreciate the small victories. The grand gestures—the damned souls, the twisted bargains, the operatic downfalls—those were for his siblings. The ones with egos. The ones who needed applause. Ellis preferred the quiet work. The numbers game.
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Chapter One The doors of the 23:17 from Birmingham New Street to Warwick had barely hissed shut before half a pub's worth of shouting violently wedged itself into the carriage. Professor Alistair Taine didn't need to turn his wheelchair around. Eleven years on this train had taught him the sound of trouble before it arrived—the unmistakable rhythm of expensive trainers kicking seats, the wet psshk of a warm lager cracking open, the braying laugh of boys who had never
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