#charlie burton

[diapereddarling]

Hello! It's me, from your notifications! Do you have a summary of your story anywhere? I went through a few character tags, but didn't find one. Also, I love that Damian is disabled but still gets to dress up all fancy. I didn't realize how rare it is to see that.

Hihi :D! I don't really have a story summary yet as a lot is still in planning and it's very wip BUT I can give you some links in semi chronological order of what I have got and also gush about it here!

aaa I'm so glad you like Dorian and how I present him >u< full disclaimer, I myself am a physically abled person. I'm trying my best to write and present him as respectfully as I can with a lot of research and opinions of friends in similar states of disability- but I may be ham fisted or get things wrong, so to anyone who reads this, please let me know if I fuck up somewhere. I'd rather be told I did something wrong or presented something disrespectfully than have people be uncomfortable in silence about it. DISCLAIMER OUT OF THE WAY- Yeah I noticed like, a lot of disabled characters ( be it physical or mental ) don't really get presented as if they like dressing up or looking nice- particularly after trying to look up more disability friendly ways Dorian would probably use. It Sucks lol. At least from the people with mental disabilities side of it where I sit, I can say that ain't true of everyone at all. It's just harder.

ANYWAYS, SUMARY OF POSTS AND STORY RAMBLING

So you can find some character reference stuff from this post here with picrew images- they were mainly so I could get a general idea of the main cast without physically having to draw them quickly

The story so far

The first post chronologically would be this one, as it talks about what happened to Dorian specifically. A bit about his home life, his parents, his neighbour and how he was released from said situation. I'm currently working on figuring out what the antagonist of this section's ties were to which god- but my main goal was to make it feel realistic at first before involving mythos with it. CW: : Stalking, kidnapping, delusions (involving pseudo incest thoughts ), (spinal) injury

After the incident, Dorian was hospital bound for a While. He'd been given a spinal injury, he was severely traumatised and could not be trusted to look after himself after all that yet because he was 6 months into being 18 when Mayline's life time of stalking came to a head. Even with rehabilitation efforts alone, the stint in hospital would've been a long one but then there was also the mental hurdles too. You can read some of that experience here. CW: medical setting, reactions to trauma, involuntary wetting and messing mention, a character being forcibly restrained in a non sexual way and trying to come to terms with mobility loss.

So while he was trying to adjust to his new normal there were a lot of things he would try to do to feel as if his life hadn't drastically changed ( it had, it's unfair that it happened but it is fine that it is now his life. Period of adjustment and all. ) He waited until Mayline's trail had been dealt with to carry on with education because, well. He's scared of her. He wants to know what's going to happen with her before he tried anything. During that time he read a lot, basically exposure therapying himself to the dark stories and stuff he enjoyed before because he didn't want to lose something that he felt made up so much of his identity. It almost definitely wasn't healthy but that is how he dealt with it.

After about a year or two, he decided he wanted to give further education a try. Since he was a kid he wanted to be a baker- he knew at least at the moment it was a pipe dream, mostly because of the various conditions that he has making said environment pretty dangerous. But he wanted to try.

While doing his culinary course, he met Leia. They didn't initially interact that much- very different aesthetics and very different circles. But Leia's a very intense and bubbly lass- so when she saw Dorian reading a book that she'd also wanted to read; there was basically no hesitation in her running up to him to chatter about the book. They became fast friends after that. Becoming friends with Leia helped him a lot in all honesty- Dorian was kind of Terrified of women after the incident ( and felt awful for it ) especially if they shared features with Mayline ( Blonde hair, blue eyes ect ), so Leia being both a woman and having blonde hair helped bring him out of it some what.

Dorian met Steven during the middle of his second year. It was when he decided to get his first tattoo ( the one on his thigh ) and Steven was apprenticing as a tattoo artist at the time. It's kind of difficult to not talk at least a little while going through the pretty long process of being tattooed and they ended up just getting along really well and meshing super well so just continued to meet up when they could because they enjoyed each others company.

Dorian also met Stevens current partner at the time, Charlie. They were all pretty friendly with each other though romantically, Charlie and Steven only lasted about 8 months. They broke it off mutually agreeing they'd be better friends and actually did become much closer as a platonic bestfriends rather than romantic partners. Charlies cool, he helped Dorian solder spikes to the rims of the wheels on his wheelchair to force people to stop trying to get to close lmao. It was his idea.

After university Dorian realised there was no way he could safely hold down a job. The mobility issues were too much to handle in a commercial kitchen setting even without the stress induced narcolepsy. It messed with him for quite a bit.

He lived on the internet for a bit, being fond of niche gothic forums and very surprisingly, still taking interest in true crime. It might've been an interest before his kidnapping but now he just wants to try to understand what the hell was going on in Mayline's head. He met Maxine on one of these forums, they talked about gothic lit for quite a bit before exchanging socials and forming a friendship off that.

During this time Dorian and Steven also started dating- and after about a year and a half, moved in together. They have a lower floor apartment together and one day hope to get a house together. Dorian also got his two kitties, Carmilla and Poe!

While living together Steven suggested to Dorian the idea of videoing himself baking or streaming it. It was kinda him recognising Dorian was trying to get over the hurdle of not being able to do what he wanted since he was a kid but also not wanting to give up completely. It isn't perfect but it works and Dorian finds a lot of fulfilment in it. He doesn't show his face ever, understandably, so he does his best to remain more or less anonymous on the internet with these things :3

All of these characters have been touched by at least one of the gods in in some way in this universe btw. I am figuring out the semantics but ye! That's what I've got so far c:

[nurseprigs]

As the women walked, they observed in the distance the despair of a man walking rhythmically from one side to the other. Curiosity made the two approach.

"Goodnight sir. We've seen you in the distance and decided to make sure you don't need any help." said the eldest

Charlie Burton no longer knew what he was feeling. He had to go back inside the house and help Mila… But how? And who were the two in front of his? Was He delusional?

"Do you need help? Looks like someone who does. My name is Leonor Costello, and this is my daughter, Norah Costello. We arrived on this piece of land a few days ago and have been walking east ever since."

"My wife… pregnant."

"What happened to her?"

A scream cut through Valeree's sky, and the very experienced Leonor understood what was happening.

"Can we come in and help? I believe..."

Another scream, this time even more urgent.

"Come in Norah, heat up some water, the baby won't wait."

"Baby? My mother, we don't even know these people! And I don't like children."

"I'm not asking you a favor, Norah. Bring the water. Excuse me sir, when I get back out here you'll have news about your baby."

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[schnoobums]

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) dir. Tim Burton

[adaricruz]

the candy man can

[extantodyssey]

It's okay to just admit that you're jealous of me

You're obsessing, just confess it 'cause it's obvious

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aka brat green immediately made me think of psych green

[atimburtonfan]

I've got the exact same reaction whenever I need to enter a dental practice.

[wonkastarshine]

i think they would be friends

[partlysmith]

"What's that? It's The Unknown!"

blame @titleknown for the terrible idea to recreate The Unknown -that essential Wonka lore character that everyone knows- in the Tim Burton style

[zealotivart]

👁👁

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[creaturefrom0uterspace]

Crime-solving Neurodivergent Characters I Enjoy!

(canon and not canon)

[spitefulscreenwriter]

Sometimes I feel like a tim burton character, melancholic but whimsical. Dark and grotesque but yet soft and naive. Misunderstood, longing for a place to fit in.

[nurseprigs]

Welcome to Valeree Oscar Burton!

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[wwillywonka]

he's so unserious

[winglesscup1d]

it occurred to me at 3 in the morning

been having tons of corpse bride brainrot, I adore this movie and my favorite time of the year (october/halloween) is coming up, so it just feels appropriate. I like merging my wacky interests in a funny way like this!

#corpse pim <--- talk I'll use for this au, PLEASE if you have interest in this au, please keep it normal and follow the actual story of corpse bride to SOME degree!!! I don't want no pr0sh!p or anything nasty done with it.

[atimburtonfan]

Some behind the scenes gifs of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.