#spankoffski

New child just dropped

I love all my children equally

The Time Bastard, Bastard of Time and Space, and Bastard Box all in one place~

this is my first time drawing Ted and liking it

i made this on a plane and then my laptop immediately died (loredrop almost all my art is done on a shitty art website on my fucking laptop)

some TJ lore :0

We all know Ted is an absolute asshole. I'm pretty sure Nick even first introduced his character as the asshole co-worker. And almost every Hatchetfield character has a story that leads to why they are who they are. If we look at Ted, yes, he sucks, but he 'became the pushy asshole' because he lost the only woman he ever loved to a pushy asshole (Time Bastard, NMT episode 2 part 2). Ted sucks and even though it has a reason/cause, he never HAD to become the way he is.

Charlotte is mostly seen as a sweet woman who just wants to feel the love of her husband, and to fill the hole in her heart, she instead sleeps with other men. Sam cheats on her, she cheats on Sam. It's a very toxic relationship and idk if this is canon, but it wouldn't surprise me if Sam really doesn't care about Charlotte anymore. Charlotte on the other hand stays with Sam even though they barely stick to the cuddle night schedule, (the schedule that Charlotte's therapist recommended, who is the same therapist that she hooks up with). In the scene before tied up my heart, Ted literally tries to convince Charlotte to leave her husband for him. We already know Ted wants to date her, but instead of him, she still chooses her husband that has barely been loyal to her.

In Honey Queen, Sam is seen with just Zoey, which might be because the episode is more about Zoey than it is about the Sweetly's. But come on, does he ever even mention his wife? He never does, in neither TGWDLM or Honey Queen. We know Sam sucks, and so does Charlotte. She literally says 'I love him. I know I shouldn't, but I do.'

Now listen, Charlotte really seems to struggle with their marriage, and therefore search for what she wants from Sam in other men. But she knows that it won't work out between Sam and her. But even though there's people like Ted who want to get into a serious relationship with her, she still decides to keep him on the side. A second choice. A replacement for when her husband isn't home for the umpteenth time.

Yet another thing, Charlotte doesn't stick to one side person. Nick has confirmed there's many others, such as her therapist. I'm pretty sure Zoey is Sam's girlfriend, but Ted isn't Charlotte's boyfriend or anything. They're just two horny co-workers who are desperate to feel loved, but when Ted gives her the offer to truly be loved, she doesn't take it. She continues to stay with her husband instead.

Maybe Charlotte just doesn't see how horrible her husband is, but there's no way she isn't aware of it at least a little bit, based on the same line I mentioned earlier before Tied to your heart in TGWDLM.

Don't get me wrong, I love both Charlotte and Ted. But it often annoys me that, at least the people I talk to, barely realise Charlotte isn't as sweet and nice and caring as she seems to be.