Surprise surprise, t'is me

Will I go back to minceposting after my abrupt disappearance?

I wish (my studies for me to perish but we persist)

Omh okay this is actually so fun

So like. Charles and Jean def love each other a lot but its v different from other dynamics in the relationship (Monty/Charles being very touchy and heavily reliant on each other, Jean/Monty having this weird tension between each other that's almost like a competition, less physical and more emotional, etc).

The thing that made me really look at them and be like "they could be in love" was my millionth time watching the whole love is a bird scene tbh. Basically I was just kind of like. They match each other's weird so well. Like they both have their little weird vibe and I think its very complimentary. Their differences being that Jean is more confident than Charles.

I have a lot of different versions of canon for this ship (Monty/Charles/Jean) but in my favorite one, Charles and Jean have a really fun relationship arc. It starts with Jean kissing Charles, and they think they both like it, but then Monty is introduced to the equation and the way that they each feel about him is so different from how they feel about each other that they start to wonder if they really are romantically interested in each other. For a while they would maybe explore the possibility of a qpr or however they would have referred to it in those times. not nothing but not necessarily something. After that initial questioning they don't really participate in any activities that people dating would do. And eventually I think they do realize they're in love with each other and not just on an in-between ground. I think Charles realizes this first and he's way too scared to say anything about it because Jean and him *agreed* that it was probably not romantic and he doesn't want to lose her friendship. Jean kind of goes through the same thought process. So Monty who I haven't brought up for a sec sees this happening and is like. Dumbasses (he wants to be securely in a relationship with both of them and not have this fear of one of them leaving). So he basically just sits them down and is like. Have a drink and talk. Then they do :)

I think once they have it figured out, they're still really different from how they would generally perceive love. They're not overly clingy to each other (like Monty and Charles are) but they hold hands and exchange a kiss every once in a while. and they don't have anything to prove to each other (Monty and Jean) except for who can do the most times tables in the least amount of time. They have this really deep understanding of each other that comes from the fact that they were really good friends before they were partners, I feel like.

a moment please for JFT monty

thats a man

played by a woman so technically a woman

but man

but not

Monty and Charles both manage to get themselves injured in ridiculous ways. With Charles being super uncoordinated (which is a mood) and Monty being reckless, how could they not?

And Monty seems like the type of person to whine over a paper cut, and then just completely ignore a stab wound.

Charles is the type of person to fall down (or up) the stairs, while Monty would fall out of a window.

Also, Hester would know first aid, since she was historically a Girl Guide, so bonus team mom points for that.

I dunno, I thought some lighter hurt/comfort-y stuff could be fun.

first of all, yes to monty being dramatic about the little things but avoidant and reckless with his health when there's something seriously wrong. if you haven't already, you must read @antigonesghosts' sickfic and @lailaliquorice's hurt/comfort

since they've got monty covered, i've written a little bit about charlie. entirely against my will it somehow turned into montlie. sorry about that, im plagued you see