Slimecicle-centric Stories!

Distortion (Charlie x Forever)

Tw: Mention of self-destruction, memory manipulation
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Forever cheered and clapped his hands as Charlie finished the most recent song. Charlie had a good voice despite the fact it was clear he wasn't professional like some other people on the island were. Like Wilbur.

Charlie smiled brightly too, sitting next to Forever. He took a bottle of water from his inventory and drank it as he scrolled through his tablet through a list of songs he could do next. A part of him wanted to join Charlie, it looked like so much fun. But Forever was a little self-conscious about his voice and also he knew it was a good idea to save his voice for tomorrow. The hybrid didn't have to worry about that, he didn't have social obligations out in exile, but Forever was the president and couldn't get away with not talking. A part of him envied Charlie for that reason.

"What song should I do next?" Charlie asked.

"I don't know... uh..." Forever leaned closer to see the screen. He didn't know a lot of the songs on the list, and Charlie was scrolling a bit too fast for Forever to register all the English words and names. "Whatever you want to sing."

"Helpful," Charlie said sarcastically. He handed the tablet to Forever. "Pick one, any song."

"I don't know any of these songs."

"Even better! Just pick randomly."

Forever was skeptical, but he went with it anyway. He scrolled through slowly, reading all the names and trying to process them. Hayloft by Mother Mother, Rät by Penelope Scott, and Your New Boyfriend by Wilbur Soot.

He knew that one, he paused over Wilbur's song for a moment. But then he saw the one underneath it and raised an eyebrow. Two Trucks by Lemon Demon. Lemon Demon? His brain repeated the words over and over. So... a demon that likes lemons? Or was it a demon that also was a lemon? Was there something he wasn't understanding about that name? Maybe it was an expression or something.

Whatever it was, it intrigued Forever. And so, he clicked on the song and handed the tablet back to Charlie. The slime looked at the screen and laughed.

"Of all the Lemon Demon songs, you chose that one." He laughed.

"I don't know! You told me to choose something!" Forever shouted.

"No, no, it's good! You did great. I am just saying, prepare yourself for this one." Charlie said. He stood up and went to the karaoke machine to set the song up.

Needless to say, it was a fun but strange night. Forever was happy to be here with Slime because it was his birthday. But also...

"Slime, I am sorry to interrupt, but I was planning on going to a party tonight." Forever said. "It's a big house party we have been planning for weeks, so..."

"Oh... yeah, alright. No worries. Have fun getting fucked up. Do a line for me, 'kay?" Charlie said playfully. Forever laughed.

"Will do. See you, Slime!"

He always liked hanging out with Charlie. The hybrid was very fun and lively even if he was a troublemaker sometimes and more than a little self-destructive. Forever had been told that Charlie was a lot different before tragedy struck, but he never met that version of Slime.

This version was more subdued, he had a tendency to make self-deprecating jokes and put himself in embarrassing situations just to make people laugh, and he was incredibly smart when he bothered to sit down and think. He'd be lying if he said he didn't care for the other, and it made him a little upset to see no one else even knew today was Charlie's birthday. Or bothered to show up for him.