#Charles King

[weirdlookindog]

Boris Dolgov - The Horn

(Weird Tales - September, 1946)

#boris dolgov #the horn #charles king #weird tales #pulp art #horror art #demon #art #illustration

[princepotatosack]

What If Choices' Race-customizable LIs Had Surnames Reflective Of Their Ethnicity?: An Experiment Just For FUn (Part 1/3)

As we're probably all aware, Choices has been going ham on their formula of "one LI whose appearance is choosable" for the past few years (ever since they started drawing criticism for narratively favoring white male LIs, i.e., when the Ramsey bubble finally burst; draw your own conclusions), and these LIs almost always have canon names or default names associated with white Anglo Americans. This is one of several reasons these LIs are described by players as "white-coded", or written as if they are white men with any changes reduced to a one-line afterthought, which kind of nullifies the point of romancing an LI of color.

Getaway Girls impressed me with branching that gave two of the six Jordan appearance options (the ones described in the asset files as "Indian") the surname Paudwal, as opposed to the other options that had the surname Parker. And then they NEVER DID IT AGAIN (ingnoring Kiss of Death cause it was a weird case I don't know how to categorize)!!

So here's me assigning surnames to race-custom LIs of other books because it's fun for me:

DISCLAIMER: The Choices single LI formula has for the most part consisted of a white LI, a Black LI, and one or occasionally two other option(s) of varying races. Framing it as white, Black, and "wildcard" raises a lot of questions about racial dynamics and percieved binaries in the United States which are NOT the point of this post but I didn't want to not address it. Also have to address that I will not be assigning new surnames to the Black LI options since most of them are American and a lot of Black Americans have Anglo surnames due to the community's history with enslavement and enslavers, and Choices has simply not given us enough lore to determine if each of the custom race LI Black options are African (or another background) and which languages are a part of their heritages. Would really appreciate if they started writing more African LIs though. Also, similar reasoning applies to face options described as "Native American" in the files re: American colonization.

ALPHA

Channing Luna

These face options are described in the files as "Hispanic". Luna was a Spanish-language surname sound match for Lowe, and plus it also means "moon"!! Yippee werewolf theme!!!!!

Channing Liu

These face options are described in the files as "Asian". The Chinese surname Liu was just the closest sound match to "Lowe" tbh.

BABY BUMP

Clint Kao

This face option is described in the asset files as "Asian". He reminds me a little of the Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao (rip) so in my head he's Taiwanese like meeee!!! Which sucks cause I didn't like this LI that much lmao. Anyway Kao is the Taiwanese spelling of the surname that is Anglicized as Gao in Chinese Pinyin so I gave it to him cause he reminds me of Godfrey Gao (rip). Not a spelling match but then again there aren't any Chinese surnames that start with the same letter and sound as Covington (e.g., Chang and Cai both start with the letter C but start with the sounds "ch" and "ts" respectively.).

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

Charles Quiñones / Charlotte Quiñones

These face options are described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Went with sound matches since there aren't many (any?) Spanish-language surnames that start with K like King.

Charles Kim / Charlotte Kim

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". I thought Kim was a pretty good sound and spelling match for King. But it did make me realize that although Kim is the most common surname in Korea by a lot, a Choices Wiki search revealed to me that there's only one character in the entire Choicesverse with that surname and it's the FBI guy from Veil of Secrets?

DISTANT SHORES

Edward Mao

This face option is described in the asset files as "Asian". I originally chose the Japanese surname Morishima because it was an initial spelling match, multisyllabic, and had the ending "ma/mer" sound, but I wanted to honor the great Ming Dynasty Chinese tradition of piracy and its far-reaching legacy. So I went with the Chinese Mao.

Also I know he's canonically from like England which would explain why he's an 18th-century Asian man with an English first name but just for fun if he was from China I think he would be called Mao Aiwei. Or Morishima Eiji if he was from Japan.

Edward Montoya

This face option is described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Montoya was a relatively close Spanish-language sound match.

And if he had a Spanish first name too he would be Eduardo Montoya ovb.

THE DUCHESS AFFAIR

Nathaniel Pandit / Natalie Pandit

These face options are described in the asset files as "Indian". Not a lot of sound matches for Pippin but the Sanskrit surname Pandit has the intial "P" and the ending "i" sound, plus it means "scholar" and fun fact, this word is also the origin of the English term "pundit".

Also since in my research I learned that the vast majority of Indian immigrants to England in this time period adopted English language aliases for use in English society, I came up with some potential real names for these face options: Nathuram for Nathaniel and Nalini for Natalie.

FIRST COMES LOVE

Blake Mai

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". I decided on Mai since it could be Vietnamese or broadly Sinophone.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Blaine Juárez

These face options are described in the asset files as "Hispanic". Not any Spanish-language surnames that start with the letters "Ha" as far as I know so I went with a sound match.

GUARDED

Ash Harada

These face options are described in the asset files as "Asian". The Japanese surname Harada is a sound and spelling match and also one of the most common surnames in Japan! EASAYY!!! Though headcanoning them as Japanese brings the total number of Choicesverse Japanese-Americans Named Ash to three. Laugh out loud.......

Part 2

Part 3

#playchoices #choices alpha #alpha choices #channing lowe #choices baby bump #baby bump choices #clint covington #choices dirty little secrets #dirty little secrets choices #charles king #charlotte king #distant shores #choices distant shores #distant shores choices #edward mortemer #the duchess affair #the duchess affair choices #nat pippin #first comes love #first comes love choices #blake marshall #choices foreign affairs #foreign affairs choices #blaine hayes #choices guarded #guarded choices #ash harada

[citizenscreen]

Jack Benny stands by as Bessie Love and Charles King sing "Lucky Me and Lovable You" during a radio broadcast circa 1929. This is likely on the “The M-G-M Movie Club” program where Benny played emcee.

#jack benny #bessie love #charles king

[endlessflame]

He’s hot in more ways than one. 🔥

#charles king #dirty little secrets #choices vip #playchoices

[zhoras-bitch]

My Playchoices MCs #12

Dirty Little Secrets was fun. I would like it more if it focused more on the tea and less on the horny (or at least let us be horny with multiple LIs), but that's just my preference. The romance was good though, and surprisingly emotionally mature. I also love my MC Vera, she is a loveable bimbo, in the most flattering sense of the word. Notes below.

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Vera writes about relationships, sex and different lifestyle topics for a glossy magazine. I have a headcanon that the book takes place during COVID lockdown, so she's working from home.

Studied journalism in college. Vera loves her current job, but being swept up in the murder case made her remember her freshman year when she actually wanted to do investigative journalism. So that's why she gets into the investigation.

Also, she's incredibly nosy. She needs to know all the tea.

Easily distracted. She hates book learning and tedious planning and tends to just wing everything, only to get annoyed when it comes back to bite her in the ass.

This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that Vera's super lucky.

She has this quirk where she arrives at the right conclusion through what looks to the outsider like the wildest leaps of logic. This is actually because she has a good intuition about people, but is too lazy to verbalize it.

She loves sweet wine, fruity cocktail drinks and coffee with loads of cream and syrops.

Overall, Vera is genuinely a really warm, easygoing, and understanding person who has a lot of love for everyone. She does like attention, but more than that, she just wants everyone to be happy and have fun.

Definitely a bit of a people pleaser.

Has no filter and no shame.

Hates snobs, in particular the hypocritical holier-than-though ones.

I imagine Vera as having a very expressive face and laughing a lot.

Vera's bisexual and polyamorous, and I kinda see Charles as being the same, even though the actual text paints him as more monogamous. They are in an open relationship.

#playchoices #dirty little secrets #charles king #choices edits #my edits #my choices mcs

[makeitquietly]

Table Talk, 3 April 1930

#Stan Laurel #Oliver Hardy #Cliff Edwards #Buster Keaton #Charles King #Jack Benny #Conrad Nagel #Laurel and Hardy #The Hollywood Revue of 1929 #1929 #1920s #features #movies

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Charles King

Charles in his underwear has now been added to the Transparents folder

With thanks to @farizrz

#choices character transparents #choices transparents #dirty little secrets #charles king #nsft

[darthhope999]

Buffet

I just want to specify, Charlie and Felix use Fahrenheit not Celsius.

Characters: Charles Clifton and Felix King.

TW: Emeto, vomiting, stomach ache, food poisoning (read as overeating).

Make sure to check out this poll if you want to vote on what I write next!

Charlie and Felix walked in the door of their dorm. Charlie’s hood up in an attempt to protect him from the cold weather outside. And Felix in his normal shorts and short-sleeved tees, despite the fact that it was about thirty degrees out.

The two had gone to an all you can eat buffet with Charlie’s brother, Theo, and his boyfriend, Seb, as a celebration for the end of their exams.

Felix playfully punched Charlie in the arm, the grin still plastered on his face, “That was awesome! I think I’ll go to one of those once a week, maybe twice,” he laughed.

Charlie rolled his eyes, shoving his hands into his pockets and he and Felix fell onto the couch next to each other. “You ate way too much,” he stated, but the ghost of a smile was drifting over his face.

Felix chuckled, “I did not. You just ate way to little.”

“Felix, we were there for hours. You and Seb ate half the buffet!” Charlie cried, but a full smile was showing on his face now.

Felix shrugged, “Yeah, ‘cause the food was awesome!”

Charlie leaned into his shoulder, curling his legs up on the couch. “Uh huh,” he yawned.

Felix smiled and wrapped his arm around his tired friend, “Wanna game?” He asked.

Charlie rolled his eyes, “Just because we don’t have tests anymore doesn’t mean we don’t have school. It’s midnight.”

“So?”

Charlie smiled, pushing himself away from Felix and standing up, “Well, it couldn’t hurt,” he said, smiling and walking over to the cabinet. “What do you wanna play?”

“How ‘bout Minecraft?” Felix suggested, grabbing the controllers.

Charlie scoffed, “What? Are we in second grade?”

“Oh, c’mon, you know you like it.”

Charlie hid his grin, “Sure,” He grabbed the game and flopped onto the couch beside Felix, shoving it into the slot.

The two powered it up and started to build their house.

. . .

About thirty minutes hours in, Felix was starting to feel uneasy.

He hadn’t thought he’d eaten that much.

It didn’t matter though, something was definitely not agreeing with his stomach. It felt as if worms were wriggling around in his gut, making his dinner slosh around very unpleasantly.

He swallowed harshly, resisting the urge to drop his controller and wrap his arms around his belly.

Beside him, he could hear the clicking of buttons as Charlie attacked some mob with his iron sword. It was rare to see him so relaxed and Felix did not want to be the reason he had to start worrying again.

His stomach let out a low whine that did not portray how horrible he really felt at all.

But Charlie heard, “Told you, you ate way to much,” he turned to look at him, surprised by how pale his friend looked. He sighed, “You gonna be sick?”

Felix groaned, dropping his controller and pressing one of his hands to his sweaty forehead, wrapping the other one tightly around his swirling stomach. “I don’t know,” he sounded so miserable Charlie almost felt bad for him.

“Well, don’t puke on the carpet, I’ll get you a bowl,” the boy got up, placing his controller on the table beside them and walking into the kitchen.

Felix’s stomach grumbled ominously, sending spikes of pain through his gut. He groaned, feeling it cramp beneath his palm. He tried to lessen the pain, rubbing his stomach with the heel of his hand.

It didn’t work. Instead, he found himself with both arms wrapped tightly around his abdomen, tears leaking from the corners of his eyes.

“Charlie!” He forced out, gasping.

“Uh huh, dude, I can only go so fast!” He called back, Felix heard the clatter of dishes as he got the bowl down. He padded back out, not even flinching at the sight of his friend doubled over with pain. He set the bowl in front of him, falling back onto the couch and resuming play. Ignoring Felix.

Felix’s stomach groaned loudly, he felt as if water were boiling beneath his hands, swirling his food around and sending cramps to grab every part of his gut.

“Charlie, I-I’m gonna be sick,” he moaned, just as his stomach heaved and the hot liquid was forced up his throat. The sound of liquid splattering on plastic filled the room.

And once he started, he didn’t stop.

Felix was leaning so far over the edge of the couch he thought he might fall off of it. His arms were hugging his belly as if his life depended on it, and everything he had eaten at the buffet was forced from his digestive tract in a torrent of vomit.

His stomach groaned and whined loudly with every heave, forcing whatever had made it so sick out of his mouth.

Charlie’s hand came to rest on his shoulder, surprisingly. “You kinda missed the bowl.” he said.

Felix moaned, his retches replaced with dry heaving, his stomach having been fully emptied. “I’m sorry,” he choked out, pressing his hands even harder into his gut.

Charlie didn't say anything, only started to rub his back.

Felix whimpered, pulling his legs up to his stomach and hugging them tightly. "You're right, I'm an idiot," he groaned, curling up against Charlie, who froze at the sudden contact. But relaxed, feeling how shaky his friend was.

"Get used to it. Don't, however, get used to this."

Felix didn't even have enough energy left to laugh.

"It hurts Char,” he whimpered.

He could practically hear Charlie roll his eyes. “Of course it does. You just puked out everything you’ve eaten since yesterday. Which is a lot. Also, what did I say about calling me that? Charlie is already a nickname.”

Felix groaned, “I’m sorry,” he whimpered again, “I just don’t feel well.”

“Yeah, no shit,” But Charlie’s voice was gentler now and he had allowed himself to lean into Felix, continuing to rub gentle circles on his back.

“Go to sleep, Felix,” he coaxed.

Felix was already drifting into an exhausted slumber, his energy drained by the retching.

. . .

When he woke, the sound of Charlie talking on the dorm phone greeted him. The next sound the greeted him was the sickly grumble of his stomach.

He groaned, curling back into a ball.

Felix heard Charlie’s sigh and the sound of a phone being slammed into the wall. Then he felt the cushions dip as he fell onto the couch next to him.

“I don’t suppose you’re feeling any better?” He asked, almost sounding hopeful.

Charlie shook his head, burying it in his shirt, he still felt as if he were about to puke.

“That was Theo, he says he and Seb are ill as well. Thinks it was something they both ate. So, I guess it’s not your fault after all,” he sighed, leaning back and rubbing his face.

Felix felt bad, they really had ruined the night. “I’m sorry,” he forced out for the third time since the buffet.

Charlie shook his head, “It’s not your fault, the restaurant should have checked their food.”

Felix’s stomach let out a groan, he whimpered curling up even tighter.

Charlie shifted closer to him, “Well, I guess we’re both staying back,” He said gently, starting to mess with Felix’s sweaty hair.

He wanted to answer, but was interrupted by a sickly burp. His stomach lurched and bile flew up his throat before he could stop it, splattering the couch. He groaned, burying his face in the crook of his arm and trying desperately to ignore the ominous sounds his belly was emitting.

Charlie sighed again, “Great,” he mumbled, but didn’t get up. Instead shifting even closer to his friend and starting to rub his back, “I’m never going back there again.”

#monsters within us #defender tales #Felix Clifton #Charles King #emeto #stomach ache #sickfic #food poisoning #bad food #check out the poll #! #I wrote this a two am #so sorry for any misspellings

[gamegameygames]

Love the fact that Dirty Little Secret is gonna let me romance both Oscar Isaac and Kit Harrington.

#dirty little secret #playchoices #its funny #charles king

[midnightcowboy1969]

Charles King in Young Blood (1932)

#charles king #young blood

[thelifethaticouldstilllive]

In going away, you learn something profound about your own backyard -- that it doesn't have to be the way it is.

Charles King, Gods of the Upper Air

#anthropology #charles king #king #margaret mead #ruth benedict #franz boas #sociology #books #literature #contemporary #research #travel #culture #cultural relativism

[citizenscreen]

Harry Beaumont’s THE BROADWAY MELODY hit theaters #Onthisday in 1929. This was MGM's first all-talking picture, and the first sound film to win the Best Picture Oscar.

#the broadway melody #charles king #bessie love

[emdroid]

Charles King and Keith Cylar were AIDS activists and life partners who worked together to found Housing Works, a New York City-based non-profit fighting AIDS and homelessness. Cylar died in 2004 at the age of 45. Charles King continues to serve as Housing Works’ CEO today.

(I’m reading about the history of ACT UP and had to share this relationship; I just think it’s really beautiful and admire the two of them a lot.)

#ACT UP #Housing Works #Keith Cylar #Charles King #AIDS #protest #New York

[mikey-ways-dogshit-bread]

If King Charles dies on or before March 25th, 2024, he will technically be the shortest-reigning king in English history.

Anyway, like to charge, reblog to cast.

#king charles #king charles iii #king edward #king edward viii #march 25 #the royal leech #royal family #britain #lmao #like to charge #reblog to cast

[nelsonakis]

#british royal family #king charles

[fleabagoflowers]

excitedly waiting for this

#royal family #kate middleton #king charles iii #where is kate #kkskkjjk #france #macron do something