[This whole exchange will be a little inspired by TBHK, hence the image lol ^]

TAKES PLACE AFTER TOPPAT KING
+small au where Charles helped Ellie and Henry

Requested by @LotusNicola , tysm :>

(After Charles's shift, he catches Y/N being hit on by another Toppat Member. Charles steps in and decides to flirt with Y/N as a way to show that they are not single. 3rd POV, fluffy, sorry if this is geared more towards F!Reader. Hope you enjoy!)

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   Charles adjusted his top hat and sighed as he entered the noisy cafeteria, filled to the brim with Toppat grunts, middle-ranks, and high-ranks awaiting for their next order. His shift had ended, and he was bored as hell. He wasn't able to do anything interesting, since he was strictly ordered to be behind the desk managing any glitches, hacking, and more.

   But he only hacked one thing, and that was the place they were robbing from. It was extremely easy for someone of his caliber. He was practically Henry's Left-Hand Man.

  'Today has got to be one of my worst days...' He complained in his mind, grabbing his lunch and sitting down on one of the tables. 'But hey, at least I get to see Y/N! They're about to finish their shift around this time, right?' His face quickly brightened up at the thought of Y/N, since they were practically a huge factor of playing a light in Charles's life; Something to look forward and to love.

   He looked expectantly at the other entrance, hoping for Y/N to come at that exact time. And they did, making Charles's prediction accurate... But not too accurate, since someone came with them...

   A loosely-dressed, tall Toppat member stood next to them, his gaze clearly not on their eyes, but on their chest/area. He seemed to be saying some rather inappropriate things, since Y/N looked so uncomfortable near him.

   Charles huffed and shook his head. That Toppat Member was not a high-ranker, but he was known as the 'Ultimate Doujin Maker' around the middle-ranker parts. He seemed to get on every Toppat Member's nerves, lady or man.

  'Really? Of all people, it had to be Ultimate Doujin Maker Minoru,' He sighed and got up. 'That little piece of bullcrap is gonna pay for getting in Y/N's personal beeswax without their consent!'

   He walked over to them with a cheerful, almost-fake smile plastered on his face. Y/N looked over at him with relief and hope in their eyes, thankful that he stepped in at the right moment.

  "Charles!" Y/N called out to him, before immediately dashing to his side. "Please help, Minoru's saying some really creepy things to me..."

  "Is that so," Charles took hold of Y/N's hand firmly, and kept complete eye contact with them. "He didn't touch your hand, right? If he did, I would never forgive him for laying his dirty hands on something so precious. Seriously, you're worth more than the Tunisian Diamond and the entire Toppat Clan's budget combined."

  "H-Huh?" Y/N's face grew red with embarrassment while Minoru's face grew red with anger. "What do... you mean?"

  Charles turned his eyes to give a threatening glare to Minoru, sending a chill down his spine. "I mean that I cannot ever allow such a scumbag to say such things to you," He then wrapped his arms around her neck in a protective and endearing way, keeping a hard glare on Minoru.

  "I am your significant other after all. If anything were to damage you, I'd destroy that person, place, or thing with no mercy. I am your only bold-action man, I gotta give it my all to keep your beautiful face happy and safe!" He grinned cheerfully, turning his attention to Y/N, hoping that it would discourage Minoru into realizing he had no chance.

  'Don't tell nobody, but this is a secret technique taught to me by the Thief of Ellie's heart himself, Henry Stickmin! Hope this works...' He held a tomato-red, extremely overly-flustered Y/N, while Minoru looked at him, a look of regret on his face.

  "Okay, okay, I'm sorry for suggesting weird stuffs to them! I just thought they were kinda seckzzy is all," He said, fear tugging at his voice. "I'm outta here! I need to see my 2d grilzz again!!"

  "Th... Thanks, Charles..." Y/N thanked him, still very flustered from what he had said.

  "No problem, just don't get your taco in a twist again, okay?"

  "Taco in a...? Wait, what do you-?"

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746 words, hope you enjoyed!