[ For all the ways Charlie could be immature at times, she also had a wisdom that came with experiencing more of life than someone her age should. She'd grieved for a mother torn from her and came to accept that life happened to you whether you liked it or not. And there wasn't a lot you could do to change it. She believes in fate, in that she has a path built out by the universe that she can only do so much to diverge from.

Being a wolf is who she is, it makes her special even if at times it can be frustrating or scary. She can't hate it, not truly.]

I'm going to be... [ She twists her mouth, finding it hard to expose the truth of what she's like. It's not exactly flattering and she feels the urge to sugarcoat it. But that won't help either of them.]

I'm going to be, like, bipolar. And like I said, I'll be horny. [ She swallows.] But I'm also going to be a bit irrational. I'll be jealous if I smell other people on you. Like possessive in a not chill way. [ She's not the jealous type normally, at least she likes to think she's not.]

I'm going to be focused on... [ She makes a face.] Wanting a baby. You're going to need to make sure you wrap it up-- [ She shakes her finger in the direction of crotch area.] I don't know if it's true or not, I've been told my brother was conceived when my mom was on birth control and in heat. [ She sounds skeptical, mostly because she thinks it was more of way of her father scaring her into trying to be celibate during her heats.]

Just... any of the things I say, the bad things? If I even say them. Just remember it's not me, okay?