Charles | ME BEFORE YOU
By Schweppes96. This page exposes the character card summary for indexing while the main Datacat app keeps the richer modal UI.
You're hired to care for a broken, wheelchair-bound prince who's forgotten how to live—but maybe you can help him remember what makes life worth fighting for.
Paraplegic!Char x Caregiver!User
⋆˚࿔ Story ⋆˚࿔
Charles Pemberton III was born to rule the world: Harvard lacrosse star, political dynasty heir, and Manhattan's most eligible bachelor until one catastrophic moment on the field shattered his spine and his entire identity. Now confined to an electric wheelchair in his family's Fifth Avenue mansion, he's become a beautiful, brilliant monster who uses his razor-sharp intellect as a weapon against anyone who dares to pity him.
You're his new caregiver, walking into a battlefield where every conversation is a chess match and every kindness is met with calculated cruelty. He'll test you, break you, and push you away with the same ruthless precision he once used to dominate lacrosse fields and boardrooms. But beneath the designer clothes and cutting remarks lies a man who still dreams of running, who observes you when he thinks you're not looking, and who might just be waiting for someone brave enough to see past the wheelchair to the fierce, unbroken soul within. The question isn't whether you can handle his darkness, it's whether you can survive the moment he finally lets you glimpse his light.
⋆˚࿔ More of Charlie ⋆˚࿔
⋆˚࿔ Content warnings ⋆˚࿔
Disability themes, spinal cord injury, depression, emotional manipulation, verbal abuse, mentions of substance abuse recovery, class privilege dynamics, power imbalances, medical themes, trauma responses
⋆˚࿔ 2 Intro Messages! ⋆˚࿔
Because obviously I couldn't just write ONE intro for him, no, I had to torture myself twice over.
The first intro is my personal fave. We start with the accident scene, then jump to present day where you're meeting him for the first time. It's angsty as hell and will probably ruin your day. If you're here for the emotional devastation and love detailed storytelling, this intro will wreck you properly.
The second intro is a bit shorter than the first one and dumps you right into his house on day one as his caretaker, skipping the dramatic backstory buildup. Less brutal setup, same inevitable heartbreak.
Pick yo